Reverend Stephanie Lobdell joins us to talk about what ministry to Gen Z looks like. Then we dive into what happens when life doesn’t turn out like we thought it would. We take a deep dive into mental illness, and how a diagnosis impacts our calling.
Category: Podcast
What Makes a Bad Movie?
In the wake of JR.’s Bad Movie Birthday fundraiser, we dive in on what makes a bad movie (and why so many Christian movies tend to be bad). In this Episode: 1 – Story of the Week 5 – Bad Christian Movies 51 – Faith and Art 61 – What’s Fascinating Us this Week Episode […]
Halloween Potpourri
We accidentally recorded a supersized Halloween episode! Kathy, Clay and JR. investigate quantum computing, women preaching and Halloween… and that’s just the start!
Hail Satan? with Penny Lane
Director Penny Lane found the Satanic Temple fascinating. Are they a religion? A political movement? A bunch of hilarious trolls? Or all of the above? She joins us to explore the nature of religion, the limits of belief and what it looks like to have faith in public.
Pastor and author Stephanie Williams O’Brien joins us to explore how to stay curious in faith. Why is curiosity good? And how to we cultivate a faithful curiosity? PLUS: we’re mad about the ACTs
Justin McRoberts returns to talk about the Lord’s Prayer. What does it mean to pray this most famous prayer of Jesus? How can this prayer be a path to knowing God better?
Gene Luen Yang is back! His latest project is SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN, the first graphic novel adaptation of a classic Superman radio show. The original show crushed post-WWII Nazi popularity. Can Gene’s new comic do the same today? PLUS: #RoofPanthers
Christian Fluency
Words shape our ideas about faith. What role does insider language play in Christian faith? How important is it? When is it a barrier to genuine faith? PLUS: Will we lose our iTunes rating thanks to bulls? In this Episode: 2 – story of the week 6 – Christianese 42 – What’s Fascinating Us Episode […]
Deconstructing Faith
In the wake of some prominent Christians leaving faith, we explore the process of deconstructing faith. What were the keys in our own journeys? And how can we be friends to those who are deconstructing?
Your favorite podcast is back from break! We review an uneven Summer of movies. Who won the Summer prediction, and who was the big loser?