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Dick Staub was host of a daily radio show on Seattle's KGNW (also broadcast on cable's Total Living Network), and is the author of Too Christian, Too Pagan: How to Love the World Without Falling for It (Zondervan, 2000). He's also the founder of the Center for Faith and Culture, which examines intersections between popular culture and religious belief. His interviews appearing on our site will examine many of these intersections, as he talks to writers, theologians, and other cultural influencers.
Faith and the Newest Rock & Roll Rebellion
Some bands are rejecting the Christian label for their music and instead singing about Christ to the masses, says Mark Joseph
posted 07/28/04 8:30 a.m.
Moving into the 'hood
In God's Neighborhood, Scott Roley says Jesus relocated to be with us, so we ought to do the same.
posted 07/22/2004 08:30 a.m.
James Lee Burke is a Cowboy with a Conscience
The author of In the Moon of Red Ponies discusses rejection, perseverance, and the call to write.
posted 06/30/2004 12:01 a.m.
G.P. Taylor, Dracula's Former Vicar.
The author of Shadowmancer talks about his early interest in the occult, and his later transformation into a clergyman.
posted 06/17/2004 12:01 a.m.
Tom Wright Comments for Everyone
The author of the Christian Origins and the Question of God series is also writing a theology series for the masses.
posted 06/08/2004
Art Lindsley Says Truth Is True—and Absolute
The author of True Truth believes Christians shouldn't be post-modern, modern, relativist, or absolutist.
posted 06/01/2004
Finding God in the Questions
ABC News Medical Editor, Dr. Timothy Johnson, decided to rethink his faith, and found God by asking questions.
posted 05/25/2004
TV's Spiritual Directors, Buffy and Angel
As Angel enters the TV afterlife, the author of What Would Buffy Do? explores one of television's more spiritual shows.
posted 05/19/2004
The Ascetic American Dream
The author of The Good Life: Genuine Christianity for the Middle Class talks about the wealth and the poverty of the American middle class.
posted 05/11/2004
Driving to Paradise
David Brooks, author of On Paradise Drive, says Americans are on a spiritual search for paradise, and Christians need to supply the language for the search.
posted 05/05/2004
Jerry Bridges Is Still Pursuing Holiness
After 25 years, The Pursuit of Holiness is a classic
posted 04/27/2004
Exegeting U2
Get Up Off Your Knees preaches U2 from Boy to All that You Can't Leave Behind.
posted 04/20/2004
Craig Barnes Is Getting Restless
The author of Sacred Thirst says modern life is nomadic, and we are all searching for a home we can't find on earth.
posted 04/13/2004
Coming Back to the Heart of Worship
We can't not worship, says Harold Best. But we can worship wrongly.
posted 04/06/2004
William Dembski's Revolution
The author of Intelligent Design set out to answer the toughest questions about the movement he helped promote.
posted 03/30/2004
Steve Wilkens Loves Bad Christians and Pagans
The author of Good Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans believes Christians can learn a lot from skeptics and non-Christians.
posted 03/23/2004
Transforming Culture into God's Image
Gregory Wolfe, author of Intruding Upon the Timeless, has opted out of the culture wars in order to build a Christian culture for others to imitate.
posted 03/16/2004
Heidi Neumark is Transfiguring the Bronx
After spending 20 years as pastor of a church in the Bronx, Heidi Neumark realized that sometimes people just need some Breathing Space.
posted 03/09/2004
Serving God Without God
The author of Running on Empty discusses his life in ministry with and without a walk with God.
posted 03/02/2004
China's Christian Syndrome
David Aikman, author of Jesus in Beijing, says in 20 years Christians could have a major impact on China, and that could change the world.
posted 02/18/2004
The Gospel According to Tupac Shakur
Why do kids relate so well to hip-hop artists Eminem or Tupac? And what can a preacher learn from these modern-day prophets?
posted 02/10/2004
Craig Detweiler Finds Faith in Film
The co-author of A Matrix of Meanings talks about spirituality on screen.
posted 02/03/2004
Walter Wangerin Finds God Everywhere
The author of The Book of God discusses his newest novel—an ancient story with modern relevance.
posted 01/27/2004
Lauren Winner's Faith Still a Bit Jewish
The author of Girl Meets God discusses the Jewish habits that inform her Christianity
posted 01/20/2004
Ravi Zacharias's Wonderful World
The author of Jesus Among Other Gods explores God's gift of awe.
posted 01/13/2004
Michael Card Discovers St. Peter
In A Fragile Stone: The Emotional Life of St. Peter, Card says sinking is more important than walking on the water.
posted 12/16/2003
Mary Poplin Calls Claremont Her "Calcutta"
After seeking God through telepathic spoon bending exercises, this professor found God, and with the help of Mother Teresa, her calling.
