A Book Review: It’s Good to be a man? No, we didn’t skip episode 88. We just recorded this one after 88, but it made sense to squeeze in the release of this before 88 came out. David hops in to talk about a book called, “It’s Good To Be A Man” by Michael Foster. …
How has what you read this year changed you? After a short (long) hiatus due to life being absolutely insane for all members of the cast, Jeremy and David are back to recap how things they’ve read this year has challenged and changed them on the topics of gender, identity, roles of men/women, productivity, family …
https://youtu.be/XBOfLhHAiZI The Brothers Go Head-to-head Before we say anything else, we need to apologize. In this episode, not one of us made mention of Seinfeld—which is a tragedy and a mistake. A colossal oversight. We apologize forever. Back to the show… Each brother makes a list of 5 massive TV shows that come to their …
Why are some of these guys so popular today? We ramble around the question of how Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, and Jordan Peterson have picked up such huge followings—particularly of men—including Christian men. Somehow, though none of these guys are Christians (or orthodox Christians), they still are (in some ways) highly regarded and sought after …
Episode 81: Joe Rogan, Jocko Willink, Jordan Peterson, and Christians? Read More »
https://youtu.be/PHNQNyBL2Dk A test for the podcast. Andrew, Jeremy, and David talk through all kinds of topics this go-around. Bigfoot, their kids, sermon preparation highs and lows, sleeping, and living next to golf courses. Recommendations: Artifex Pereo (Band) Slick shoes (Band) Mike Mains and the Branches (Band) American Underdog (Movie) Follow us and give us your …
Dealing with all the thoughts that come when war happens. In a bit of a bonus episode, we sit down and talk about all of the thoughts we go through when we see wars happen and evil occur on the Earth. How do we remain steady and not get too sucked into the black hole …
Episode 79: Seeing War, and how we respond to it. Read More »
New episodes are here! And there is a lot to catch up on: David, Andrew, and Jeremy catch-up on all the things that have been going on since Christmas, including moving during the holidays, adopting new pets, and having another baby! And we get into books we’re reading, a love for C.S. Lewis, and thinking …
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https://youtu.be/cSTLymmnbiw The Finale of Heaven Misplaced The finale of Season 1 of the book club! David and Jeremy talk about the end of “Heaven Misplaced” by Doug Wilson. They talk through avoiding the extremes of prosperity theology and also historical pessimism dressed up as “realism.” Also, the big question, the elephant in the room, did …
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Should Christianity Run Culture, Influence it, or Run Away? David and Jeremy talk about Chapter 14 of Heaven Misplace—where so many of our quiet little assumptions about the church, culture, history, and our world pop up. What are we supposed to do while we are here? Just wait for a rapture? Just save souls? Or …
Episode 76: Should Christianity Run The Culture? (Book Club) Read More »
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https://youtu.be/Jbf1RP9xjsc Why does the coming of Christ matter as more than just a fun little treat to celebrate? In our final episode of this year, we talk through Charles Spurgeon’s The Incarnation: The Heart of the Gospel. If you’ve never heard it before, hear it now! We need to learn why the incarnation is more than …
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The Mysterious Olivet Discourse – A little less Mysteriously. Chapter 12 of “Heaven Misplaced” takes us to the Olivet Discourse. Lots of confusion and consternation on this subject over the years in the church, so we set out to understand it less mysteriously and (hopefully) more accurately. David and Jeremy answer questions like: Is Jesus …
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Speeding Tickets, Decorating for Christmas, and Being Thankful. The guys sit back for a casual episode and talk about having kids when there is no daylight after noon, their speeding tickets, old couches, decorating for Christmas ahead of schedule… And how to get better at leading your home and being tuned in to serving each …
God’s holiness and glory, coupled with His imminence and nearness to His people is something that ought to transform daily. We, as His sheep, can cast our sins, our burdens, our cares on Him daily. The letter of Colossians focuses our minds on at least one great truth: Jesus is above all. He is truly …
This post is a follow up to the post: Critical Theory, Christianity, and Justice with a Capital J. It seems that parts of my last post on the subject of Critical Theory were either misunderstood or not written clearly. I suppose it is not totally unexpected on a subject such as this. Regardless, this follow-up …
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Given almost any odds, I would take the bet that you’ve heard of Critical Race Theory from somewhere lately. What used to trickle through college lectures is now pouring out in elementary classrooms. It’s in corporate team building exercises and commercials. All of a sudden, probably because mainstream news started picking up the topic, you …
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Sometimes, we are just tired. Not even the kind of tired that can be fixed with a good night’s sleep. The kind of tired that actually pulls away at your ability to sleep. It can slip into your bloodstream through the constant bad-news cycles we are subjected to seeing. It can slip in through that …
While it may be tempting to think differently, there are not really any new dangers to the Church as the years roll by. Dangers we face today are the same temptations that our forefathers faced, they just come dressed in shinier, digital garb. The enemies of the church aren’t new, they are just rebranded. Leaders …
Today may be the inauguration, but it looks anything but routine for our country. The military presence and precaution calls to mind more of a Russian “president’s” installation than a free country’s ceremonies that we are used too. Like any president I can remember, Joe Biden has published what he wants to accomplish in his …
2021 Has Quickly Upstaged 2020. The thinking of “New Year, New Me,” has been replaced with, “Same ol’, same ol’.” In the last year we saw a pandemic, people cooped up in their homes more than ever before (by force or by choice), an even more contentious presidential election than before (somehow), large-scale, nationwide protests, …
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