Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week I’m joined by Kristofer Gardana, and we’re talking about comments from the pope about Hell. In a recent interview, the head of the Catholic Church claimed that Hell was not “a place,” but was “a state of the heart” and “a […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This episode is our monthly news roundup for April. In this episode, we’re talking about a survey indicating that believers in God are the happiest people in the U.S., the declining number of “born again Christians” who believe Jesus lived a sinless life, […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week I’m going to share some thoughts on three books I’ve read recently. The three books all deal with the topic of social media. This relatively new technology has saturated our culture to the extent that it is difficult to imagine a […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week I’m joined by Kristofer Gardana, and we’re talking about a megachurch that is facing a lawsuit because they were forcing staff members to tithe 10% of their wages to the church. Not only does this story bring up the issue of […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week we’re talking about Easter. This Sunday is Easter Sunday, which means churches across the country and around the world are preparing special services and events in celebration of this holiday that supposedly is to remember the resurrection of Jesus from the […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This episode is our monthly news roundup for March. In this episode, we’re talking about the recent Nashville school shooting, the connection between drinking alcohol and one’s sense of purpose, and what changed Rick Warren’s mind on women leadership in the church. STORY […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week I’m joined by Kristofer Gardana, and we’re talking about preachers and how often they preach. This was prompted by an article suggesting that “pastors” should preach no more than 40 weeks a year. As we consider this in terms of a […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week we’re talking about how obsessive news consumption can lead to physical and mental health problems. With a 24-hour news cycle and information about events around the world available to us instantly at our fingertips, this is something we need to be […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week I’m joined by Kristofer Gardana, and we’re talking about the declining trust in pastors. According to a Gallup survey, fewer people would rate pastors and clergy as having a “high ethical standard and level of honesty.” Why is this the case? […]

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS This week I’m joined by Kristofer Gardana, and we’re talking about a recent editorial in The Christian Chronicle about a “preacher shortage” in churches of Christ. Whether this is something we have seen personally or not, it does cause us to consider the […]