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The UpWords Podcast — 196 episodes
Leadership Through Suffering and Surrender | Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin
Belonging Is Not Proximity | Rev. Dr. Alex Gee
What Is the Bible Actually For? | Jeff Dryden
From Newsroom to Pulpit: A Conversation with Phil Haslanger
Loving Our Neighborhoods Together | Jon Anderson
A Quick Update on our Summer Release Schedule
Israel, the End Times & the Evangelical Imagination | Dan Hummel
Rediscovering the Bible as Wisdom Literature — Tim Mackie of BibleProject
Water from a Deep Well: Recovering the Riches of Historic Christianity | Dr. Jerry Sittser
How Do Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently? | Seth Whitaker
Bad Religion, Good News: Surviving Church Disappointment | Scott Bessenecker
Pastoring for Monday: Helping the Church Take Work Seriously | Matt Rusten
A Jewish Scholar on What Christians miss when Reading the Bible | Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
PREVIEW: American Evangelicals - A History Podcast
TRAILER: American Evangelicals - A History Podcast
Reading as a Spiritual Practice | Jeff Crosby
Faith, Politics, and the Culture War | Justin Giboney
Dallas Willard's Vision for Discipleship: Kingdom Apprenticeship | Keas Keasler
What Does It Mean to Be Human in the Age of AI? | Noreen Herzfeld
The Gospel of Being Human: How Asking Better Questions of the Bible Reveals Who We Are | Reed Dent
Forgiveness, Peacemaking, and the Courage to Reconcile | Todd Deatherage
Making Peace with the Proximate: Vocation, Faithfulness, and the Questions That Shape a Life | Steve Garber
Building Madison: Placemaking, Belonging, and the City We're Becoming
Mourning God: Grieving Loss, Wrestling with God, and Finding Your Way Back to Life | Tiffany Stein
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace | Mark DeYmaz
Finding your Way Out of Shame | S.J. Parrott
The Pastor as Gardener: Cultivating Ministry with Hope | Matt Erickson
Lenten Resources: Wilderness, the Cross, and What to Read | Byron Borger
You Have a Calling: Vocation, Work, and the Myths We Believe | Karen Swallow Prior
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? | John Fea
Worth Doing: Fallenness, Finitude, and Work in the Real World | David Buschart and Ryan Tafilowski
Racial Justice for the Long Haul | Dr. Christine Jeske
Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies: Advent/Christmas | Abby Olcese
Forgiveness as a Lifelong Journey | Father Chad Magnuson
AI Goes to Church | Todd Korpi
The Transformative Power of Forgiveness | Dr. Robert Enright
Entering Advent with Intention | Byron Borger
REPLAY: The Jailhouse Lawyer
Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History | Tal Howard
Democracy from Local Love to Global Justice: Christian Citizenship in Action | Nicole Bibbins Sedaca
The Art of Asking Better Questions | J.R. Briggs
Formed to Lead | Jason Jensen
How Germany's Protestants Are Reinventing the Church | Brandon Bloch on Faith in a Post-Christian Culture
Reclaiming the Christian Worldview | J. Richard Middleton
How Leaders Lose Their Way | Peter Greer
Christian Citizenship and the Early Church | Gar Anderson
Books That Shape a Life: Byron Borger’s Fall Reading Guide
Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work | Elaine Howard Ecklund and Denise Daniels
Faith, Citizenship, and Dissent: Lessons from 18th–19th Century Britain | Michael Rutz
Faith, Film, and Honest Creativity in the Age of AI | Craig Detweiler
Christian Citizenship in a Pluralistic World | Chris Seiple
How Do You Form Faith When Everything Keeps Changing? | Mark Matlock on Resilience and Discipleship
The Hybrid Congregation: Worship in a Digital Age | Michael Huerter
Just Making: Art, Justice, and Shalom | Mitali Perkins
