Emo's been a four-letter word more than once during its life cycle as a musical genre - and that's why Alex, James (Stereo Confidential), and Talisa are setting out to rewrite its definition by starting from scratch. No hard feelings if you don't agree.
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Heart and Soul Ministries, Rev David Evans A softer type of music with a more traditional sound and the good news of Jesus. Each program Rev David Evans gives a short talk on relevant Christian teachings and everyday topics. This we hope will be helpful for listeners who are unable to attend their church regularly and simply wish to enjoy worship music. Worship centred on the traditional sounds of Christian music, hymns and softer chorus styles. Heart and Soul Ministries welcomes you to tune ...
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This is a talk show by progressive Christians for… well, we don’t care who listens. We want to bring up conversations that we know are happening in a lot of Christian communities and bring them to the forefront, with some levity and our tongues planted firmly in cheek. We know there are a lot of people of faith who support equal rights for everyone, who know that love is love, who believe that #BlackLivesMatter, who want to engage with faith in a different way than their parents did, and who ...
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David hosts the program with yoiur favourite hymns and songs today with the feature hymn segment and the topic today is FAKE WORSHIP. Find or what that is by listening to the message today while you renjoy the wonderfl selection of music. Feel free to contact us on [email protected] shalom68
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HS5758 - THE LOVE OF GOD (GOD IS LOVE)
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1:02:17David speaks about the love of God. God doesn't just love but He IS Love. Again Jan Baker hosts the program of your hymns and favourite songs. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] shalom68
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Who were the sons of Korah in the Old Testament and what was their role. What can they teach us today from their attitude to the house of God and Christian service. Listen as david speaks on this issue with Carla Evans leading the music side of today's program. You can contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]…
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Today Carla hosts the program and we play various hymns and songs with a special guest singer from Canada with her own composition. Hymns like All My Hope On Thee Is Founded are included and david speaks on the words of Jesus ask and you shall receive. As you isten let the Holy Spirit build your faith in seeking the Lord - asking, seeking, knocking…
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HS5736 - WHEN THE DEMANDS ARE MORE THAN THE RESOURCES
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1:00:02SOMETIMES WE BECOME OVERWHELMED BY THE DEMANDS OF LIFE. IN TIMES LIKE THAT WE NEED EXTRA RESOURCES. DAVID SPEAKS ON THIS SUBJECT TODAY ALONG WITH A GREAT SELECTION OF HYMNS AND SONGS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT US AT [email protected] or write a comment in the chat.By shalom68
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Daqvid speaks today on the subject, BY GRACE, NOT BY LAW in which he invites us to live the New Covenant life of grace. Checkout where you are standing in your faith today. There is also plenty of hymns and songs of the faith today as well. Feel free to write to us at [email protected] or make a comment on the chat.…
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David tells the story of "Donna Rutledge" and her influence on a fellow student leading to a discovery of what it means to be a partaker of the nature of Jesus Christ. Plenty of hymns and songs today like O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing. Today's program is hosted by Heart and Soul team member, Jan Baker. You will be blessed. Contact us at heartand…
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David speaks on the Coming Glory with refernce to the transfiguration of Jesus as a type of the future glory. This glory will show forth the inner man. There are many songs and hymns on today's program like Hallelujah, Your Love Is Amazing, The Love of God, To God Be the Glory, Jesus and Me with Glen Campbell, Sweet Holy Spirit, Glorify Thy Name, a…
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Jesus said "in the world you will have tribulation (life's pressures). The message is about how to deal with it wen it comes. We are called to be overcomers. Lots of songs today hosted by CARLA EVANS such as Friends; The heavens shall declare; Jerusalem; Love Lifted Me with Kenny Rogers; The Old Rugged Cross; O Worship the King and the communion hy…
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Our music selection today includes Praise to the Lord the Almighty; My Faith Looks Up To Thee; This Is My Father's World; Hallelujahs; our feature hymn with commentary is Master the Tempest Is Raging, an interesting back story of this hymn; a unique version of All Creatures of My God and King. David's message title today "SAILING TO A NEW HARBOUR."…
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Well, it’s happened, folks. We’ve been cancelled – by ourselves. No, not really, but we do have two big announcements to make. First, CJ will be stepping down from co-host to occasional guest host (and he will be sorely missed). And second, after next week, we will be taking a hiatus as Isaac adjusts to dad life and ponders whether he likes Brian e…
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41. The Atrocities of Gay Conversion Therapy
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47:42Content Warning: We discuss gay conversion therapy and Netflix’s documentary Pray Away in this episode. The documentary, Pray Away, follows four members of Exodus International, a global conversion therapy advocate. This was going on behind our backs all along. So few were aware of how prevalent it really was. So much of the anti-gay movement was t…
