Category: Fascinating

Church attendance is plummeting in the US, but people aren’t becoming less spiritual. What’s behind the rise of this new paganism? How is the Church contributing?

Despite the push for diversity, college campuses still feel very segregated. Dr. Julie J Park joins us to explore why. We dive into how religious organizations can both help and hurt – and how we can be more intentional about pursuing diversity.

Rachel Held Evans arrives on the Fascinating Podcast! Her latest book, INSPIRED, is all about how to fall in love with the Bible again. We dive into the Gospels to explore exactly what is so good about Jesus’ news.

LaTifah Allatas of Moda Spira returns to the show to reveal the process behind her latest album, DIVORCE. Plus: since cloning dinosaurs seems inevitable now, what kind do you want?

In our final episode of the year, we count down our favorite books we read this year. (So if you’re still doing Christmas shopping, we got you covered!) What made our lists? What made yours?

What good does short term missions do? Daniel White Hodge returns to the show to explore how we can decolonize missions work. Plus: a deep dive on the death of self-proclaimed missionary John Chau.

What does it mean to be called to a place? In our latest megashow, we’re joined by three authors who have been called to very different neighborhoods. Jonathan “Pastah J” Brooks, author of Church Forsaken, pastors in West Englewood, in Chicago. Jose Humphreys, author of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem, pastors in Harlem in New York City. And Ashley Hales, author of Finding Holy in the Suburbs, serves in the suburbs of Los Angeles. We investigate our own places, and how we are listening for God’s call.

Advent begins on Sunday, so Clay, Kathy and JR. take some time to reflect on the reason for the season before Christmas. What do we gain by waiting a little longer for Christmas?

Podcaster Knox McCoy returns to the Fascinating Podcast to dive deep into how many of us use pop culture to help us understand who God is.