The Blacksmith's Furnace

Welcome to the Furnace all!

This week we’re a full and overflowing furnace with the return of man lyk Mo and the lovely Dreya gracing us with her presence.

Of course Mo gets tossed in the hot seat but as you’ll find out it was Rob who gets burned by the end of the episode. Mo deals with questions about if black reality TV is good for the black community and how a married couple with finances combined deals with purchasing personal items that are only for one individual. Mo did counterstrike with a spicy scenario that you have to listen to to hear....

We then go on to talk about friendships and what they really mean and what should warrant ending a friendship. It all turns into a counselling session for Rob leaving him roasted by the end!

For our hookups, Peter suggested checking out an anime on Netflix called Ultraman, season two just dropped so check it out here [https://g.co/kgs/ejGUaA](https://g.co/kgs/ejGUaA), Dreya suggested checking out a real friendship recorded in the Bible, between Jonathan and David, open to 1 Samuel 18 and have a read. Mo suggested checking out a lofi artist called kupla, have a listen to his dope artistry here [https://www.kuplasound.com/](https://www.kuplasound.com/) and Rob suggested checking out Ed Sheeran’s album Divide, you can hear it here [https://www.edsheeran.com/album/divide-35416](https://www.edsheeran.com/album/divide-35416)

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Happy Easter all, and welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith’s Furnace with the Rock and the Rockstar holding down the fort while Man lyk Mo is out having a whole birthday week of celebrations and chilling.

Rob and Pete again go one for one during Sorry not Sorry discussing whether or not the pagan aspects of Easter need to be addressed in a church and if it is fair that Noah’s legacy in the Bible is significantly affected by the one recorded episode of his getting drunk?

We then go on to talk about the recent plans by the Tory government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda focussing on the fact for those seeking refuge they can’t quite be picky about what help they get, and Rob relates this to how Christians can sometimes be picky about what and how their prayers are answered by God.

For our Hookups Peter suggested checking out a short Anime series on Netflix, Kabeneri of the Iron Fortress, have a watch here [https://g.co/kgs/p9ugLb](https://g.co/kgs/p9ugLb) and Rob suggested a couple of things, the first being a youtube channel called the Tortoise Whisperer, have a look at what has apparently got Rob thinking about owning a pet tortoise here [https://youtube.com/c/TheTortoiseWhisperer](https://youtube.com/c/TheTortoiseWhisperer) and his second hookup was an Anime called Spy X Family you can check that out here [https://www.crunchyroll.com/spy-x-family](https://www.crunchyroll.com/spy-x-family)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

It’s the Rock and the Rockstar, reporting for duty in this week’s episode of the Furnace. Moses is out on pre-birthday holiday with the fam, somewhere like Butlins, but we the dedicated remained to serve!

We go one for one in Sorry not Sorry with Pete attempting to give a biblical defence for Tithing and Rob attempting to justify consumption of secular entertainment like Comics and Anime that is based on Biblical Characters but is far from Biblical in its message.

We then go on to talk about what it means to be the best at a particular endeavour and whether or not you need to create something new or rise to the top of an existing hierarchy to truly be considered the greatest. This eventually leads to a conversation about death and its inevitability and what that should mean for that very pursuit

For our hookups Rob suggested a song by Dolly Parton called Jolene have a listen here [https://open.spotify.com/track/0HtY7ILTZVSd4i44FuOrur?autoplay=true](https://open.spotify.com/track/0HtY7ILTZVSd4i44FuOrur?autoplay=true) and Peter suggested checking out the latest Marvel series Moon Knight, check it out here [https://www.disneyplus.com/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS?distributionPartner=google](https://www.disneyplus.com/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS?distributionPartner=google)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Slapping you right in the eardrums with another episode of the Furnace, with your boys, Rob, Pete and Mo.

This week Mo kicks things off in the hot seat. He talks about why God didn’t just wipe the slate completely clean and start over with a new version of humanity during the flood of Noah, keeping a happy wife and how much is too much to spend on a non-essential item as a Christian.

We then of course go on to talk about the slap that was heard around the world, and discuss the infamous altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock. Suffice it to say things get a bit heated and Pete clearly doesn’t like a few people.

