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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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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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Barry, Sissy and Isaac are back talking about the relationship between mental health and the church. Why has the church in general struggled to talk about mental health? Is your spiritual health and mental health the same? Where can you turn in scripture if you are struggling with your mental health?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about the most thrill seeking things they have done in their life and Sissy surprises Barry and Isaac.

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Barry, Sissy and Isaac are back talking about the relationship between politics and the church. What is the difference between patriotism and christian nationalism? Does the Bible talk about voting? How did the early church approach politics? Why is it dangerous for a church to connect to one party?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their favorite fictional politicians from movies and tv shows.

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Barry, Sissy and Isaac are back and talking about narratives around small churches and big churches. What do you wish you could tell people from both churches about the other? What are some of the pros and cons of both? How do our backgrounds shape how we feel about church size?

The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their size preferences for concerts, vacation spots, and more.

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