Don't waste your life. Waste someone else's! 

This episode is not about long skirts or grape juice or hell (but we might get there eventually). For now, let's take a moment to go to the core of what fundamentalism is and where we might find it. 

Evangelical Christianity is often centered around the gospel message, which is often reduced to words spoken. Is this all that Jesus intended? Is there something missing? Is The Godfather overrated? I'll answer at least two of those questions in this episode.

Tearing apart, criticizing, and demolishing is easy, building is not. So as we are deconstructing elements of our faith, where do we begin the process of reconstructing that which is good? How do we put back together the Lego house, currently scattered across the floor in a million pieces, into something better than before? 

If you are flying in an airplane and decide to deconstruct it, don't be surprised when you crash. Deconstructing is insanely beneficial for the growth of a Christian, but where's the line? When is deconstruction dangerous? When does deconstruction become demolition? 

How does an atheist feel when they walk into a store and hear Christian music playing? In this episode, I sit back down with Mike to talk about Christian music. Although not a Christian, he grew up on Steven Curtis Chapman, DC Talk, Kirk Franklin, etc. The conversation leads us into the present, which deepens the conversation far beyond music and into the psychology of evangelism and Christian witness from the perspective of an nonbeliever. 

Apologetics is typically an intellectual approach to defending the "faith." Philosophy, logic, science, etc. But is this really what we should be defending? Did Peter know that his encouragement to believers to continue doing what is good despite pushback and persecution would be used to justify arguing with atheists centuries later? 

Mike, a pastor's kid who lost his faith while attending Christian college, shares his story, his struggles, and his own unique perspective on Christianity.  In this episode, I interview my long time best friend and cousin, the person who has influenced me more than anyone else, the one who taught me how to think deeply, and the person with whom I share a closer bond than anyone else on the planet. 

Doubt is authentic. It's real. It's something so many Christians struggle with. But is it good? Does doubt strengthen your faith or weaken it? And should we be praised for doubting or condemned? In this episode, we'll venture into the darkness of doubt, the silence of skepticism. 

Cannot wait to get going again! After a season of intellectual and psychological hibernation, I'm back, and things are getting even more awkward... This season we'll get into topics like doubt, apologetics, fundamentalism, worldliness, Satan, The Chosen, and some surprise interviews with friends you won't want to miss!