Kingdom Culture Conversations
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily discipline of time in God's word. We read one chapter per day, working our way through the four gospels, over the course of three months. Along the way, as we work to...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 8 (ESV) read by Geoff Brown
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Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 7 (ESV) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 6 (NASB) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 5 (NASB) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 4 (NASB) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 3 (NASB) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 2 (NASB) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[Red Letter Challenge, 2026] Mark 1 (NASB) read by Geoff Brown
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
Northwest Christian School's annual student-centered, Gospel-reading campaign is called REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG.
And, we tend to get so excited about all of it -- students, the Gospels, and the art and science of inspiring students to develop a daily devotional discipline -- that things tend to get carried away!
That's certainly the case with Fall 2026. Launched in elementary chapel on Wednesday, August 26th, REDLETTERCHALLENGE.ORG invites students into the daily d...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel, Scientist, Author, Founder of Science180: Respected Researcher Cracks the Code and Believes He Has Identified the Date of Creation
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Dr. Israel has done the math and a bolder claim could not be made: "The foundation of all that I do," says Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel, "is to use science and math to accurately demonstrate, even to the most rational unbelievers, that the Earth was formed in 2.82 days, while the Moon was formed in 3.32 days, and the Sun in 3.69 days after the beginning of the universe, meaning that I am honored to be the first human being to scientifically p...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Dr. Michael Guillen, ABC News Correspondent, Scientist, Author: Scientist with Five Doctorates Can No Longer Deny Evidence Supporting a Young Earth
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Inducted into the International Explorers Hall of Fame, in his role as a correspondent for ABC News, Dr. Michael Guillen has broadcast live, underwater, from the deck of the Titanic and suspended from a helicopter from within Mount St. Helen. With five earned doctorates and an adventurous, passionate love of science, Dr. Guillen follows the data no matter where it leads.
Today, Dr. Michael Guillen explains how that pursuit of science and objective, verifiable data led him to Christ a...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Jay Rudolph, Apologist and Nationally Syndicated Radio Host, The Plumb Line: Exploring the Connection Between Origins and the Gospel
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Jay Rudolph has a reputation.
"The Plumb Line" is a nationally-syndicated radio program (KPXQ, FaithTalk Radio, 1360am in Phoenix) that Rudolph hosts and this long-time radio personality has become associated with straight-talk and apologetics.
At this point in the summer, a summer in which we have explored so many different ideas and so many theories, maybe we could use some straight-talk!
Join us today as Jay walks us through his personal testimony and conveys how i...
Jessica Gake, NCS Online Assistant Principal - Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year!
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As this very special Kingdom Culture Conversations hits your podcast feed, it is the week of August 3rd, 2026 and we are super excited! After a long and boring summer, students will finally begin returning to the ground and virtual campuses of Northwest Christian School and NCS Online!
As students begin showing up for registration, back-to-school fun, stitching events, and more, each day this week, we'll take the time to hear from the leaders of each of the respective divisions o...
Samantha Maszton, NCS Assistant Superintendent - Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year!
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
As this very special Kingdom Culture Conversations hits your podcast feed, it is the week of August 3rd, 2026 and we are super excited! After a long and boring summer, students will finally begin returning to the ground and virtual campuses of Northwest Christian School and NCS Online!
As students begin showing up for registration, back-to-school fun, stitching events, and more, each day this week, we'll take the time to hear from the leaders of each of the respective divisions o...
JT Barnes, NCS Middle School Principal - Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year!
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
As this very special Kingdom Culture Conversations hits your podcast feed, it is the week of August 3rd, 2026 and we are super excited! After a long and boring summer, students will finally begin returning to the ground and virtual campuses of Northwest Christian School and NCS Online!
As students begin showing up for registration, back-to-school fun, stitching events, and more, each day this week, we'll take the time to hear from the leaders of each of the respective divisions o...
Eric Dowdle, NCS Elementary Principal - Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year!
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
As this very special Kingdom Culture Conversations hits your podcast feed, it is the week of August 3rd, 2026 and we are super excited! After a long and boring summer, students will finally begin returning to the ground and virtual campuses of Northwest Christian School and NCS Online!
