August 13, 2019

(00:00-09:35): Sarah Silverman says she was fired from a movie for an old blackface sketch. Brian and Ian discuss cancel culture and how forgiveness of public figures, past and present, when they make mistakes. (09:35-18:57): Conservative Christians have a porn problem, studies show, but not the one you think. Are we making up statistics regarding Christian porn users? Why would we do that? Brian and Ian think it more has to do with lack of proper statistics. (18:57-28:20): Ed Stetzer writes: “The Great Century of Missions Ended Over a Century Ago: Will Our Age Be the Great Century of Omission?” We discuss whether or not our call to mission has left the modern Christian practice. (28:20-37:25): Man attacked 13-year-old in Montana because he was ‘disrespecting the national anthem,’ witness says. Brian and Ian discuss the heinous nature of this story and chew on how the rhetoric of today’s conservative culture can be damaging. (37:25-47:19): Nurse adopts baby girl after parents didn't visit for 5 months; judge calls it 'destiny'. We love these kinds of stories, even though there is a sad beginning. What are we doing to make differences in people’s lives? (47:19-57:42): Chase Replogle writes “Bonhoeffer Convinced Me to Abandon My Dream”. As pastors, Brian and Ian talk about visionary thinking and dreaming big about church development. Brian is a church planter and thinks (57:42-1:08:08): 6-year-old uses lemonade money to take Mom on date after Dad dies. Talk about a tear jerker, Brian and Ian talk about the wonderful heart of this child to want to take care of his mom in his dad’s absence. (1:08:08-1:15:01): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Teenage Russian Mutant Vodka! Don’t let that distract you from the healing powers of Coca-Cola, and that Santa has gone off the deep end. Meanwhile, faux-vocados are entering the market while Floridians push for the right to bear grenades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.