Theology In Pieces
Join Slim Thompson, Malcolm Foley and many more to discuss and 'Apply the Gospel' into little bite sized pieces every week. email hello@theologyinpieces.com to ask questions or reach out.
Episodes
76 episodes
76 - "Marketing Is Witchcraft" And Other Road Trip Theology w/ Sho Baraka
Today, we continue: "Theologians in SUV's Coming Back from the Airport". Listen in on an unfiltered conversation with Sho Baraka about creativity, Christian hip hop, and the hidden forces shaping the modern church. W...
75 - Christ Is King? Depends What You Mean
“Christ Is King” is everywhere right now and that’s exactly why we needed to slow down and ask what we’re actually confessing. We’re recording during Holy Week, and we feel the tension: the Resurrection is the center of Christian faith, but the...
74 - Tax The Rich Or Feed The Beast
“Christian socialism” can sound like a contradiction if you’ve been taught that Christianity and capitalism belong together. We slow the whole thing down and ask a better question: what does the gospel actually announce, and what kind of econom...
73 - Armageddon, Power, And Bad Theology
Is this it? Are we now living in the endtimes? Has America kicked off Armageddon? Recently some commanders are framing this ...
72 - Magic, Myths, and Imagination as Tools of Resistance with Dr. Sorina Higgins.
Mortality on the forehead. Stories in the bones. That’s the current we ride as we swap ash-streaked reflections, step behind the scenes of a first Ash Wednesday service, and welcome Dr. Sorina Higgins—ed...
71 - Ashes, Effort, and the Fear of Trying Too Hard
**As you may be able to tell...Malcolm's mic wasn't on for today's episode. You'll still hear him through Slim's mic, but its noticeably worse. All Apologies** Now, for the Episode...When the Empire Demands Your Gaze, Fix Yo...
70 - Two Corrupted Christianities in the Gospel Coalition
A tour is on the calendar, a new book is brewing, and our inbox lit the fuse: what happens to your faith when you step off social media and start searching for unspun news about Ga...
69 - BEST IN SHOW '25
The Winner of 2025's best episode this past year was:Episode 56 - The Anti-Greed Gospel: A Revolutionary Conversation with Malcolm Foley on the Battle with Mammon.No surprise. Malcolm is pretty great. T...
68 - If God Pardons Like a President… Should That Worry Us?
How ought the Christian feel about presidential pardons given our personal dependence on pardons? On today's episode, we dug into the messy intersection of presidential pardons, public trust, and Christian theology to ask a hard question: when ...
67 - Why Can't We Be Friends? - With Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz
On this episode of Theology in Pieces, Slim and Malcolm are back with a full plate—and not just because Thanksgiving is still lingering in our arteries. We kick things off with National Signing Day and why college football used to be g...
66 - DON’T FOCUS ON THE FAMILY : Emily McGowin on Building Households of Faith
Today we sit down with Rev. Dr. Emily McGowin to ask why so many of us feel trapped between “family first” slogans and the weight of church, work, and politics pressing on o...
65 - No Kings, No Thrones, No Plan & HOW to Rediscover the Beauty of the Word.
What if the most radical thing you could do this week isn’t another hot take, but a habit that holds? We open with the “No Kings” rallies and ask a tough question: are we organizing for change or outsourcing our hope to cathartic moments? Drawi...
64 - Talking Politics & Christian Nationalism with Caleb Campbell
What if loving your Christian nationalist neighbor is the most political thing you’ll do this year?Can a stadium memorial where “forgive your enemies” and “hate your enemies” share the same stage?" Today we invited pastor an...
63 - Dissertations and Denominations w/ Rev. Dr. Mika Edmondson
Dr. Mika Edmondson, pastor of Koinonia Church in Nashville, joins us for a profound conversation about redemptive suffering and denominational identity. What can Job, MLK, and the african spiritu...
62 - Becoming Gods: The Mystery of Theosis... Powered by Jesus.
What if becoming like Christ means something far more profound than we've imagined? In this week's episode Malcolm and Slim dive into one of Christianity's most transformative yet often overlooked doctrines.The ancient Christian underst...
61 - I STAND WITH ISRAEL? When Empires Claim His Name...
Where does God stand when empires claim His name? This urgent question anchors our conversation about Christian responsibility in the face of violence happening in Gaza.We dive deep into the theological underpinnings often used to justi...
60 - Hanging by a Thread (Not Your Hair): End Times Q&A
The millennium debate often gets mired in abstract timelines, but Revelation 20 demands we focus on a different question: who actually reigns with Christ during this period? Malcolm and Slim unpack questions from Mosaic Waco's sermon series on ...
59 - "t"
The "t" in LGBTQ (Transgender) has become one of the most heated cultural flashpoints of our time, leaving many Christians struggling to respond with both theological faithfulness and Christ-like compassion. How do we understand gender dysphori...
58 - Despair, Hope, & This Present Crisis
As our nation grapples with what many are calling a constitutional crisis, how should Christians respond? Malcolm and Slim wade into these turbulent waters with theological depth and pastoral sensitivity as expressed in calling some christian's...
57 - Team Lamb vs. Team Dragon & The Politics of the Apocalypse.
What does the Book of Revelation actually reveal about our current political moment? Malcolm and Slim dive into this apocalyptic text to discover it's not as mysterious as we've been led to believe—it's a crystal-clear political critique that s...
56 - The Anti-Greed Gospel: A Revolutionary Conversation with Malcolm Foley on the Battle with Mammon.
Join us as we engage in a profound discussion addressing greed's pervasive and insidious influence in our lives. In this episode, we welcome our own, Malcolm Foley, author of "The Anti-Greed ...
55 - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark with Cody Balfour
Hello Darkness My old Friend... Today we sit down with Cody Balfour, the Director of Family Life at Koinonia Church, to discuss his book
54 - Christian Centrism, Power, and Justice with Adam Joyce
Can Christian centrism truly address the complexities of wealth, power, and racial injustice, or does it fall short of delivering meaningful change? Our latest episode welcomes Adam Joyce, a Chicago-based nonprofit consultant, who challenges th...
53 - Storytelling, Faith, and Curiosity with Stephen James
What happens when you blend the art of storytelling with the intricacies of faith? Renowned author Stephen James joins us, and his insights might just transform how you view fiction. As we navigate the com...
52 - Who Are Evangelicals, Again? With Dr. Ansley Quiros and Dr. Jacob Randolph
Today we have a packed house with not 1, not 2, but 3 historians weighing in on the question Who are Evangelicals? With 81% of white evangelicals voting in one direction, it caused us to ask... what is it that holds evangelicals together?...