You Can Talk About That?

The US military is respected by most for their selfless service of our country.  What about the people that serve them?  Eric has the privilege to interview a US military chaplain as to their role, motives and daily life.  Eric also asks the uncomfortable question:  Is it constitutional to have a government paid chaplain in the US Military?  The chaplain's answer is very, very helpful!  Join...

In the first episode of the new podcast, Eric tackles a tough topic:  Voting.  Is a Christian mandated to vote?  Should they vote?  He also delves into the attitude of a Christian towards this upcoming election and gives an overview of the American Constitution to help guide our votes.  He prays this podcast will help you as you enter the voting booth this November.  Remember to subscribe and like...

In this final episode of "I love/hate when you are right", Kevin and Eric say goodbye to this podcast adventure together.  In super exciting news, Eric will continue onward in hosting his own podcast and invites you to subscribe and listen.  "You Can Talk About That?" is the name of the new podcast and it will capture much of what you loved about Eric and Kevin's podcast. ...

A faithful listener composed a song about our show and shared it with us! Enjoy!

Spurred on by a video from Allan Parr's YouTube channel The BEAT, Eric and Kevin discuss those who have deconstructed the faith or are in the process of it.  What does it look like to pastorally approach those who are going through this, and what about specific questions or objections? 

Eric and Kevin challenge each other again to recount a favorite moment in history, but in twenty minutes.  In this case, Kevin discusses a favorite moment and favorite figure in the 300's AD.  

Not one to back down from a challenge, Eric regales us with the life and work of Walt Disney, with special attention given to Walt's work on Disneyland.  

A ministry motto that Eric taught Kevin many years ago was, "I don't want you to just live as a Christian, I want you to die a Christian."  Could it be that this simple motto is the key to the Christian life in light of the "final trial" that awaits us at the dark river Jordan? 

We know you can only relisten to our shows so many times! You want new ones!  Eric gives an update on the upcoming podcast shows.

After a bit of a longer hiatus, Eric and Kevin have finally returned and one of them has, literally, grown a spine! Speaking of which, Eric and Kevin talk about leadership, including Jesus’ words concerning it, what they have seen, lessons learned about leadership on their end, and even resolve some questions or confusions regarding this topic

A no-frills episode where Kevin gives another update on his injury and recovery.  Thank you for your prayers and love!

In this episode, Eric and Kevin have a follow-up episode on something mentioned in passing in their worship wars episode: Christian Cancel Culture.  What is Cancel Culture? What is unique and problematic about the Christian variety of it? And what are we to make of how the New Testament commands heretics and false teachers to be treated, is that not Cancel Culture?  Recommendations: The Multi-Dire...

A no-frills show.  Kevin gives you an update on his recent accident and recovery.  Keep him in your prayers. 

Happy 2024! In this beginning of the year episode, Eric and Kevin discuss apologetics, what it is, and why it matters.  If you are into apologetics, we pray this would be a reminder of the proper use of it.  If you are not into apologetics, hopefully this will be an encouragement to study it more and see why it is a necessary part of the Christian Life.   Recommendations: Friendship with God by Mi...

For this Christmas Special of I Love/ Hate When You Are Right, Eric and Kevin talk about their Christmas traditions, myths surrounding the holiday, and what even constitutes a Christmas movie.  A light-hearted end to the Christmas season.   Also, a huge thank you to our listeners from all over the world (21 Countries) who faithfully listen to our show.  Thank you so much, it is deeply appreciated....

Eric and Kevin discuss history once again (what can we say, it always relates back), specifically our culture's bizarre inability to define objective good and evil, and yet has a simplistic understanding of people in the past as either good or bad.  So how is it possible for there to be objective evil with people being complex? Along with that, Eric and Kevin cover three examples of how histo...

Eric and Kevin tackle a topic that has been requested for a long time but has become particularly worthy of mention given the largest killing of Jews since the Holocaust.  Eric and Kevin discuss what racism even is biblically, postulate where it comes from, and then zero in on anti-Semitism particularly and its diabolical history.  Along the way, the topic of systemic racism (or structural sin if...

Eric and Kevin have a conversation about how there does not seem to be a good conversation about worship through song in the contemporary American church.  From two people who would not say they are musically talented, what qualifies as good worship music? Should we associate with heretics who write good music? And what about those old class hymns? 

In a new segment of the show, Eric and Kevin discuss within 20 minutes (that is part of the challenge) a favorite moment from history and, after the 20 minutes, some lessons that can be learned from it.  Kevin is first, and he describes the epic decades long rivalry that effectively brought an end to the Roman Republic: Gaius Marius vs. Lucius Cornelius Sulla.  Mike Duncan - The Storm Before the S...

In a new segment of the show, Eric and Kevin discuss within 20 minutes (that is part of the challenge) a favorite moment from history and, after the 20 minutes, some lessons that can be learned from it.  Eric is second.  What could possibly have made the founding father, who was well known to be stoic and unemotional, a puddle of tears? Hint: a wound to the heart deeper than a bullet.  Mount Verno...

A hot take, according to Google, is "a piece of commentary, typically produced quickly in response to a recent event, whose primary purpose is to attract attention."  This is not one of those! This is Eric and Kevin after three years of processing a calamity giving their (hopefully) thought out reflections on an event where the history is still being written.  So it is a cold(ish) take....

There is a common assumption in our world that things either get worse and worse or they get better and better.  In today's episode, Eric and Kevin show why this is historically and biblically false.  But not only that, why is being a cynical pessimist or an authoritarian optimist ultimately harmful? And if things get neither worse or better, what happens instead? Our recommendations for this...

Eric, Kevin, and two special guests talk about food on their drive back from Eric’s birthday celebration.  Why is food connected with God’s goodness and creation, and what are our favorite foods and why?  A fun discussion on food and a whole buffet of restaurant and recipe recommendations.  Bon appetite! 

Eric and Kevin talk about their love of books.  Just like last summer they lay out their top ten books of all time and the why's.  They also lay out how they became readers, reading disciplines they have developed, and what is gained from reading.   Here are our recommendations: Real Christianity by William Wilberforce The Call by Os Guinness Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Bully Pulpit by Mi...

Eric and Kevin offer some speculative thoughts on the future of the Church as a whole in the United States of America.  Will this be another example of explaining tomorrow why the predictions made yesterday did not come true today, or are there some trends that are inevitable and can be seen already? You choose.  Also, you choose if Eric and Kevin disagree on several supposed negatives and positiv...