You Never Studied

Ethical and legal—while not the same thing, people like to think they are. Unfortunately for Moviepass, they seemed to cross both of those lines when they decided to unilaterally change a bunch of passwords for heavy users to try and stop hemorrhaging money (it didn’t work). A recent read by Hans by someone who would’ve never known what Moviepass was (had she not left her fundamentalist family) got him thinking about seeing the world through the eyes of others. Speaking of seeing the world through the eyes of others . . . Evan gives his thoughts on the newest season of Expedition Unknown.

We recorded an episode, then the software crashed and we lost said episode. 

We looked at each other with the "I really don't want to redo that one" look. 

Then we opted to just talk about the past year of Hans' life as he tried to make his house work right. Listen in and commiserate. 

Who doesn’t love Chick-fil-A? 

That’s what we thought. 

Now, what do Chick-fil-A and the StrengthsFinder assessment have in common? More than you think. 

Come hear what this weeks expert, Brad Munson, TBC member and Owner/Operator of a CFA in Houston has to say about these two worlds. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn a lot. We did. 

Today we tackle a subject that—in some way, shape, or form—affects everyone. Marriage. A recent article in The Atlantic about marriage and the potential negative effects on people got us thinking about marriage more closely. Hans was able to tie-in a book he had recently read on the subject, and then we tackle the phenomenon that is Stranger Things. 

The internet has made everyone no longer trust information. How can the church fill in the gap as a place of high trust? Speaking of the church and being trustworthy—Evan finished up a book about trusting the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that you should check out. And last but not least—Evan waxes eloquent on the new Spider-Man. 

This week we take another dive into the mailbag to answer another listener question: How far is too—with my hobbies? Most people have things they love doing that, if not careful, take way too much of their time. How can Christians not go overboard here? 

This week we tackle a topic that affects almost all of us in some way: how specialized should you be in your career? Taking a story from The Atlantic about generalization and specialization of roles in the Navy, we apply it both to ourselves and to people we would pastor. Evan throws a wrinkle into it all when he does a little extra research, too. The topic reminded Hans of a book he read a little while back. After that, we tackle the trailer for Doctor Sleep (we=Evan). 

We take a break from our normal flow to tackle a question from our friend Vick Green: How should Christians handle the tension between (1) creating content and (2) self-promotion. Is there a yes or no answer to these questions? How do we approach it with our incredibly successful podcast? 

Someone stole hours and hours of MiniDiscs from Radiohead—a band Evan really likes and Hans likes in theory—and held it ransom for $150,000. Rather than pay a ransom Radiohead released all the music and Hans quickly saw the sermon illustration. Speaking of music (not music ransoms), a recent book Hans finished up taught him a cool story about “Hey Ya” (the book was fine, not great). Then, in an unrelated study break, Hans talks a bit about the Chernobyl miniseries. 

A tiny segment of evangelicalism short-circuited last week when POTUS paid a surprise visit to a church and David Platt prayed for him. That led Evan to think about a recent read on church and state and share his thoughts (tl;dr: he liked the book and thinks every American Christian should read it). Finally, there's a new Aladdin that made Evan cry.