For those of you that felt like 6 episodes wasn't quite enough, this one is for you. Roberta Ahmanson is a brilliant expert on all things Church History. For context, she logged in for this remote interview with John Mark from a library of 20,0

John Mark Comer and Tyler Staton: Why a Book on the Devil, the Desert Fathers and Mothers & the True Nature of Freedom

Oct 20th, 2021 1h 14m

The tables are turned, and John Mark sits down in the hot seat for today’s interview. Join him and his good friend, and pastoral successor, Tyler Staton for a conversation on the story behind writing a book on the world, the flesh and the devil

Jon Tyson on the World as a Formation Machine, the Temptation of Project Self & the Importance of Family

Oct 13th, 2021 1h 18m

Many deep streams of church tradition and spiritual wisdom meet at the person of Jon Tyson - John Mark's close friend, who he acclaims as “one of the best living preachers [he] knows.” Jon is leading a community of people at Church of the City

Dr. Nancy Pearcey on Loving Your Body, Human Rights and Secularism’s Low View of Sexuality & Gender

Oct 6th, 2021 1h 18m

Dr. Nancy Pearcey has been described as "America's preeminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual.” John Mark describes her book Love Thy Body as “hands down the best work [he’s] read on the worldview behind the sexual revolution.” In th

Rich Villodas on Political Enmeshment, Sabbath as Resistance & Contemplative Prayer as the Path Forward

Sep 29th, 2021 1h 6m

When it comes to contemporary teachers of the way of Jesus, Rich Villodas is one of John Mark’s personal favorites. Serving as a pastor in the New York City borough of Queens, Rich and his community are living lives of profound resistance for J

J.T. Thomas on the Spiritual Realities Behind Racism, Trauma & True Peacemaking

Sep 22nd, 2021 1h 25m

J.T. Thomas is one in a million. Courageous, peace-filled, convicted - J.T. is the founder of Civil Righteousness and a true peacemaker, living at the intersection of Jesus’ teachings and activism. Join the two of them for a conversation on gen

David Brooks on Politics as Secular Religion, Moral Formation & Why the Church Needs Saints Not Celebrities

Sep 13th, 2021 51m 24s

It’s the one and only David Brooks. Blisteringly smart, down to earth, thoughtful - David is a New York Times columnist, expert sociologist and one of John Mark’s personal heroes. Join the two of them for a conversation they had in David’s home