Crossing the Cultural Divide

Paul Louis Metzger
  • 5.0 (3)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

In a time of deep polarization, we at New Wine, New Wineskins explore how we can build relational bridges through Jesus across various cultural divides. Each episode of our podcast Crossing the Cultural Divide engages voices from diverse backgrounds to reflect on how the triune God’s love stretches us to cross boundaries, confront injustice, and embody faith and hope in a fractured world. Join us as we pursue truth and reconciliation through thoughtful dialogue and faithful presence in dependence on God's Spirit.

Episodes

  1. 12/23/2025

    Episode 8: Pursuing Comfort, Hope and Peace Amid Inner Turmoil and Tribulation

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews licensed clinical mental health counselor Marcella Graziano on how to process and address grief and depression during the holiday season. He also interviews Dr. Karen Fancher on cultivating and making peace in view of the Prince of Peace who came into the world at Christmastide. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

    53 min

  2. 12/20/2025

    Episode 7: The Good News of God's Hope for the World

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger reflects on Advent and the importance of true hope, which never dies, and how such hope should impact our daily lives. He also interviews New Wine leader Pastor David Greenidge on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and why it is such good news to us personally and relationally in the church and beyond.

    47 min

  3. 11/27/2025

    Episode 6: On Clowning and Talking Story

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews New Wine leader Dr. Trudi Sang on her work as a professional clown. He also interviews Pastor Jim Sequeira on the Hawaiian form of communication known as "Talk Story." These forms of communication reflect authentic and vulnerable ways of seeking to build relational bridges in contemporary culture.

    52 min

  4. 11/27/2025

    Episode 5: Removing Masks, Seeing Face to Face

    In this episode, New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger shares a brief reflection on the importance of removing the masks we often hide behind and sharing the triune God's heart. He also interviews Dr. Marty Folsom on his work addressing "the pandemic of the personal" and the need to cultivate a "deep, personal connected life".

    39 min

  5. 11/26/2025

    Leadership Initiative 1: Minding Ps & Qs over Dinner with EQ

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews New Wine leader Tom Schiave on his New Wine leadership initiative on emotional intelligence (EQ). Tom is lead pastor at Gateway Church, Portland, Oregon, and affectionately known as "The Godfather." New Wine friends and colleagues are joining Tom and Paul to listen and ask questions. We have titled this gathering, "Minding Ps and Qs over Dinner with EQ." With the holidays upon us, people will be sitting across the table and socializing with family and friends who don't share their convictions on various important topics. How might we practice EQ and good listening skills to build relational bridges through Jesus in contemporary culture at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and throughout the coming year?

    1h 21m

  6. 11/01/2025

    Episode 4: Creating Harmonies and Cultivating Resilience

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews pastor, musician and author Jimi Calhoun on how jazz can function as a parable of the kingdom by creative harmonies out of discord in contemporary culture. Dr. Metzger also interviews Marcella Graziano, a licensed mental health counselor, on the impact trauma has on us and how we can cultivate resilience amid intense pressures and conflicts in society today.

    51 min

  7. 10/24/2025

    Episode 3: Humanization and Deescalation: Key to Crossing the Cultural Divide

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger reflects on the need to humanize rather than brutalize one another in our hearts and public discourse. He also interviews New Wine leader Chaplain Paul Lyda on how to deescalate high pressure situation when we are under pressure. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

    48 min

  8. 09/23/2025

    Episode 2: Making Church Sensory Rooms and Making Sense of 9/11

    New Wine Director Paul Louis Metzger interviews New Wine leader Dr. Trudi Sang on the sensory room initiative she is putting in place at her church complex for people struggling with over stimulation. He also interviews author, Professor John Morehead on how to make sense of 9/11's impact on Evangelical Christianity.

    48 min

  9. 09/19/2025

    Episode 1: Mending Relational Bridges Amid Suffering

    New Wine Director Dr. Paul Louis Metzger reflects on the significance of suffering and silence followed by his interview with Dr. Steve Tracy of Mending the Soul.

    49 min
  • 9 Episodes

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About

In a time of deep polarization, we at New Wine, New Wineskins explore how we can build relational bridges through Jesus across various cultural divides. Each episode of our podcast Crossing the Cultural Divide engages voices from diverse backgrounds to reflect on how the triune God’s love stretches us to cross boundaries, confront injustice, and embody faith and hope in a fractured world. Join us as we pursue truth and reconciliation through thoughtful dialogue and faithful presence in dependence on God's Spirit.

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  • Creator
    Paul Louis Metzger
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Crossing the Cultural Divide
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