Questions You Never Thought You Could Ask in Church

Why don’t most churches celebrate the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ? After all, it is part of the church calendar and the traditional Christmas story. It’s true. For reals.

News Flash… Jesus wasn’t born on Christmas! No seriously, he wasn’t.

In this special Christmas episode we discuss the season before Christmas called Advent. What is it, and why is it important? We also hit a bit of church history, how and why Christmas is celebrated when it is, who the Wise men really were, and where the heck is “Orient R?”

Note: There is a big difference between yokes and yolks. Are you weary and burdened this holiday season? Come and find some rest! Well, not with us, with Jesus. He likes his yolks over-easy and light. Okay, slight misinterpretation. We unpack all of this a bit this week, but please understand that this episode is quite comfy and cosy as well.

What do Liam Neeson, faith healing, hyperbole, lobotomies, BB guns, and false hope all have in common? Well, nothing really. But they do all make an appearance in this week’s episode.

Oh yeah, Mark goes to Narnia and Dave gets pummeled with yet another Old Testament Quickfire.

What do we eat when death is no more? Are we the idols of God? Why should I go to church? These are just a few of the issues addressed in this week’s episode! We’ll take a journey into meta-cognition, the character attributes of God, and what it means to not worry and a whole lot more!

What is it about Thanksgiving dinner that makes us all a little goofy? Sure, there’s the ubiquitous turkey with all the fixings, but some people fancy Goat Cheese while others prefer Head Cheese. (C'mon, really? Head Cheese?!?!) Yeah, we know that makes no real sense at this point, so you’ll just have to listen. It’s quite important.

Oh yeah, Dave answers some questions too.

If we’re all descendants of Adam and Eve, why are there different races?  Who are the 144,000 mentioned in Revelation? And who the heck answers Dave’s questions? This week we hit another great set of listener submitted questions as we discuss salvation, science, Darwin’s finches and sparkly-blue butt bread. Yep, that’s not a typo.

Why did Paul say women shouldn’t speak in church? How do we know when God answers prayer? Why are there so many different bible translations? If this isn’t enough we also have Zombie Tacos, Superhero Jesus, Pot Gardens, and Jesus talks to trees, but not in english. We also learn that Mark wears MC Hammer pants and Dave wants a leisure suit. Who knew?

In this week’s episode, we go deep into the history of the three great monotheistic religions - Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Dave gives us a detailed timeline of their common roots and when, how and why they divided along the way. What happened in 135 and 611 A.D.? Who were the Samaritans?

All this and more as Dave partakes in another belligerent quickfire round and Mark talks about his number two.

Dave attempts to recite the chemical name for Tryptophan Synthase as we hit some killer questions about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jehovah’s Witnesses and being born in the spirit. More great questions abound regarding cheap grace, and living with your significant other before marriage as Mark gives practical advice on what to say to the boy who wants to date your daughter.