By a slim margin the 'traditional plan' was selected to be the way forward for the United Methodist Church. Disciplinary action against LGBTQIA clergy will be swifter and without the benefit of due process. In all reality, the plan selected by the Special General Conference does not meet the UMC's constitutional requirements. Just an hour after the Special General Conference was adjourned, Crackers & Grape Juice sat down with our favorite thoughtful pastor, Christy Thomas, the debrief and ta...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 9 min
The team caught up with Diana Butler Bass on the eve of the conclusion of the UMC's Special General Conference. She offers thoughts about the historical and theological significance of a denomination's discernment over human sexuality.
Feb 26, 2019•59 min
In an effort to provide honest conversations from the 2019 Special General Conference, the Crackers & Grape Juice team invited supporters of all of the plans being considered by the United Methodist Church’s governing body to explain why the plan they support is the correct plan. Former alumni of Bob Jones University and current members of the West-Ohio Conference, Rev. Jeff Mullinix and Steve Shamblin-Mullinix share their thoughts on the Special UMC General Conference, recalling their calli...
Feb 25, 2019•28 min
In an effort to provide honest conversations from the 2019 Special General Conference, the Crackers & Grape Juice team invited supporters of all of the plans being considered by the United Methodist Church’s governing body to explain why the plan they support is the correct plan. Rev. Christy Thomas, author of the Thoughtful Pastor blog, offers her reflections after Day 2 of the Special 2019 General Conference of the United Methodist Church. Christy has been a vocal advocate for the full inc...
Feb 25, 2019•31 min
The team sat down to talk about day two from the Special General Conference in St. Louis...
Feb 25, 2019•13 min
In an effort to provide honest conversations from the 2019 Special General Conference, the Crackers & Grape Juice team invited supporters of all of the plans being considered by the United Methodist Church’s governing body to explain why the plan they support is the correct plan. Mark Tooley explains why the Traditional Plan from the Commission on the Way Forward is the best plan to help the United Methodist Church move forward in this ongoing conversation about human sexuality. Mark Tooley ...
Feb 25, 2019•20 min
If an effort to provide honest conversations from the 2019 Special General Conference, the Crackers & Grape Juice team invited supporters of all of the plans being considered by the United Methodist Church’s governing body to explain why the plan they support is the correct plan. Anna Golladay was removed from her appointment because she officiated a same-sex wedding. She has traveled to St Louis for the called General Conference as a lay observer, present to ensure the LGBTQ voices in her B...
Feb 24, 2019•17 min
The team talks about the early legislative session from Day 2 of General Conference 2019 as we prepare for the first debates about the proposed plans from The Way Forward.
Feb 24, 2019•4 min
The team had a chance to sit down with Bishop Will Willimon to talk about the Special General Conference, hopes, challenges, and the call to keep muddling.
Feb 24, 2019•29 min
Why do I get the feeling like we're on the Titanic and we're all acting like Billy Zane? The team from C&GJ is in St. Louis for the United Methodist Church's Special General Conference on human sexuality and this is the first of many uploads about our experience.
Feb 24, 2019•27 min
Professor John Goldingay has Old Testament at Fuller Seminary and now at Oxford. His most recent work is his translation of the Old Testament.
Feb 22, 2019•33 min
Andy Doyle is the Episcopal bishop of Texas and the author of numerous books including his most recent work, The Jesus Heist.
Feb 15, 2019•42 min
Jason wrote a book. It's out in paperback. Do him a solid and buy a copy for 10 of your favorite people. He'll be eternally grateful. This is not a book for people who have cancer. This is a book for people who are mortal. --Brian Zahnd, Pastor of Word of Life Church https://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Funny-Keeping-Faith-Stage-Serious/dp/1506456987
Feb 08, 2019•27 min
This week the award-winning director and founder of Journey Films, Martin Doblimeier is back to talk about his newest film, Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story. Listen as he talks about how the life of theologian, philosopher and civil rights activist, Howard Thurman is relevant and important for today's culture.
Feb 01, 2019•39 min
This one is a great episode even if it’s a little Methodist-centric. In advance of the Special Sex Conference in St. Louis, Teer and Jason talk with journalist, blogger (The Thoughtful Christian), and former UMC pastor Christy Thomas. Christy breaks down the various proposals before the UMC regarding sexuality, why the Traditionalist Plan is the Mean Girl Plan, and why there’s no future for Teer in the UMC.
