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If, like me, you missed the first session, head over to Jason Micheli ’s Substack for the video.



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Today, we discuss a collection of essays Marty has put in book form. Inspired by a piece of art by Banksy and the discovery of an appropriate word in a Thesaurus, Marty draws out a more profound sense of the Christian adage, “in the world but not of the world.”

Maybe you grew up in the era where the exhortation of Christian piety came wrapped in the phrase we are to be in the world but not of the world.” If so, you have likely also grown to understand that the expression entails something more important, a reality that cuts both directions.

What does it mean to be in? What does it mean to be not of? Indeed, it is more than an adult’s charge to avoid adolescent temptations. Yet, no one talked about what this might mean for the human pursuit of power. Take, for instance, Marty’s essay titled Evangelicals in the Room When It Happens. Too many have opted for a form of power in the world masked by a claim to be not of the world.

We hope that by the end of the conversation, you want one of these pocketbooks in your back pocket and on your mind as you assess the issues on the ground that may matter differently when the question arises from within the scope of Scripture. Put another way, if we claim that the Bible gives us the Story of God, what do we do within that story to reflect the character of God when we consider issues and ideas in our day?



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Maybe the question needs a better frame.


Recently I was talking with my friend Marty about healthcare, high deductibles, and treatment costs. Amidst the ongoing cultural battles occupying congressional talking points I wondered on Twitter when would our legislators take up one of … Continue reading


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I imagine God is weary of being called down on both sides of an argument.


Inman, Cold Mountain


Next week Messengers to our denominations’ annual meeting may hear proposed Resolutions on Critical Race … Continue reading


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Sojourner’s interviewed Nathan Cartagena on teaching Critical Race Theory to Evangelicals. When asked about the different assumptions students have when taking a class on critical race theory now that CRT is such a lightning rod subject he noted,



Oh



… Continue reading


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Rooting out the greatest dangers to Christianity has become a favorite past time, if not as … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/missional-theology-not-just-an-adjective-141http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9335Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:47:41 GMTTodd LittletonOne of my friends once pointed out that any time -al is added to describe a theological perspective the emphasis is on the adjective more than on talk about God. Practically time is given to explain the adjective and what often gets obscured is the god...No3336<![CDATA[God Can’t? Those Nagging Questions]]>What happened to the podcast? It would be easier just answering with, “2020.”


To provide an illustration of the unusual difficulties, it took two days and three tries to finish the conversation I had with Thomas J. Oord where we talked about his latest book, God Can’t: Q & … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/race-and-faith-a-conversation-adbhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9273Thu, 09 Jul 2020 03:05:34 GMTTodd LittletonJemar Tisby, in his book The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, offers a number of To-Dos in his chapter The Fierce Urgency of Now. One is simple: Do Something. After a bit of an absence,No5215<![CDATA[Solomon Says: A Conversation with Mark Horne]]>Plenty of space in print and on-air has been given over to discussions of masculinity. What if the better question for all human beings was, “How do we live wisely in the world?”


Seventeen years ago Mark Horne published, The Victory According to Mark: An Exposition of the Second … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/solomon-says-a-conversation-with-cfchttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9240Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:09:24 GMTTodd LittletonPlenty of space in print and on-air has been given over to discussions of masculinity. What if the better question for all human beings was, “How do we live wisely in the world?” Seventeen years ago Mark Horne published,No4170<![CDATA[Pandemics, History, Environment, Myths and More: A Conversation with Brad Raley]]>Every day we are being watched by the ghosts of history past. The hosts of Ryan and Philip’s Conversation Rules have a segment on their podcast; History Has Its Eyes On You. No matter the subject of each episode, they point up the value of knowing how it relates … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/pandemics-history-environment-myths-e33http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9223Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:00:00 GMTTodd LittletonEvery day we are being watched by the ghosts of history past. The hosts of Ryan and Philip’s Conversation Rules have a segment on their podcast; History Has Its Eyes On You. No matter the subject of each episode,No2981<![CDATA[Dealing with Loss, Grief, and Grace in a Pandemic: A Conversation Among Friends]]>If you are a pastor or on a church staff, there is no shortage of suggestions for what to do during the current novel coronavirus pandemic. Many pastors find themselves forced to think about live-streaming services, using Zoom or Google Meet to offer Bible Study, and Youth Pastors are … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/dealing-with-loss-grief-and-grace-d1ehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9219Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMTTodd LittletonIf you are a pastor or on a church staff, there is no shortage of suggestions for what to do during the current novel coronavirus pandemic. Many pastors find themselves forced to think about live-streaming services,No2165<![CDATA[Self Protection Is Not the Center of the Christian Faith: A Conversation with Jeffrey C. Pugh]]>Over time Dietrich Bonhoeffer has become something of a Rorschach Test for Christians. That is, everyone finds something in Bonhoeffer’s corpus to claim for their theological project. Jeffrey C. Pugh says not so fast. Instead of thinking that Bonhoeffer passed through phases, like early and late, one might better … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/distance-and-proximity-seeing-the-1e3http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9196Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:23:36 GMTTodd LittletonMaps. More maps. The summer term of my last year of my M.Div. in Seminary included the course, Biblical Backgrounds. Looking back it may have been better to take that course over a normal fall or spring semester.No1947<![CDATA[What Happened to the Podcast?!]]>Don’t blame Scott Coley. Though Scott was my last podcast guest, he had nothing to do with the long hiatus. I hope to have Scott back. He is working on a new book and if nothing else, we will hop back on the Zoom and discuss his work..


So … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-the-podcast-f29http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9180Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:14:17 GMTTodd LittletonDon’t blame Scott Coley. Though Scott was my last podcast guest, he had nothing to do with the long hiatus. I hope to have Scott back. He is working on a new book and if nothing else, we will hop back on the Zoom and discuss his work..No2876<![CDATA[Trolling Christian Twitter for Nuggets of Gold]]>I am more near retirement than Scott. I have grandchildren older than his newborn. He has more hair. And, fortunately for me, he did not turn the old guy away when he reached out for a conversation on the Twitter platform.


