Wrestling in Lament with Dan Saxton, Pt. 2

Wrestling in Lament with Dan Saxton, Pt. 2

This episode is the second of two parts of my conversation with Dan Saxton. He is on staff at a summer camp in Pennsylvania, is a middle school basketball coach, and sat front row at over 30 Penn State football games when he was in college. In the second part of our conversation, we discuss the concept of lament in various forms, from his and his wife’s experience with multiple miscarriages and family loss, along with resources and practices that they both found helpful over the past few years and how people can effectively love those in their lives going through miscarriage. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/hope_in_tension]

Re-calibrating Our Desires with Dan Saxton, Pt. 1

This episode is the first of two parts of my conversation with Dan Saxton. He is on staff at a summer camp in Pennsylvania, is a middle school basketball coach, and has been to every US state except for North Dakota. Sorry, North Dakota. In the first part of our conversation, we hear more about his journey from engineering to working at a summer camp, how technology impacts our outlook on life, and also the key differences and common threads that campers and counselors are experiencing now vs. when he first started working at camp. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/hope_in_tension]

Uncomfortable Absolution with Ethan Magness, Pt. 2

This episode is the second of two parts of my conversation with Ethan Magness. He is a pastor in Pennsylvania, loves the story of Les Miserables, and has memorized every single Office episode. In the second part of our conversation, we discuss potential ramifications of our current cultural moment, common misconceptions about Christian theology, and how the idea of absolution makes both the left and the right upset. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/hope_in_tension]

Grace in an Age of Rage with Ethan Magness, Pt. 1

This episode is the first of two parts of my conversation with Ethan Magness. He is a pastor in Pennsylvania, loves the story of Les Miserables, and used to design tattoos in college. In the first part of our conversation, we discuss the nature of political and religious discourse in America, deconstruction, and the philosophical ideas that play into them with the common thread of “grace in an age of rage” upending all that we understand about our current environment. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/hope_in_tension]

Overhauling Faith with Schuyler Kitchin, Pt. 2

This episode is the second of two parts of my conversation with Schuyler Kitchin. He is a musician and college ministry leader who just absolutely rocks a moustache. In the second part of our conversation, we talk about how his faith went through a complete overhaul for the better, enneagram hot takes, and how he thinks people who listen to podcasts are nerds. Sorry. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/hope_in_tension]