Jan 25, 2019•44 min
Ever get confused about the Old Testament? Listen to professor, banjo player, and author of the new book Old Testament: Israel's In Your Face God talk about his new guide through the Old Testament.
Jan 18, 2019•42 min
Jan 12, 2019•39 min
Jonathan is a director for InterVarsity Chrisian Fellowship in NYC. He was named one of Christianity Today’s 33 Under 33 and has published 3 books of poetry.
Jan 04, 2019•43 min
As Advent turns Christmas, Fleming and Jason talk about Christmas coming in a burst, the light shining most bright in the world’s darkness, and the need for white Christians to listen to the experience of black Christians. The audio is a little wonky in the beginning on her end...bear with it. It’s worth it. Merry Christmas!
Dec 24, 2018•46 min
Merry Christmas! In this episode we bring you some of our favorite Christmas songs and thoughts about what they mean to us. Songs: The Oh Hello's - Cold Is The Night Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis The Washington Chorus - The Dream Isaiah Saw Nat King Cole - O Holy Night Sufjan Stevens - Christmas Unicorn
Dec 21, 2018•34 min
To close out the Advent season, Teer and Jason talk with Dr. Matt Milliner, professor of Art History at Wheaton College, about the Mother of God, finding the subversive IN the tradition, and how God debilitates himself to show us how he loves us. No matter what. Merry Christmas from the gang at Crackers and Grape Juice.
Dec 21, 2018•44 min
Jason and Teer dive into Dr. Jeff Mallinson's book Sexy: The Quest for Erotic Virtue in Perplexing Times. Listen as they talk about the effects of purity culture and how Jeff counters that in his new book.
Dec 14, 2018•40 min
Part 2 of Jason's conversation with fan favorite, Reverend Fleming Rutledge, to talk about her latest book, Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ. To dig more into her book and themes, go to www.adventbeginsinthedark.com to subscribe to C&GJ’s daily Advent devotional.
Dec 07, 2018•27 min
Friend of the podcast, fellow Princeton alum, and host of the New Persuasive Words podcast, Scott Jones joined Jason for a quick run down unpacking the stained glass language readers have encountered during our daily devotional series “Advent Begins in the Dark,” which you can subscribed to at www.adventbeginsinthedark.com .
Dec 04, 2018•29 min
Jason sat down with fan favorite, Reverend Fleming Rutledge, to talk about her latest book, Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ. To dig more into her book and themes, go to www.adventbeginsinthedark.com to subscribe to C&GJ’s daily Advent devotional.
Nov 30, 2018•25 min
Christian Piatt returns to the podcast to talk about the latest installation in his Surviving the Bible series. Christian is: A Contributor to the Huffington Post; A Blogger for Patheos; A Contributor to Red Letter Christians; A Contributor to The Ooze, and; A Contributor to Burnside Writers Collective, among others. Connect with Christian on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news and updates, or contact Christian for more information about his services. From the publisher - A lot of us have tr...
Nov 23, 2018•45 min
Scot McKnight joins the show to talk about his latest book, 'It Takes a Church to Baptize' https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1587434164 From the back jacket - The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized? Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring its history, meaning, and practice and showing t...
Nov 16, 2018•40 min
Addison Hart joins the podcast to talk about his latest book, 'The Letter of James: A Pastoral Commentary'. https://www.amazon.com/Letter-James-Pastoral-Commentary/dp/1532650140 From the back cover: The Letter of James is perhaps needed more than ever today. In this commentary, Hart argues that the epistle is indeed the work of James of Jerusalem, “the brother of the Lord,” that it was an encyclical letter, and that its chief concern was to combat a distorted version of Paul’s gospel. It is a wo...
Nov 09, 2018•46 min
The intersection of faith and doubt is viewed either as a badge of honor for some Christians but for others, doubt has no place. In his new book, 'Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt,' pastor and author Austin Fischer explores this intersection, drawing on his own experience as a doubting pastor. https://www.ivpress.com/faith-in-the-shadows Austin Fischer is the Teaching Pastor at Vista Community Church. His first book – 'Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed' - was publishe...
Nov 02, 2018•47 min
Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 5 min
