Dallas Jenkins, creator of The Chosen, sat down with Steve in studio, for a chat about Jesus, humility, and blow dryers. Dallas Jenkins launched his career producing the independent feature "Hometown Legend" at the age of 25 and shepherded it to distribution by Warner Brothers. In the nearly 20 years since then, he has directed and produced over a dozen feature and short films for companies such as Universal, Pure Flix, Hallmark Channel and Amazon. Most recently, he directed “The Best Christmas ...
Dec 08, 2024•30 min•Season 2024Ep. 247
How can we find joy in immense hardship? Join Douglas Abrams as he takes us on a journey of searching for truth, recounting his experience in learning from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Douglas Abrams is an author, editor, and producer. He co-wrote The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World with the His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, which inspired the film MISSION: JOY, which is now on Netflix. He also co-wrote The Book of Hope: A Sur...
Nov 27, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 246
Krista Tippett discusses her experience responding to the call to listen by bringing faith to public radio. Join us as we learn from her about revering mystery, finding meaning in difficult times, and pushing broadcasting boundaries. Krista Tippett is a Peabody-award winning broadcaster, National Humanities Medalist, and New York Times bestselling author. She created and hosts On Being. Krista grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, worked as a young journalist and diplom...
Nov 24, 2024•40 min•Season 2024Ep. 245
Can faith hold up to questioning? Join Steve as he talks with Jimmy Akin, an apologist for the Catholic faith. He fields a variety of questions from all kinds of people, and vows to find the answers. Jimmy Akin is an internationally known author and speaker. He is the senior apologist at Catholic Answers, and he has more than thirty years of experience defending and explaining the Faith. He is a convert to the Faith and has an extensive background in the Bible, theology, the Church Fathers, phil...
Nov 20, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 244
How can we combine our faith and heritage? Cindy Quinney discusses her journey of merging her indigineous tradition and culture with her newfound faith. Cindy Quinney is the Executive Director of Gathering of Tribes, which works to meet the needs of Indigenous Latter-day Saints through producing media, organizing events, and serving communities. Cindy is an enrolled member of the Onion Lake Cree Nation. She lives in Calgary, Canada.
Nov 17, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 243
How can we serve the 'stranger'? Mark and Rabbi Erica Gerson are excellent examples of selflessly serving those not of their faith alongside missionaries who are not of their faith. They discuss the charitable work they do to help people in Africa receive the medical care that they need. Mark Gerson is a co-founder of African Mission Healthcare and the host of the podcast, the Rabbi’s Huband. He and his wife, Rabbi Erica Gerson, founded the L’Chaim Prize, an annual award for Outstanding Christia...
Nov 13, 2024•31 min•Season 2024Ep. 242
Why is it so important to understand other religions? Imam Azhar Subedar discusses the problems that can be created when we only focus on stereotypes and ignore real people, and shares how he has worked to change some of the negative perceptions about his faith. Azhar Subedar has served as an Imam of multiple Masjids, currently serves as Imam of IACC, Plano, TX, and his religious expertise has been consulted by governments ranging from Florida to the White House.
Nov 10, 2024•30 min•Season 2024Ep. 241
How can we love the outgroup? Kelly James Clark talks about the difficulties of loving those who are different than us, and shares stories of when his neighbors helped him develop that love. Kelly James Clark is currently Senior Research Fellow at the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and Professor at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of Raging Fire of Love: what I’ve learned from Jesus, the Jews, and the Prophet.
Nov 06, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 240
What does Jewish perspective bring to the New Testament? AJ Levine talks about her studies of the New Testament as a Jew, why she chooses to study it, and what benefits that brings to her and those she teaches. Amy-Jill Levine is a professor of New Testament and Jewish studies. She is a prolific writer and has authored many books about the New Testament, including The Gospel of John: A Beginners Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Nov 03, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 239
Chris and Julie Bennett talk about their experience moving across the country, dealing with cancer, and fighting for family, all the while led by their faith! They speak to how we need to share our whole selves in order to know and be known, in order to heal and change with God. Chris Bennett is a writer and the pastor of Vintage Church in Malibu, California. Julie Bennett is a writer, speaker, and two-time cancer survivor from Edmond, Oklahoma. Together they run their own production company, We...