For our hookups, Mo suggested checking out the essentials list curated on spotify of Will Smith’s greatest songs, have a listen here [https://open.spotify.com/track/6TFGUXmdBVux66s5BgEvd0?autoplay=true](https://open.spotify.com/track/6TFGUXmdBVux66s5BgEvd0?autoplay=true) (there might be some explicit language)

Peter suggested checking out a series on Netflix called Space Force, have a watch here [https://g.co/kgs/g9heGy](https://g.co/kgs/g9heGy)

and Rob suggested checking out a couple baking shows on Netflix, Is it Cake [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81333845](https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81333845), and Baking Impossible

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Welcome all to another episode of the Furnace with ya boys Rob, Pete And Man Lyk Mo. Firstly Happy belated birthday to Peter ( Weird to be wishing myself a happy birthday given I’m writing the show notes), He celebrates in the Hot seat for sorry not sorry. Rob kicks things off asking Pete what an acceptable reason would be for someone asking for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Mo then asks what the best bible translation is?

We then go on to talk about Lia Thomas’s recent swimming victory and whether transgender women (Biological men who identify as women) should participate in sport with other biological women.

Following on from that we go on to talk about how Christians can lovingly still share the truth with trans people without seeming judgemental or insensitive.

For our hookups, Mo suggested checking out the anime Jujitsu Kaisen check it out here [https://g.co/kgs/jqw8QH](https://g.co/kgs/jqw8QH)

Rob suggested an Instagram page toypoodlegram because , well it’s Rob, have a look here [https://www.instagram.com/toypoodlegram/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/toypoodlegram/?hl=en)

Lastly Peter suggested an app that saves anything you find on the internet for reading at your leisure. It’s called Pocket and you can check it out here [https://getpocket.com/en/](https://getpocket.com/en/)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Welcome all to another episode of the Blacksmith’s furnace, with all ya boys present and prepped to provide some nonsense.

Rob kicks things off in the hot seat today and discusses his mental framework used to answer questions he might not have the best answer for in social, academic and biblical circles, and how he would address someone who claims to be Christian following the laws of the old testament but doesn’t believe in attending a church.

We then go on to talk about the recent news of a girl being strip searched while being on her period because she smelled like cannabis and how we feel as fathers and potential fathers about how a school our kids attend should deal with drugs and undesirable behaviour of any form.

For our hookups Peter suggested checking out C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, have a read here [https://g.co/kgs/Zrrv6P](https://g.co/kgs/Zrrv6P)

Mo suggested checking out an animated film by Netflix, The nightmare of the wolf, from the Witcher world have a watch here [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81037868](https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81037868)

And Rob suggested checking out the new Jujutsu Kaisen movie out in select cinemas soon, check out where you can have a watch here [https://g.co/kgs/hDcRsL](https://g.co/kgs/hDcRsL)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Welcome all, to another episode of the Blacksmith Furnace!

This week Peter takes his turn in the hot seat and kicks things off with his thoughts on whether searching for a potential partner is reason enough to join another church? and what approaches to evangelism he agrees with and why.

We then go on to talk about the new dynamics, newly wed Robert and Dreya are facing with building friendships with other couples now they are a couple “officially” and if at all it is necessary to have couple friends as a married couple. Suffice it to say Mo and Pete who are both married and somehow not considered Rob’s couple friends were not impressed with his position.

For our hookups, Peter suggested checking out Joell Ortiz and Crooked I’s new project called FourClousure, more specifically their new singles Vacancy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82A_ZdIrds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82A_ZdIrds) and Backstage [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyk6vkGqviY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyk6vkGqviY)

Rob suggested checking out the Lock picking lawyer’s YouTube channel where, as the name suggests, a lawyer picks locks, curious? Check him out here [https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer](https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer)

Lastly, Mo suggested checking out the back catalogue of Atlanta Old school rapper Trick Daddy check out his album Back by Thug Demand here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ef1NebDslY&list=PLsFUbQpMyyfjaa1CpdT501cYQw-wBnqyK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ef1NebDslY&list=PLsFUbQpMyyfjaa1CpdT501cYQw-wBnqyK)

Mo also suggested checking out the French Duo Ours Samplus Album One Day One Beat Vol 1, they’re a Jazz fused with Hip Hop artists whose work lead Mo to start listening to Lo Fi hip hop, have a listen here [https://open.spotify.com/album/5PQJKyAYhCYpWgYKwGuDEb?autoplay=true](https://open.spotify.com/album/5PQJKyAYhCYpWgYKwGuDEb?autoplay=true)

We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Welcome all to another episode of the Furnace. Full furnace this week with the return of Man lyk Mo who was greeted with a go in the hot seat.

