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It's our post-election episode! Bryan and Ogun break down the results, including the role that faith played in this particular election cycle. Have Democrats rediscovered Christianity? Why were many faith traditions celebrating the results, while evangelicals received it as a threat or a turning away from God? We also discuss the 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump, where he refuses to offer fo...

Colleen joins Bryan and Ogun again this week. On tap: what is the difference between self-care and selfishness? Do Christians in the United States experience persecution? And what do you think about multi-site churches? We discuss!

Ogun's daughter Joy joins the show! We discuss favorite family traditions growing up, whether we'd prefer to travel back in time or into the future, how to gain wisdom, and more! Tune in!

Colleen Smith joins Bryan and Ogun to talk about prized possessions, the impact of technology on childhood, why people leave Christianity, and whether Jesus might return as an AI. Tune in!

The Bible famously says not to let the sun go down while you're still angry, but we wonder if that isn't some really bad advice. What do you think? We also address the Macklemore - Ed Sheeran situation, leaving church, and whether relationships or money will be more important in the future.

We're back! We tackle the AI question this week: how long until it's all over? Can it be contained? Are we doomed? Keisha McKenzie joins Ogun and Bryan to address this, plus what to do when your family loves their religious outlook more than they love you. Plus, what's better: summer or fall?

Bryan and Ogun coming to you from a pub in Lisbon, Portugal! We discuss whether vegetarianism is biblical, which writers of the Bible were depressed, whether people should be able to live in whatever country they want to, and whether aliens are real. We were together for an episode for the first time in seven years, and had a blast trying some local craft beers. Stay tuned for the bonus music clip...

This week we explore a thought experiment in which everyone in the world has to press a red or blue button. If more than 50% choose blue, everyone survives. If less than 50% choose blue, only those who pressed red survive. What button do you press and why? Bryan and Ogun discuss this, plus long weekends, meeting Jesus, and a church drug scam. What button would you press? Tune in to hear our take!

This week we discuss our go-to snacks! What is yours? Tune in to hear Bryan and Ogun's. We also discuss 'national revival' and whether the US was founded as a Christian nation. We also why uninformed voters are dangerous, and we close by exploring some Hindu principles.

This week we discuss the golden statue of Trump that a pastor declares "is not a golden calf." But isn't it? We also discuss whether we'd rather be very short or very tall, whether there is any person who always does what is right, and what we'd say to a room of college graduates.

Bryan and Ogun discuss new holidays we'd like to create, whether God can read our minds, public Bible reading, the attempted violence at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and life as suffering. Tune in!

We discuss the Gospel according to Pulp Fiction, what makes for the perfect spring day, and why and how we live in bubbles, separated from each other, and what can be done about it, if anything. Tune in!

Bryan and Ogun discuss whether we would fly to the moon, how the views Artemis shared should inspire us, Doubting Thomas and the role of doubt in one's spiritual journey, and whether it's OK to depict a politician as Jesus. Plus, should elected officials be able to threaten genocide with impunity?

It's just Bryan and Ogun this week! We discuss whether one can say "God is tempting me," the difference between Christian and Christlike, why American "exceptionalism" leads to a dangerous mindset, and Palm Sunday. Grab a beverage and tune in!

On our St. Patrick's Day episode, we discuss analogies for the Trinity while Bryan attempts to pour himself a Black and Tan. Is the 3-leaf clover, which St. Patrick used to teach the Trinity, a good example? What are better analogies? We also discuss whether peace can happen through strength, or if there are other paths to peace aside from violence. We also discuss what it looks like to develop a...

Episode 335: You're Still Wrong by Pub Theology

This week we discuss what we would want on an ultimate sandwich. We also discuss whether the Apostle Paul believed in penal substitutionary atonement, whether current political policies might be considered 'Christian', and whether God really needs or wants to be praised all the time. Plus: what kind of communion bread is the best?

We are BACK! After a brief hiatus, the gang returns to talk about the Winter Olympics, some recent events, and the all important question of whether Jesus actually walked on water or whether the disciples even knew how to swim. You are not going to want to miss this episode - the most fun we have had on a show in a long time. Grab a favorite beverage and your ear buds, and tune in!

This week we pay homage to Martin Luther King Jr, discussing some of his work and actions. We ask: what is the civil rights issue of our day? Is protesting at worship or disrupting church an OK thing? Where do you draw the line? And how does one discern what laws are right and good, and which ones should be broken in the name of justice?

We discuss the tragic shooting by ICE in Minneapolis of an unarmed mother, how to focus when the news is constant and bad, how to expose evil without participating in it, and more!

We are back! We discuss plans and hopes for the new year, wrestle with the question of evil, and the political nature of Epiphany. We also touch on events in Venezuela as well as religious beliefs that it is best to unlearn. Grab a favorite beverage and tune in!

Episode 329: It's the Goddamn Story—Christmas Episode by Pub Theology

This week we discuss what we are thankful for, as well as our favorite pie to eat at Thanksgiving. We also discuss John 3:17 and what it means to say God sent God's on into the world to save it and not condemn. We also discuss other ways of thinking, peaceful protest, and some wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita. Tune in!

On a scale of 1-10, one being "no worries" and 10 being "totally stressed out" — what level of anxiety do you generally feel on a given day? We discuss our responses, plus what lowers that stress and makes us happy! We also discuss Jesus' admonition not to worry about tomorrow: good advice, or applicable only to people of privilege? We also discuss fear, political usage of Scripture, and more!

Have you ever engaged with a random tester, someone possibly trying to phish you? How did that go? What is the difference between judging and discerning? Why are more women than men leaving evangelicalism? And how would you respond in an awkward social situation? We discuss it all!