On this episode of The Pastor In Training Podcast, I sit down for a chat with my good friend, author, and theologian Rick Lannoye to talk about the Lent season in the liturgical church calendar. We will dive into the history and traditions of lent as well as talk about the symbolism and our own personal experiences.

On this episode of The Pastor In Training Podcast, I sit down for a chat with my good friend, author, and theologian Rick Lannoye to talk about the Lent season in the liturgical church calendar. We will dive into the history and traditions of lent as well as talk about the symbolism and our own personal experiences.

On this episode of The Pastor in Training Podcast we will sit down for a chat with Zach W. Lambert to talk about his new book better ways to read the Bible.Zach Lambert has seen the Bible used countless times as something far from the "Good Book"--both in his own life and in the experiences of others. He has seen the Bible weaponized to subjugate women, justify racism, bash LGBTQ+ people, cover up abuse, and exclude people who speak out against these injustices.In Better Ways to Read the Bible, Lambert calls readers to a more Christlike interpretation of Scripture. Lambert has created this accessible guide to help readers dismantle four common lenses for reading Scripture that lead to harm--Literalism, Apocalypse, Moralism, and Hierarchy. Instead, he offers four new lenses--Jesus, Context, Flourishing, and Fruitfulness--that promote wholeness, inclusion, and flourishing for all people. This book transforms the Bible from a weapon that condemns, oppresses, and excludes into a tool that helps and heals.Zach W. Lambert is the lead pastor and founder of Restore Austin, a church in Austin, Texas. Under his leadership, Restore has grown from a launch team of five people in 2015 to more than 1,000 members today. He has a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is pursuing his doctorate at Duke Divinity School. Zach is the cofounder of the Post Evangelical Collective and serves on the boards of Restore Houston, Hub Garage (a nonprofit for single moms), the Austin Church Planting Network, and the Multi-Faith Neighbors Network. He lives in Austin with his wife and their two sons.Preorder your copy of Better Ways to Read the Bible