Mark Charles is the son of a Navajo father and a Dutch-American mother. He is an activist, speaker, and author on Native American issues. In 2019, Mark published "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery" with co-author Prof. Soong-Chan Rah. In 2020 he was an independent candidate for President of the United States. If everyone in America who called themselves a Christian was actually a follower of the Way of Jesus, Mark would be the President right now.All about Mark and his books HERE.More about Mark's campaign HERE.Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

You can stream or purchase  a high quality version of the song at Chris's Bandcamp page or purchase his Christmas EP from 2020 (which also includes the song). Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The full video for "I moved from one South Africa to another" can be found HERECommon Hymnal is HEREMore about Naomi Tutu HEREHas anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

The video for the song "215" can be found here, which features numerous Canadian musicians, including Steve Bell, a former guest on the podcast. You can discover Brian's music through any streaming platform or purchase it directly through his website. You can find out more info about Cheryl Bear, who co-wrote the song with Brian, on her website.Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Chris's talk is in part based on his book Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas: A guide for churches and families, which can be purchased through most book outlets. Chris has also released a couple of albums of Christmas music, one electronic instrumental and one more traditional. This is the first of two episodes on resting at Christmas, The second will be made available to Patreon subscribers and can be found HERE. Last year's Christmas Tent Talk (on serving others) can be found here, and other Christmas related interviews and talks can be found on his own podcast PostConsumer Reports.

Magical thinking has not disappeared from the modern political imagination. Politics is not called the ‘dark arts’ for nothing. Wherever one finds groups and individuals intent on forcing their agenda through the system, silencing their opponents, or decimating their foes with lethal violence, one finds shades of black magic. In service of getting what they want, who among us is not averse to manipulating boardroom membership, stacking church, charity or community organisations with the ‘right’ people, participating in party putsches or enacting ideology purges? Who has not abrogated their responsibility, their voice, their resources or their moral conscience to some promising leader striding across a flag strewn stage, accepting worship and offering the world? Richard Beck joins Stephen Backhouse and guests to talk about the launch of Stephen's new YoHo Journal "Black Magic in White Houses". As befitting a bunch of theology pirates, there is a language warning!You can purchase a copy of the journal, or subscribe to the series HERE.  For a 10% discount use the code TENT10 at checkout.More from Richard Beck HERE.  More about the Yoho Journals and Unfiold Media HERE.Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

Danielle Strickland is well known to many listeners of Tent and friend to many friends of the show. We talk about building tiny homes, dealing with the principality of the nuclear family, bursting celebrity bubbles, and how the politics of power affects men and women differently. Lots of Good stuff here for people learning to live well in a world that has lost its tiny mind!Danielle is an author, speaker, trainer, and global social justice advocate. Her aggressive compassion has served people firsthand in countries all over the world-from establishing justice departments for the Salvation Army to launching global anti-trafficking initiatives to creating new movements to mobilise people towards transformational living. Affectionately called the "ambassador of fun," she is host of DJStrickland Podcast, cofounder of Infinitum, Amplify Peace, and Brave Global, and founder of the Women Speakers Collective. Danielle is married to Stephen and lives in Toronto, Canada, with their three sons. More about Danielle can be found HERE.Sign up for the Infinitum Christmas Challenge HERE!Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

We interrupt regular programming while Stephen responds to listener questions about Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Poppies, and memorialising war. Most of the Tent theology and bible teaching will touch on matters of war, violence and peace in some way. Most of the guests on the programme are also committed to non-violence as a way of life and thought. The following episodes are particularly relevant to these issues.WarRomans 13ViolenceObjections to Non ViolenceGo Buy Two SwordsShane Claiborne Justin Bronson Barringer

"Love in action is listening to understand, not to react." Long time listeners to Tent will know Sean McCoy as a friend, inspiration and occasional co-host of the show. His daughters can be heard beginning and ending every episode. Sean hails from Texas, has served time in the armed services and the oil and gas industry, has been a proud patriot and gun-owner and an enthusiastic American nationalist for much of his life. Then things changed. Stephen sits down with Sean for a proper conversation about his life and thoughts on the world, the Way and everything in between. Sean's podcast "Come to the Table" can be found HERE. His work with the energy industry, ESG and environmental impact can be found HERE. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.

New Testament scholar Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer join the Tent to discuss their book A Church Called Tov. Though it initially focuses on toxic church environments, abusive church leaders, and the people who enable them, the book is primarily a call for our communities to be transformed into families devoted to goodness as we seek—to use McKnight's word—Christoformity together. There is no quick fix to developing a "goodness culture" as Barringer and McKnight recommend. Instead, they offer an invitation to a conversation—many conversations—between church leaders and every Christ follower about how we can begin to make those "one inch a week" changes to our personal relationships and overall leadership cultures.You can find out more about A Church Called Tov, including group study guides and numerous other resources at their website. Scot McKnight's newsletter can be found here, his Jesus Creed blog can be found here, and you can find a way to go study with him at Northern seminary by looking into their website.  Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.