Tripp Fuller

I love this new Pope!  Not because I agree with everything he says or does - nor should I. I'm not even Catholic. Not a week goes by without someone asking me about the new Pope. Every time he reaches out to some unexpected soul, I am going to get asked about it.  A kid in a wheelchair - did you see that? A Muslim women - what do you think of that?  A prisoner - is that like a normal thing or ... that just him?  It started on the day of his election. I got a call from an Australian radio station that wanted to have me on to get a non-Southern hemisphere perspective. [you can hear the audio segment below] I thought it was pretty random at the time (they had seen my blog-post earlier that day where I said it would be a game-changer). It was not to be an isolated incident. Not a week goes by that someone doesn't ask me about the new Pope. Last week I was watching a football game at a sports-bar. A couple from out of town sits down next to me. A little chit-chat reveals that I am a local but not originally from here. How long have you lived in LA?  4 years. What brought ya?  School. I am a student.  What do you study? It's called Practical Theology - it's like a mix between sociology and religion.  Oh yeah? What do you think about this new Pope? This is literally 2 minutes into the conversation.   On the TNT that will come out this evening, our third caller asks about the Pope and Marxism ... we never get to the fourth call. [ side-note: On our 2013 Review show Tripp's pick for moment of the year was during that game Au Contraire Mon Frere where he (in contrast to Tony Jones) said that the new Pope was the real deal.] I have irreligious friends on Facebook that will email me an article about the Pope and ask what I think.   Why do I bring this up? Well, for over a decade I trained and loved being an 'evangelist' and 'apologist'. I loved giving a reasonable presentation of the faith. I trained others in how to 'give an answer when asked about the hope that is within you'. Though I have emerged as a different kind of thinker, the delight of a stranger asking a question about something related to faith never goes away. Here is the thing: I have spent hundreds of hours preparing to answer questions that people just don't ask anymore. In apologist circles we were talking about the shift we were experiencing before the events of September 11, 2001.  Since then, it has been monumental. The world is very different than it was 40 - even 30 - years ago. In an age of Facebook, smart phones and global terror ... people are just not that interested in the stuff that I was trained to answer. They are asking a different set of questions. That is why it is so notable that somebody - every week - is going to ask me about the Pope. So it seems to me that it would be a good investment of time - if you are someone who, like me, is evangelistic or apologetic at all - to keep an eye on the activities of the Pope. I might go as far as to say that it would be a better spend of time than watching another 'debate' between creation and evolution ... Who knew that a new season in the Catholic church would open doors for Protestant ministers?  I get to both talk about all the good things that he does which provides an opportunity to distinguish my own expression of the faith in issues of women's ordination, human sexuality, and economic matters. I would love to hear your thoughts, concerns, corrections or questions. 

Dr. Matthew Sleeth is the author of Serve God Save the Planet, The Gospel According to the Earth, and 24/6 about sabbath.   He is also the executive director of Blessed Earth and the newly formed Seminary Stewardship Alliance. George Fox Seminary is our sponsor this month and they are in the Alliance. This is episode 2 of the HomeGrown Christianity Series. Leah Kostamo was episode 1 "Planted". We hope that you will use the Speak-Pipe to let us know your thoughts and feedback on the episodes in this series. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

We're packing in the content this week. Our first guest is a musical duo, Bettman and Halpin, from out of Denver. They did a gig recently with Christian on his trip to Colorado and the three of them hit it off. Check out clips from their new album, "Diamond," and hear their thoughts on how art and music help heal some divisions where organized religions sometimes fall short. We also welcome Mike Collins, our professional hacker and resident tech advisor, who explains why biometric security (fingerprints, retinal scans, etc.) may be a raw deal for consumers. Great, now I have to go get a whole new set of fingers! In the echo chamber, we chat up the realities and implications of screen addiction, who will win the Super Bowl and why Justin Bieber is acting like a five-year-old lately. And we wrap up the show with not one, but TWO fears of the week. Philip, our new page, shares his father's fear that Jess the intern and the great Pacific Northwest are feminizing him beyond repair, and Christian shares some factoids that will inspire you never to touch your own eyes ever again. And a big shout-out to this episode's sponsors: Slow Church Conference is coming to Indianapolis April 3-5 and has a host of awesome speakers lined up. Take advantage of the $99 early bird registration before January 31st. Week of Compassion is a fantastic new sponsor that put feet and relief on the ground all over the world where there are urgent needs and disasters requiring aid. On average, Week of Compassion helps address a new urgent need every other day of the year. Check them out! Want to learn more about becoming a CultureCast sponsor?  Email Christian (cpiatt at christianpiatt dot com) for the deets.

