Anazao Podcasts

It's Fish Frydays! Throughout the Lenten season, I will be sitting down each Friday to discuss what Lent is and how it shapes our faith.  In this episode, I address the question of what is Lent?  Is this just a Catholic church thing?  What practices and disciplines are done during Lent?  How did we get this practice since it is not taught or observed in Scripture?  All tha...

We are reviewing the new MCU film, "Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania" with hosts Will Rose, David Pizarro, and TJ Blackwell! What comic is Quantumania based on? Will Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania be on Disney plus? Is Kang just a human? How does our quantumania review compare with ant man quantumania rotten tomatoes? Did you see the ant man quantumania post credit scene? Are you okay with antm...

We have no gust today, but rather your host Joshua Noel interviews newcomer host David Pizarro (Pizza Roll) about his testimony, beliefs, and passion for Church Unity! How can the joy of the Lord be misread as being immature? What power is there in our stories? How can we have joy even after we go through hardships in life? What are some dangerous ideas that are passed along in the Church as doctr...

A few weeks ago I hosted the first ever MSL livestream hangout on Facebook.  There were some technical difficulties, mostly user error, and so the audio version of the special ended up being very different from the actual livestream itself.  So, consider this a special Extended Edition of the livestream, featuring roughly seventeen extra minutes of me talking about current events!  ...

Our hosts Will Rose and Christian Ashley take over and merge with " The Whole Church Podcast " to interview Andrew Gillsmith about his new SciFi book, " Our Lady of the Artilects "! What is SciFi? Is it SyFy, SciFi, or Sci-Fi? What defines SciFi? What is Artificial Intelligence? What is a soul? How prepared are our faith traditions to handle AI, Androids, and Robots who may feel somtheing akin to...

The answer is no. We messed up and thought "The Witcher" was an HBO show when it is in fact a Netflix series. Instead of realizing we're wrong and doing something else, we decided to cover "The Witcher" in our HBO series anyway with TJ Blackwell and Christian Ashley reviewing the game, the book, and the television series! why did henry cavill leave the witcher? What do we think of Liam Hemsworth a...

The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 felt a lot like the wild wild west.  There was much uncertainty as information changed frequently and science took a while to catch up with our needs.  In today's episode, Pastor Will Rose joins the show to discuss three things that he learned about ministry from those early days of the pandemic.  Will and I also discuss some of our fa...

Our hosts TJ Blackwell and Christian Ashley are joined by a special guest from the Church of the Geek podcast, Rev Brian Bennett! Rev Brian Bennett   is Campus Pastor for the Lutheran Campus Ministry in the Oakland suburb of Pittsburgh. With the rising popularity of "The Legend of Vox Machina" we had to talk about the source material - Critical Role campaign 1! Why was Orion kicked off Critic...

We're back with another Round Table, this time talking about the particularities each of our traditions have and why we should hold onto some of these in unity! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell are joined by Pastor Will Rose of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, NC; Joe Dea, pastor of a home church and host of BuddyWalk with Jesus ; Molleen Dupree-Dominguez, host of On a Mission podcas...

Welcome back to the magical world of Walt Disney films! Our hosts, Joshua Noel, Christian Ashley, and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell discuss this classic film from Disney's Wartime / Package Film era! Why is there a disclaimer before The Three Caballeros? Where are The Three Caballeros from? Was "The Three Caballeros" misogynist or racist? Was the film progressive for its time? How did the good neig...

Welcome back to our special HBO series where we review our favorite HBO series! Hosts Will Rose, Joshua Noel, and TJ Blackwell review the first four episodes of "The Last of Us" in response to a listener's request! What does apocalyptic media reveal to us about our desires and truest values? Would your biggest desire be to survive? Would you rather die than become infected? Is a fungal infection m...

Welcome to Local Church Ministry! The final class is here! In this episode, I kickoff this series by discussing how this class is different from the version I took in undergrad.  I also discuss the general differences that exist between the many generations and how the church can generally think about these groups and how to best minister to them.  I also highlight what other topics are...

We are continuing our series of creation stories for the year by discussing the origins of the Power Rangers universe! Hosts Joshua Noel asks host Joe Dea all about the series, where the Rangers get there powers, and what a dino gem is! What are the power coins? Have dinosaurs always been a part of power rangers? Did the morphin grid always exist? Is it more like the Force or like gravity? What gi...

