The Nick & Josh Podcast

ep 178 – Andrew Farley, God Without Religion

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:44:40 +0000

This week Nick talks to Andrew Farley, the lead pastor at Ecclesia in Texas.

Andrew talks about his newest book, God Without Religion and spells out a faith that is Jesus plus nothing which he took time to expound upon in his last book, The Naked Gospel.

You can follow Andrew @DrAndrewFarley and Nick @nicktheskeptic

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ep 177 – Nick and Josh Ramblecast, About Rob Bell

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:00:22 +0000

Nick and Josh are back again for one of their memorable ramblecasts, where Nick rants and Josh adds educated commentary.

Enjoy as they mostly talk about Rob Bell and his interview on MSNBC

As always we enjoy any support from comments, feedback, buying the book, The Hopeful Skeptic, or following us on twitter @nicholasfiedler and @nieuprovoker.

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ep 176 – Kyle T. Kramer talks about A Time to Plant: Life Lessons in Work, Prayer and Dirt

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:22:46 +0000

In this interview, Josh interviews Kyle T. Kramer, author of A Time to Plant: Life Lessons in Work, Prayer and Dirt. Just in time for Good Friday and Earth Day, this podcast comes in a long line of other environmentally concerned podcasts by the Nick and Josh crew. Remember: An Oil Spill Round Table Discussion with Ben Lowe, Tom Sine and Julie Clawson, Matthew Sleeth, and Tom Sine of the Mustard Seed Associates? Kyle is not only a farmer, academic, father and eco-ascetic, but also a alumni of Emory’s Youth Theological Initiative and the Candler School of Theology. For more information on this subject, listen to the first few minutes of the interview.

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ep 175 – Cliff Shiepe talks about publishing and Cliff Falls

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:03:19 +0000

This week we have Cliff Shiepe talking about self publishing his new novel Cliff Falls.

Cliff has an interesting life that mixes ministry with the entertainment industry and his first novel puts one foot in each of those spheres. What I found most interesting about Cliff’s story is that he did not intend to write a novel and when it was all said and done, he did all the work and it took him ten years. I thought that was a powerful story for those of us anxious to get some thoughts on paper and get them out there.

Cliff gives some good advise for artists/writers and he talks about his novel.

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ep 174 – Round Table with Kenda Creasy Dean and some Youth Ministers

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:44:11 +0000

This is a special podcast for us. Consider it a gift from us to you. It is a round table conversation with Kenda Creasy Dean, author of Almost Christian, and a group of youth ministry practitioners. In this chat, hosted by Josh and Dr. Beth Corrie of Emory University and the Youth Theological Initiative, the conversation hits on all kinds of topics related to youth ministry in America. Its real, its practical, and yes, its inspiring.

For more information check out YTI and Almost Christian.

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ep 173 – Carlton Mackey and 17 Degrees Ain’t Nothing

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:00:49 +0000

In this interview Josh talks with Cartlon Mackey about his most recent project 17 Degrees Ain’t Nothing. Carlton Mackey is the Assistant Director of the D. Abbott Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership and the Chair of the Ethics & the Arts Initiative for the Emory University Center for Ethics. Carlton serves on the Board of Directors for the Wonderroot Community Arts Center and the Advisory Board for the Youth Theological Initiative. Carlton is also a professional photographer and local filmmaker. He was awarded a grant from the Emory University Center for Creativity and the Arts to create a photography exhibit to accompany his documentary 17 DEGREES AIN’T NOTHING, an intimate profile of 5 individuals living on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. For this work, Carlton was awarded the first Emory College for Creativity & Arts Emory University and Healthcare Staff Creativity and the Arts Award.

If you are interested in screening 17 Degrees, please contact Josh at: case [dot] joshua [at] gmail [dot] com

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ep 172 – Nick and Josh Podcast Ramblecast

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:46:11 +0000

We talk some more about Evolutionary Christianity, which kicked off last week and has already started to gather some steam with some really good content.

This week Josh and Nick have a Ramblecast with all sorts of good tidbits.

If you liked the intro music check out more at Red Mountain Music.

We also heard rumors of Big Tent going to AZ.

There is an eerie noise when Josh starts talking about weird strains of disease in Haiti. And we did establish that Rick Bennett is the coiner of the term ‘post-emergent’. Not the infamous twitterer.

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ep 171 – Thom Stark and The Human Faces of God

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:05:15 +0000

This week Nick talks to Thom Stark who recently wrote a book called, The Human Faces of God.

You may find it interesting that on Amazon right now, customers who bought his book also bought, “Avatar”. So there’s that.

No but seriously, this is a great conversation about Inspiration, Inerrancy, and what the Bible tells us about Humanity and God. I think you will enjoy the conversation. Be sure to check Thom out online and pick up a copy of his book. But don’t take my word for it, check out the endorsements.

Also, as we mentioned in the intro, check out Michael Dowd’s new Online Teleseminars Evolutionary Christianity. It starts this weekend, and we think it will be stellar, and it’s free.

Quick Links
Evolutionary Christianty
Thom Stark
The Human Faces of God

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ep 170 – Rev Dr. Amy Laura Hall and the Proper 29 Project

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:41:45 +0000

This week Nick talks to Rev. Dr. Amy Laura Hall, who is an Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School.

They talk about the Proper 29 Project.

The project can be summed up in this bit from their web page:

Proper 29 Project has been set up to provide a forum for homiletic engagement with our moral culpability as Christians in the United States for civilian deaths and torture in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for witnessing to the gospel of Jesus Christ as we process the news that British, U.S., and Iraqi forces have killed over 66,000 civilians. We acknowledge and lament our corporate responsibility for these acts. Knowing that we all stand under God’s judgment, we hope to speak the truth without creating dichotomies which lessen our culpability.

Be sure to check out the site for the Proper 29 Project.

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ep 169 – Adam Taylor, Mobilizing Hope

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:49:45 +0000

This week Nick talks to Adam Taylor who recently wrote Mobilizing Hope, a book about justice, change, religion, and activism.

I think you will enjoy this conversation.

Jim Wallis does the forward and says that the book,“is a story of how Adam and many of his cohorts are shaping the next strategies for faith-based social change; a theology for social justice; a spirituality for young activists; a handbook for those who want to experiment with activism and search out their own vocation in the world; and a strategy manual that draws lessons from past movements for change.”

His IVP author info is here, and book info is here.

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