Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAltar Calls, Emotional Manipulation, and the Psychology of ‘Come Forward’
Episode 58
Altar calls aren’t always about salvation—sometimes they’re about control. In this episode, we break down the psychological tactics behind the ‘come …
1 year, 3 months ago
Why Matthew Probably Didn’t Write Matthew: unlocking the Four Soils and the Mystery of the Kingdom,
Episode 57
The parable of the four soils isn’t about locking you into ‘good’ or ‘bad’ forever—it’s about staying open to transformation. In this episode, we bre…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Faith Healing Was Fake—But the Damage Was Real
Episode 56
This episode gets personal. We share two raw, painful stories of being hurt by faith healers and talk about the long-term spiritual damage that comes…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Petty Soap Opera of Herod and Cleopatra — The Parable of the Talents
Episode 55
Spoiler: The parable of the talents isn’t about investment advice or religious performance—it’s about empire. We follow the messy political history b…
1 year, 3 months ago
Burning CDs for Jesus—And Other Regrets
Episode 54
Christian music good. Secular music bad. That’s what we were told. But it turns out, that binary cuts us off from art, from emotion, and from underst…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Parable of the Two Hot Mess Brothers
Episode 53
We’ve been reading the Prodigal Son all wrong. It’s not just about a ‘bad’ kid and a ‘good’ kid—it’s about two lost sons: one outwardly reckless, one…
1 year, 3 months ago
Hell Houses, Fistfights, and Breaking the Cycle for Our Kids
Episode 52
Step one: convince a 10-year-old she’s actually dead and headed for eternal damnation. Step two: act shocked when she punches a racist in church and …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Ten Commandments—You’ve Been Reading Them Wrong
Episode 51
You think the Ten Commandments are about judging everyone else? Wrong. They’re written to you. In this episode, we break down how the commandments ar…
1 year, 4 months ago
What the Hell Is Hell, Anyway?
Episode 50
If you died tonight, do you know where you’d spend eternity? We open with that classic evangelical guilt-trip and immediately start breaking it down.…
1 year, 4 months ago
Easter’s Pagan (kind of), Words Change, and the KJV Is Horrible
Episode 49
We’re talking pagan goddesses, changing language, and why the King James Version is definitely not the most accurate Bible translation. Gabie (our fa…
1 year, 4 months ago