Inglorious Pastords

Bruce and Rog talk about bad acting, the second wave of Covid, the anxiety epidemic, pressure to be good at everything, kids growing up more slowly, sleeping with phones, yelling in restaurants, showing your butt, the drop in church attendance, the power of communal singing, and isolation paralysis.

In this episode, Bruce and Roger ramble on about 2700 year old Sequoia trees, sitting on thrones next to Jesus, overloading a backpack, the desire for recognition, how to lighten the burdens of others, the law of Christ, listening, Mount Whitney, the keys of the kingdom, binding the enemy, the power of forgiveness, and how often you should wear a shirt before washing it.

In this rambling conversation, the Pastords manage to talk about moustaches, when you should lie, bad moods, annoying drivers, God's mercy, powerlessness, people who give golf advice, depression, blocked goals and the healing power of serving.

In spite of bursts of uncontrollable laughter, brothers Bruce and Rog manage to discuss prayer meetings where people don't pray, Bruce's Audi A4, trying to impress God, duty, playing cowboys as kids, the Westminster Catechism, the invention of the wheel, 8-track tapes, enjoying God, God enjoying us, selling 50-year old film on eBay, and whether God likes Bruce's humor

The Pastords get together again, and this time they talk about Tom Brady, the upcoming football season, Christians who don't get along, the myth of the perfect church, childhood spanking memories, sins that God hates, restoration vss retribution, why we avoid confrontation, what happens when you break a bone, and why restoring screwy people is so hard.

Bruce and Roger talk about the Lord's prayer, a lost earring, Laurel and Hardy, praying for deliverance, losing weight, the formula for answered prayer, the song their Mom wrote, how God guides people, prayer as listening and hiking in 90 degree temps.

In this episode, the Pastords ramble aimlessly about retired pastors, playing soccer in Medellin Colombia, risk aversion, the fear of failure, the most interesting man in the world, when God sets you up for failure, criticizing churches, bailing on the church, the fear of commitment and singing trail songs.

In this episode, brothers Rog and Bruce chat aimlessly about Chik-Fil-A, worker shortages, disagreements over race questions, teachability, Covid vaccinations, listening, the world's longest yard sale, judging motives, the gift of ignorance, baseball card sales, gentleness and people God says are stupid.

In this reptilian-themed episode, Bruce and Roger find a way to talk about southern summer humidity, copperheads vss rattlesnakes, the good and bad of snakes, how Jesus was a snake, the possibility of myths in the Bible, squashed bunnies, the power of stories, the invention of the wheel, rock music vss yodeling, the Tower of Babel, what to do with the bizarre in the Bible and being too smart for God.

Between a laugh or two or fifty, the Pastords wind up talking about bad golf scores, Judas Maccabeus, trying to be perfect, the Chosen series, loving people you don't like, high waisted jeans, Barabbas, reconciliation, comfortablizing Jesus, slang from the 70s, how surrender saves us, and whether they would like to have lived when Jesus walked the planet.