October 7, 2019

(00:00-09:41): 'Joker' is the culmination of an envelope-pushing trend. It could be Hollywood's future. The film takes recent industry trends to an apparent extreme, testing the limits of commercial storytelling. Brian and Ian discuss the controversial depiction of violence. (09:41-18:51): Jameela Jamil was on with Trevor Noah talking about ‘cancel culture’. Brian and Ian hear a bit from her and then weigh in on forgiveness and redemption. As a society, we are so quick to forget celebrities or public figures who make mistakes. (18:51-28:11): What did we preach? Brian and Ian touch on what they talked about in their sermons on Sunday. Brian did not speak, so Ian took the reins on this one. He continued his series “This Changes Everything”, this week focused on loving like Jesus. He depicted the importance of living in community with people. (28:11-37:42): We have NY Times best-selling author and radio host, Eric Metaxas on the phone to talk about the World Leaders Forum October 8th. He also discusses his books “Donald Builds the Wall” and “Bonhoeffer”. (37:42-48:15): At Caring Well conference, SBC leaders hear criticism of abuse response. Southern Baptist leaders wrestled with questions of procedure and accountability during a gathering on sexual abuse this week, grappling with how best to address an issue some say the denomination took far too long to address. (48:15-58:06): We are joined by former Bears cornerback and ministry leader, Ray McElroy. He is in to talk about his ministry life post-football and how he was the Bears chaplain under Lovie Smith. The ministry in the organization was thriving while he and his wife led home groups and devotionals in the club house. (58:06-1:08:35): Ray sticks around to discuss his ministry, Focal Point Ministries. He is speaking at the fall kick-off breakfast at Community Christian Church on October 19th. (1:08:35-1:15:01): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Meth is illegal folks, and bad..mmkay? Air B&B’s in New York are starting to allow people to sneak in to the given houses...not really. Oh millennials, you could be so much cooler if you drove stick, but you do find creative ways to commit crimes with drones. Meanwhile, if you want to get away with a crime, call this dispatcher.