Last week's  2013 Year In Review show took longer than expected - so we had to break off this conversation into its own episode. First, Bo talks with Tripp about a 'Kind' of Conservatism. Then Micky and Bo chat about gendering God. You may want to check out Bo's old post on Calling God She and She Who Is Not as well as Elizabeth Johnson's Barrel-Aged podcast about the Quest for the Living God. At minute 30, Tripp returns with some reflections on the Intelligent Design interview from last year that got such a big ... shall we say ... response from listeners. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome Chalice Press. They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them out. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

It's been a while, but the CultureCast crew is back in action. Jordan, Christian, Amy and Jess the Intern set up and knock down all the stuff that's been going down in our lives and in the cultural landscape in our absence. Or at least a few things we found compelling enough to distract us from the pretty, shiny things that otherwise occupy us. Jordan catches us up on what life is life after the passing away of his wife, Mindy. He's coming to terms with being a single dad, picking up the financial slack and figuring out who he is as an unmarried guy for the first time in a decade or so. And so of course, we respond by giving him big bottles of alcohol. Thanks to the generosity of the Homebrewed Listeners, we raised enough money to buy Jordan one of the rarest bourbons on the market: a ten-year-old Rip Van Winkle. Thanks to Tripp for gathering the funds, and to Timothy Burnette for providing the bottle, along with a little bonus bottle of Dissident Noel Belgian Ale. Nom nom nom. We chat up a woman's article from Mars Hill (the Driscoll one, not the Rob Bell one) about what it means to be a woman today (hint: we don't agree with her), and Christian is the lone dissenting voice in the debate about geographically-exclusive NFL Playoff ticket sales. No justice, no peace!!! Finally, we lay out all the best TV and movies you should be checking out right now, as well as some mad props for a new George Jones tribute album you need to get your groove on with. Oh, and thanks to the Slow Church Conference for being one of our first sponsors on the show! Check out their conference coming up in Indy in early April, and tell 'em the CultureCast sent you. And if you have something you want to promote on the show, hit up Christian with an email to find out how it's done.

Leah Kostamo is the author of 'Planted: A Story of Creation, Calling, and Community'.   She is the co-founded  A Rocha in Canada -- a Christian conservation organization that endeavors to show God's love for all creation. A Rocha's environmental centers have helped thousands of visitors and hundreds of interns practically care for creation by restoring salmon streams, growing organic vegetables and opening the wonder of creation to school kids. You can connect with her at her blog and on twitter. This is part 1 of the HomeGrown Christianity 8-part series. We hope that you will use the Speak-Pipe to let us know your thoughts and feedback on the episodes in this series. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

2013 was an amazing year on the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast network.  So Bo and I decided that we would do a little year-end review show.  You will get to hear some of our favorite clips, hear what was going through our heads during some of the online scuffles, and find out just who won the coveted Homebrewed Christianity Deacon of the Year! In the episode we give out awards for Elder of the Year, Episode of the Year, Live Event of Awesomeness, Online Scuffle Spectacular, and Deacon of the Year. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome Chalice Press.  They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them out. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

We are tremendously honored to be featuring a piece of poetry by the amazingly talented poet, Sarah Wells, on this episode. And wow, is it a good one! Sarah's writing is simply brilliant. In this episode, Sarah offers a beautiful and stirring reflection on life as a woman, mother and wife, and explores the dipolar themes of giving and taking, chaos and order, love and contempt, power and weakness. Sarah lives Ohio with her husband and three young children. Her poetry has been honored with two Pushcart Prize nominations and her latest book is entitled Pruning Burning Bushes, a collection of poems. You can read more of Sarah's writing on her blog at sarahmwells.blogspot.com and please follow her on twitter: @sarah_wells. Talk to Us We truly love feedback and dialogue. Please leave comments here on the blog and let us know what you thought of this episode -- liked it? Didn't like it? Why? And be sure to follow Matt and Jesse on twitter. Make Art With Us Matt and I love making art with people. If you'd like to submit a written piece to be considered for the show, email me. Subscribe Please subscribe to Unfolded on itunes. Non iTunes users can grab the feedburner feed HERE or listen through Stitcher. Read You can read the Unfolded works here. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

It's a new year and time to meet a new theologian!  Gregory Walter is a professor of religion at St. Olaf in Minnesota and author of Being Promised: Theology, Gift & Practice -  one of the 5 books on the Theology Nerd's Christmas list.  In our conversation we discuss Luther, Derrida, phenomenology, Jungel, and a bunch of other goodies.  Greg's book is pretty awesome.  It's ground-breaking, less than 100 pages, nerdy and practical.... plus the cover pic is stylish. I had a HUGE blast talking with Dr. Walter.  When you get to talk about a book you enjoyed, get side tracked on Jungel, and discuss the Hobbit it's called a podcast victory! I can't wait for his next visit to Homebrewed. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