Oct 30, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 238
How can we become more complete? Jamal Rahman talks about doing the inner inconvenient work of being a Sufi to become a more developed human. He also comments on his time with the Three Amigos promoting interfaith work! Imam Jamal Rahman is a popular speaker and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and Interfaith relations. Along with the Interfaith Amigos, he has been featured in the New York Times, CBS News, BBC, and various NPR programs. Jamal is co-founder and Muslim Sufi Im...
Oct 27, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 237
What are key beliefs in the most ancient world religion? Listen as Steve talks with Arman Ariane about how he came to Zoroastrianism, what it is, and how it guides him to be more God-like. Arman Ariane is a businessman from Claremont, California who was previously the President of the California Zoroastrian Center. He is currently a council member on the Zoroastrian Studies Council at Claremont Graduate University and speaks on Zoroastrianism all over the United States. He appeared in Morgan Fre...
Oct 23, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 236
Can we see the divine in everyone? Kathleen Messina talks about ministering as a chaplain in the Harris County prison system; she asks us to recognize Christ in our daily interactions with everyone, including those we can't imagine ourselves having anything in common with. For her, it was those in prison. Kathleen Messina is the Director of the Spiritual Direction Institute at the Emmaus Spirituality Center. She also works as a chaplain in the Harris County Jail. She is an active minister in her...
Oct 20, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 235
How can we renew our spiritual practices? Mark Glanville talks "Improvising Church", his most recent book, with ideas ranging from the need for a 'leader-full' community to how we can best find our individual gifts from God. Mark shares insights about the flexibility and creativity encouraged by both faith and jazz traditions and highlights the significance of embracing one's unique gifts to contribute meaningfully to their 'incarnational community.' Mark R. Glanville (PhD, Bristol University) i...
Oct 16, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 234
Does jazz music have a place in church? Join Steve and William G. Carter as they talk about community, improvisation, and - that's right - jazz! Carter's journey highlights how God opens unexpected doors, integrating his musical talents with his ministry. He shares insights from his book 'Thriving on a Riff', exploring the communal aspects of jazz and church communities. William G. Carter maintains a dual career as a jazz pianist and a Presbyterian minister. He is the pastor and head of staff at...
Oct 13, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 233
Is it ever too late to learn more about your faith? Join Mary Lahaj as she tells Steve about her experience turning to God during a low point in her life. After growing up having not learned much about Islam, her family's religion, she tells about her journey to learning more. Mary Lahaj currently lives in Lowell, Massachusetts, and works as a professional freelance writer for a prominent law firm in Boston. Over the years, she has reimagined religion, not as an organized institution, but as an ...
Oct 09, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 232
How can we approach faith with the head and heart? In this episode, Justin Brierley talks with Steven about how he faces opposing views to Christianity intellectually and emotionally. After hearing so many arguments for aetheism, he shares how his faith has been shaped and strengthened. Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who creates dialogue between Christians and non-Christians around faith, science, theology and culture. He aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case ...
Oct 06, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 231
Mina Thomas Brett, Ashley Hess, and Isaiah Bailey from 'the King will come' chat with Steve about how their faith has evolved along side the development of their worship ensemble 'the King will come.' This episode includes 5 songs from the group, recorded live in the In Good Faith studios, and performed by Jake Hansen, Isaiah Bailey, Tamy Stevens, Ashley Hess, Mina Thomas Brett, Sean Stevens, Brie Ray Aupiu, Garon Brett, Joseph Moore, with Miles Mann on piano. You can watch the performances on o...
Sep 29, 2024•54 min•Season 2024Ep. 230
In this episode we learn about finding spiritual direction through the mind, the word, and our communities. How do those three areas of our lives help us encounter God? Join Julie Goates, Steve, Josh, James, Alia, and Heather as we learn together. Juliana Boerio-Goates is a retired professor of chemistry at BYU, where she was named a Karl G. Maeser Professor of General Education for her contributions in the classroom. Dr. Boerio-Goates belongs to the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Orem...
Sep 22, 2024•55 min•Season 2024Ep. 229
What does the monastic life require? Join Steve as he asks four monks at the Holy Cross Abbey about how they got there, what it's like, and why they stay. Father James, Brother Paul, Brother John, and Brother Efrain speak about the faith experiences that support them day to day and how they see themselves as active in the lives of other through prayer, chant, work, and service.
