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Rehumanizing Our Common Life, with Shadi Hamid, Elizabeth Oldfield, Ray Pennings, and Anne Snyder
What does it take to rehumanize our common life in a moment of cultural fragility, institutional collapse, and crisis of trust? Recorded at the Washington National Cathedral for Comment magazine's…
The Cost of Loving Your Neighbour, with Jim Wallis
When a faith built to bless the nation gets quietly diverted into power, the most dangerous act left to the church may be refusing to whitewash the story and choosing instead to become a communion of…
Kinship and Gang Life, with Gregory Boyle
Father Greg Boyle has spent nearly four decades alongside gang members in Los Angeles, founding Homeboy Industries from the poorest parish in the city. "An employed gang member may or may not go back…
Resilience for the Spiritually Weary, with Tish Harrison Warren
We tell conversion stories. We tell deconversion stories. But where are the stories of the long, complicated, and faithful middle? Author and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren joins Mark Labberton…
Voting Rights, with Jemar Tisby
Historian and New York Times bestselling author Jemar Tisby joins Mark Labberton to confront the Supreme Court's 6–3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which has eviscerated Section 2 of the Voting…
The Future of College, with Matthew J. Smith
Higher education is in upheaval, and a wave of "micro colleges" is reimagining undergraduate formation. Matthew Smith, co-founder and president of Hildegard College in Costa Mesa, California, joins…
Contemplative Life, with Parker Palmer
In a season of national disorientation, Mark Labberton replays a luminous conversation with Quaker writer and contemplative Parker J. Palmer, whose voice from a few years back still sounds like it…
What AI Thinks About Humans (and Itself), with Claude AI
(You read that right: Pastor Mark Labberton welcomes Claude AI to his podcast.) What does AI think about human beings? About itself? In a unique and fascinating conversation, Pastor Mark Labberton…
America's Rehab Scandal, with Shoshana Walter
Investigative reporter Shoshana Walter has spent a decade uncovering how America's $53 billion rehab industry exploits the people it claims to help. Her debut book, Rehab: An American Scandal,…
Discovering the Young MLK, with Lerone Martin
At fifteen, Martin Luther King Jr. didn't want to be a preacher—he wanted to be a lawyer, a sharp dresser, and nothing like his father. Stanford scholar Lerone A. Martin joins Mark Labberton to…
Conviction and Compassion in Pastoral Leadership, with Corey Widmer
What does it cost to pastor faithfully in a city shaped by both beauty and deep injustice? Corey Widmer has spent twenty years navigating race, politics, and the gospel in Richmond, Virginia. "We're…
AI Ethics and Faith, with Greg Cootsona
We might be living through the most consequential technological moment in human history. In this episode, Greg Cootsona—theologian, pastor, and executive director of AI and Faith—joins Mark Labberton…
Peace and War, with Riad Kassis
Riad Kassis joins Mark Labberton from Beirut as airstrikes continue, 700,000 people have been displaced across Lebanon, and children's toys are visible in the rubble. He leads Langham Partnership and…
John: The Gospel of Encounter, with David Ford
David Ford joins Mark Labberton to explore why the Gospel of John still feels inexhaustible—cosmic, intimate, and urgently relevant in a fractured age. Ford has spent over two decades inside this…
The Power Behind the Power, with Ivan Penn
Electricity underwrites nearly every aspect of modern life, yet decisions about power, cost, and control are increasingly opaque. New York Times energy correspondent Ivan Penn joins Mark Labberton to…
Chaplaincy to the House of Representatives, with Margaret Grun Kibben
When public life feels loud and divided, what does quiet faithfulness look like? In the US House of Representatives, every legislative day begins with prayer. This responsibility rests with the…
Slow Art and Hospitality, with Makoto Fujimura
As we approach Ash Wednesday and the 2026 Lenten season, Makoto Fujimura's vision of slow art, hospitality, and kenotic creativity invites us to resist the speed, fear, and fragmentation of this…
Songs for Public Faith, with Jon Guerra
Singer-songwriter Jon Guerra joins Mark Labberton to explore devotional songwriting, public faith, and the tension between the kingdom of Jesus and American cultural power. Through music and…
Keeping the Country Safe, with Elizabeth Neumann
When federal agents kill civilians and public outrage sweeps the nation, who gets to define justified force and who gets to hold power accountable? The killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have…
Missional Church Planting, with Brad Brisco
Church planting is thriving at the very moment the church faces a crisis of credibility. What if the problem isn't too few churches—but too narrow a vision of what church is for? In this episode with…
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