Cody Stauffer and Craig Morton sit down for a relaxed conversation with Thomas Jay Oord. Tom is a creative theologian, bringing a vital message of God’s ongoing love and relationship with creation. As an open and relational theologian, we make good use of Tom’s time by talking about celebrity pastors, photographing very old pianos, the Center for Open and Relational Theology, and about Northwind Theological Seminary and the advanced program in Open and Relational Studies. In this conversation, as in year’s past, we discuss with Tom the Advent season and the role of the prophetic scriptures in the common lectionary.

Tom’s photo of the ruins of an old homestead and remnants of a piano somewhere in the Owyhee wilderness.

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