Episode 72: An Underwhelming Analysis of Brexit and its Consequences.

Recorded the Monday after Britain's vote to leave the EU, the lads share their combined wisdom and ignorance about it and what it means for Ireland and the wider world.

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Episode 71: Sick Of Your Church? We can help!

In this week's episode, Alan, Greg and Scott play their final game of #ForGodOrForCountry. Who will win?! Tune in to find out! (Tune in to 17:00 for those who hate fun ... and games ... and craic.)

After that, we talk about an article by Tyler Edwards on 'What To Do When You Stop Liking Your Church?' which leads us on to community, culture, diversity and discipleship. It's a good one!

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Episode 70: What Condoms Can Teach Us About The Kingdom of God.

This week, Alan, Greg and Scott play #ForGodOrForCountry and talk about a fascinating social experiment done by Durex around the question, 'Are you more connected to your phone than your partner?' They sent six couples away on a tropical holiday and removed all technology from three of the couples to see what difference it would make. Tune in to find out how it went and what we can learn from it! (Skip to 15:00 to avoid the ridiculous-er stuff.)

Episode 69: The Rise of the Nones.

This week, the lads play #ForGodOrForCountry and talk about a new survey from the UK that shows that non-religious people now outnumber Christians in England and Wales. We discuss what this means for Christianity in the UK and Ireland today and whether this is good news or bad news. Should we be threatened by Christianity's decline? Are there reasons for hope and encouragement? Join us to find out!

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Episode 68: How We Deal With Those Who Disagree.

In Episode 68, the lads talk about an article by Cameron Strang from Relevant Magazine on the backlash they received from having Rob Bell featured in their magazine. From then, we talk about learning to listen to voices we disagree with and how to disagree well. 

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Episode 67: The DC Talk Cruise Controversy, the Death Penalty and Christian Activism.

This week, we talk about DC Talk's odd reunion choices, play #ForGodOrForCountry and talk about a Filipino Archbishop who has said he will offer himself in place of prisoners if the death penalty is re-instituted. From there, we talk about the death penalty itself as well as what it means to protest as a Christian in a way that brings change. 

Episode 66: Dysfunction, Desperation, Worship and Where God is Found.

In Episode 66, the lads play #ForGodOrForCountry and thentalk about a great article from Jacob McMillen on cycles of desperation and euphoria in faith, church and worship.

(If you, like many, get a little frustrated with all the messing ... you can skip to 19:20!)

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Episode 65: When Leaders Fall.

In Episode 65, Alan hosts his first quiz: #ForGodOrCountry and we talk about what happens when leaders forfeit their ministries through mistakes or failures. We start with a great article by Scott Sauls and then share our own experiences, tendencies and the lessons we've learned. 

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Episode 64: Where Faith & Politics Collide & Divide.

In Episode 64, Alan, Greg and Scott talk about a brilliant article by Mark Sandlin entitled 10 POLITICAL Things You Can't Do While Following Jesus and what that means for each of us. We also play #PatronSaintOfWhat and the messing stops around 11 minutes in!

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Episode 63: The Definitive List of Influential Christians. You Won't Believe Number 6!

In Episode 63, Alan and Greg play #PatronSaintOfWhat before the lads take a look at Christian Today's list of influential Christians based on Time Magazine's Top 100 Influencers. The list raises more questions than it answers about what it means to be a Christian and what it means to be influential!

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Episode 62: Ownership, Experience and What We Really Want.

In Episode 62, the lads play #PatronSaint, Greg gets a little help and then we talk about a Forbes article by Blake Morgan on NOwnership, No Problem: Why Millennials Value Experiences Over Owning Things and the story of Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church and their investment in taking Sabbath seriously.

Episode 61: God's Not Dead 2 & Other Things Threatening Christianity Today.

In Episode 61, we are joined by Patreon supporter Tom Zalatnai to play #PatronSaintOfWhat, everyone's favourite Irish religious-themed quiz in the podcast format. He played against Alan (the unbeatable) and Greg (who has yet to win), a team that answered the age old podcast quiz question: what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Tune in to find out. 

