Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
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Episode 13 | 1 hr 2 min
Unpacking the disturbing case of the wrongfully accused West Memphis Three.
Mike Cosper and Rebekah Sebastian sit down with Chris Lane, District Attorney of Floyd County, Indiana, and Matt Martens, a Washington, D.C. defense attorney and author of Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal.
Together, they unpack the tensions between prosecution and defense, the challenges created by systemic limitations, and the unique factors in the West Memphis 3 case that frustrated and bewildered so many of us.
The Bulletin
Hegseth scrutinized for drug boat strikes, farmers react to Trump’s tariffs, and a Pew report says religious decline has slowed.
Perhaps technology has changed everything. But God is still here, still wiring humans for connection and presence.
In 1964, CT urged Christians to “be what they really are—new men and women in Christ.”
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
How elements of the satanic panic and conspiratorial thinking shaped a wrongful conviction.
Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches.
Classroom tech was supposed to solve besetting education problems. The reality is frustrating for students and costly for taxpayers.
Amid peak consumerism season, I prayed for ways to teach my children about selfless giving.
Public Theology Project
First-century Bethlehem is not an escape from all the political chaos; it’s the epicenter.