In this episode, Josh sits down with Jonathan Feldstein, Founder and President of Genesis123 Foundation and organizer of Run for Zion, to talk about how he as an Orthodox Jew seeks to be a bridge builder between Jews and Christians as well as t

Responding To & Preparing For the Coronavirus

Mar 5th, 2020 19m 14s

In this special episode, Josh and Laurie talk about how Christians can respond to fears and uncertainty regarding the novel coronavirus. You can find updates on COVID-19 here.

When Disaster Strikes

Feb 10th, 2020 32m 15s

Today, Laurie and Josh talk with Dr. Jamie Aten about the intersection of disasters and faith. Speaking from his own experience in having Stage 4 colon cancer and having experienced Hurricane Katrina, Aten offers insight and tools in dealing wi

Is Spiritual Maturity Unattainable?

Feb 3rd, 2020 32m 28s

This week, Laurie and Josh talk to pastor and author Kevin Harney about the marks of spiritual maturity and a life of discipleship, including the call to evangelism as a way of life.

The Power of Laughter: Just Another LitLoo with Josh and Laurie

Jan 27th, 2020 33m 42s

Today, Josh and Laurie talk about the power of laughter and joy, diving into four things we need to get us through dark times and back towards joy.

What Are the Lies Christians Believe? A Conversation with Shane Pruitt

Jan 13th, 2020 32m 9s

This week, Laurie and Josh mix it up with Shane Pruitt, National Next Gen Evangelism Director for the North American Mission Board. In addition to talking about reaching and empowering Gen Z, the three talk about Shane’s latest book, 9 Common L

What Does the Prophetic Calling Look Like Today?

Jan 6th, 2020 31m 30s

To kick off the new year Josh and Laurie are talking with Daniel Yang, pastor, and director of the Send Institute, about what a true and good prophetic voice looks like today. Is it for the church, the world? How do we enter the process of know

To Resolve or Not: What do we do with the new year?

Dec 30th, 2019 21m 41s

With 2020 upon us, Laurie and Josh talk resolutions and new beginnings, arguing for the case of living intentionally and uniquely this coming year.

Politics & Faith – Can the Two Ever Come Together?

Dec 16th, 2019 24m 59s

This week on the podcast, Laurie and Josh talk to Carrie Headington, Founder of the Good News Initiative and Evangelist in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, about politics and faith. Growing up in a political family, Carrie has seen first hand h

Engaging Today's Culture

Nov 25th, 2019 28m 30s

In this episode, Laurie and Josh talk with John C. Richards, Jr., Pastor of Assimilation at Saint Mark Baptist Church, about the challenges the church faces today in engaging culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ. John presents insights into

Embracing a Holy Empathy

Nov 18th, 2019 34m 22s

Belinda is the founder of One Million Thumbprints, a movement of peacemakers advocating with women in the world’s worst conflict zones, and co-founder behind #SilenceIsNotSpiritual, a campaign calling churches to break the silence on violence a

Why I Still Believe

Nov 4th, 2019 33m 50s

Author, professor and Christian apologist Dr. Mary Jo Sharp joins the Living in the Land of Oz podcast this week to share about her journey from atheism to Christianity. In her latest book, Why I Still Believe, Mary Jo unpacks the significance

A Faithful 'Yes' and Women in Leadership

Oct 21st, 2019 33m 3s

President and CEO of Stonecroft Ministries Dr. Naomi Cramer Overton came to faith while studying at Stanford University. Her first faithful 'yes' evolved into many more over the years as she learned to tune her heart and mind to God and entrust

Pastors and their Mental Health Crisis

Oct 14th, 2019 28m 8s

One in five people will experience mental illness in their lifetime. As surprising as it may be, spiritual leaders are no exception to this statistic. Leading a church and shepherding God's people can be a stressful and overwhelming endeavor, a

Out of the Pit of Despair

Oct 7th, 2019 25m 45s

R. York Moore was an ardent atheist who attended college to study philosophy and discover the meaning of life. His efforts were vain, and at his lowest point, just before he attempted to take his own life, he encountered the Holy Spirit—and his

What in the World is Worship?

Sep 30th, 2019 29m 32s

In this lively episode, Laurie and Josh go back and forth in attempts to understand the essence of an ancient Christian practice: Worship. What is worship? What does it look like in our everyday life? Music? Service? Is it an active or passive

Listen Up

Sep 23rd, 2019 24m 20s

The Apostle James wrote, "Everyone should be quick to listen." As Christians seek engage the world and share the good news Jesus has to offer, this has never been more applicable.In this episode, Josh and Laurie interview the Director of Alpha

Relational Evangelism

Sep 16th, 2019 28m 12s

What role do relationships play in evangelism? Is evangelism a process? Is micro or macro evangelism more effective? What's the distinction between evangelism, conversion, and discipleship? Some of the key questions Josh and Laurie unpack this

Reframation

Sep 9th, 2019 30m 7s

Alan Hirsch and Mark Nelson, co-authors of 'Reframation: Seeing God, People, and Mission Through Re-echanted Frames', join Josh and Laurie in studio to talk about their new book. Alan and Mark believe much of humanity needs a bigger understandi

I Have No Rest, But Trouble Comes

Sep 6th, 2019 28m 51s

"I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.” These are the desperate words of Job of Uz following the unthinkable hardship of losing his family, health, and livelihood. Not surprisingly, Job is lamenting.What is lament

Your Doubt is Not the End of the Story

Sep 3rd, 2019 29m 57s

How can we create safe space to doubt inside the church? What does it look like to walk together through the journey of faith? Is doubting faith a common experience? Josh and Laurie wrestle with these pressing questions and anchor the conversat

Surprise! You Found Me!

Aug 26th, 2019 27m 22s

In this episode, Josh and Laurie are joined by Dr. Rick Richardson, Wheaton College Professor of Evangelism and Leadership and author of You Found Me. They discuss how the church is doing with evangelism, church growth, the dangers of seculariz

Faith, Art and Culture

Aug 19th, 2019 25m 11s

How does faith shape artistic expression? Can art open the door for conversations about God? Does Christian music need to be more diverse in theme and sound? Josh and Laurie sit down with Chicago-based musician CW Allen to get his perspective o

Beauty and Brokenness

Aug 12th, 2019 27m 4s

Josh and Laurie sit down with pastor, speaker, artist, community activist and author Jonathan Brooks to discuss how the gospel gave him eyes to see the beauty in his downcast community in the heart of Chicago and how investing in the restoratio

Welcome to Living in the Land of Oz Podcast!

Jul 29th, 2019 24m 16s

Ever look around our world and feel like you are living in a foreign land? As a Christian, do you struggle to understand how to navigate challenging cultural issues of our day? Living in the Land of Oz is a weekly 25-minute podcast to help Chri