19 JUN 2024 · *The audio quality for the intro of this episode…is less than ideal…stick with us. It gets better when our guest joins us!*  Our first Season 2 guest is the renown theologizer of the twittersphere—Trey Ferguson. Trey is the Executive Pastor at Refuge Church in FL, author of Theologizin’ Bigger, and podcast host of https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/threeblackmen and https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/treyslation. Trey is out here stretching our minds and our imaginations as he invites us to reassess how we think about the Bible, church, and our approach to theology! We LOVED this conversation! If you also loved this conversation, you for sure want to get his book https://www.pastortrey05.com/book!  Trey Ferguson: https://www.pastortrey05.com Substack: https://pastortrey05.substack.com Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/Threads: @pastortrey05 Taylor’s Very Dope Sweatshirt: https://thehappygivers.com GOD IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK:  Instagram/TikTok - @godisbetterpod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@godisbetterthanyouthink6143 Thoughts? Email us at godisbetter.podcast@gmail.com

5 JUN 2024 · The pod is back, and now with double the host! Taylor Bluebaugh and her multidimensional hair flips are joining Josh Pease (non-haired, no-flips) for the relaunch. This ep details why this pod started, & what it'll look like moving forward. Be on the lookout for new episodes dropping every other Wednesday! 

21 OCT 2020 · Why are there so many narcisstic leaders in churches? Why do so many churches cover up scandal? Wade Mullen is an expert on crisis management in Christian organizations, and one of the ONLY people in the world who has actual research about the problem. There is a five minute run in this podcast that might be the most important moment on this podcast series so far. I really hope you listen. Love this podcast? Donate here! It gives me permission to take time out to keep doing it and also feed my family! https://venmo.com/Josh-Pease Also, buy Wade's book! https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse/dp/1496444701

9 SEP 2020 · O. Alan Noble, hat-wearer, professor, author, and all around smart person, talks about mental health, our increasing disconnect from each other, and what being a "disruptive witness" looks like. We also laugh a lot.  Buy Alan's book! https://www.ivpress.com/disruptive-witness   Support this YouTube channel:https://venmo.com/Josh-Pease

1 SEP 2020 · Did you know the religious left was instrumental in passing the affordable care act? Did you know the predate the religious right by decades? All this and more with the amazing Jack Jenkins.  Donate here: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnFyRGtuNEk0VUI4T2FiUmdtMDJ5RkdYeEZOZ3xBQ3Jtc0trbTdVNlVoWmFNNVl4LWxLdEFXU1Y1Y0s4eGMyU3pNaDkwaTBBYjRQcW04RHRXa0F2YUhaeGh0UUUwRzIwTWhQanJaSFk2WFZfZl83WlBnWVRrZ1NyOURVVnA5N0pYVWRuZWRGZTcwM2NUZGU1R0Rjcw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvenmo.com%2FJosh-Pease&v=Xl3Jo-Eq_H0  Buy Jack's book: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3I1MVBLOTlWY0FhYjVHRmx2QlN0d2ZIaUJiZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsa2xLUGk5UXJ2YWhUQWtmN0tySThSTks5OC1odnJSR09rQ0hQbW14cGd0S1lFXzNFeTFOVDg4cTk0NldZQTVzbUNrNXNQOGlEYlp0Z1dyVEJuQ2FhRUdCWGdQS2tERlpRZlRqZnNvQ0lXSWItSURfNA%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jackjenkins.me%2Famerican-prophets.html&v=Xl3Jo-Eq_H0  Find Jack on Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHR2T0N2bkZhYXMxX3RoWVNHY0NsLWZMZk5Qd3xBQ3Jtc0tsMGdpWkJQcXR3aExQZUc0SEdvRnFIdUlJU3RIMlg5U2RFeFpUbWU1aVh6YVdfZ0pGaUF3a25tNWFXcWJGV0FSYlgzV3gtckhVZXRWRXlHR2xBMXluMjNfNmlxeDhCNWlKaXNVMEhBMlJhU1Y5aG5KUQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjackmjenkins&v=Xl3Jo-Eq_H0

24 AUG 2020 · The internet reception in this audio gets a little spotty, and there are a couple brief musical interludes while Becky bribes her kids to stay upstairs while she records. Apologies!   Fresh off a move back to the U.S., Becky talks with me about how Christianity has misunderstood the science AND theology of emotions and has harmed many people in the process. BUT, the good news is that God is way more interested in our emotional world than we think.

