Love it or hate it, social networking is here to stay. People spend more than 110 billion minutes a month on sites like Facebook and Twitter. That translates to a lot of status updates and tweets as people seek to connect with one another. But do they really, and to what end?

Join Toni Birdsong on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about her new book, @stickyJesus: how to live out your faith online. Is social networking an unprecedented opportunity to reach out to hurting people the way Jesus did or is it just a fun way to share this kind of thing? Let's talk.

Toni is a partner in Birdsong Creative. She's a self-described, “Communications Snob, Idea Wrangler, Entrepreneur and Author gaining fun and profit from an incurable case of Creative Obsessive Disorder.”

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Join Jim Henderson on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with him about his new book, The Resignation of Eve: What If Adam's Rib Is No Longer Willing to Be the Church's Backbone? Millions of today's most committed Christians may be ready to bail on the organized church. What can be done? Start clicking.

Jim Henderson is a speaker, author, producer and subversive. His company, Jim Henderson Presents, produces live events and TV projects that look at the important role of religious spirituality in our lives. He holds a doctorate in transformational leadership and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fox News and This American Life with Ira Glass.

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Nate Larkin is no stranger to sex addiction. He was a pastor, married and had three kids when he picked up his first prostitute on the way to lead a candlelight service on Christmas Eve. Join us as we talk with him about fathers, sons, porn and grace, and what it looks like to move from obsession toward freedom.

Nate is the author of Samson and the Pirate Monks and founder of the Samson Society.

Hear more of Nate's story on his previous appearance on Steve Brown Etc., "From Reputation to Freedom."

Brennan Manning has touched countless lives with his message that God is a daddy who passionately loves us as we are, not as we should be. Now in the winter of his life, Brennan has given us the costly gift of a brutally (and beautifully) honest look at the man behind that message.

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Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with John Blase, co-author of Brennan Manning's latest, and likely last, book All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir. It's the story of a son, brother, soldier, priest, husband, author, speaker, alcoholic and beloved child of Abba who has come to embody the radical message of the gospel of grace.

John Blase is the developmental editor for David C. Cook Publishing. He's the author of Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas and co-author, along with Brennan Manning, of the children's book Smack Dab in the Middle of God's Love.

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After a careful survey of all the important topics we could cover to set the tone for 2012 on Steve Brown Etc., we decided on Justin Bieber's new tattoo of Jesus (see pic).

Seriously, Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning veteran journalist and syndicated religion columnist who is best known for her personal interview profiles of Barack Obama, Bono, Anne Rice, and many others. In her new book, Belieber!: Fame, Faith, and the Heart of Justin Bieber, Cathleen turns the spotlight on the insanely popular teen megastar for an in-depth look at his surprisingly humble faith. What kind of influence is he having on the hearts and minds of his global audience? Start clicking.

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Join Tullian Tchividjian on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about the radical good news in his book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything. It just might set you free!

Tullian is Billy Graham's grandson and pastor of one of America's best-known churches, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Listen and experience the magic of dueling Christmas music, the out-scrooging of the Old White Guy, and even a touch from the Christmas Spirit.

This is the place for radical freedom and infectious joy to the world. Heck, Steve may even throw in some free sins!

And from everyone here at Steve Brown Etc., have a Merry Christmas!

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Tony Campolo joins us regularly on Steve Brown Etc. He's professor emeritus at Eastern University and the founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, an organization that develops schools and social programs in various third world countries and in cities across North America. He's the author of over 35 books, blogs regularly at his website, RedLetterChristians.org, and can also be found on both Facebook and Twitter

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Join Mark Galli on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his new book, Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit. It may not be the most comforting thought, but Galli shows how the way to a fresh experience of God's grace and unconditional love is often through crisis.

If you're going through a tough time, don't miss this one!

Mark Galli is senior managing editor of Christianity Today and the author, co-author and editor of several books. Visit Mark's blog at MarkGalli.com.

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Join Chuck Colson on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about ethics and his new DVD series, Doing the Right Thing.

As a new Christian, Colson founded Prison Fellowship in 1976 after doing time for Watergate-related charges. (He was President Nixon's "hatchet man.") He's also the founder of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, the author of over 30 books and the host of Breakpoint.

