The Value of Decisions: Part 2 | Episode 120

Barry follows up on the conversation with Rachael Denhollander and Tiffany Thigpen, asking why we sometimes find ourselves doing the opposite of our own chosen values? Two examples, racism and sexual abuse, provide the opportunity to look at this moral failure more...

A Journey to Nowhere: Part 1 | Episode 99

Barry begins a series about real change and how sometimes we stop short of it: instead of crossing a bridge, we pitch our tents in the middle. In this episode he lays that groundwork by citing some real-life (and real embarrassing) examples of this very thing in our...

60 Years to Listen: Part 1 | Episode 83

Barry takes a trip down memory lane prompted by his recent 60th birthday to highlight an important issue. In sharing his experience of race relations growing up in Texas he hopes that people younger than him will learn what he did not—until he was much older than he...

The Funny Thing about Belief | Episode 68

Barry talks about the many influences on the development of beliefs in an individual, from genetics and environment to an existentialist’s will. However, most importantly, he points to the reason it’s worth wrestling to shape our beliefs: so that Christians attain to...

Disagreeing to Agree: Part 3 | Episode 19

In the last episode of our Disagreeing to Agree Series, Barry returns to the issues of economics, race, sexuality and gender, and abortion, and points out the common ground from which we can begin to build our bridges.     Scriptures: Joshua 7 Joshua 8:30-35...