This conversation with Griffin Gooch was recorded on November 14, 2024. Griffin has an incredible story of how he came to follow Jesus out of teenage years of nihilism, drug-taking and stints in prison. He is a Gen Z writer and speaker currently working on his PhD in philosophical theology. He’s been published in Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, Ekstasis, Christ & Pop Culture, and Fare Forward. He also currently writes weekly essays on the intersection of social science and theology on Substack. His insights span various fields including philosophy and Christian theology.

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This conversation with Aaron Hann was recorded on October 31 2024. Aaron is a counsellor who focuses on spiritual abuse and helping those who have been hurt by churches and religious organisations. He writes at his Substack ‘Once a Week’ where he covers subjects such as soul care, Biblical reflections, theology, and psychology. He has a master’s degree in counselling from Covenant Theological Seminary and a bachelor’s in Bible and pastoral studies from Moody Bible Institute. Aaron and his wife Kristen live in Kansas City with their two children. In our conversation Aaron details some of the mistreatment his own family have experienced in a church context. And he also wonderfully shows how a close encounter with Jesus in the gospel of John, has been a healing thing for him.

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This conversation with Dani Treweek was recorded on October 7 2024. Churches are often seen as quite favorable environments for nuclear families. But perhaps they are seen as less favourable for people who are single. Dani is showing that that’s not the picture in the Bible and it shouldn’t be the picture in the church. Instead, there is a very positive vision for singleness in the Bible, alongside a positive view of marriage and family.

Dani is a post-doctoral theological researcher, author, and speaker with a focus on biblical singleness, sexuality, theological retrieval, and worldview formation. She is the author of The Meaning of Singleness which just won the Australian Christian book of the year award. She has written for publications including Christianity Today, ABC Religion & Ethics, and The Gospel Coalition Australia.

This conversation with Dani is rich, it’s nuanced, and it shows the incredibly positive vision that Christianity has for human community.

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