Find out more about the six-part exploration of ethics Colson put together with Brit Hume, Ben Stein, Dr. Robert George and others at DoingTheRightThing.com.

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Join Tullian Tchividjian on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about the radical good news in his book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything. It just might set you free!

Tullian is Billy Graham's grandson and pastor of one of America's best-known churches, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Join Skye Jethani on Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about the misguided ways people try to relate to God, and then invites us to a life with God in freedom!

Skye is senior editor of Leadership Journal. He's also a pastor, speaker and author of With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God. Join Skye online at SkyeJethani.com.

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Join Beau Armistead on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about why he traded in his cubicle for a converted school bus and became a nomad.

Beau is a co-founder of Nomad's Land, a place of rest, community and spiritual growth for nomads. Find out more at TheNomadsLand.org.

Also, be sure to go to NomadAuction.com this weekend to buy autographed books and CDs, vacation getaways, handmade items and more. All the proceeds will go to benefit Nomad's Land.

Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as John Eldredge uncovers the vandalized image of Jesus who he says is far more "playful, funny, earthy, human, irreverent–and unapologetically unreligious" than many think.

John Eldredge is a New York Times bestselling author and the founder of Ransomed Heart Ministries. His new book is titled Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus. Go to BeautifulOutlaw.net to get info on the Outlawcast with John Eldredge coming up Novermber 14th, watch the trailer for the book and more!

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Join Travis on Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about living the real-life horrors of learning his father is a serial killer and his "journey through hell that led to heaven."

Travis Vining is the author of Transforming Darkness to Light for Giving: Spiritual Lessons from My Life with a Serial Killer and he facilitates intensive healing retreats that focus on family of origin issues.

Get Travis' book and find out more at VictoryThroughPeace.com.

According to a recent article by Whitehead, warrantless SWAT team raids are becoming commonplace and a rising number of innocent people are being subjected to brutal tactics in the failed war on drugs. All the while the Fourth Amendment is going up in smoke.

Join John W. Whitehead on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his article The War on Drugs Has Become the War on the American People and discuss repealing the pot prohibition.

John W. Whitehead is the author of The Change Manifesto and president of The Rutherford Institute, one of America's premier civil liberties organizations.

Brennan Manning has touched countless lives with his message that God is a daddy who passionately loves us as we are, not as we should be. Now in the winter of his life, Brennan has given us the costly gift of a brutally (and beautifully) honest look at the man behind that message.

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Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with John Blase, co-author of Brennan Manning's latest, and likely last, book All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir. It's the story of a son, brother, soldier, priest, husband, author, speaker, alcoholic and beloved child of Abba who has come to embody the radical message of the gospel of grace.

John Blase is the developmental editor for David C. Cook Publishing. He's the author of Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas and co-author, along with Brennan Manning, of the children's book Smack Dab in the Middle of God's Love.

Join Kimberly on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to hear how she let go of it all and found herself in God's dream, saving thousands from human trafficking, disease and genocide.

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Kimberly L. Smith is the president and co-founder of Make Way Partners, a mission organization committed to ending human trafficking. She's also the author of Passport through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances. Find out more at KimberlyLSmith.com and get involved at MakeWayPartners.org.

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Synopsis from CourageousTheMovie.com:

Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.

While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they're quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.

When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?

Filled with action-packed police drama, COURAGEOUS is the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures, the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. Riveted moviegoers will once again find themselves laughing, crying, and cheering as they are challenged and inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children.

Protecting the streets is second nature to these men. Raising their children in a God-honoring way? That's courageous.

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Listen as we talk with Lisa Sharon Harper and D.C. Innes about their new book Left, Right & Christ: Evangelical Faith in Politics.

Lisa is director of mobilizing at the progressive Christian Justice organization, Sojourners. D.C. Innes is associate professor of politics at The King's College in New York.

We also talk about the potentially revolutionary news out of CERN that scientists may have found particles that travel faster than the speed of light. Don't throw out your Einstein books just yet.

