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Good Faith Weekly, 12/5/2025 - Christmas Music ...
This week: Mitch and Missy discussed a recent story about a University of Oklahoma student who used a class paper on gender fluidity to express her Christian belief in two genders. Mitch also installed speakers in every room—including the bathroom—to play Christmas music.
16 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 11/21/2025 - Thanksgiving Tu...
This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Brian Kaylor to discuss his latest book, The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power.
50 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 11/14/2025 - Church Camp + C...
This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Cara Meredith, a writer, speaker, and conversationalist, to discuss her latest book, Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, & How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 11/7/2025 - Missionary Kids ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Dr. Holly Berkley Fletcher, a historian, essayist, and former intelligence analyst, to discuss her latest book, “The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism.
55 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 10/24/2025 - Ghost Stories +...
This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Dr. Dianna Butler Bass, an award-winning author, popular speaker, and one of America’s most trusted voices on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book, A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance, offers reflections to inspire faith and resilience throughout the year.
60 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 10/17/2025 - Nursery Smackdo...
Missy witnesses a wildlife tussle at her local nursery. Then she and Mitch sit down with breast cancer patient advocate Renee Ridgeley.
44 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 10/10/2025 - Golf Simulator ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sit down with Robert Arnold this week to discuss his new book, "Defiance Til Death." Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, Arnold brings a unique perspective to the critical issues facing our country. As a social media influencer, Arnold uses his Southern wisdom and charm to deliver his thoughts on a wide range of issues.
38 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 10/3/2025 - Phone Upgrade + ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Jacqui Lewis to talk about her upcoming Freedom Rising Conference, a justice-focused gathering hosted by Middle Church from October 31 to November 2, 2025, centered on the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now.”
40 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/26/2025 - Jimmy’s Back + ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brad Onishi to discuss political fallout, immigration crackdowns, and public health misinformation.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/19/2025 - Missy’s Back! +...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Amy Butler and Dawn Weaks to discuss their new book, Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities.
52 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/12/2025 - Political Unres...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Anita Huizar-Hernandez, Lloyd Barba, and Sergio González to discuss the issue of immigration.
50 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/5/2025 - Porta Potty + Gr...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim to discuss her latest book, Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice.
50 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/29/2025 - Frog in the Toi...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Matthew Boedy to talk about his newest book, The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy, which is now available.
45 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/22/2025 - Covid + Scott T...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Scott Thumma and Tracy Simmons to discuss Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations: Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19, a five-year research project.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/15/2025 - 55th Birthday +...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Zach Lambert to talk about his new book, Better Ways to Read the Bible.
56 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/8/2025 - Post Office + Sa...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sasha Samuels to discuss her collaborations with scientists on trauma recovery, her portraits of wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and the spiritual, humanitarian purpose that drives her art, along with her future projects.
43 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/1/2025 - Pool Flips + Bri...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian D. McLaren to discuss his latest book, The Last Voyage, exploring themes of faith, transformation, and the journey toward a more hopeful future.
53 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 07/25/2025 - Road Trip + Kri...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Kristyn Komarnicki to discuss her work with "Oriented for Love," a program that creates safe spaces for honest, in-depth conversations—especially around issues related to the LGBTQ+ community.
44 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 07/18/2025 - Mitch’s First W...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Russell Cobb to talk about how race, religion, and lies shaped the founding of Oklahoma and what the rest of the country can learn from its history.
58 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 07/4/2025 - 4th of July + El...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Elesha Coffman to discuss her book Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith.
53 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/27/2025 - Everybody Loves...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Cliff Vaughn, senior media producer at Good Faith Media. Cliff is celebrating 25 years with GFM and the organizations that came before it.
45 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/20/2025 - Can We Talk + L...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Reverend Liz Walker, former pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church. She has a brand-new book out titled No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Can Help Us.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/13/2025 - Trip to Ukraine...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with author Regina Cates to talk about her new book The Real Conversations Jesus Wants Us to Have.
59 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/6/2025 - Pride Month + Ke...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Nietzel and Kelly Mellen of Making Things Right to kick off Pride Month.
59 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 05/30/2025 - The Concert + C...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Professor Corinna Lain to discuss her new book, Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection.