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That Makes Total Sense!

Alexis Busetti

199 episodes

1 week ago

Welcome to That Makes Total Sense! A podcast about exploring God’s generosity and justice. I’m Alexis Busetti - a Christian aiming to ask good questions and encourage you to do the same. Every one of us is wired by God to live out generosity and justice, but sometimes the how eludes us. That Makes Total Sense! is a way for us to get together, posture ourselves as learners, and challenge one other to practice generosity and justice in a tangible way everyday.

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Welcome to That Makes Total Sense! A podcast about exploring God’s generosity and justice. I’m Alexis Busetti - a Christian aiming to ask good questions and encourage you to do the same. Every one of us is wired by God to live out generosity and justice, but sometimes the how eludes us. That Makes Total Sense! is a way for us to get together, posture ourselves as learners, and challenge one other to practice generosity and justice in a tangible way everyday.

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Religion & Spirituality,

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Episodes (20/199)

That Makes Total Sense!

Episode 333 – Zach Lambert (re-play!)

Producer’s pick! We’re all still recovering from holiday fun this week, so I asked my sweet husband and producer to choose an episode he wanted to re-release and he picked this favorite with Zach Lambert. Enjoy! And happy week between Christmas and New Year’s! This conversation with fellow(?) Texan (I don’t exactly claim the label, … Continue reading Episode 333 – Zach Lambert (re-play!)

1 week ago

1 hour 4 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 332 – The Disruptive Birth

The birth of Jesus was, and is, disruptive to our lives. Though, with all the familiarity surrounding Christmas, sometimes it’s hard to remember how true that is. Listen along for a short, Christmas week reflection from That Makes Total Sense! host, Alexis Busetti, as she discusses how the Incarnation was and should continue to be … Continue reading Episode 332 – The Disruptive Birth

2 weeks ago

18 minutes 32 seconds

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Episode 331 – Scott Erickson (re-play!)

This one is becoming an annual favorite! Just this week, a friend texted asking for the name of this book – the one I gifted to about a dozen of my girlfriends the year it was released. Each year, Scott Erickson helps bring the season a little closer to home with the ideas heard in … Continue reading Episode 331 – Scott Erickson (re-play!)

3 weeks ago

1 hour 4 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 330 – Kelley Nikondeha (re-release!)

This advent book (and conversation!) is not just for the Christmas season. I promise you will be blessed by Kelley Nikondeha‘s words all year long (including in our recent conversation on Jubilee)! Her new book, The First Advent in Palestine tells of some of the forgotten stories surrounding Jesus’ birth. We know he was born in first century … Continue reading Episode 330 – Kelley Nikondeha (re-release!)

4 weeks ago

59 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 329 – Collin Cornell

My friend, Collin Cornell, is back! And, I have been *waiting* for this conversation (okay, in some ways, I’ve been waiting, and in some ways, it’s been ongoing). Collin has finished his newest book, God Draws Near, and it is a game-changer; I’m so thrilled he’s here to talk with me about it! This incredibly … Continue reading Episode 329 – Collin Cornell

1 month ago

1 hour 13 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 328 – Lisa Colón DeLay

Lisa Colón DeLay and I had so much fun talking all about the desert elders! (I admit, there was a time when that sentence wouldn’t have made sense to me, but today, I am all about learning more from our fore parents in the faith.) Even though our world and our lives look very different, … Continue reading Episode 328 – Lisa Colón DeLay

1 month ago

56 minutes 49 seconds

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Episode 327 – Amy Peeler

To say I enjoyed this conversation *and the book it was centered on* is an understatement! Dr. Amy Peeler, professor, author, and pastor, shares insight from her years of research culminating in her incredible book, Women and the Gender of God. In this episode, we explore God as Father, but not gendered, Mary, the mother … Continue reading Episode 327 – Amy Peeler

1 month ago

48 minutes 5 seconds

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Ep. 326 – Claude Atcho

As I type this, it almost feels like fall in the hill country of Texas (and I hear it’s gonna stay that way for about 48 hours, lol!). The cooler weather and the wind, as temporary as they may be, remind me of seasonal changes, and it makes me glad. The chill in the air … Continue reading Ep. 326 – Claude Atcho

1 month ago

53 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 325 – David Swanson (re-release!)

