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Matt is a pastor in Maryland. Merry is professor of history. We get together in this virtual happy hour to chat about issues in Christianity and culture, as well as current events and trending issue... more
FAQs about Cocktails with Beers:How many episodes does Cocktails with Beers have?The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.
April 18, 2022What If Jesus Never Rose from the Dead?What if archaeologists discovered a box full of bones, and they could prove conclusively that they were the bones of Jesus? How would that change your faith? Would it change the way you lived? Matt and Merry wrestle with this questions, and chat about how we are so focused on Jesus living again that we lose sight of the good news of what Jesus' living had for us to begin with. If the empty tomb doesn't change the way we live today, then Jesus rose from the dead in vain....more46minPlay
April 11, 2022Lent: Needless or MeaningfulMatt and Merry talk about the season of Lent. Both of us grew up in a tradition that didn't practice this season, so we didn't go to a Lent serice at a church until we were well into adulthood. We chat about what we, two folk who grew up evangelical, think about Lent today....more57minPlay
April 04, 2022Is Hillsong a Real Church?Matt and Merry chat about Hillsong, their recent scandals, and whether or not they should be considered a church....more1h 9minPlay
March 28, 2022TheoBros and Twitter.Matt and Merry chat about folks called TheoBros, their social media presence, and their counterparts, The Exvangelicals. ...more34minPlay
March 07, 2022Joseph #4. Bound to be free.In our final installment to our Joseph series, Joe reconciles with his family. We also weigh in on the determinism vs. free will debate, and chat a little about gas prices, globalism, and the war in Ukraine....more1h 1minPlay
February 28, 2022What should we think about Ukraine?We talk about the war in Ukraine and what Christians should think about it all. We chat about chaos and creation, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, and how much God hates violence and war. We ask where God is when humanity insists on perpetuating violence, and ask what we should be doing when evil seizes the day. ...more59minPlay
February 21, 2022Joseph #3. Ducks and TaxesJospeh overcame so much, but he couldn't overcome the world. This week, Matt and Merry explain what they mean about that. Along the way, we talk about getting old, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's arms, and what the world would look like if we paid our taxes in ducks. ...more1h 5minPlay
February 14, 2022Joseph #2. An Egyptian guide to interpreting dreams.Matt and Merry chat about Joseph's rise to power in Egypt. We also discover the Egyptian book of dreams, an old text kept by one of Pharaoh's priests in the temple of the sun. And we use it to interpret some of our own dreams. You'd be surprised how hard it is to do that, butalso how coherent an interpretation could be....more50minPlay
February 05, 2022Joseph#1. Sold into Slavery.Matt and Merry begin a four part series on the story of Joseph. Not the Christmas Joseph, but the guy who wore the Technicolor dream coat. In part one, we chat about how Joseph's inflated ego and sense of entitlement got him into trouble with his brothers. Along the way, we chat about the best actors to hire for an audio edition of the Bible, as well as the importance of sibling position in determining success....more58minPlay
January 30, 2022Cocktails with Beers. Sour Beers EditionMatt and Merry try some fruity and tart beers from two of their favorite brewers. We're not big fans of sour beers. So, we're trying these to see if our favorite brewers can make a sour beer that we can actually like. ...more31minPlay
FAQs about Cocktails with Beers:How many episodes does Cocktails with Beers have?The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.