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40. Emotionally Manipulating People Into Orgasm During the Praise Chorus
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1:12:54This could be the one that gets us canceled. Who’d have thought it would come to the point of defending a Will Willimon article? The article is presented as a conversation between Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon on the dangers of providing pastoral care and, honestly, they bring up some good points. 99% of seminarians expect to go out challengin…
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39. Hot Gossip from the Evangelical World
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51:18We’re coming to you with some hot evangelical gossip! Former Chicago Cub and 2016 World Series MVP Ben Zobrist and Faith Hill’s stunt double Julianna Zobrist have canceled their marriage. As the divorce filings became public, details are starting to come out and they’re saucy stuff. The intersection of sports, pastors, and grinding on the dancefloo…
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38. There’s Nothing More Redneck Than Saying ACAB
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1:03:49Ryan Cagel is a habitual church worker, Christian – sometimes against his better interests – and game designer. He’s planting a faith community structured around mutual aid and solidarity in the backwoods of Alabama, known as Jubilee House. It’s focused on anti-racist, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and anti-capitalist work. Everyone has their preconceptions of…
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37. Unpacking “Helicopter Story” & Queer Theory
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1:01:31Bad faith arguments on Twitter do actual harm. We talk about a recent Vox article detailing the fallout surrounding Isabel Fall over a short story titled “I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter.” The story takes a common transphobic meme and turns it on its head by applying it literally to a science fiction world. Isabel, a trans woman, receiv…
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36. The Holy Spirit Saying “F#%* Around & Find Out”
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1:05:42Friend of coal miners, Nathan Thomas, joins us for some lukewarm Appalachia takes. He’s involved in a mutual aid organization in West Virginia, and we talk about how that’s structured, what they do, and what it takes to keep it running. As Nathan puts it, “There’s no tech bros coming to save Appalachia, so we are the only help we have.” Capitalism …
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Ever since we talked about “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” a few months back, people have been howling in anticipation of our thoughts on the finale. We give our latest takes on the MCU’s role in the military industrial complex, how they present leftist movements in the meda (and what that likely says about how all media will present them in th…
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34. You Do Not “Got to Hand It” to the SBC
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56:02Something big has happened in the Southern Baptist Convention. We’re not Southern Baptist, but who could resist weighing in on church drama? It’s our jam. And let’s be real: any church with “South” in the name has got some seriously racist roots. We dive headfirst into the drama, from their stance on Critical Race Theory, their attempts to silence …
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Kelsey McKinney is an author and co-founder of Defector.com. She was a staff writer at Deadspin, a vertical of Gawker Media that was founded on the principle of saying what they mean and holding nothing back. It was eventually mauled through various mergers and acquisitions, when the new people in charge tried to shift those editorial values. In an…
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Whenever we reference our one listener, know that we’re talking about Luke Melonakos-Harrison. Making the transition from fan to guest, he joins us to talk about the Bible, the role it’s played in his life, and his spirituality. Growing up, the church tells us what God is or isn’t. The beauty of the Bible is in the opportunity to develop your own u…
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31. How to Make Enemies & Alienate People
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1:16:59Returning guest, Melissa Florer-Bixler, is the pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church and author of many books – most recently: “How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger & the Work of Peace.” The book tackles just about everything that the white Church needs to start having hard conversations about. The question that emerged for Melissa after the 2016 ele…
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30. Evangelism at the Barnes & Noble
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1:05:16A few weeks back, we had a conversation about youth ministry where we ostensibly shat all over it. Feeling that we left a lot on the table, Blair Wilner wanted to take us to task for the things we said. Blair, a University of Virginia PhD student of religious studies, is currently celebrating the 11th anniversary of his liberation from the world of…
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This one’s basically just a big, extended fight corner. Isaac dives headlong into how the movie Get Out perfectly explains his personal beef with Hamilton — the play, not the person — and how it’s not all that different from the woke white supremacy of an intersectional CIA recruitment ad. But this week’s headline fight involves The Liturgists Podc…
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Semler, aka Grace Baldridge, is a documentary host and singer/songwriter. She recently put out a record “Preacher’s Kid” which hit the #1 spot on Christian iTunes, and she’s taking Contemporary Christian Music to task. She feels strongly about standing up for what she believes in because the rest of the CCM world tries to skirt around issues of acc…
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27. Unlicensed Social Workers Unite!
