September 27, 2019

(00:00-09:27): Busch Light to have ‘no further association’ with viral Iowa State fan over old Tweets; reporter criticized for own ‘offensive’ posts. This fiasco of cancel culture, hypocrisy, and so much more. Brian and Ian are talking about this. (09:27-18:42): Brian touched on these tweets about “What ex-theists miss about being religious”. This time, Ian gets to chime in and respond to the twitter responses. (18:42-:28:08) :Why Are Pastors Depressed? A Look at the Research. Brian and Ian touch on this Church Leaders article and about the string of pastors recently committing suicide and suffering from mental illness. (28:08-37:41): Scotty Smith tweets “The resurrection and return of Jesus guarantee comprehensive and eternal redemption and restoration. Cancer, suicide, Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS, racism, drugs, poverty, trafficking, hatred, addiction and evil don’t get the last word. Grace does.” Brian and Ian respond to this. (37:41-48:31): Evangelical Pastor to Greta Thunberg: Don't Worry, God Promised Not to Flood Earth Again. Brian and Ian talk about the movement of climate justice as well as the narrative that young activists are naive. (48:31-59:01): We are joined by Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales and the author of the “Laugh and Learn Bible For Kids”. He touches on the teaching power of the show as well as the importance of kids getting the big picture of the bible. (59:01-1:09:07): Phil sticks around to talk about the new VeggieTales episodes and how he aims to make it like the VeggieTales of old. Sony and Universal are picking up the show and airing it on Trinity Broadcast Network. Phil also touches on his podcast “The Holy Post”. (1:09:07-1:15:30): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: A Florida town isn’t big enough for the two of us, and seriously people just take a late write-up. Beer is the cause and solution to most of life’s problems, and United has a new preventative lock on their bathrooms that works too well. Meanwhile, Labradoodles are the devil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.