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We've already had two conversations about leadership in the church, and how we as followers should respond to our leaders. But what happens when those leaders are insulated from accountability? What happens when a leader cannot be questioned?

On this episode we dig a bit deeper into our Shepherds and the Stages they occupy, discussing what it means to handle that position biblically and in a way that truly elevates the Kingdom of God.

When we were children, we spoke as children, and we used the words that we knew. But hopefully, as we grow, we learn new words, and new ways of describing the world around us. 

And our church experience - the songs we sing, the sermons we hear, the books we read, the spiritual conversations we engage in - play a HUGE role giving us that vocabulary.

This conversation explores how we as people of faith develop a language that actually addresses our experience, and use that language to better relate to God and to each other.

Technology is constantly shaping us, whether we know it or not. Marketing messages, social media, television, and now AI are all constantly competing not just for out attention, but for our hearts and minds. Are we aware of how much of our faith is being co-opted by technology and those who stand to profit off of it?

We know what you might be thinking - "Here's another half hour of self-righteous tech-bashing from a couple of theobros." But as always, we try to land on the narrow road of wisdom, rather than the ditches on either side. Did we manage it? Hopefully! But if nothing else, maybe it will get you thinking (and praying).

Ever heard something that immediately made your internal check-engine light come on? We unpack a comment about “coming as you are” that hit one of us the wrong way.  Somehow, that led us into a conversation about sanctification, Sunday’s best, and why we don’t always hear things the same way after God starts changing us.

On this episode we talk culture, raising young people to follow Jesus, and the tools God gives us to discern what’s worth pushing back on and what might be exposing something in us. Turns out, sometimes the spark plug isn’t the problem, it’s the engine.

Sometimes, we look in the wrong places for our identity - celebrities, pastors, teachers, theologians, musicians, when we should be defining ourselves how Christ does. We talk through what it looks like to live out our identity faithfully, and whether Kevin Hart has anything to say about it.

As has been our custom for a while now, we start the new year by contemplating the year we just wrapped up. What do we have to say? Can we still contribute to the cultural conversation about faith in a meaningful way?

This episode almost didn't make it. Why? Well, sometimes things don't quite happen like you hope they will. This episode was recorded and edited in October and then somehow wiped from existence(that may or may not be my fault-Ryan). But... we thankfully record back up audio.

On this episode we talk about Charlie Kirk and the incident that sparked what many are calling a unique moment. Though delayed, we discuss the public reaction, our reactions, and what this means for followers of Christ. 

You've probably heard this verse quoted - "Do not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing." And if you've been a Christian for any amount of time, you've probably encountered something about church that you didn't like, or even deeply hurt or grieved you.

We're commanded to continue to participate in church, but how do we navigate the all too often messy and difficult people that are a part of it? And for that matter, what does "church" even mean?

In this episode, we try to get to clarity on what it means for the body of Christ to gather, and what God was really wanting the church to be to begin with.

As we wrap up our Beatitudes series, we wrestle with what it really means to be blessed when persecuted and reviled. This radical statement from Jesus stands in stark contrast to the comfort-driven values of the world — and especially of modern America.

In this episode, we unpack how the American church has often redefined “persecution,” and why that matters. Is discomfort the same as persecution? Are we missing something deeper that Jesus was calling us to? Join us as we explore what faithful and joyful endurance looks like in a world that doesn’t always understand the way of the Kingdom.

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips then walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."

-Brennan Manning

On this episode, we wrestle with the recent news around Michael Tait, a voice that shaped the soundtrack of modern Christian faith for decades. What does his fall mean for the Christian music industry, for the Church, and for the rest of us who grew up singing along? We reflect on the dangers of platform without accountability, the pain of misplaced trust, and why our faith can't be built of the voices behind the microphone.