August 10, 2021

(00:00-8:37): Why are we wired to jump to the worst conclusion before looking into what actually happened? Brian discussed this and reacted to a story about a fan at a Colorado Rockies game, “Colorado Rockies backtrack and say fan did not yell racial slurs at Sunday’s game.” (8:37-16:28): Is pornography a huge problem that many Christians are ignoring? Brian talked about this and commented on the Relevant Magazine article, “Report: 3 Porn Sites Are Now More Popular Than Instagram, Wikipedia, Twitter and Netflix.” (16:28-25:49): Is it ok to say that abortion is justified based on someone’s economic status? Brian discussed this and shared his thoughts on Kelly Williams’ Christian Post op-ed, “Trust the science for vaccines. But what about abortion?” (25:49-34:43): Brian shared his thoughts on Timothy Dalrymple’s Christianity Today article, “The Olympics Are About Failure.” (34:43-43:03): How should churches be responding to COVID-19? Brian talked about this and commented on a Twitter video of preacher Joshua Feuerstein and the Christian Post article, “'A gift from God’: Fla. church vaccinates hundreds after 6 members died from COVID-19.” (43:03-1:01:44): Mary Katherine Backstrom, viral blogger, speaker, and best selling author, joined Brian to chat about her new book, “Holy Hot Mess: Finding God in the Details of this Weird and Wonderful Life.” Learn more about MK and her book at holyhotmess.com and connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. (1:01:44-1:10:03): Brian unpacked Andrew Wilson’s Gospel Coalition article, “What Does It Really Mean to Be the Salt of the Earth?” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.