The Weekday

Christians should be the most secure, comfortable people in our identities because of what we believe. 

But add social media into the amalgamation that is our lives, and we all of a sudden become insecure, attention-seeking, overblown, and windswept people in the world.

What is the purpose of social media? How SHOULD the church respond to it?

What is a Christian influencer? What makes it just FEEL a little off about our world?

And how should the church ACTUALLY respond to all of social media in the wild?

Justin, Mike, and Andy tackle this, plus a whole host of wonderful pre-show banter, including movies that Justin has never seen (most of them) and our Top 3 Guilty Pleasure movies (which one of us didn't understand).

What are some things that you're seeing the landscape around this topic? What do you think the church should respond to?

👇 Comment below, and we'll tackle it in this series!👇

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What are some things that you're seeing the landscape around this topic? What do you think the church should respond to?

👇 Comment below, and we'll tackle it in this series!👇

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WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE BAD AUDIO.

That aside, 

Mike's tale of evading arrest (but not really)
Funny metal band names
Worship pastors being called the "bride of Satan"
Justin may not know music, either

How should the church respond to things like abortion and the Roe v. Wade possible overturn, the war in Ukraine, climate change, and sociopolitical issues that we seem to stick our heads in the sand about?

Are we over politicized?

Are we under-represented?

Are we simply scared?

In this episode, we kick off a brand new series looking at how the Church SHOULD respond to certain events, ideas, and people. As we'll see, though, just because we SHOULD respond in one way doesn't mean that we DO.

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We're baaaaaack. And this is probably our weirdest and most laugh-filled episode to date. Buckle up.

After taking a few weeks off, the Weekday guys jump back into Sunday School stories UNCOVERED. 

Stories that we were told in Sunday School that had DRASTICALLY different endings than what we were taught. And some of these are REALLY messed up.

Today, we're looking at Daniel and the lion's den, Elijah on Mt. Carmel, Balaam's donkey, and David & Goliath.

And then a special story that you may not expect from the life of Moses.

Join Mike, Justin, and Andy as we jump headfirst into a couple of stories that appear sanitized, but under the surface of a Sunday School veneer have a LOT more going on!

What stories have YOU been taught that, as you grew up, found out were not as happy and fun as you thought?

And the boys play, "Justin, Have You Seen This?"
SPOILER: He probably hasn't seen it.

What movies do you think Justin should have seen but probably hasn't? Throw them into the comments below!

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IN THIS EPISODE:
-Top 5 favorite holiday list goes awry
-Childhood bets gone awry
-Bible stories gone awry
-Lighting gone awry
-Backwards hats
-Kids dancing

Your thoughts? Let us know 👇

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Children's Bible stories seem to leave out a LOT of the actual details. 

We're here to bring you the REAL Sunday School. UNCOVERED!

This is not a hit piece on the Bible, but we thought it would be fun to bring you the stories in the Bible that we tell kids during Sunday School that are missing a LOT of the details. These stories have been cleaned up to showcase people as heroes who may not deserve to be called "heroes", since they're broken, messed up people just like us!

The beautiful thing about Scripture is that broken, messed up people end up making a difference, and we can do the same thing today.

Join Mike, Justin, and Andy as we jump headfirst into a couple of stories that appear sanitized, but under the surface of a Sunday School veneer have a LOT more going on!

What stories have YOU been taught that, as you grew up, found out were not as happy and fun as you thought?

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IN THIS EPISODE:
-Most embarassing thing you've ever done
-Hot or Not? (Follow along below)
-Forgetting Bibles
-The Bible Project podcast (download here: https://bibleproject.com/)
-"Ghost water"

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GAME TIME:  Hot or Not?
Play along with us in the comments!

Winter Olympics
Twitter
Electric Cars
Gas Prices
Baseball
March Madness
Tommy Hilfiger
McDonald's
Taco Bell
Podcasts
Batman
And one that got lost.

Your thoughts? Let us know 👇

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What do fine wine and a moldy sandwich have to do with getting better each day?

Growing in our faith, and growing as people, go hand in hand. 

And growth is TOUGH.

Join Mike, Justin, and Andy for a self-reflective conversation about the place that entertainment plays in our lives, progress, Sabbath, taking a rest, and the difference between convenience, comfort, and how intentional discomfort is the BEST way to grow in our lives and in our faith.