posted 12/10/2003
Gordon Smith Hears the Voice of Jesus
The author of The Voice of Jesus talks about listening to God with discernment.
posted 11/18/2003
John Eldredge Is Wild at Heart
The author of Wild at Heart and The Sacred Romance discusses rediscovering the Gospel through a ransomed heart.
posted 11/11/2003
Pursuing God and Community
A self-described nerd says pursuing God and community is possible through commitment.
posted 11/04/2003
Francis Bok Is Proof that Slavery Still Exists
After spending 10 years in slavery, the young Sudanese man is telling his story to the world.
posted 10/28/2003
Philip Yancey, the Rumor-Monger
The author's latest is written not for Christians, but for those on the "borderlands of belief."
posted 09/30/2003
Ken Gire's Lord of the Dance
Patch Adams and T. S. Eliot teach us to twirl with Jesus, says the author.
posted 09/23/2003
Jerry Jenkins's Solo Apocalypse
His new novel, Soon, imagines a world where religion, blamed for war, is banned.
posted 09/16/2003
Why Frederica Mathewes-Green Loves Icons
Yes, we ask the saints to pray for us, she says. They are still living members of the church after all.
posted 09/09/2003
Sheila Walsh Says Stop
The author, singer, and popular speaker talks about learning to put praise above performance
posted 09/02/2003
Trusting in a Culturally Relevant Gospel
Os Guinness says that evangelicals have never strived for relevance in society as much as they do now. Ironically, he says, they have never been more irrelevant.
posted 08/26/2003
The Long War About Science
Larry Witham, the author of Where Darwin Meets the Bible and By Design, talks about faith, science, and how the battle has evolved.
posted 08/19/2003
Kevin Leman Talks About Sex, Baby
The author of The Birth Order Book looks at the private lives of Christian couples in Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage.
posted 08/12/2003
Why God Is Like Jazz
Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, talks about why Christians need writers who honestly deal with their faults and why penguin sex is an apt metaphor for believing in Christ.
posted 08/05/2003
A Gerontologist Gets Older
David Petty, author of Aging Gracefully, has long taught about the process of aging. Now, he is personally learning that one of the most important aspects is the spiritual side.
posted 07/29/2003
Carmen Renee Berry's Unabashedly Consumerist Handbook to Ecclesiology
The author of The Unauthorized Guide to Choosing a Church helps seekers find their best congregational fit.
posted 07/22/2003
Are Darwinists Immoral?
Benjamin Wiker says Darwinism isn't science per se: it's just a reiteration of a 2,300-year-old philosophy.
posted 07/01/2003
J. Budziszewski Knows That You Know What You Know
Even though you may not know it yourself.
posted 06/24/2003
How Dan Allender Broke on Through (to the Other Side)
A former drug dealer who evangelized before he was a Christian talks about his efforts to bring healing from sexual abuse.
posted 06/10/2003
Paul Elie on 'the Holy Ghost School'
The author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own talks about the personal journeys of Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and Walker Percy and what we learn from them today.
posted 06/03/2003
Why We Are Drawn to The Matrix
Chris Seay, coauthor of The Gospel Reloaded, says the first movie was about finding belief and the second looks at walking that path.
posted 05/27/2003
Remembering Francis of Assisi, the Crazy Genius
CT managing editor Mark Galli finds someone who lived the Sermon on the Mount.
posted 05/20/2003
John Ortberg's Freak Show
Churchgoers' attempts to be average are killing them, says the Willow Creek pastor.
posted 05/13/2003
Winning People, Not Arguments
John Stackhouse discusses the evangelistic need for humble apologetics.
posted 05/06/2003
Francis Schaeffer's Grandson Goes to War
Frank Schaeffer talks about how his views of his country, culture, and prayer changed as his son joined the Marines.
posted 04/29/2003
Alistair Begg on The Beatles
The author and pastor talks about the Fab Four's cry for "Help" and why no one answered it.
posted 04/22/2003
Robert Seiple on the War in Iraq
The founder of The Institute for Global Engagement says America suffers from an inconsistency between national values and national interests.
posted 04/15/2003
Marcia Ford on Christian Misfits
The author of Memoir of a Misfit describes her eccentric family and her faith journey.
posted 04/08/2003
War is Not a Necessary Evil
The author of When God Says War Is Right says early Christians weren't pacifists but looked at the entire Bible for advice on war.
posted 04/01/2003
Jim Van Yperen on Church Conflicts
The author of Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming Church Conflict says the early church was also "full of problems."
posted 3/18/2003
Texas Pastor James Robison on the Life-Changing Faith of George W. Bush
The president of Life Outreach International talks about his friend's faith, the moral need of America, and his own conversion.
posted 3/11/2003
National Book Award Finalist Ron Hansen on Christian Fiction
It's important to instruct while entertaining, but method can be as important as message, says the author of Isn't It Romantic? and Atticus.
posted 3/4/2003
Gods and Generals' Director Links the Civil War with Today
Ron Maxwell talks about the role his faith plays in his career and what attracts him to the generation of the 1860s.
posted 2/25/2003
Why Don Richardson Says There's No Peace Child for Islam
The author and missionary says he has tried to find bridge-building opportunities with Islam, but failed.
posted 2/11/2003
Did Martin Luther Get Galileo in Trouble?
