Past Guests of the Men in the Arena Podcast

Brett McCracken is a senior editor and director of communications at The Gospel Coalition. He is the coeditor of ‘Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age’ and the author of ‘The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World,’ ‘Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community,’ and several other books. Brett and his wife, Kira, live in Santa Ana, California, with their three children.

Ed Uszynski is an author, speaker, and sports minister with over three decades’ experience discipling college and professional athletes. His latest book is Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports. He’s written articles, essays, and training manuals at the intersection of faith and sport and is the lead strategist for Content Mercenaries. He has two theological degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a PhD in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University. He and his wife Amy have four children and live in Xenia, Ohio.Brian Smith is the author of several books including his latest Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports and The Christian Athlete: Glorifying God in Sports. He has been on staff with Athletes in Action since 2008. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Brian has a master’s degree in Theology and Sports Studies through Baylor University. He lives in Lowell, Michigan, with his wife and three kid…