Chris and Pete harmonise with Billy Joel as he sings that ‘Only fools are satisfied’. So are we fools? Or is there more going on here? Are fools happy, rather than Joyful? What are we looking for then and could The Rolling Stones possibly have a clue?

Chris and Pete look at this strange beast called Christian Apologetics. What is it? Why is it? Does it confuse more than confirm? Do we need it or is it a distraction? Can we be okay with not knowing or do we need our beliefs to be scientifically legitimate? And today, is it nothing more than just a tik tok bunfight?

One for the creative folk. Surely all we do is create what god tells us to? Does Chris write his own sermons? Did Pete write his novels? Or do we only do what God tells us? Is it God doing the art works? Is God in control of your creativity or is it YOU, the human, who is creative? Did God tell you that? Do individuals need each other to be effective creatively, or is God enough?

Chris and Pete have another wrestle with translating the words we know so well. Like a bible full of miracles… are they really? Should we ever pray for a miracle? Why are they so special? Why does God even roll out miracles? Have we misunderstood what they are? Is it a magic show? A party trick? Or is it something far more important?

Chris and Pete look at leaving a legacy. Why do we strive for more? Do us humans need to strive for greatness? Is that a God thing or a human misunderstanding thing? Maybe we should try to be an influencer? Is leaving a legacy worth anything and does it matter? Do we do bad when we try to be great?

‘I love you because…’ and therefore, Chris and Pete wonder, isn’t love a transaction? Can we love without transactions? What is selfless love, if we are selfish people? Is there something in our relationships that means we are always in a self-serving, transactional place and do we test God’s love, transactionally? If you do this… But what about unconditional love?

Chris and Pete get excited by a really stupid question. Was Jesus ever bored? Is it actually a stupid question? Is there any value in Boredom and what is it like in our modern world? Is it worth just slowing down in our walk with a Jesus who never rushes. Was Jesus a mischievous child? Was he a weird kid? And what do we lose by being busy? Can we be bored like Jesus?

Chris and Pete may seem uncultured, but they like to think that culture really matters. Is church culture really helpful and what happens when it’s not? Can ‘Our’ church welcome ‘them’? How hard is it to share our cultures, and who is doing all this work? Are we missing out on the joy of other cultures because it’s too hard?’

Chris and Pete have been getting grumpy at the socially mediated world because that’s how it’s made. Don’t we love to be outraged? Is it our God given right? Who gives us the right to be outraged and why do we let others unload their venom in our faces? Is there a good way to respond to the outrage of others and our own outrage? What happens when we DON’T respond to outrage?

After a couple of thousand years of the bible, Chris and Pete are still baffled by the stories in it. Just like the original hearers of Jesus were? Why did Jesus seek to deliberately baffle us? Can’t he just tell us stuff instead of hiding in parables? Are stories important and if so, why? And how do we get it? Can we ever understand it?