Join the Theology in the Raw community on Patreon for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. Dave Coles was a pastor for 10 years in the US before he served in Indonesia for 24 years. He is now an Encourager and Resourcer of Church Planting Movements, primarily through writing and editing. Dave is the author of many books, including his recently released: God on the Move: Making Disciples Among the Nations . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy ...
Nov 10, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1334
Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. Diana Oestreich is an author, activist and Soldier-turned- Peacemaker. Diana served as a combat medic on the battlefield of the Iraq war. She was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and Iraq Campaign Medal. She’s a nationally recognized speaker at the intersection of justice, Peace, nonviolence, faith and how everyday peacemakers are changing our world. She’s the author of the book: Waging Peace: O...
Nov 06, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1333
Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. Dr. Carmen Joy Imes is associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in Southern California. She is the author of Bearing God's Name : Why Sinai Still Matters, Being God's Image : Why Creation Still Matters, and Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters. Carmen also has a YouTube channel where she releases weekly Torah Tuesday videos. See Privacy Pol...
Nov 03, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1332
Check out the Theology in the Raw Patreon community to watch my extended conversation with Dr. Yarhouse Pick up a copy of Emerging Sexual Identities by Dr. Mark Yarhouse and Julia Sadusky today! Learn more about the Exiles in Babylon Conference here My guest today is Dr. Mark Yarhouse! Dr. Yarhouse has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and is author or co-author of several books, including Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changi...
Oct 30, 2025•59 min•Ep. 1331
Check out the Theology in the Raw Patreon community for bonus content, extra episodes, and discounted event tickets! Register now for Exiles 26! April 30-May 2 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Check this page for more info! Watch this episode to hear all about how The Council of Nicaea went down, and how we got the Nicene Creed. Find out why the doctrine of the Trinity is so important, and why it took a couple times to get the Nicene Creed just right. My guest is Dr. Bryan Litfin. Bryan Litfin is Prof...
Oct 27, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1330
Check out the Theology in the Raw Patreon community for bonus content, extra episodes, and discounted event tickets! My guest today is Dr. Dan Allender. For over 30 years, his “Allender Theory” has brought healing and transformation to hundreds of thousands of lives by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many. He’s written a bunch of life-changing books (e.g. The Wounded Heart , God Loves Sex ) and is an incredible communicator. Most of all, he’s one...
Oct 23, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1329
*note: At 14:34 Daniel mentions that there were 900 in the apartment complex raided by ICE in Chicago. However after the recording he confirmed that 900 is the total number of people detained during Operation Midway Blitz at the time of the raid, and not the total number detained that day. Register for the Exiles in Babylon conference ! April 30-May 2, 2026. Join me on Patreon for Bonus Episodes, Extra Innings, Discounted Tickets and more! Daniel Yang serves as the Senior Director of Global Miss...
Oct 20, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1328
Check out the Theology in the Raw Patreon community for bonus content, extra episodes, and discounted event tickets! Today’s guest is my longtime friend Dr. Joel Willitts. On this episode, Joel shares his difficult journey navigating faith and life after being sexually abused by a family member in his youth. It’s an incredibly raw conversation —if you’re sensitive to these topics, please make sure to prepare yourself before listening. Joel is a Professor in the Biblical and Theological Studies D...
Oct 16, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 1327
Join the Theology in the Raw Patreon community to watch our "Extra Innings" conversation where Kaitlyn shares some horror stories about the Christian dating scene and gives some much-needed advice for anyone trying to set up their friends. Kaitlyn Schiess is a doctoral student in Christian ethics at Duke Divinity School. She has a ThM in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is the author of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture has been Used and Abused in American Politics ...
Oct 13, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 1326
The Myth of Good Christian Parenting is available to pre-order now on Amazon , reserve your copy today! Join the Theology in the Raw community on Patreon to watch our "Extra Innings" conversation on whether parents should spank their kids. Marissa Franks Burt (MA in Theological Studies, Columbia International University) is a novelist, editor, teacher, and cohost of the At Home with the Lectionary and In the Church Library podcasts. She lives in a small town in Washington's Snoqualmie Valley wit...
Oct 09, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1325
Dr. Juli Slattery is the president and co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. She is a clinical psychologist and hosts the weekly Java with Juli podcast. Juli has authored or co-authored 14 books, including her latest book: Surrendered Sexuality: How Knowing Jesus Changes…Everything. Join the Theology in the Raw community to get access to our "extra innings" conversation, where Juli counsels me on how to respond to slander and lies spread about me from Christian influencers. See Privacy Policy at htt...
Oct 06, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1324
Dr. Julia Sadusky is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and speaker who specializes in sexuality, gender, and faith and has written several books in this area, including Start Talking to Your Kids about Sex . Julia has submitted an Amicus Brief concerning the recent case against the ban on conversation therapy in the state of Colorado. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...
Oct 02, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1323
Check out Patreon.com/theologyintheraw for Extra Innings, bonus episodes, interactive live streams, and discounted event tix! Shoutout to our amazing sponsor, Wild Alaskan. Save $35 on your first box of delicious, sustainable seafood. Head to wildalaskan.com/titr to order. Also, be sure to grab a copy of God’s Colorful Kingdom, available now! Exiles in Babylon Conference 2026 Registration is open! Join us in Minneapolis, April 30-May 2. Esau McCaulley, PhD, is Pastor of All Saints Anglican Churc...
Sep 29, 2025•59 min•Ep. 1322
Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content! A. J. Swoboda (PhD, University of Birmingham) is an assistant professor of Bible, theology, and world Christianity at Bushnell University. He also leads a doctor of ministry program around Christian formation and soul care at Friends University. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including the award-winning Subversive Sabbath and After Doubt. Nijay K. Gupta (PhD, Durham University) is Jul...
