This week's guest is Lori Adams-Brown, who experienced abuse as a woman on the staff of a megachurch, and who is an outspoken advocate for women in the church today.

Leslie, Fran, and guest Larry Alicz talk about how we can cultivate a journey that is actually spiritual while the world and the church around us are focused on arguing about politics, doctrines, cultural issues, etc.

Leslie, Fran, and guest Larry Alicz talk about how we can cultivate a journey that is actually spiritual while the world and the church around us are focused on arguing about politics, doctrines, cultural issues, etc.

The New Testament is clear that God is stunningly revealed in the person of Jesus. But if that’s true, how have Christians themselves ended up with so many pictures of God that don’t look or sound much like the Jesus of the Gospels. Fran explores these questions with Bishop Randy Dean.

Fran shares the history of this issue in the modern church, and he and Leslie spend time with Diane Alicz and Debbie Jankowski talking about this issue which is so controversial for Christians.

Fran and Leslie continue the conversation about how American Christianity got taken captive to partisan politics and how this derails the substance and real aim of our Christian faith.

Fran and Leslie discuss how we got to this place where Christianity is so enmeshed with particular parties and politicians.

Fran talks about why he decided to start this podcast, and he and Leslie unpack what the Jesus at the Table Podcast will be all about.