Shake the Dust

Nov 22 2024 77 ep. 41 mins 5
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Seeking Jesus, confronting injustice–Shake the Dust features candid interviews and informed discussions that guide us as we resist the idols of America.

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Election Questions, Anti-Blackness, and Hope Outside the Church - A Season Finale Mailbag

Nov 22 2024 53 mins  
It’s our season finale! We’re answering listener questions and talking:- Staying grounded and emotionally healthy post-election- Some mistakes people are making in their election analysis- Why the politics of identity will never go away in America- How the Church can and can’t fight anti-Blackness and other forms of injustice- Where you can hear us in between seasons- And a l

Grief, and What to Do After the Election

Nov 06 2024 48 mins  
This is the recording of the conversation we had earlier today on Substack Live reacting to the election. We got into different kinds of grief people may be feeling and our responses to them, how to move forward in the church with uncompromising empathy, and what we thought of the somewhat surprising demographic shifts in this race. There is an AI transcript on the video version of

Bonus Episode: Our October Subscriber Conversation

Nov 01 2024 17 mins  
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.ktfpress.comListen to a recording of our monthly subscriber chat from this past Tuesday, where Jonathan, Sy, and our subscribers get into:- How to practice hope and peacemaking in fearful times like this election season- How peace is different than unity, and takes power dynamics into account- How hope is shaped by G

How Christians Can Help End Homelessness with Kevin Nye

Oct 25 2024 64 mins  
Today, Jonathan and Sy speak with author and housing advocate Kevin Nye about the Church and homelessness. We get into:- The ineffective housing policies Christians often promote- The bad theology behind those policies- A run-in Kevin had with institutional resistance to his view that governments shouldn’t criminalize homelessness- How churches can get things right in ministries

How Our Faith Has Changed, and Why That Change Is Good

Oct 11 2024 54 mins  
On today’s episode, we discuss the ways our faith has changed as we’ve grown in discipleship and justice work. Our spiritual practices, as well as our relationships with church, God, and the non-Christian world have all transformed over time, sometimes in surprising ways that would have made us uncomfortable in our earlier years as followers of Jesus. It’s a personal and inst

How to Stay Faithful to Jesus in Politics with Lisa Sharon Harper

Sep 27 2024 67 mins  
Today, we’re talking with veteran activist and theologian, the one and only, Lisa Sharon Harper! The conversation covers:- Lisa’s journey finding Jesus outside of Whiteness and White evangelicalism- The centrality of advocating for political and institutional policy change to our faith in Jesus- How respecting the image of God in all people is the starting point for following J

Bonus Episode - September Subscriber Chat

Sep 26 2024 14 mins  
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.ktfpress.comToday’s bonus episode is the recording of our most recent monthly subscriber Zoom conversations. This is the second of these we’ve released (the first was here). Give them a listen and join us for the next one! In this episode, the group discusses:- Books and other resources that have been particularl

How Trump Makes Confessing Christ Controversial for Christians

Sep 13 2024 40 mins  
Today, we’re talking all about the recently-released Confession of Evangelical Conviction:- What the confession is and what it says- Why we signed it and got involved promoting it- How the American church got to the point where a confession of very basic political theology like this is necessary- And after that conversation, we talk the many layers of Christian nationalism involv

What Does the Bible Say about Political Discipleship?

Aug 30 2024 53 mins  
Today, our episode’s all about discipleship around political engagement, based on a series of Bible studies Jonathan and his team at his real job recently created for this election season and beyond. Some points we hit:- Why it is essential for our political action to understand we were not created for this world- Why followers of Jesus won’t overemphasize the importance of pol

How Can I Tell Good from Bad Theology? with Jesse Wheeler

Aug 16 2024 58 mins  
Today, we talk with theologian and activist Jesse Wheeler about the rotten fruit of the West’s theology in Palestine and the broader region. We get into:- How everyday Christians can tell the difference between good and bad theology- Examples of the fruit of bad Western theology in Palestine and the region of the Middle East/North Africa- How we must acknowledge the horrible effe