One of my favorite podcast guests is back to talk about his new book! David Swanson’s Plundered is absolutely beautiful. In it, he explores the history of environmental and racial injustice in the U.S. and how they are intertwined. He also shares some of his own personal and communal journey, inviting us to imagine what living in ways more … Continue reading Episode 325 – David Swanson (re-release!)

2 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 324 – Kelley Nikondeha

The topic of jubilee is one that sometimes has me feeling a bit…skeptical. It’s not that I don’t like the concept, I do. It’s just that it’s a tough one to talk about it in a way that seems faithful to the biblical texts and practical for real life. Enter Kelley Nikondeha! She is a … Continue reading Episode 324 – Kelley Nikondeha

2 months ago

59 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 323 – Charon Hribar

Every time I catch a news headline with something tragic happening in the world, or close to home, I have a sense of grief, many times accompanied by a sense of helplessness. What can I do? is the question that haunts me. I’m not a community organizer or a formal advocate and even in the … Continue reading Episode 323 – Charon Hribar

2 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 55 seconds

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Episode 322 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Matthew Soerens

When I think of individuals and organizations who have their work cut out for them, always, but especially with our current times, I think of Matthew Soerens and World Relief. For those who may not be familiar, World Relief is a Christian humanitarian organization who serves people who are in crisis all over the world, … Continue reading Episode 322 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Matthew Soerens

2 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 321 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Jenai Auman

Chats with Jenai always result in wisdom for me, so I am grateful for our conversations! (This one is no exception!) Jenai is an author and of an amazing book called Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized and is a cohort leader at Made for Pax. (Our first … Continue reading Episode 321 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Jenai Auman

3 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 320 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Bianca Hughes

For many Christians who have struggled with mental health challenges, either personally or accompanying loved ones, the church has often been a place of conflicting messages. Do we just need Jesus or can therapy help? Are we allowed to talk to God in that way or about those things? Am I weak or sinful? Questions … Continue reading Episode 320 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Bianca Hughes

3 months ago

59 minutes 19 seconds

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Ep. 319 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Kristel Acevedo

Oh my goodness! I had a great time talking with Kristel Acevedo! We continue our series on conversations centered around the Made for Pax / InterVarsity Press bible studies with this one on Kristel’s contribution Liberated at the Cross: Peace and Reconciliation in God’s Kingdom, available in English and Spanish. We talked about cruciformity, peace, … Continue reading Ep. 319 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Kristel Acevedo

3 months ago

49 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 318 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Drew Jackson

Any time I get to talk with Drew Jackson, it is a complete joy for me! And, as you may have guessed from that opening statement, Drew is no stranger to the podcast (I highly encourage you to catch our other conversations about his books of poetry on the coming of Christ and the Gospel … Continue reading Episode 318 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Drew Jackson

3 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 317 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun & Alexis Busetti

When I say this conversation was fun and meaningful, that is truly an understatement! Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, co-author of Migration: Experiencing God’s Care for Immigrants joined me for this episode and we shared from our hearts what our hopes are for the study and how working on it impacted us. Each of us come from families … Continue reading Episode 317 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun & Alexis Busetti

3 months ago

56 minutes 9 seconds

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Ep. 316 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

It was so great to have Dorcas Cheng-Tozun back on the podcast! For this series, Dorcas will join me twice – once as author of Mental Health: Experiencing God’s Care for Our Mind, Body, and Spirit – A 6-Week Interactive Bible Study and another time as co-author of the study we worked on together on … Continue reading Ep. 316 – IVP / Made for Pax Series: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

4 months ago

46 minutes 45 seconds

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Ep. 315 – IVP/Made for Pax Series: Tiffany Bluhm

I am so excited to kick off this special series of the podcast with Tiffany Bluhm, executive director of an amazing organization called Made for Pax! She’s been on the podcast before and it was an incredible conversation. This time, we are setting up what will be an eight-part series where we will discuss each … Continue reading Ep. 315 – IVP/Made for Pax Series: Tiffany Bluhm

4 months ago

52 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 314 – Zach Lambert

This conversation with fellow(?) Texan (I don’t exactly claim the label, but my guest has lived here all his life), Zach Lambert was super fun! And I don’t say that only because I’m a theology nerd, I say that because Zach has a way of presenting themes from the Bible in new and helpful ways … Continue reading Episode 314 – Zach Lambert

4 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes 53 seconds