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Episode 96: Narratives-Bad Stewardship Killed Sears and KMart
An experiment: Dennis reads from a recent essay on business and stewardship.Consider supporting EnRoute. Your donations help me continue to produce good content on re...
Episode 95: After Uvalde
In this special solo episode, Dennis briefly reflects on the horrific school shootings in Uvalde, TX and what it says about American society. Get full access to Church...
Episode 94: Andrew Donaldson on the SBC Leadership Report
Andrew Donaldson returns to talk about the Southern Baptist Convention Leadership Report on Sexual Abuse and what it means for the SBC, survivors and the wider evangel...
Episode 93: Ryan Panzer on the Digital Reformation
Like it or not, technology, including social media is here with us to stay. The question is how do we use it, especially faith communities? How does online worship h...
Episode 92: Being United Methodist In a Time of Schism
On May 1, a new denomination launched. The Global Methodist Church started, splitting off from the United Methodist Church. The split was the result of years if not ...
Episode 91: Abortion: What Does the Lord Require with Frederick Schmidt
In 1973 the Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of abortion rights nationwide. This began a nearly 50-year battle on the issue of abortion rights. Last week, a someone le...
Episode 90: The "Opposite Problem" in Mainline Protestantism with Frederick Schmidt
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church will consider an important proposal this summer. The measure proposed by the Diocese of Northern California would repeal...
Episode 89: Is There Hope for Liberal Christianity with Geoff Mitchell (Rewind)
This interview originally aired in July 2021.In the 1950s, Mainline Protestants were the largest group of Protestants in the United States. Since then, the churches h...
Episode 88: A Gay Dude Talks About Abortion
In this unplanned solo episode, Dennis talks about the recent leak of a draft of an opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the Supreme Court case that could over...
Episode 87: What Is Pietism with Christopher Gehrz
What comes to mind when I use the word piety or pious? I’m guessing you are thinking of a person who is outwardly religious and believes they are better than anyone e...
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....
