Don’t Split Up investigates the Insidious trilogy. After reviewing the first two films, we dive into a full review of the newly released third film.
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The Insidious Trilogy
Author: JR. Forasteros
JR. lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Amanda. In addition to exploring the wonders that are the Lone Star state, JR. is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church, a writer and blogger. His book, Empathy for the Devil, is available from InterVarsity Press. He's haunted by the Batman, who is in turn haunted by the myth of redemptive violence.
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Jurassic World
JURASSIC WORLD is a spectacular dino-filled thrill-ride that fails to rise to the level of the original because the human characters are a lazy compilation of cliches. But the dinos are really terrific.
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Listener Questions 1
We respond to listener questions from episodes 1-3!
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All the Herods
Herod the Great, Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas, Philip – who was actually in charge of Israel when Jesus was alive? We sort through the Herods for you.
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Who’s to Blame?
Bryne and JR. investigate the recent spate of scandals in the Evangelical world concerning sexual abuse. From the Duggars to Tony Jones to the Village Church, we ask why religions tend to blame victims and what our response should look like.
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Poltergeist (2015)
Don’t Split Up finds a few local ghost stories, then turns to a review of the 2015 remake of the classic Poltergeist.
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From Exodus to Empire
The Jewish people’s symbolic Exodus story, and how that plays out over Biblical history, particularly as Jesus comes on the scene.
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How Did We Get the Bible?
We discuss how the Bible came to us, and what the benefits of various translations are.
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Pilots and Poltergeists
The pilot episode of Don’t Split Up! We discuss our favorite and least favorite horror films of all time. Plus a review of the 1982 Poltergeist.
How do we announce the good news about Jesus to those outside the Church? JR. offers three philosophical shifts and three practical steps to change our preaching to engage unchurched Millennials.