Various and Sundry Podcast

By Matt Harmon and John SloatReligion & Spirituality

Various and Sundry Podcast episodes

October 20 Episode 355 - OSU beats IU, Eight Enemies of Pastoral Friendships, and Dick Fosbury
Join the conversation as Matt and John discuss all of the football from the weekend, enemies of pastoral friendship, and Dick Fosbury.
0:00- intro
2:24- sports
22:11- friendship
43:30- today in sports
47:42- one thing
Article link: https://www.9marks.org/article/eight-enemies-of-pastoral-friendship/

51 min
October 14 Episode 354 - Sports Update, TGC's AI Benchmark Report, and Bill Maxeroski
Join the conversation as Matt and John talk sports, TGC's AI Benchmark report (https://www.christianbenchmark.ai/) and one thing they liked.

0:00 Intro
6:52 Sports Update
16:45 TGC's AI Benchmark Report
42:52 This Day in Sports History
46:37 One Thing We Liked

52 min
October 06 Episode 353 - OSU Dominates, Seven Doctrines for AI, and MJ Retires
Join the conversation as we talk about a lot of Football, doctrine for AI, and Jordan is good at baseball.

0:00- Intro
4:37- sports
19:17- doctrine for AI
45:20- today in sports
50:47- one thing
https://www.donothallucinate.com/p/seven-foundational-doctrines-for?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=9206988&post_id=216282011&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9vun9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
55 min
September 29 Episode 352 - OSU dominates, Brent Mencarelli on Youth and Family Ministry, and Shaun Alexander
Join the conversation as Doc and John talk with Brent Mencarelli, Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Grace College on the opportunities and challenges of student ministries.

0:00 Intro
02:15 Sports Roundup
18:24 Interview with Brent Mencarelli
46:38 This Day in Sports History
50:56 One Thing We Liked

57 min
September 22 Episode 351 - Jets Lose, Bible Translations, and the Black Sox
Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about the devastating Jets loss, various Bible translations, and the Black Sox scandal.

0:00- intro
3:52-sports
19:47- Bible translations
42:00- this day in sports
45:28- one thing

Jim Hamilton Interview on Psalms and Bible Translation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-psalms-interview/id1694579242?i=1000789771904

50 min
September 15 Episode 350 - OSU Chokes, State of the Bible - Calling, and Roger Federer
Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about OSU choking, the Jets winning, the state of the Bible on calling, and Roger Federer.

0:00- intro
3:35-sports
19:25-state of the Bible https://sotb.americanbible.org/report/state-of-the-bible-usa-2026/?redirect_to=%2Freport%2Fstate-of-the-bible-usa-2026%2F
45:30- today in sports
48:55- one thing
53 min
September 08 Episode 349 - College Football, Doctrine of Scripture Part 2, and Bob Feller
Join the conversation as Doc and Matt talk about college football, the doctrine of Scripture, this day in sports history, and one thing they liked.

0:00 Intro
2:28 Sports Roundup
21:52 Doctrine of Scripture Part 2
38:14 This Day in Sports History
42:31 One Thing We Liked

47 min
September 01Episode 348 - College Football, Dotrine of Scripture Part 1 - Canon, and 109218 Fans
Join the conversation as Doc and John talk sports, the canon of Scripture, and one thing they liked

0:00 Intro
3:40 Sports Update
18:03 The Canon of Scripture
40:13 This Day in Sports History
45:32 One Thing we Liked

Canon Resources:
Roger Beckwith, The Old Testament Canon and the New Testament Church (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 1985).
Michael J. Kruger, Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books (Wheaton: Crossway, 2012).
Michael J. Kruger, The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate (Wheaton: Crossway, 2013).
Lay-level Kruger: https://learn.ligonier.org/series/new-testament-canon
Exhaustive Kruger: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzytIUBlFDMN62nZiv6cPVBYoBaCPJjQM
51 min
August 25 Episode 347 - Jets Hype, The case for Theological Education, and Arthur Ashe
Join the conversation as we deal with John's optimism around the Jets, theological education, and Arthur Ashe

0:00-intro
4:10- sports
16:30- theological education
41:00- today in sports
46:50 one thing
50 min
August 18 Episode 346 - Preseason Football, Ai and the Bible, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about preseason football, AI and the Bible, and Pieter van den Hoogenband.

0:00- intro
2:23- sports
18:05-state of the Bible
45:04- today in sports
49:06- one thing

https://sotb.americanbible.org/
53 min