Who In the World is Scott M. Coley


… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/trolling-christian-twitter-for-nuggets-184http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=9093Thu, 26 Sep 2019 19:15:56 GMTTodd LittletonI am more near retirement than Scott. I have grandchildren older than his newborn. He has more hair. And, fortunately for me, he did not turn the old guy away when he reached out for a conversation on the Twitter platform.No4350<![CDATA[Can’t We All Just Get Along? The Church of Us vs. Them: A Conversation with David Fitch]]>How many times have you read a Facebook/Blog post that insists, “If your pastor didn’t say anything about [most recent social injustice], you need to find a new church?” Maybe you have used this lede in an attempt to raise attention to the latest illustration of failed immigration policy, … Continue reading


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“I forgive you.” We generally think those words follow, “I’m sorry.” The Good News of the Gospel is that God’s, “I forgive you,” comes first. That is how Jason Micheli describes Grace. God’s one-way









… Continue reading


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Just two days after Stan Grenz died, David Dockery began his concluding paragraph warning Baptists, specifically Southern Baptists, that Grenz might lead his readers into orthodox inconsistency.





Unfortunately, his pietism didn’t translate into evangelical coherene or orthodox consistency.





That was fourteen year ago.




Reading some of the responses to









… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/plundering-egypt-a-conversation-on-b07http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8961Wed, 15 May 2019 19:32:32 GMTTodd LittletonJust two days after Stan Grenz died, David Dockery began his concluding paragraph warning Baptists, specifically Southern Baptists, that Grenz might lead his readers into orthodox inconsistency. Unfortunately,No<![CDATA[Chains of Grace: A Conversation with Rick Davis]]>







We are all addicts. Amidst a culture bent on positivity, Karsten’s maxim could not be considered good news. He did not back down.




Let’s give Karsten his conclusion. When we do we admit that we are all at the same time captive. At some point, these circumstances, addicted and









… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/chains-of-grace-a-conversation-with-6d9http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8958Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:15:05 GMTTodd LittletonWe are all addicts. Amidst a culture bent on positivity, Karsten’s maxim could not be considered good news. He did not back down. Let’s give Karsten his conclusion. When we do we admit that we are all at the same time captive. At some point,No<![CDATA[Life In Review or, A Pastor Moves Forward by Looking Back: A Conversation with Scott Scrivner]]>












Five years ago the iconic Mummers Theater, also known as Stage Center, was demolished. Considered a modern architectural marvel, it served an interesting feature for the annual Oklahoma City Arts Festival for years. Then it flooded. Efforts to save the building failed. What eventually takes the now









… Continue reading


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Are you spiritual but not religious? Maybe you are religious but not spiritual. What do those categories even mean? Are we always going to find ourselves in an Inigo Montoya moment, “You keep using that word . . . “




Religion observers and Christian leaders have for some time









… Continue reading


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Oklahoma incarcerates more people per capita than any other State in the Union – men and women. Legislators work to reform our justice system. The gears turn slowly. Part of the issue turns on how we talk about justice.




Last year, a group of Evangelicals, some from my tribe









… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/why-makes-justice-so-controversial-bd8http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8943Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:11:16 GMTTodd LittletonOklahoma incarcerates more people per capita than any other State in the Union – men and women. Legislators work to reform our justice system. The gears turn slowly. Part of the issue turns on how we talk about justice. Last year,No<![CDATA[Preaching As Resistance]]>







Many resist preaching, listening to preachers, that is. Preachers may be the worst. I have attended denominational meetings and watched folks get up and leave when the preaching begins. Imagine thinking mundane business to be more interesting than the preacher you may not have heard before.




Over the past









… Continue reading


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A local meteorologist described the recent F-4 tornado in Alabama. We know a thing or two about tornadoes in Oklahoma. The scene of the 24-mile swath cut by the massive tornado brought back memories of what we simply refer to in our area as, The May 3rd Tornado. It









… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/who-said-god-cant-d21http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8927Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:31:21 GMTTodd LittletonA local meteorologist described the recent F-4 tornado in Alabama. We know a thing or two about tornadoes in Oklahoma. The scene of the 24-mile swath cut by the massive tornado brought back memories of what we simply refer to in our area as,No<![CDATA[On the Other Side of the Ash Heap]]>There is not going to be a return to things as they were. Or are. Think of it as the notion that to step into a river at the same place, does not mean you are stepping into the same water. The water in which you stepped in downstream.… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/a-depression-from-which-you-cannot-acehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8887Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:57:52 GMTTodd LittletonNo matter what you have been told, there are things you may not pray away. The Apostle Paul noted that he had prayed three times for a thorn in the flesh to be removed. It wasn’t. Three times may be a euphemism for over and over and over again.No<![CDATA[Disruptor(s) Needed: A Conversation with The Alan Noble]]>Business disruptors. Sports disruptors. How about Church disruptors?  The story is told of a pastor who, while preaching, noticed his son chewing gum. He is said to have stopped the sermon and instructed his son, “Paul, go spit out your gum!”


It Will Take More Than Gum


More than … Continue reading


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When it comes to words and provocation, the Crackers over at Crackers & Grape Juice work … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/they-like-big-buts-you-may-too-d15http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8807Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:17:31 GMTTodd LittletonIf you did not read carefully, you may have mistaken a conjunction for a noun. Spelling is key. Taking note of words and how they are used both spares of embarrassment and enlightens.  When it comes to words and provocation,No<![CDATA[Stained (Glass) Heroes or, Dr. Patterson Is Only a Symptom]]>The canopy caught the wind. We slowly drifted toward the steel cable barrier that kept us a safe distance from the dam. Our anchors could not hold the 21’ pontoon boat from which we hoped to reach our limit of rainbow trout for the day.  We pulled in our … Continue reading


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On the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Ethics and Religious Liberty co-sponsored … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/mlk50-an-sbc-rorschach-test-a-conversation-cc4http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8762Wed, 30 May 2018 13:39:40 GMTTodd LittletonMartin Luther King Jr. is something of a Rorschach Test for Southern Baptists. Enter the recent MLK50 event co-sponsored by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC as evidence. On the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luthe...No<![CDATA[Resident Exile: A Conversation with Bill Borror]]>Recently a young friend mused in a text message, “Where are our (SBC) theologians?” His angst was palpable even if the question appeared on my phone.