Best of Spring 2025 Events | Upper House Commons
Church vs Parachurch: Divided or United | Angie Ward
Why Poetry Matters in Today's Society | Scott Cairns
Religious Freedom: A Conservative Primer | John D. Wilsey
Summer 2025 Reading Resources | Byron Borger
Creativity as a Divine Calling | Bruce Herman and Mia Chung-Yee
Empowering Communities Through Faith and Action | Vanessa McDowell-Atlas
Mending the Fabric: Restoring Relationships to End Poverty | Christine Jeske
Women in Evangelical Spaces: Challenges and Triumphs | Karen Swallow Prior
Everyday Christian Teaching | David l. Smith
The Ballot & the Bible | Kaitlyn Schiess
The Wise Leader | Uli Chi
Exploring the Depths of Lent: Resources and Reflections | Byron Borger
The Role of Christianity in Contemporary India | Mou Banerjee
Living with Purpose in a Polarizing World | Al Erisman and Randy Pope
Reforming Culture: A New Paradigm and Manifesto | Anne Snyder
Mary Magdalene: The Misunderstood Apostle | Jennifer Powell McNutt
Redemptive Entrepreneurship: A Divine Perspective | Chi-Ming Chien and Victor Ho
Faith and Entrepreneurship: A Journey of Flourishing
Understanding the Holiness of Calling | MaryKate Morse
Redefining Entrepreneurship Through a Faith Lens
Advent Reading and Book Suggestions | Byron Borger
Embracing Failure and Growth: Insights on Creative Leadership | Justin McRoberts
Navigating Faith and Politics | Michael Wear
The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship | Daniel K. Williams
Developing Empathy and Integrity in Leadership | Ed Ollie, Jr.
One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon's Search for Salvation | Daniel Silliman
Reading in Different Seasons, Fall 2024 Books | Byron Borger
Life in Flux: Navigational Skills in an Ever-Changing World | Michaela O'Donnell and Lisa Pratt Slayton
The Lifelong Journey of Inner Transformation | Rebecca DeYoung
The Role of Sports in Shaping Community and Belonging | Paul Putz
Tales of Resilience and Compassion: Community, Poverty, and Faith | Rachel Pieh Jones (part 2)
Navigating the In-Between: Black Evangelicalism Oral History Project | Vincent Bacote
The Digital Shift in Faith: Exploring Media, Community, and Spirituality | John Dyer
The Transformative Power of Books and Reading | Byron Borger
How to be a Good Neighbor?
Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus | Rachel Pieh Jones (part 1)
Cultural Christians in the Early Church | Nadya Williams
Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with God and for Others | Ross Chapman and Ryan Tafilowski
The Intersection of Christianity and Pop Culture | John Anthony Dunne
Honest Hospitality: Risks and Rewards | Aaron White
Revolutionizing Relationships: Science and Technology's Need for Gracious Dialogue | Jim Stump
Labor and Faith: Uniting Protestants, Catholics, and the Social Gospel | Janine Giordano Drake
The Healing Impact of Corporate Chaplains | Steve Cook
From Orphanage to Family: A Vision for Child Welfare | Julie Bolos
Bridging Computer Science and Ancient Texts | Brent Seales
Honest Advent & Christmas | Scott Erickson
Art of Caregiving and Self-Care | Marjorie Thompson
Silence in the Bible | J. Richard Middleton
The Intersection of Christianity and Politics | Ron Sanders
Beauty for Ashes | Marianne Lettieri
Meet Our Newest Staff Member | Brian Beatty
Understanding the Old Testament | Aubrey Buster
The Impact of Journalism | Daniel Silliman
A Life of Campus Ministry | Jon Dahl
Christian Traditions: Reformed | Chris Ganski
Accessibility in the church | Annie Heathcote
With Faith In Mind Invitation | Dan Hummel
The History of Women in Academia | Janel Curry
The Voice of the Land | Krissy Kludt
Belonging & Inclusion | Rodney Hood
The End Times | Dan Hummel
Encountering Racial Injustice | Christine Jeske
Art is Where You Are | Joel Sheesley
Christian Traditions: Anglicanism | Scott Cunningham
