This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Henderson to discuss AWAB, which has just launched a new podcast in conjunction with Good Faith Media titled The Voice of the Turtle.

Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson is an ordained American Baptist minister with more than 25 years of pastoral experience and a lifelong commitment to building churches that fully welcome and affirm LGBTQ+ people. He has been part of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) since 2019, serving on both the Board and Staff, and in 2024, he stepped into the role of full-time Executive Director.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: 

Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson - https://awab.org/staff/

The Voice Of The Turtle - https://awab.org/podcast/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Rhonda Lauritzen to discuss her book, A Child in Berlin: The Poignant Story of Heidi Posnien and Her Mother During the Fall of Germany.

Rhonda Lauritzen is a professional biographer and speaker at international conferences. She has an MBA from the University of Utah, served as CEO of her family’s business, and a state college VP. Her writing journey began with her parents’ family business, and in 2016, she founded Evalogue.Life.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: 

Book: A Child in Berlin: The Poignant Story of Heidi Posnien and Her Mother During the Fall of Germany.- https://posthillpress.com/book/a-child-in-berlin-the-poignant-story-of-heidi-posnien-and-her-mother-during-the-fall-of-germany

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Jared Stacy to discuss his newly released book, Reality in Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became an American Evangelical Crisis.

Jared Stacy is a post-evangelical theologian, ethicist, and former pastor. He received a PhD in moral & practical theology from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. His research focuses on the intersection of theology and politics.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Reality In Ruins: How Conspiracy Theory Became An American Evangelical Crisis - https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Ruins-Conspiracy-American-Evangelical/dp/0063453754

Birds aren't real? A gen-Z conspiracy theory turned social commentary - https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1217391587/birds-arent-real-a-gen-z-conspiracy-theory-turned-social-commentary

Jared Stacy - https://jaredstacy.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Jennifer Garcia Bashaw to discuss her use of cooking as a comparison for reading, interpreting, and applying the Bible to life.

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw is Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry at Campbell University in North Carolina. She is an ordained American Baptist minister. Dr. Garcia Bashaw co-authored Serving Up Scripture: How to Interpret the Bible for Yourself and Others with Aaron Higash.

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Links: Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims - https://www.jgbashaw.com/my-books

Jennifer Garcia Bashaw - https://www.jgbashaw.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Melissa Duge Spiers to discuss her newest book, Holy Disobedience, which is set for a major release later this month.

Melissa Doogie Spiers is an award-winning essayist, screenwriter, and advocate for topics of religious abuse and resilience, utilizing her online platforms (TikTok and Instagram, known as “The Glory Whole”) to raise awareness and help others find healing. Her memoir Holy Disobedience won the 2022 Book Pipeline Unpublished Nonfiction Manuscript prize, with excerpts featured in The Huffington Post. Melissa’s writing appears in magazines nationwide, and she’s a contributor to Take the Fruit: An Anthology of Religious Trauma. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College and is based in California.

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Links: Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows - https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/holy-disobedience/

Melissa Duge Spiers - https://melissadugespiers.substack.com/about

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw to discuss their newest book, Feminist Theologies: The Basics.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim is a Korean-American theologian and Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. 

Susan Shaw is a professor emeritus of women, gender, and sexuality studies at Oregon State University. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Feminist Theologies: The Basics - https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-Theologies-The-Basics/Shaw-Ji-SunKim/p/book/9781032643908

Grace Ji-Sun Kim  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Ji-Sun_Kim
Susan Shaw - https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/susan-shaw

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Recker to discuss his book, Hell Bent.

A former Marine Officer, the son of a Baptist preacher, and an alum of the fundamentalist Bob Jones University, Brian Recker spent eight years as an evangelical pastor before deconstructing his faith to find a more inclusive spirituality. He now speaks about following Jesus without fear of hell on his popular Instagram account and his Substack, Beloved. 

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Links: Hell Bent - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172/hell-bent-by-brian-recker/

Brian Recker - https://www.brianrecker.com/home#hellbent

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sari Bashi to talk about her book, Upside-Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices.

Sari Bashi is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, former program director at Human Rights Watch, and cofounder of the Israeli human rights organization Gisha. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and has previously clerked on the Israeli Supreme Court. She has taught international humanitarian law at Yale Law School and Tel Aviv University.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Upside -Down Love: A Memoir in Two Voices- https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-lik0

Sari Bashi - https://ummforat.com/en/

This week: Missy and Starlette reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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Links: Raceless Gospel Initiative - https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/

Starlette Thomas is director of the Raceless Gospel Initiative, associate editor, host of the Good Faith Media podcast “The Raceless Gospel,” and a member of the Good Faith Media strategic advisory board.

1963 speech by Jesse Jackson. Source: Cleveland.com - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn5hCdHuZzw

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with author and satirist Becky Garrison to talk about her new book, Gaslighting for God: A Satirical Guide to Save Yourself from Spiritual Narcissism. 

As a religious satirist, Becky Garrison served as a senior contributing editor at The Wittenburg Door from 1994 to 2008 and has been on its board of directors since its relaunch in 2021. She’s the author of nine books, including: Jesus Died for This? A Satirist’s Search for the Risen Christ 

and Distilled in Washington: A History. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Becky Garrison - https://www.beckygarrison.com/

Book: Gaslighting for God: A Satirical Guide to Save Yourself from Spiritual Narcissism - https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/gaslighting-for-god/

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Andy Hale to discuss his latest book, Mending the Fractured Church: How to Navigate Conflict and Build Trust for Thriving Communities.

Andrew Hale has served in congregational life for over 25 years, holding diverse roles as a denominational leader, consultant, church starter, pastor, and coach. He earned a Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspective with a focus on organizational psychology from George Fox University. Hale is the creator and host of the award-winning CBF Podcast Conversation, along with The Clergy Confessions Podcast. He currently serves as the Associate Executive Coordinator of CBF North Carolina, where he works alongside churches navigating identity, conflict, and renewal.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Andy Hale - https://www.andrewrhale.com/about

Book: Mending the Fractured Church: How to Navigate Conflict and Build Trust for Thriving Communities - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mending-the-fracturing-church-andy-hale/1147275676

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Ani Zonneveld to discuss her newest book, An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Making My Life Count as a Muslim Feminist.

Ani Zonneveld is a writer, singer/songwriter, and founder and President of Muslims for Progressive Values.  MPV is an international human rights organization that advocates for social justice and equality for all. She is a strong supporter of freedom of expression and of conscience, women’s rights, and, as an ally, LGBTQ rights. Ani promotes these values at the United Nations by challenging human rights abuses in the name of Islam, and by offering an inclusive understanding based on universal human rights and justice. 

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Links: Ani Zonneveld - https://www.mpvusa.org/ani-zonneveld

Book: An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Making My Life Count as a Muslim Feminist - https://livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/9781917566452?srsltid=AfmBOoq5p7c2gKELrBpKthCmNTRXyMbN8GcQR4WwGOlE3oi4ylBCDVuY

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with historian and author Randall Balmer to discuss his latest book, America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State, now available in bookstores.

Prize-winning historian and Emmy Award nominee Randall Balmer holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College. This marks Dr. Balmer’s third appearance on Good Faith Weekly. He has published widely in both scholarly journals and the popular press and is frequently called upon to comment on religion in American life. Dr. Balmer has appeared on network television, NPR, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The author of more than a dozen books, Dr. Balmer’s latest work, America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State, is available in bookstores now.

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Links: Randall Balmer - https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/randall-balmer

Book: America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State - https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Best-Idea-Separation-Church/dp/1586424149

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Rev. Alba Onofrio for an honest conversation about shame—exploring its connection to sexuality and purity culture.

Rev. Alba Onofrio is a public theologian and spiritual activist rooted in the Southern Appalachian mountains engaged in movement work for over 20 years. As Executive Director and Spiritual Strategist for Soulforce, an international LGBTQ+ social justice organization, Alba has authored a series of theological resources on liberatory approaches to the Bible and uncovering the ideologies of white Christian Supremacy. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Rev. Alba Onofrio - https://soulforce.org/author/albaonofrio/

This week: Mitch and Missy share some of their favorite Christmas stories and unpack the first Christmas story, with Missy reflecting on some of the challenges she has with it.

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Links: GFW - ⁠https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Faith Clarke to discuss her bestselling book Parenting Like a Ninja, a guide to supporting neurodistinct kids with clarity, calm, and compassion.

Faith Clarke is an organizational culture and teamwork specialist who helps leaders build inclusive, values-driven workplaces where people feel they belong. Drawing on her experience as a Caribbean immigrant and mother of neurodistinct children, she focuses on inclusion for BIPOC and neurodistinct individuals. With a background in computer engineering and doctoral research in teamwork, Faith is a published researcher, bestselling author of Parenting Like a Ninja, co-host of the Feminist Founders podcast, creator of the Peak Performing Team podcast, and a frequent contributor and speaker in academic and professional settings.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Faith Clarke - https://www.faithclarke.com/
Book: Parenting like a Ninja - https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Like-Ninja-Professional-Productivity/dp/1642791385

This week: Mitch and Missy discussed a recent story about a University of Oklahoma student who used a class paper on gender fluidity to express her Christian belief in two genders. Mitch also installed speakers in every room—including the bathroom—to play Christmas music.