My friend Alan, who will be on my next podcast episode, expressed genuine concern. From his vantage point, working for the Evangelical … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/resident-exile-a-conversation-with-7b0http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8758Tue, 22 May 2018 04:04:29 GMTTodd LittletonRecently a young friend mused in a text message, “Where are our (SBC) theologians?” His angst was palpable even if the question appeared on my phone. My friend Alan, who will be on my next podcast episode, expressed genuine concern.No<![CDATA[Come Sunday: A Conversation with the Reverend Carlton Pearson]]>No matter what else goes on during a week in the life of a preacher, a pastor, Sunday always comes on time. For many, likely most, Sunday anxiety does not come with wondering who will fuel the jet, maintain the vacation house, or gas up the boat at the … Continue reading


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If you don’t seize the moment within 24-hours, or … Continue reading


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Reactionary.


Rather than touting his vision, goals and plans the moment he realized he might lose where President Trump won by more than 20 percentage points, Rick Saccone … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/micheal-gerson-on-evangelicals-provokes-d70http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8735Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:18:19 GMTTodd LittletonRick Saccone sensed a closer than expected 18th Congressional District race in Pennsylvania’s Special Election. “They hate America. They hate God.”  Reactionary. Rather than touting his vision, goals and plans the moment he realized he might lose where...No<![CDATA[What Are Pastors Searching For? A Conversation with Marty Duren]]>Maybe pastors still haven’t found what they are looking for.


Even if LifeWay is no longer strictly a resource for Southern Baptist Churches, one wonders how it is, after the dust has settled for most in the SBC on the matter of inerrancy, what does it mean a that … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/what-are-pastors-searching-for-a-b73http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8731Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:15:15 GMTTodd LittletonMaybe pastors still haven’t found what they are looking for. Even if LifeWay is no longer strictly a resource for Southern Baptist Churches, one wonders how it is, after the dust has settled for most in the SBC on the matter of inerrancy,No<![CDATA[Counterfeit Forgiveness? A Conversation with Scott Curry]]>Who needs me? That may be a more helpful question today than, Who is my neighbor? 


Familiarity may breed contempt. It also may create indifference.


Neighbor or Friend?


The Good Samaritan became the means for one of Jesus’ conversation partners to consider, “Who is my neighbor?” We hear Good … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/counterfeit-forgiveness-a-conversation-5cahttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8721Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:00:27 GMTTodd LittletonWho needs me? That may be a more helpful question today than, Who is my neighbor?  Familiarity may breed contempt. It also may create indifference. Neighbor or Friend? The Good Samaritan became the means for one of Jesus’ conversation partners to consi...No<![CDATA[Pastors Fail? A Conversation with Taylor Mertins]]>Just four years ago it was reported,  “that 1500 pastors leave the ministry for good each month due to burnout or contention in their churches.” What is a pastor to do just five years in when he or she realizes there already exists lessons from failure?


Not Much


… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/pastors-fail-a-conversation-with-694http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8713Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:03:35 GMTTodd LittletonJust four years ago it was reported,  “that 1500 pastors leave the ministry for good each month due to burnout or contention in their churches.” What is a pastor to do just five years in when he or she realizes there already exists lessons from failure...No<![CDATA[A Complicated Pregnancy: A Conversation with Kyle Roberts]]>Some time ago a friend discovered I had been reading Jurgen Moltmann’s, The Crucified God. He suggested I leave Moltmann alone. If you know anything about me, that is like pouring gas on a fire.


It called to mind moments in college and seminary where friends, even professors, … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/a-complicated-pregnancy-a-conversation-731http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8702Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:55:58 GMTTodd LittletonSome time ago a friend discovered I had been reading Jurgen Moltmann’s, The Crucified God. He suggested I leave Moltmann alone. If you know anything about me, that is like pouring gas on a fire. It called to mind moments in college and seminary where f...No<![CDATA[Most Want Peace In Israel and Palestine: A Conversation with Jimmy Doyle]]>Most lands us in trouble. The word most gets us in trouble, not most people. When we want to lay claim to the popular position or opinion we use most; even if we know it runs into the wall of fallacies.


Sweeping generalization or not, Jimmy Doyle’s conversation … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/most-want-peace-in-israel-and-palestine-e54http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8680Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:00:37 GMTTodd LittletonMost lands us in trouble. The word most gets us in trouble, not most people. When we want to lay claim to the popular position or opinion we use most; even if we know it runs into the wall of fallacies. Sweeping generalization or not,No<![CDATA[Reading the Bible: A Conversation with Peter Enns]]>If I had known Peter‘s birthday was Tuesday, I would have dropped this podcast then. After all, what better birthday gift for Pete than for our conversation to drop on the Interwebs!


You know he will agree.


The Bible Tells Me So


Jesus loves me.


In the 1860 … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/reading-the-bible-a-conversation-2fehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8672Thu, 04 Jan 2018 14:47:42 GMTTodd LittletonIf I had known Peter‘s birthday was Tuesday, I would have dropped this podcast then. After all, what better birthday gift for Pete than for our conversation to drop on the Interwebs! You know he will agree. The Bible Tells Me So Jesus loves me.No<![CDATA[Marking Time: A Conversation with Kenneth Tanner]]>Wall calendars. Day planners. Bullet journals. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Holidays. School schedules. Fiscal years. Just some of the ways we mark time.


Bruce Hornsby lyrically wrote about marking time because “that’s just the way it is.”


