How is being Catholic different and similar to being Protestant?

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about Catholics and Protestants. How are the two similar? What about the differences? How did they both originate? What about purgatory and confession? What is a misconception Protestants have about Catholics?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their experience being in the path of totality during the solar eclipse.

This episode originally aired on April 11, 2024

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about how to read your Bible more in 2026. Why are Bible sales increasing year over year? What advice do you have for someone wanting to get back into reading their bible more? What about someone starting to read it for the first time? What plans or books have helped you?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about words for their 2026 and Barry's scientific, nerdy way of reviewing his past year.

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about things we commonly get wrong about the Christmas story. Was Jesus really born on December 25? What about the timing of magi visiting Jesus? What about the rooms in the inn? Was there a star in the sky?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their favorite and least favorite Christmas songs—and Sissy brings a song nobody in the studio has heard of before.

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about the biggest issues facing the church today. They each bring three to the table and discuss their biggest concerns right now. Is shallow discipleship a problem? What about moral failures of pastors and political idolatry? Loneliness, mental health, and more.

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about the top 3 favorite Christmas movies and breaking news—Barry has never seen Home Alone.

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about how we know the Bible is true. How are there no flaws when being passed down? What about the books written that weren't included in the Bible? What is the balance of having faith and wanting historical evidence?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about popular phobias and where they fall within them.

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac talk about Halloween and how Christians respond to it. What is the history of Halloween? Should Christians celebrate the holiday? But what about the glorification of demons and Satan? How can parents approach the subject with kids?

The crew wraps up the episode by fantasy drafting their favorite Halloween candy. Does anyone else besides Isaac like candy corn?

*this conversation previously aired on episode 35 in October 2023.

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and this time in front of a live audience as part of the discipleship program at Irving Bible Church. They take submitted questions about church scandals in DFW, the 'Billy Graham Rule," pastors on social media, and more.

There is no recorded banter this week as they dedicated all the time to questions in the room.

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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and this time talking about immigration and the church. Why is immigration avoided as a topic in the church? How should Christians respond to illegal immigration? What is the biblical view of national borders? Why do people turn to politics over their faith to form their stance on immigration? What resources are there to learn from?

They wrap up the episode by talking about the Fall season and Barry's disdain for pumpkin spice.

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Barry and Isaac are joined by Jared Barnett, Men's Pastor at Irving Bible Church. They talk about the stages of church hurt and the response to it. Is church hurt on the rise? What is the spectrum of church hurt we can experience? How can we begin to heal from it? How can we support someone hurting from church hurt?

They wrap up the episode by talking about the manliest thing they don't know how to do.

*The physical wound analogy of healing was inspired by the work of Jonathan Kindler, Prof. of Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Formation

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Barry, Sissy and Isaac are back talking about men and women in the church. Why is there an exodus of women in the church? Is there scripture that limits the roles of women in the church? What is the difference between how the early and current church view and treat women? What is the history of women in the church with IBC?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about what time period they would go back to live in and why. Barry has one key element that has to be present.

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