Jesus Freak - Sara Miles on SBE

Erik Guzman February 19th, 2010

Sara Miles is a self-described "free-range Christian." She's a former atheist who experienced a radical conversion, so she didn't grow up in church bored by sermons. As a result, she really believes that "this thing is real." Her new book is Jesus Freak: Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead.

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Destruction in Haiti (and the Destructiveness of Words)

Susan Isaacs February 2nd, 2010

My husband Larry used to travel a lot when he wrote for World Vision. He visited countries all over the world that suffer from poverty. World Vision's mission is to help the poor with basic needs and education. Larry's a pretty idealistic guy, but Haiti was the only country he felt was beyond hope. He could physically feel the oppression and despair. He couldn't wait to leave. In fact, the official he interviewed encouraged him to do so as soon as possible. Get out of Dodge.

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Steve Brown Etc. Pop Program Archive

Erik Guzman October 23rd, 2008

Don't miss these popular episodes of Steve Brown Etc. Click on the links below to read a description of the topics covered and to access the audio.

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- Tony Campolo - The Church & politics

- Dine … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 07.29.08 - Miles to Go?

Erik Guzman July 30th, 2008

Sara Miles is the author of Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, a book that tells the story of how eating Jesus' flesh and drinking His blood changed her life.

The recent SBE program with Sara has the emails and comments flying. So, on this edition of Etcetera we talk about Sara's radical conversion and how, for some, it's not radical enough.

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- Sara Miles on SBE

- Michael Spencer (Th … (Read More)

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Take This Bread - Sara Miles on SBE

Erik Guzman 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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Etcetera - 07.22.08 - Priming the Pump

Erik Guzman July 23rd, 2008

The Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness hasn't flowed for a couple weeks. Join us on this edition of Etcetera as we crank the podcast up post-hiatus and blow out the rusty chunks.

Don't miss one mediocre minute as I recount my non-vacation and Hurk and I talk about The Dark Knight (and The Golden Girls).

Here are some links that came up in this show…

- Marvin Olasky, Os Guinness and Tony Campolo on SBE

- Celebate - Stop unwanted pregnancies with this wonder of modern s … (Read More)

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