August 1, 2019

(00:00-09:41): Ian is out, so we dip into the bullpen of our friends in the faith. Today, Ashley Herr, Pastor of Redemption Bible Church, joins Brian and tell his story to church leadership. He was working for Motorola until 2009 when he left to start his own church. (09:41-19:09): Redemption bible church is a newer congregation and Ashley tries to branch out into those who attend the church to speak. There have been several attendees preach and teach for the first time. The Redemption statement of faith is available Here. (19:09-29:21): Ashley talks about the current state of the Evangelical church in Chicagoland. His church is located in Mount Prospect, in close proximity to Harvest Rolling Meadows, so they felt some aftershocks of the situation. (29:21-37:33): How do we finish well? Pastor Ashley Herr closes out the hour to share his ideas with maintaining positivity and faith in carnage. He gives accolades to the elders of his church and his wife keeping tabs and checking in on him. (37:33-47:41): Schools in South Dakota are putting up mandated “In God We Trust” signs in their buildings. Brian touches on the implications of imposing religious ideology in public spaces. (47:41-58:10): Brian covers a Christianity Today article highlighting the grueling work-ethic of some pastors. As a pastor, he reflects on feeling useless when on sabbatical and how coming back to work early is more tempting than it may seem. (58:10-1:07:57): Ellen Shubart, author of “What’s With Chicago?” joins Brian to discuss her love of the city of Chicago and some quirky facts of the Windy City. Brian, not being from Chicago, asks some controversial questions involving Ketchup and Mrs. O’Leary’s cow. (1:07:57-1:14:31): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Amazon is now shipping directly from the Amazon, and you never know what you’ll find at Goodwill. It isn’t a good when Weird Al’s “I’ll Sue Ya” is more plausible that not, and artists are now partnering with the DOT. Meanwhile, new safety measures in aircraft require flight attendants to ride in the luggage compartment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.