Episodes
Author Kaitlyn Schiess joins the show to discuss her recent book, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor.
Published 07/12/22
Mark and Rex are joined by their award winning student associate producer, Matthew Todd, to recap the highlights of season 3. TRANSCRIPT 0:01 Everyone welcome to Jessup think I'm your host Mark Moore 0:04 and your co-host Rex Gurney and resident minion, Matthew, Todd, 0:07 and Rex and Matthew, we are excited today. This is Season Three finales. And this is our final one before we go into summer reruns. And we're just going to look back at the show, and we're going to introduce you...
Published 06/28/22
Professor Matt Godshall joins the show to explore what true masculinity looks like. This episode expands on our previous session toxic masculinity. TRANSCRIPT 0:01 Everyone. Welcome to Jessup think I'm your host Mark Moore 0:03 and your co host Rex gurney. 0:05 Now on the show Rex. We have Dr. Matthew Godshall joining us again, he is our esteemed New Testament and Greek. 0:14 Professor, he has the office right across from you. He does Yeah, right across the way. And we're...
Published 06/14/22
Esteemed Hebrew Scriptures professor Cynthia Schafer-Elliott joins the show before she heads out to join the biblical studies department at Baylor University. TRANSCRIPT 0:01 Everyone welcome to Jessup Think. I'm your host Mark Moore 0:04 and your co host Rex gurney. 0:06 Rex, we are here in the fishbowl studios on the beautiful campus of William Jessup University. And on the show today we have a fellow colleague, Dr. Cynthia Schaefer-Elliot is actually gonna be leaving Jessup...
Published 05/31/22
Author Os Guinness joins the show to talk about his new book, The Great Quest: Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning.
Published 05/17/22
English professor Cameron Wilson joins the show to discuss the importance of good literature in pursuit of a deeper faith.
Published 05/03/22
Sociologist George Yancey joins the show to discuss his new book Beyond Racial Division: A Unifying Alternative to Colorblindness and Antiracism.
Published 04/19/22
Pastor Kevin J. Adams joins the show to chat about his new book, Living Under Water: Baptism as a Way of Life.
Published 04/05/22
Dr. Brad Harper, theology professor from Multnomah University, joins Mark and Rex to talk about his book which he co-wrote with his son, Drew, entitled Space at the Table: Conversations Between an Evangelical Theologian and His Gay Son.
Published 03/22/22
Dr. Erin Ambrose joins the show again to chat with Mark and Rex about gender stereotypes in the church and the harm they cause.
Published 03/08/22
Scholar Thomas E. Reynolds joins the show to talk about how disability is handled in the church and how the church can foster a more open and hospitable community.
Published 02/08/22
Theologian Kelly Kapic joins us again to talk about our new book You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News.
Published 01/25/22
Jessup professor Derek Zahnd joins the show to talk about his recent book Hope for Unity and Diversity: How To Be A Christian Without Being A Jerk.
Published 01/11/22
Sociologist Felicia Song from Westmont College joins the show to discuss her new book Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age.
Published 12/28/21
One of Jessup's beloved Psychology professors, Melanie Trowbridge, joins Mark and Rex to examine the growing mental health crisis among young adults and how the Church needs to respond.
Published 12/14/21
Mark and Rex discuss the importance and beauty of the Advent season as well as the significance of the structure of the Church year. This episode is a wonderful way to thoughtfully begin the Holiday season and and excellent frame for the coming year.
Published 11/30/21
Historian Priscilla Pope-Levison joins the show to talk about her book Models of Evangelism. The book is a fascinating survey of eight models of evangelism highlighting the diverse ways in which the gospel is proclaimed. TRANSCRIPT 0:01 Welcome to Jessup tank. I'm your host Mark Moore, 0:04 and he co hosts Rex gurney. And Rex. 0:06 We're so excited to have Priscilla Pope Levison on the show. She's an associate dean of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and...
Published 11/19/21
Psychologist and award winning researcher Hillary McBride explores the broken and unhealthy ideas we have inherited about our bodies in her new book The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living. TRANSCRIPT 0:01 Everyone welcome to Jessup think I'm your host Mark Moore, and your co host Rex. Rex on the show today, we have Hilary McBride. She's a psychologist and an award winning researcher. And she's going to explore the broken and unhealthy...
Published 11/16/21
Dr. Loren Haarsma, professor of physics and astronomy at Calvin University, joins the show to talk about his recent book, When Did Sin Begin? Human Evolution and the Doctrine of Original Sin. TRANSCRIPT 0:01 Hey everyone. Welcome to Jessup think I'm your host Mark Moore 0:04 and your co host Rex gurney. 0:05 And Rex on the show. Today, we pulled out the big guns we got Dr. Loren Haarsma. Here is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin University. And his recent book is when...
Published 11/02/21
Lead editor of the First Nations Version, Terry Wildman, joins the show to talk about this excited new indigenous translation of the New Testament. For more info on the translation, go to firstnationsversion.com.
Published 10/19/21
Author Kaitlyn Schiess joins the show to discuss her recent book, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor.
Published 09/22/21
Welcome to season 3! Mark and Rex kick off the new season by looking back at their summer reading list. You will find a great variety in their selections and hopefully a new book to read.
Published 09/07/21
Dan Kimball joins the show to discuss his new book How (Not) To Read the Bible.
Published 08/24/21
New York Times' Bestselling author, Jemar Tisby, joins Mark and Rex again to discuss his new book How to Fight Racism. TRANSCRIPT 0:00 Hey everyone, 0:01 welcome to the jest of thing podcast. I'm Taylor, the producer of the show. I'm here to let you know that these summer episodes are reruns of previous episodes from season two of the show. These were handpicked by Mark and Rex themselves. 0:14 And here they are with a few thoughts. Everyone, welcome back to our second interview...
Published 08/10/21
New York Times' Bestselling author, Jemar Tisby, joins Mark and Rex to discuss his book The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism. TRANSCRIPT 0:00 Hey everyone, welcome to the jest of thing podcast. I'm Taylor, the producer of the show. I'm here to let you know that these summer episodes are reruns of previous episodes from season two of the show. These were handpicked by Mark and Rex themselves. 0:14 And here they are with a few thoughts....
Published 07/27/21