As students begin showing up for registration, back-to-school fun, stitching events, and more, each day this week, we'll take the time to hear from the leaders of each of the respective divisions o...
Bree Tarbutton, NCS Early Ed Director and Kinder Principal - Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year!
The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!
As this very special Kingdom Culture Conversations hits your podcast feed, it is the week of August 3rd, 2026 and we are super excited! After a long and boring summer, students will finally begin returning to the ground and virtual campuses of Northwest Christian School and NCS Online!
As students begin showing up for registration, back-to-school fun, stitching events, and more, each day this week, we'll take the time to hear from the leaders of each of the respective divisions o...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Nicole Hunter, Junior Bible Teacher, Northwest Christian School: The Stakes are High! What does NCS Teach Students about Origins?
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School is starting!
And, with the resumption of school just around the corner, with a summer of diverse perspectives on the age of the earth, scriptural translations, and cosmic origins behind us, in the final analysis, what is that Northwest Christian School teaches its students?
The largest private school in the state of Arizona...a school with the audacity to include "Christian" in its name! Does it teach Old Earth? New...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Sherman Mohler, President, Southwest Paleontological Society: A Noted and Established Paleontologist Embraces God's Word, Fossil Hunting, Evolutionary Theory, and His Christian Faith (Part 2)
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Sherman Mohler discovered a dinosaur.
Well, technically, he was part of the team that unearthed, cataloged, researched, and ultimately named Ornatops incantatus, a type of duck-billed dinosaur that roamed northern New Mexico approximately 80 million years ago.
By the way, Sherman discovered this dinosaur not too far from where he goes to church while he's on fossil expeditions.
Wait. Church? Fossils? 80 million years? Is it possible to incl...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Sherman Mohler, President, Southwest Paleontological Society: A Noted and Established Paleontologist Embraces God's Word, Fossil Hunting, Evolutionary Theory, and His Christian Faith (Part 1)
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Sherman Mohler discovered a dinosaur.
Well, technically, he was part of the team that unearthed, cataloged, researched, and ultimately named Ornatops incantatus, a type of duck-billed dinosaur that roamed northern New Mexico approximately 80 million years ago.
By the way, Sherman discovered this dinosaur not too far from where he goes to church while he's on fossil expeditions.
Wait. Church? Fossils? 80 million years? Is it possible to incl...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Dean Davis, Pastor and Author, Come Let Us Reason: Exploring the Scientific Support for Geocentricity (Part 2)
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"Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.
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[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Dean Davis, Pastor and Author, Come Let Us Reason: Exploring the Scriptural Support for Geocentricity (Part 1)
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Today:
Perhaps you should sit down.
In a Kingdom Culture Conversation that you will not soon forget, in today's episode we meet pastor and author Dean Davis. Dean has innumerable qualifications for ministry, is well educated, has served the Lord faithfully for decades, and is a profoundly avid student of scripture. And it is that study of scripture, followed by years of scientific research, that have led him to a remarkable conclusion.
...
J.T. Barnes, Middle School Principal, Northwest Christian School: Meet Northwest Christian's New Middle School Principal
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The 2025/2026 school year was a year of administrative transition for Northwest Christian School with assistant superintendent Samantha Maszton winning the day in a dual role as secondary principal, overseeing middle and high school as the school eased through several transitions. All the while, administration kept an eye out for the individual that would take the reins as a new principal.
The 2026/2027 school year brings that hunt to a close as J.T. Barnes moves into the role of Middle S...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: Operational Science vs. Narrative Science and Macroevolution vs Microevolution
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Today:
Harvard biologist Ernst Mayr said the quiet part out loud.
In 1999, Mayr gave a lecture titled "Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought" and in this lecture he indicated what had only been suspected previously: that Darwinists believe that there is no corner of creation, no school of thought, aspect of culture, or pursuit of science to which Darwinian evolutionary theory cannot be made applicable.
That's not even the shocking part.
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] David Weiss aka "Flat Earth Dave": The Number of Americans that Believe that the Earth is Flat is Shocking! Why is that Number Growing so Fast?