If all we do is buy into the way things are, then shouldn’t we … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/marking-time-a-conversation-with-f6bhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8652Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:58:21 GMTTodd LittletonWall calendars. Day planners. Bullet journals. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Holidays. School schedules. Fiscal years. Just some of the ways we mark time. Bruce Hornsby lyrically wrote about marking time because “that’s just the way it is.”No<![CDATA[Anger Can’t Live Alone: A Conversation with Scott Curry]]>Long before electronic billboards, the Internet, and mobile apps, the bumper sticker served as a means to communicate how a person saw the world. Eddie Chiles radio commentary sign-off triggered a spate of bumper stickers that exclaimed, I’m Mad Too, Eddie!


Who is Eddie and why is he mad?


… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/anger-cant-live-alone-a-conversation-e47http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8644Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:01 GMTTodd LittletonLong before electronic billboards, the Internet, and mobile apps, the bumper sticker served as a means to communicate how a person saw the world. Eddie Chiles radio commentary sign-off triggered a spate of bumper stickers that exclaimed, I’m Mad Too,No<![CDATA[Making Advent Great Again #MAGA: A Conversation with Emily Hunter McGowin]]>Who knew the sloganeering of a Presidential campaign would afford us a way to highlight the great mystery of the Incarnation? Consider it much like the Apostle Paul flipping, “Ceasar is lord,” to, “Jesus Is Lord.”


Here we are one year later and my friend Tripp, along with Mike … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/making-advent-great-again-maga-a-39ahttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8640Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:46:38 GMTTodd LittletonWho knew the sloganeering of a Presidential campaign would afford us a way to highlight the great mystery of the Incarnation? Consider it much like the Apostle Paul flipping, “Ceasar is lord,” to, “Jesus Is Lord.”No<![CDATA[Surviving the Bible: A Conversation with Christian Piatt]]>The Youth Minister gave a new meaning to, “throw the book at him.” Originally the phrase meant to charge someone with as many crimes as are possible. Consider it throwing all the law at someone. Maybe, that is in fact what happened. Rather than take his questions seriously, the … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/surviving-the-bible-a-conversation-3e8http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8632Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:28:02 GMTTodd LittletonThe Youth Minister gave a new meaning to, “throw the book at him.” Originally the phrase meant to charge someone with as many crimes as are possible. Consider it throwing all the law at someone. Maybe, that is in fact what happened.No<![CDATA[This Is Uz: A Conversation with Scott Curry]]>The idols we create become burdens too heavy to bear. Scott Curry references Walter Brueggemann on Isaiah 46 to point out the caricatures we create for God become the idols in our heads that let us down when suffering comes.


Not Speculative


Suffering comes. When we least expect it. … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/this-is-uz-a-conversation-with-scott-bb0http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8629Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:30:54 GMTTodd LittletonThe idols we create become burdens too heavy to bear. Scott Curry references Walter Brueggemann on Isaiah 46 to point out the caricatures we create for God become the idols in our heads that let us down when suffering comes. Not SpeculativeNo<![CDATA[The Last American Virtue: A Conversation with Greg Horton]]>The last sacred thing is choice–individual choice. That line in a recent Facebook Post prodded this conversation.



Even more, the conclusion of the post:



. . . and we will have mass shooting after mass shooting, and churches, temples and mosques are not exempt because no one except



… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/the-last-american-virtue-a-conversation-eb7http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8621Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:38:17 GMTTodd LittletonThe last sacred thing is choice–individual choice. That line in a recent Facebook Post prodded this conversation. Even more, the conclusion of the post: . . . and we will have mass shooting after mass shooting, and churches,No<![CDATA[Backsliding Into All Souls Day]]>Few weeks hold as many consecutive references to events or celebrations in the Christian Calendar. Reformation Day. All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Do you find the reference to all worth considering?


The history of human beings is not always about all human beings. Consider Winston Churchill’s, “History is… Continue reading


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So why rinse and repeat teaching Plato’s, Symposium?


Not me, of course.


That would be Gilmour.


Still Current, Not Nerdy


The first … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/not-just-a-nerdy-endeavor-a-conversation-fbfhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8605Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:28:05 GMTTodd LittletonOne could not tell by the onslaught of published books that the Preacher of Ecclesiastes dictum still holds true. There is nothing new under the sun. So why rinse and repeat teaching Plato’s, Symposium? Not me, of course. That would be Gilmour.No<![CDATA[When In Romans: A Conversation with Beverly Gaventa and Jason Micheli]]>Many people only know John 3:16. Explaining the importance of John’s use of the word sign requires too much work. After all, if anything we know of recent events, signs and symbols point to different things for different people. 


It should come as no surprise that many only know … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/when-in-romans-a-conversation-with-2e0http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8602Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:16:22 GMTTodd LittletonMany people only know John 3:16. Explaining the importance of John’s use of the word sign requires too much work. After all, if anything we know of recent events, signs and symbols point to different things for different people.No<![CDATA[Pastors Search For . . . : A Conversation with Marty Duren]]>Often a Pastor is concerned with answering human beings search for meaning. What happens when pastors go searching?


Would you be surprised that one of the most sought after bits of information for pastors concerns retreats and sabbaticals? Maybe you would expect pastors to search for articles on Jesus’ … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/pastors-search-for-a-conversation-d21http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8592Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:58:41 GMTTodd LittletonOften a Pastor is concerned with answering human beings search for meaning. What happens when pastors go searching? Would you be surprised that one of the most sought after bits of information for pastors concerns retreats and sabbaticals?No<![CDATA[Imprisoned Souls, They Don’t Know It: Cross-podcast featuring Jeffrey C. Pugh]]>Separated from brothers and sisters. Not quite the way you would expect someone to describe looking in the face of hate-filled neo-Nazis. But, that is what a day of reflection does to you.


