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126
What the Hell?
This week, we talk about hell. It's one of the most controversial topics in the Christian conversation - many people hold to an eternal torment interpretation, whilst others have left the church completely because of it. Josh and Jesse both have a slight...
55 min
127
A Bishop, A Wedding, and Fire
Jesse's wife made him watch the Royal Wedding from start to finish. He wasn't into it all that much - that is, until Bishop Michael Curry stood to the podium and delivered a sermon on love, power, and FIRE! We break it apart and talk about what we though...
48 min
128
Keira Bullock Sees Only Potential
Well, this one was awesome. We interview Keira Bullock. She's been a teacher, worship pastor, and chaplain. We talk to her about her theology of creativity, what it says about God, and what it says about us. Keira's InstagramCompelling Creativity Serie...
47 min
129
Let's Be Street Preachers
We're back after a few crazy weeks of travel and interviews. This week we talk about evangelism. It's a word fraught with misconception, so in this episode we talk through what evangelism is, what we do with it, and whether it has a place in our Christi...
60 min
130
Ben Reynolds Loves the KJV Bible
A sticking point for many of who grew up in church or find ourselves surrounded by church culture is the Bible. It's an incredible anthology made up of dozens of individual documents, each of which has hundreds of different manuscripts, copied down and c...
50 min
131
Julene Kapao Has Left The Bubble
Julene is a pastors' kid, a mum, a teacher, a youth pastor, and much, much more. Josh and Jesse talk to her this week about her life, growing up in the church, contributing to youth ministry and finally, leaving the bubble and venturing out into the unkn...
56 min
132
Jedi and Drunk Pigeons
In this episode, Jesse talks about his recent trip to the beautiful Kapiti Island in the North Island of NZ, and Josh rants about Star Wars: Episode 8. Jesse puts up with it. They hope you will, too.
58 min
133
A Theology of Architecture
Josh and Jesse have a problem: they're both pastors, but they're losing faith in the architecture. From thinking about 'church' as a building or organization, to the way we're indoctrinated about how we should express ourselves and our faith, the guys fi...
59 min
134
Is Easter Really Pagan?
This week, Josh & Jesse talk about Easter; most notably, its origins. Is Easter really pagan in origin? And if so, should we still celebrate it, or toss it out completely? If you disagree with the opinions expressed in this podcast, write us. We're keen ...
46 min
135
Easter Special: Resurrection
Join Josh and Jesse as they meditate on the story of Easter in this 3-part series. Starting Friday and ending Sunday, we'll be reflecting on the story from start to finish. We hope that these meditations help and enrich your experience of Easter this wee...
9 min
136
Easter Special: Rest
Join Josh and Jesse as they meditate on the story of Easter in this 3-part series. Starting Friday and ending Sunday, we'll be reflecting on the story from start to finish. We hope that these meditations help and enrich your experience of Easter this wee...
11 min
137
Easter Special: Death
Join Josh and Jesse as they meditate on the story of Easter in this 3-part series. Starting Friday and ending Sunday, we'll be reflecting on the story from start to finish. We hope that these meditations help and enrich your experience of Easter this wee...
11 min
138
Are Videogames Just Rotting Our Brains?
Josh and Jesse both grew up in an environment where videogames were blamed more often than not for violence among teenagers. At best, they were just barely tolerated. So, are videogames the problem when it comes to teen violence? Are they destroying our ...
71 min
139
Horrible Histories made Mitchell Strahan a Bett...
This week Josh and Jesse got to interview Mitchell Strahan. Mitch is a pastor, theology teacher, and history buff. The guys talk videogames, TV & the influence of history on how we live our daily lives. Josh and Jesse both really enjoyed the conversation...
59 min
140
Church Isn't Working, And You Know It
Josh and Jesse are both pastors, and so they're not blind to the ways in which it just doesn't work. In this episode, they talk about the fact that church just isn't hitting on all the cylinders, and how it could do what it's actually called to do.
47 min
141
A Dog Eats Cake
Let's face it; beeing religious can be hard work sometimes. Join Josh and Jesse as they talk about life, faith, and memes, and hopefully uncover something meaningful in the process. 
30 min