Jesus and... Everything
This is a space for those of us who want a faith that is deeply spiritually alive, but also rooted in the big framing issues of the world. Every week, Pete Portal sits down with a guest, and has an honest conversation exploring how faith in Jesus can help us navigate big issues and topics, but also how real life in the real world can challenge our own perspectives that we may have held without much thought. There'll be no easy answers here; just some honest wrestling. So, if you're looking for a podcast that doesn't ask you to leave your mind or your faith at the door, then pull up a chair
Jesus and... Everything
Latest Episodes
Jesus and… Mercy with Eric Wood
In this episode, Eric Wood, Pastor of Compassion at Bridgetown Church in Portland, joins Pete Portal in Cape Town after a week with Pete's community in Manenberg. Eric makes the case that proximity to the poor was never meant to be a specialist...
Jesus and... Justice & The Spirit with Danielle Strickland
In this episode, Danielle Strickland joins Pete Portal to ask why the charismatic and justice streams of the church so often stand apart. Danielle argues the divide says less about theology than about our reluctance to live the kingdom now rath...
Jesus and... The Prophetic with Christine Westhoff
In this episode, Christine Westhoff joins Pete to talk about what the prophetic is actually for. Tracing the prophetic from Genesis to Revelation, she argues the church doesn't have a gift problem but a purpose problem, and that much of what pa...
Jesus and... Sobriety with Lauren Windle
In this episode Lauren Windle joins Pete Portal to talk about addiction, recovery, and what it took for her to get sober. She describes the years when drinking and cocaine ran her life, the moments that finally forced a change, and how a recove...
Jesus and… Mercy & Miracles with Julian Adams
In this episode Julian Adams joins Pete Portal to talk about what the Spirit actually does in a broken world. They cover racism and the ongoing work of forgiveness, why Azusa Street ended where it did, and they work out a Holy Spirit infused ac...