September 5, 2019

(00:00-09:33): Billionaire says his wealth can’t replace Jesus, reiterates every human is broken. Brian and Ian touch on the love of money and how people ought to be content with God alone and not money. (09:33-18:47): Benny Hinn Is Rejecting the Prosperity Gospel: ‘I’m Correcting My Theology’ in Relevant Magazine. He was one of the pioneers of this skewed theology, and Brian and Ian touch on it. They also express caution to making fun of televangelists, what if someone came to legitimate faith? (18:47-28:00): Gary Sinise Flies 1000 Children Of Fallen US Soldiers To Disney World. Brian and Ian touch on the simplicity of serving, but express accolades to Sinise for using his resources to help kids. They also touch on other selfless news stories. (28:00-37:05): Brian and Ian touch on this MissioAlliance article about “Radical Hospitality”. Glenn Pakiam dives into the issue of inviting the stranger or foreigner into the church and how the modern church is not making enough of an effort. (37:05-47:19): Google is fined $170 million for violating children’s privacy. Brian and Ian discuss privacy and their experiences with data mining. Ian shares the story of talking about pretzels with his wife, and a few minutes later seeing an ad for pretzels pop up. (47:19-57:48): “Why do people hate religion?” Timothy Egan writes in the New York Times. Is it the people? Is it God? Brian and Ian discuss the complications with how religion is depicted in culture and how maybe a refrain of religious tendencies could be good for the gospel. (57:48-1:07:57): He pointed a finger gun at his neighbor. It’s a crime, Pennsylvania court rules. Brian and Ian discuss this story and how the sensitivity of society may be getting out of hand. (1:07:57-1:14:21): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: A new fad in Florida is emerging: Kitchen Cars. The elusive Kansas Monkey is spotted, in Kansas, and why is China against romance? A kid in South Carolina is a better person than most people. Meanwhile, New York is known for its pizza, yet folks think Little Caesar’s is worth more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.