PODCAST · religion
Praise and Confused
by Stephen and Nick
Have you ever really wondered what the bible says about topics like depression, anxiety, prayer and social media? Well so do we. You can listen to the regular pastors who preach on "masculinity" or whom have made their personal politics into their own religion, or you can listen to us as we attempt to help answer those questions using what scripture actually says.
Episodes
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"The things you own end up owning you"
Tyler Durden Fight Club What happens when the things we work for, buy, and chase start controlling us instead of making us happy? This conversation gets into envy, overwork, loneliness, money, relationships, and the exhausting feeling that peace is always one purchase, one promotion, or one life...
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Everyone I know, Goes Away in the End
Stephen and Nick finally get to Ecclesiastes. Eventually. First there's a recording glitch, a handful of music tangents, an argument about Christian bands, a detour into church names, and some well-earned complaining about country music. Scenic route guaranteed. The episode title borrows a line...
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As the Good Book Says . . .
In Fiddler on the Roof, Reb Tevye is fond of saying, “As the Good Book says.” The trouble is, Tevye is not always sure where the "Good Book" says it, or whether it says it at all. In this episode, Stephen and Nick examine how Christians came to recognize the 66 books of Scripture, why the…
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"Why Can't We Be Friends"
A funk band asked the question in 1975. Most advice about unity is too small. Get along. Keep the peace. Don't make it weird. That is not unity. That is just a truce We go after the real thing: pride, preference, and the gap between those and actual spiritual maturity. We get there by way of dog...
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"I’m not certain I can survive any more visits from old friends.”
- Jack Sparrow- Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End Old friends, old wounds, old dynamics, they have a way of showing back up and testing whether we've actually grown. In this episode we get into the hidden dynamics of how people actually connect: tone, pace, and the small cues that shape...
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I believe that God has a plan for all of us;
I believe that plan involves me getting my own planet. - Book of Mormon Most Christians think missions is about the task list. Build the house. Run the program. Check the box. Then they get on the ground and realize that’s not it at all. This episode is about what happens when the plan falls…
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Born under a bad sign
Generational curses. It’s one of those phrases that gets thrown around so much in church circles that it starts to feel like spiritual small print: the fine print on your family’s sin debt that you never agreed to but somehow still owe. But what if that’s not actually how it works? In this…
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"If it looks like a duck . . .
and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands." - Douglas Adams By now you’ve probably seen the controversy out of Ogden, Utah. A pro-Nazi publishing house set up a vendor table at Brian Sauvé’s “War for...
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Another PaC clip show
Its that time! Episode 40 and we have a great recap of the last batch of episodes!
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I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened
What we desire vs what God desires. We've touched on this in the past, but now we are adding a new dimension to it.
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You are not to speak unless spoken to
What qualifies a person to speak for God?
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Good News! The Gospels!
- Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear and Grand Tour Let's talk about the history and authorship of the Gospels. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/midrash-and-lection-in-matthew/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-source_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_source...
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"Its the Final Countdown" : Daniel pt 4
Finishing off Daniel with chapters 9 through 12.
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The End is Near!
Daniel chapters 7 & 8. His visions of future events and the coming Messiah. Are these visions connected to Revelation?
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“You got some splaining to do” Daniel part 3
We continue with Daniel Chapters 5 & 6!
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Rack, Shack & Benny: Daniel pt 2
Continuing where we left off, we catch up to the further adventures of Daniel and his friends in Babylon.
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Rack, Shack & Benny: Daniel pt 1
We start delving into the book of Daniel. We cover chapters 1 and 2 before a sick dog forced an early closure.
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It Says 20, but Its Really 30 . . .
Another clip show!! Just recapping the last 10 episodes. A great place to start if you're new.
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I Want to Believe (Do do do . . . dum dum dum)
For some reading on this topic: https://www.thebeehive.live/blog/moreproof Matthew 18:3-4 'Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is…
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The meaning of life is 42
Christian life in a technological world.
