Beer, Conversation, and God. People have been gathering in pubs and public spaces for ages, talking about life, philosophy, faith, and deep questions of meaning. Now we're bringing the conversation to the interwebs. Visit pubtheology.com for more info and to start a gathering of your own. Visit patreon.com/ptlive for more content including pre and post show discussions and interviews with special guests.
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Once a month, the 20s and 30s community of Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church gathers over food and drinks to engage Memphis' most compelling theological minds. Join us as we wrestle with life's most important and unsettling questions.
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Chew on this: Where we practice Theology as a Community, in the reality of our messy lives.
Maranatha Assembly of God: Wednesday Service: Pastor Orleen
This discussion comes from our Wednesday Night Church, the Pastoral Preaching notes, and the live large group discussion these notes prompted. Something we like to call : A Community Based Learning Experience
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Bryan and Ogun discuss the challenge of finding work/life balance, especially when it comes to making time for one's spiritual life. A church in the UK is attempting short, 15-minute "micro services" to help people fit worship into their busy lives. We discuss whether this is an appropriate concession to our busy world, or caving to modern pressure…
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04.25.2024 Cunning Week 16 Revelation
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04.18.2024 Cunning Week 15 The Open Letters
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Episode 288: Be Fruitful and Multiply
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Ogun shares about the green monkey infestation on the island of Barbados, and we wonder whether we humans are the monkeys when it comes to planet Earth. In light of Earth Day, we discuss environmental challenges, whether AI will wipe us out to solve climate change, and what we are worried about most. We also discuss tax day, and whether taxes shoul…
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04.11.2024 Cunning Week 14 The Spiritual Battle in the Literature of Paul
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Episode 287: The Eclipse Episode
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It's our Eclipse Episode! Shannon and Bryan share their eclipse experiences in Maryland and Michigan. We also reflect on religious views on the eclipse event, and what kind of meaning might be ascribed to such a celestial happening. We also discuss a new documentary which posits that Jesus was not just a vegetarian, he was the "OG animal activist."…
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04.04.2024 Cunning Week 13 Acts of Battle Part 2
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03.28.2024 Cunning Week 12 Acts of Battle Part 1
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03.21.2024 Cunning Week 11 What Jesus Says Part 3 Exorcisms
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Episode 286: The Price of Betrayal [Adjusted for Inflation]
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Should Judas have held out for more money? In our pre-Holy Week episode we discuss whether people are more interested in being affirmed in their current beliefs than discovering the truth, and the problematic theological view known as supersessionism. Plus: was Saint Patrick a hero or something more sinister, considering how he treated folks who pr…
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03.14.2024 Cunning Week 10 What Jesus Says Part 2
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Episode 285: All God's Creatures... And All That
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We discuss the role of animal chaplain, where someone will do pastoral care and funerals for those who lose a beloved dog, cat or goat. Is this a role the church needs to put more emphasis on? We discuss. We also compare Ramadan and Lent, talk about the Bible vs the Word of God, the emergent church, and whether cabbage is the new bacon. Plus: favor…
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03.07.2024 Cunning Week 9 What Jesus Says Part 1
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Episode 284: God Ordains It [When It's What I Want]
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Shannon and Bryan discuss whether God appoints people to leadership positions at certain moments in history; cough—Donald Trump; we also discuss how good the church really is at forgiveness and extending grace, and whether trying to have faith over fear is a good thing. Also, we celebrate all things March, and discuss what space there is or should …
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02.29.2024 Cunning Week 8 With Guest Pastor Mike
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Episode 283: Hell, Where Art Thou?