Santa & Jesus aren't white, Christmas isn't about Capitalism, the Pope isn't a Marxist leftist, the Christian Calendar is a hardcore form of resistance, and you find out that Roger Olson's own student turned Tripp into a Process theologian.  That is just a bit of what is in store for you in this special Christmas episode! Tripp planned on just getting a TNT segment out of his chat with Adam... then they just kept talking... and it turned in to a Christmas present for all the Deacons. Dr. Adam English, author of The Saint Who Would be Clause and Remixing Theology, is professor of Religion and Philosophy at Campbell University.  He has been on the podcast before discussing St. Nick & giving us a little taste of Post-Liberal\Conservative theology. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

The CultureCast crew is on hiatus for a while so the HomeBrewed crew decided to change it up and put out a culture cast as an early Christmas present!  First up is Callid and Bo talking about 5 movies coming out this holiday season: American Hustle Anchor Man 2 The Wolf of Wallstreet The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Saving Mr. Banks Then Micky Jones and Bo the tackle white-Santa and Duck Dynasty controversy. [This Week in Whiteness] The interview is Christian talking with Doug Pagitt from this Summer's Wild Goose Festival. Finally Christian and Bo wrap it up with some final thoughts. ______________________ If you want to follow up with the items that Micky talked about your can find the links here: School For Conversion 21st Century Freedom Ride: http://www.schoolforconversion.org/program/21st-century-freedom-ride Freedom Riders Documentary: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/ Bob Zellner - The Wrong Side of Murder Creek http://www.amazon.com/The-Wrong-Side-Murder-Creek/dp/1588382222?tag=651998669-20 Slavery by Another Name, PBS Documentary http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/watch/ ___________ Christian's Kick-Starter Campaign http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1883188588/blood-doctrine-my-first-novel Green for the Green's / Jordan Love *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

What better time of year to take a tour of the world and see where God is at work?  Paul Jeffrey is a unique kind of missionary:  a photo-journalist.  He travels the world to chronicle the faces and stories of God's family.  He is an engaging story-teller and (needless to say) an amazing photographer. You can learn more about him and see more of his work below. Now sit back and listen to one of the most unique missionaries you will ever hear. We go to: Philippines Serbia Congo Honduras Nebraska Egypt Then we talk about the nature and complication of missions. If you want to follow-up with Paul, visit his website/blog at http://www.kairosphotos.com/blog/ or his online gallery. You can also connect to Church World Service. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

Episode 10 of Unfolded is here. In this episode, a detective hopes that a mysterious figure named Edward might have some answers that would help him solve his baffling case. Talk to Us We truly love feedback and dialogue. Please leave comments here on the blog and let us know what you thought of this episode -- Liked it? Didn't like it? Why? And be sure to follow Matt and Jesse on twitter. Make Art With Us Matt and I love making art with people. If you'd like to submit a written piece to be considered for the show, email me. Subscribe Please subscribe to Unfolded on itunes. Non iTunes users can grab the feedburner feed HERE or listen through Stitcher. Read If you prefer reading over listening, you can read the Unfolded works here. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

Tripp and Bo tackle everything from the problem of evil (theodicy) to eschatology, kenosis to creation ex nihilo - all from a Process perspective in this mega-cast. We enjoy call from Evelyn, Nathan, Bill and Tony. Roger Olson set off a fantastic conversation with blog post last week. We have been gearing up for this episode by responding to Roger Olson, engaging Tony Jones' post, and fleshing out some pastoral implications of the Process persuasion. Be sure to check our Deacon Gilmour's Christian Humanist Podcast & the awesome Star Wars episodes!  Also get yourself subscribe to the new Christian Feminist Podcast. Books Mentioned in the Podcast God and the World & Christ in a Pluralistic Age by John Cobb Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead Against Calvinism by Roger Olson The Reality of God and Other Essays by Schubert M. Ogden A Scandalous Providence: The Jesus Story of the Compassion of God by E. Frank Tupper The Trinity & the Kingdom by Jurgen Moltmann *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***   Subscribe on iTunes Here!

F. LeRon Shults is here to discuss his book Christology & Science this Advent.  This Barrel Aged podcast has been pulled out from 2008 and it's still tasty.  LeRon is professor of Philosophy and Theology in Norway. Go pre-order his upcoming text Iconoclast Theology. With over 5 years of interviews under out belt – having gone from just friends listening to 50k – realizing that there are a ton of people who can’t get the best interviews from the past – let us introduce you to Homebrewed Christianity Barrel Aged podcast. I will be re-releasing the best interviews from the early days, super-short new intros, and hopefully doctored audio. In order to keep getting these podcasts you will need to go subscribe to the Barrel Aged podcast stream HERE. While you are there review us and share the word.   *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!***