• Donna drank too much Hawaiian Punch
• Holly just doesn’t understand Donna.
• Holly’s depression and anger management issues.
• Donna’s really wise; Holly’s really confused; Donna’s super smart; and the ladies bicker a bit.
• Mental health.
• Witness.
• Sin.
• Repentance.
• Rehabilitation.
• Forgiveness.
• Domestic abuse… for about a minute and then ten.
• BACK to sin.
• BACK to mental health.
  
• Warning: We swore and were stupid out of it this week. Hope y’all had a good 4th!
  
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This week on the pod: 

Staying self-informed vs self-care; all the ways Holly has thrown out her back; the Great Commission (Matthew 28:26-20); tfw what you thought was your career calling hinders your actual calling; volunteering humbly; Holly confesses a serious point of conviction in her past; what our spiritual gifting tell us about our place in the world; Matthew 20:16; Matthew 5:5; the desire for power and how it’s not a necessity; having peace with your present; going to church when you don’t wanna; our impact in the every day; pride, insecurity, gossip, hypocrisy, and brokenness; Psalm 139:14; Philippians 1:21-26; ALSO… 

1. Calling is not career.
2. Our calling is to pursue Christ and the Great Commission.
3. If your career is inhibiting the spiritual gifting God gave you to follow through on the Great Commission, you’re probably either in the wrong career or dealing with idolatry of success or power.
4. In the present time, where you are, here and now, God is using you. Your calling is to be in Christ.
5. Don’t be so heavenly minded you’re no earthly good, and don’t be so earthly minded you’re no earthly good.

Nerd Out this week: Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind

CALL YOUR SENATORS!

(Warning: Be wary of the cussin'.) 

Method Theology is taking the week off, but the ladies wanted to do two things:

1) Share their sermons from the guys at @NYPastors' Podcast and

2) Tell you guys to go check out their PODCAST! If you haven't yet, check them out on iTunes or Twitter. 

See y'all next week! (Also, Donna is a way better person than me. -Holly B)

(WARNING: There may be a tad bit o' swearing in Holly's message. Not totally sure.)

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THIS WEEK ON METHOD THEOLOGY… Representative Scalise; McDonald’s vs Blue Bell; Cheap but important words; the generational gap and parents; Donna’s #Morky again; Control issues; Donna’s mom doesn’t get AARP; Wisdom from age; disagreeing with family; Donna’s hair; Donna amuses herself; another 30 minute conversation about race, privilege, racism, and a shoe metaphor (*shrugs*);  Dallas’ Hot 100 DJ Joey and Eminem; Holly manages to trigger Donna twice (Face palm: Holly); cultural and communal equity; wait, make that three triggers… or is it 4?

WARNING: We cuss up one side and down the other.

Benevolent Sexism by Stuff Mom Never Told You

DONNA’S BAAAAAAAAAAAACK! Also, Holly and Donna are BOTH on @NYPastors Podcast this week, so check it out, y’all! Donna’s got a sermon and Holly’s got a feature on Feminism. AND ONE MORE TIME, shout out to @RuthHasFavor. Thanks, girl. You da best. THIS WEEK ON THE POD: Donna gets slapped in the face by a cat; Lady and the Tramp IV; #Murica; the stages of grief post-Trump; freedom of speech and the right to dissent; America’s genetic makeup and how it pertains to temperament and oppression; Apartheid, on which neither of the ladies is an expert, vs American Racism; Donna and Holly argue about a book and texting and driving; America first; #FSCKEMALL and @greg_doucette; Loyalty Day; appreciation for our veterans and military; is the law for Christians?; connotations; Noam Chomsky and “un-American”; a brief discussion about the Constitution; being wrong; how the ladies define patriotism; and DuckDuckGo.

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WARNING: We be swearin’ like a witness in court who didn’t get into Witness Protection.

HOLLY B QUOTES TRUMP and is a little obsessed with Patricia Hill Collins. In part two of “WWC” with @RuthHasFavor, Holly B and Ruth talk about the importance of representation in culture, film, and politics through tales of Whoopi Goldberg, Diego Luna, and Holly’s dad. They talk about being intentional and institutional racism, redlining and subconscious bias regarding “ethnic” names vs “white” names, comprehensive sex education (again, Holly B knows, yet briefly) and Black Wall Street, Affirmative Action and the War on Drugs/Mass Incarceration, Black Feminist Thought and being/becoming an ally, how and when to step in on behalf of another (hint: motivations, filters, audience) and #BlackLivesMatter, the #MatrixofDomination and ICE, the nuance of privilege as the honor of duty and ability and the responsibility of white folks and, for some reason, the Vietnam War. Also, as little extra tidbits: the story of when Holly B found out she was a democrat and #VAGINALBIRTH with Ruth in the #NerdOut. Also, #hypnobirthing, #cesarean, and #ruptureduterus. #RUTHCANDOIT! #LETSDOTHISOLIVIA #allthethings

Reccs for this Week: 

#NaturalBirth but no judgement

WEB Dubois - The Souls of Black Folks

James Baldwin - Fire Next Time

Patricia Hill Collins - Take your pick; she's epic no matter the context- a damn PIONEER!