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On the surface, David Weiss appears to be the quintessential, and stereotypical, New Yorker with a special emphasis on his hilarity and sense of humor. In point of fact, Weiss started his career as a stand-up comic in NYC whose act revolved around making fun of conspiracy theorist and folks that wear aluminum foil caps. He enjoyed success as a comic and lived life as an atheist, following whatever whim he wished.
That was until he was challenged by a...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Robby Lashua, Lead Pastor, Palmcroft Church: "Imago Dei" - God Gave us the Attributes to Be His Kings and Priests
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Today, Robby Lashua and Geoff Brown step right into the do-do.
Christianity isn't meant to be a list of "don't do's" as so many in the world, and perhaps the church, perceive it. Rather, Christianity defines its followers as individuals who are aware of the the do-do's. It's all about what we do do. Our faith is intended to be active, purposeful, vibrant, loving, and mission-driven.
And all that do...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: Is there Concrete Evidence that Dinosaurs and Man Lived Concurrently?
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Today:
Dinosaurs on Noah's Ark? Dinosaur tracks and human artifacts within the same fossil layers? Fresh biological material within excavated dinosaur bones? We have found water-soluble dinosaur DNA that has survived?
You better buckle up. Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is going to spur a lot of conversations...
Background:
In the summer of 2016, the annual Crusaders Charge into Summer Reading campaign introduced us to Russ Miller, a storied and...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Robby Lashua, Lead Pastor, Palmcroft Church: Navigating the Creation/Evolution Continuum - Did God Intend for Us to Know?
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Although thoroughly secular in nature, the National Center for Science Education benignly labels it as the "Creation/Evolution Continuum". Running from the extreme of Flat Earth creationism on the Biblical side to the extreme of atheistic evolution on the secular side, it is, however, anything but benign.
There are so many different views! So many different perspectives!
All the parties are looking at the same physical, natural evidence and the same passages of scr...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: Is the US National Park Service Conspiring to Conceal the Truth about the Formation of the Grand Canyon?
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Today:
There is no such thing as "settled science". By its very definition, science cannot "prove" anything. While it can "disprove" and show something to be false, the impetus of scientific methodology is to continue to accumulate observations and then classify that new information in such a way as to produce reliable predictions which, eventually, can become hypotheses.
But, science is wont to continue collecting these observations -- if it is credible science, it must ne...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: Noah's Global Flood is the Linchpin in the War of Worldviews
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Today:
Arizona's Grand Canyon is considered the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Epic is scale, it is difficult for most to imagine what momentous force produced this colossal, natural beauty.
"Most" does not include Biblical creationist Russ Miller.
Miller describes the Grand Canyon as a "scar of God's judgment", a remnant of a universal deluge that overwhelmed the Earth during the time of Noah. He points to Psalm 46:8: "Come behold the wo...
[On Purpose, Summer 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: "Evangelizing the Church", Creation Ministry is Most Difficult within the Church
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Today:
As we press forward within "Consider the Cost" with author Russ Miller, he drops a bombshell: "We have reached a point within the contemporary church wherein we will hardly allow iron to sharpen iron."
When asked where the chief opposition to the notion of a young Earth arises, Russ is straightforward and blunt. The church.
Why? If the lion's share of Scripture seems to point towards a young Earth and the...
[On Purpose 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: Can We Draw a Distinction Between "Creationism" Generally and "Biblical Creationism" Specifically?
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Today:
"Can we draw a distinction between 'creationism' generally and 'Biblical creationism' specifically?"
Wait. Read that question again. Author Russ Miller isn't just suggesting that creationism generally, within all its forms, or young Earth creationism specifically aren't Biblical, he's suggesting that there is a Biblical approach and perspective of Young Earth creationism rooted in a global reading of Noah's flood. He's advocating for a view in which he suggests the Bible is clear and...
[On Purpose 2026] Russ Miller, CreationMinistries.org: There is a Cost to Taking our Eyes Off of 'Imago Dei'
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In the summer of 2016, the annual Crusaders Charge into Summer Reading campagin introduced us to Russ Miller, a storied and established Biblical creationist who lives, believe it or not, off-the-grid in a crater in northern Arizona. If that were not crazy enough, during that summer, Miller introduced us to his book, "The Cost", and he made two audacious claims.
