This is a recording of a 9/16 radio interview on "The God Show" where host Pat McMahon talks with Eric Elnes, CWA Co-Founder, about the emerging Christian faith at the grassroots. Elnes contends that, based on CrossWalk America's experience of walking across the country and meeting with thousands of Christians at the grassroots, the Christian faith looks very different (and hopeful) than media reports suggest.

This week Eric reads from his new book, Asphalt Jesus: Finding a New Christian Faith Along the Highways of America. The book chronicles the surprising and inspiring encounters CrossWalk America walkers had last year as they walked across the U.S. meeting with Christians and the "spiritually homeless" at the grassroots. It offers a VERY different view of Christianity in the U.S. than is typically portrayed in the media and gives those with yearnings for a more inclusive, compassionate Christian faith solid reasons for hope. Bishop John Shelby Spong writes of Elnes' book, "Asphalt Jesus is as exciting as the adventure it describes ... This is a 'must read' if you are concerned with what is happening to Christianity in the United States." Asphalt Jesus was just released by Jossey-Bass and is available at your local bookstore and at www.Amazon.com and www.BarnesandNoble.com. For more info go to www.crosswalkamerica.org

Hear public response to CrossWalk America's new film, The Asphalt Gospel film, which is being released in a number of major cities and learn about the release of Dr. Eric Elnes' book, Asphalt Jesus: Finding a New Christian Faith Along the Highways of America, available in bookstores now.

Listen to CrossWalk America's special 1-yr anniversary interview marking the April 16, 2006 commencement of CWA's cross-country walk from Phoenix to Washington, DC! Core walkers give personal updates, share their favorite (and least favorite) experiences, reflect on the ongoing significance of the walk, and fill listeners in on CrossWalk America's exciting present activities and future plans.

CrossWalk America's Dr. Eric Elnes interviews Prof. Joan Roughgarden, evolutionary biologiest from Standford University and author of Faith and Evolution: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist. In this interview, Prof. Roughgarden offers a unique perspective on the Creation vs. Evolution debate, pointing to how the biblical faith itself is essentially compatible with modern scientific understandings of evolution.

When it comes to a Christian understanding of Creation, can faith and science coexist? Despite protests by fundamentalists over the Bible being read in light of modern science, the vast majority of the Christian tradition has answered this question with an overwhelming, "Yes!" The biblical worldview itself saw the realms of head and heart as seamlessly integrated. One significant recent attempt to reclaim this affirmative Christian understanding in the public square is the Clergy Letter Project, headed by Michael Zimmerman - a biology professor and Dean of Students at Butler University in Indianpolis (www.clergyletterproject.org). A couple years ago in response to a local controversy in a public school in Wisconsin, Prof. Zimmerman sent out a letter for clergy to sign who affirmed that faith and evolution are compatible. This letter took on a life of its own and, to date, has been signed by over 10,500 clergy. In this interview, CrossWalk America's Dr. Eric Elnes and Prof. Michael Zimmerman discusses faith, evolution, "intelligent design," and the Clergy Letter Project's effort to reclaim Christianity's heart AND mind.

In this episode CrossWalk America co-presidents Eric Elnes and Rebecca Glenn offer reflections on gratitude, The Walk, and their hopes and dreams for 2007.

Eric Elnes interviews Brian McLaren, author of numberous books included A Generous Orthodoxy and The Secret Message of Jesus. Brian gives his views of what the emergent church movement is for those who may be unfamiliar with it. He also discusses a basic paradigm shift taking place in our culture that may very well influence the course of Christian faith for the next five hundred years, including the role of the Phoenix Affirmations in what's taking shape. Recording note: Brian's voice levels are a little low. I'm learning to hold the microphone closer to people!

In this episode, CrossWalk America co-president Eric Elnes talks with Barbara Rossing, author of The Rapture Exposed, about the basic beliefs forming the foundation of the popular Left Behind books and recently released video game. She exposes these beliefs as unbiblical, straying substantially from the main stream of Christian tradition, yet notes these are exerting dangerous influence on American foreign policy in the Middle East and on Christian views of the earth and care for the environment. For more resources, along with CrossWalk America's press release on the Left Behind video game, go to www.crosswalkamerica.org.

CrossWalk America co-president Eric Elnes interviews Rev. Bruce Van Blair (pictured left), who has made a special study of the Book of Revelation for the past 30 years. Recently Bruce published a 40-page "Paper for My Friends" distilling the essence of what he has learned of the book, its distinctive meaning and purpose, and its message for today. We asked Bruce to distill the essence of that paper for us in a 14-minute interview in which he voices a provocative and compelling understanding of Revelation that stands in stark contrast to that represented in the popular Left Behind book series, and now, video game. His paper is available on the CrossWalk America website (www.crosswalkamerica.org).