Podcasts by Language of God

160. David Brooks | To See and Be Seen from 2023-12-07T05:05

Talking about any hard topic—science and faith included—requires first recognizing the person on the other end of the conversation. That’s what David Brooks set out to do and is the result of hi...

159. Andrew Davison | Cosmic Incarnation from 2023-11-30T05:05

In the last couple of decades, we have solved the question of whether there are other earth-like planets in the universe by finding evidence of billions of them. But while we don’t know whether ...

158. Emily Smith | Science&Neighborliness from 2023-11-16T05:05

Being a good neighbor in a wide and complicated world can be challenging. Emily Smith has attempted to share her scientific knowledge with the hopes that it can contribute to neighborliness and ...

157. Jessica Moerman | No Act Too Small from 2023-11-09T05:05

Jessica Moerman’s scientific research has included the study of stalagmites in Bornean caves and digging up ancient lakes in Africa. Through this work, she and other paleoclimatologists—those wh...

156. Joanna Ng | Data, Truth,&AI from 2023-11-02T05:05

Joanna Ng has worked on many projects which have been turned into tools we use everyday. In the episode she talks about the journey to become a Master Inventor and some of the highlights of her ...

155. Sy Montgomery | Soul Deep Sameness from 2023-10-19T05:05

Sy Montgomery has been writing about animals for over 30 years and has befriended many fascinating creatures in those years. Both turtles and octopuses, subjects of two of her books, are ancient...

154. Janet Kellogg Ray | Science Denial and Christian Culture from 2023-10-12T05:05

Janet Kellogg Ray is a Christian science educator and author. In the episode, she shares her personal journey of reconciling her faith with the science of evolution and discusses the challenges ...

153. BioLogos Book Club | Braiding Sweetgrass from 2023-10-05T05:05

In our second ever BioLogos book club, we bring you a discussion on the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Our expert guests include Carol Bremer-Bennett, the Executive Director of...

112. Bill McKibben | No License to Give Up from 2022-04-21T05:05

With his 1989 book The End of Nature, climate activist Bill McKibben launched the contemporary movement against climate change. In the several decades since its publication, he has continued inf...

111. N.T. Wright | The Point of Resurrection from 2022-04-14T05:05

For an episode released during Holy Week, it seemed appropriate to have a conversation with the theologian who has written what many consider to be the seminal work on Jesus’ resurrection, The R...

110. Makoto Fujimura | Creating Beauty from Brokenness from 2022-03-31T05:05

Makoto Fujimura is a world-renowned artist often counted among the preeminent figures in the “slow art” movement. Yet Fujimura also has a deep connection to the sciences: he double majored in an...

109. Tish Harrison Warren | God Is A Bad Fairy Godmother from 2022-03-17T05:05

The problem of evil has confounded people of faith as far back as Job. And the knowledge of the world that has been brought about by science has not made it any easier to answer the question of ...

108. Debra Rienstra | The Discipline of Hope from 2022-03-10T05:05

Our best scientific models make it clear that society needs a big change at a global scale in order to limit irreversible damage—what good can individual actions and attitudes do in the face of ...

107. Leslie Wickman | Bring on the Multiverse from 2022-03-03T05:05

Leslie Wickman first witnessed the expanse and majesty of creation through a telescope as a young child on one of those rare cloudless nights in the Pacific Northwest. She never could have guess...

106. Joseph Graves | Race, Racism, and the Church from 2022-02-17T05:05

In Dr. Joseph Graves’ recent book, Racism, Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, he and his co-author build a case that our concept of biological races was brought about because of th...

105. Bishop Claude Alexander | What the Lord Requires from 2022-02-10T05:05

On his return to the podcast, Bishop Claude Alexander talks with Jim about his new book, Required: God’s Call to Justice, Mercy, and Humility to Overcome Racial Division. Co-authored by Bishop C...

104. Regina McCurdy | Teaching Teachers to Teach Science from 2022-02-03T05:05

Regina McCurdy loved science as a child and also took her faith really seriously, which eventually led to a conflict. But when she was eventually told by a pastor that she didn’t have to choose ...

103. Reconciling Evolution | Part Two from 2022-01-27T05:05

Though the theory of evolution has revolutionized the biological sciences, bringing the theory into the classroom still causes some fear and trembling—from teachers, students, parents. Last fall...

