Ever wonder how an ordinance becomes a law? Well, join me on this fantastic journey through the seedy underbelly of public policy creation. In my longest episode ever, try to relax while I walk you through no less than 6 public meetings about a...

Well, it's certainly been a minute but I'm finally wrapping up the series on the book Grace Can Lead Us Home. Listen in as I talk about abundance, beauty, and how we measure success.

Want to find out what happened when scientists in the 70's provided cocaine laced water to rats in a cage? Or maybe you would like to better understand addiction and the factors that contribute to its cause? Listen in as I discuss the topic of ...

Listen in as I talk with Samantha Davis about her struggles with addiction, having her children taken away, doing the work to get them back, and all of the people and services that enabled her to find recovery and a purpose helping others that ...

Listen in as Jenna shares her experience with navigating her mental health care and how that would later inform her calling to help others who are struggling. This episode has it all: un-diagnosed mental health conditions, inappropriate laughte...

In this episode, I continue to discuss the book Grace Can Lead Us Home and I'm joined by my guests Lily Lo and Gillian Davis who both serve in Gather's Meds First clinic. The conversation details on the difficulty of providing treatment for add...

Listen in as we discuss the difficulties of navigating the thorny issues of mental health and housing as we continue our discussion on Grace Can Lead Us Home. This episode features Daylen Gonzales and Kat Meckle, who share their experiences in ...

In this episode, we discuss the themes of community and solidarity in regards to encampments, race, gender, LGBTQ+, and more, with special guests Troy Westergard and Patty Howard. Listen in as Nate gets me monologging twice, I hit the wrong sou...

This episode covers chapter three of Grace Can Lead Us Home. We discuss the topics of isolation, connection, trauma informed care, and more. Listen in as I wrongly assert the author of ending a sentence with a preposition, which Judd has the be...

This episode tackles chapter two in Grace Can Lead Us Home and it's all about housing. In this discussion, Nate Judd and I look at some statistics regarding our local housing issues, merit based vs housing first models, pet peeves of a Christia...

Listen in as Nate Judd and I blame his wife Kayla for our month long absence. In this episode we discuss chapter one of Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. This chapter is on Seeing and Being Seen. 

Listen in as I review an interview between Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope and Chad Taylor, owner and publisher of The Chronicle, as an example of political discourse that is chock full of misdirection, anecdata, and outright misinformatio...

The Long Letter celebrates its 10th episode by changing it up a little beginning with a new series on Kevin Nye's book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call To End Homelessness. Even more exciting, I'll be joined by Nate Judd as he co-hosts ...

Listen in as I talk with Maria Petty, a mother of four who tragically lost her 16 year old son to fentanyl and is making it her mission to educate others about the difficulties of parenting in an unsafe world. This episode is the longest yet an...

"I'm not saying that the people in need of these services are rabid racoons... what I'm saying is that we are not Elf" - Mitch GuthrieEver wish you could listen in as Cole and I preach at each other about Gather's provided services all ...

Cole Meckle sits down with me in this episode (part 1 of 2) to discuss the programs and services Gather Church provides as well as looking back at what has been accomplished this past year.Special thanks to:Cole Meckle for sharing

Listen in as my guest, Chad Holmes, discusses how a raid on his house in Boston led him to fly to the PNW... only to land in jail anyways. Chad tells his story of addiction, community, recovery, and getting baptized in the Skookumchuck. Learn w...

Listen in as I talk with Leah Rader about addiction, the loss of her newborn, living without electricity for over a year, a tragic murder-suicide, and most importantly, life after addiction and loss.Special thanks to:Gather Church f...

This episode is just me talking by myself like that's normal and whatever. Updates on my future plans for the podcast and content. Perhaps you're looking for a good book to curl up with this dreary winter? Listen in as I share The Love That Is ...

How does a wayward pastor's kid find himself stationed in Germany, dealing with a bad acid trip, during the Vietnam war? Listen in as I talk with my guest Steve Brown on finding God, living with chronic pain, care giving, and how a Frito can re...

Listen in as my guest Charles Ray and I discuss alcoholism, ruminative thinking, safe communities, and housing... all the while bonding over being curmudgeonly. Special thanks to: Gather Church for the use of their confere...

How do you save a life marked by an abusive childhood, domestic violence, drug addiction, and homelessness? Listen as Brooke Reder tells her story of surrogate families, a place to call home, finding safety, and our shared humanity.Spec...