This week on The God Squad Podcast with Desimber Rose & Dillon Naber Cruz, we’re diving into a powerful listener question that gets personal, practical, and just a little uncomfortable (in the best way). Then we’re back with our signature segment: Breaking News, Bad Theology, unpacking Iran, Bondi, and Theology in the headlines that just doesn’t hold up.

If you’ve ever wondered how faith intersects with the chaos of the world around us—then tune in!

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This week on The God Squad, we’re sitting down with one of the most provocative and inspiring voices in modern Christianity—Shane Claiborne.

Shane is a best-selling author, activist, and co-founder of Red Letter Christians, a movement centered on living out the actual words of Jesus—the “red letters”—with courage, compassion, and conviction.

From working alongside Mother Teresa in Calcutta to founding The Simple Way in Philadelphia, Shane has spent his life embodying a faith that refuses to stay comfortable. He’s been arrested advocating for the homeless, stood in war zones calling for peace, and challenged the Church to take Jesus seriously—not just spiritually, but socially and politically.

This week's conversation will dive deep into what it really means to follow Jesus in a world shaped by nationalism, division, violence, and injustice.

🔥 Is Christianity meant to be a tool of power—or a path of sacrifice?

🔥 What happens when we actually live like Jesus meant what He said?

🔥 And how do we reclaim a faith rooted in love, justice, and radical mercy?

If you’ve ever wrestled with the gap between the Church and Christ… this conversation is for you.

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This week on The God Squad, Dillon Naber Cruz and Desimber Rose sit down with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, the acclaimed Jewish scholar and author of On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World. In a time when public apologies are often little more than PR damage control, Rabbi Ruttenberg brings ancient Jewish wisdom to a modern crisis of accountability.

Drawing from the teachings of the medieval philosopher Maimonides, Rabbi Ruttenberg explains what real repentance actually requires—truth-telling, repair of harm, and meaningful transformation—not just empty words. Together, Dillon and Desimber explore how these principles apply not only to personal relationships but also to public life, politics, institutions, and faith communities.

If you’ve ever wondered what genuine accountability looks like in a culture that often avoids it, this conversation offers both challenge and hope.

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