David Lindberg talks about the early relationship between science and faith and his own journey on the subject.
posted 2/4/2003
Dan Bahat on Jerusalem Archaeology
One of Israel's leading archaeologists talks about the importance of the Temple Mount and key historical finds in the Holy Land.
posted 1/28/2003
Eddie Gibbs Reconsiders Gen X Churches
The author of Church Next and Fuller's professor of church growth says his views on church leadership have grown.
posted 1/21/2003
Peter Jenkins Finds Jesus While Walking America
The author of A Walk Across America talks about why angels smiled down at him at a revival in Mobile, Alabama.
posted 1/7/2003 9:05AM
R.C. Sproul's Testimony
The theologian and author of Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow talks about how he met Jesus and why playing the violin is like reading the Bible.
posted 12/31/2002
Calvin Miller on a Southern Baptist's View of Advent
The author of The Christ of Christmas celebrates the season around the one great miracle.
posted 12/17/2002
Brennan Manning on Ruthless Trust
Many Christians are still afraid to let God love them as they truly are, says the former priest, sober alcoholic, and author.
posted 12/10/2002
Phillip Johnson
Asking the right questions is at the heart of the evolution debate.
posted 12/3/2002
Connie Neal
The author of The Gospel According to Harry Potter talks about leading a friend to Christ through the wizard hero.
posted 11/19/2002
Chris Rice
The author of Grace Matters talks about his friendship with racial reconciliation leader Spencer Perkins, his former coauthor and best friend.
posted 11/12/2002
John Polkinghorne
The 2002 Templeton Prize winner sees the Bible as "the laboratory notebook" of the Holy Spirit.
posted 11/5/2002
Ruth Tucker
The professor and author of Walking Away from Faith talks about doubting God.
posted 10/29/2002
Vishal Mangalwadi
The author and lecturer talks about how the Bible shaped India, Western democracy, and his life.
posted 10/22/2002
Dave Alan Johnson
The creator of Doc talks about balancing entertainment with spiritual depth and TV shows with evil plumbers.
posted 10/15/2002
Chuck Palahniuk
posted 10/8/2002
The author of Fight Club talks about his new book and the need to see culture not on a TV set but by talking to neighbors.
Frederica Mathewes-Green
The author of Facing East and The Illumined Heart talks about her spiritual journey and transformation.
posted 10/01/2002
Chris Seay
The author of The Gospel According to Tony Soprano talks about men who want to be in the "Christian mafia."
posted 09/24/2002
John Sloan
The author of The Barnabas Way says Christians need to kiss more frogs and reconsider their prayers for blessings.
posted 09/17/2002
Nancy Guthrie
Two years after sharing her story of Hope with Christianity Today, the modern Job tells of losing another child to Zellweger Syndrome
posted 09/10/2002
Stephen L. Carter
The Yale University law professor and author of The Emperor of Ocean Park talks about the lack of religious characters in modern fiction.
posted 09/03/2002
Francine Rivers
The fiction writer says she starts each book with a question that she doesn't know the answer to. God provides the ending.
posted 08/27/2002
Ben Heppner
The acclaimed dramatic tenor speaks about getting into opera, his faith, and P.O.D.
posted 08/20/2002
Morton Kondracke
The political commentator talks about being saved from alcoholism, and trying to save his wife from the ravages of Parkinson's.
posted 08/13/2002
Mike Yaconelli
The author of Messy Spirituality discusses God's "annoying love."
08/06/2002
David Brooks
The Weekly Standard senior editor talks about the spiritual life of Bobos.
posted 07/30/2002
Calvin Miller
posted 07/23/2002
The author of Jesus Loves Me: Celebrating the Profound Truths of a Simple Hymn talks about childlike faith.
Kathleen Norris
The author of The Virgin of Bennington talks about being found by God in the midst of sex, drugs, and poetry.
posted 07/16/2002
Thomas Moore
"To really live a secular life and enjoy it is part of being a religious person," says the author of Care of the Soul and The Soul's Religion
posted 07/09/2002
Os Guinness
Whether we're seeking or have already been found, we're all on a journey.
posted 07/02/2002
Oliver Sacks
The physician author of Awakenings talks about his Orthodox Jewish upbringing, order in the universe, and testing God.
posted 06/25/2002
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