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Episode 86: Preaching in a Post-Trust Age with Brian Christopher Coulter
Methodist Bishop and writer, Will Willomon has this to say about preaching. “Preaching is an attack - it is an invasion from Jesus into an unbelieving world.”Willomon...
Episode 85: (Rewind) The Art of Faith with Steve Thomason
This is a re-broadcast of an episode from January 2022.Today we are chatting with Lutheran pastor Steve Thomason, who also happens to be an artist. Steve loves to dra...
Episode 84: Just War Theory with H. David Baer
The war in Ukraine has made people think again about Christians and war. When is it possible for a Christian to take up arms? Are all wars okay, or are there wars th...
Episode 83: Mainline Church Planting with Paul Moore
On Easter Sunday a congregation in south Minneapolis will hold its last worship service after 105 years. This closing has a lot of meaning for me because it was the c...
En Route Excursions: Martin Luther on the Second Cold War
In this EnRoute Excursions episode, Dennis reads an article he wrote on the advent of the Second Cold War and the fear of nuclear war. He ends sharing his husband's t...
Episode 81: Faith, Hope and the Republican Party
Last month in Washington, there was a gathering of mostly NeverTrump Conservatives called Principles First. People came from across the nation to discuss the current ...
Epsiode 80: Vladimir Putin's Holy War
This special episode of En Route looks at the religious roots of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Vladimir Putin working with leaders in the Russian Orthodox Church to...
Episode 79: Silence and Scream in Ukraine
Dan Buttry is an American Baptist minister that has worked in peacemaking efforts for several decades. In 2020 he retired from his role as the Global Consultant for P...
Episode 78: Finding God in the Mundane with Corey Nathan
I know you’re going to enjoy today’s episode with Corey Nathan. We had a wide ranging conversation on theology and culture and life in general. It’s a little differe...
Episode 77: How the War in Ukraine Changes Everything
Today, we are talking about the war between Ukraine and Russia and how it is changing everything. Joining me is Andrew Donaldson, the host of the Heard Tell Podcast....
Episode 76: From Russia With Loathing
In a few hours or a few days, we might see Russia invade its neighbor to the South, Ukraine. President Biden said intelligence indicates Russian President Vladimir Pu...
Episode 75: A Year of Living Dangerously
In this solo episode, Dennis talks about the reason China is hosting the Winter Olympics in spite of its horrible human rights record, the frustrations of leading a ch...
Episode 74: COVID Isn't Done With You
We are coming up to the 2 year mark since COVID became a daily part of our lives. With little fanfare, America passed 900,000 lives lost to the virus. After two very ...
Episode 73: Where Two or Three Are Gathered
If you’re like me, the pastor of a small, declining congregation or a member in such a congregation, no doubt you’ve heard this phrase or some form of it from a member...
Episode 72: Make Republicans Govern Again
In this episode, I welcome back Ariel Hill-Davis, the Policy Director for Republican Women for Progress. With populist candidates like JD Vance, Marjorie Taylor Green...
Episode 71: The Hedge Fund that Ate Sears
We take a break from religion to focus on hedge funds. Hedge funds and private equity firms have an outsized role in the American economy. Some of your favorite store...
Episode 70: All About Side B Christianity
I came to terms with my sexuality about 30 years ago when I was in my twenties. Because I was a Christian, I wanted to understand what it meant to be gay from a bibli...
Episode 69: Drawing Is Seeing with Steve Thomason
Today we are chatting with Lutheran pastor Steve Thomason, who also happens to be an artist. Steve loves to draw and paint and it has been his passion since he was a ...
EnRoute Excursions: Dennis Sanders on Finding Common Ground
Dennis shares this episode on two women 30 years ago searching for common ground.Full Episode and Show Notes Get full access to Church and Main at churchandmain.subst...
Episode 68: YoYos and Mainline Churches
One of the best takes on Mainline Protestantism are recent converts to Mainline Protestantism from evangelical backgrounds. They are able to see things about that chu...
Episode 67: January 6 in Three Acts
On the one-year anniversary of the January 6 Insurrection at the US Capitol, Dennis reflects on the day and the American future in three acts.website: enroutepodcast.o...
EnRoute Excursions: Geoffrey Kabaservice on J. Irwin Miller
Geoffrey Kabaservice talks about J. Irwin Miller and the loss of Mainline Protestantism and Moderate Republicanism.Full Episode and Show NotesSupport the Show! Get fu...
EnRoute Excursions: Drew McIntryre on Black Lives Matter
En Route: Excursions is an experimental microcast that features snippets of longer conversations. This is one is with Drew McIntryre on Black Lives Matter.Do Black Li...
EnRoute Excursions: The End of Sears
Sears and Kmart were once leaders in retail. Now they are nearly defunct. What happened? Retail journalist Warren Shoulberg tells us why.Full Episode and Show NotesEn ...
Episode 66: 2021 Year in Review
This time last year, everyone hoped 2021 a better year than 2020. It didn't really work out that way. We talk to Andrew Donaldson, editor of Ordinary Times and host ...
Episode 65: Possession Obesession
In this final solo episode for 2021, Dennis tries to the best of his abilities to explain why he is obsessed with the downfall of Sears. He then moves on to why he is...
Episode 64: Goodbye, Columbus
I’ve known Geoffrey Kabaservice since we were both writers for David Frum’s news site, Frum Forum. Today Geoffrey is the Vice President of Political Studies at the Nis...
Episode 63: Michael Siegel on the Rise of Omicron
Just when we thought it was safe to get back in the water. As many of us got our booster shots for COVID-19, we started to think that maybe, just maybe, this pandemic...
Episode 62: The Scandal of Jesus and Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter. Those three words have launched a million arguments over the last 8 years or so. What began as a hashtag in the wake of the killing of young blac...
Episode 61: The Death and Resurrection of Peace Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in the small town of Lauderdale which sits between Minneapolis and St. Pa...