Sep 15, 2024•54 min•Season 2024Ep. 228
How can we find peace in a busy world? Join Joan Burda as she tells Steve about her experience at a 5-day silent worship retreat, and why she goes back yearly--despite not professing a religion. Joan M. Burda is a writer, Anne Lister Codebreaker, and retired lawyer. She writes for online and print publications on a variety of issues including legal, travel, and retirement. She also writes reviews for the New York Journal of Books.
Sep 11, 2024•26 min•Season 2024Ep. 227
How can we vary our worship? Join our host Steven Kapp Perry as he discusses silent worship with Susan Bentley. Listen for her stories on changing up her worship in the silence, in chapels and in hospital rooms. The Rev. Susan E. Bentley is an Episcopal priest, canonically resident in the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. She is currently serving as a PRN-Flex Chaplain at Carilion Clinic Roanoke Memorial Hospital, in Roanoke, Virginia, a trauma 1 center.
Sep 08, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 226
What is contemplative practice? Steve sits down with Dani Lee to talk about her experiences with self-emptying. Join them as they discuss the different forms of contemplative practice, and how community plays a part in silent worship. The Reverend Daniela Lee is the priest-in-charge at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Provo, Utah. Originally from Romania, Dani is married with two children. Currently she is teaching her congregants about Christian contemplation and planning an upcoming contemplatio...
Sep 04, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 225
How can silent worship help us experience the presence of God? Steve sits down with Joan and Rich Liversidge to talk about the experiences that led them to the Religious Society of Friends, commonly referred to as the Quakers. Join them as they discuss the forms and benefits of silent worship, and how they have encountered God in the stillness. Joan and Rich Liversidge have worshipped with the Religious Society of Friends since 1981 and are members of Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting in Maryland, wh...
Sep 01, 2024•27 min•Season 2024Ep. 224
Steve heads to the Japanese Buddhist temple in Salt Lake City to learn more about the religious holiday Obon with Reverend Jerry Hirano.
Aug 25, 2024•13 min
Steve, Lia, James, and Alia test their interfaith trivia knowledge as they take Interfaith America's online quiz! How many answers does our team know?
Aug 11, 2024•14 min
Steve hosts Corinna Tanner, Sudam Mane, and Joshua Rager for a discussion about what happens after we die. Corinna Trujillo Tanner joined the Brigham Young University College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor in 2019, after completing her PhD and a two-year National Institutes of Health Research Fellowship in cancer, aging and end of life. She holds post master’s certificates in Gerontology, Adult Nurse Practitioner training and an International Certificate in Caring and Healing. She is passi...
Jul 28, 2024•55 min•Season 2024Ep. 223
How can we continue learning and healing as we approach the end of our mortal life? Jewels Olsen sits down with Steve for a conversation about the end of life and how we can approach it with peace and reassurance, and how we can honor those we know who are dying. Jewels Olsen is a chaplain at Applegate Home and Hospice in Utah, where she has a passion for supporting those nearing the end-of-life transition. She is familiar with many traditions and practices and provides spiritual care for a wide...
Jul 24, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 222
What is a holy death and how can we make sure our loved ones experience peace and love as they die? Episcopal Bishop Phyllis Spiegel joins Steve to describe how we can prepare ourselves and those who are dying for a process we all experiences. The Rt. Rev. Phyllis A. Spiegel was consecrated as the 12th Bishop of Utah on September 17, 2022. She is passionate about The Episcopal Church’s work of deepening discipleship through daily practices of faith, believing that deepening our daily walk with G...
Jul 21, 2024•28 min•Season 2024Ep. 221
Welcome back to our mini-series on death. This week we are learning about near-death experience from Marianne Bahri. She speaks about her own NDE with senior producer Heather Bigley to discuss how her life was altered, and how introspective soul-searching helped her heal. Next week, we are speaking to Rev. Phyllis Spiegel and Jewels Chaplain to learn more about end-of-life care—stay tuned! Jyoti Marianne Bahri, an ethnologist and Indologist, teacher, facilitator and author, has written several t...
Jul 17, 2024•29 min•Season 2024Ep. 220
