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Episode 15: "Securing Checkpoints for Public Discourse" & "Bonhoeffer, the Racialized Church, and the Public Square"

Crossing the Cultural Divide

9. toukokuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger reflects upon the need for constructive, critical conversations in public discourse. Such discourse involves securing checkpoints for the tongue amid all the cultural turmoil and dangerous divisions in society today. He also interviews Dr. Ross …

00:48:41

Episode 16: "Reconstructing Christian Nationalism"

Crossing the Cultural Divide

9. toukokuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews Dr. Brad Harper on Christian nationalism. They provide a definition, historical and theological foundations, and how to reconstruct our understanding of the church's engagement of culture in view of Jesus and the kingdom of God.

00:51:23

Episode 17: "Weight Gain and Weightiness: On Mental, Emotional and Relational Health" & "Is Trauma All in the Head?"

Crossing the Cultural Divide

26. toukokuuta 2026

In his May reflection titled "Weight Gain and Weightiness: On Mental, Emotional and Relational Health," New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger speaks on the importance of mental, emotional and relational health in building relational bridges that bear people's glory rather than throw others over the …

00:56:09

Episode 18: "Love Like Jesus: A Proactive Response to Christian Nationalism" & "Suffering Well during Mental Health Awareness Month and Beyond".

Crossing the Cultural Divide

29. toukokuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews Pastor Andrew Thompson on his church's emphasis on loving like Jesus against the backdrop of the politicization of the Christian faith in contemporary society. We have titled this interview, "Love Like Jesus: A Proactive Response to C…

01:00:01

Episode 20: "“Babel and Jerusalem: A Tale of Two Cities in the AI Age”.

Crossing the Cultural Divide

6. elokuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews Dr. Peter Casarella, Professor of Theology at Duke Divinity School, on Pope Leo's recent encyclical on AI. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

00:45:02

Episode 19: "Flashes of Hope" & "The Fourth of July Is My Christmas Eve".

Crossing the Cultural Divide

6. elokuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger reflects upon "Flashes of Hope" against the backdrop of uncertainty and the threat of despair. He also interviews New Wine Board member Bruce Johnson on his recent New Wine post titled "The Fourth of July Is My Christmas Eve". Mixed & Edited by…

00:43:16

Episode 21: "Life Is Messy. So Is Love" & "Nothing Artificial: The Real-World Toll of AI Data Centers"

Crossing the Cultural Divide

30. lokakuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger reflects on how life is messy—and so is love. Jesus, the Word made flesh, enters our messy world to share life with us and meet us with his transforming love. Dr. Metzger also interviews New Wine President Ms. Gloria Young, who has worked extens…

00:47:39

Episode 22: "On Asian American Theology: An Invitation to Celebrate Particularity & Contextuality"

Crossing the Cultural Divide

31. lokakuuta 2026

In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews Dr. Daniel D. Lee, Academic Dean of the Asian American Center and Associate Professor of Theology and Asian American Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, on his cutting edge research on Asian American theology.

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