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The Gospel is Inefficient
Efficiency is not a Gospel value. Jake Doberenz, host of Christianity Without Compromise, is on Christianity Without Compromise discussing how modern culture's obsessi...
Spiritual Formation After Deconstruction - Tiffany Yecke Brooks
Christian deconstruction doesn’t have to be the end of faith; it could be the beginning! Dr. Tiffany Yecke Brooks, author of To Rebehold the Stars, is on Christianity ...
Cultivating Christian Courage - Alan Noble
Comfort has become a cultural goal and the loss of Christian courage may be one of the hidden costs. Dr. O. Alan Noble, associate professor of English at Oklahoma Bapt...
How to Love Your Neighbor - Amar D. Peterman
“Love your neighbor” is one of the most quoted teachings in Christianity, yet it is often practiced in ways that reinforce division. Amar D. Peterman, theologian and a...
Church Through Everyday Conversations - Matthew G. Mattson
Many Christians have reduced the Church to a building, a service, or a weekly ritual—missing the deeper call of Christian faith. Matthew G. Mattson, author of Cathedra...
Christians Must Win Differently
Winning elections, winning debates, winning culture wars, and even winning converts. In this solo episode of Christianity Without Compromise, Jake Doberenz confronts t...
Why Do Christians Fear Empathy and Curiosity? - Liz Charlotte Grant
Some forms of Christianity frame difference as dangerous—so empathy and curiosity are viewed with suspicion. But this week on Christianity Without Compromise, Liz Char...
When To Speak Up About a Toxic Church - Amy Fritz
Should you say something when your church goes toxic—or stay quiet to keep the peace? On Christianity Without Compromise, Amy Fritz, host of the Untangled Faith podcas...
Christians Need a New Approach to Abortion - Angela Weszely
Christians have too often talked about abortion with labels instead of love. Angela Weszely, co-founder of ProGrace and author of Becoming ProGrace: Expanding the Abor...
Spiritual Abuse in Evangelical Megachurches - Scott Latta
Behind the lights, fog machines, and polished sermons lies a darker reality in megachurches. Scott Latta, award-winning journalist and author of Gods of the Smoke Mach...
What Christian Marriage Advice Gets So Wrong - Sheila Wray Gregoire
Much of what passes for Christian marriage teaching has left couples confused, disconnected, and harmed—especially women. Sheila Wray Gregoire, author and researcher b...
How the Black Church Resists the Culture Wars - Justin Giboney
Many Christians are trapped in a false choice between political ideologies that distort the Christian faith. Justin Giboney, political strategist, attorney, and presid...
Resisting Christian Nationalism - Jared Stacy, Joash Thomas, Caleb E. Campbell, and Larry Lin
On this episode of Christianity Without Compromise, originally recorded live, Dr. Jared Stacy (theologian and author), Joash Thomas (Anglican minister and justice advo...
Joy as Resistance in a Pessimistic World
In this solo episode of the Christianity Without Compromise podcast, host Jake Doberenz explains why Christians need to cultivate joy—and exactly how they can do that....
Christmas Movie Trivia SHOWDOWN!!! - Joseph Holmes and Kenny Doberenz
For this special holiday episode, host Jake Doberenz sets aside the usual Christian ethics debates for something more festive (and chaotic): a Christmas movie trivia g...
Depression isn't Faith Failure - Trey Hayman
Christians are still telling people to “just pray more” in response to depression. Trey Hayman, pastor of New City Church in Nashville, is on Christianity Without Comp...
Church Still Matters - Loren Richmond Jr.
If Christian community can be so toxic, should we just leave it all behind? Loren Richmond Jr., pastor, chaplain, and host of the Future Christian Podcast, is on Chris...
How Capitalism Corrupts Creation Care - Dillon Naber Cruz
American Christianity has often baptized destroying the planet in the name of dominion, capitalism, or end-times theology. Dillon Naber Cruz, author and theologian tra...
Why I Left the Culture Wars - SOLO
The Culture War claims to be Christian, yet misses everything about faith. In this solo episode, Jake Doberenz, host of Christianity Without Compromise, shares three r...
How Churches Fail Caregivers - Sunita Theiss
Behind the praise for caregivers in church spaces is a deeper failure to actually support them. Sunita Theiss, a neurodivergent writer and workshop leader, is on Chris...