Meet Our Newest Staff Member | Tony Bolos
Early Christians in the Roman Empire | Kyle Harper
Christianity in India | Chandra Mallampalli
The Drive to Create | Wayne Roosa
The 6 Conversations | Heather Holleman
Sacred & Secular: UW’s Spiritual History | Dan Hummel
Faith and Journalism in China | Ian Johnson
Art in Service to the Kingdom | Ned Bustard
Gender Roles in the Home & Academia | Joy Qualls
Journalism as More Than Writing | Bob Smietana
Lemons & Advent | Kelley Nikondeha
Colorblind Christianity | Jesse Curtis
The Heart of Performance | Euimin Shin
Science & Faith | Chris Dolson & Richard Lindroth
The Power of Pilgrimages | Skye Doney
Integrating Faith and Work | Matt Rusten
Civic Friendship in Polarized Times | Angel Adams Parham
The "Good" Mother | Christina Lee Kim
How Does God View Work? | J. Richard Middleton
Understanding Conscience | Peter Cajka
From the Vault: Speaking Peace in Conflict | Marylin McEntyre
The Art of Preaching | William H. Curtis
A History of Modern Liberal Protestantism | Gene Zubovich
From the Vault: A Theology of Soul Food | Adrian Miller
From the Vault: After Doubt | A.J. Swoboda
Through the Eyes of a Painter | Catherine Prescott
Faith in Leadership | Steve Preston
Suffering & Beliefs about God | Cynthia Eriksson
Discernment & the Enneagram | Drew Moser
Church Planting and Renewal | Christopher James
Cultivating Holy Imagination | Kerri Parker
Crisis of Belonging | Parker Palmer
Morality in Wartime | David Harrisville
What is a Crisis? | Christine Jeske
Head, Heart & Habits | Justin Earley
Food & the Body of Christ | Kendall Vanderslice
Aging Faithfully | Alice Fryling
A History of Interreligious Dialogue | Tal Howard
Technology & Wisdom | Felicia Wu Song & Lea Schweitz
God & Modern Art | Bruce Herman & Bobby Gross
Archeology in the Land of the Bible | Jodi Magness & Gordon Govier
Art, Education & Evangelism | Steve Prince & Mike Winnowski
Inside Upper House: UW's Spiritual History | Dan Hummel
Disrupted Ministry at UW-Madison during a Global Pandemic | Dan Johnson
Inside Upper House: Pathways | Susan Smetzer-Anderson
Thirty Years of Ministry | Kirk Morledge
Inside Upper House: Program Curation | Melissa Shackelford & Dan Johnson
Christianity & the Division of Korea | David Fields
Inside Upper House: Campus Ministries | Dan Johnson
Psychology and Human Flourishing | Pamela Ebstyne King
Inside Upper House: Science for the Church | Greg Cootsona & Drew Rick-Miller
From the Vault: Science, Faith & Hope | Edgardo Rosado
From the Vault: The Ethics of Gene Editing | Praveen Sethupathy
The Church Isn't Broke | Mark Elsdon
Inside Upper House: Faith & Co. Season 2 | John Terrill & Jean Collins
From the Vault: Ten Myths of Work | Paige Wiley
Inside Upper House: Consortium of Christian Study Centers | Karl Johnson
Walking as Spiritual Practice | Mark Buchanan
Inside Upper House: Podcasting | Upper House Team
Evangelicals and Human Rights | Lauren Turek
Inside Upper House: The Fellows Program | Rebecca Cooks & Eric Carlsson
Art as a Journey | Leslie Iwai
Christians and the Vaccine | Curtis Chang
Church Conflict & Hope: The Colossian Forum | Rob Barrett
The Beauty of Multiethnic Identities | A "Mixed Blessing" Conversation
Through the Eyes of an Architect | Peter Tan
Art + Faith | Makoto Fujimura
Healing, Power, and Christianity in Ghana | Paul Grant
The Laziness Myth | Christine Jeske
Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition | James Ungureanu
The Women of Exodus | Kelley Nikondeha
Learning to Lament | LaToya Wilson & Paul Kamps
Business on Purpose | Randy Franz & Kenman Wong
Christian Faith and Science | John Lennox
Writing, Teaching, and Living into the Unknown | Marilyn McEntyre
The History of Modern American Evangelicalism | Darren Dochuk
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