102. Reconciling Evolution | Part One from 2022-01-20T05:05

Though the theory of evolution has revolutionized the biological sciences, bringing the theory into the classroom still causes some fear and trembling—from teachers, students, parents. Last fall...

101. Jemar Tisby | Splendiferous Wondrous Differences from 2022-01-13T05:05

Every human bears the image of God, and in God’s good future there will be a great diversity of people from all nations and tribes. But we don’t always live as if that were the case. Dr. Jemar T...

100. May Hope Abound from 2021-12-16T05:05

N.T. Wright, Francis Collins, John Walton, Deb Haarsma, Julia Wattacheril, Charlotte vanOyen-Witvliet, and Curtis Chang come back to the podcast to share their wisdom about hope. 

99. Heino Falcke | The Hidden World Above from 2021-12-09T05:05

From stargazing as a child to helping lead the team which took the first ever image of a black hole, Heino Falcke has only seen his faith and his work as an astronomer as deeply connected. In th...

98. Phil Vischer | Being Evangelical from 2021-12-02T05:05

His characters on VeggieTales are arguably among the most recognizable voices in the evangelical world. As a co-creator and writer on the show, many of us came to know Phil Vischer primarily thr...

50. Shauna Niequist | Let’s Sit Here A Little Longer from 2021-11-25T05:05

For Thanksgiving, we’re bringing you an episode about food. Shauna Niequist is a popular author, speaker, and podcaster and we talked about her book called Bread and Wine. Shauna uses food as a ...

97. John Inazu | Sharing Transcendence from 2021-11-18T05:05

We live in a world of many different ideas and beliefs and that can make it hard to be in relationships when we disagree about the things we hold most dear. John Inazu thinks there’s a way to li...

96. Kyle Van Houtan | Knowledge of the Universe from 2021-11-11T05:05

Our guest today, Kyle Van Houtan, has always had a curious mind. From growing up in a military family hopping around coastlines to splitting time between his biology PhD and theology classes whi...

95. Bethany Sollereder | Choose Your Own Adventure from 2021-11-04T05:05

Many have tried to understand why there is suffering in the world. Bethany Sollereder has been working on this topic for many years, and though she hasn’t come up with a perfect answer, her new ...

94. Milmer Martinez Vergara | Our Invisible Community from 2021-10-28T05:05

Milmer Martinez Vergara grew up in Colombia and never saw a distinction between science, care for the environment and the faith that was instilled from a young age. His love for science and the ...

93. Christy Hemphill | A Cockatoo Among Kittens from 2021-10-14T05:05

For those of us who have worked at BioLogos or spent any time on our forum, the name Christy Hemphill is quite familiar. As a collaborator on the BioLogos school curriculum project, from 2020-07-02T05:05

Shauna Niequist brings her passion for food and her Christian experience to a conversation about how food connects us to the created world and to each other and how our spiritual lives might be ...

49. Joseph Graves | The Genetics of Race (Part 2) from 2020-06-25T05:06

There is probably no one who has done more scientific work on the genetics of race than Dr. Joseph L Graves. Dr. Graves has been writing, thinking, and doing research on this topic for almost 30...

48. Joseph Graves | The Genetics of Race (Part 1) from 2020-06-25T05:05

There is probably no one who has done more scientific work on the genetics of race than Dr. Joseph L Graves. Dr. Graves has been writing, thinking, and doing research on this topic for almost 30...

47. Lynette Strickland | God‘s World is a Diverse World from 2020-06-18T05:05

Last time we talked to Lynette Strickland, she told us all about the work that she was doing to show that tortoise beetles, which vary greatly in their appearances, are actually one species. We ...

47. Lynette Strickland | God‘s World is a Diverse World from 2020-06-18T05:05

Dr. Lynette Strickland tells some of her own stories that highlight the ways that science as a discipline can benefit from increased diversity and inclusion. 

46. Deb Haarsma | Caring for our Community in Crisis from 2020-06-04T05:05

We find ourselves three months into a global pandemic, and one week into a movement of nationwide protests in response to the death of George Floyd. For this episode Jim Stump, vice president of...

45. Tim Keller&Francis Collins | Where is God in a Pandemic? from 2020-05-21T05:05

Leading evangelical thinker Tim Keller joins Francis Collins, who heads our country’s biomedical research, in a conversation that includes updates on the latest COVID-19 research, a discussion o...