Don’t misunderstand, my friend Jeffrey C. Pugh still burned with righteous indignation as he replayed the … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/imprisoned-souls-they-dont-know-it-f4ehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8587Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:00:35 GMTTodd LittletonSeparated from brothers and sisters. Not quite the way you would expect someone to describe looking in the face of hate-filled neo-Nazis. But, that is what a day of reflection does to you. Don’t misunderstand, my friend Jeffrey C.No<![CDATA[Listen to Momma When She Speaks: An Interview with Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder]]>The first time I heard the name Mephibosheth I laughed, a belly laugh. 


Maybe it was in the first or second grade. I got a case of the giggles so bad I disrupted the class. Despite my attempts to control myself, I don’t think I did until my teacher … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/listen-to-momma-when-she-speaks-an-dc5http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8582Thu, 03 Aug 2017 23:00:18 GMTTodd LittletonThe first time I heard the name Mephibosheth I laughed, a belly laugh.  Maybe it was in the first or second grade. I got a case of the giggles so bad I disrupted the class. Despite my attempts to control myself,No<![CDATA[No Better Time for Public Theology: An Interview with Kyle A. Roberts]]>Many would have us believe talk about God is in decline. Hardly. The election of President Trump and his highly visible group of Faith-Based Advisors spurred Pastor Robert Jeffress to consider President Trump the most Faith Friendly President Ever.


Jeffress’ giddiness over the Trump aside, others have wondered … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/no-better-time-for-public-theology-d72http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8580Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:15 GMTTodd LittletonMany would have us believe talk about God is in decline. Hardly. The election of President Trump and his highly visible group of Faith-Based Advisors spurred Pastor Robert Jeffress to consider President Trump the most Faith Friendly President Ever.No<![CDATA[Episode 10: Season Finale]]>A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, … Continue reading


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If my memory serves me correctly I served on the Nominating … Continue reading


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What Do You Do?


Pastors often refrain from self-identification as clergy. The confession tends to … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/she-does-not-just-wear-the-clerical-feehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8559Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:12:16 GMTTodd LittletonLori walked briskly through the Rotunda. Determined to raise awareness among Oklahoma congressional representatives of the harmful effects of predatory lending, she stood out among the crowd. It was the collar. Or was it? What Do You Do?No<![CDATA[Christians Don’t Have an Answer to Suffering But . . . : An Interview with Jason Micheli]]>Christians don’t have an answer to the question of suffering. Christians have a community of care. 


Our oldest grandson was born 8 weeks early. Doctors could not tell us what caused him to stop growing in the womb. Fortunately the discovery was made during a routine appointment. Quick action … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/christians-dont-have-an-answer-to-7d8http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8541Tue, 02 May 2017 21:12:27 GMTTodd LittletonChristians don’t have an answer to the question of suffering. Christians have a community of care.  Our oldest grandson was born 8 weeks early. Doctors could not tell us what caused him to stop growing in the womb.No<![CDATA[Do the Next Right Thing: King’s Legacy as Metaphor with Adam Clark]]>Guilt paralyzes. We suffer beneath the weight of what we have done. The mental and emotional real estate guilt takes up in our lives often leaves us handicapping our next decision.


Earlier this year I attended a small conference at The Hatchery. The theme of the conference was, Third … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/do-the-next-right-thing-kings-legacy-666http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8532Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:04:54 GMTTodd LittletonGuilt paralyzes. We suffer beneath the weight of what we have done. The mental and emotional real estate guilt takes up in our lives often leaves us handicapping our next decision. Earlier this year I attended a small conference at The Hatchery.No<![CDATA[What Does Socrates Have to do with Preaching? or, Too Nerdy for Jason Micheli]]>What will that fifty dollar shirt do that the ten dollar shirt won’t? The ten dollar shirt covers you in all the right places. When we make a case for a fifty dollar shirt over against a ten dollar shirt, it is important to discern if someone, a salesman … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/what-does-socrates-have-to-do-with-7a0http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8529Fri, 31 Mar 2017 22:07:36 GMTTodd LittletonWhat will that fifty dollar shirt do that the ten dollar shirt won’t? The ten dollar shirt covers you in all the right places. When we make a case for a fifty dollar shirt over against a ten dollar shirt, it is important to discern if someone,No<![CDATA[Receiving Dante: An Interview with Nathan P. Gilmour of The Christian Humanist Podcast]]>When asked what book or books have left an impression on me I often refer to a book given as a gift. Jimmy gave me a copy of The Divine Conspiracy in the late 1990’s. To this day the idea of intentional formation looms large in by my own … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/receiving-dante-an-interview-with-a36http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8521Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:04:31 GMTTodd LittletonWhen asked what book or books have left an impression on me I often refer to a book given as a gift. Jimmy gave me a copy of The Divine Conspiracy in the late 1990’s. To this day the idea of intentional formation looms large in by my own … Continue rea...No<![CDATA[The Impossibility of Ethics? – A Conversation Over Breakfast]]>Solomon the Wise King faced the impossibility of ethics. The story is well known. His response to the dilemma came in rooting out the true mother. When the baby’s mother declared, “Give her the living baby but please don’t have him killed,” Solomon knew the true mother would love … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/the-impossibility-of-ethics-a-conversation-b79http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8513Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:52:01 GMTTodd LittletonSolomon the Wise King faced the impossibility of ethics. The story is well known. His response to the dilemma came in rooting out the true mother. When the baby’s mother declared, “Give her the living baby but please don’t have him killed,No<![CDATA[The Circles of Faithful Presence: An(other) Interview with David E. Fitch]]>Practical Theology is theology from below. That is, practical theology is rooted in reflections about God’s activity in the world in real time. Eugene Peterson reminds, “Matter is real. Flesh is good. Without firm rooting in creation, religion is always drifting off into some kind of pious sentimentalism … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/special-episode-james-younger-and-9b1http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8502Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:49:30 GMTTodd LittletonMany of us read about how others view the world, reality and God. Few of us are able to talk and interact with those whose view of things religious is different than our own. If you had the opportunity to learn from those who are, say, Hindu,No<![CDATA[Mr. Miyagi, Joan of Arc and God: An Interview with Eric E. Hall]]>Bruce discovered being god demanded more than he expected. Consider the scene where he must answer prayers. The counter spun with the number of incoming requests. Interested in something else, Bruce Almighty decided to answer every request with, “Yes.” Some concepts of god/God betray God revealed in Jesus. That … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/mr-miyagi-joan-of-arc-and-god-an-497http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8495Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:47:03 GMTTodd LittletonBruce discovered being god demanded more than he expected. Consider the scene where he must answer prayers. The counter spun with the number of incoming requests. Interested in something else, Bruce Almighty decided to answer every request with, “Yes.No<![CDATA[(His) Cancer Is Funny: An Interview with Jason Micheli]]>Danish comedian Victor Borge is credited with observing, “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” Jason Micheli must surely be Borge’s prodigy. Though Micheli lives in Alexandria, VA, his humor in writing and in conversations over Skype have brought him very near me here in Fly … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/his-cancer-is-funny-an-interview-0dchttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8475Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:00:32 GMTTodd LittletonDanish comedian Victor Borge is credited with observing, “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” Jason Micheli must surely be Borge’s prodigy. Though Micheli lives in Alexandria, VA, his humor in writing and in conversations over Skype ...No<![CDATA[Shame – The Big Gulp of Shut Up Juice: An Interview with Steve Austin]]>Theories of the atonement, what the cross of Jesus means for us, tend to focus on sin. What about our shame? I suspect more people wrestle with shame while believing they have been forgiven their sins.


