Crossing the Cultural Divide

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

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 Christian Nationalism". Dr. Metzger also interviews Dr. David Timms on his recent book, Suffering Well. The title of the interview is "Suffering Well during Mental Health Awareness Month and Beyond". Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast [https://www.nextdaypodcast.com/] info@nextdaypodcast.com [info@nextdaypodcast.com]

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

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 bridge in our throwaway culture.  He also interviews licensed mental health counselor Ms. Marcella Graziano on trauma and resilience. This interview is titled "Is Trauma All in the Head?"

Episode 16: "Reconstructing Christian Nationalism"

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.

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

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 Halbach on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his import for engaging the racialized church and the public square today. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast [https://www.nextdaypodcast.com/] info@nextdaypodcast.com [info@nextdaypodcast.com]

Episode 14: Beyond the Blame Game: Working Through Trauma to Experience Healing

In this episode, Dr. Paul Louis Metzger interviews Dr. Steve Tracy on "Beyond the Blame Game: Working through Trauma to Experience Healing". Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast [https://www.nextdaypodcast.com/] info@nextdaypodcast.com [info@nextdaypodcast.com]