44. Bishop Claude Alexander | A Common Vulnerability from 2020-05-14T05:05

In the episode, Jim talks with Bishop Claude Alexander about his growing up in the south with parents esteemed in the medical field--his mother was the first black psychiatrist in Alabama, Missi...

43. Richard Middleton | Image of God from 2020-05-07T05:05

We were made in the image of God, but what does that really mean? Whom does that apply to? What does that call us to? The Bible is very central to understanding the answers to these questions, a...

42. John Walton | Coronavirus and the Book of Job from 2020-04-30T05:05

Many of us find rest and comfort in having good health, secure jobs, and a vibrant community. Of course we do. But what happens when that is taken away, like it was for Job? Some of us, while st...

41. Water | Exploring Spiritual&Scientific Depths from 2020-04-23T05:05

Water is mysterious. It is cleansing, it is dangerous, and it is life-giving. In our everyday life we can tend to overlook just how fascinating and important water is. Water is interesting both ...

40. Brian McLaren | A Galapagos Spirituality from 2020-04-16T05:05

When Brian McLaren got a call from his editor asking if he’d like to travel to the Galapagos Islands and write about it it took all of a few seconds to agree. The book he wrote is called the Gal...

39. Francis Collins | Coronavirus Updates with NIH Director from 2020-04-09T05:05

With an overwhelming amount of news about the coronavirus coming out daily, we thought it would be best to go all the way to the top, with updates on the coronavirus from the Director of the Nat...

38. Resurrection in the Time of Coronavirus from 2020-04-02T05:05

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to our identities as Christians. We believe that Christ died for our sins and that he will come again one day. But we live in the times of s...

37. Sean McDowell | Finding Common Ground from 2020-03-26T05:05

In this episode, Jim Stump is joined by author, speaker, and professor Sean McDowell. They talk about how apologetics has changed from his father’s original work a generation ago and how to reac...

36. Coronavirus | Science&Faith in Pandemic Times from 2020-03-19T05:05

It’s not every day that we come face to face with science in such a drastic way as we have with the coronavirus, sweeping through our communities and upending our routines. Many of us feel a gre...

35. Katharine Hayhoe | Global Weirding from 2020-03-12T04:05

Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist. And she’s a Christian. You may have noticed that climate change is not a topic that is often brought into the church because it often seems to divide peo...

34. Darrel Falk | The Bridge from Biology to Faith from 2020-03-05T05:05

In this episode, Jim Stump is joined by Professor Emeritus of Biology at Point Loma Nazarene University, Darrel Falk. Darrel reminisces about some of his experiences with the early genetic scien...

33. Kutter Callaway | Ministry in Theater Five from 2020-02-27T05:05

Kutter Callaway started leading youth ministry in Theater 5 with the big screen as a backdrop. Film, music, and art have always been one of his main entries into spirituality and led him to his ...

32. Charlotte vanOyen-Witvliet | Forward in Forgiveness from 2020-02-13T05:05

In a small laboratory, a participant sits with electrodes attached to her brow and a heart rate monitor humming in the background as she considers a time in her life when someone did wrong to he...

31. Mari Clements | Relationship as Revelation from 2020-02-06T05:05

From marriage and parenting to managing life in a world of social media, relationships are very central to our lives, and in some cases to our happiness and wellbeing. So what happens when probl...

30. Justin Barrett | Why Theology Needs Psychology from 2020-01-30T05:05

Science helps us to explain many things in the natural world. When it comes to psychology, it may even be able to help us understand why we think, behave, and believe the way that we do. Sometim...

29. April Maskiewicz Cordero | Teaching in the Tension from 2020-01-23T05:05

April Maskiewicz Cordero joins Jim Stump and BioLogos’ Resources Editor, Kathryn Applegate, to discuss what it’s like to teach college biology at a Christian college. She touches on her personal...

28. Alister McGrath | Journey of Science, Story of Faith from 2020-01-16T05:05

Alister McGrath is one of the iconic voices in the dialogue between science and faith. After receiving his doctorate in biological sciences from Oxford University he decided to pursue theology w...

27. Garrett&Amanda | Finding Harmony from 2019-12-12T05:05

In this episode we tell two stories of finding harmony in faith and science. The stories come from Garrett and Amanda, two young people who were deeply connected to young-earth creation—that is,...

