Recovering Hypocrite

Noel and Doug Bursch about why social media divides us and how followers of Jesus can show the world a better way.

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Noel talks with Dr. Tammy Smith about why everyone is triggered, people in ministry are targeted, so many are deconstructing, and how the tide is turning toward deeper spiritual health.

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Noel talks with Pastor Adam Ramsey about his new book, Truth on Fire, and why it is so imperative that Christians learn to disagree "with a Christian accent." They talk about how pride is at the root of not just our disagreeable tone, but also our prayerlessness and impatience.

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Noel talks with Pastor Kurt Hannah about developing rhythms of rest to avoid emotional burnout.

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Noel talks with pastor Timothy Peng of Lansing Chinese Christian Church about making it through difficult seasons and the life-giving practices of walking, napping, and even playing video games. Here are some links to some of the stuff they talked about:

On this episode, Noel talks with Young Yi, MSU Venue Director at Riverview Church. They talk about the unique experience of leading in a predominantly white evangelical church as an Asian-American and the subtle ways our culture often makes the AAPI community feel like perpetual foreigners in their own country. 

In this episode, Noel talks with Joseph Harris, Coordinator of the Center of Diversity and Inclusion at DePauw University in Indiana and Ph.D. student in urban education literacy at Michigan State University. They talk about ways Christians and Pastors in predominantly white churches can practically think and talk about race issues, during times of crisis and in between.

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In this episode, Noel talks with Acts 29 church planters Tim and Patty Kimberley. They share about their journey from the Northwest to the Midwest and how they experienced the grace of God through some difficult pain.

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In this episode, Noel talks to author Dr. Nate Collins (founder of Revoice). They discuss Collins’ book, All But Invisible: Exploring Identity Questions at the Intersection of Faith, Gender, and Sexuality.

“For many years the intersection of gay identity and Christian identity in the United States was a virtual no-man’s land. In All But Invisible, author Nate Collins explores the cultural background of this claim and outlines a vision for Christian community in which straight and nonstraight people might be reconciled so they can flourish together in full awareness of their shared humanity.”

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On this episode, Noel sits down with Daniel Yang, Director of the Send Institute, a think tank that focuses on evangelism and church planting. They have a wide ranging conversation how the church can, will, and must change during the present crisis. They also talk about how to help small businesses survive and the alarming increase of racism toward Asians because of the coronavirus.

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In this bonus episode, Noel talks about the recent "quarantining of the body of Christ" as many churches have cancelled services or moved them online temporarily. He talks about his personal experience with self-quarantining and gives two biblical reasons why it is entirely appropriate and Christ exalting for local churches to not gather in person for a season.

Noel hangs out with a couple of his favorite Lutherans (Daniel Emery Price and Erick Sorensen) to chat about grace and law in the Parables of Jesus. Here's a few links to stuff they talked about:

Noel sits down with Karen Swallow Prior (English Professor at Liberty University) for a wide-ranging conversation about reading, preaching, tweeting, and the common tonal qualities of Twitter and 18th Century England. Here's a few links to some of the stuff they talked about:

In this episode, Noel takes a stroll through the few weeks leading up to Easter in the Gospel accounts, highlighting specific acts of grace in Jesus's actions and words.

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On this episode, Noel talks with his friend Joel Muddamalle, the Director of Theology for Proverbs 31 Ministries about the touchy topic of race. They talk about how there is not enough grace in a lot of racial conversations, why there is a desperate need to lay down our tiredness and (justified) frustrations for the sake of unity in the body of Christ, and the pervasive shame that hitchhikes alongside good intentions.

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