Faith Adjacent

In this episode, Erin and Evan explore the surprising ways pop culture can shape our faith for the better or worse. From Broadway musicals and Disney movies to Mumford & Sons, The Good Place, and more, they share their own formative moments, react to listener stories, and celebrate the unexpected places where theology shows up in everyday culture. 

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• Sacred Cinema Bundles: The Faith Adjacent Shop 
• What was that about Marcus Mumford’s parents? Learn more here
• Relevant Past Episodes: Sacred Cinema: Wake Up Dead Man | The Faith Adjacency of Godspell
• Relevant Episode Bundles Referenced in this Episode: Broadway Bundle #1 | Sacred Cinema: The Cinematic Epics
• Mumford and Sons: Spotify | AppleMusic 
• Hamilton: Here’s Erin’s Hamilton Essay
• Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride: Ride-Thru Video | Demonology of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride 

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This week on Favored or Forsaken, join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss sharing the gospel on an airplane, a VBS that went awry, and the latest book providing scriptural evidence that Trump is set apart by God. You’ll also hear about the worst places to share the gospel, our weird experiences with Vacation Bible School, and so much more! 

MENTIONS

• The Most Beautiful Fish: Rainbow Parrot Fish 
• Worst Place to Share the Gospel? Learn more here
• VBS Goes Awry: Proceed with Caution
• Book Rec: God’s Big Picture Bible Storybook by NT Wright 
• Relevant Past Episodes: The NOs of VBS | The Spicy NOs of VBS
• Fake Scriptural Evidence Book: Amazon | Instagram  

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Jamie Golden: Instagram | The Popcast with Knox and Jamie

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This week, Erin and Evan discuss A Great Awakening, the Sight & Sound Films drama about George Whitefield and the First Great Awakening. They unpack the film's theology, Benjamin Franklin's surprising role in the story, and George Whitefield's complicated legacy, while offering a few gentle rebukes and, of course, creating youth group sermon illustrations based on the film.

MENTIONS

• Want to watch A Great Awakening? Rent on Amazon Prime
• Deep Dive: Rotten Tomatoes | IMDb
• Sight and Sound: Rent films here
• Great Awakening: Learn more here 

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In honor of Toy Story 5, Erin and Evan are going back to where it all started to give the original Toy Story the Faith Adjacent treatment! You’ll hear favored and forsaken moments, life verses for the movie, who we would cast in the live action version, and so much more! Is Toy Story just Biblical fan fiction of Peter and Paul? Are Sid’s toys experiencing a trauma response that renders them unable to speak? You’ll have to listen to find out! 

MENTIONS

• Want more Disney content? Check out our Disney and the Divine episode bundles
• Fourth of July Merch: Order by June 18th
• Toy Story: Watch on Disney+ | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes 
• Italian Brain Rot: Skibidi Toilet

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This week on Favored or Forsaken, join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss Wife School, the Pope’s thoughts on AI, and Cory Asbury’s recent typo controversy. We evaluate all three the only way we know how: by asking whether they're good for the Christians or bad for the Christians.

MENTIONS

• All the Faith Adjacent Merch and Episode Bundles: Shop here
• Wife School? Here’s the article from The Guardian | Wife School Website 
• Helpful Wife School Substacks: I Went to Wife School So You Don’t Have To | Frigid Sex & Silence: A Review of Duggar-Endorsed Wife School
• The Pope Condemns AI: Here’s the Encyclical | Here’s the NY Times article 
• AI Deep Dive Podcast: Jon Stewart episode with Geoffrey Hinton 
• Evan’s AI Resource: FaithTech
• Cory Asbury Song Typo: Here’s the reel 

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Erin and Evan are deep-diving the pilot episode of Touched by an Angel, the wildly earnest 90s drama where angels roam barefoot through the desert, deliver emotional monologues, and occasionally make cars disappear. Along the way, we’ll unpack the show’s surprisingly massive cultural impact, the theology of guardian angels, and discuss whether a youth pastor could draw a Wednesday-night sermon from this series. 

MENTIONS

• Touched by an Angel: Watch on Netflix  
• Relevant Angel Content: SWDGISS: Angels | Angel Snake Draft
• Deep Dives: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia 
• Guardian Angels? Michael Heiser | Father Mike 
• Plus One: Deep Dive here 
• Fourth of July Merch: Shop here

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This week, Erin and Evan are diving into the chaos, confusion, and unforgettable drama of church summers in The NOs of Church in the Summer. From wild youth group moments and camp dress code policing to mission trip etiquette disasters, listeners sent in some of the funniest and most unhinged church camp memories imaginable. If you survived VBS, youth camp, or a “life-changing” mission trip, this episode is for you.

MENTIONS

• Want the spicy content? Listen on Patreon 
• Relevant Past Episodes: The NOs of VBS | The NOs of Youth Camps | The NOs of Mission Trips

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In this week’s Office Hours episode, Erin, Jamie, and Knox tackle your questions about Christianity Today, Knox’s writing process for Sunday Night Lights, and whether cigar-and-whiskey Bible studies are genuine community or just Christian guys being guys. Plus you’ll get rapid fire discussions on Taco Bell at potlucks, Russell Brand’s new book, and what animal symbols would represent each member of the Faith Adjacent crew.

MENTIONS

• Want the spicy content? Listen on Patreon 
• BIlly Graham Deep Dive: Listen to our episode on him
• Knox’s Writings: Subscribe to Binge Thinking | Sunday Night Lights on Apple Podcasts | Sunday Night Lights on Spotify 
• Holy Smokes Ministry: Learn more here 

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It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken episode! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss Baylor’s current clash with the Baptists, Nick Jonas’s latest musical endeavor, and the massive lawsuit from the Newsboys. Along the way, we unpack our complicated history with charity orgs and dream up the ultimate pop and CCM collaborations.

MENTIONS

• Want the spicy content? Listen on Patreon 
• Baylor vs. The Baptists: Learn more here
• Professor Watchlist? Here’s the Wikipedia (because the website is still down)
• Newsboys Lawsuit: Read all about it here
• Nick Jonas and Brandon Lake: Hope (Remix) | The Author

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What’s the deal with the Bibles in all the hotel rooms? In this episode, Erin and Evan are deep-diving the Gideons! You’ll learn about the traveling salesman roots of the organization, where the name comes from (kind of), and, of course, the controversies! Do they do more than just mysteriously place Bibles, and what’s been the impact of the organization? You’ll have to listen to find out!

MENTIONS

• Want more Broadway in your life? Check out the Broadway Bundle at The Faith Adjacent Shop 
• The Gideons Deep Dive: Website | Wikipedia | 2025 Annual Report
• Want to know more about Gideon? Listen to Season 14, Episode 3: Gideon

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