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1:06:53Return guest Sara Zarr already gave us her full bio the last time she was on the show, so here’s a few more facts beyond being an author and killer podcast host: She’s a friend of Bryan, an adult child of alcoholics, and a semi-ex evangelical. She understands the issues with codependent thinking, which gives her an excellent perspective on how the …
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26. Being a Good White Christian on the Internet
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1:27:18D.L. Mayfield is a writer who just really, really wants to be a good neighbor. In her latest book, "The Myth of the American Dream," she explores whether or not the individualistic and autonomous values of the American Dream are at all compatible with Jesus’ instruction to “love thy neighbor as thyself.” Her goal as a writer has been to connect peo…
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Caitlin Stout is a student at Vanderbilt Divinity School — at least for the next few weeks. She will soon be graduating with her Masters in Divinity with a concentration in Chaplaincy. She’s been on the nigh endless journey of figuring out what ministry looks like as a queer person in Tennessee. We often place the burden of assimilation on the vict…
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24. Loneliness & Connection Through the Pandemic
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59:35Charlotte Donlon is a writer, certified spiritual director, and a Christian woman in the deep south who has opinions. Those opinions caused some conflict when the way some churches handled events such as the murder of George Floyd isolated her from her church community. We discuss her book "The Great Belonging," the upside of loneliness, what a spi…
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23. The First Attempt at Cancelation
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1:00:20We kick this week off in the most Youth Minister way possible: talking about the theological implications of Marvel movies. These movies have always been some not-so-subtle propaganda for the military industrial complex, but The Falcon & The Winter Soldier takes it to the next level. But we’re not here to talk about superheroes — we’re talking abou…
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Indhira Udofia is doing the damn thing. Either that, or she’s a glutton for punishment. She came to divinity school on the false premise that she would be somebody’s pastor, but she always had some tension around the church — The models never quite clicked with her. While going through seminary school, she realized that this was the source of every…
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Ramona Martinez is an artist who seeks to reclaim Christianity for misfits, radicals, anarchists, feminists, and outcasts of all types. Growing up, Ramona attended an Anglican church. But when she was around nine years old, that church became a central player in the Episcopal schism. This kicked off an exploration of her spirituality that led to bl…
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20. Slightly Whacky Atonement Theology
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1:03:46Hannah Bowman joined us in episode 18 to talk about abolition theology. However, we barely scratched the topic’s surface, and the United States still has over 2,000,000 prisoners — one of the few areas where we are actually #1 — so we invited her back. Today, Hannah helps us dig deeper into abolition theology, the relationship between her faith and…
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19. Finally! The Globalist Methodist Church: A Church for Globalists!
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1:14:13This week’s guest comes correct, wielding decades of progressive activism, a soundboard, and Some Thoughts on the proposed “Global Methodist Church.” Rev. Steven Martin has done quite a bit over the years, but he’s currently the Founder of The Lakelands Institute, providing education for clergy and churches so that they can navigate a new era. We t…
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Today we’re talking about the intersection of theology and social justice with Hannah Bowman, the founder and Director of Christians for the Abolition of Prisons. She’s best known on the Twitterverse as a literary agent, but Bryan already has representation, so we're most interested in her hot abolition takes. And, on that accountability tip, we’re…
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When Isaac was at Duke Divinity School, he had a professor send an email about why diversity training is bad that said the job of a theologian is not to be concerned with the problems of the world but to be thrumming like a taut wire in their office. What does this have to do with today’s episode? Because, as always, we’re absolutely thrumming to t…
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16. Jesus Doesn’t Want You to Have a Panic Attack Every Sunday
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1:21:30Antonia Terrazas is the creator of Holy Blacked Out, Extremely Online, and a friend of Isaac’s from seminary. She came to join us for one of their first sober conversations, but you know what? It’s still fun! We chat about growing up Evangelical, Charismatic, Fundamentalist, and homeschooled; going to David Crowder’s church, not for gay reasons; ol…
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Isaac doesn’t have a rad soundboard, but he does have a radical agenda — and he wants you to have one, too! Today, we’re digging into what it means to be radicalized, how we were all radicalized, the pushback you receive (from some communities more than others) when you’re public about it, and how we can effectively radicalize others. Plus, fight c…