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Links: GFW - https://goodfaithmedia.org/good-faith-weekly/

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Brian Kaylor to discuss his latest book, The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power.

Dr. Brian Kaylor is an award-winning author and journalist, and the President and Editor-in-Chief of Word&Way, a Missouri-based Christian media company. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in political communication from the University of Missouri, and his writing has appeared in outlets such as CNN, the Washington Post, Sojourners, and Religion News Service.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Brian Kaylor - https://briankaylor.com/about/

Book - The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-bible-according-to-christian-nationalists-exploiting-scripture-for-political-power-brian-kaylor/6181f5a7c1f36fc2?ean=9780827203501&next=t&next=t&affiliate=110819

The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Cara Meredith, a writer, speaker, and conversationalist, to discuss her latest book, Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, & How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation.

Cara Meredith is a former high school English and leadership teacher. After her teaching career, she earned a master of theology and went on to serve as an outreach director for a nonprofit.

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Links: Cara Meredith - https://www.carameredith.com/

Book - Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, & How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation - https://www.carameredith.com/new-products/church-camp

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Dr. Holly Berkley Fletcher, a historian, essayist, and former intelligence analyst, to discuss her latest book, “The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism.

Dr. Holly Berkley Fletcher is a historian, essayist, and former intelligence analyst. She was raised in Kenya by missionary parents. She earned a PhD in American history and taught in universities for several years before being hired as an Africa analyst by the Central Intelligence Agency, where she worked for nineteen years. She writes the Substack “A Zebra Without Stripes.”

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Links: Dr. Holly Berkley Fletcher - ⁠https://substack.com/@hollyberkleyfletcher⁠

Book - The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism - ⁠https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889832034/The-Missionary-Kids⁠

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Dr. Dianna Butler Bass, an award-winning author, popular speaker, and one of America’s most trusted voices on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book, A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance, offers reflections to inspire faith and resilience throughout the year.

Dianna’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—a passion that ranges from informing the public about spiritual trends, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice, entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology, and writing books to help readers see themselves, their place in history, and God differently. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Dianna Butler Bass - https://dianabutlerbass.com/

Book - A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance - https://dianabutlerbass.com/books/a-beautiful-year/

This week: Missy witnesses a wildlife tussle at her local nursery. Then she and Mitch sit down with breast cancer patient advocate -- and voice of uniboob Wendy Sage on "The Simpsons" -- Renee Ridgeley.

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Links:

Stand Tall AFC ~ https://standtallafc.org/

Ridgeley on Instagram ~ @reneeridgeley

This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Robert Arnold this week to discuss his new book, "Defiance Til Death."  Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, Arnold brings a unique perspective to the critical issues facing our country.  As a social media influencer, Arnold uses his Southern wisdom and charm to deliver his thoughts on a wide range of issues.

Robert Arnold is a writer, poet, speaker, and activist raised in the Mississippi Delta and shaped by the stories, struggles, and stubborn beauty of the South. His work lives at the crossroads of art, politics, and memory. He writes because it's the clearest way he knows to tell the truth… even when it's complicated, uncomfortable, or inconvenient.

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Links: Robert Arnold - https://www.instagram.com/defiance13_/

Book - Defiance Til Death - https://www.amazon.com/Defiance-Til-Death-Robert-Arnold/dp/B0FGN7LGR8

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Jacqui Lewis to talk about her upcoming Freedom Rising Conference, a justice-focused gathering hosted by Middle Church from October 31 to November 2, 2025, centered on the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now.”

Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis utilizes her gifts as an author, activist, preacher, and public theologian to create an antiracist, just, and fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough.  Dr. Lewis holds both an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in Psychology and Religion from Drew University.  She is currently the Senior Minister and Public Theologian at Middle Church in New York City.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Jacqui Lewis - https://jacquilewis.com/

Freedom Rising Conference - https://www.freedomrisingconference.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brad Onishi to discuss political fallout, immigration crackdowns, and public health misinformation.

Brad Onishi is a social commentator, scholar, writer, teacher, coach, and co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast with Daniel Miller. The pod ranks in the top 50 Political shows on Apple’s podcast charts. We had Brad on the pod back in 2023 to discuss his book, “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—And What Comes Next,” and a few times since then.

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Links: Brad Onishi - https://www.bradonishi.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Amy Butler and Dawn Weaks to discuss their new book, Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities.

Rev. Dr. Amy Butler is a writer, preacher, teacher, pastor, and public theologian. She has been the pastor of churches in Washington, D.C., and New York. Most Sundays, you’ll find Pastor Amy in the pulpit at Community Church of Honolulu, where she has served as pastor in 2023. She also founded Invested Faith, a non-profit fund created to allow churches, institutions, and individuals to reimagine how faith communities can heal the world – even beyond their traditional institutional expressions.

Rev. Dr. Dawn Darwin Weaks loves to see the transformation that occurs at the intersection of church and community. She pastored churches in Lubbock, Texas; Miami, Texas; and Rowlett, Texas; and in Raytown, Missouri. She is now the co-pastor of Connection Christian Church in Odessa, Texas, with her husband, Rev. Dr. Joe Weaks.

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Links: Amy Butler - https://www.investedfaith.org/rev-dr-amy-butler

Dawn Weaks - https://dawn.weaks.org/

Book - Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities - https://chalicepress.com/products/holy-disruption-a-manifesto-for-the-future-of-faith-communities?srsltid=AfmBOopc4PIBHUu4wJu200ifKsN0at3Zy0ENjtd5YHr0U8yy_YZhqMEW

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Anita Huizar-Hernandez, Lloyd Barba, and Sergio González to discuss the issue of immigration.

Lloyd Barba is Assistant Professor of Religion and Core Faculty in Latinx and Latin American Studies at Amherst College.

Sergio González is an Associate Professor of History at Marquette University. 

Anita Huizar-Hernandez, an Associate Director of the Hispanic Research Center and Professor at the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University.

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Links: Lloyd Barba -https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/lbarba

Sergio González - https://www.marquette.edu/history/directory/sergio-gonzalez.php

Anita Huizar-Hernandez - https://search.asu.edu/profile/650975
PRRI Spotlight Analysis - https://prri.org/spotlight/the-border-informs-my-faith-oral-history-methodologies-and-understanding-immigration-politics-among-people-of-faith-in-arizona/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim to discuss her latest book, Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and is a Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. Kim is the author or editor of 25 books and is the host of Ma-dang podcast, which holds conversations on Christianity, religion, and culture.

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Links: Grace Ji Sun Kim - https://gracejisunkim.wordpress.com/about/

Book: Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice (Ecology and Justice) –

https://bookshop.org/p/books/earthbound-god-at-the-intersection-of-climate-and-justice-grace-ji-sun-kim/22418726?ean=9781626986312&next=t&utm_source=chatgpt.com

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Matthew Boedy to talk about his newest book, The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy, which is now available.

Dr. Matthew Boedy is one of the foremost experts on Turning Point USA and its founder and CEO, Charlie Kirk. Boedy exposes their role in perpetuating Christian nationalism in the United States and their threat to democracy.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Matthew Boedy - https://ung.edu/english/faculty-staff-bio/matthew-boedy.php

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Scott Thumma and Tracy Simmons to discuss Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations: Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19, a five-year research project.

Scott Thumma serves as the Principal Investigator of the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations project. Thumma is Professor of Sociology of Religion at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and the Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. He is the co-chair of the Faith Communities Today project and on the steering committee of the US Religious Census, as well as research advisor for several other projects and organizations.

Tracy Simmons serves as a writer and social media consultant to the project. Tracy is a Scholarly Assistant Professor at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University and writes for the Religion News Service, as well as The Spokesman-Review. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Scott Thumma - Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations

Tracy Simmons - https://murrow.wsu.edu/directory/wsu-profile/tracy.m.simmons/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Zach Lambert to talk about his new book, Better Ways to Read the Bible.

Rev. Zach Lambert is the Lead Pastor and co-founder of Restore Church in Austin, TX. Born and raised in Austin, Zach holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Communication and a Master’s of Theology. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Duke Divinity School. Zach is also the author of the new book released this week, "Better Ways to Read the Bible," which explores transforming the Bible from a weapon that condemns, oppresses, and excludes into a tool that liberates.

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Links: Zach Lambert - https://www.restoreaustin.org/our-team/zach

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sasha Samuels to discuss her collaborations with scientists on trauma recovery, her portraits of wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and the spiritual, humanitarian purpose that drives her art, along with her future projects.

Sasha Samuels is an artist and designer. Samuels creates in extremely diverse cultures: both in Silicon Valley and Italy. She resides part-time in the Bay Area expressly to cross-pollinate with pioneering scientists in the fields of psychology and trauma recovery, as well as art scholars. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Sasha Samuels - https://sashasamuels.com/ 

https://sashasamuels.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian D. McLaren to discuss his latest book, The Last Voyage, exploring themes of faith, transformation, and the journey toward a more hopeful future.

Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Brian D. McLaren - https://brianmclaren.net/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Kristyn Komarnicki to discuss her work with "Oriented for Love," a program that creates safe spaces for honest, in-depth conversations—especially around issues related to the LGBTQ+ community.

Kristyn Komarnicki is the Director of Dialogue and Convening at Christians for Social Action. She’s the creator of their “Oriented to Love” dialogues about sexual/gender diversity in the church. Kristyn gathers Christians of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and theological convictions together so they can begin to know, understand, and love one another, in search of a unity that is deeper than mere agreement.

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Links: Kristyn Komarnicki - https://christiansforsocialaction.org/about-us/our-team/kristyn-komarnicki/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Russell Cobb to talk about how race, religion, and lies shaped the founding of Oklahoma and what the rest of the country can learn from its history.

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Russell Cobb, a fourth-generation white Oklahoman, is professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta and the author of The Great Oklahoma Swindle, which won the 2021 Director's Award in the Oklahoma Book Awards.
Links: Russell Cobb - https://pandemicuniversity.com/profile-russell-cobb/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Elesha Coffman to discuss her book Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith.

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Links: Elesha Coffman -  https://history.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/elesha-j-coffman

Elesha Coffman is Associate Professor of History at Baylor History, where she has taught since 2016. She graduated summa cum laude from Wheaton College in 1997, and earned her MA (2006) and Ph.D. (2008) from Duke University.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Cliff Vaughn, senior media producer at Good Faith Media. Cliff is celebrating 25 years with GFM and the organizations that came before it.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Cliff Vaughn is the senior media producer at Good Faith Media, where he has worked since 2000 creating videos, features and short documentaries, and podcasts. He holds a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, an M.A. from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. Cliff and his partner, Mary, live in Nashville, Tennessee, and have two adult children.

Links: Cliff Vaughn -  https://goodfaithmedia.org/staff/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Reverend Liz Walker, former pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church. She has a brand-new book out titled No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Can Help Us.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Liz Walker is the first woman of color to anchor the news on a Boston television station. Her on-air skills, distinguished humanitarian work, and personal integrity have made her a community leader in eastern Massachusetts. 2010 marks her 30th year as a broadcast journalist in Boston.
Links: Liz Walker - https://canwetalknetwork.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with author Regina Cates to talk about her new book The Real Conversations Jesus Wants Us to Have.

Regina Cates is an author, advisor, and activist with over 40 years of leadership experience. Her latest book, The Real Conversations Jesus Wants Us to Have, calls people to honest dialogue, radical love, and spiritual courage. A survivor of childhood abuse, Regina draws from her journey of healing to help others reclaim their worth and purpose.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by

Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Regina Cates - https://www.reginavcates.com/regina/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Nietzel and Kelly Mellen of Making Things Right to kick off Pride Month.

Kelly Mellen joined Making Things Right in March 2024 as Marketing Director. Since then, her role has expanded alongside the organization’s growth to manage their key initiatives and daily operations. If asked to identify her ”why”, she would tell you that she is compelled to be on the right side of history in seeing all people treated justly. 

Brian Nietzel has helped Christians and churches pivot from doctrinal debates to productive, practical engagement around LGBTQ+ matters. He co-founded Renovus in 2019, an organization helping hundreds of LGBTQ+ people reclaim their faith. In 2021, he launched the Making Things Right project, which established 501(c)(3) status in 2024. 

Links: Brian Nietzel + Kelly Mellen  - https://briannietzel.com/board-of-directors/

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Professor Corinna Lain to discuss her new book, Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Corinna Barrett Lain - https://corinnalain.com/

Corinna Barrett Lain is the S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the death penalty, presenting her work at national and international conferences and publishing in the top law journals in the country.

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Reverend Brandan Robertson, who has a new book out titled Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, pastor, and public theologian at the forefront of the progressive faith movement. He has written ten books, including the best-seller True Inclusion: Creating Communities of Radical Embrace.
Links: Brandan Robertson - https://www.brandanrobertson.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with the co-founders of a new organization called Christian Athletes Circles — Reverend Kelsey Davis and Georgette McKee — to talk about their work in the world of sports.

Rev. Kelsey Davis has the heart of a chaplain, teacher, organizer, and coach. She is a former professional soccer player, and her athletic career was shaped by U.S. Youth National Teams as a goalkeeper at every youth national team level, including as a member of the 2004 U-19 FIFA World Cup and 2006 U-20 FIFA World Cup teams, and was grateful to be called into one camp with the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2009.

Georgia McKee is a Baptist minister, writer, and former NCAA Division I athlete passionate about the intersection of faith, athletics, and justice. A 2021 graduate of Belmont University, she played softball while earning a B.A. in Faith & Social Justice, exploring the unique intersections of sports, public life, and theology. She later earned her Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University School of Divinity, where she was a Wait Fellow and president of the Student Leadership Council.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Christian Athlete Circle - https://christianathletecircles.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Greg Garrett, a professor at Baylor University, to discuss what’s happening in the country after the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Dr. Greg Garrett is a professional writer who teaches creative writing, film, literature, and theology classes at Baylor University. He is the author of almost thirty books of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and translation, including the critically-acclaimed novels Free Bird, Cycling, Shame, The Prodigal, and Bastille Day. Dr. Garrett is best-known as one of America’s leading voices on religion and culture.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Greg Garrett - https://english.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/dr-greg-garrett

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Angela Denker to discuss her book "The Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Christianity."

Angela Denker is an award-winning author, ELCA Lutheran pastor, and veteran journalist. Her first book, "Red State Christians," was the 2019 Silver Foreword Indies award-winner for political and social sciences. Her second book, "Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood," came out on March, 25, 2025.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Angela Denker - https://www.angeladenker.com/about-me

Book - "Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood" - https://www.angeladenker.com/current-projects

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Robert P. Jones, the author and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute. Recently, his book White Too Long was banned by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and removed from the U.S. Naval Academy Library.

Robert P. Jones is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future (published September 5, 2023), as well as White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Robert P Jones -https://www.prri.org/staff/robert-p-jones-ph-d/

PRRI - https://www.prri.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with singer-songwriter Derek Webb to talk about his new album, Survival, including the inspiration behind it and his creative process.

Derek Webb is an American singer-songwriter of independent and formerly Christian music who first entered the music industry as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, and later embarked on a successful solo career.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Derek Webb - https://www.derekwebb.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Seth Perry to talk about his new podcast, "Our Stigma," which focuses on mental health.

Seth Perry is a Lutheran pastor who lives well with bipolar disorder. In February 2023, he made the decision to openly share his mental health diagnosis at church. Since then, Pastor Seth has aimed to initiate conversations about mental health and its relationship with faith.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Seth Perry - https://giveupthestigma.com/bio/

"Our Stigma" trailer - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-stigma/id1806398920



This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber to discuss her work in empowering women—especially those in the LGBTQ+ community.

Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber is a 10-time award-winning author, international best selling artist, professor, retreat leader, and founder of Tehom Center Publishing.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber - https://www.angelayarber.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Kali Cawthon-Freels to discuss her upcoming role as the leader of Good Faith Media’s Faithful Pride initiative.

Kali Cawthon-Freels is the author of "Reclamation: A Queer Pastor’s Guide to Finding Spiritual Growth in the Passages Used to Harm Us" (Nurturing Faith Books), and a contributing correspondent at Good Faith Media.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Kali Cawthon-Freels ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/staff/

"Reclamation: A Queer Pastor’s Guide to Finding Spiritual Growth in the Passages Used to Harm Us" ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/product/reclamation-by-kali-cawthon-freels/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Karoline Lewis to discuss the future of preaching.

Dr. Karoline Lewis is a professor of preaching at Luther Seminary in Minnesota, as well as one of the directors of the Festival of Homiletics.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Dr. Karoline Lewis - https://www.karolinelewis.com/

Festival Of Homiletics - https://festivalofhomiletics.com/why-foh/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Paul Kroeger to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine.

Paul Kroeger is a field officer based in Lviv, Ukraine, managing humanitarian projects for an NGO. He has lived in Ukraine for about two years. Prior to his work in Ukraine, Paul lived in Germany as an opera singer, working as a soloist at several theaters for six years.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Paul Kroeger ~ https://www.condevfoundation.org/paul-kroeger

Amnesty International ~ https://www.amnestyusa.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Evan Clark, the Executive Director of Atheists United, in Los Angeles, California.

Evan is an award-winning atheist community organizer with over 16 years experience tinkering with secular communities. He was hired in 2019 as Atheists United’s first Executive Director.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Evan Clark ~ https://www.atheistsunited.org/about

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Rebecca Glazier to discuss her book, Faith and Community: How Engagement Strengthens Members' Places of Worship and Society.

