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**Faith Improvised**

Exploring what it means to be faithfully Christian in our always-changing world with its challenges and opportunities. I like to think out loud and talk with friends about biblical texts, books, politics, sports, music, films, and basically anything that interests me. This is all an attempt to be fully alive in God’s good world and to enjoy the liberating reality of the Christian gospel.

Latest Episodes:

Thinking Critically About How We Talk Jul 08, 2026

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In this episode I share some thoughts, especially about thinking critically about how we use certain words.

The Audiences of Ephesians Jul 02, 2026

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In this episode, I talk about the audiences of Ephesians and why it's important to keep them in mind while interpreting the letter.

Back To It! Jun 24, 2026

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In this episode I talk about what I've been up to over the last several months since I produced an episode, and I mention the following books:

Scott Anderson, King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear: A Novel

Laura Field, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right

C. Thi Nguyen, The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else's Game

Helen Lewis, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea

Kaveh Akbar, Martyr! A Novel

Frederic Gros, A Philosophy of Walking

Andrew McCarthy, Who Needs Friends?

Mustafa Aksakal, The War That Made the Middle East

Monica Datta, Nebraska: A Novel

Dark Passions & Other Thoughts Oct 14, 2025

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In this episode I talk about William Galston's book, Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech, and Mark Edmundson's book, The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World, and share some other thoughts from the past few weeks.

Paul's Thesis Statement in Ephesians 1, Pt. 2 Sep 30, 2025

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In this episode, I continue talking about how Ephesians 1:19-23 functions in the argument of this letter.

Paul's Thesis Statement in Ephesians 1 Sep 23, 2025

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In this episode I talk about how Eph 1:19-23 functions within his overall presentation in this letter.

Summer's End Sep 16, 2025

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In this episode, I give an update of what I've been up to the last several months, and mention a bunch of books I've been reading or am about to jump into. Books mentioned:

They Poisoned the World: Life and Death inthe Age of Forever Chemicals, by Mariah Blake

Pushback: The 2,500 Year Fight To ThwartWomen By Restricting Abortion, by Mary Fissell

Long Island Compromise, byTaffy Brodesser-Akner

Big Dumb Eyes, by Nate Bargatze

Attack from Within: How Disinformation isSabotaging America, by Barbara McQuade

The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the OnlineWorld, by Mark Edmundsen

We the People: A History of the U.S.Constitution, Jill Lepore

Paul's Prayer Report in Ephesians 1 May 13, 2025

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In this episode, I talk about how Paul reports he is praying for his audiences at the end of Ephesians 1.

Identity Formation in Ephesians 1, Pt. 3 Apr 29, 2025

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In this episode, I talk about Timothy Snyder's chapter on solidarity, from his book On Freedom, and about Paul's literary and rhetorical strategy in Ephesians 1.

Identity Formation in Ephesians 1, Pt. 2 Apr 22, 2025

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In this episode, I talk a bit more about Timothy Snyder's book, On Freedom, and about Paul's literary strategy in Ephesians 1.

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