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We’re joined by Rosie Snow, Isaac’s comrade in his meme-fueled mission to create an army of radical socialist Christians and the Director of Christian Discipleship at Wesley Memorial. We discuss attention, whether attention exists, the difference between attention and working memory, “Supernatural” Tumblrs, our relationship (or lack thereof) to the…
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13. Totally Gay Stuff That’s Not With or For Straights
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54:49The gang’s all here! And we’re joined by L Finke, who is doing incredible work to advocate for the LGBTQ+ Christian community and provide support for how parents and the greater Christian community can best support their LGBTQ+ friends and family. She’s been busy over the last couple years, writing two books — “Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Gu…
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12. Shocked by Shock: Looking Back at January 6th & Forward to the Inauguration
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1:06:20We’re joined by special guest Donna, who you can also hear dropping her insight on the Book of Ruth on The People’s Commentary, to talk about the domestic terror attack at the Capitol, white supremacy, and the upcoming inauguration. It’s time to start having some difficult conversations, and it’s time for white people to start earnestly interrogati…
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11. Big Texas Energy: The “Friday Night Lights” Episode
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1:13:36Isaac’s back, and Bryan pissed him off before the episode even started! We’re also joined by Ellie Singer, an Extremely Online Gen-Z Episcopalian who currently lives in Houston. We’re all big fans of that one time Ellie tweeted about Friday Night Lights and the Bible, so we brought her on to expound on her Midrash of the “Friday Night Lights” canon…
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10. The People Who Got into Jesus Instead of Drugs
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1:01:15Sara Zarr is a prolific author, a national book awards finalist (which Bryan isn’t bitter about *at all*), and the host of This Creative Life. We talk about why the range for Gen-X is whack, growing up as part of the Jesus movement in the 70s in California, getting exposed to modern evangelicalism, the tendency for cults of personality to manifest …
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9. The Fall of the Prison: As the Kids Say Today, This is Fire
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1:08:09Content warning: suicidal ideation and death. Isaac’s out for surgery this week (don’t worry, he’s fine), but we brought in a great friend to sub for him: Chris Hoke, a gang pastor, jail chaplain, and the founder of Underground Ministries. He’s also an incredibly engaging writer, and Bryan gives a glowing endorsement for his book “Wanted.” We talk …
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8. Obama Gave Us A Great Couple of Weeks for Ethereal Bisexuals
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57:31Hillary Zedlitz is a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan who studies political science and religion and politics. Hillary is also a member of the Graduate Employees’ Organization, a grad student union, who went on strike during the pandemic to protest the university reopening plans and policing policies. On a micro level, we get into why th…
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This week we’re joined by Amy Peterson, an author, seminary student, quilter, master playlist maker, and seasoned podcast guest. Amy released a book in January 2020 titled “Where Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in an Age of Hypocrisy,” a book that was originally sold with the title “Virtues for the Apocalypse.” So, it ended up being an extr…
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6. God is Not a Cop & Jesus isn’t Santa Claus | 1st Week of Advent
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1:06:42We open the show with a beautiful rendition of the story of Baylor Sword Poet, Isaac’s Twitter handle. Plus, Carrie goes in on Lord of the Rings fans (our most contentious take yet?) and we learn why Winter is a basic-ass metaphor to spell out in your poem, and all before we start the show! Then, instead of pointing and laughing at people on Twitte…
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5. When You Saw Only One Set of Tire Tracks, It Was When John Cena Carried You
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1:33:43Brandin Gibson joins the show to help us put the USA on blast and — more importantly — give us the comedic highlights of 2020. We talk about dealing with self-isolation as an introvert vs. extrovert, the loooooooong election week, some hot Thanksgiving food tips, turkey families vs. side dish families, binge-worthy TV to stay at home to, how Fast &…
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4. Radical Lesbians for President 2024
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1:06:52Althea Laughon-Worrell is a college student engaged in racial justice work in Charlottesville, Virginia — a town that has become more or less synonymous with white nationalist violence after August 12, 2017. On that day, protesters gathered against the removal of a statue commemorating Confederate leader Robert E. Lee. They were met with counter pr…
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Kevin Rose joins us for an exploration of the history of public christianity in the 20th Century. We talk about what “public christianity” is, Anglican Twitter, the intersection of christianity and COVID, the relationship between big business and public christianity, whether Billy Graham would have been friends with Trump (spoiler: yes), poverty vo…
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