The Cross in Culture

After an extended hiatus the podcast is back with a look at Young Sheldon the very popular spin-off show of the award-winning Big Bang Theory. With Christian references blanketed across the entire series this episode will taken an in depth look on the meaning of belief and faith and how several of the characters relate to God. All this along with a brief discussion on the fabric of reality and math.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:24) Sheldon's Disbelief

(06:21) Doubts

(10:52) Do We Need Evidence

(15:53) What is Real and Math

(24:07) Shallow Belief

(28:35) Genuine Faith

(39:31) Outro

Sorry for the lack of episodes last year. Still working on next full one. In the meantime here is a sermon I gave on how we can be both a slave to Christ and free in Christ.

Reading is from Romans 6:16-23

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:30) Scripture Reading(03:04)Sermon Beginning

Two of the most common explanations for why Friday 13th is unlucky both relate to Christianity. We’ll look at both of them. It involves fun Christian history to include the Crusades, The Knights Templar, charges of heresy, holy relics, and banking. The other explanation involves the twelve disciples plus Jesus (13) and Good Friday.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:33) Last Supper and Good Friday

(03:48) The Knights Templar

(04:31) Rise of the Templars

(12:28) Fall of the Templars

(20:23) Outro

X-Men the animated series is the starting pointing for the new show from Disney's X-Men'97. We’ll be looking at two episodes that heavily feature Nightcrawler from Marvel comics. A devout Catholic and one of the few mainline explicitly Christian superheroes. Take a look at what all he says about God’s family, blessings, forgiveness, and the problem of evil. Also we get hear Wolverine read some scripture from Isaiah.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:34) They Know Not What They Do

(04:39) Arguing with Wolverine

(06:09) None Are Righteous

(08:48) The Problem of Evil

(18:36) Blessings

(21:09) Wolverine Reads Isiah 12

(22:02) Christian Family Adoption

(29:35) Forgiveness

(32:43) Outro

Part 2 of 2 on Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first Indiana Jones movie. I will compare the movie’s and the bible’s representation of how the ark of the covenant looked and what it was for. Examining a biblical instance of the ark being captured by a evil foreign power, and scriptural instances of people actually dying from their interaction with the ark. A Jewish ritual from the movie, and looking at some imagery in the movie when they open the ark including its use of smoke, fire and lighting. I recommend listening to part 1 (episode 2) first but it is not necessary to follow along.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:46) Ark Appearance

(05:45) What is the Ark

(13:23) Rituals

(18:50) Opening the Ark

(25:10) Deadly Ark Encounters

(30:30) Message

(32:01) Outro

Short announcement that I was a guest on the My Ministry Mission podcast. Jason and I discuss faith, doubt and what it's like growing up in a Christian home. Check out our conversation over on his podcast. Link below.

My Ministry Mission

Episode (Website): https://myministrymission.com/podcast/forging-the-faith-relationship-with-kevin-kennedy-ep-46/

Episode (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nYBdao0evS2bQYHwnyOio?si=z5laTIVbSy2b03zgE81H7A

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Manifest is chock-full of bible references but I’ll be focusing in on the show's use of Romans 8:28, Noah’s ark, as well as miracles and visions (callings as the show calls them). I will also briefly discuss Arthur C. Clarke and the Vatican’s Secret Archives.

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Timestamps

(0:00) Intro and show summery

(01:37) Visions and miracles

(08:45) Noah’s Ark

(20:45) Romans 8:28

(29:05) Message

(30:20) Outro

-Ezekiel Bread is a type of bread widely available for purchase that has a bible verse right on the packaging. We'll be taking a look at its context and find out just what Ezekiel 4:9 is really all about. Famine Judgement and Feces.

-First ever bonus episode. These mini episodes will be over things to short for a full episode and/or a topic I would normally skip.

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-Check out the product's website and where to buy it.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:46) Translation

(02:30) Context

(05:20) Usage

(06:58) Message

(07:45) Outro

First in a multi-part series about Indiana Jones. I'll talk about searching for holy relics in general, the contents of the ark and examine numerous theories about the whereabouts of the ark of the covenant; including the one found in Raiders of the Lost Ark which is actually based on 1 Kings 14.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:16) Creators

(02:11) Holy Relics

(07:29) Contents of the Ark

(11:42) Temple of Solomon

(13:12) Ark Theory Tanis pt. 1

(16:22) Appearance and Power of Ark

(19:49) Ark Theory Tanis pt. 2

(24:31) Other Ark Theories

(26:02) Jeremiah Theory

(29:19) Destroyed By Babylon or Rome

(35:13) Message

(36:38) Outro

This first episode is a bit of a creature feature. I'll be taking a look at the lore of the popular tabletop game D&D. We'll find out how accurate is their version of a wide variety of creatures that are also found in the bible including angels, demons, dragons and giants. I will also briefly look at some spells and the beliefs of Gary Gygax.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(03:17) Raising the Dead

(04:44) Elohim

(06:05) Tongues

(10:00) Demons

(21:12) Angels

(30:05) Unicorns

(31:52) Cockatrice

(32:13) Satyrs

(32:51) Behemoth/Dinosaur

(34:49) Dragons

(42:33) Giants

(49:43) Message

(50:54) Outro