Mo kicked things off talking about how the current tribulation being faced by Ukrainian Christians doesn’t disprove theology that suggests a pre-millennial rapture. He went on to discuss how his service in ministry has changed after getting married and ended his turn with whether or not Lent is biblical.

We then of course go on to talk about what’s happening in Ukraine and more specifically the racism being exhibited even by Ukrainians to ethnic minorities at these times. This led us to talk about racism in the UK and contrasted it against the racism against Jews which seems to have different after effects to that against Black people

For our hookups Peter suggested checking out the latest offering from the Youtube channel Re-Anime check out Itachi’s Path in live action here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIUSHmPZVL4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIUSHmPZVL4). Mo suggested a podcast called Money for the rest of us that deals with personal money management and investment have a listen here [https://moneyfortherestofus.com/episodes/](https://moneyfortherestofus.com/episodes/) lastly Rob suggested another old school series called Murder She wrote catch some nostalgia here [https://g.co/kgs/sLby4o](https://g.co/kgs/sLby4o)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

The rock and the Rockstar in the flesh this week as Pete and Rob actually meet up in person to record for the first time since the pandemic started!

We start off taking turns in the hot seat, Rob talked about 1 detail he thinks most people miss when it comes to the bible and Pete talks about if denominations in the Christian faith amount to a net positive or negative.

We then of course go on to talk about the conflict going on between Russia and Ukraine and our thoughts on what the Christian response can and should be to what’s going on.

Peter mentioned prayer and donating what we can and one reputable charity that are doing something are the Red Cross so check them out if you can give .

Suffice it to say Pray for both Ukraine and Russia in these times

To lighten the mood Rob then shifted the conversation to season 2 of Love is blind and how to deal with a toxic, self sabotaging partner.

For our hookups, Peter suggested checking out a website and app called all sides ([https://www.allsides.com/](https://www.allsides.com/)) which looks to present unbiased news by collating sources from all sides of the political realm . Peter also stole Mo’s hookup and suggested checking out a book by former Navy Seal, Ultra athlete and world record holder for most pullups in a day, David Goggins called Can’t Hurt Me, be warned it does contain a lot of profanities but is a great book about perseverance and being the best version of yourself: [https://g.co/kgs/jKp3mC](https://g.co/kgs/jKp3mC)

Rob suggested checking out Agatha Christie’s Poirot following his recent watching of Death on the Nile. Check out the famous TV series here [https://g.co/kgs/9nVwyY](https://g.co/kgs/9nVwyY)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.

Welcome back all, to another episode of the furnace.

Peter takes the hot seat this week and talks about his biblical view of Valentine’s day shenanigans, and how he would advise someone to navigate unhealthy leadership in the church.

We then go on to talk about the scandal surrounding Joe Rogan’s Podcast on Spotify. We discuss our thoughts on the issue and on cancel culture in today’s society, and how much context and time matter in the court of public opinion.

For our Hookups

Robert suggested checking out Tick Tick Boom on Netflix, have a watch here [https://g.co/kgs/8D2RtQ](https://g.co/kgs/8D2RtQ)

Mo suggested a game for the Nintendo Switch called Pokemon Legends Acqeus check it out here [https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/](https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/)

And Peter suggested checking out hot one on YouTube where celebrities are interviewed while eating increasingly spicier hot wings, break a sweat here [https://www.youtube.com/c/firstwefeast](https://www.youtube.com/c/firstwefeast)

**We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing, and if you don't, please let us know in the comments and let your friends know by sharing.

We're big believers in the "win-win"Take care and stay blessed.

Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music.

And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.