From there, we discussed 'God's Not Dead 2' (a film that could also have been called 'Persecution Complex: The Sequel'), religious discrimination against Christians and the ways in which faith is taking a backseat in modern life ... and how we should respond to that. 

Episode 60: Mother Teresa – Swindler or Saint?

In Episode 60, the lads look through a fascinating and disturbing article by Krithika Varagur called 'Mother Teresa Was No Saint' that looks at the difference between perception and truth in her ministry, particularly from an Indian perspective.

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Episode 59: Rick Warren, Tithing, Blessing & The Prosperity Gospel.

In Episode 59, we come to learn that Alan played the titular role in the local St. Patrick's day parade, Greg got a new pair of socks and Scott got engaged. Then we play #PatronSaintOfWhat despite how bad Greg is at it.

We also talk about an interesting video doing the rounds of parts of Rick Warren's controversial sermon on tithing. Listen in to find out where we agree and disagree with Rick Warren ... and with each other!

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Episode 58: The Tenuous Connections Between Coffee and Theology.

This week, Alan, Greg and Scott look at a Relevant Magazine article on coffee and theology and use it as a springboard for a conversation about trends in church and Christian culture. 

In Episode 58, the lads play #PatronSaintOfWhat and then turn their struggling attention spans to a great Relevant Magazine article by Jesse Carey on 'What Your Coffee Says About Your Theology.' (13:00) The conversation is ... meandering ... but often stumbles (possibly unintentionally) into the hilarious and/or the profound!

Episode 57: Why Going To A Small Church Is Ruining Your Family ... or is it?

Episode 57 is #NotSponsoredBy the Jesus bracelet, the potent combination of the healing power of Jesus and 3000 gauss magnets of soothing copper. More disturbing than the product is Jesus' moustache on the logo.

This is also the first of week of #PatronSaintOfWhat, a ludicrous multiple choice quiz where Alan and Greg have to guess what lesser known saints are patrons of. This include St. Drogo, the patron saint of unattractive people. 

Finally (at c. 15 mins in), we discuss a clip from a talk by Andy Stanley where he describes parents as selfish if they don't go to a big enough church, a conversation that is hilarious but also honest and personal. 

Episode 56: The Real Reason We Don't Want You To Plant Your Stupid Church Here.

This week's episode is #NotSponsoredBy A Game For Good Christians, the 100% real and hilarious Christian equivalent of "Cards Against Humanity". From there, we discuss the winners and losers at the Oscars and a brilliant article by Nate J. Lee called 'Hillsong Church: Do Not Colonise San Francisco.' As Lee shares his frustrations with the idea of Hillsong coming to San Francisco and the challenges their theological justification presents, we reflect on new church movements in Ireland, how they make us feel and whether or not our we can justify our objections. Highlights of the show include Scott comparing Greg to Donald Trump twice before eventually calling him a 'prophetic pain in the ass.'

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Episode 55: #Blessed, the Prosperity Gospel and Oscar Mayer Wieners.

This week's episode is #NotSponsoredBy by the pun-derful 'Catch-Up With Jesus' t-shirt. Finally, an opportunity for me to be blessed 'from my head to-ma-toes.' Once we stop messing and get through our announcements (17:00), we talk about 'Death, the Prosperity Gospel & Me', a brilliant New York Times article by Kate Bowler and the way that we understand how God moves in our lives and what it means to be #Blessed.

Episode 54: The Graveyard Shift Oscar Special.

Episode 54 is #NotSponsoredBy Jesus Soap.

'Simply wash away your sins with Jesus Soap!'

With the Oscars happening LA on February 28th, we discuss the nominations and predict the winners ... even for films we haven't seen! As one would expect, we also get into some of the controversy around the Oscar nominations and what they say about the way our society works.

Episode 53: Jesus Sandals, #RealClergyBios and showing up at your own funeral.

Episode 53 is #NotSponsoredBy the brilliant and wonderful "Jesus Sandals" that leave the message that Jesus Loves You with every step. From there, we jump into a crazy story about a woman who shows up at her own funeral after her husband tried to have her assassinated and then talk about the #RealClergyBios trend where pastors, clergy and leaders share their honest feelings about what their job is really like.