The Ride Home with John and Kathy

4:00 PM to 4:10 PM **The Top 4 at 4** 4:10 PM to 4:25 PM Returning to church ... GUEST Michelle Van Loon ... author of several books, including "Born to Wander: Recovering the Value of Our Pilgrim Identity," and her most recent, "Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Midlife" ... Michelle is a regular contributor to Christianity Today's women's blog, In Touch magazine, and is the co-founder of a website for midlife women and men ... (Since coming to faith in Christ at the tail end of the Jesus Movement, her Jewish heritage, spiritual hunger, and storyteller's sensibilities have shaped her faith journey and informed her writing) 4:25 PM to 4:35 PM ** Los Angeles County to require masks indoors — regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status 4:35 PM to 4:50 PM My sister & I are on a mission to Try New Things as we all emerge from lockdown (and podcasting about it). I'm determined to keep adventure in my life after leaving my adventurous life in Indonesia 2 yrs ago ... GUEST Rebecca Hopkins ... GUEST Rebecca Hopkins ... a journalist living in Colorado ... She spent 14 yrs in Indonesia and writes about international nonprofit work. 4:50 PM to 5:00 PM **World’s happiest country seeks migrants (Barrons) ... + ... **Making deer glow to prevent cars from hitting them (BoingBoing)** 5:00 PM to 5:10 PM **Parents who never stopped searching (NYT)** 5:10 PM to 5:25 PM Don’t believe in systemic racism? Let’s talk about the sexual revolution ... GUEST Dr Karen Swallow Prior ... Research Professor of English & Christianity & Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ... She is the author of, most recently, "On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Literature" ... She is also co-editor of "Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues," and has contributed to numerous other books.  5:25 PM to 5:35 PM ** Kraft Unveils New Mac & Cheese Ice Cream Mac & Cheese Mashup: The Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is unveiling a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese- flavored ice cream. 5:35 PM to 5:50 PM EVERGREEN: Practicing mindfulness online ... GUEST Doug Bursch ... copastor of Evergreen Foursquare Church in Auburn, Wash ... the host and producer of The Fairly Spiritual Show radio program and podcast (from May 21, 21) 5:50 PM to 6:00 PM **Fun Stuff in Pgh coming up**See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.