It All Starts Somewhere


Stories matter. Sometimes our stories get buried beneath another … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/shame-the-big-gulp-of-shut-up-juice-26ehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8472Wed, 09 Nov 2016 17:53:27 GMTTodd LittletonTheories of the atonement, what the cross of Jesus means for us, tend to focus on sin. What about our shame? I suspect more people wrestle with shame while believing they have been forgiven their sins. It All Starts Somewhere Stories matter.No3711<![CDATA[Disabilities and The Church of the First: An Interview with Nathaniel Welch]]>The first shall be first. It is hard to escape the prevalent drive for number one. And, it is difficult to miss it in the church.


Not A Hand Up


Social services receive their fair share of criticism. Claims of creating dependency and the promotion of a Welfare State … Continue reading


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One year? One year! Facebook reminded me that it has been one year since I posted my conversation with Rob Davis. It was before the current iteration of the podcast. The content is still relevant and even more so now … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/listening-to-the-nones-and-dones-aaehttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8459Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:30:09 GMTTodd LittletonDiscerning statistics does not equal listening to human beings. One year? One year! Facebook reminded me that it has been one year since I posted my conversation with Rob Davis. It was before the current iteration of the podcast.No<![CDATA[Blue Occupations, Black Bodies and Homelessness: An Interview with Jonathan Russell]]> Pastor lives matter. But, that is not the same as #blacklivesmatter. My friend Greg Horton confirmed that to equate pastor lives, an occupation, with black lives, an incidence of birth, is considered the Fallacy of False Equivalency. Or, you may consider it a False Analogy.



Occupations and Bodies


Most … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/blue-occupations-black-bodies-and-1c1http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8457Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:41:50 GMTTodd LittletonPastor lives matter. But, that is not the same as #blacklivesmatter. My friend Greg Horton confirmed that to equate pastor lives, an occupation, with black lives, an incidence of birth, is considered the Fallacy of False Equivalency. Or,No<![CDATA[Pledging Allegiance to People: An (Almost) Interview with George E Young Sr]]>Words take time to live into their full meaning. It may not always be the case. But, when it comes to the self-evident truth that all men are created equal it is hard to deny.



Impressions Outpace Technology


Everything set up well. Digital recorder – check. Microphone – check. … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/pledging-allegiance-to-people-an-6echttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8454Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:03:55 GMTTodd LittletonWords take time to live into their full meaning. It may not always be the case. But, when it comes to the self-evident truth that all men are created equal it is hard to deny. Impressions Outpace Technology Everything set up well.No<![CDATA[He Didn’t Know My Name: An Interview with Teer Hardy]]>Maybe it was the spelling. One would expect that after a year the supervisor would know his name. Time to reconsider what lay ahead.


Teer Hardy joins me for a conversation that ranges widely but never wanders far from the subject of relationships.


A Back Story


Everyone lives within … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/he-didnt-know-my-name-an-interview-ae3http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8451Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:46:53 GMTTodd LittletonMaybe it was the spelling. One would expect that after a year the supervisor would know his name. Time to reconsider what lay ahead. Teer Hardy joins me for a conversation that ranges widely but never wanders far from the subject of relationships.No<![CDATA[Walk 150 Miles In My Shoes: An Interview with Blake Oakley]]>Blake Oakley arrived in Los Angeles today. He is on the other side of the Country from where he usually walks, often barefoot.


Many who know Blake would not be surprised that he enjoys walking barefoot. They have seen him do so before. But, when he left Eden, North … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/walk-150-miles-in-my-shoes-an-interview-2b4http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8447Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:46:59 GMTTodd LittletonBlake Oakley arrived in Los Angeles today. He is on the other side of the Country from where he usually walks, often barefoot. Many who know Blake would not be surprised that he enjoys walking barefoot. They have seen him do so before. But,No3454<![CDATA[Peggy Noonan References the “Many” Family or, Words Matter: A Crossover Podcast with T4E]]>When we say we forgive, do we mean we are forgiving a person or forgiving something a person did? Jaques Derrida used this question to describe what he meant when he talked about forgiving the unforgettable. He was speaking in post-Apartheid South Africa.


The Many Family


Thirty years ago … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/peggy-noonan-references-the-many-cb9http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8442Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:00:20 GMTTodd LittletonWhen we say we forgive, do we mean we are forgiving a person or forgiving something a person did? Jaques Derrida used this question to describe what he meant when he talked about forgiving the unforgettable.No<![CDATA[The Greatest Spiritual Discipline: An Interview with Philip Nation]]>“A cloistered journey impoverishes your own soul,” asserts Philip Nation. Christian spiritual formation may best be practiced in community.


Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s little book, Life Together, became an immediate favorite. One of the compelling thoughts centered on his own experience entering a community with his own ideas as to … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/the-greatest-spiritual-discipline-a5bhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8437Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:48:51 GMTTodd Littleton“A cloistered journey impoverishes your own soul,” asserts Philip Nation. Christian spiritual formation may best be practiced in community. Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s little book, Life Together, became an immediate favorite.No<![CDATA[Toxic Christianity, Self-Consciousness and Messy Mercy : An Interview with Morgan Guyton]]>Summer cedar pollen may be toxic to your sinuses, at least here in Oklahoma. The condition is complicated by the south wind on which the pollen rides from Texas. Let’s leave the Texas jokes aside.


Once the pollen takes up space in the sinus cavity it may be a … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/toxic-christianity-self-consciousness-97dhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8431Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:54:01 GMTTodd LittletonSummer cedar pollen may be toxic to your sinuses, at least here in Oklahoma. The condition is complicated by the south wind on which the pollen rides from Texas. Let’s leave the Texas jokes aside. Once the pollen takes up space in the sinus cavity it m...No<![CDATA[How We Talk About Authority and Submission Matter #AltonSterling: An Interview with Geoff Holsclaw]]>What keeps you up at night? #AltonSterling’s death kept Geoff Holsclaw up Tuesday night. It made him mad. I imagine he is still mad this morning when he learned of #PhilandoCastle.


Yesterday while drinking coffee I read a piece by Geoff Holsclaw, Subordination and #Altonsterling. After a brief … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/how-we-talk-about-authority-and-submission-6cfhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8426Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:41:20 GMTTodd LittletonWhat keeps you up at night? #AltonSterling’s death kept Geoff Holsclaw up Tuesday night. It made him mad. I imagine he is still mad this morning when he learned of #PhilandoCastle. Yesterday while drinking coffee I read a piece by Geoff Holsclaw,No<![CDATA[Still Making Sense of Church: An Interview with Spencer Burke]]>There once were churches. Then Denominational Churches. Mainline Churches. Traditional Churches. Evangelical Churches. House Churches. After that Seeker-Sensitive Churches. Traditional Churches. Mainline Churches. Seeker-Friendly Churches. Purpose-Driven Churches. Emerging Churches. Missional Churches. Gospel-Centered Churches.


If Christians can’t make sense of these large groups and their subsets, what hope have we … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/still-making-sense-of-church-an-interview-a36http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8423Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:26:54 GMTTodd LittletonThere once were churches. Then Denominational Churches. Mainline Churches. Traditional Churches. Evangelical Churches. House Churches. After that Seeker-Sensitive Churches. Traditional Churches. Mainline Churches. Seeker-Friendly Churches.No<![CDATA[Beauty May Liberate Us From the Cul-De-Sac: An Interview with Bill Walker III]]>Our current election cycle leaves me prepared to invoke Inigo Montoya. “Political. Pastor, you keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.”


Mixing Politics and Religion?


Many of us have heard it is not a good idea to mix politics and religion. … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/beauty-may-liberate-us-from-the-cul-9e2http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8420Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:00:45 GMTTodd LittletonOur current election cycle leaves me prepared to invoke Inigo Montoya. “Political. Pastor, you keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.” Mixing Politics and Religion? Many of us have heard it is not a good idea to mix polit...No<![CDATA[Don’t Scratch the Devil: An Interview with Richard Beck]]>I am no Rachel Held Evans. My blog/website does not garner near her number of visits. There is no book to my credit. Interviewers do not line up. But, I am like Rachel Held Evans.


Like Rachel, I couldn’t put Richard Beck’s new book down. When my copy arrived … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/dont-scratch-the-devil-an-interview-223http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8413Wed, 08 Jun 2016 21:58:37 GMTTodd LittletonI am no Rachel Held Evans. My blog/website does not garner near her number of visits. There is no book to my credit. Interviewers do not line up. But, I am like Rachel Held Evans. Like Rachel, I couldn’t put Richard Beck’s new book down.No<![CDATA[Black Olive or Green Olive, What Color Was Jesus?: An Interview with Adam Clark]]>Today marks the 95th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot. A recent article at Smithsonian.com highlighted the recovery of an eyewitness account of the events. Clearly the event was not a riot.


Maybe worse than assigning the event the wrong category is the lack of reference to the event … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/black-olive-or-green-olive-what-color-27bhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8369Tue, 31 May 2016 18:50:21 GMTTodd LittletonToday marks the 95th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot. A recent article at Smithsonian.com highlighted the recovery of an eyewitness account of the events. Clearly the event was not a riot. Maybe worse than assigning the event the wrong category is t...No<![CDATA[Man-Crushing Tuesday or, When Jason Micheli and Teer Hardy Flip the Script on Me]]>One of these days I will interview my daughters for the pathological podcast. What would garner more listens than to hear two PK’s talk about life in the fishbowl?


The risk in such a venture would be overexposure. Think about it. Some of my friends would learn more about … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/man-crushing-tuesday-or-when-jason-827http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8328Tue, 24 May 2016 22:59:31 GMTTodd LittletonOne of these days I will interview my daughters for the pathological podcast. What would garner more listens than to hear two PK’s talk about life in the fishbowl? The risk in such a venture would be overexposure. Think about it.No<![CDATA[Jesus Spit In Your Soup: An Interview with Tripp Fuller]]>I like my soup hot, real hot. Patty likes her just a tad beyond warm. Neither of us would like it if you spit in our soup.


What would happen if you found out Jesus spit in your soup? That is the question!