Rebecca A. Glazier is Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is the Director of the Little Rock Congregations Study and the author of Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport between Teachers and Students.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Rebecca A. Glazier - https://www.rebeccaglazier.net/

Book:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rebecca-A.-Glazier/author/B09348T9J9?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Rick Steves to discuss his new book, On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer."

Rick Steves is a travel expert, author, and TV host who specializes in Europe. His travel philosophy encourages Americans to explore less-touristy areas and immerse themselves in local cultures.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Rick Steves- https://www.ricksteves.com/

Book: "On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer " https://www.amazon.com/dp/1641716436

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Matthew Dowd for a conversation about the state of the country and hopes for the future.

Matthew Dowd is the chief political analyst for ABC News, a best-selling author, and a campaign strategist for more than 100 campaigns. In his position with ABC News, he appears on “This Week,” “Good Morning America,” and “Nightline.”

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Matthew Dowd -https://politics.uchicago.edu/fellows/former-fellows/matthew-dowd

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the powerful sermon that captured global attention.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: GoodFaithMedia- https://goodfaithmedia.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Leah Payne to discuss her new book, "God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music."

Guest: Leah Payne is an award-winning historian and Associate Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary. She holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and her research explores the intersection of religion, politics, and popular culture.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Leah Payne ~ https://www.drleahpayne.com/

Summer Institute for Global Charismatic-Pentecostal Studies - https://candler.emory.edu/about-candler/institutes-initiatives-affiliates/the-summer-institute-for-global-charismatic-pentecostal-studies/

This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Matthew Taylor, who has a new book out titled The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy.

Guest: Matthew D. Taylor is senior scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies in Baltimore, where he specializes in American Christianity, American Islam, Christian extremism, and religious politics.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Matthew Taylor ~ https://icjs.org/people/matthew-d-taylor/

This week: Mitch and Missy speak with Randall Balmer about the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter.

Guest: Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, teaches Religion in North America at Dartmouth College. He is a CNN Contributor, the author of more than a dozen books, and his commentaries appear in newspapers across the country.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links: Randall Balmer ~ https://www.randallbalmer.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy wish you and yours a Merry Christmas -- and Happy Holidays!

Guest: Sister Helen Holy, a character conceived by actor and comedian Paul J. Williams. 

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Sister Helen Holy ~ http://www.helenholy.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy are honoring the life of Doctor Tony Campolo

Guest: Robert Gauthier, executive director of the Campolo Center for Ministry.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Robert Gauthier ~ https://www.eastern.edu/offices-centers/office-advancement/robert-gauthier

Campolo Center for Ministry ~ https://www.eastern.edu/campolocenter/about

Mitch and Missy develop a relationship with Alexa.

Guest: Blockprint artist Kreg Yingst, whose new book is "Everything Could Be a Prayer: 100 Portraits of Saints and Mystics."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Kreg Yingst ~ https://kregyingst.com/

"Everything Could Be a Prayer: 100 Portraits of Saints and Mystics" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506499481

Mitch and Missy share their gratitude lists.

Guest: Lucille O'Neal, author of "While I Have Your Attention: It’s Never Too Late for a New Beginning."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"While I Have Your Attention" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400344212

Mitch and Missy share their unique strategies for coping with bad news.

Guests: Lloyd Barba and Sergio González, historians and hosts of the podcast "Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State" podcast ~ https://redcircle.com/shows/sanctuary-on-the-border-between-church-and-state

Lloyd D. Barba ~ https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/lbarba

Sergio González ~ https://www.marquette.edu/history/directory/sergio-gonzalez.php

Christian lens.

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss the presidential election and what's to come.

Guest: Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Skye Perryman ~ https://democracyforward.org/team/?staff=skye-perryman

Democracy Forward ~ https://democracyforward.org/

GFM's Faith & Democracy Initiative ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/faith-and-democracy/

Democracy Forward statement on the 2024 election ~ https://democracyforward.org/updates/democracy-forward-statement-on-election-results/

People's Guide to Project 2025 ~ https://democracyforward.org/the-peoples-guide-to-project-2025/

This week: Mitch and Missy share details of an interesting side trip in the nation's capital this week.

Guest: Amanda Tyler, executive director of BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty) and author of the new book "How to End Christian Nationalism."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Amanda Tyler ~ https://bjconline.org/amanda-tyler/

BJC ~ https://bjconline.org

End Christian Nationalism ~ https://www.endchristiannationalism.com/

"How to End Christian Nationalism" book ~ https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506498287/How-to-End-Christian-Nationalism

This week: Mitch and Missy recover "lost treasures" as they move into their new (old) house.

Guest: Brad Onishi, social commentator, scholar and co-host of the "Straight White American Jesus" podcast.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Brad Onishi ~ https://www.bradonishi.com/

Mitch and Missy cover Ninja Blenders, Cat's home inspection, and unexpected playlists.

Guest: Jamie Marich, clinical trauma specialist and founder of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Jamie Marich ~ https://jamiemarich.com/

The Institute for Creative Mindfulness ~ https://www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com/

Mitch and Missy battle coyotes -- and save democracy -- in the woods of North Carolina.

Guest: Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Skye Perryman ~ https://democracyforward.org/team/?staff=skye-perryman

Democracy Forward ~ https://democracyforward.org/

GFM's Faith & Democracy Initiative ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/faith-and-democracy/

People's Guide to the 2024-2025 SCOTUS Term ~ https://democracyforward.org/peoples-guide-to-the-2024-2025-supreme-court-term/

People's Guide to Project 2025 ~ https://democracyforward.org/the-peoples-guide-to-project-2025/

Pro Publica article on Chevron deference ~ https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-chevron-deference-loper-bright-guns-abortion-pending-cases

Voting Resources ~ https://www.vote.org/

Mitch and Missy recount a new -- and touching -- story about Cat.

Guest: Robert P. Jones, president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), as well as a New York Times best-selling author.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Robert P. Jones ~ https://www.prri.org/staff/robert-p-jones-ph-d/

Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) ~ https://www.prri.org/

Give to disaster relief efforts in North Carolina ~ https://cbfnc.org/wnc-disaster-response-9-30/

Mitch and Missy mark the upcoming one-year anniversary of Hamas' invasion of Israel and the outbreak of a new war.

Guest: Rev. Dr. George Mason, founder and president of Faith Commons.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

George Mason ~ https://faithcommons.org/about/our-leadership/

Faith Commons ~ https://faithcommons.org/

Listen to Mason talk about the Middle East on Nov. 8, 2023 ~ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-faith-weekly-11-03-2023-middle-east-conflict-george/id1502909427?i=1000633556281

Mitch and Missy get an education on exit-row sobriety requirements.

Guest: Otis Moss III, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Otis Moss III ~ https://www.revom3.com/bio

Black Church PAC ~ https://www.blackchurchpac.org/

Read Craig Nash's column "Dangerous or Weird?" ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/dangerous-or-weird/

Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists ~ https://awab.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy comment on the presidential debate, as well as remember Sept. 11.

Guest: NYT best-selling author Marianne Williamson, whose new book is "The Mystic Jesus: The Mind of Love."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Marianne Williamson ~ https://marianne.com/

"The Mind of Jesus" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062205471

This week: Mitch and Missy kick off another college football season.

Guest: Historian Jemar Tisby, author of the new book "The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jemar Tisby ~ https://jemartisby.com/

"The Spirit of Justice" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/031014485X

The Raceless Gospel Podcast ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss their recent family time in Boston.

Guest: Andrew L. Seidel, author and vice president of strategic communications for Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

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Andrew L. Seidel ~ https://andrewlseidel.com/

Americans United ~ https://www.au.org/

AU's toolkit about Project 2025 ~ https://www.au.org/project2025/

This week: Mitch and Missy celebrate back-to-school season -- and remember some of their favorite lunchboxes.

Guest: Jennifer Berkshire, education journalist and co-author (with Jack Schneider) of "The Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jennifer Berkshire ~ https://www.haveyouheardpodcast.com

"The Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1620978547

Fellowship Southwest's Compassion & Justice Conference ~ https://fellowshipsouthwest.org/conference-2024

Use promo code "GFM" to receive 20% off the registration fee!

This week: Mitch and Missy commemorate the 10th anniversary of the killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Guest: Andrew Garnett, pastor of Hampton Baptist Church and author of "Christians and the Roman Army: Lessons for Today."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Andrew Garnett ~ https://www.andrewgarnett.org/

"Christians and the Roman Army" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1641734663

Hampton Baptist Church ~ https://hamptonbaptist.org/

GFM's Writers and Readers Retreat ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/writers-retreat-2024/

This week: Mitch gives Missy an Olympics quiz.

Guest: Kinsie Tate, a licensed professional clinical counselor and the founder of Restore Clergy.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Kinsie Tate ~ https://newportbeachtherapy.com/

Restore Clergy ~ https://www.restoreclergy.com/

Paris Olympics 2024 ~ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024

This week: Mitch and Missy tell stories from the recent Wild Goose Festival.

Guest: Amy-Jill Levine, Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Amy-Jill Levine ~ https://www.hartfordinternational.edu/faculty/amy-jill-levine

Levine's books ~ https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001H9TWM0

Wild Goose Festival ~ https://wildgoosefestival.org

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump .

Guest: Matthew Dowd, contributing analyst for MSNBC and a bestselling author.

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Matthew Dowd~ https://x.com/matthewjdowd?lang=en

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss a head injury that Mitch suffered.

Guest 1: Nap Nazworth, Executive Director of American Value Coalition.

Guest 2: Jennifer Butler, consultant, speaker and writer on religion, public policy, and democracy.”

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Nap Nazworth ~ https://www.mendingdivisionacademy.com/

Jennifer Butler ~ https://faithdemocracy.org/about

This week: Mitch and Missy discover that Cat has an associate. But it's not what you think ...

Guest: Brian McLaren, speaker, activist and author of "Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart "

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Brian McLaren ~ https://brianmclaren.net/

"Life After Doom" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250893275/

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss reasons for hope -- the LGBTQIA+ community being one of them.

Guest: John Pavlovitz, author of "Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty is Trending."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

John Pavlovitz ~ https://johnpavlovitz.com/

"Worth Fighting For" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0664268536

"Pride 365: Keeping Queer Kids Alive" podcast ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/pride-365/

Free Mom Hugs ~ https://freemomhugs.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss the new Free Mom Hugs podcast with Katrina Kalb.

Guest: Grace Ji-Sun Kim, author of "When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Grace Ji-Sun Kim ~ https://gracejisunkim.wordpress.com/

"When God Became White" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514009390

"Pride 365: Keeping Queer Kids Alive" podcast ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/pride-365/

Free Mom Hugs ~ https://freemomhugs.org/

This week: Mitch and Missy accept a neighborhood cat into "watchcare."

Guest: Christa Brown, Baptist clergy sex abuse survivor and author of "Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Christa Brown ~ https://christabrown.me

"Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D33YJ4GW

EthicsDaily.com video of Christa Brown delivering letters to the SBC in 2007 ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjO76qgeP8E

This week: Mitch and Missy's new home delivers an omen.

Guests: Stephen Ujlaki, director of the new documentary "Bad Faith," and Anne Nelson, an author and consultant on the film.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

"Bad Faith" documentary website ~ https://www.badfaithdocumentary.com/

"Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right" book by Anne Nelson ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/163557319X

"Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right" book by Randall Balmer ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802879349

Florida Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin's on-air commentary about climate change ~ https://x.com/SteveMacNBC6/status/1791992358780711264?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

This week: Missy gives Mitch and special guest Amy Butler a quiz about Amy's native Hawai'i.

Guest: Cody Sanders, associate professor at Luther Seminary and co-author (with Mikeal Parsons) of "Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Cody Sanders ~ https://www.luthersem.edu/faculty/cody-sanders/

"Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506471315

Amy Butler ~ https://www.pastoramy.com/

Invested Faith ~ https://www.investedfaith.org/

Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month ~ https://www.asianpacificheritage.gov/

Festival of Homiletics ~ https://festivalofhomiletics.com/

This episode is brought to you by the Baptist House of Studies at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Learn more at https://www.smu.edu/perkins

This week: Missy shares with Mitch a plan for persuading climate-change deniers.

Guest: Jim Wallis, author of the new book "The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jim Wallis ~ https://www.jimwallis.org/

"The False White Gospel" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250291895

This episode is brought to you by the Baptist House of Studies at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Learn more at https://www.smu.edu/perkins

This week: Missy points out to Mitch what Christian Nationalism has in common with a musty home.

Guest: Brian Kaylor, president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, as well as co-author, with Beau Underwood, of the new book "Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Brian Kaylor ~ https://briankaylor.com/

"Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0827203381

Word&Way ~ https://wordandway.org/

This episode is brought to you by the Baptist House of Studies at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Learn more at https://www.smu.edu/perkins

This week: Missy shares with Mitch another illuminating experience on an airplane.

Guest: Rev. Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles, Professor of New Testament and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Clark-Soles recounts her experience with, and research on, the intersection of so-called "psychedelic" substances and faith.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jaime Clark-Soles ~ https://www.smu.edu/perkins/facultyacademics/facultylistinga-z/clark-soles and https://jaimeclarksoles.com/

This episode is brought to you by the Baptist House of Studies at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Learn more at https://www.smu.edu/perkins

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss the joys of finding community amid the recent eclipse.

Guest: Paul Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, and author of the new children's book "Together We Rise."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Paul Raushenbush ~ https://interfaithalliance.org/about-us/meet-our-president/

Interfaith Alliance ~ https://interfaithalliance.org/

"Together We Rise" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPP32FKF

This week: Mitch and Missy prepare for the solar eclipse.

Guests: Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan Shaw, authors of "Surviving God: A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Grace Ji-Sun Kim ~ https://esr.earlham.edu/faculty-staff/grace-kim/

Susan Shaw ~ https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/users/susan-shaw

"Surviving God" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506495788

This week: Mitch and Missy share some treasures found while cleaning out the attic, then react to the new Trump Bible.

Guest: Deborah Haarsma, president of BioLogos.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

BioLogos ~ https://biologos.org

Faith & Science 2024 Conference ~ https://conference.biologos.org Use promo code "goodfaith" for 10% off registration.

This week: Mitch and Missy rethink Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

Guest: Rachel Laser, president and CEO at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Americans United ~ https://www.au.org

This episode was brought to you by the Summit for Religious Freedom on April 13-16, 2024, in Washington D.C. TheSRF.org has all the details. Use promo code "goodfaith" for 10% off registration.

This week: Mitch and Missy share some lessons learned from attending the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

Guest: Greg Garrett, author of "The Gospel according to James Baldwin: What America’s Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Greg Garrett ~ https://english.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/dr-greg-garrett

"The Gospel according to James Baldwin: What America’s Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626985391

Read Starlette Thomas' four-part interview with Greg Garrett ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-gospel-according-to-james-baldwin-an-interview-with-greg-garrett-part-1/

This episode was brought to you by the Festival of Homiletics, May 13-16, 2024, in Pittsburgh. Learn more at festivalofhomiletics.com

This week: Mitch and Missy discuss the age of presidential candidates -- as well that of the "Founding Fathers."

Guest: Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies and Judson Press.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jeffrey Haggray ~ https://abhms.org/about-us/staff/jeffrey-haggray/

American Baptist Home Mission Societies ~ https://abhms.org/

Space for Grace & Spiritual Caregivers conference ~ https://abhms.org/space-for-grace-spiritual-caregivers-conference-2024/

This episode was brought to you by the Summit for Religious Freedom on April 13-16, 2024, in Washington D.C. TheSRF.org has all the details. Use promo code "goodfaith" for 10% off registration.

This week: Mitch and Missy contrast the lows of recent rhetoric out of Oklahoma with the highs of the Together for Democracy conference.

Guest: Keri Ladner, author of "End Time Politics: From the Moral Majority to QAnon."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

"End Time Politics: From the Moral Majority to QAnon" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506493904

Democracy Forward ~ https://democracyforward.org/

This episode was brought to you by the Summit for Religious Freedom on April 13-16, 2024, in Washington D.C. TheSRF.org has all the details. Use promo code "goodfaith" for 10% off registration.

This week: Mitch and Missy explore two of the week's attention-grabbing headlines.

Guest: Katey Zeh, CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Katey Zeh ~ https://kateyzeh.com/

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice ~ https://rcrc.org/

Abortions Welcome ~ https://abortionswelcome.org/

"A Complicated Choice: Making Space for Grief and Healing in the Pro-Choice Movement" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WRY2G2R

This week: Mitch and Missy celebrate the podcast's 200th episode.

Guest: Sharon "Rocky" Roggio, director of the documentary "1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Sharon Roggio on Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/rockyroggio/

"1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture" documentary ~ https://www.1946themovie.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy look at the work of some amazing social entrepreneurs.

Guest: Ilyon Woo, author of "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Ilyon Woo ~ https://ilyonwoo.com/

"Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501191063

Invested Faith ~ https://www.investedfaith.org/

New Roots Urban Farm ~ https://newrootsurbanfarm.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy ponder what life would be like if their family rules were treated as sacred texts.

Guest: Jacob L. Wright, professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jacob L. Wright ~ https://candler.emory.edu/faculty-profiles/jacob-l-wright/

"Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/110849093X

This week: Missy passes a new law at the Randall household.

Guest: Rev. Dr. Lori Walke, senior minister at Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ in Oklahoma City.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Lori Walke on X and Instagram ~ @highheelrev

Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ ~ https://www.mayflowerucc.org/

Focus on Abortion: Americans Share Their Stories ~ https://focusonabortion.org/

This week: Missy and Mitch explore some of 2024's new state laws -- and express their hopes for the new year.

Guest: Jill Hicks-Keeton, professor and author of the new book "Good Book: How White Evangelicals Save the Bible to Save Themselves."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Jill Hicks-Keeton on X ~ @JillHicksKeeton

"Good Book: How White Evangelicals Save the Bible to Save Themselves" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV3TPTL2

This week: Missy and Mitch share some special audio from a Christmas long ago ...

