Newsworthy With Norsworthy

Danielle Shroyer joins the show to discuss the history of Original Sin, the importance of starting in Genesis one instead of Genesis three, Gospel, and her new book Original Blessing. For more on this month’s sponsor The Deborah Club click here.

N.T. Wright returns to the show to discuss resurrection vs. resuscitation, humanity's vocation, tickets to Heaven, Wrath, pagan views of God, and his new book The Day the Revolution Began. For more of the work of  Dr. Wright go to NTWrightonline.org For more on this month's sponsor The Deborah Club click here.

Jonathan Storment returns to talk Stranger Things, prayer card competitions, Billy Graham's evolution,  hope, the Gospel of reconciliation, and all things October from the podcast.

Live from the E3 Conference, Dr. Richard Beck and Caleb Kaltenbach join the show for a LGBTQ centered discussion.  Why liberals and conservatives talk past each other, The Righteous Mind,  Messy Grace and hair.

Brian McLaren returns to discuss being political but not partisan, wisdom, evangelism and interfaith work, slippery slopes, progress and his new book The Great Spiritual Migration.

Luke is joined by his father, Larry Norsworthy, for episode number 200 to answer listener questions about the podcast's effect on pastoral ministry, favorite moments, quirky stories, major themes and the effect the podcast has had on Luke's relationships.

Kenneth Woodward, editor for Newsweek's religion section for four decades, joins the show to discuss Billy Graham's evolution, Catholicism vs. Protestantism on salvation, Civil Religion, miracle stories and his new book Getting Religion.

English Professor Dr. Steven Moore and theologian Randy Harris join the show to discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates's  Between the World and Me, black rage, pro wrestling, black bodies, "those who imagine themselves to be white" and the power of listening. For more on the subject by Steven and Randy check out this video.  Also check out Steven Moore's children's book Theodore Thumbs.

Richard Beck, Josh Graves and Jonathan Storment join the show to discuss the Trinity, Cosmic Christ,  saints, doubt, brain and all things September from the podcast.

In the second part of the Richard Rohr conversation about The Divine Dance we discuss the Cosmic Christ, spiral dynamics, praying to Jesus or through Jesus, the image of God, why the conservative church is more stable and the liberal's inability to worship and Aat vs. Art. Also Rohr' co-author Mike Morrell of Presence joins us to discuss writing with Richard Rohr.  For free bonus chapter of the book click here.

Richard Rohr returns to discuss U2, pagan views of God, the Gospel of John, culture consuming religion, suffering, evolution and his new book The Divine Dance. Part 1 of 2.

Science Mike returns to the podcast to discuss smart brain stuff, Pizza Mike, String Theory, Mike's pod-father why Atheists win arguments and his new book Finding God in the Waves.

Fr. James Martin SJ returns to the show to discuss Stephen Colbert, the 10th Anniversary of My Life with the Saints, Sainthood like the Baseball Hall of Fame, Thomas Merton, Thomas Aquinas, the Saint of Darkness and the humanity of the saints.

Jonathan Storment is back talking about preachers leaving ministry, educational divide in churches, Biblical criticism, work, who can read the Bible, mental health and all things August from the podcast.

Dr. Rich Little rejoins the show to discuss leaving ministry, changing beliefs, pastors just going through the motions, doubt, deconstruction, suffering, selfish reasons for preaching and footwear.

Dr. Monica Coleman joins the show to discuss mental health, faith, blackness, womanist vs. feminist theology, R&B groups vs. boy bands, forgiveness, safety, depression and her new book Bipolar Faith.

Pete Enns and Chris Green return for another conversation discussing how to read the Old Testament, experience, Romans 10, creative readings, Jewish readings vs. Greek readings, loving a theory of meaning instead of loving the Bible and certainty.

Shauna Niequist returns to the show to discuss work being a drug, Brene Brown, running from feelings, dealing with the emptiness, how we can't earn love, the power of silence, and Shauna's new book Present over Perfect.

Jonathan Storment joins the show to discuss Christian music, who would win in a fist fight between Joel Houston and James K.A. Smith, race, Jonathan running from the cops, Enneagram and of course we talk a little more about stand-up Comedy.

Wade Hodges joins the show to discuss Luke's month of doing stand up comedy. They cover topics such as the differences and similarities of preaching vs. stand up, bombing, authenticity, blue material, missional Christianity, and more.