Hollywood is churning out lots of blockbuster action flicks that feature female leads. These modern female heroes serves as a good metaphor for the church, which is referred to as the bride of Christ. If the church is a tough heroin, there has never been a time when she is more needed than now. The church is a force for good and has answers for the most perplexing moral questions of our time such as the question of why is there evil and suffering in this world. 

It's time to go back to school! Summer ends quickly, and students shift into a new season. Similarly, life's season change, sometimes without warning. This episode offers some laughs and nostalgia about high school and some advice for how to deal with the seasons of life. 

I was thinking about the old song "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young recently. As people, we are always looking for someone to believe in, and we are wanting to believe in ourselves. People are flocking to this year's election because they are looking for someone to believe in. Interestingly, people flocked to John the Baptist during a similar time when people to believe in were hard to come by. 

It's tempting to believe that a future world, where religion has gone the way of dial-up internet, will be a place of complete peace. Matt makes the case that un-forgiveness is central to much of today's unrest.  

This episode explores the world of running. It touches on some of the common and some of the lesser known injuries that are common for marathoners, pokes fun at spandex and runner's high. On the spiritual side, spandex is compared to baptism. The main takeaway from the episode is that running takes commitment and sustained determination. Life in general and our spiritual lives in particular require the same type of grit. 

Matt talks about his days as a slacker in Junior High Band. He also discusses Jesus' encounter with Pontious Pilate, where Jesus said that everyone on the side of truth listened to His voice. The meaning of this is that the search for truth begins with a willingness to listen. Finally, Matt asks the question, "can we live as if there is no absolute truth." 

From the president of the Philippines encouraging citizens to shoot drug dealers to average joes donning homemade superhero costumes to fight crime, vigilantism is on the rise.  The Telescope Podcast looks at culture through the spyglass of faith. It's light and funny. It's also very real and pertinent. 

The internet allows brands and celebrities to connect with people like never before. However, there are times when this connection has unintended consequences. 

May 4th is known as Star Wars Day and is celebrated by fans all over the world. This episode dives into Star Wars Day, the state of the Star Wars Universe, and the philosophy of Star Wars. 

This episode gives some of the background of the National Day of Prayer, the First and Second Great Awakenings, and even dives in the world of sports.