First, Russ Miller claimed that the universe and all of creation was established by God in six 24-hour days, less t...
Alana Heater, Freshman Bible Teacher, Northwest Christian School: Candid Conversations about the Secondary Bible Program (Part 6)
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Each year, the Northwest Christian School Board enjoys a session with the entire Northwest Christian secondary Bible team. The open-ended conversation includes highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, and a focus on whether or not the program is truly impacting students and helping them to develop a Biblical worldview.
Following the January 2026 version of the conversation, we recognized that we wanted to take it further and, in the spirit of transparency and authenticity, open it up for all to h...
George Brown and Jacob Van Gysel, Student Ministries Pastors, Palmcroft Church: Moving Students from Entertainment to Engagement through Discipleship
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As we approach the month of May, a momentous shift is about to take place for students moving from high school and towards college and career. Students will graduate from high school and, for many, from the direct oversight of Dad and Mom on a daily basis as they head to university, the military, trade school, or a job.
So, how can we know that Christian high school students will remain engaged within the spiritual disciplines that will keep t...
Rev. Sandi Anthony, Field Investigator, AZ Mutual UFO Network: Looking at Aliens and UFOs through the Lens of a Biblical Worldview
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Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is a tad longer than the norm. It also follows a completely different format than what listeners may have come to expect. This episode captures a completely candid conversation between Rev. Sandi Anthony and a stellar group of 8th graders as they talk through, of all things, aliens, UFO's, the concept of "disclosure", and the possibility that some unidentified aerial phenomena may be diabolical in nature.
Rev. Sandi Anthony is a Phoenix-area minister who co-pastors in...
Chris Zimmerman, Red Five Media: A Closer Look at "We Were Friends", the Latest Movie from NorthwestChristianFilms.com
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On Friday, April 10th, 2026, Northwest Christian releases it's 14th student movie: "We Were Friends". And, with fourteen movies under our belt, you may suspect that this cinematic contribution is more of the same...
Not so.
As we will hear today during a thought-provoking conversation with Red Five Media's Chris Zimmerman, "We Were Friends" is completely different than any of the school films that have come before it. Just twenty minutes in length, featuring only two actresses, and sho...
Joy Watson, International Academy of St. Petersburg, Russia: A Close Look at MLK Jr.'s 1953 Sermon, "Communism's Challenge to Christianity"
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In April of 1953, during a sermon in which he confronted the base distinctions between Communism and Christianity, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "We must admit that we as Christians have often lagged behind at this point. Slavery could not have existed in America for more than two hundred and fifty years if the Church had not sanctioned it. Segregation and discrimination could not exist in America today without the sanction of the Church. I am ashamed and appalled...
Brandon Southall, Senior Bible Teacher, Northwest Christian School: Candid Conversations about the Secondary Bible Program (Part 5)
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Each year, the Northwest Christian School Board enjoys a session with the entire Northwest Christian secondary Bible team. The open-ended conversation includes highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, and a focus on whether or not the program is truly impacting students and helping them to develop a Biblical worldview.
Following the January 2026 version of the conversation, we recognized that we wanted to take it further and, in the spirit of transparency and authenticity, open it up for all to h...
Nick Fergerson, Director of Student Ministries, Desert View Bible Church: Counting Down the Top 20 Most Impactful Pop Culture Events for Students
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Axis.org is the parenting resource you need right now.
And, if you don't have a home church, or your Phoenix-area student is not invested personally and substantially within a youth ministry, Desert View Bible is the church you need to check out right now.
With these two statements our episode's thesis, we jump into a count-down of Axis' "Top 20" most influential cultural moments and phenomena that are impacting students right now. To take the conversation next l...
Tyler Collins, Sophomore Bible Teacher and Bible Department Chair, Northwest Christian School: Candid Conversations about the Secondary Bible Program (Part 4)
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Each year, the Northwest Christian School Board enjoys a session with the entire Northwest Christian secondary Bible team. The open-ended conversation includes highs and lows, strengths and weaknesses, and a focus on whether or not the program is truly impacting students and helping them to develop a Biblical worldview.
Following the January 2026 version of the conversation, we recognized that we wanted to take it further and, in the spirit of transparency and authenticity, open it up for all to h...
