# Brian Mclaren

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"What Belongs to God?" Matthew 22:15-22 | Episode 281

A question about paying Caesar’s tax sounds simple...until you notice who is asking, what the coin says, and who is carrying it. Elizabeth Garnsey and Rob Schwartz explore the strange alliance trying to trap Jesus, the imperial claims stamped onto a denarius, and the question beneath Jesus’ answer:…

In Conversation with Brian McLaren

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. In this special episode, recorded at the 2024 Greenbelt Festival, PCN Britain’s Chair Simon Cross sits down for a conversation with the American theologian and author Brian D McLaren. A former college English teacher and pastor, Brian is a …

Are We Thinking About Discipleship All Wrong? | Jessie Cruickshank & Julia Schmaltz

What does it actually mean to make disciples? And have churches been approaching spiritual formation in ways that overlook how people really grow and change? Jessie Cruickshank and Julia Schmaltz join Loren to discuss their new book, Becoming Good News: Reimagining Discipleship Through Identity, S…

124: Emergence Christianity and Mormonism, Part 2

It goes without saying that religion is intricately tied to culture. And since this is so, when we find that the various ways of thinking and institutions that create culture are shifting, so will we find religion in all its forms asking new questions, sorting through "the way things have always be…

123: Emergence Christianity and Mormonism, Part 1

It goes without saying that religion is intricately tied to culture. And since this is so, when we find that the various ways of thinking and institutions that create culture are shifting, so will we find religion in all its forms asking new questions, sorting through "the way things have always be…

October Rebroadcast: A Conversation With Brian McLaren

This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by How to Not Suck as a Christian by Jeremy Steele. Published by Quoir and available now In this episode we chat with Brian McLaren Brian McLaren is a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed speaker and outspoken advocate for 'a new kind of Ch…

Is Progressive Christianity Undermining Biblical Truth?

Is Progressive Christianity Undermining Biblical Truth? What distinguishes legitimate theological questioning from a revision of historic Christianity? In this episode, Lenny Esposito is joined by Anthony Costello and Christian researcher David Walcott to discuss progressive Christianity, theologi…

Genesis 37-50 — The Pit and The Feast

Today's episode features an audio essay from Edith Woodley on the Biblical story of Joseph, which she first knew as a child in its tidy, happily-ever-after form. Brian McLaren and Randy Woodley respond, tracing how favoritism, from Jacob’s family to colonial rule in Rwanda and Burundi, can create c…

Learn to Handle Doubt, Vote with Jesus, and Headline Praying

Post your thoughts here. If you want a reply email me at connectTFJ@yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Afraid to voice your doubts? Unsure how your faith fits in the voting booth? Overwhelmed by the news? This episode is for you. Overview In this special magazine-format episode of Track…