Leaving Religion, Following Jesus - Ronnie McBrayer on SBE

Erik Guzman February 26th, 2010

Ronnie McBrayer was born and raised in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains, and he says he barely survived his fire-and-brimstone, fundamentalist upbringing. Join Ronnie on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about being a pastor, running from the church and his journey back.

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Ronnie McBrayer writes a popular weekly newspaper column called Keeping the Faith, and his latest book is … (Read More)

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Here Is the Church, There is the Steeple, Open the Door and See All the People

John H. Armstrong February 15th, 2010

As a small child there was a quaint little saying that was common. We folded out hands and said, "Here is the church." We then put our two index fingers together and said, "There is the steeple." Then we turned our hands over and wiggled our fingers and said, "Open the door and see all the people." I know, it's dumb, really dumb. But I do remember it. There was one thing we felt really good about, back in the 1950s and 60s. The church was full of people. Some t … (Read More)

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Old Men on a Mission - Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik Guzman February 12th, 2010

With all the books Tony Campolo has written, he could kick back and retire on the royalties, but that's just not his style. Join us as Tony and Steve discuss how to keep on truckin' and have a great time doing it.

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We also talk about how Tony's relief work in Haiti is progressing a month after the earthquake, and we find out if he's led Nancy Pelosi to Christ yet. Don't mis … (Read More)

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Where Is Jesus In This?

Steve Brown January 20th, 2010

I read Charles Sheldon's book, In His Steps, years ago. It was written in 1896 and is the book where the whole WWJD thing started. If you've read it, you know that it's a story about a bunch of Christians whose lives were changed as a result of a tramp who visits their Midwestern church, challenging them to live out what they say they believe. The tramp dies, but his message changes the world of those people. The book is the story of what happens when Christians start asking the q … (Read More)

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Clusterfuzzle - Susan Isaacs on SBE

Erik Guzman January 15th, 2010

Anne Lamott says that laughter is the carbonated form of holiness. If that's true, Susan Isaacs is an effervescent, snarky, super-saint.

Join Susan on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss the tragedy in Haiti, Pat Robertson, and we finally get the answer to the question, "If there's a good God, why does he allow so much pain and suffering?" How's that for comedy?!! Waka waka.

We also talk about Susan's current projects and, in her words, "the c … (Read More)

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Love & War (The Brown Session) - John & Stasi Eldredge

Erik Guzman January 13th, 2010

Last week on Steve Brown Etc., John and Stasi Eldredge joined us to talk about their new book, Love & War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of.

Now you can get the entire interview with all the stuff we had to cut for time, uninterrupted by commercial breaks. Hear John and Stasi talk about their need for marriage counseling and how to fight well, and get more wisdom from The Old White Guy.

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