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Are you someone who creates a life plan? Or do you just take it one day at a time? We discuss that, as well as the Apostle Paul's chastisement of church members who are arguing and grumbling. When is complaining OK, and when is it a sign of a deeper issue? We also discuss the first of Martin Luther's 95 Theses, and the troubling rise of Christian n…
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02.22.2024 Cunning Week 7 The History Wisdom of the Old Testament
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Episode 282: What Karl Marx Meant To Say
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Karl Marx said, “Philosophers seek to understand the world; the point, however, is to change it.” We discuss whether our tendency is to research, analyze and understand before making a decision, or if we are quicker to just act. And is there a difference between men and women on this? We also discuss our communication styles, as Ogun claims immedia…
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02.15.2024 Cunning Week 6 The Battle Revealed Through Ordinances
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Episode 281: We are the New Boomers
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It's our Post-Super Bowl, Lent-Kickoff episode! We talk the halftime show, commercials, and in particular the Jesus "He Gets Us" ads. Are they a bait and switch? We also discuss Lent and Ash Wednesday, and Bryan learns that purgatory is no longer official Catholic doctrine. We also discuss heaven and hell in light of Bryan's colonoscopy experience.…
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Episode 280: We Don't Need Jesus
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Shannon is back! We discuss whether society is moving further away from religion as it progresses, how our views of God have changed over the years, and what a 'religionless Christianity' might look like. Plus, Bryan doesn't know how to do voicemail, and is fasting before his first colonoscopy experience. What will they discover, in the end? Lots o…
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02.01.2024 Cunning Week 5 The Battle in OT Prophetic Literature
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Episode 279: Do Better, Bryan
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A town in Ohio is suing a pastor for providing shelter for the unhoused. The town's name is Bryan, OH. Bryan and Ogun discuss the reasons the city may have for doing this, and why local businesses would be better off siding with the church than with the city. We also discuss the sins of our ancestors, and our shifting social media usage. Plus, Brya…
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01.25.2024 Cunning Week 4: Foundations Pt 2 Something Went Awry
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Episode 278: And Then Came Robots!
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Bryan and Shannon, sans Ogun, discuss the attempt by scientists to create social robots who can care for people experiencing dementia, among others. Can robots truly be social? We also discuss the concept of loneliness, whether it is always or ever voluntary, and differentiate solitude from being lonely. Also: did creation happen because was God lo…
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01.18.2024 Cunning Week 3 Prayer
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Episode 277: Hell is Delicious
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While Shannon enjoys a German beer called "Hell," we discuss being over the moon and lunar trivia. We also consider the law of reciprocity, and whether being generous with others tends to come back around? Finally, the conversation moves to deconstruction and whether Martin Luther King Jr's idea of nonviolence is realistic in a world at war. We mig…
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Episode 276: You Could Die!
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What is the longest you've gone without food or water? The Bible says Moses went forty days and forty nights without either. We discuss that as well as the spiritual practice of fasting. And: could AI help us in our everyday lives, and should a public school religion teacher should be able to proselytize his students? Finally, yes, Bryan is obnoxio…
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01.11.2024 Cunning Week 2 Foundations Part 1 Battle Plan
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01.04.2024 Cunning Week 1 In The Beginning
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Episode 275: Christmas - A Holy [Shit] Moment
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Rev. Dr. Melissa Allison joins Shannon and Ogun to discuss Christmas carols, Christmas theology, purity culture and the pagan celebration of Yule. Why has the obsession with sexual purity persisted in some forms of Christianity, a faith that celebrates an unwed teenage mother? Tune in for this special holiday episode!…
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Episode 274: Religious but not Spiritual
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If someone said to you, "We need to keep Christ in Christmas" - how would you respond? We discuss that, plus a Pew survey that finds 7 in 10 Americans describe themselves as spiritual, while 10% say they are 'religious but not spiritual.' What does that mean? We also discuss the limits of free speech in the case of three university presidents, as B…
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Episode 273: A Literal Cloud of Witnesses
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Ogun breaks out the rum as Derrick Weston joins the show to talk about the idea of a cloud of witnesses as referenced in Scripture, and whether that applies to folks living or dead. Is it creepy or encouraging to imagine there are folks looking on? We also discuss the concept of hope and whether it is something that can inspire us to or deter us fr…
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11.30.2023 An Advent of Silence
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