In this episode I'm joined by Barnabas Piper, cohost of The Happy Rant podcast and coauthor of The Happy Rant book. He's also the author of Hoping for Happiness, The Pastor's Kid, The Curious Christian, and Help My Unbelief. 

We talk about the role of humor in Christian life, authors who helped him develop a sense of humor, reading the Bible, and why everyone should read Fredrik Backman. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

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- What does it look like to invest in young people?

- Why should a youth pastor care about theological education?

- Why would anyone root for the Cornhuskers?

Hear answers to these and other questions in this week's podcast, a conversation with Pastor Derek Plegge.

Link to the Plegge's Pages Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast I interview award-winning writer and author, Ted Kluck. Ted was a joy to speak with, and he even slipped into host mode a few times and asked me questions - some of which flat stumped me. This conversation covers John Wayne, Mark Driscoll, David Foster Wallace, Friday Night Lights, and what books Ted wishes more people would buy (links to those below). You don't want to miss it.

The Outstanding Life of an Awkward Theatre Kid 

The Extraordinary Life of a Mediocre Doc

The Happy Rant

In this brief episode, I discuss upcoming changes in the podcast:

- moving to a more intentional interview format

- moving to an every other week format

- hopefully progressing in my ability, and therefore becoming more interesting and helpful to you!

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In this somewhat rollicking conversation with Pastor Mike Moffitt, we talk about all sorts of things - including what the church would look like if we were all the same.

Check out Mike's podcast, "Bible Jazz," which is a ministry of the church where he serves.

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Today's guest on the show is Ioannis Gratsinopoulos, a church and business consultant with Grats LLC. We have a discussion that focuses laregly on how to measure success in the church, the importance of vision, and the centrality of Word and Prayer ministry for healthy churches. Check out the free resources on Ioannis's website! https://www.gratsllc.com/freetraining 

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On this episode of the podcast I interview Douglas Brouwer, who was a pastor in the PC (USA) for over 40 years. We discuss some of the themes from his book Chasing after Wind. Reading the book, it was clear that Doug and I are coming from very different theological perspectives. But I really appreciated this conversation, and hope you enjoy it as well.

Mentioned in the Episode:

The Contemplative Pastor by Eugene Peterson

Telling Secrets by Frederich Buechner

Doug's Substack Feed

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In this episode of the podcast I talk with Cam Steele, host of the Faith n' Fishin' podcast

Link to Cam's website/store/and sponsors: https://linktr.ee/faithnfishn

20% off code for Stopping to Think listeners: sttpod

Also mentioned in this episode:

Pastor Theologian Podcast

Paddle & Fin Podcast

Mere Christianity

Christian Outdoors

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