We have been taken over! This episode is a merger between our two shows, The Whole Church Podcast, and Systematic Geekology ! Hosts WIll Rose and Christian Ashley from Sysytematic Geekology interview Andrew Gillsmith about his new SciFi book, "Our Lady of the Artilects"! What is SciFi? Is it SyFy, SciFi, or Sci-Fi? What defines SciFi? What is Artificial Intelligence? What is a soul? How prepared a...

Know anyone who geeks out on Sasquatch? Our hosts today Joe Dea and Christian Ashley are joined by Stephanie Dea, the Horrorstorian , to discuss the field of Cryptozoology and their fascination with it! Is the idea of unknown giant sea creatures frightening to you? Is Cryptozoology a real science? Have you been to the Internation Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine? How realistic is the Yeti,...

Welcome to our first HBO Monday where we discuss our favorite HBO series! First up is the Game of Thrones with hosts Keno Cannady, Will Rose, and Christian Ashley! What is Game of Thrones all about? Why do people love it so much? How can Christians tolerate something with so much gore and nudity? Would the Bible have these kind of things in it if it were done as an HBO series? Which house would yo...

Should we be praying persistently for justice?  How should the church be engaging justice?  How should I be praying for justice?  In today's sermon out of Luke 18:1-8, I walk through the parable of the persistent widow to help us understand that we believe in a God who cares about justice and wants us to pray to Him for it.  I also address some ways you can begin to pray for justice in your prayer...

We are back with part two of our Comic Con adventure! Hosts Keno Cannady and Joshua Noel discuss the cosplay competition at Matthews NC's first ever Comic Con! Which age group had the best costumes? How much detail goes into it all? Who was most unique and most creative? How did they make the costumes? Say hi to Mando and the Child! Why does Joshua love The Last Jedi? Are we insignificant or are w...

Your hosts Keno Cannady and Joshua Noel went to Matthews NC's first Comic Con, got a table, and did 2 live podcasts! Check out our take on the con as well as some fun geeky and theological conversations! What is an anti-hero? Why does Dragonball GT suck? Is the Church too pragmatic? How much does a hero's posture matter? Should Joshua try Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull again!? Let us know abo...

We are back with a new miniseries! In lieu of another Drive-In series, we will be doing "HBO Mondays"! Look forward to episodes about Game of Thrones, Newsroom, Band of Brothers, Sopranos, Peacemaker, The Last of Us, Witcher, and more! We have a packed schedule and are excited to get started! But how can Christians watch shows with so much nudity or violence or language? What if these shows are mo...

Last GroundHog Day our hosts did a review of the movie, "GroundHog Day", so of course this year we did it again! What better movie to repeat than this!? Hosts Will Rose, Joshua Noel, and Christian Ashley discuss the film and other shows and movies that pay homage to this classic! Is this your favorite Bill Murray film? How do we understand our own finitude? What would we do with eternity? Do we be...

Special guest, Dr Rev Jennifer Bashaw, joins us to discuss everything from the pronouns of God to the Divine Feminine to her most recent book, Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims ! Hosts TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, Joshua Noel, and guest host David Pizarro (pizza roll) ask all about it and how we can all have unity even if we disagree on God's gender! Why is God referred to as a m...

How do we bring the whole family together to sabbath?  In today's finale to Roots of Sabbath, Brandon is joined by Rachel Fahrenbach of Simply Sabbath to discuss ways to bring the family together to rest in a way that glorifies the Lord.  Rachel shares her story of feeling burnout and how that lead her to research sabbath rest.  She also shares with us additional resources, her Five...

We are back with another what if, voted on by our facebook group ! You all wanted to hear our take of what if we really discovered aliens from another planet and hosts Will Rose, TJ Blackwell, and David Pizarro try to answer just that! What are the chance that we're really the only intelligible life in the universe? What would the existence of aliens mean for how we preach the gospel? How bad is o...

Hosts, Christian Ashley and TJ Blackwell, discuss some of the big items in geek world today! Who is Alex in The Last of Us? What would you do during a zombie apocalypse? Is Gundam Witch from Mercury Yuri? What Gundam is in The Witch From Mercury? Is One Piece Odyssey turn-based? Is One Piece Odyssey canon? Is One Piece Odyssey a good place to start getting into One Piece? What kind of fights are i...