Crossing the Cultural Divide
In a time of deep polarization, we at New Wine, New Wineskins explore how we can build relational bridges through Jesus across various cultural divides. Each episode of our podcast Crossing the Cultural Divide engages voices from diverse backgrounds to reflect on how the triune God’s love stretches us to cross boundaries, confront injustice, and embody faith and hope in a fractured world. Join us as we pursue truth and reconciliation through thoughtful dialogue and faithful presence in dependence on God's Spirit.
Crossing the Cultural Divide
Latest Episodes
Episode 18: "Love Like Jesus: A Proactive Response to Christian Nationalism" & "Suffering Well during Mental Health Awareness Month and Beyond".
In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews Pastor Andrew Thompson on his church's emphasis on loving like Jesus against the backdrop of the politicization of the Christian faith in contemporary society. We have titled this...
Episode 17: "Weight Gain and Weightiness: On Mental, Emotional and Relational Health" & "Is Trauma All in the Head?"
In his May reflection titled "Weight Gain and Weightiness: On Mental, Emotional and Relational Health," New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger speaks on the importance of mental, emotional and relational health in building relational bridges that...
Episode 16: "Reconstructing Christian Nationalism"
In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews Dr. Brad Harper on Christian nationalism. They provide a definition, historical and theological foundations, and how to reconstruct our understanding of the church's engagement of...
Episode 15: "Securing Checkpoints for Public Discourse" & "Bonhoeffer, the Racialized Church, and the Public Square"
In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger reflects upon the need for constructive, critical conversations in public discourse. Such discourse involves securing checkpoints for the tongue amid all the cultural turmoil and dangerous d...