Sep 25, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1321
Steve Mwendia is a Kenyan Christian, who experiences same-sex attraction. Steve founded a ministry called “Found” that aims to walk alongside believers experiencing same-sex orientation and/or gender dysphoria, helping them flourish in their faith, identity, and community. See more at foundafric.org. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...
Sep 22, 2025•53 min•Ep. 1320
Dr. Nate Collins has a Ph.D. in New Testament from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of All But Invisible: Exploring Identity Questions at the Intersection of Faith, Gender, and Sexuality (Zondervan, 2017), as well as a forthcoming volume about sexuality in the Biblical Theology for Life series from Zondervan Academic. And in 2018, Nate founded the ministry of Revoice and serves as its current President. Join the Theology in the Raw community to listen to my "extra inni...
Sep 18, 2025•53 min•Ep. 1319
Dr. Lainey Greer is the founder of Your Body Matters and creator of Understand Healthy and The Bible and Your Body. She is passionate about Christian theology and body stewardship and strives to give believers the tools they need to glorify God in their bodies. Dr. Greer holds a BS in Exercise Science from University of Tennessee, a master’s from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She’s also written several books includ...
Sep 15, 2025•58 min•Ep. 1318
David Kinnaman is the author of the bestselling books Faith For Exiles, Good Faith, You Lost Me and unChristian. He is CEO of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from film studios to financial services. Since 1995, David has directed interviews with more than two million individuals and overseen thousands of U.S. and global research studies. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get ...
Sep 11, 2025•52 min•Ep. 1317
Aimee Byrd is an author and speaker, troublemaker, and a semi-empty nester going back to school. And she’s recently become an aspiring bartender. Aimee is the author of several books including Why Can’t We Be Friends? Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and the recently released: Saving Face: Finding My Self, God, and One Another Outside a Defaced Church. Join the Theology in the Raw community to listen to my "extra innings" conversation with Aimee about when you should leave a churc...
Sep 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1316
Laurie Krieg is the Director of Parent Programs & Discipleship at The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, where she also serves as a founding board member. Laurie has a master’s in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton Graduate School, and she and her husband, Matt, are the co-hosts of the Hole in My Heart Podcast, co-authors of An Impossible Marriage (IVP 2020), and together wrote the forthcoming parenting book, Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World (IVP 2026). Pre-order our br...
Sep 04, 2025•43 min•Ep. 1315
September Bonus Q&A Episode See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Sep 03, 2025•5 min
Laurie Krieg is the Director of Parent Programs & Discipleship at The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender, where she also serves as a founding board member. Laurie has a master’s in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton Graduate School, and she and her husband, Matt, are the co-hosts of the Hole in My Heart Podcast, co-authors of An Impossible Marriage (IVP 2020), and together wrote the forthcoming parenting book, Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World (IVP 2026). Pre-order our br...
Sep 01, 2025•51 min•Ep. 1314
Joshua S. Porter is a writer, pastor, and former frontman of the art-punk band Showbread. After years of loud music and louder questions, he now teaches and writes about radical discipleship, faith after deconstruction, and the subversive way of Jesus. He is the author of Death to Deconstruction and How to Die: Chaos, Mortality, and the Scandal of Christian Discipleship . Josh pastors at Van City Church in Vancouver, Washington. Find him at joshuasporter.com. Join the Theology in the Raw communi...
Aug 28, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1313
Dr. Kevin J. Vanhoozer is one of the leading Evangelical theologians of our day. He’s taught systematic theology and hermeneutics at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Edinburgh University, and Wheaton College. He’s currently a Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He’s the author of many groundbreaking books, two of which are important for this conversation: Is There a Meaning in this Text? and Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What it Mean...
Aug 25, 2025•55 min•Ep. 1312
Street Hymns is a musical & spoken word artist, writer, producer, & battle rapper. Street has been a regular performing artist at the Exiles in Babylon conferences and is one of the most creative and talented persons I've ever met. He's also working on a series of Manga books for David C. Cook publishers. Search "Street Hymns Battle Rap" on YouTube to see him in action! Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. See Privacy Policy a...
Aug 21, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 1311
Brenna Blain is a Contemporary Theologian, teacher, and author of the bestselling book Can I Say That? How Unsafe Questions Lead Us to the Real God . Her work focuses on the intersection of faith, suffering, and orthopraxy. She is passionate about preaching for and advising churches across the world, partnering relationally to offer guidance on complex realities with a compassionate and orthodox lens. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium conte...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 1310
Dr. Shawn Wilhite is an Associate Professor of New Testament at California Baptist University. He has two earned Ph.D.s: one from Durham University (Theology and Religion), where he wrote his dissertation on Cyril of Alexandria and Scriptural Exegesis, and another from Southern Seminary (New Testament), where he wrote his dissertation on The Didache. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...
Aug 14, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 1309
August Bonus Q&A #1 Episode See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Aug 13, 2025•5 min
Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Max’s books have sold more than 150 million copies in over 50 languages worldwide. His latest book is: Tame Your Thoughts: Three Tools to Renew Your Mind and Transform Your Life. Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. https://www.patreon.com/theolo...
Aug 11, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1308
Joshua Ryan Butler is a Teaching Pastor with the Willamette family of churches in the Portland area and the author of The Party Crasher, Beautiful Union, The Skeletons in God’s Closet, The Pursuing God, and his most recent book, God is On Your Side . To listen to our "extra innings" conversation, head over to Theology in the Raw's Patreon page to become a member of the Theology in the Raw community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...
Aug 07, 2025•54 min•Ep. 1307
