Anazao Podcasts

Things are taking a dark turn in Germany in 1933. The Aryan Paragraph has been passed, removing those of non-Aryan descent from civil roles, and now churches are beginning to pass religious versions removing non-Aryan believers from churches and pastorates. In this episode, I discuss Bonhoeffer's response to this religious version of the Aryan Paragraph, and how partiality based on race or anythin...

We are back with another edition of the SG Drive-In! This time hosts, Joshua Noel and Nick Polk, discuss The Kingdom of Heaven, starring Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson & directed by Ridley Scott! Is the Kingdom of Heaven true story? Why is Kingdom of Heaven so good? What is the Kingdom of Heaven story? What happened to Balian in Kingdom of Heaven? Who is Balian based on? How different is Kingdo...

WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER ONE SHOT! We asked all of our hosts who could to join in as we discuss our favorite SciFi video games! Christian Ashley leads with co-conspirator Elizabeth (Pang) Clyde to discuss their favorites and Joshua Noel even makes an appearance! What can Dead Space teach us about religion, politics, and cults? What does Mass Effect teach us about the other? How is Final Fantasy Sc...

We are interviewing our other show! Your host, Joshua Noel, asks Christian Ashley about the other podcast we do together, Systematic Geekology ! How can a group of diverse Christians get together for a single project? Is it helpful for us to talk more about our fandoms? Can Christians read Harry Potter? How do we disagree well about issues like transgender and pride events? What do progressive and...

Hosts Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, and Nick Polk discuss the politics in some of their favorite videogames in this new series! Why did Captain Quark become president in Ratchet & Clank? Are the mechanics in our community more important to the political arena than scientists or celebrities? What is going on with the city government in the Jak and Daxter series? Who is Master Chief? What are t...

Why did Jesus choose to meet with Zacchaeus? Is there such a thing as a static Christian? Are you more a Han Solo or King Ahab? Is evangelism the only thing important to learn from the parable of the minas? What is to happen to the Christian who doesn't serve God like He expects? Why would Jesus come to Jerusalem in such a humble way when He deserved more? What is Christian's personal conspiracy t...

What's a catechism? Today on the Summer of Bonhoeffer, we go back to the summer of 1931 to look at a draft of a 39 question catechism Bonhoeffer and his friend Hildebrandt were working on for the Lutheran church at the time. In this series of questions and answers, we get a look into what was on the mind of Bonhoeffer for his people at that time, along with a couple surprising answers to a few of...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In! This time hosts Christian Ashley and Keno Cannady break the rules to discuss the 1998 film, Blade! Was Wesley Snipes the perfect casting for Blade? What is the difference between full-blood and half-blood vampires? Could vampires ever live among us, peacefully? How do mothers imprint on their babies? Was Blade 1998 the perfect movie? We discuss it all in this one!...

Our hosts Will Rose and Nick Polk discuss the popular series, Rick and Morty! They discuss their favorite episodes in Season 1, why they love the series, and how we can learn to better engage our culture from this animated show! What does Mr. Meeseeks represent? Who made the Meeseeks box? Where can I watch Rick and Morty? What was Snowball's name? Can Christians' be nihilistic? Why would a pastor...

Back again, Christian Ashley and Joshua Noel continue their discussion on God and salvation with Thomas J. Oord. This time they are joined by Dr Oord's daughter, Alexa Oord, to discuss how Christians should love the LGBTQ+ community? Can you love queer people without being affirming? Can correction be loving? What does it mean to be queer? What does it mean to question "womanhood" or "manhood"? Is...

Come listen to this special crossover episode between Let Nothing Move You and The Whole Church Podcast where we have a debate about whether the church should be fully affirming to the LGBTQIA+ community or to not affirm their actions, but love them regardless.

We are still in Genesis 1:! - this time discussing the word "created"! What does it mean that God created the heavens and the earth? Who are the famous theistic evolutionists? Can you be religious and believe in evolution? What do theists believe about the origin of the universe? What religions believe in theistic evolution? What do Christians believe about creation? Do Christians believe in evolu...

