Inglorious Pastords

In this new year episode, Bruce and Rog talk about 2023, depression, the difference between joy and happiness, handling pain, how contentment is forged, Ecclesiastes, self-employment and the college football playoff.

In this rollicking end-of-year episode, the Pastords talk about Dr. Pepper, a 700 million dollar baseball player, highs and lows for the podcast, micro-managing, Jesus's leadership, trusting the Spirit's leading, and how God guides through desire.

The Pastords end up talking about surprising NFL teams, Hallmark movies, when Christmas is blue, how to walk with grieving friends, the gift of noticing, trying to control people's emotions, memories in heaven, the blessing of conflict and pain, and looking forward to heaven too much.

In this captivating episode, Bruce and Roger's conversation touches on how long the Pastords have been recording, the selection of the 4 college football playoff teams, the complexity of defining fair, drawing lines and drawing circles, shocking people who enter the kingdom, the audacious prayer of a dying thief, Roger's favorite prayer, the unfairness of grace

Chatting in Bruce's office, the Pastords end up talking about a bad NFL team, a rising NFL team, the Iron Bowl, the Nicene Creed, ignoring Jesus, collapsing beach houses, building a good life, fruits of the Spirit, becoming joy-givers, and the Sermon on the Mount.

In this deeply perceptive episode, the Pastords manage to talk about Mr. Rogers, fashion rules, podcast viewership, the power of expectations, the danger of the word "ought," Hebrew pronunciation, your inner critic, the voice of shame, handling criticism, and slowing down.

In this rambling conversation, the Pastords talk about haircut fails, fire towers, defining success, Chip and Joanna Gaines, demo day, a dating fail, an adoption fail, and the return of Jesus.

The pastords find a way to talk about losing weight, knee injuries, Greta Van Fleet, a possible music podcast, the demise of the church?, moral sins, the pull of power, Isaiah's prophecy, the sinfulness of mankind, and being light in the darkness.

The pastords have a reflective conversation about lengthy car repairs, marital friction, passing cars legally, the Hamas attack in light of Bruce's recent Holy Land trip, the question of whether God takes sides, one-side-ism, the judgment of God, selective moral indignation, the hate of Jesus' disciples, undesirables in heaven, and turning everything into a war.

Today's rambling conversation between the pastords touches on sound tech fails, car fails, budget fails, remodeling, Taylor Swift, calling out abuse, the story of the gospel, presuming on the future, the temptation of Jesus, the abuse of power, fleeting fame, violence in the Bible, and the goodness of God.