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Steve Brown, Etc. is a Saturday night talk show featuring discussion, debate, interviews, comedy and commentary dealing with religious, political and social issues. The program is laid-back, fun, caller-friendly, never dull and it just might alter your co Primary Format : Blogs Language : English Also Listed as: City : Orlando State/Province : FL Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Steve Brown Etc. Podcasts Methings.com listings of Steve Brown Etc. Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Three Free Sins – Steve Brown on SBE Nothing gets Steve Brown into more trouble than when he gives people three free sins (a practice that started on this talk show). So what does he do? He jams a stick in the hornet's nest and writes a book about it. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website @stickyJesus – Toni Birdsong on SBE What would Jesus tweet? Would he give free sins? Would he tweet at all? Love it or hate it, social networking is here to stay. People spend more than 110 billion minutes a month on sites like Facebook and Twitter. That translates to a lot of status updates and tweets as people seek to connect [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Resignation of Eve – Jim Henderson on SBE Jim Henderson is a firm believer in the power of listening. Lately, he's been listening to women in the church who are overworked, underappreciated and ready to bolt. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Jim Henderson on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fathers, Sons, Porn & Grace – Nate Larkin on SBE In our sex saturated cyber savvy society, children are being exposed to pornography earlier and earlier in life. How can a father help his boys escape the pitfalls of porn, especially if dad is addicted himself? (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Nate Larkin [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir – John Blase on SBE (Re-Air) Brennan Manning has touched countless lives with his message that God is a daddy who passionately loves us as we are, not as we should be. Now in the winter of his life, Brennan has given us the costly gift of a brutally (and beautifully) honest look at the man behind that message. (If you're [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Belieber! – Cathleen Falsani on SBE Join us as we kick off another year of not-half-bad broadcasting with the Old White Guy talking about the most famous teenager on the planet with one of our favorite guests, Cathleen Falsani! (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) After a careful survey of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus + Nothing = Everything – Tullian Tchividjian on SBE (Re-Air) Can you imagine living in a world where Christians have forgotten the gospel and instead try to motivate by fear and guilt? Imagine the self-righteousness, immorality and lovelessness that would plague our churches. Boy, let's hope that never happens. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve Brown Etc. Christmas Special This Christmas, find some time between that boring office party, your flaming nose dive into debt, and visits with obnoxious relatives to treat yourself to a little nip of Steve Brown Etc.! (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Listen and experience the magic of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website This is Christmas. So? – Tony Campolo on SBE On this edition of Steve Brown Etc., Steve asks, "What happened at Christmas, and is it working?" Join Our Favorite Lib., Tony Campolo, as we talk about what difference Christmas makes anyway. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Tony Campolo joins us regularly on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chaos and Grace – Mark Galli on SBE Are you addicted to control? Exhausted by the effort to get it together? God just may want to set you free by messing up your life! (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Mark Galli on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Doing the Right Thing – Chuck Colson on SBE Is there a universal moral law? If so, can we live by it? If we can, why would we want to? Enter Chuck Colson. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Chuck Colson on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about ethics and his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus + Nothing = Everything – Tullian Tchividjian on SBE Can you imagine living in a world where Christians have forgotten the gospel and instead try to motivate by fear and guilt? Imagine the self-righteousness, immorality and lovelessness that would plague our churches. Boy, let's hope that never happens. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website With – Skye Jethani on SBE Are you a Christian who is confused and disappointed by God? You're not alone. Millions are stumbling in the darkness among forms of religion that are based on fear and control. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Skye Jethani on Steve Brown Etc. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nomad's Land – Beau Armistead on SBE There are thousands of nomadic people in the U.S. living in their cars, following bands or living in the national forests as part of the Rainbow Family. Nine years ago Beau Armistead became one of them. But Beau isn't following bands or Rainbow Gatherings; he's following Jesus. (If you're on the front page of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beautiful Outlaw – John Eldredge on SBE Jesus may not be who you think he is. John Eldredge writes, "The personality conveyed through much of Christian culture is not the personality of Jesus but of the people in charge of that particular franchise." Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as John Eldredge uncovers the vandalized image of Jesus who [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website "My father is a serial killer" – Travis Vining on SBE Growing up, Travis Vining wanted to be just like his dad, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't. That's because Travis Vining's dad was a psychopath. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Travis on Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The War on the American People – John W. Whitehead on SBE Has the war on drugs become the war on the American people? Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead says that it has. Is legalizing marijuana the solution? According to a recent article by Whitehead, warrantless SWAT team raids are becoming commonplace and a rising number of innocent people are being subjected to brutal tactics in the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir – John Blase on SBE Brennan Manning has touched countless lives with his message that God is a daddy who passionately loves us as we are, not as we should be. Now in the winter of his life, Brennan has given us the costly gift of a brutally (and beautifully) honest look at the man behind that message. (If you're [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Passport Through Darkness – Kimberly L. Smith on SBE Kimberly Smith was trapped in the American dream until a life-shattering vision woke her up and set her free. Join Kimberly on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to hear how she let go of it all and found herself in God's dream, saving thousands from human trafficking, disease and genocide. (If you're on the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Left, Right & Christ – Lisa Sharon Harper & D.C. Innes on SBE Tony Campolo has often said on our program that mixing Christianity and politics is like mixing ice cream and horse manure. It doesn't mess up the horse manure, but it sure screws up the ice cream! If that's true, join us this week on Steve Brown Etc. for a horse manure sundae. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What's the Deal with the Universe? – Dr. Hugh Ross on SBE If God made the universe and it isn't just a cosmic accident, why is it the way it is? Join astrophysicist, Dr. Hugh Ross, on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his book Why the Universe Is the Way It Is and get some pretty cool answers that we kinda understand. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Holding on to Hope – Nancy Guthrie on SBE Nancy Guthrie and her husband, David, have had to face the pain of burying two of their children. Their daughter, Hope, and their son, Gabriel, each lived only six months. And yet, they have found a way through the suffering to hold on to hope in a loving God. Join Nancy Guthrie on Steve Brown [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good News, Simple Living & 9/11 – Tony Campolo on SBE This week on Steve Brown Etc., two old white guys for the price of one! Join Steve and Tony Campolo as Tony gives us some good news, talks simplicity and shares his thoughts on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sanctuary of the Soul – Richard Foster on SBE Pascal wrote, "The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me." Many of us complain about our fast-paced, over-stimulated culture, but could it be we're hiding from what we'd hear in the silence if we'd get still enough to listen? Could we be terrified of the healing presence of God himself? (If you're on the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Grace Guns A-Blazin' – Outlaw Preachers on SBE Steve Brown made the mistake of going on vacation and leaving me to host his show this week. I wonder what he's smoking in that pipe of his. When the cat's away, the producer will invite some Outlaw Preachers over to play. The Outlaw Preachers are a diverse, ragtag, online community gathered around one unifying [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Church of the Broken – Walker Armstrong on SBE Walker Armstrong was a pastor until he had an affair with a member of his church. He confessed in confidence to an elder, who quickly told everyone. The way Christians treated Walker through this very difficult time not only pushed him out of the church, it almost made him give up on the faith. (If [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Church of the Broken – Walker Armstrong on SBE Walker Armstrong was a pastor until he had an affair with a member of his church. He confessed in confidence to an elder, who quickly told everyone. The way Christians treated Walker through this very difficult time not only pushed him out of the church, it almost made him give up on the faith. (If [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Revival – Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge Revival, what is it? Where does it come from, and how can we get one? Join Collin Hansen and Dr. John Woodbridge on Steve Brown Etc. as we attempt to answer those questions and talk about their book, A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories that Stretch and Stir. (If you're on the front page of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Upside – Dr. Bradley Wright on SBE The world is really messed up, right? Wrong! Well, it's messed up, but not as bad as you might think. Join leading sociologist Dr. Bradley Wright this week on Steve Brown Etc. as he tries to convince Steve and the crew that we shouldn't run up the credit cards as the planet slides into chaos. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Gospel of Amazement – Michael Card on SBE (Re-Air) Are you sick of religion? Desperate to experience God, but find yourself uninspired by the same tired old Bible stories you've been hearing since you were a kid? Michael Card has just what the doctor ordered…Luke's gospel of amazement! Join Michael on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about the power imagination has to make [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Love, Convictions & Dialogue - Jeff Rosenau on SBE Why are Christians such pains? Is rancorous debate inevitable when one has strong beliefs or can love sleep comfortably with convictions? Let's dialogue. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Jeff Rosenau on Steve Brown Etc. this week as we talk about his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Love Is an Orientation - Andrew Marin on SBE What's the deal with Christians and gays? What's it gonna take for us to get along? Do gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people need to change who they are? Do Christians need to change what they believe? Let's talk. Join Andrew Marin on Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss his award-winning book, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hitler in the Crosshairs - Maurice Possley on SBE In the final days of World War II, a young soldier from Mount Vernon, NY, Ira "Teen" Palm, was sent to a Munich apartment as part of a covert mission to assassinate Hitler. The Fuehrer obviously escaped the attempt, but left behind a golden pistol engraved with his initials. Ira took the gun [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Veneer - Tim Willard on SBE Sick of false fronts and phony faith? Check out this trailer for Veneer, then join us this week on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Tim Willard about living deeply in a surface society. (If you're on the front page of the site, click the title of this post to see the video player.) Tim [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Next Story - Tim Challies on SBE I have some good news and some bad news. The good news? You have constant access to nearly two billion people via your mobile device. The bad news? You have constant access to nearly two billion people via your mobile device. Join super blogger, Tim Challies, on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Out of a Far Country - Christopher & Angela Yuan on SBE Christopher Yuan had been hiding his homosexuality from his mom, Angela, for years. When he finally came out, it sent both of their lives spiraling out of control and on a path to faith in God. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Don't miss this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Real Simplicity - Rozanne Frazee on SBE Are you stressed, depressed and at the end of your rope? This week's guest has a surprising and simple solution. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Rozanne Frazee and her husband Randy were running in the rat race at top speed until they [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rid of My Disgrace - Justin Holcomb on SBE Sexual assault isn't something many people want to talk about. That's part of the problem. So, let's start talking. Join Justin Holcomb on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss his book Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault. What exactly is sexual assault? How [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Religion: Sickness or Cure? - John Armstrong on SBE Radical Islam, Catholics vs. Protestants, Harold Camping, those people with the "God hates fags" signs…Is religion the cause of the world's problems or is it the solution? John H. Armstrong is here to talk about pursuing unity with diversity through religion. Don't miss this week's Steve Brown Etc. (If you're on the front page [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Smell of Jesus - Tony & Peggy Campolo When you're around Christians, do they smell like Jesus? No, I'm not talking about the scent of sawdust. I'm talking about the sweet fragrance of grace and compassion. Join Tony and Peggy Campolo on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about civil disobedience, gay marriage and civil disagreement in the name of love. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Is My Neighbor? - Wayne Gordon on SBE Somewhere in the Bible we're told, "love your neighbor as yourself." If your next door neighbor drives you nuts like mine does, you may be tempted to ask, "Well…what exactly does the Bible mean by 'neighbor?'" (Let's hope it's metaphorical.) Join Wayne Gordon on Steve Brown Etc. as he gives us a lesson [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Greensboro Grub - Charlie & Ruth Jones on SBE "A certain man gave a great supper and invited many." - Luke 14:16 Jesus probably wasn't talking about Charlie Jones in the parable of the great supper, but he could have been. Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Charlie and Ruth Jones about their Greensboro Grub and their [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Gospel of Amazement - Michael Card on SBE Are you sick of religion? Desperate to experience God, but find yourself uninspired by the same tired old Bible stories you've been hearing since you were a kid? Michael Card has just what the doctor ordered…Luke's gospel of amazement! Join Michael on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about the power imagination has to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Devil in Pew Number Seven - Rebecca N. Alonzo on SBE Rebecca Nichols Alonzo never felt safe as a child. The devil in pew number seven made sure of that. He stalked and terrorized her family until one Easter weekend an armed man burst into her kitchen and shot her parents right in front of her. (If you're on the front page of the site, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is the Bible a Myth? - Dr. Tom Tribelhorn on SBE It's been estimated that over 65% of Christian students abandon their faith by the time they get to college. In fact, statistics show that those actively involved in Sunday school are more likely to turn their backs on Christianity. What's the deal? Join Dr. Tom Tribelhorn on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website America's Native Prisoners of War - Aaron Huey on SBE "I hope that these photos of the Lakota will, if nothing else, make it impossible to forget them." - Aaron Huey Aaron Huey takes pictures. He also took heavy fire in a poppy field in Afghanistan, walked 3,349 miles across America and whirled with Sufi dervishes in Pakistan. Aaron Huey takes pictures…pictures that open [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website America's Native Prisoners of War - Aaron Huey on SBE Aaron Huey takes pictures. He also took heavy fire in a poppy field in Afghanistan, walked 3,349 miles across America and whirled with Sufi dervishes in Pakistan. Aaron Huey takes pictures…pictures that open minds and arrest hearts. Aaron has traveled the world to photograph some strikingly beautiful and dark subjects, but one [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The True Measure of a Man - Richard Simmons on SBE Tyler Durden said it well in the movie Fight Club: "You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your !@#$&* khakis." When life falls apart, khakis ain't gonna cut it. I don't know if today's [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One.Life - Scot McKnight on SBE When Jesus announced the arrival of God's kingdom, what was he talking about? And what does it have to do with my sex life? Join Scot McKnight on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about moving beyond the boredom of religion toward a vision of the kingdom of God that revolutionizes every area of life. (If [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What is Life? - Dr. "Fuz" Rana on SBE What is life? It sounds like a simple question, but how does it work? How does it begin? And is "playing God" by creating life in the lab part of God's plan for humanity? Join Dr. Fazale "Fuz" Rana on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his new book, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Devastation in Japan & Generation Ex-Christian - Drew Dyck on SBE The devastation in Japan in the wake of the Tsunami is heart-wrenching. Tragedy on the scale that we're witnessing inevitably brings up the question, "Where is God in all this?" Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as Steve addresses that question. We can't promise an answer, but it will be good [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Permission to Speak Freely - Anne Jackson on SBE Church is not a safe place to be honest about our struggles. If you don't believe that, try confessing. Then step back, watch the fireworks and join Anne Jackson on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Anne Jackson [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spiritually Charged Conversation - Tony & Peggy Campolo on SBE It takes more than practice and preparation to connect with an audience like Jesus does. It takes a communicator who's spiritually in tune. Join Tony and Peggy Campolo in the SBE studio as we talk about Connecting Like Jesus: Practices for Healing, Teaching, and Preaching. Tony is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University in Pennsylvania. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fall to Grace - Jay Bakker on SBE Jay Bakker's Christian faith has been through the ringer. As the son of Jim and Tammy Faye, at the age of 11, Jay's life was shattered by the very public downfall of his parents' PTL ministry, watching his dad go to jail and suffering the resulting ostracism from the church. He's been picking [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hipsters & Sex - Brett McCracken & Dan Allender on SBE Christian hipsters got you down? Does your sex life need redeeming? Then this hip and sexy episode of Steve Brown Etc. is for you! First up, join Brett McCracken as we talk about what happens when church and cool collide. Brett's the author of Hipster Christianity. He's also managing editor at Biola [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Redeeming Singleness - Barry Danylak on SBE Have you been given the gift of singleness? Many singles don't see their eligible status as a gift at all, especially those in the church. Barry Danylak is a single guy working to change that. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Barry on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Introverts in the Church - Adam McHugh on SBE Live at Noon ET Introverts, join us today on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Adam McHugh about how you can make peace with your personality and work out of it…not against it. Extroverts, come back next week. You get enough attention. Adam McHugh is the author of Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Thank God for Evolution? - Michael Dowd on SBE What does the future hold for the relationship between evolution and the Christian faith? Starting this month, Michael Dowd is leading a series of 90-minute discussions on the topic with a wide range of participants from Evangelicals to Nobel Prize-winning scientists to Catholic nuns. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Art of Being You - Bob Kilpatrick on SBE How we view God makes all the difference in how we live and enjoy our lives. Is he a cosmic cop, an absent architect or could he be a passionate artist? If God is an artist and we're his masterpiece in process, Bob Kilpatrick says "we have every reason to rejoice in every [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Law of Happiness - Dr. Henry Cloud on SBE "Happy New Year!" We've all heard that a lot lately, but what's it gonna take to pull it off? Researchers have found that true happiness isn't about health, wealth or even the people in our lives. What's it about? Join Dr. Henry Cloud on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Common Prayer - Shane Claiborne & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on SBE Are you sick of feeling disconnected and isolated in your faith? At a loss for how to pray? Ready for something radical in 2011? Then ring in the new year with our favorite ordinary radical, Shane Claiborne, and his communal cohort, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, today on Steve Brown Etc.! (If you're on the front [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Infectious Joy to the World - Tony Campolo on SBE Wondering where the joy is this Christmas? It's right here on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. with Our Favorite Lib., Tony Campolo! (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Let's face it, the words "Christian" and "life of the party" don't usually go together. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Reputation to Freedom - Nate Larkin on SBE Nate Larkin was a pastor, married and had three kids when he picked up his first hooker on the way to lead a candlelight service on Christmas Eve. Nate thought that the day the truth about him came out, his ministry would be over.  Turns out, that's the day it started. Join Nate Larkin, author of Samson [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dialogue, Not Debate - Craig Spinks on SBE Craig Spinks is founder of the website RecycleYourFaith.com and co-author of The Outsider Interviews: A New Generation Speaks Out on Christianity. He's also a living illustration of the kind of mess you can get into by listening to Steve Brown. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Holidays, Addictions & Believing Again - Sharon Hersh on SBE For many, addictions make the holidays a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. Take the stress of buying presents on a tight budget, a crazy schedule and difficult family members…add to that the pressure to deliver a Norman Rockwell Christmas, and it's enough to drive you to drink. Join Sharon Hersh on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rags - YouThinkAboutThat.com When it comes to sharing the good news that God's not mad at his children, we'll try anything once. Here's an animated short feature we just finished and uploaded. Hope you like it. If you do, share the heck out of it with friends and family and we'll make more! 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He's a retired naval officer, world traveler and the author of Time [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wild Goose Festival - Gareth Higgins on SBE Music, arts, spirituality and justice will converge in the hills of North Carolina from June 23-26, 2011 for the Wild Goose Festival…and it won't happen without you. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Join Gareth Higgins on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about the cult [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Post-Election Politics - Nick Eicher on SBE It's time, once again, for the obligatory post-election Steve Brown Etc.! Trust me, it's a lot more fun than it sounds. Join Steve and the crew as we talk with Nick Eicher from World magazine about the shake-up in Washington and the ins and outs of mixing Christianity, news and politics. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rust - Corbin Bernsen on SBE This week on Steve Brown Etc., Corbin Bernsen, writer, director and star of Rust. Rust tells the story of a former minister in a midlife crisis of faith. The film was inspired by the spiritual journey that Corbin has been traveling since his father's death in 2008. Join us as we talk about losing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gravity vs. God - Dr. Hugh Ross on SBE In Stephen Hawking's new book, The Grand Design, he writes, "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing." So, who needs God when you have gravity? Peer-reviewed astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to answer that question. (If [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Good is God? - Philip Yancey on SBE Genocide, children in sexual slavery, terrorist attacks, war, natural disasters, addiction, AIDS, and the list goes on. In the face of all of that, what good is God? I mean really, if he won't stop the bleeding, or worse, if he set it in motion, why trust him? Join Philip Yancey on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reforming Our Universities - David Horowitz on SBE There is a wide gulf between knowing how to learn and learning what to know. It's the difference between education and indoctrination. When it comes to providing a forum for the free exchange of ideas, David Horowitz gives our universities a big fat "F" (that's "F" for fascists). (If you're on the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website About You: Fully Human, Fully Alive - Dick Staub on SBE In the preface to his new book, About You, Dick Staub writes: "We yearn to be fully alive and fully human, but the very fact that we yearn for this means it is not an actuality." Join us as we talk with Dick about how Jesus came to satisfy our longing for a fully human [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pornland - Gail Dines on SBE Young people are consuming more porn than ever, and today's porn ain't your father's Playboy. As porn culture has become absorbed into pop culture, producers have created even more hard-core niche products to entice a generation of younger, desensitized users. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Outsider Interviews - Jim Henderson & Craig Spinks on SBE NEWS FLASH!! According to statistics, young adults are more disenchanted with the church than ever. We get that, but what could we learn if we took the time to listen to the stories behind the statistics? Join us as we talk with Jim Henderson and Craig Spinks, co-authors of The Outsider Interviews: A New [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Praying Life - Paul Miller on SBE You are weak, helpless and out of control! That's bad, right? No, actually that's good. If you're at the end of your rope, listen to this week's Steve Brown Etc. for some laughs and a bit of light in the darkness. 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(If you're [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website "Killing the Indian in the Child" & Forgiveness - Maracle & Boone on SBE Could you forgive the people who took your children from you and then reeducated them in an effort to destroy your way of life? Me either, but that's what's happening in Canada. Join Barry Maracle and Steve Boone as we talk about the Canadian government's effort to "kill the Indian in the child" and the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Pete Scazzero on SBE Steve Brown Etc. is recorded on Fridays from noon - 1 ET, then aired on stations across the country that weekend. Listen live and call in at 1.888.54.STEVE (1.888.547.8383). (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) From the outside, it looked like Pastor Pete Scazzero was [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus Deficit Disorder - Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola on SBE You've probably heard the joke about the little boy digging through a giant pile of horse manure. An eternal optimist, he exclaimed, "With all this horse poop, there has to be a pony in here somewhere!" It's kinda like that in the church. Where's Jesus? We're buried in guilt from not [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Death Be Not Proud - Susan Isaacs on SBE Writer, actor and funny lady Susan Isaacs is our guest this week on Steve Brown Etc. She joined us from the mountaintop in Colorado, but she's emotionally in the valley. Don't miss this thoughtful discussion about death, suffering and a good God who's in control of the whole mess. 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Then they break through the shame and hopeless silence that bogus standard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The End of God & Christianity? - Schlichting & "Fuz" on SBE Christianity is in decline in the west, and that may be just what the doctor ordered. Randy Schlichting says it enables us to step aside from power brokering and move towards living by four minority rules. Join us as we talk with Randy about his book Minority Rules: Size Does Not Determine Success. Then, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Finding Joy in Fatherhood - Jay Payleitner on SBE Every kid needs their dad to teach them the word "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis." Dad also needs to catch his kids in a big fat lie, wake them up for a lunar eclipse, get right with his own dad, and 48 other things that make a lifelong difference. Join us for this Father's Day edition of Steve Brown [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mom and Dad, I'm Gay - John Freeman on SBE So, you're a Christian parent and your son or daughter just told you he or she is gay. Now what? Join John Freeman as we talk about it. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) John Freeman is President of Harvest USA, a ministry of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Surprised by Grace - Tullian Tchividjian on SBE Jesus attracted drunks, whores and outcasts while offending the religious folks. Our churches are filled with religious folks and the irreligious won't come near them. Do you think maybe we Christians aren't spreading the same message Jesus did? Join Tullian Tchividjian on Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his new book, Surprised by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Return to El Salvador - Jamie Moffett on SBE Join Jamie Moffett on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to hear the story of how hope is triumphing over fear in El Salvador, and how you're involved in that country's ongoing story. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Jamie Moffett is the director of Return [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Last Christian on Earth - Os Guinness on SBE The modern world is choking the life out of the Church in the West. Don't believe me? Watch this. Then join bestselling author and social critic Os Guinness on this week's Steve Brown Etc. 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First up, Tony Campolo and his new book, Choose Love Not Power: How [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remembering Michael Spencer - Chaplain Mike & Jeff Dunn on SBE Michael Spencer, aka The Internet Monk, was a uniquely honest, thoughtful and gifted communicator. We were fortunate to have him as a semi-regular on Steve Brown Etc. and one of our guest bloggers. Sadly, Michael died on April 5 after a four-month struggle with cancer. He was 53. Join Chaplain Mike and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Liberating Black Theology - Dr. Anthony Bradley on SBE Dr. Anthony Bradley joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to talk about his new book, Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America. Listen as we discuss the "victimology" theme within black liberation theology and its long-standing spiritual and social implications. 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Join Brian on Steve Brown Etc. and decide for yourself as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? - Karen Spears Zacharias on SBE From The Secret to prosperity gospel preachers, we're told that our thoughts and actions can attract good things to us. Muster up enough good vibrations or faith in God and you can be healthy, wealthy and wise. But when the formula doesn't work, where does that leave the faithful? Join us as we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jim & Casper Go to Church - Matt Casper on SBE Matt Casper was your average everyday atheist minding his own business, until one day Jim Henderson came along and rented his soul. Then, Jim dragged Matt's soul (and his body) to churches all over the country just to get his reaction. The result is Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Faith, Art & Avatar - Jeffery Overstreet on SBE Mark Driscoll says Avatar is "the most demonic, satanic film" he's ever seen. Check out this video for the rest of his comments on this Academy Award-nominated film. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see player options.) Then join us today as we talk with film critic [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is Avatar Demonic? - Jeffery Overstreet this Week on SBE Mark Driscoll says Avatar is "the most demonic, satanic film" he's ever seen. Check out the video below for the rest of his comments on this Academy Award-nominated film. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see the video.) Then join us this Friday as we talk with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Leaving Religion, Following Jesus - Ronnie McBrayer on SBE Ronnie McBrayer was born and raised in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains, and he says he barely survived his fire-and-brimstone, fundamentalist upbringing. Join Ronnie on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as he talks about being a pastor, running from the church and his journey back. (If you're on the front page of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus Freak - Sara Miles on SBE Sara Miles is a self-described "free-range Christian." She's a former atheist who experienced a radical conversion, so she didn't grow up in church bored by sermons. As a result, she really believes that "this thing is real." Her new book is Jesus Freak: Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead. 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That's the dark trap in which many Christian [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The War on Success - Tommy Newberry on SBE Join Tommy Newberry on Steve Brown Etc. this week as we talk with him about his new book, The War on Success: How the Obama Agenda is Shattering the American Dream. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see player options.) Newberry says the Obama administration is setting the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website GetReligion.org - Terry Mattingly on SBE Scripps Howard religion writer Terry Mattingly joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. for his yearly look at how the press just doesn't get religion. We also read the hate-mail we received because of last week's comments on Pat Robertson and The Merry Monk of Love talks about his "Help Haiti Fast." (If [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clusterfuzzle - Susan Isaacs on SBE Anne Lamott says that laughter is the carbonated form of holiness. If that's true, Susan Isaacs is an effervescent, snarky, super-saint. Join Susan on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss the tragedy in Haiti, Pat Robertson, and we finally get the answer to the question, "If there's a good God, why [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Love & War - John & Stasi Eldredge on SBE Marriage is fabulously hard. Anyone that tells you any different is lying, and there are plenty of phonies out there. Join John and Stasi Eldredge on Steve Brown Etc. as they tear down the impossible standard many Christians are presented with. Then they break through the shame and hopeless silence that bogus standard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Church of Facebook - Jesse Rice on SBE Happy New Year! Welcome to another decade of Steve Brown Etc. Join Jesse Rice on the first SBE of 2010 as we look into the future of a hyper-connected world that's redefining the idea of community. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see player options.) Jesse is the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Advent Conspiracy - Greg Holder on SBE Merry Christmas from everyone here at Steve Brown Etc.! Join us as we talk with Greg Holder, one of the authors of Advent Conspiracy: Can Christmas Still Change the World?. Then stick around as The Old White Guy every so briefly gets into the Christmas spirit. (If you're on the front page of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jumping through Fires - David Nasser on SBE Jumping through fires, or Chaharshanbe Suri, is a 3,000 year-old tradition of celebrating the Persian New Year. By jumping through the fire, always while holding someone's hand, all bad things from the previous year are burned away and replaced with new beginnings. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Dude Abides - Cathleen Falsani on SBE (Re-Air) Due to circumstances beyond our control, stations across the country will be re-airing our most recent program with Cathleen Falsani this weekend. Cathleen is one of our favorite guests. She joined us on SBE to talk about her new book, The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. Join us for a funny and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Year of Living Like Jesus - Ed Dobson on SBE There's claiming to follow Jesus, then there's living like him. Join us as we talk with the author of the book The Year of Living Like Jesus, Ed Dobson, about going to bars, hanging out with prostitutes and voting for Obama. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Homelessness & Revolution - Daniels, Ashmen & Whitehead on SBE According to the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions, "As many as 30 million people in the United States go hungry every day, and estimates of homelessness range from 750,000 to 1 million individuals on any given night." During the holidays, many of us who have something to give are thinking of those who don't. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Our Favorite Lib - Tony Campolo on SBE This week on Steve Brown Etc., two old white guys for the price of one! Join Steve and Tony Campolo as they talk about the ups and downs of today's youth, Obama's Nobel prize and how to disagree on issues without resorting to personal attacks. (If you're on the front page of the site, click [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Death - David Crowder on SBE David Crowder took a break from his tour supporting the new David Crowder Band album, Church Music, to hang out on this week's Steve Brown Etc. Join us as we talk about death, mourning and hope. Trust me, it's a lot more fun than it sounds. 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(If you're on the front [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Naked Gospel - Andrew Farley on SBE Andrew Farley says that if you're a Christian, you can chuck the 10 Commandments. And while you're at it, asking God for forgiveness and tithing can go too. Check out this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with Andrew about his book, The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Million Miles - Donald Miller on SBE Join Donald Miller on Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss his new book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. (If you're on the front page of the site click "Read More" to see audio player options.) One catch, our connection was so bad that Don might as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Dude Abides - Cathleen Falsani on SBE One of our favorite guests, Cathleen Falsani, joins us on today's SBE to talk about her new book, The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. Join us for a funny and profound discussion about the themes and truths found in No Country for Old Men, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, and the new [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Serious Trailer Tomorrow on SBE, we'll talk with Cathleen Falsani about her new book, The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. We'll talk about Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, and the new Coen brothers film, A Serious Man (Cathleen's new favorite). Check out this trailer for A [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website As We Forgive - Laura Waters Hinson on SBE Imagine if a murderer was released from prison to live in your neighborhood. Imagine that this person was not only a killer, but the man who murdered your family. Now imagine forgiving that man and peacefully living in the house he built for you. That's one of the true stories documented in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Narnia, Screwtape & Living with Lewis - Douglas Gresham on SBE Join Douglas Gresham in the studio on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about his experiences as C.S. Lewis' stepson and the upcoming movies based on Lewis' books. