James and Barry have words about Ravi Zacharias and another devastating sexual scandal. Warning: includes adult themes.

• Report of Independent Investigation into the Sexual Misconduct of Ravi Zacharias (Feb 9th, 2021)


• Video: Glen Scrivener (Speak Life) - Ravi Zacharias is Amnon


• Tanya Marlow, 5 Things Christians Must Stop Saying About Sexual Abusers.

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James and Barry have words about Bitcoin. What is it, why is it, and - most importantly - should you? They also discuss Ponzi schemes, the most expensive pizza ever, and the colour of bdellium. Note: neither of the hosts are financial experts. As will become obvious. But you should probably pick up some bdellium.

• The Missing Cryptoqueen (Radio 4)
• What You Should Know About Bitcoin (Joe Carter, Gospel Coalition)

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Cooper and Cary raise a glass and have more words about making it to one hundred episodes. What lessons, if any, have they learned? There must be something, surely? Surely.

They also delve into the mailbag and end up talking about parenting, boredom, astrology, the NHS (again) and all kinds of things. This episode was recorded live on YouTube and you can watch the whole debacle unfolding here. (Skip the first ten minutes. Seriously)

And watch the bit about Bible translations over here.

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In the second of two episodes, Cooper is in the hotseat as Cary plays Desert Island Discs. Cooper choses one song that explained his life at the time but didn't know it. And he has a surprisingly timed rant about electronic music. Here's Barry's list on Spotify and Apple Music.

Next time, Episode 100 will be streaming live on the Cooper and Cary YouTube channel here.

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Finally we get to talk about music, that Cooper has always wanted to Have Words about. And Cary has resisted. Until now.

In the first of two episodes, Cooper and Cary play Desert Island Discs. This time, Cary picks out ten tracks that are significant in his life which may explain why he is such a contrarian.

Here is James's list on Spotify and Apple Music.

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What do you do of a Sunday? Or is the Lord's Day? Or Resurrection Day? How do you feel about emptying the dishwasher or ironing? Do we need rest? Why don't we want to? And why do we have seven day weeks? Cooper and Cary Have all kinds of Words about the Sabbath.

The 7-Day Work Week Experiment – And the Wisdom of The Day of Rest by Joel Gascoigne

3 articles from Gospel Coalition
Why Christians should be sabbatarians
3 Reasons why Sunday is not the Sabbath
Sabbath: An Enduring Principle For the Soul

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Since Cooper and Cary aren't talking about Christmas much this year, Cary and Reformed Mythologist and friend of the show Nate Morgan Locke have been talking turkey about Christmas movies, and what makes a movie Christmassy, and seeing how it all comes together in A Muppet Christmas Carol (along with a short rant about Trolls Holiday Special.)

Subscribe to further Popcorn Parenting podcasts about Toy Story, Tangled, Moana, Hercules, Wall-E and the Iron Giant here.

Kevin Meets God and Get's Saved (Home Alone) on YouTube

Listen to James and Nate talk about Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse on the For Now We See podcast here.

Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.

That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis on 4th February 8.30pm UK Time. Patreon Only - so join us! It'll be on Zoom, obvs.

What's it like being a pastor's wife? Cooper and Cary Have Words with rector's wife, mother and podcaster, Anna Putt. Is her life what she signed up for? NB: Sorry about the sound. Anna's microphone dramatically improves 9 minutes in.

Listen to Anna and Charley on the Shielded by Grace podcast.

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James and Barry discuss the "Sinner's Prayer", that staple of evangelistic sermons, books and courses. Helping our lovable chimps is the evangelist and author Glen Scrivener. At the end, James and Barry also have a quick chat about the Alpha Course. It's all related. Honestly.

[Note: Glen's audio is affected by a small issue about halfway through, but fear not - it's still very listenable.]  

• Glen's spoken word poem "I Gave My Life To Jesus"
• Barry's blog series on the Sinner's Prayer (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three)
• A History of the Sinner's Prayer (TGC article)

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You know how you get your kids to make an effigy of a religious dissenter and set fire to it? Welcome to Guy Fawkes night, one of those odd dates in the English character that dates back to 1605 and the Gunpowder Plot. Some words too on how you can mess with your Christian friends over Halloween. If you're wondering about the title of the episode...

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