Hosts Christian Ashley and Nick Polk are joined by special guest, Judy Noel, to discuss the first book in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"! Why did they change the name to Sorcerer's Stone in America? Is Philosopher's Stone and Sorcerer's stone the same? Who is Harry Potter? Is Harry Potter a pagan series? Should we boycott this series in light of J. K. Rowling,...

Why should we be persistent in prayer even when we may not receive what we ask? Why is God patient to deliver justice sometimes? How are we to come to God in prayer and why should we never pray loudly about our successes? Why is Jesus so concerned with having children be a part of the church? Why should we be more childlike in our faith as opposed to childish? Do rich people have the ability to go...

What is theology? That is a question that we've actually asked a few times here on the show. Today, we get Bonhoeffer's take on the subject and how that should affect how we live. We also get Bonhoeffer's perspective on another topic we've covered on here a number of times, preaching. All that, plus I give my take on what Christians should be posting during Pride Month and I ramble about my anxiet...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In! This week hosts, Elizabeth (Pangalangan) Clyde and TJ Blackwell discuss the 2010 summer blockbuster event, INCEPTION! Was this Christopher Nolan's best film? What is the main point of Inception? Was Cobb still dreaming? Was Inception a dream all along? What did the end of Inception mean? Did the movie start at the begining or end? How do we know what's real now? We...

We are back with another "what if... ?" episode! We forgot last month's so this time we combined two of the "what if" scenarios that were voted on by our followers in our Facebook group ! You voted for "What if Gandalf never returned from fighting the Balrog?" and "What if Captain America went to Middle Earth?"! So we work through what would happen without Gandalf then we ask if Steve Rogers could...

Disability theology, sports, John piper, and switchfoot. You get it all!!

We are back with another round table discussion - this time we are talking about cults ! Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by Christian Ashley of " Let Nothing Move You ", Nathan Gilmore of the " Christian Humanist Profiles ", and Joe Dea of " BuddyWalk with Jesus "! How do I know if my church is a cult? How is the occult different from a cult? What is an example of a cult in religion? How t...

We are talking all about the one who started the rule of two this time! Hosts TJ Blackwell and Christian Ashley join forces to discuss the Darth Bane trilogy from the Star Wars legends canon! Who defeated Darth Bane? Is Palpatine actually Darth Bane? Who was Darth Bane master? What Jedi fought Darth Bane? What was Darth Bane's origin story? Who is Darth Zannah? How cool was Bane's lightsaber? How...

Why would Jesus encourage people to throw themselves into the sea? When is it okay to judge someone else's actions? Is forgive and forget a biblical principle or heresy? Why does Jesus use the example of a mustard seed for faith? Should we seek praise for the good works we do in God's Name? If only ten percent of America turned to Jesus, how many new believers would there be? What does Jesus have...

The Summer of Bonhoeffer continues with a look a speech that Bonhoeffer delivered frequently during his time here in the US. Bonhoeffer is appealing to Americans for sympathy towards their German brothers and sisters in the faith. This episode contains honest reflections of how Bonhoeffer's words about relying on our own strength is still true today along with many other takes on social justice an...

WE ARE BACK WITH A NEW DRIVE-IN SERIES!!!! This time it's the challenge round! For episode 1, Will Rose invites other hosts James Demmell and David Pizarro to watch the 1983 film, "WarGames"! What's up with the cornbread on the cob? What game do they play in WarGames? What is the message of WarGames? Should Christians be anti-war? What do the messages of the cold war in this film say about our cur...

We are back continuing our series discussing Disney's animated films, this time we are discussing the 1967 animated feature, "The Jungle Book" - Walt Disney's last film! Hosts Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley join together to discuss what they love about this classicmovie that ended the Silver Era of Disney's animated films! When did Walt Disney pass away? Why did the Disney company continue after...

Chats about Oppression, god boxes, and liberation