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Gresham is one of the two heirs of C.S. Lewis' [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website More Than a Theory - Dr. Hugh Ross on SBE Evolutionists, young earth creationists, proponents of anonymous intelligent design…bring 'em all on. Dr. Hugh Ross has revealed a testable model for creation by the God of the Bible. And, while Dr. Ross is a gentleman, we're not above rubbing the facts in the face of those who disagree with us. Join Dr. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Pete Scazzero on SBE From the outside, it looked like Pastor Pete Scazzero was on top of the world. The church he planted in New York was filling up with people (many of them new Christians) and the atmosphere was electric. But on the inside, Pete was secretly dying. Then he hit the wall. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Battle for Heath Care & Culture - Campolo & Craven on SBE Sick of hearing the same old thing over and over again in the battle for health care reform? If so, don't miss Steve Brown and Tony Campolo on this edition of SBE. Listen to hear the solutions that emerge when right and left stop with the self-serving rhetoric and discuss options that would [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blue Parakeets & Homosexuals in the Church - Scot McKnight on SBE (Re-Air) If you're not careful, reading the Bible can make you weird. Have you ever struggled with being a Bible-believing Christian without becoming an out-of-touch fundamentalist or wacky liberal? If so, don't miss Scot McKnight on this week's SBE. If not, listen anyway. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pondering Perplexing Prayer & People Problems - Woodley & Godwin on SBE Steve often says that pagans don't pray because they're afraid God might be there, and Christians don't pray because they're afraid he might not be. When it feels like God's ignoring you, or worse, messing with you, it can put a strain on the relationship. Join us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Of Different Minds - Maren Angelotti on SBE There's a lot of confusion and controversy surrounding AD/HD. Some even say there's no such thing, that kids are naturally hyperactive and that focus problems can be eliminated with discipline. The latest science shows otherwise. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Maren Angelotti joins [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forgiveness & Unity - Tony Campolo on SBE Join Steve Brown and his good buddy Tony Campolo on this edition of SBE as they hang out and talk about The Shack, uptight Christians, forgiveness and unity. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) You’ve probably seen Tony talking about politics and religion on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 3 Free Sins, Guilt & Temptation - Larry Dixon on SBE If you're pure and holy like Steve Brown, you probably don't need to listen to this show. But if you struggle with guilt and temptation like me, and you’re going through free sins like a bag of chips, join Steve and Dr. Larry Dixon on this week's Steve Brown Etc. 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Frank Viola stopped by Steve Brown Etc. to talk about that "eternal purpose" in the context of the three stories in his new book, From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 10 Things I Hate About Christianity - Jason Berggren on SBE If you're just blessed as buttons that Jesus is your best friend, co-pilot, genie in a lamp, and you've never been frustrated by your faith, then you probably won't like Jason Berggren. But if you can relate to having a love/hate relationship with Christianity, then join us for this week's Steve Brown Etc. (If you're [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Freedom Fading - John W. Whitehead on SBE If it's not enough of a 4th of July bummer that the economy is in the toilet, join John Whitehead on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to hear about the shocking ways that the freedoms we're celebrating are going up in smoke. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good Day!: The Paul Harvey Story - Paul Batura on SBE He was a colorful personality whose programs provided windows on the world for a generation of Americans. Join Steve and biographer Paul Batura on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to hear the rest of the story about the man who brought us The Rest of the Story and Paul Harvey News and Comment. (If you're [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Losing America & Fathers - John Armstrong & Larry Gelwix on SBE News flash! Christians are losing America. Should we try to get it back? Should we even care? If so, what can the average ham and egger Christian do about it? Join founder and president of ACT 3, John Armstrong, on this edition of SBE as we talk about the end of Christian [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pain & Raw Faith - Cliff Schrauger on SBE Cliff Schrauger is a man with a raw faith in the face of unimaginable grief. The loss of his job and the foreclosure on his house are only the beginning of his story. Then an explosion in Iraq on Father's Day and a tragic car wreck in Michigan changed Cliff and his family [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Our Favorite Lib - Tony Campolo on SBE This week on Steve Brown Etc….two old white guys for the price of one! Join Steve and his old buddy Tony Campolo as they hang out, abuse each other and bring some wisdom on where to look for some hope in these troubled times. 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She had a nervous breakdown, took [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website As We Forgive - Catherine Larson on SBE Could you forgive the people who murdered your children, mutilated your body and left you to burn to death? Catherine Larson joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to tell the story of one lady who did just that. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Show You Can't Refuse - Michael Franzese on SBE By the time he was 24, Michael Franzese was pulling down millions of dollars a week as one of the biggest mafia bosses in America. Today, he's one of the many who have quit the mob, but one of the few who've lived to tell about it. Join Mr. Franzese on this week's [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve Brown Etc. Week in Review Join Steve and the crew on this week's edition of SBE as we sit around and wait for Harry Dent. Harry was going to tell us all about the Great Depression ahead and how to deal with it, but he didn't show. Guess we're on our own on the economic front. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve Brown Etc. Week in Review Join Steve and the crew on this week's edition of SBE as we sit around and wait for Harry Dent. Harry was going to tell us all about the Great Depression ahead and how to deal with it, but he didn't show. Guess we're on our own on the economic front. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Eternity to Here - Frank Viola on SBE Q: What do you get when you cross a forgotten woman, an eternal quest and a new species? A: The meaning of life. Frank Viola stopped by Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about that "eternal purpose" in the context of the three stories in his new book, From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Autism & Prison are a Blessing - Bill Dallas & Patty Corrigan Myers People are always telling me that God doesn't give people more than they can handle. Well, I must be a total wuss, because my life is pretty cush. That leaves me wondering if my faith would stand the test of life-altering difficulty. If you can relate, join us on this edition of SBE as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sin Boldly - Cathleen Falsani on SBE Celebrated and award-winning religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, Cathleen Falsani, stopped by the show this week. Join us as we talk about sinning boldly, believing more boldly still, and finding God in places he's not supposed to be. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blue Parakeets & Homosexuals in the Church - Scot McKnight on SBE If you're not careful, reading the Bible can make you weird. Have you ever struggled with being a Bible-believing Christian without becoming an out-of-touch fundamentalist or wacky liberal? If so, don't miss Scot McKnight on this week's SBE. If not, listen anyway. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Naked Pastor & A Haunting - David Hayward & Carmen Reed on SBE Today on the nationally syndicated talk show Steve Brown Etc., David Hayward from nakedpastor.com and Carmen Reed, the woman who lived The Haunting in Connecticut. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) David Hayward is a self-described artist trapped in a pastor's body and the talent behind [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Coming Evangelical Collapse - Michael Spencer on SBE Now that Michael Spencer, aka The Internet Monk, is a semi-regular on SBE, his star is on the rise.