College professors don’t get calls from Emmy magazine, do they?
Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard
The First Great Awakening: From British Revival to American Revolution
By linking the choice of new birth with his audience’s choice of a new American identity, British evangelist George Whitefield provided a common American experience that unified diverse colonists who lacked a common identity
Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)
My background led me to hold liturgy with a little disdain, and I regret that posture. That day, sitting in a small room not far from the well-known Hollywood sign, I saw something new and fresh.
Watch for the “The Jesus Climb,” April 2024
Gary is currently on a writing break completing edits for The Jesus Climb: Journeying from Student to Disciple (Abilene Christian University Press / Leafwood Publishers, 2024)
Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic
The stunning ‘pause’ forced upon our modern world places an unprecedented challenge before the church: How do we remain faithful to God’s glorious dream of Shalom-making in the midst of a world in crisis?
It’s a Wonderful Life and the Mega-Church
Gary and Peter Kapsner discuss the greatest Christmas movie of all time and its relation to the struggles of the modern church. Are mega-churches a little too much like Pottersville? (Recorded 12/14/21)
Zechariah and Waiting in Prayer
Gary and Peter discuss the message of hope found in the Christmas story for all those still waiting for God to answer their deepest prayer.
Mary and Zechariah: Anxiety vs. Faith in the Christmas Story
Gary and Peter Kapsner Discuss how anxiety is a barrier to spiritual growth as seen in the part of the Christmas story we never tell.
30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials
If the stable teaches us anything it’s that you can’t always judge a Christmas classic by its humble beginnings.
Black Friday: Generosity or Greed
Gary and Peter Kapsner recorded these Holiday Podcasts in the pre-pandemic Advent Seasons of 2018 and 2019. Our hope is they help give you hope in this 2021 season.
Gary quoted in Washington Post article on Pastoral Plagiarism
Preachers love to borrow from each other, but the practice can sometimes lead to plagiarism.
Pastoral Plagiarism: Gary with Amy Fritz on Untangled Faith Podcast
On Episode 2 of the Untangled Faith Podcast, Dr. Gary David Stratton joins Amy Fritz to discuss pastoral plagiarism.