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I Wrestled with the Lord and He Suplexed Me
Our final dive into the Book of Job. How does it all end??
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With Friends Like These . . . : Job part 2
Job part 2. Chapter 4 to 32. We do a condensed study on the back and forth between Job and his four friends.
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Everything Is Fine: A Cheerful Walk Through Job Pt 1
Part 1 of a multi-episode study on the Book of Job covering Job 1 to 3.
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Patience you must have, my young Padawan
Christian mentorship. How important is it?
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60 Minutes, but its average and not really 60 minutes
A little more topical as we get into the ICE shooting and at least our opinion on how to approach when things like this happen. Also we delve into a conversation around AI and the concerns it may raise with spirituality
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"Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal"
Lets talk Christmas
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"Moisturize Me"
“Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my...
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The Great Recaption
Not another clip show!!!
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Be a Man
What does it actually mean to be a Christian man?
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Baby and the Bath Water
Deconstructing deconstruction
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Don’t tell me what to do
1 Corinthians 8: 4-13
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All by Myself
I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. 1 Corinthians:7-8.
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Into the Wilderness
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face. Ezekiel 20:35
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Cross Examination
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Luke 9:23
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A Christian Response in the light of Tragedy
1 Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,Who delights greatly in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever. 4 Unto the upright there...
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The Knights who say Nigh!
One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?” Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs. You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is already among you. ” Luke 17:20-21
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Don’t Milk It!
A not so exhaustive list of things within our church that become idols unto themselves.
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Your purpose is to pass butter
Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. 2 Timothy 1:9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from...
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Nice Christians Finish Left?
Allie Beth Stuckey recently published a book on what she calls "Toxic Empathy", and how this pulls Christians to the "Left". Nick and I do a break down of her of a recent interview she conducted on the NY Times Interesting Times podcast to better discern what she's saying and to really understand...
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Its a clip show!
Just like the Simpsons but maybe not as good. Honestly, its a recap, but still if you're new to the show and don't feel like playing catch-up, listen to this!
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Who Done It (The Devil in the Details)
1310: Daniel “But for twenty one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.” Luke 13:10-11 “One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, he saw…
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Being Content in the Christian Life
Philippians 4:11 NLT - “Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.” 1 Timothy 6:6-8 NLT - “Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us...
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A Christian Response to Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression can be debilitating to those who suffer from it. So How do you care for someone experiencing it? How do you as a Christian who experiences respond to it in the face of knowing God is always loving and caring?
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The Worship of God
In this day and age of the modern church, what exactly is worship and has it changed? How do we worship and what are the proper forms?
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The Vision of God
Scripture shows that God has granted vision to a lot of people. What exactly is it? Is it really a Gift of the Spirit? How does it compare to a worldly view of vision? Is this the same things as prophecy? Do we have all the answers? Listen and find out.
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The Voice of God
Ever hear that voice in the back of your head? God is that you? How do you actually know that God wants you to buy that cantaloupe? While we can't fully answer this question, it's something we have all wrestled with at a time or two in our lives, especially older Christians.
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Spiritual Maturity
As a new and young Christian, spiritual maturity can look like many different things. Nick and I try to help answer all these pressing questions.
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What is prayer
New and old Christians alike have trouble with prayer and understanding what it is, what it isn’t, and how to properly pray. What does scripture actually tell us? Nick and I try to break it down.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Have you ever really wondered what the bible says about topics like depression, anxiety, prayer and social media? Well so do we. You can listen to the regular pastors who preach on "masculinity" or whom have made their personal politics into their own religion, or you can listen to us as we attempt to help answer those questions using what scripture actually says.
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Stephen and Nick
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Have you ever really wondered what the bible says about topics like depression, anxiety, prayer and social media? Well so do we. You can listen to the regular pastors who preach on "masculinity" or whom have made their personal politics into their own religion, or you can listen to us as we attempt...
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