A Christian and a Buddhist walk in to a bar

We have made it to 100 episodes! wow, what a journey. Today we go back to where it all started and talk about the first time we met at a bar and how we got to where we are now. Thanks for the memories everyone! 

We have more questions, more problems, more off the cuff answers! Enjoy :D  Perhaps listen to part 1 first if you haven't for this one. 

If you got God problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 questions...   Some astute listeners listed out 99 questions they would like us to answer. We try to answer them all in one episode. We failed, so there's 2 parts!

What is the sound of two guys talking in to a microphone?  Today we embark on the world of Koans! the Zen riddles that befuddle and bemuse the mind, and make you enlightened in the process.   

We like to tackle the big questions on Christian Buddhist bar. Today we go where only aliens have gone before, and ask : is faith a conspiracy theory?  https://theconversation.com/how-to-spot-a-conspiracy-theory-when-you-see-one-133574

An innocent question about dinosaurs leads us into surprising theological depths. How old is the creation? And when did Jesus start existing?   But also... dinosaurs 

Today we are back again to ramble along the running trail and talk all things music, running, meditation, and much more! 

We head back to one of our favorite divine music episodes!   Ray Charles - King of soul. But was he a big rip off of Jesus Christ  - King of heaven?   This week's divine music takes us to the opposite of normal. Songs that are based on religion, but about...not-religion. 

Jamal went to the monastery recently - he talks about what he learnt, and how his journey in to 'being pace' is going. 

Jacob wrote an article! God,  climate change, how we should think about it. Today we talk to the author himself about it, and hear if God does indeed care about how humans interact with the planet. 

"Reality Shifting". Cool transcendental phenomena, or problematic youth culture?  Today we explore this new trend, and ask if we are in this reality, or another?    https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/03/20/a-psychologist-explains-the-phenomenon-of-reality-shifting/  

In the usual manner, today we decide to just turn on the mics and continue a conversation we started on daily practice. What that looks like, what it does, why we do it. BONUS - Jacob joins Jamal's meditation group for a session mid pod, and reflects on his experiences. 

Doggos. Need we say more? Today we talk about Dogs, and God, and Dog God?    https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/18/i-wag-therefore-i-am-the-philosophy-of-dogs? CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other  

Those Thai monks are at it again. Today we talk about recent coverage of what is now an ongoing scandal with monks, drugs, money laundering, and everything not particularly Holy that's going on in Thai Buddhism.      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-08/thailand-misbehaving-monks-foreign-correspondent/104184056

While Jacob is still on holiday we ask once again: what is it about the immoral acts of religious leaders that make them particularly shocking? To answer this Jacob takes us all the way back to 1518 and the Heidlberg Disputation, and the idea that maybe being righteous sometimes gets in our own way...   https://bookofconcord.org/other-resources/sources-and-context/heidelberg-disputation/ 

We’re back with our favourite divine music episode! Today letting Jamal super-fan out over Yusuf/Cat Stevens and the peace train.     https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/yusuf-islams-golden-years-cat-stevens-on-islam-and-his-return-to-music-241159/?fbclid=IwAR3VVBvyYv8MCn5zEqo7-ix-BGWubIgpo9taFUi2IRgd6wZmeyd9ZklMdfQ     

The blessed  Carlos Acutis. Catholic saint, venerated holy person, Millenial web designer. This week we take a look at the newest of the saints, and talk about what it says and means about the Church.    https://theconversation.com/carlo-acutis-what-the-first-millennial-saint-says-about-the-catholic-churchs-future-231086

More and more athletes are openly expressing their religion. Passing fad or God at work? Today we succumb to the Olympics podcast fever, and have a chat about what's driving God in Paris.   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/03/the-way-the-truth-and-the-olympic-record-how-god-struck-gold-in-paris  

Jamal continues his reflections on his time in Catholic Italy, particularly Assisi. We wonder about the role of peace, and how to interpret personal religious experiences. 

Jamal is back from Europe, and with a new found understanding of Catholicism! Join us for a discussion about finding new meaning, in old buildings, and what all this means about engaging with God. 

Today we continue our conversation with Kaner and Amby, and the Diplomacy Games podcast.  We keep exploring how the game of Diplomacy impacts on how we approach life, how religion plays a role in the game, and how both can bring us to a better understanding of ourselves and the world.  https://diplomacygames.com/    

We are back with new episodes, and boy to we have a treat for you! Today we sit down with Kaner and Amby from the "Diplomacy Games" podcast, and talk about one of the most niche cross over's ever!  Did you know that both Jacob and Jamal are avid players of the board game Diplomacy? Did you know there's a great podcast about that game? Did you know that the hosts of that pod are also religious?  To...

Today we are re-releasing one of our all time favorites! We enter the world of David Foster Wallace, and his assertion that everybody worships. Wallace contends that there is no such this as atheism and we only get to choose what, not if, we worship.  Jacob and Jamal explore this contention, and go off on all the usual tangents.    https://mbird.com/literature/more-david-foster-wallace-quotes/  

Tanya is back for another episode, and this time, its deeply theological.  

While some of us are off on holidays, please enjoy a re-release of some of our favorite episodes! This week we welcome Tanya Wittwer to the podcast. Theologian, church leader, and all round amazing woman – Tanya joins us to talk about God, gender and the church.     Link to Tanya’s book: https://www.mediacomeducation.org.au/shop/unless-they-are-sent/