Guests: Anne Nelson and Paul McAllister of an upcoming conference on faith and democracy.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

"Faith & Democracy: How We Got Here & What's Next" Conference ~ https://www.ncdp.org/faith-democracy

Rev. Dr. Paul McAllister ~ https://www.ncdp.org/people/interfaith/

Anne Nelson ~ https://anne-nelson.com/

"Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635575826/resources/faith-in-elections/

"Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026N9M9E

This week: Missy and Mitch recall their "Lucky" dog in a Christmastime memory.

Guest: Johnny Pierce, the retiring executive editor and publisher of Good Faith Weekly.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Johnny Pierce ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/staff/

Jesus Worldview Initiative ~ https://belmont.edu/faith-leadership/jesus-worldview/

The John D. Pierce Endowment Fund ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/pierce-fund/

This week: Missy and Mitch remember some legends in the news this week.

Guest: Chris Crawford, a policy advocate at Protect Democracy.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Chris Crawford ~ https://protectdemocracy.org/people/chris-crawford/

Protect Democracy ~ https://protectdemocracy.org

Faith in Elections Playbook ~ https://www.interfaithamerica.org/resources/faith-in-elections/

This week: Missy and Mitch talk about how their Thanksgivings have -- and haven't -- changed.

Guest: Dr. Massimo Faggioli, Villanova University professor, author and expert on the Catholic Church.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Massimo Faggioli ~ https://www1.villanova.edu/university/liberal-arts-sciences/programs/theology/faculty/biodetail.html?mail=massimo.faggioli@villanova.edu&xsl=bio_long

"The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis: Moving Toward Global Catholicity" book by Faggioli ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626983682

This week: Missy gives Mitch a Thanksgiving quiz.

Guest: Rev. Dr. Starlette Thomas, director of "The Raceless Gospel" initiative at Good Faith Media and author of the new book "Take Me to the Water."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Starlette Thomas ~ https://racelessgospel.com/who/

"The Raceless Gospel" initiative at Good Faith Media ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel-initiative/

"Take Me to the Water" book ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/product/take-me-to-the-water-by-starlette-thomas/

Use the discount code BOOKMAS23 for 10 percent off in the GFM bookstore!

This week: Mitch and Missy reflect on the loss of life in the Middle East conflict.

Guest: Imad Enchassi, Senior Imam at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City ~ https://www.isgoc.com/

"Mercy" short film ~ https://vimeo.com/289731820

"Different Books, Common Word" documentary ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/different-books-common-word/

This week: Mitch and Missy get straight to an extended interview -- with friend and mentor George Mason -- about the Middle East conflict.

Guest: Rev. Dr. George Mason, founder and president of Faith Commons.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Faith Commons ~ https://faithcommons.org/

This week: Missy shares an entirely new pet peeve, and then the House elects a new speaker.

Guest: Craig Nash, the new senior editor at Good Faith Media.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

This week: Mitch and Missy reflect on continuing global unrest.

Guest: Philip Arnold, associate professor in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University and author of the new book "The Urgency of Indigenous Values (Haudenosaunee and Indigenous Worlds)."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Philip Arnold ~ https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/people/faculty/arnold-philip-p/

Ska-nonh Great Law of Peace Center ~ https://www.skanonhcenter.org/

"The Urgency of Indigenous Values (Haudenosaunee and Indigenous Worlds)" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0815638086

Doctrine of Discovery ~ https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/

"Mercy" short film ~ https://vimeo.com/289731820

This week: Mitch and Missy reflect on Hamas' attack on Israel and how people of faith are responding.

Guest: Robert P. Jones, president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), and author of the New York Times bestseller "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Robert P. Jones ~ https://www.prri.org/staff/robert-p-jones-ph-d/

Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) ~ https://www.prri.org/

"The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future " ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/166800951X/

This week: Missy welcomes Mitch home from distant travels ... and tells him to take out the trash, among other things.

Guest: Randall Balmer, the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College and author of the new book "Saving Faith."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Randall Balmer ~ https://www.randallbalmer.com/

"Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506488064

This week: Mitch and Missy trace some of the week's biggest news -- that is, Senate dress codes and a Swiftie jersey surge.

Guest: Amy Butler, founder of Invested Faith and author of the new book "Beautiful and Terrible Things."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Pastor Amy Butler ~ https://www.pastoramy.com/

Invested Faith ~ https://www.investedfaith.org/

"Beautiful and Terrible Things: Faith, Doubt, and Discovering a Way Back to Each Other" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399589481

This week: Missy shares a new collection of travel grievances.

Guest: Ani Zonneveld, founder and president of Muslims for Progressive Values.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Muslims for Progressive Values ~ https://www.mpvusa.org/

MPV Conference at Union Theological Seminary ~ https://mpvusa.networkforgood.com/events/59688-muslims-for-progressive-values-2023-conference-day-1

This week: Mitch spies Missy watching (gasp) college football.

Guest: Lerone A. Martin, author of the new book "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Lerone A. Martin ~ https://profiles.stanford.edu/lerone-martin

"The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism" ~ https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Edgar-Hoover-Christian-Nationalism/dp/069117511X

King Institute ~ https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/

This week: Mitch is a contestant on Missy's "Is it Amy or Flamy?"

Guest: Flamy Grant, a gospel & roots musician from the Bible Belt who will move you, soothe you, help you heal some trauma and always leave you laughing.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Flamy Grant ~ https://www.flamygrant.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy deconstruct the evangelical faith of their youth.

Guest: Brad Onishi, co-host of the "Straight White American Jesus" podcast and author of "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism – And What Comes Next."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Brad Onishi ~ https://www.bradonishi.com/

"Straight White American Jesus" podcast ~ https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/

This week: Mitch and Missy talk about Baylor's behavior toward the LGBTQIA+ community.

Guests: Rev. Preston Clegg and GFM media producer Cliff Vaughn talk about GFM's new narrative podcast on Second Baptist Church in downtown Little Rock, "A Second Language."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"A Second Language" Podcast ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/a-second-language/

Second Baptist Church ~ https://2bclr.com/

Good Faith Media on socials ~ @GFMediaOrg

This week:

Mitch and Missy report from Chicago at the Parliament of the World's Religions.

Guests: Ministers and "Reverend Mamas" Victoria Robb Powers and Cameron Mason Vickrey, authors of the new children's book "My Love, God Is Everywhere."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"My Love, God Is Everywhere" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400243823

Victoria Robb Powers ~ http://royallane.org/about-us/staff-leadership/member-detail/1676844/

Cameron Mason Vickrey ~ https://fellowshipsouthwest.org/staff

Reverend Mamas on Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/reverendmamas/

This week:

Mitch and Missy celebrate Mitch's birthday -- and the start of Premiere League soccer.

Guest: Betty Lyons, president and executive director of the American Indian Law Alliance (AILA).

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

American Indian Law Alliance ~ https://aila.ngo/

Download AILA's free booklet on the Doctrine of Discovery ~ https://aila.ngo/issues/doctrine-of-discovery/

National Institute for Law & Justice: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives ~ https://nilj.org/missing-murdered-indigenous-relatives

Onondaga Nation ~ https://www.onondaganation.org/

This week:

Mitch and Missy dig up some interesting history on labor movements and strikes.

Guest: Employment law attorney Chris Sanders of Louisville.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Chris Sanders Law PLLC ~ www.chrissanderslaw.com

Jobs With Justice ~ www.jwj.org

This week:

Mitch and Missy pull out a Barbie, which of course leads to a discussion about God's femininity.

Guest: Theologian Kyndall Rae Rothaus, co-founder of the "Nevertheless She Preached" event.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Kyndall Rae Rothaus on Instagram ~ @kyndallraerothaus

"Nevertheless She Preached" ~ www.neverthelessshepreached.com

This week:

Mitch and Missy deal with a broken air conditioner amid the Oklahoma heat.

Guest: Starlette Thomas, director of GFM's "The Raceless Gospel" initiative and host of its podcast, which is now in season four.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

The Raceless Gospel Initiative ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel-initiative/

Starlette Thomas on social media ~ @racelessgospel

This week:

Mitch and Missy mark the 10th anniversary of Black Lives Matter.

Guest: George Mason, author of the new book "The Word Made Fresh: Preaching God's Love for Every Body."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Buy the book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1641801581

Good God Project ~ https://goodgodproject.com/

Faith Commons ~ https://faithcommons.org/

This week:

Mitch and Missy share tales from a recent college graduation, then recount the historical fight over abortion.

Guests: Jonathan Eig, best-selling author of the new book "King: A Life."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Buy the book "King: A Life" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374279292

Jonathan Eig ~ https://www.jonathaneig.com/

"A Mother's Heart" column by Autumn Lockett ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/a-mothers-heart/

This week:

Mitch and Missy dedicate the entire episode to a new book from Good Faith Media, "True Colors," a collection of essays that bear witness to God’s work in, with, and through LGBTQ+ persons, pastors, and their congregations.