26. Dialogue with Reasons to Believe | Hugh&Deb from 2019-12-05T05:05

This is Part 2 of our dialogue with Reasons to Believe

For many years BioLogos and Reasons to Believe have been having a dialogue about faith and science. The two organizations agree abo...

25. Dialogue with Reasons to Believe | Fuz&Darrel from 2019-12-05T05:05

This is Part 1 of our dialogue with Reasons to Believe. 

For many years BioLogos and Reasons to Believe have been having a dialogue about faith and science. The two organizations agree a...

24. Science Mike | Intimate Mysticality from 2019-11-21T05:05

Mike McHargue, aka Science Mike, is the cofounder of The Liturgists podcast and host of the podcast Ask Science Mik...

23. Oliver Crisp | Truth Apt Truth Aimed from 2019-11-14T05:05

Theology is a tool we use to better understand God. But how does it work? How do we know when a theological claim is true? Jim asks these questions to professional theologian Oliver Crisp. Olive...

22. Adam&Eve from 2019-11-07T05:05

Jim Stump is joined by BioLogos president Deb Haarsma to talk about one of the perennial science and faith topics—Adam & Eve. They lay out some of the different perspectives on Adam & Eve and al...

21. Marcelo Gleiser | Oceans of the Unknown from 2019-10-24T05:05

Jim Stump and Templeton Award winning physicist, Marcelo Gleiser dive into the ocean of the unknown, discussing the nature of science and how we know what we know. Since he was a child, Gleiser ...

20. Rick Lindroth | Hope in a World of Wounds from 2019-10-17T05:05

The question of faith and science has often been posed in only one direction—how does faith affect science? As Christians, this question is more comfortable because it plants our religious belie...

BONUS | Identifying Hope from 2019-10-10T06:05

In this bonus episode, Language of God Producer Colin Hoogerwerf brings a short reflection on finding hope in the outdoors. 

Find more articles and resources about caring for creation at...

19. Lynette Strickland | Finding Beetles with God from 2019-10-03T05:05

On today’s episode, Lynette Strickland joins Jim and producer Colin Hoogerwerf to ruminate on her love for creation. Lynette shares how her childhood curiosity in the natural world grew into a p...

18. Aaron Niequist | Learning to Swim from 2019-09-26T05:05

Growing up in the church, Aaron Niequist never imagined he would experience a faith crisis—until he did. On this episode, he recalls this time of doubt and what helped him through it. Aaron and ...

17. John Walton | More Than History from 2019-09-19T05:05

Biblical interpretation is all about asking questions—How did Ancient Israel understand the book of Genesis? How much context do we, as modern readers, need to discover the intended meaning of t...

16. Fossils | A Window to God's Creation from 2019-09-12T05:05

Fossils open a window deep into the history of the earth. Through that window we learn about how whales evolved from four-legged creatures to the aquatic animals we know today, we learn about ou...

15. Krista Tippett | Life Together from 2019-08-29T05:05

The roaring current of stubborn partisan standoffs challenges us to cement ourselves in our views; dialogue erodes as we ditch the public conversation to wrap ourselves in the self-affirming com...

14. Jonathan Merritt | Reimagining Sacred Conversation from 2019-08-22T05:05

It is all too easy to fall into the myopic assumption that our faith words are universal, that everyone has a shared understanding of what these words mean. But often this is not the case. Many ...

13. John Ortberg | Sacred Habits from 2019-08-15T05:05

Our habits shape us in ways we often neglect, guiding the majority of our thoughts and actions. Pastor John Ortberg argues that when these save us from spending unnecessary energy on menial task...

Season 2 Trailer from 2019-07-30T05:05

In Season 2 of Language of God we’re going to hold faithfully to the truths of Christianity, while we explore the realities of this world, up to the limits of what we can know. Our guests includ...

BONUS | Listeners Ask from 2019-07-19T06:05

Language of God has hosted many great guests already in its first season but as hard as we try, we can’t always get to all your questions. So while we’re between seasons, we thought we’d open th...

BONUS | Science&Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries from 2019-07-05T06:05

BioLogos is not the only organization tackling issues of science and faith today. Today’s episode features a panel from Science and Theology for Emerging Adult Ministries (