Challenging Your Form of Life


Here … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/jesus-spit-in-your-soup-an-interview-5cchttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8290Wed, 18 May 2016 14:31:16 GMTTodd LittletonI like my soup hot, real hot. Patty likes her just a tad beyond warm. Neither of us would like it if you spit in our soup. What would happen if you found out Jesus spit in your soup? That is the question! Challenging Your Form of LifeNo<![CDATA[Diagnosing the Current Normal of the Church: An Interview with Tom Ingram]]>Is it true the frog does not discern the temperature in the kettle until it is too late? Years ago the answer was, Yes. Today, the answer is No.


Despite the corrective science, the metaphor continues provide a way of explaining the dangers of gradual changes. For instance, … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/diagnosing-the-current-normal-of-b81http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8245Mon, 09 May 2016 18:41:52 GMTTodd LittletonIs it true the frog does not discern the temperature in the kettle until it is too late? Years ago the answer was, Yes. Today, the answer is No. Despite the corrective science, the metaphor continues provide a way of explaining the dangers of gradual c...No<![CDATA[Ingredients for the Pastor-Theologian: An Interview with Tony Jones]]>Breadth increases depth. It may not be possible to master every subject of human knowledge. But, learning what it means to be conversant in a wide array of fields deepens theological reflection for the pastor.



Thinking About God Together


A few years ago Christian Century ran an article (2/19/14), … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/ingredients-for-the-pastor-theologian-271http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8219Tue, 03 May 2016 13:41:39 GMTTodd LittletonBreadth increases depth. It may not be possible to master every subject of human knowledge. But, learning what it means to be conversant in a wide array of fields deepens theological reflection for the pastor. Thinking About God TogetherNo<![CDATA[Fear Your Own Hard Heart: An Interview with Alan Cross]]>Hebrew Wisdom, Proverbs, describes the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge and fools despise wisdom. (Pr. 1:7) Learning the Way of Jesus may harbor the need for a greater fear – our own hard hearts.



Imagine trying to put into practice Jesus’ words to the disciples … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/fear-your-own-hard-heart-an-interview-6a0http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8184Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:00:30 GMTTodd LittletonHebrew Wisdom, Proverbs, describes the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge and fools despise wisdom. (Pr. 1:7) Learning the Way of Jesus may harbor the need for a greater fear – our own hard hearts.No<![CDATA[Love Can’t: An Interview with Thomas J Oord]]>With Love, all things are possible. Many will recognize the substitution of Love for God. The disciples assumed that the powerful rich could do anything. When they learned there was something they could not do, they wondered if there was hope for anyone else.


Certainly by Love … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/love-cant-an-interview-with-thomas-297http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8154Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:02:51 GMTTodd LittletonWith Love, all things are possible. Many will recognize the substitution of Love for God. The disciples assumed that the powerful rich could do anything. When they learned there was something they could not do,No<![CDATA[Eclectic as Post-Ecumenical or, Thinking With Your Mouth Open]]>“Don’t chew with your mouth open.” Who doesn’t remember the early admonition to better etiquette? I do.


Over time we all learn to stymie the more rudimentary habits most human beings exhibit. Are there times where you wished no one was looking and you could eat as you wished?… Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/eclectic-as-post-ecumenical-or-thinking-4f6http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8130Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:00:54 GMTTodd Littleton“Don’t chew with your mouth open.” Who doesn’t remember the early admonition to better etiquette? I do. Over time we all learn to stymie the more rudimentary habits most human beings exhibit. Are there times where you wished no one was looking and you...No<![CDATA[Fleming Rutledge Had Me Chippy, I Blame Jason Micheli]]>Who listens to women? Smart people. 


Maybe you grew up with the debates about the weaker sex. Could be you spent time deciding what it would mean had Eve not presented Adam with the fruit of the tree. And, if you grew up in the context of Southern Christianity, … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/fleming-rutledge-had-me-chippy-i-740http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8087Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:00:20 GMTTodd LittletonWho listens to women? Smart people.  Maybe you grew up with the debates about the weaker sex. Could be you spent time deciding what it would mean had Eve not presented Adam with the fruit of the tree. And, if you grew up in the context of Southern Chri...No<![CDATA[Stop with the Antagonizing – An Interview with David Fitch]]>What if the culture wars merely masked our inherent tendency toward antagonizing others, specifically those with whom we disagree? How might this reveal that we are merely advocating for ourselves rather than showing up faithful to the Way of Christ in the world?


Last November I read a post … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/stop-with-the-antagonizing-an-interview-962http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=8051Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:33:25 GMTTodd LittletonWhat if the culture wars merely masked our inherent tendency toward antagonizing others, specifically those with whom we disagree? How might this reveal that we are merely advocating for ourselves rather than showing up faithful to the Way of Christ in...No<![CDATA[Did the South Change the Good News? A Reprise for Super Tuesday]]>One of the most confounding statistics this nominating season, Evangelicals stumping, endorsing, and voting for Donald Trump. The reality continues to spawn debates over who qualifies as a true Evangelical.



Today is SEC Primary Day. According to most polls, Trump leads. Only Texas appears to be in question as … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/did-the-south-change-the-good-news-2b6http://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=7905Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:00:37 GMTTodd LittletonOne of the most confounding statistics this nominating season, Evangelicals stumping, endorsing, and voting for Donald Trump. The reality continues to spawn debates over who qualifies as a true Evangelical. Today is SEC Primary Day.No<![CDATA[Sponsoring Conversations and Shout Outs]]>I have never owned a pair of Beats. When I was gifted my iPod years ago I used the provided earbuds. That was until just two years ago.



Patty gave me a set of LSTN headphones for Father’s Day. You can see how beautiful they are by checking out … Continue reading


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Get full access to Can We Talk? at toddlittleton.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://toddlittleton.substack.com/p/sponsoring-conversations-and-shout-b9bhttp://www.toddlittleton.net/?p=7864Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:00:44 GMTTodd LittletonI have never owned a pair of Beats. When I was gifted my iPod years ago I used the provided earbuds. That was until just two years ago. Patty gave me a set of LSTN headphones for Father’s Day. You can see how beautiful they are by checking out … Conti...No