Guests: Jake Hall, Elizabeth Mangham Lott and June Joplin, contributors to "True Colors: Stories of Baptist Inclusion."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Buy the book ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/bookstore/

Jake Hall ~ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakehall/

Elizabeth Mangham Lott ~ https://www.elizabethlott.com/

June Joplin ~ https://www.pastorjune.com/

Note: Due to staff travel schedules, this week's episode features a new opener, followed by a re-run interview (episode 134, with guest Sara Cunningham) in celebration of Pride Month.

This week:

Mitch and Missy celebrate their son's college graduation!

Guest: Sara Cunningham, founder of Free Mom Hugs, talks about her own parenting journey -- and being played by Jamie Lee Curtis.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Free Mom Hugs ~ https://freemomhugs.org/

Good Faith Media's Series on Conversion Therapy ~ https://vimeo.com/showcase/8742479

Missy quizzes Mitch over both the debt ceiling *and* Pride Month.

Guest: Andy Watts, professor of religion at Belmont University, on debt-ceiling ethics.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Andy Watts ~ https://www.belmont.edu/theology/faculty/index.html

Watts' article: "What's the Debt Ceiling Debate Really About?" ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/look-back-whats-the-debt-ceiling-debate-really-about/

Pride Month ~ https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month

Mitch and Missy celebrate the life of Tina Turner.

Guests: Alvin Edwards, Brenda Brown-Grooms and Michael Cheuk from the Charlottesville Clergy Collective.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Charlottesville Clergy Collective ~ https://www.cvilleclergycollective.org

"Standing Up to Hate" book ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/product/standing-up-to-hate-by-michael-cheuk/

Mitch and Missy get down with preachers at the Festival of Homiletics.

Guests: Immigration and advocacy experts Stephen Reeves and Elket Rodriguez from Fellowship Southwest.

Note: This week's episode was recorded on an iPhone.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Festival of Homiletics ~ https://festivalofhomiletics.com/

Fellowship Southwest ~ https://fellowshipsouthwest.org/

"Border Stories" from Good Faith Media, with Fellowship Southwest ~ https://vimeo.com/showcase/9422039

Mitch and Missy deal with toddlers in the National Cathedral.

Guest: Jason Smith, executive director of Bautistas por la Paz (BPFNA).

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Bautistas por la Paz ~ https://www.bpfna.org

Washington National Cathedral ~ https://cathedral.org/

Mitch and Missy highlight last week's Civil Rights Experience with Good Faith Media.

Guest: Best-selling author Jeff Sharlet, author of the new book "Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1324006498

Jeff Sharlet on Twitter ~ @JeffSharlet

Mitch and Missy consider what it means to live on, and share a couple of practical jokes.

Guest: Brett Harris, creator of "God Knows Where," a podcast for people interested in exploring their faith off the beaten path.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"God Knows Where" podcast ~ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/god-knows-where/id1663108936

"God Knows Where" on Instagram ~ @god_knows_where

Missy shares, movingly so, about her current experience in "liminal space."

Guest: Robbie Kruithoff, director of the short documentary "Things We Shouldn't Talk About," on the the mental health impact of religion on the LGBTQIA+ community.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Robbie Kruithoff on Instagram ~ @stateoftherobbie

"Things We Shouldn't Talk About" documentary ~ https://thingsweshouldnttalkabout.com

Mitch and Missy share their favorite family stories from Holy Week -- including a low parenting moment from Missy on Easter Sunday.

Guest: Jon Singletary, dean of the Diana R. Garland Endowed Chair of Child and Family Studies at Baylor University, talks about his new book, "Leadership by the Number: Using the Enneagram to Strengthen Educational Leadership."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Jon Singletary ~ https://socialwork.web.baylor.edu/person/jon-singletary

"Leadership by the Number: Using the Enneagram to Strengthen Educational Leadership" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119880483

Missy shares another bizarre airline story, then Mitch and Missy talk about Americans' addiction to violence.

Guests: Phyllis Curott and Scott Stearman of the Parliament of the World's Religions.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Phyllis Curott ~ https://www.phylliscurott.com/

Scott Stearman ~ https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-stearman-a69485105

Parliament of the World's Religions ~ https://parliamentofreligions.org/

Caring for Covenant Fund (in response to the Nashville school shooting) ~ https://www.cfmt.org/story/support-survivors-of-the-covenant-school-shooting/?fbclid=IwAR0uVHj5MsZW3FH8n_y_YfdZC_9gElXNx2TZA1oqlUeAtcFh5zLoArCVcjs&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Mitch and Missy celebrate spring break by welcoming their boys home -- and then sending them back home.

Starlette Thomas, director of GFM's Raceless Gospel Initiative, joins Mitch for the episode's interview.

Guest: Tamice Spencer-Helms, author of "Faith Unleavened: The Wilderness Between Trayvon Martin & George Floyd."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Tamice Spencer-Helms ~ https://www.tamicenamae.org/

"Faith Unleavened" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/173583372X

Sub:Culture Incorporated ~ https://www.subcultureinc.org/

Mitch quizzes Missy about St. Patrick's Day, and the duo shares highlights from their trip to SXSW.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Missy shares some funny and amazing stories and trivia for Women's History Month.

Guest: Victoria White, author of the new book "Holy Friendships: Nurturing Relationships that Sustain Pastors & Leaders."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Victoria White ~ https://www.victoriaawhite.com/

"Holy Friendships" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506482376

Women's History Month ~ https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

Mitch and Missy talk about learning a new word: "derecho."

Guest: Jess Piper, who calls herself "an unapologetically progressive voice for rural folks across the heartland." Piper is a former teacher, prior candidate for Missouri state house, and host of the "Dirt Road Democrat" podcast.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Jess Piper ~ https://jessicapiperformissouri.com/

Piper's "Dirt Road Democrat" podcast ~ https://heartlandpod.com/dirt-road-democrat-1

Jess Piper on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook ~ @piper4missouri

Jess Piper on TikTok ~ @jesspipermo

Mitch and Missy celebrate their wedding anniversary by sharing memories ... and new vows.

Rev. Starlette Thomas drops by with her new Lenten podcast series.

Guests: Marta Fioriti and Mandy Todd, co-hosts of the podcast "Jesus Has Left the Building."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"Jesus Has Left the Building" podcast ~ https://www.jhltb.com/

"Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3" podcast with Starlette Thomas ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/the-raceless-gospel/

Missy tells Mitch her best story yet. Hint: It involves toddlers.

Guest: David Goatley, the newly installed sixth president -- and first Black president -- of Fuller Seminary.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Rev. Dr. David Emmanuel Goatley ~ https://www.fuller.edu/president/

Fuller Seminary ~ https://www.fuller.edu/

Embrace Relief (Earthquake Disaster Relief) ~ https://www.embracerelief.org/

Mitch receives an update on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria from Muhammet Ali Sezer, executive director of the Dialogue Institute and the Raindrop Turkish House of Oklahoma.

Guest: Sharmaine Brown, public safety advocate and founder of Jared's Heart of Success, a nonprofit providing gun and group violence intervention to the communities in Georgia and South Carolina.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Jared's Heart of Success ~ https://jaredsheartofsuccess.com/

Be SMART ~ https://besmartforkids.org/

Moms Demand Action ~ https://momsdemandaction.org/

Embrace Relief (for earthquake-related disaster relief) ~ https://www.embracerelief.org/

Mitch and Missy return to Oklahoma -- only to find it colder than Vermont. Bonus content: Missy shares an embarrassing moment with a TSA agent.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

United Church of Lincoln, Vermont ~ https://sites.google.com/site/ucol4280/united-church-of-lincoln?authuser=0

Embrace Memorial in Boston ~ https://www.embraceboston.org/memorial

TSA: What Can I Bring? ~ https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all

Mitch and Missy close out their time in Vermont ... with a bang.

Guest: Otis Moss III, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, and author of the new book, "Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Otis Moss III ~ https://www.trinitychicago.org/rev-dr-otis-moss-iii/

"Dancing in the Darkness" book ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501177699

Otis Moss III on Twitter ~ @om3

Mitch and Missy talk about what it takes to conquer a mountain.

Guest: Wendell Griffen, recently retired circuit judge for the fifth division of the sixth judicial circuit of Arkansas.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Wendell Griffen ~ https://newmillenniumchurch.us/

Wendell Griffen's columns at Good Faith Media ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/?s=wendell+griffen

Wendell Griffen on Twitter ~ @Judggriff

Mitch and Missy talk about flight cancellations and lying on resumes.

Guest: Stephen Bullivant, professor and author of the new book "Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Stephen Bullivant ~ https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/staff-directory/stephen-bullivant

"Nonverts: The Making of Ex-Christian America" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0197587445

Mitch and Missy talk about their new home for the month of January.

Guest: Julia Rocchi, author of the new book "Amen? Questions for a God I Hope Exists."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Julia Rocchi ~ http://www.juliarocchi.com/

"Amen? Questions for a God I Hope Exists" ~ https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/amen/

Guest: Minister and activist Susan K. Williams Smith, author of "With Liberty and Justice for Some."

