In episode 73 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Dr. Gayle Doornbos, professor of theology at Dordt University, interviews Howard Schaap, professor of English at Dordt and author of Brooding Upon the Waters: A Memoir of Farming, Fishing, and Failure in America's Lost Landscape.

As part of a recent series on the In All Things blog, Doornbos and Schaap discuss disappearing landscapes, rural communities, rich histories, and the unexpected beauty that comes from committing to a place, inviting us to consider how faithful attentiveness deepens our sense of belonging in the places to which we are called.

In episode 72 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Dr. Dave Mulder and Paul Matthews, Australian teacher, consultant, author, and TEDx speaker, discuss what it means to teach and learn creatively in an AI-driven world.

Their conversation invites us to rethink creativity, explore purposeful uses of AI, and pursue growth and kingdom impact over convenience or efficiency.

In episode 71 of the In All Things podcast, guest host Sarah Moss invites In All Things blog contributors Donald Roth and Dr. Michael Kearney to discuss what it means to live with discernment in a world marked by complexity and tension.

Together, they reflect on how to challenge our blind spots and confront the idolatry that often grows out of our assumptions. Drawing from their recent essays for the In All Things blog, Roth and Kearney invite us to pay closer attention to the contradictions we carry and to pursue a faithful life in the midst of them.

Read their full essays from the In All Things blog "Modern Idols" series at the following links:

• https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/making-sense-of-modernity
• https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/on-the-other-hand-the-unity-of-contraries-in-a-world-of-conflict

On this 70th episode of the podcast, I sit down with two friends to talk about the podcast itself - because this is my final episode as the host! Some of the topics we discuss:

• How the podcast started and how it kept going
• Statistics, highlights (top moment!), and most downloaded episodes
• The logic behind the books and authors chosen
• All that goes into producing and hosting a podcast
• How hosting a podcast has formed me as a host
• What I've learned about asking better questions
• What surprised me along the way

Thanks for tuning in over these 70 episodes!

Why I'm hanging up the headphones: https://www.dordt.edu/news/justin-bailey-dean-of-chapel

On this episode of the podcast, we interview one of my most trusted teachers, Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer (who also happens to be a world class theologian!) It’s a conversation about what it means to read the Bible “transfigurally”: to take seriously the literal meaning of the text but also to make sure we follow the text as it leads us to see and savor Jesus Christ. Among the questions we discuss:

• How do we take each passage of Scripture on its own terms while also being attentive to the way it points us to Jesus?
• Is there value in a "step-by-step" method for reading the Bible?
• What does it mean (and not mean) to take the bible "literally"?
• What are some of the bad reading habits we've picked up and what are some better ones?
• What does it mean to be "biblical"?

Get the book: https://zondervanacademic.com/products/mere-christian-hermeneutics

More from Dr. Vanhoozer: https://www.kevinjvanhoozer.com/about

On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Simon Kennedy about his buzzy new book Against Worldview. It’s a book that is provocative in the best way, especially for anyone who has used the phrase “Christian worldview,” in an educational context. It asks what we mean when we say worldview and whether the concept has been pressed beyond its usefulness. Among the topics we discuss:

• The ways that "worldview" can go wrong, especially when used as an organizing principle for Christian education.
• Why worldview can lead to "painting by the numbers" instead of the placing of tiles in a mosaic
• Why the biblical concept of "wisdom" may offer a better way forward, and why it is better to build towards worldview (inductively) than from it (deductively)
• Tensions in the concept of wisdom and whether there is a parallel to general vs. special revelation
• Whether the real problem is the modern push for uniformity
• Why Christian institutions need to double down on doctrine and catechesis, insisting that we look "at" what Christians believe and not just "through" the world view lens

Get the book: https://lexhampress.com/product/305968/against-worldview-reimagining-christian-formation-as-growth-in-wisdom

Justin's note: I wrote a review of this book for Christianity Today, and we bring up points of that review a few times during the podcast. The review is here: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/against-worldview-wisdom-simon-kennedy-abraham-kuyper-christian-education/

On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Jeremy Lundgren about his new book on a theology of safety. It’s a conversation about the uniquely modern way that we pursue safety and what it means to hold the value of safety in tension with other virtues like courage, and in light of the call of discipleship. Among the topics we discuss:

• On the “tokens of safety” that fill our world and what it says about our values
• How Covid manifested and accelerated our pursuit of safety.
• The history of our pursuit of safety in three stages: humanity against the gods, humanity against nature, and humanity against itself.
• Three core elements of the modern pursuit of safety: predicting the future, using technology to control the material world, and developing uniform procedures to ensure safety.
• How the call of discipleship situates and sometimes challenges the pursuit of safety
• What Christian parents might hope for their children when it comes to safety

Get the book: https://www.ivpress.com/the-pursuit-of-safety

On this episode of the podcast, I have a live conversation with visual artist Matt Doll about art and faith. It’s a conversation that we got to have in front of a live audience of around 40 students. I found it energizing and inspiring, especially when Matt reads a poem part of the way through. Among the topics we discuss:

• The sometimes fraught relationship between artists and the church and how we can do better
• Why Christians may struggle with the arts
• The relationship of creativity and limits
• The process of making and whether it is more a matter of inspiration or "perspiration"
• What artists need to hear from or about the church and what the church needs to hear from or about artists.

Matthew Doll is a painter, graphic designer, gallery director, and has been the Program Director of the Gordon IN Orvieto semester program since 2011.

More from Matt: https://matthew-doll.squarespace.com/