Bryan Stevenson - Just Mercy

“#FSCK ‘Em All” by T. Greg Doucette (@fsckemall and @Greg_Doucette

“With Friends Like These” (@crooked_friends) by @AnnaMarieCox and @CrookedMedia 

Yeah, so the ladies still wound up naming the episode “White, Woke, and Christian”… Holly’s still very uncomfortable about it. In Pt. 1, the ladies talk about what it means to be “woke” and the necessity of humility. They talk first steps and personal experiences, generational gaps and the call to Christians to stand up for the oppressed, #whitefatigue and protesting, loving like Jesus and the stages of open-mindedness, discomfort and chaos, saying “I’m sorry” and the enrichment that comes with diversity, social deconstruction and a brief Biblical history of People of Color, and the fact that People of Color have been oppressed for most of history. Also, as a bonus, Ruth’s first theory about Adam and Eve and Holly’s genetic makeup, because it just came up. Then, on Thursday, we’ll kick off Pt. 2 with the importance of representation in culture. 

Warning: There be a tad bit o' cussin'.

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What's the purpose of sex? What commonalities can secular and religious societies find? The ladies address the weaponization of sex, manipulation through sex, rape culture, how sex perpetuates the cycle of poverty, homophobia, how societies' sexual behavior affects society in return, the suppression of male emotions, and how sexual standards and traditional gender roles oppress and disrupt the good for both sexes. Also this week: the feminization of poverty, and sexual and mental health, and for some reason, the cultural origins of country music. OOOH! And the need for comprehensive sex education. SIDE NOTE: This podcast is not promoting the pull-out method. Go watch Miss Representation (2011) on Netflix and listen to In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park.

#smoothcruz #feminism #notallmen #dontsayshower

SHOUTOUT! @NYPastors @HillaryLMcBride are awesome.

WARNING: We say four letter words, especially Holly. All the time, it's Holly.

THIS WEEK ON THE POD…. we have a special guest: Holly’s dog, who just cannot. He CAN. NOT. handle not being the center of attention. He’s real cute, though. Also, Donna’s digital bird buddy! Then, Holly and Donna are not so great at the whole teamwork thing… #redbathrobeteam… and Donna doesn’t #adult well. #WhenIsShrimpDone? The “P-Word.” The ladies share their thoughts on Trump’s executive order declaring that religious and non-profit institutions are allowed to endorse political candidates without losing their tax exempt status and how the church should be reacting to it and behaving in the first place. (BTW, Donna isn’t actually going to kill a bird.) Holly wanted a McCain-Lieberman ticket. And… Abortion again! Plus, a Houston Mayor’s LGBTQIA issues. #HollysHunches #slipperyslope #RepublicanVDemocrat#incumbedent #freedomofspeech #freedomofreligion #DDGAF (Donna Don’t Give a Fuck) #JaRule

Wanna know about the origins of the law? Go here: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/22/donald-trump/donald-trump-correct-lyndon-johnson-passed-legisla/

Beware to all who enter here: we cuss like damn sailors.

THIS WEEK ON METHOD THEOLOGY… Donna’s got a chocolate pocket and Holly forgets how podcasts work. The ladies talk about self-imposed deserts, God-imposed deserts, what to do in the desert, and how to get out of the desert. Dating an atheist. Feisty mowers hijacking our wifi and podcast. Idolizing the desert and dreams. The importance of community. Fasting. “United” by Cory Booker. Pursuing Jesus.  Getting counseling if you need it. Donna yells a little bit. Soy vs Gluten: The Fields Get Real.

James 1 :13 // Matthew 17:20 // Matthew 7:7 // Romans 8:28 // Matthew 11:30 // 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

This week’s hashtags: #getbehindmeweedwhacker #goad #desertlite #biblicallyaccurate #momoneymoproblems #dosomething #BOGOjuice!

Mentions: @CoryBooker @BandryBarry (The Chop Stars and Barry Jenkins - Purple Moonlight on AudioMac.com)

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 WARNING: We cuss and are NOT professionals. Take EVERYthing we say with a grain of salt.