Anazao Podcasts

Dr Nathan Gilmour of the Christian Humanist Project joins our hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, to discuss the history of Iconoclasm in the Church! We ask Dr Gilmour about his experience with art, how the Church has historically thought about religious imagery, and how his humanist perspective influences his view of the arts. . What is an example of iconoclasm? What is iconoclas...

Hosts James Demmel, Will Rose, and TJ Blackwell will discuss the new live action One Piece and the most recent episodes of Ahsoka as we continue our what's new(s) series! . Is Anakin CGI in Ahsoka? Is Ahsoka Tano a Jedi or Sith? Why did Vader call out to Ahsoka? Did Ahsoka become a rebel? Where was Ahsoka during Rebels? Do I need to watch Rebels before Ahsoka? Why is Ahsoka never mentioned in the...

How is it possible for us to be free from sin? What happens when Christian accidentally substitutes the word "sin" for "spirit"? Hilarity ensues, of course! What is predestination and what is the difference between solely believing it or free will? If God is for us then who can be against us? Why would God love Jacob, but hate Esau? Who does Esau represent? How do the Joker, Harley Quinn, The Hung...

Today's letter of the day is pi In today's episode, we take a look at Greek Mythology through the lens of the classic 1981 film "Clash of the Titans." I am joined by Pastor Will Rose of Systematic Geekology and Christian Ashley of SG and the Let Nothing Move You podcast to discuss the fun, nerdy, and very inaccurate film adaption of the myth of Perseus. We also discuss the importance of stories, h...

We continue our series of reviews on My Hero Academia, with hosts: Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde, Christian Ashley, and Keno Cannady! This time we review the Sports Festival arc! Many fans say to skip this arc, but our hosts believe it is a pivotal moment in the series as a whole! . What episode of MHA was the sports Festival? What is the sports Festival in MHA? Who won the UA Sports Festival in M...

Jk it’s mostly about Leah’s phd thesis

Hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, are joined by guests Taylor and Elizabeth Pangalangan Clyde! For our first full episode in our "Ecumenical Aesthetics" series, we ask Pang and Taylor about their experiences with the arts, with worship painting, and with leading worship in song at Church. We discuss why some people paint during worship services, and why people seem to rarely thi...

We are finally discussing one of the best shows to ever be written- AVATAR THE LAST AIR BENDER! Hosts, Nick Polk, Keno Cannady, and Christian Ashley, discuss their experiences with this cartoon / anime series! This will be a 3-part series, so in this episode our hosts discuss their favorite parts of season 1 of ATLA! . Is ATLA an anime? Is ATLA based on China or Japan? Is Avatar: The Last Airbende...

Pastor Chill Will delivers the Homily this week discussing the gospel of Matthew. . Pastor Will asks the big questions of where does Jesus come to meet us? Where and on what terms do we meet others in our communities? What is the meaning of rally day? What is the purpose of a church rally? What is the meaning of Matthew 18? What does the Bible say about two or more are gathered? What does Matthew...

Should we sin since we're covered by grace? Why is it wrong to do so? What does God have to say about that? What are the limits of human speech in helping us understand the matters of the Trinity and more? Are the wages of sin really death?

This episode is brought to you by the letter eta In this episode on Ancient Greece, I sit down to discuss The Big Three philosophers from classical Greece, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, I take a look at the basics of what they taught, and how their views brought them close to understanding who our God is. I also explain how classical philosophers viewed the use of philosophy as a tool to seek truth,...

We continue our series reviewing the Harry Potter franchise with the second installation, "The Chamber of Secrets"! Hosts, Nick Polk and Christian Ashley, are joined once more by guest, Judy Noel! We discuss why the second book is so important for the future of the series and what parts we enjoyed most! . Who opened the Chamber of Secrets 50 years before? How is Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secret...

Go Dawgs

To kick off our new series, Ecumenical Aesthetics, our hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, answer some of the questions we plan to ask all of our guests for themselves. We plan to show the diversity in worship through art in various Church traditions throughout this series and to show how art can help bring us all closer together in Christian Unity. . What sense of beauty have we...

The Church above teaches that sin and guilt pass down from our parents; they teach that our sins will be passed down to our kids and that we are doomed to repeat our parents' sins. All of these teachings are blatantly wrong. The Bible struggles with the idea of how our mistakes are passed down, but traches that the consequences may impact others but the sin is our own. . This is the Underground Ch...

We are back with our series reviewing the top movies in the various eras of Disney's animation films! Hosts Joshua Noel and Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde review Walt Disney's "Robin Hood"! . Where does this film line up compared to other Disney movies? Why is the Bronze Era of Dinsey also known as its Dark Ages? Who is Ollie Johnson? Is Robin Hood a part of Disney? What is Robin Hood Disney movie...

What happens when Christian is still recovering from a cold/fever/migraine/allergy deluge of evil maladies while he needs to record early because he'll be at Disney and will still feel bad while there because of that very same deluge of evil maladies? This episode! How does circumcision effect the biblical patriarchs who never underwent it or does it matter at all? Did David or Abraham have anythi...

Pastor Chill Will delivers the homily this week discussing the parable of the Sower and how he generously and recklessly threw the seed of the Gospel.

Pastor Chill Will delivers the Homily this week discussing the story of Jesus talking to the Canaanite Woman in need.

Pastor Chill Will delivers the homily this week on the story of Jesus feeding the 500 in the book of Matthew.

This episode is brought to you by the letter alpha Should ancient Greece matter to modern Christians? What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? These are questions that believers have been wrestling with throughout church history. In today's episode as we kick off our new series Ancient Greece, I run down three reasons why I think listeners should stick around for this series and how it will hel...

You voted and we answered! This month our Facebook group voted for our "What if" episode and asked what if the heroes who survived the snap at the end of Infinity War were reversed? Hosts Will Rose and Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde are joined by guest and former host, Brandon Knight, to give our thoughts! . What if Rocket was snapped out of existence instead of Groot? What if the new heroes had to...

America is one big camp crystal lake.

TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell is joined by the hosts of "Let's Unpack That with Alex and Grace", Alex and Grace Tran! We discuss what it's like to do ministry together as a married couple, what the inspiration for their podcast was, and where they have seen the Church come together in their own communities! . What is the relationship between Priscilla and Aquila? What is the teaching of Aquila and...

In this episode of Dummy for Theology, we discuss whether God made chaos and the sea, what surfing and gardening can teach us about God, and how we can understand God better through experiences and art. Will Rose joins Joshua as the first ever guest of our show to discuss his experience as a surfer and pastor. We explore how our experiences with the unpredictable can teach us how to appreciate God...