Beers & Bible Podcast

🎙️ No notes. No outline. Just conversation.

This week on Beers & Bible, we’re changing things up and talking through some of those familiar Christian sayings we’ve all heard over the years.

Are they actually biblical? Are they partly true? Have they been pulled out of context? Or are we sometimes repeating things that Scripture never really says?

No prepared outline this time—we throw them out there, open the Bible, and see where the conversation takes us.

🍺 BEER REVIEWS

Anthony: Tropical Staycation — Scofflaw Brewing
⭐ 2.5 Luthers

Michael: Watermelon Margarita — WeldWerks Brewing Co.
⭐ 4 Luthers

Grab a beer and join us for a relaxed, unscripted episode of Beers & Bible.

aming the Tongue | James 3

James tells us that something as small as the tongue can steer a life like a rudder steers a ship—and can set a forest ablaze like a single spark. 🔥

This week we take James 3 into two places where controlling our words can be especially difficult: social media and political conversation.

📱 Social Media
The ability to immediately post, share, comment, and react doesn’t mean wisdom requires us to do it. We discuss our responsibility for the words we put online, the enormous reach those words can have, and why Christians should sometimes be slower to speak than the culture around us.

🗳️ Political Speech
Political disagreement can quickly turn into contempt. James reminds us that the same tongue we use to praise God can be used to curse people who are made in His image. We talk about how Christians can hold strong convictions, call wrong things wrong, and still refuse to dehumanize the people with whom we disagree.

James ultimately pushes the conversation deeper than simply, “Watch what you say.” Our words reveal what is happening in our hearts and what kind of wisdom is governing us.

Before we speak, post, share, or argue, James gives us some important questions:

👉 Should I say it?
👉 What will these words do?
👉 What do these words reveal about my heart?
👉 Do they display the wisdom from above—peaceable, gentle, merciful, and sincere?

🍺 Beer Reviews

Anthony: Peace, Love, Hippieweizen — Goat Island Brewing
⭐ 3 Luthers

Michael: Honey Orange Tripel — New Belgium Brewing
⭐ 3 Luthers

🎧 Grab a beer, open James 3, and join us for a conversation about taming the tongue in an increasingly loud world.

We’ve made it to the end of Romans! 📖

Paul closes this incredible letter not with abstract theology alone, but with people, warnings, grace, victory, and worship. He honors faithful servants like Phoebe, Priscilla, and Aquila, along with a long list of ordinary believers whose lives and labor mattered to the kingdom.

Then Paul gives one final warning: know the truth well enough to recognize those who twist it. Christianity isn’t strengthened by avoiding doctrine—it’s strengthened by being firmly established in the gospel and wise enough to distinguish truth from error.

And Romans finishes exactly where it should: with Christ’s victory and God’s glory. 🙌

🔥 “The God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.”

From Romans 1 to Romans 16, the message has been clear: salvation is by grace, through faith, because of Christ—and all the glory belongs to God.

Anthony: Best Maid Mango Chile Pickle — Martin House Brewing
⭐ 5 Luthers

Michael: Chamoy Apple Rings — Martin House Brewing
⭐ 5 Luthers

Apparently the only appropriate way to finish Romans was with two Martin House beers and a perfect 10 Luthers. 😂🍺

🎙️ Beers & Bible Podcast — Episode 306
📖 Romans 16:1–27

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🍻 Beer Reviews

Romans 15:16–33 | Ministry, Mission & the God of Peace

Paul gives us a picture of faithful gospel ministry where the fruit belongs to God, the glory belongs to Christ, and the power belongs to the Holy Spirit.

In this episode, we look at Paul’s description of the Gentile believers as an offering to God, why he refuses to boast in anything except what Christ accomplished through him, and the purpose of the signs and wonders that accompanied the apostles.

We also follow Paul’s missionary ambitions from Jerusalem to Rome and eventually toward Spain. Paul had plans—but God determined the route. It’s a reminder that Christians can plan boldly while still trusting completely in God’s providence.

Paul’s collection for the struggling believers in Jerusalem also shows us that gospel unity produces real generosity, and he closes the chapter by asking the Romans to “strive together” with him in prayer.

Even the Apostle Paul knew ministry wasn’t something he could accomplish in his own strength.

✝️ “Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” — Romans 15:33

🍻 BEER REVIEWS

Anthony: Split Decisions — Abita Brewing ⭐ 3.5 Luthers

Michael: Blueberry Crumble — Destihl Brewery ⭐ 4.5 Luthers

🍻📖 Episode 304 — Romans 15:1–16

This week on Beers & Bible, we continue through Romans 15 and look at what Christian maturity really looks like when it moves beyond ourselves.

Paul tells the strong to bear with the weaknesses of others instead of simply pleasing themselves. Christian freedom isn’t just about asking, “Am I allowed to do this?” Love asks a better question: “Will this build up my brother or sister?”