Bonus Guest: João Chaves, author of "The Global Mission of the Jim Crow South." He is interviewed by Laine Scales, professor at Baylor University.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

"With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America" by Susan K. Williams Smith ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0817018131

"Migrational Religion: Context and Creativity in the Latinx Diaspora" by João Chaves ~ https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481315944/migrational-religion/

"The Global Mission of the Jim Crow South: Southern Baptist Missionaries and the Shaping of Latin American Evangelicalism" by João Chaves ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0881468363

Mitch and Missy welcome a special additional host: son Cole!

Guest: Brandan Robertson -- the "Tik-Tok Preacher" -- on his new book, "Dry Bones and Holy Wars."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Brandan Robertson ~ https://www.brandanrobertson.com/

"Dry Bones and Holy Wars: A Call for Social and Spiritual Renewal" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626984972

Missy shares with Mitch about the time a church choir member lit a cigarette in the choir loft and set her wig on fire.

Guest: David Maraniss, Pulitzer-Prize winner and author of the new book on Jim Thorpe, "Path Lit by Lightning."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

David Maraniss ~ https://davidmaraniss.com/

"Path Lit by Lightning" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476748411

Missy and Mitch discuss why Mitch cut up Missy's Christmas puzzle with scissors.

Guests: Mark Biddle and Melissa Jackson, faculty members at the new Sophia Theological Seminary and Sophia Farms.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Sophia Theological Seminary ~ https://www.sophiasem.org/

Mark Biddle ~ https://www.sophiasem.org/

Melissa Jackson ~ https://www.sophiasem.org/dr-melissa-a-jackson/

Missy and Mitch discuss the World Cup and human rights.

Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, longtime legal journalist and author of the new book "Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Dahlia Lithwick ~ https://www.dahlialithwick.com/

Missy and Mitch prepare for Thanksgiving!

Guest: Laurent Bouzereau, director of the new documentary "Mama's Boy," about Academy-Award-winner Dustin Lance Black's activism around gay identity, which grew from his relationship with his Mormon mother.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Laurent Bouzereau ~ https://www.nedlandmedia.com/

"Mama's Boy" documentary ~ https://www.hbo.com/movies/mamas-boy

Dustin Lance Black on Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/DLanceBlack

Missy and Mitch share their gratitude list as Thanksgiving approaches.

Guests: Evan Milligan, Shalela Dowdy and Letitia Jackson, who have challenged Alabama's 2021 redistricting congressional map on the basis that it violates Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the case of Merrill v. Milligan in October.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Learn more about the plaintiffs ~ https://powerontheline.org/

Learn more about the case ~ https://www.naacpldf.org/merrill-v-milligan-supreme-court/

Missy and Mitch share, tongue in cheek, what their political platforms would be if they were running for office.

Guest: Katherine Stewart, investigative reporter and author of "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Katherine Stewart ~ https://katherinestewart.me

"The Power Worshippers" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635573432

Missy and Mitch celebrate the escape from Tik Tok jail, and Mitch bemoans Christmas music in November.

Guest: Professor Samuel Perry, co-author of the new book "The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Samuel Perry ~ https://www.ou.edu/cas/soc/people/faculty/samuel-perry

"The Flag and the Cross" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0197618685/

Samuel Perry on Twitter ~ @profsamperry

Missy and Mitch relive Halloweens past.

Guest: Professor, author and scholar-activist Miguel De La Torre, who talks about "trickster ethics."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Miguel De La Torre ~ http://drmigueldelatorre.com/

Missy and Mitch explore various religious beliefs underpinning some U.S. political activity.

Guest: Political analyst Matthew Dowd, author of "Revelations on the River."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Matthew Dowd ~ https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd

"Revelations on the River: Healing a Nation, Healing Ourselves" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510768637

Mitch gives Missy a sports quiz in advance of their conversation about sports and religion with ....

Guest: Dartmouth Professor Randall Balmer, whose latest book is "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Randall Balmer ~ https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/randall-balmer

"Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1469670062

Missy gives Mitch -- and our listeners -- a quiz about the Supreme Court. Play along!

Guest: Jennifer Hawks, associate general counsel at BJC in Washington, D.C.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Jennifer Hawks ~ https://bjconline.org/jennifer-hawks/

BJC ~ https://bjconline.org/

Oct. 5 USA Today opinion piece by BJC's Amanda Tyler and Holly Hollman ~ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/10/05/supreme-court-ignores-precedents-protect-religious-liberty/8139768001/

Missy's inner fundamentalist drops in after author Brian McLaren opens the door.

Guest: Author, speaker and activist Brian McLaren, whose most recent book is "Do I Stay Christian?"

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Brian McLaren ~ https://brianmclaren.net/

"Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned" ~ https://www.amazon.com/Do-Stay-Christian-Disappointed-Disillusioned/dp/1250262798

Missy, inspired by a couple of memorable taxi rides this week, *preaches* about seeing the image of God in everyone.

Guest: Sara Cunningham, founder of Free Mom Hugs, talks about her own parenting journey -- and being played by Jamie Lee Curtis.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Free Mom Hugs ~ https://freemomhugs.org/

Good Faith Media's Series on Conversion Therapy ~ https://vimeo.com/showcase/8742479

Missy asks Mitch which recent experience was more spiritual: the harvest moon over the Maine coast, or a Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway.

Guest: Paul Raushenbush, the newly named president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Paul Raushenbush ~ https://twitter.com/raushenbush

Interfaith Alliance ~ https://interfaithalliance.org/

Learn more about the Interfaith Alliance's special briefing on Christian Nationalism on Sept. 28 ~ https://interfaithalliance.org/join-us-for-a-special-briefing-on-capitol-hill-christian-nationalism-is-on-the-ballot/

When Missy and Mitch get stuck in TikTok jail, it comes out that this isn't Missy's first conviction ...

Guest: Willie Dwayne Francois III, pastor and author of the new book "Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome Our Inaction on Race."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Willie Francois ~ https://mountzionclc.org/our-pastor.html

"Silencing White Noise" book link ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1587435519

Hear Francois on GFM's "The Raceless Gospel" podcast, hosted by Starlette Thomas (S3 Ep4) ~ https://open.spotify.com/episode/62g8r4y1oYmHkHAdvhTpg1?si=N62M25UqTGO0C9BMhOgMwQ

Missy informs Mitch that he decorated the house for Christmas -- in her *dreams*. Mitch and Missy also explore how one can be a patriot but not an insurrectionist.

Guest: Brian Kaylor, president and editor-in-chief of Word & Way. Kaylor joins Mitch and Missy for a deeper dive on the threat that is Christian nationalism.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Brian Kaylor ~ http://www.briankaylor.com

Word & Way ~ https://wordandway.org/

Christians Against Christian Nationalism ~ https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/

Mitch and Missy unpack the latest on schools banning books, and Missy recounts her own experience of trying to censor book content for her boys.

Guest: Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. Neril is also the co-author of the best-selling "Eco Bible."

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development ~ https://interfaithsustain.com/

Eco Bible ~ https://interfaithsustain.com/ecobible/

Richard Piano Scott ~ https://www.richardpianoscott.com/

Mitch and Missy -- while in New Orleans covering the 125th Lott Carey annual session -- explore #MissysPetPeeves, the ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney amid the radicalization of the Republican Party, and differences between charity and justice.

Guest: Nathan Russell, senior pastor of Washington Avenue Christian Church in Elyria, Ohio. Russell showcases his church's work to eliminate hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical debt for people in the community.

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Washington Avenue Christian Church ~ https://www.waccelyria.org/

RIP Medical Debt ~ https://ripmedicaldebt.org/

Lott Carey ~ https://www.lottcarey.org/

#MissysPetPeeves

Missy gives Mitch a one-of-a-kind gift for his birthday, and the couple discusses how Mitch's loud nesting behavior almost brought to life a new true-crime podcast.

Mitch and Missy comment on the search of former President Trump's home, the Alex Jones lawsuit, and a Texas church's unauthorized -- and altered -- performance of "Hamilton."

Guest: Travis Norvell, pastor of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and author of the new book "Church on the Move: A Practical Guide for Ministry in the Community." Follow Norvell: @pedalingpastor

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Travis Norvell's book ~ https://www.judsonpress.com/Products/J300/church-on-the-move.aspx

Missy Randall debuts as the new (interim) co-host, dishes about Mitch's Certs habit, and gifts her husband with a bleep button.

Mitch and Missy discuss abortion access in the United States.

A new lectionary commentary from Tony Cartledge gets the spotlight.

And retired-campus-minster-turned-comedian Wanda Kidd drops in. (Actually, Wanda has always been a comedian.)

"Good Faith Weekly" is produced out of Norman, Oklahoma. Music is by Pond5. Learn more at www.GoodFaithMedia.org and @GFMediaOrg

Links:

Wanda Kidd's podcast "Journey Through the Desert" ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/journey-through-the-desert/

Tony Cartledge's new lectionary commentary ~ https://goodfaithmedia.org/product/nurturing-faith-commentary-year-a-volume-1-by-tony-w-cartledge/

Bleep button: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0991NH4LK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details