* You've probably recently seen his article, The coming evangelical collapse, on one of your favorite sites or news outlets. Join Michael and Steve on this week's show as they discuss the iMonk's prophecy that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Global Potpourri - Jim Stanley on SBE The global war on terror, the global economic crisis, global warming…these days, when things go wrong, they go wrong all over. But, behind the scenes, there are people with a global vision working at the highest levels of power to make things right. Jim Stanley is one of those people. Join Mr. Stanley on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jim&Casper Go to Church - Jim Henderson on SBE Jim Henderson bought an atheist's soul on eBay, then he took him to church. That's show-worthy enough, but Jim wasn't trying to convert this guy. He wanted to see church through the eyes of an outsider. Jim found the experience so enlightening, he started going through atheists like a bag of chips. Join [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website SBE Live at Noon ET with Jim Henderson The nationally syndicated talk show, Steve Brown Etc. streams live today from noon - 1 ET. Join us as we talk with Jim Henderson, co-founder and executive director of Off The Map and author of Jim and Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation about Faith, Churches, and Well-Meaning Christians. (If you're on the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Gospel of Ruth - Carolyn James on SBE Women of the church, is it God's plan for you to organize potluck suppers while the men get all the fun jobs (like heading up committees and preaching boring sermons)? Not according to this week's guest. Join Carolyn James on this edition of SBE as we discuss the stained-glass ceiling and Carolyn's latest book, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Great Emergence - Phyllis Tickle on SBE Borrowing an image from Bishop Mark Dyer, Phyllis Tickle often says that every 500 years, the Church cleans out its attic and has a giant rummage sale. Join Phyllis Tickle on this edition of SBE as we discuss the current purging, what's on the table and the treasures we're rediscovering in the process. (If [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Where's Your Jesus Now? - Karen Spears Zacharias on SBE Turn on the news and it's plain to see, scary bad news abounds. According to Karen Spears Zacharias, in American culture, fear is not only stealing headlines, it's destroying lives. Join Karen on this edition of SBE as we discuss fear and faith. (If you're on the front page of the site, click [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Where's Your Jesus Now? - Karen Spears Zacharias on SBE Turn on the news and it's plain to see, scary bad news abounds. According to Karen Spears Zacharias, in American culture, fear is not only stealing headlines, it's destroying lives. Join Karen on this edition of SBE as we discuss fear and faith. (If you're on the front page of the site, click [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Christian Response to Recession - Tony Campolo on SBE Unemployment is way up, stocks are way down, and the economy will probably get worse before it gets better. Pretty grim, huh? But wait, what if this recession is actually a gift from God? Tony Campolo joins us this week on Steve Brown Etc. to talk about responsible Christian action [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Christian Response to Recession - Tony Campolo on SBE Unemployment is way up, stocks are way down, and the economy will probably get worse before it gets better. Pretty grim, huh? But wait, what if this recession is actually a gift from God? Tony Campolo joins us this week on Steve Brown Etc. to talk about responsible Christian action [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Christian Response to Recession - Tony Campolo on SBE Unemployment is way up, stocks are way down, and the economy will probably get worse before it gets better. Pretty grim, huh? But wait, what if this recession is actually a gift from God? Tony Campolo joins us this week on Steve Brown Etc. to talk about responsible Christian action [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Finding & Losing Faith - Two Daves on SBE Dave Schmelzer was "the campus atheist" in college. Today he not only believes in God, he's a pastor. Dave Sanford came from a long line of atheists but became a "sold-out follower of Jesus Christ" by age 13. However, later in life, after "a rapid-fire series of crises," his faith faltered. Join both [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Finding & Losing Faith - Two Daves on SBE Dave Schmelzer was "the campus atheist" in college. Today he not only believes in God, he's a pastor. Dave Sanford came from a long line of atheists but became a "sold-out follower of Jesus Christ" by age 13. However, later in life, after "a rapid-fire series of crises," his faith faltered. Join both [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Jesus Year - Benyamin Cohen on SBE Benyamin Cohen is an Orthodox Jew who's "jazzed about Judaism"… and he has Jesus to thank for it (kind of). Join us on this edition of SBE as we talk with Ben about his book, My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of Faith. (If you're on the front [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Jesus Year - Benyamin Cohen on SBE Benyamin Cohen is an Orthodox Jew who's "jazzed about Judaism"… and he has Jesus to thank for it (kind of). Join us on this edition of SBE as we talk with Ben about his book, My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of Faith. (If you're on the front [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dancing with Democrats - Dr. Joel Hunter on SBE Join conservative spokesman, Dr. Joel Hunter, on this edition of SBE as we discuss the controversy surrounding his association with President-elect Obama, Rick Warren's involvement in the inauguration, pro-life Democrats, Obama's Christian faith and more. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Dr. Hunter is a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dancing with Democrats - Dr. Joel Hunter on SBE Join conservative spokesman, Dr. Joel Hunter, on this edition of SBE as we discuss the controversy surrounding his association with President-elect Obama, Rick Warren's involvement in the inauguration, pro-life Democrats, Obama's Christian faith and more. (If you're on the front pageof the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Dr. Hunter is a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Top 10 Religion Stories of 2008 - Terry Mattingly on SBE Does the mainstream press get religion? Join Steve and religion writer Terry Mattingly on this edition of SBE for a discussion of that question and a look at the top 10 religion stories of 2008. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Professor Mattingly heads up [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Top 10 Religion Stories of 2008 - Terry Mattingly on SBE Does the mainstream press get religion? Join Steve and religion writer Terry Mattingly on this edition of SBE for a discussion of that question and a look at the top 10 religion stories of 2008. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Professor Mattingly heads up [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why the Universe Is the Way It Is - Dr. Hugh Ross on SBE Do science and the Bible offer contradictory answers to life's biggest questions? Peer-reviewed astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross doesn't think so. Instead, he offers a vision of a universe finely tuned by God to support the free lives of His children, while cosmic physics is optimized to solve the problem of evil. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why the Universe Is the Way It Is - Dr. Hugh Ross on SBE Do science and the Bible offer contradictory answers to life's biggest questions? Peer-reviewed astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross doesn't think so. Instead, he offers a vision of a universe finely tuned by God to support the free lives of His children, while cosmic physics is optimized to solve the problem of evil. (If you're on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The End (of 2008) is Near - Tony Campolo on SBE Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore. Our faithful friend, Tony Campolo, who is dear to us gathered near to us once more. Join us on this post-Christmas edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about President-elect Obama, race relations, evangelicals, abortion and the end of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The End (of 2008) is Near - Tony Campolo on SBE Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore. Our faithful friend, Tony Campolo, who is dear to us gathered near to us once more. Join us on this post-Christmas edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we talk about President-elect Obama, race relations, evangelicals, abortion and the end of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The New Conspirators - Tom Sine on SBE The volatility of the new global economy and the growing recession are presenting unprecedented challenges for those most vulnerable to the upheaval. At the same time, the American Church is bleeding the people and resources required to meet the needs of our poorest neighbors. (If you're on the front page of the site, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The New Conspirators - Tom Sine on SBE The volatility of the new global economy and the growing recession are presenting unprecedented challenges for those most vulnerable to the upheaval. At the same time, the American Church is bleeding the people and resources required to meet the needs of our poorest neighbors. (If you're on the front page of the site, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reaping the Real Whirlwind - Dr. David Gustafson on SBE Is the theory of man-made global warming a bunch of hot air? Many religious folks don't buy that the theory accurately describes the impact the human race is having on the planet. Dr. David Gustafson is an environmental scientist and a Christian who doesn't fit that mold. (If you're on the front page [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reverend Billy(s) on Steve Brown Etc. Today only! Two Reverend Billies for the price of one. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) First, Boz Tchividgian drops in to talk about his grandpa, Billy Graham, and his new book Invitation: Billy Graham and the Lives God Touched. Check out ThankYouBilly.com. Then, Rev. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sex & Violence - Mark Driscoll on SBE Mark Driscoll joins us on this edition of SBE and he doesn't pull any punches as we talk about ultimate fighting, pornography, The Shack and more. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Mark Driscoll is the pastor of Mars Hill Church. They meet at multiple [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gone Fisching - John Fischer on SBE Join us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. as we talk with author and musician John Fischer about uptight religious folks, contemporary Christian music, and our misguided attempts to change the world. (On the front page of the site? Click "Read More" to see audio player options.) With 12 albums and 15 books to his credit, John [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Senior Adult Choir Hip Hop While you're waiting for the next SBE, check this out. If you're on the front page of the site, click the title of this post to see the video. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Churched - Matthew Paul Turner on SBE If you've responded to more than one altar call in your life, or if you're scared Jesus might come back while you're going to the bathroom, or if you have friends and family that drive you nuts with their religion, don't miss this edition of Steve Brown Etc. Use one of the options below [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Shack - William Paul Young on SBE (Re-Air) This weekend, radio stations across the country will be re-airing this previously broadcast episode of SBE with William Paul Young, author of The Shack. (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) When this program first aired, The Shack was #8 on Amazon. It's now holding at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Internet MONKeying Around - Michael Spencer on SBE The Internet Monk (if that is his real name) stopped by on this Halloween weekend edition of Steve Brown Etc. to try to corrupt us with his sorcerer's ways. Can you believe that this guy says it's all right for Christians to celebrate Halloween? What's next, voting Democrat?!! Yup, that too. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Freedom, Joy & Faithfulness on SBE The mission of our parent organization, Key Life Network, is "to get you, and those you love, Home with radical freedom, infectious joy and surprising faithfulness." People all over the world have experienced new life in their walk with God through Steve Brown's teaching (check it out at KeyLife.org). Many of these fine [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Liberty in an Evil Age - Carl Wilson on SBE When it comes to America's economic woes, there's a lot of finger pointing, but who's really to blame? And when it comes to solutions, is our only hope more misplaced trust in the government and big business? (If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.) Carl Wilson [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Are You & What Do You Want? - Ukleja & Lorber on SBE No, this isn't a program about Jehovah's Witnesses. If you find yourself working toward others' goals instead of living from your center, check out this show. Nationally respected leadership coaches Dr. Mick Ukleja and Dr. Robert Lorber join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to talk about Four-Dimensional Thinking and how [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The One-Life Solution - Dr. Henry Cloud on SBE Do you find yourself checking your BlackBerry–almost against your will–during dates, family dinners or your kid's soccer games? Have you taken a laptop on vacation just in case "something comes up" at the office? Do you feel fragmented, pulled in too many directions at once and frustrated? If so, don't miss this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Change Manifesto - John W. Whitehead on SBE Don't miss this edition of SBE with one of our heroes, a man who has been called, "the Tom Paine of our time," John W. Whitehead. Use one of the options below to listen. America needs change, but Whitehead says the next president isn't the answer. Instead, he calls us back to what the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Walking with God - John Eldredge on SBE You may talk to God every day but the question is, does He talk back? John Eldredge has been talking with God and says that what he's hearing can satisfy humanity's deepest longings. Use one of the options below to join us on this edition of SBE as we talk with John Eldredge about his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Restoring the Gulf Coast - Lagniappe Church on SBE When Jean Larroux and Curt Moore surveyed the damage on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, instead of leaving after their relief effort, they started a church in the desolation. Lagniappe Church is still there. Their goal? Nothing short of participation in the restoration of creation through the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pagan Christianity? - Frank Viola on SBE What if just about everything Christians do on Sunday mornings had its roots in pagan culture and rituals? I'm talking about everything from listening to a sermon to tithing and singing in the choir. Beyond that, what if these modern church practices that aren't rooted in Scripture actually got in the way of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Advancing the Christian Tradition - Dr. John H. Armstrong on SBE There are fewer and fewer people in this generation that publicly profess Christian faith and commitment. What's more, the role of the Church in politics and culture is changing, but not in the way you might think! Dr. John H. Armstrong joins us on this edition of SBE in the wake of Obama's [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lord, Save Us From Your Followers - Dan Merchant on SBE Why is the gospel of love dividing America? Dan Merchant spent two years looking for answers to that question, and the result is the entertaining and thought-provoking documentary, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers. Dan's quest to explore faith and culture in America included everything from engaging people on the street as "Bumpersticker Man," to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Feel - Dr. Matthew Elliott on SBE If you've ever felt like your emotions have been trivialized by religious folks in the name of focusing on the facts of the faith, this edition of Steve Brown Etc. is for you. Use one of the options below to listen. From the time he was a teenager, Dr. Matthew Elliott has been on a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Cell's Design - Dr. Fazale Rana on SBE Biochemist, Dr. Fazale "Fuz" Rana, joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to talk about his new book, The Cell's Design: How Chemistry Reveals the Creator's Artistry. Use one of the options below to listen. Many of the technological advances in medicine and agriculture today are driven by the field of biochemistry. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Kind of Normal - Carol Kent on SBE Carol Kent was living a model Christian life as a successful author and conference speaker. Her only child graduated from Annapolis and went on to become a lieutenant in the Navy with an impeccable military record. Then the phone rang in the middle of the night and everything changed. The voice on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Take This Bread - Sara Miles on SBE Sara Miles was a passionate atheist, but early one morning curiosity got the best of her and she walked into the open doors of St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in San Francisco. She was offered a piece of bread and some wine, she took it and walked out of the church a Christian. Use [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Church & Politics - Tony Campolo on SBE Our Favorite Lib., Tony Campolo, joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to give us the latest on his efforts to represent pro-lifers “to the highest members of the Democratic Party.” Use one of the options below to listen. Mr. Campolo has been appointed to the Democratic Party's platform committee and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An Evangelical Manifesto - Guinness & Smith on SBE Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss An Evangelical Manifesto with one of its primary authors, Os Guinness, and one of its more vocal critics, Warren Smith. Use one of the options below to listen. The culture wars have created a lot of confusion and consternation around the term "Evangelical." [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Chronicles of Narnia - Douglas Gresham on SBE A once-free land under the thumb of a twisted ruler. A prince who has risen to give hope to the people and lead them to victory over evil. No, not Prince Caspian. I'm talking about Obama! Use one of the options below to join us on this edition of SBE as Steve attempts [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Reason for God - Tim Keller on SBE There's only one true religion and despite all the pain and suffering in the world, there is a loving God…who will send many of us to rot in Hell for all of eternity. You've got to be a bigoted idiot to believe that stuff, don't you? Use one of the options below to hear Steve [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website We the Purple - Marcia Ford on SBE Sick of partisan politics? Are independent voters on the verge of ushering in real change, or will the two-party system squelch their voice? Marcia Ford, author of We the Purple: Faith, Politics and the Independent Voter, joins us on this edition of SBE to talk about how rabid partisanship is prompting voters to go independent [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bella - Eduardo Verástegui on SBE Eduardo Verástegui joined us on Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about his critically acclaimed movie Bella, the journey that led him to Hollywood and the reason he's there. Use one of the options below to listen. Bella was one of the most honored films of 2007 - including the coveted People's Choice Award [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Shack - William Paul Young on SBE The author of The Shack, William Paul Young, joins us on Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about living in a jacked-up world full of pain and loss and…full of a God who loves us. Use one of the options below to listen. Stories are pouring in about the healing impact of The Shack [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Homosexuals & Evangelicals - The Internet Monk on SBE The Internet Monk, Michael Spencer, joins us on Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about gays, lesbians and evangelicals. Use one of the options below to listen. When homosexuals listen to evangelicals, what do they hear? One friend of mine suggested that we sound like the teacher from the Peanuts cartoons, "Wa [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Blood - Kevin Max on SBE What happens when you take "the black sheep of dc Talk" and put him on the same show with an old, cynical preacher of grace? Join Kevin Max and Steve Brown on this week's SBE to find out. Use one of the options below to listen. Max has a new album out called The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Emergent Church - Tony Jones on SBE Want to raise your fundamentalist pastor's blood pressure? Tell him you're emergent. But be prepared to be accused of compromising truth, going liberal or even rubbing idols. There's a lot of confusion and emotion surrounding the emergent church movement, but Steve Brown Etc. is here to help. The national coordinator of Emergent Village, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Racism in the Church - John H. Armstrong on SBE When Rev. Jeremiah Wright said, "God bless America? No! God damn America," how do we hear his words? John Armstrong stops by Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about it. Use one of the options at the bottom of this post to listen. Dr. Armstrong has taken heat for his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Year of Living Biblically - A.J. Jacobs on SBE Join us on SBE this week along with our guest A.J. Jacobs as we discuss his book, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. What happens when an agnostic journalist and author in New York City sets out to follow over 700 Biblical rules as literally [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Case for Civility - Dr. Os Guinness on SBE The world is being torn apart by religious extremists, divisive political rhetoric, shrill secularists and uptight culture warriors. But how do we hold on to our deepest beliefs while living together with our deepest differences (especially those of a religious and ideological nature)? Dr. Os Guinness joined us this week to answer that question and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Faith-Driven Vote The president and strategic leader of The Barna Group, David Kinnaman is on SBE this week to talk about understanding the faith-driven vote. What are the moral and social issues that concern Christian voters the most? How do those concerns compare with the U.S. population as a whole? And what about the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve & Schaeffer on "Crazy for God" (Re-Air) Radio stations across the country will be re-airing the previously broadcast episode of SBE with New York Times best-selling author Frank Schaeffer. Join us as we talk about his book, Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bent Hope This week on Steve Brown Etc., author and advocate for the homeless, Tim Huff joins us to talk about his two decades of full-time work among poor and marginalized youth. Use one of the options below to listen. In an age of prosperity and plenty, hundreds of thousands of people continue to find themselves homeless. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Old White Guys It's not easy being an old white guy. Not that I know anything about it, but Steve has had a week from H-E-double-hockey-sticks. Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to hear about it. Also, Steve's left-wing, old white guy buddy Tony Campolo stopped by to tell us who he'll [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Kind of Conservative If you're a politically conservative Christian, but feel misrepresented by the Religious Right, don't miss this week's Steve Brown Etc. Conservative spokesman, author and pastor Dr. Joel Hunter joined us to talk about his new book, A New Kind of Conservative. Dr. Hunter holds traditional biblical stands on abortion and homosexuality, but is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Through a Screen Darkly (Re-Air) With Steve out of town and the Oscars coming up this Sunday, radio stations across the country will be re-airing the previously broadcast episode of SBE with Jeffrey Overstreet, author of Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies. Listen using one of the options below. Overstreet hopes to, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus for President Prominent activist, speaker, and author of The Irresistible Revolution, Shane Claiborne joined us on Steve Brown Etc. this week. You can hear the interview on radio stations across the country this weekend, or listen right here via one of the options below. Shane gave us an update on how The Simple Way community is doing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Steve & Schaeffer on "Crazy for God" New York Times best-selling author Frank Schaeffer joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to talk about his book, Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back. Use one of the options [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website So Cool...He's Cold Lots of popular people join us on the talk show to discuss the problems in the Church. They are creative, hip, passionate, idealistic, and determined to take things in a new direction. They're the "cool kids," and we love what they're doing. However, off the radar of the Christian subculture marketing machine, there are [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Internet Monk Blogging, podcasting, and other new media are changing our culture in dramatic ways. One obvious example is the role that the Internet, bloggers, and YouTube are playing in this year's election. Another example (and maybe not so obvious...yet) is the way these new technologies are challenging and transforming the Church. This week on Steve [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Religion & Mideast Peace It's obvious that religion is a stumbling block on the road to peace in the Middle East, but can it have a positive impact? The founder and director of The Bethlehem Christmas Project, Ali Elhajj thinks so. Join Steve and Ali as they talk about the effort to reconcile Palestinian and Israeli Christians [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Worldly Politics This week on Steve Brown Etc., we venture into the world of politics and the politics of World. Steve's addicted to election coverage and he wanted to talk politics, so we called up his good friend Joel Belz, founder of World magazine, and asked him to stop by to chat. Listen to hear some witty [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Getting Religion? The press just doesn't get religion." - William Schneider The substance of that quote forms the premise of the website, GetReligion.org. Since 2004, Terry Mattingly and the other contributors to that site have been religiously helping the mainstream press "get it." So, on the first Steve Brown Etc. of 2008, we thought it would [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Skewering with Satire Religious satirist and senior contributing editor for The Wittenburg Door, Becky Garrison stopped by SBE this week. We talked about satire and atheists and some other stuff that I don't remember right now. (Give me a break. This was recorded weeks ago and I'm on vacation.) I do remember that this was a good [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Very SBE Christmas Steve Brown is a notorious Scrooge. So, on this weekend before Christmas edition of Steve Brown Etc., we had an intervention. Cathy and I, along with Tony Campolo, cornered Steve in the studio and did all we could to baptize The Old White Guy with the Christmas spirit. Then, when our attempts failed, we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Golden Compass Etc. On this week's SBE, author and film reviewer Jeffrey Overstreet joined us to discuss the controversy surrounding The Golden Compass in the context of his most excellent Christianity Today piece, Fear Not the Compass. Then, Rick McKinley stopped by to talk about an international movement "restoring the scandal of Christmas by worshiping Jesus through compassion, not [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Divided States of America Red and blue, conservatives and liberals, them and us...welcome to the Divided States of America. Our country has been sliced and diced in the name of partisan politics. You think you're fighting for the future of the good ol' US-of-A, but you're actually right where the polarizers on both sides want you...lining their pockets as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Red-Letter Christians When choosing teams, everyone wants Jesus on their side. The Religious Right has been scoring political points with Jesus for years. Red-Letter Christians have responded by focusing on the words of Jesus and trying to portray him as a free political agent. Tony Campolo says, "We [Red-Letter Christians] are people who want [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website unChristianity New research into the perceptions of 16 to 29-year-old non-Christians reveals that something has gone terribly wrong with Christianity. Using descriptions like "hypocritical," "insensitive," and "judgmental," young Americans share an impression of Christians that's nothing short of...unChristian. This week on SBE, the president and strategic leader of The Barna Group, David Kinnaman, joins us to talk [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What's So Great About Christianity? Dinesh D'Souza took a break from debating atheists like Christopher Hitchens to join us on Steve Brown Etc. this week. We talked about his debates, how atheists are silly people, and his new book, What's So Great About Christianity. D'Souza is the Rishwain Research Scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and he served [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Beautiful Messy Image What does it mean to be part of the kingdom of God in a jacked up world? Is the Church here to clean up the mess? Or do we have a more divine purpose? Rick McKinley joins us on SBE this week to talk about his book, This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Philosophy of Fake News On October 16, Stephen Colbert, the mock conservative pundit and host of The Colbert Report, announced he was running for president as a Democrat and Republican. That run seems to have been cut short, but not before thrusting fake news onto the national political stage. Programs like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Church is Not Cool Joel Osteen, Pat Robertson, Ted Haggard, and Jerry Falwell are not cool (although Falwell is cooler now than he was before May 15, 2007). We here at Steve Brown Etc. aren't cool either, but we do like to interview the hip in the body of Christ. (Get it? Hip? In the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Are You unChristian? unChristians are hypocritical, right-wing, judgmental, sheltered, proselytizing, gay bashers... and boring too. Does that describe you? Then you might be unChristian. Join us as we talk with the founder of Fermi Project, Gabe Lyons about his new book unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why it Matters. From the book... "The nation's population [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Big Brother in the Sky From heat tracking spy satellites to miniature flying audio/video recorders (see pic.), the U.S. government has an arsenal of surveillance tools... and they're aimed directly at you. On top of that, you're paying for it. This week on SBE, we're joined by constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead from The Rutherford Institute to talk about his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ten Tortured Words "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Those are the first ten words of the Bill of Rights, expressing the Founding Fathers' vision for the protection of religion in America. However, according to author and historian Stephen Mansfield, the Supreme Court has rejected that vision and set in motion the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The God of Intimacy & Action If you're like me, you may want to be more involved in evangelism and social justice, but often find yourself overwhelmed by the pressures of everyday life. There's just no energy left to strive for holiness and God's redemptive work in the world. Well, slack no more! Here's the surprising solution to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website