And Paul points us straight to Jesus: “For Christ did not please himself.” ✝️

We also dig into why Scripture is so important for the Christian life. God’s Word was given for our instruction so that through endurance and encouragement we might have hope. Then Paul turns that hope outward, calling believers to welcome one another just as Christ welcomed us—different backgrounds, different preferences, but one people united in Christ.

Finally, we look at Paul’s view of ministry. Faithful ministry isn’t about building a platform, entertaining a crowd, or sharing personal opinions. It’s about faithfully proclaiming God’s Word—and recognizing that the opportunity to serve Christ is itself a gift of grace.

🍺 BEER REVIEWS

Anthony: Taco Tuesday — Monday Night Brewing
⭐ 4 / 5 Luthers

Michael: Diagonal Cut — Magnanimous Brewing
⭐ 5 / 5 Luthers

🙏 Bear with the weak.
❤️ Put others before yourself.
📖 Find endurance and hope in Scripture.
🤝 Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you.
✝️ Keep Christ at the center.

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Christian Liberty, Conscience & Kingdom Living

In this episode of the Beers & Bible Podcast, we continue through Romans 14 and wrestle with the tension between legalism, Christian liberty, conscience, and love for one another.

Paul reminds us that Christian freedom isn’t about doing whatever we want. It’s about belonging to Christ and using our freedom in a way that honors Him and builds up His people.

We talk about the difference between God’s moral law and human traditions, how Christians should respond to the “weaker brother,” why we shouldn’t bind consciences where God has given freedom, and why our liberty should always be governed by love.

The kingdom of God isn’t about winning arguments over food, drink, or personal preferences. It’s about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 🕊️

And Paul gives us a better question than simply, “Am I allowed to do this?”

👉 “Will this honor Christ, preserve peace, and build up my brother or sister?”

🍺 BEER REVIEWS

Anthony — Patient Zero by Martin House Brewing
⭐ 5 Luthers

Michael — Enchantress by Three Taverns Craft Beer
⭐ 4.5 Luthers

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🍻📖 We missed a week, but Beers & Bible is back!

After a short break, we’re picking right back up in our journey through Romans 13. This week we talk about the role and limits of government, the sanctity of human life, paying what we owe, loving our neighbors, and Paul’s call to wake up, walk in the light, and put on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 13 reminds us that following Christ touches every part of life—how we relate to authority, how we handle our obligations, how we treat our neighbors, and how we live knowing that the return of Christ is drawing nearer.

🍺 Beer Reviews
Anthony: Copperhead — Gate City Brewing ⭐ 2 Luthers
Michael: Birdie Putt — Six Bridges Brewing ⭐ 2 Luthers

One week off, two beers in, and we’re back in Romans. 🍻📖

#BeersAndBible #Romans13 #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #RomansSeries

🍻 Episode 301 is here!

This week, we continue through Romans 13 and wrestle with what it means for Christians to live under civil authority. We discuss why government exists, how all authority ultimately belongs to God, when believers are called to obey, and the rare circumstances when faithfulness to God may require civil disobedience. We also examine the government’s responsibility to restrain evil, reward good, and exercise authority as God’s servant.

Of course, we brought two very different beers along for the discussion:

🐉 Anthony: Dragon Fandango by Toppling Goliath Brewing — 3.5 Luthers

🍊 Michael: Woody’s Orange Cream by Evil Twin Brewing — 4.5 Luthers

One beer brought the fruit. The other brought the orange-creamsicle nostalgia—and took home the higher rating.

#BeersAndBible #Romans13 #ChristianPodcast #CraftBeer #BibleStudy

This week on Beers & Bible, we’re in Romans 12:16–21, where Paul gets very practical about what Christian love looks like when life gets personal.

How do we respond when we’re wronged? Do we defend ourselves, get even, or trust God with justice? Paul calls believers away from pride, retaliation, bitterness, and vengeance—and toward humility, peace, mercy, and active goodness.

We talk about the difference between vindication and vengeance, why Christians are called to pursue peace “as much as depends on you,” and what it means to overcome evil with good.

🍺 Anthony: Athena Paradiso by Creature Comforts Brewing
🍺 Michael: Parish Bock by Parish Brewing

#BeersAndBible #Romans #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #CraftBeerPodcast

This week on Beers & Bible, we continue through Romans 12 and look at what genuine, gospel-shaped love looks like in the life of the church.

Paul reminds us that Christian love is never fake, shallow, or passive. It hates what is evil, clings tightly to what is good, honors others above self, serves the Lord with zeal, rejoices in hope, stays patient in suffering, and remains steadfast in prayer.

We also talk about what it means to bless others, show hospitality, rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep, and walk in humility rather than selfish ambition. The Christian life is not lived alone—it is lived together as the family of God, shaped by the mercy of Christ.

🍺 Featured Beers:Anthony — Brown Chicken Brown Cow by Escape BrewingMichael — Lizard King by Pipeworks Brewing