19 AUG 2020 · Sheila talks about purity culture, how the book "Love and Respect" is harming people, how women can have more orgasms, whether sex toys are a good idea, and uses the "c" word more than a few times (no not that one, the other one). If you want to learn more about how to have a healthy sex life in your marriage, make sure you don't miss this episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=300s - How Sheila got her start as the "sex lady." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=465s - "We had terrible sex when we first got married."    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=700s - How we see God impacts our view of sex (complete with in detail discussion of women's anatomy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=1135s - the prosperity gospel roots of purity culture   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=1277s - what purity culture does to a women's self-image   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=1500s - how the church stifles women's orgasms   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=1860s - Christians have double the rates of involuntary vaginal spasming   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=2100s - Equating sex with obligation and duty   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=2220s - a better definition of sex   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=2400s - the penis is a multitool, but the clitoris isn't   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=2545s - the popular Christian marriage books that harm women   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=2760s - And, normalize marital rape   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=3000s - Christian male entitlement   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=3300s - what to do if your sex life SUCCCCKKKS    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=3510s - Vibrators: good or bad?    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=3610s - When the guy has the lower libido   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=3820s - Why is God better than we think?    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJWKt6_bfA&t=4080s - Calling out the church and feeling spiritually homeless

11 AUG 2020 · From an early age Bridget knew there was something different about her, but it wasn't until college she realized what that difference was: she was gay. This is her story of reconciling her sexuality, spirituality, and religious upbringing, and wherever you *think* this story is going ... you're probably wrong. This is a must watch interview for anyone who has been wrestling publicly or privately with human sexuality and Christianity. Bridget is almost certain to challenge your position, no matter what that position is.

6 AUG 2020 · Kaitlyn talks about the power of understanding both sides (even if you disagree), a theology of politics, and how the church needs to tell better stories.   SHOW NOTES:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=60s - Kaitlyn's debate team roots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=555s - the cutthroat world of seminary, and the transition to full time ministry  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=794s - "it's not that churches are TOO political, it's that they are insufficiently political." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=1102s - the impossibility of being "separate from the world." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=1320s - churches need to learn to tell better stories  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=1605s - the stories our worship songs tell us  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=1680s - "our church's statement on race relations was that we baptized a black man"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=1937s - confession as political activism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=2150s - the stories our news, shows, podcasts, and preaching tell us  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=2520s - churches are priming people to believe conspiracy theories(!)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=2593s - why is God better than we think?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=471MMCa_lOU&t=2880s - how to pray for Kaitlyn

6 AUG 2020 · The super smart, funny, and inspiring Kat Armas sits down to talk about how the Bible is more nuanced than we think, and the faith of desperate, overlooked people can change nations.    LINKS: The Protagonistas Podcast: https://katarmas.com/theprotagonistaspodcast Kat on Twitter: twitter.com/kat_armas Kat on IG: instagram.com/kat_armas   SHOW NOTES:  Kat's background: 2:52  When you're perpetuating and protesting abusive power structures:  6:05 The Bible talks often about systemic oppression. 9:04 The Bible is more nuanced than you think. 12:02 America has a lack of nuance baked into its cultural DNA 15:40 What to do when God tells you to go seduce a man 19:09 Why understanding the Bible's complicated subtlety matters 24:10 Abeulita theology & the famine stopping power of desperate faith 31:35 The anonymous heroes of the faith we never talk about 38:25 Why Gen Z is our world's best hope