Dr. Ross is a peer-reviewed astrophysicist. He has a PhD from the University of Toronto and is the author of a number of books including Creation as Science and The Creator and the Cosmos. Dr. Ross is also the founder of Reasons to Believe, a group of scholars who proclaim the message that logic, science and testable truth support, rather than erode, trust in the transcendent God of the Bible.

Join Nancy Guthrie on Steve Brown Etc. as she tells her story and helps us find joy in the presence of God on the path of pain.

Nancy and her husband are the hosts of Respite, a retreat for couples who have faced the death of a child. Nancy has also written a number of books on dealing with suffering and faith. Connect with Nancy and her work at NancyGuthrie.com.

For listeners in Central Florida, Nancy is speaking for the Peacemaker Ministries Conference, September 22-25. She'll also be speaking at Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs on September 23rd.

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You've probably seen Tony talking about politics and religion on Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, Politically Incorrect, etc. He's Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University and the Founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. Find out more about our favorite lib at TonyCampolo.org.

Tony joins us regularly on Steve Brown Etc. and in The Guest Room. He's the author of over 35 books, blogs regularly at his website, redletterchristians.org, and can also be found on both Facebook and Twitter.

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Richard Foster has returned from the stillness to tell us about the surprising nature of the God he encountered there. Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Dr. Foster about his new book, Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer.

Richard Foster is the founder of Renovaré and the author of the best-selling books, Celebration of Discipline and Freedom of Simplicity.

The Outlaw Preachers are a diverse, ragtag, online community gathered around one unifying idea… grace. Sometimes that looks like a shootout in a saloon. Sometimes it's nothing less than the incarnation of divine love.

Join Pastor Nar, Khad Young and Brandon Mouser as we talk about the Outlaws, grace and the Outlaw Preachers (re)Union coming up September 25-29 in Nashville, TN.

Click the links on the guys' names to find out more about them and be sure to check out the sites and podcasts we mentioned during the show: OutlawPreachers.com, LosingMyReligionPodcast.com, TheNerdiverse.com and Zach's week on Key Life.

The way Christians treated Walker through this very difficult time not only pushed him out of the church, it almost made him give up on the faith.

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Join Walker Armstrong on Steve Brown Etc. for an open and honest discussion of why broken people don't feel welcome in the church and what needs to change for them to even consider "coming home."

Walker is an executive coach, conference speaker, educator and author of Missing Treasures: How to Help Wayward Christians Come Back Home. (He has also started going to church again.)

Join Collin Hansen and Dr. John Woodbridge on Steve Brown Etc. as we attempt to answer those questions and talk about their book, A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir.

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Collin Hansen is editorial director for the Gospel Coalition. He's also the author of Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey with the New Calvinists.

Dr. John Woodbridge is research professor of Church History and History of Christian Thought at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He was previously senior editor of Christianity Today. Dr. Woodbridge is also a recipient of four Gold Medallion Book Awards.

Join leading sociologist Dr. Bradley Wright this week on Steve Brown Etc. as he tries to convince Steve and the crew that we shouldn't run up the credit cards as the planet slides into chaos.

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Dr. Wright is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut and author of Upside: Surprising Good News About the State of Our World. His last book, Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites…and Other Lies You've Been Told, received the 2011 Christianity Today Book Award. So he has that going for him… which is nice. Visit brewright.com for all things Dr. Bradley R.E. Wright.

Join Michael on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about the power imagination has to make the Scriptures come alive by bridging the chasm between our hearts and minds.

Michael Card has sold over 4 million records and has written over 19 number one hits. He has authored or co-authored more than 19 books and he's recorded over 23 albums. Not bad for someone who just wanted to quietly teach the Bible (got a little sidetracked there).

Michael gets back on track with his new book that he co-authored with God, Luke: The Gospel of Amazement. Listen as we talk about that and hear selections from his companion CD to the book, Luke: A World Turned Upside Down.

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Join Jeff Rosenau on Steve Brown Etc. this week as we talk about his book, When Christians Act Like Christians: God's Call to Christlike Civility.

Jeff Rosenau is the founder and president of Accountability Ministries, an organization that exists to teach Christians how to relate to people with different views. He's also the author of Building Bridges Not Walls and Christlike Dialogue.