A New Kind of Normal - Carol Kent on SBE

Erik August 1st, 2008

Carol Kent was living a model Christian life as a successful author and conference speaker. Her only child graduated from Annapolis and went on to become a lieutenant in the Navy with an impeccable military record. Then the phone rang in the middle of the night and everything changed.

The voice on the other end of the line said her son had been arrested for murdering his wife's ex-husband.

Use one of the options below to hear Steve Brown and Carol talk about her gut-wrenching story and … (Read More)

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Take This Bread - Sara Miles on SBE

Erik July 25th, 2008

Sara Miles was a passionate atheist, but early one morning curiosity got the best of her and she walked into the open doors of St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in San Francisco. She was offered a piece of bread and some wine, she took it and walked out of the church a Christian.

Use one of the options below to hear Sara and Steve talk about her radical conversion and what happened next.

Sara is a journalist who has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Out, The Progressi … (Read More)

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The Church & Politics - Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik July 18th, 2008

Our Favorite Lib., Tony Campolo, joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to give us the latest on his efforts to represent pro-lifers “to the highest members of the Democratic Party.” Use one of the options below to listen.

Mr. Campolo has been appointed to the Democratic Party's platform committee and he says Democratic officials are open to hearing his argument that abortion is a human rights issue. We talk about that and the need for Christians to "speak truth to power& … (Read More)

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An Evangelical Manifesto - Guinness & Smith on SBE

Erik July 11th, 2008

Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss An Evangelical Manifesto with one of its primary authors, Os Guinness, and one of its more vocal critics, Warren Smith.

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The culture wars have created a lot of confusion and consternation around the term "Evangelical." So, a group of Christian leaders have come together to clear things up with An Evangelical Manifesto. Os Guinness and the other authors of the manifesto hope to, "ma … (Read More)

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The Tragedy of American Compassion - Marvin Olasky on SBE

Erik July 4th, 2008

Dr. Marvin Olasky joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to discuss his book, The Tragedy of American Compassion. Use one of the options below to listen.

Bill Bennett once called The Tragedy of American Compassion “the most important book on welfare and social policy in a decade. Period.” It influenced the Clinton Administration’s welfare reform and deeply affected George W. Bush’s policies. But with the war on terror, the ideas in The Tragedy of American Compassion have taken a … (Read More)

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Why They're Not Emergent - Kevin and Ted on SBE

Erik June 27th, 2008

Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck are young, passionate, surrounded by diversity and engaged in passionate dialog with a postmodern world. So why aren't they emerging or Emergent or…whatever?

Kevin and Ted join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to give us the answer. Use one of the options below to listen.

Kevin DeYoung is the senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. Ted Kluck is a journalist and author. They joined forces to write, Why We're No … (Read More)

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