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Let us know in the comments:

Are we truly called to get 1% better? Are we called to continue to grow, improve, and change for the better?

Are YOU growing or becoming comfortable?

Are you getting BETTER as you get older?

What decisions are YOU making each day that are trying to promote growth, both personally AND in your walk with Jesus?

IN THIS EPISODE:

Technical difficulties happen to everyone. Even THE WEEKDAY. But never fear, rolling brownouts won't stop this goodness.

Justin...sweet sweet boy. 

HOT TAKE:
Is fruitcake good? And why do we always talk about bringing out an "old" chestnut?

And do you agree or disagree with Andy that California/Los Angeles is tough to live in?

Is church dead? 
Is the WAY we're doing church wrong? 
What needs to be reformed or changed?

Churches are back open physically, for the most part, yet people are not coming back. And they're still leaving in droves.

So what do we need to change in order to meet the culture where they're at?

Join Mike, Andy, and Justin today for one of the most candid conversations we've ever had on the podcast about the state of the church, what we're doing wrong, and what we can possibly try to do fix it. 

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Your source for the greatest '90s pop, THE WEEKDAY is back!

Let us know below: what's the dumbest thing you've ever done? We'd love to commiserate with you!

IN THIS EPISODE:
-Justin's foot getting split open is the least of our worries today
-Running a half-marathon in a winter storm
-Dot.com bubble chat (and more business talk)

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We want to talk with YOU about this topic, too, so feel free to chime in and continue this conversation with us in the comments or through our socials! We'd love to get the chance to talk with you.
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Is church dead? 

Why do pastors and church leaders seem to be so bad at self care that they let it ruin their lives, their ministries, and their families?

And is their lack of self care promoting the "decline" of the church?

Join us for a candid conversation about self care, counseling, leadership, vulnerability, and how to combat the the pull of the enemy away from being a healthy leader.

SPOILER: no matter what you are doing in life, no matter your vocation, calling, or status, YOU ARE A LEADER. And you are able to be healthy and whole with the Lord's guidance in your lives.

In this podcast:

-Justin is NOT a psychiatrist, and he has bad takes on ice cream flavors (sorry, not sorry)
-Pastors that have fallen
-Immorality and healing from that
-And, of course, the best chat about brain-eating amoebas on the Internet to date.

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Year over year, average church attendance is decreasing. 
The pandemic has only accelerated this decline. 

To start your New Year from THE WEEKDAY off in a depressing-like fashion, we wanted to kick off a multi-episode conversation about this question that we've been wrestling with in today's culture and the trends around the body of Christ:

We want to talk with YOU about this topic, too, so feel free to chime in and continue this conversation with us in the comments or through our socials! We'd love to get the chance to talk with you.

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Year over year, average church attendance is decreasing. 
The pandemic has only accelerated this decline. 

Is church dead?

Is worship music in a stale place?

To start your New Year from THE WEEKDAY off in a depressing-like fashion, we wanted to kick off a multi-episode conversation about this question that we've been wrestling with in today's culture and the trends around the body of Christ:

We want to talk with YOU about this topic, too, so feel free to chime in and continue this conversation with us in the comments or through our socials! We'd love to get the chance to talk with you.

In this podcast:

-Kodak Cassette Camera, for your reference: http://licm.org.uk/livingImage/Kodak_Ektra22-EF.html
-Stories about pictures and broken feet on crash-test dummies
-Using church as a vehicle to feel better about yourself

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We found it. We found the Lost Episode. And it's one of our funniest episodes to date. 

In a Freaky Friday-type switch, Justin and Andy trade places for movie chat, wisdom teeth being lost, and white horses.

SPOILER: Justin hasn't seen many good movies. Or many movies at all. What does he need to 

This was recorded back in November of 2021, so get buckled in for more Live No Lies chat as we break down "the flesh", our physicality and the disordered desires that come from our sinful, fallen world.

"The heart wants what it wants," right?

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⬇️  What happened with YOU in 2021? ⬇️
⬇️ Let us know in the comments below! ⬇️

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2021. We're almost done with it.

Mike, Justin, and Andy walk through their personal and church highlights of the year, discuss house hunting and becoming an adult, and, of course, the best things things that happened in the midst of a year that both seemed like 1 year and 5 years put together.

Head over to Bay Hope Worship's awesome channel as well: youtube.com/bayhopeworship

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