Anazao Podcasts

This time we are going to the cooking channel for our geekery! Your hosts Joe Dea and Josh Rosengrant are back with special guest, Stephanie Dea! We are discussing our favorite culinary shows! What experience do we have in the industry? How does that impact our enjoyment of the food network? Do you prefer cooking game shows or shows that teach about cooking? Is "The Great British Bake Off" or "Cut...

We are joined this week by professor Richard Raines, author of " Finding Washington: Why America Needs to Rediscover the Virtues of Her Most Essential Founding Father ". Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell ask about the inspiration for this book and why it is different than Christian Nationalism. What is Christian Nationalism, and what is it not? What should Christians desire for th...

Welcome back to the wonderful world of Walt Disney's Animation studios! Your hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell review the 1940 Disney classic, Pinocchio! This is the second movie we have reviewed from Walt Disney's Golden Era of animated movies, as well as the second ever made cartoon film from Walt Disney. Was Pinocchio for kids? How does the film compare to the novel by Carlo Collodi? Are you e...

Everybody likes a good mash-up!  In this special episode, Joshua Noel and TJ of The Whole Church Podcast and Brandon Knight of My Seminary Life join forces to mash their shows together! It's mashed as good as your grandma's famous mashed potatoes.  They guys discuss progressive theology, specifically related to atonement and the gender of God.  All of this, plus we discover who has...

We are finally discussing Joshua and TJ's favorite anime, "One Piece"! Hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell join forces to try to convince the world to start watching One Piece! Why is One Piece so long? What is it about? How should you start watching One Piece? Is the Manga better than the show? Who are the Straw Hat Pirates? Who is Monkey D Luffy? Who are Robin, Chopper, Brooke, Zo...

Your host Joshua Noel, speaks to one of his favorite authors once again, Frank Viola! This time Joshua asks Viola about is newest book, " The 48 Laws of Spiritual Power "! After reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene, Frank Viola felt the need to write the Christian counter work. Greene focused on how people use manipulation and secular means to establish power; Viola focuses on what it m...

That's right we're reviewing the recent Dwayne Johnson film, Black Adam! Our hosts Joe Dea and Will Rose discuss the newest of the DCEU movies, Black Adam! Is Black Adam as powerful as Superman? Is Black Adam related to Shazam? Is Black Adam a hero or villain? Who is the JSA? Who is Doctor Fate? How can Black Adam teach us about Christian Mission work? We discuss all that and more! Let us know wha...

What can we learn from the life of David on leadership?  Today, in the series finale to Leadership 101, I talk about the four leadership traits that are present int he life of David based on a journaling project that I had to do for class.  I also discuss how when there are moments of failure in David's life these characteristics are often either warped or not present whatsoever.  ...

We hope you are getting excited for the finale of the MCU Phase 4! Hosts Joshua Noel and Will Rose will be helping us all prepare for "Wakanda Forever" the sequel to the Black Panther film! Who are TChalla, Shuri, Namor, and Iron Heart? Will Doctor Doom, the Fantastic Four, or the Skrull make a secret appearance / cameo? How is Namor different in the comics? Is Namor gonna be Aztec? Where is Atlan...

Our Round Table is back! This time we are asking about the Church building - should we have them, what should they be used for, and what story does the Church's architecture tell? Your hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are joined by Pastor Will Rose ( Holy Trinity Luther Church in Chapel Hill, NC), Brandon Knight (host of My Seminary Life ), and Joe Dea (host of Buddy Walk With Je...

We are back with the year of Lewis, this time discussing The Screwtape Letters ! Hosts Joshua Noel and Joe Dea give their sparknotes of Screwtape Letters, what stood out the most to them, and why they believe this book is so impactful! Is Screwtape a demon? What is the main point of The Screwtape Letters ? What does Screwtape call the devil? What does Screwtape call God? Who is Wormwood tempting?...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! That's right, hosts Joe Dea and Will Rose will be discussing one of our favorite holidays, Halloween! Why do some Christians protest the holiday while others love it? What does the Bible say about Halloween? How does Halloween relate to Christianity? How do we interact with Trick or Treaters? How do we relate to those who have gone before us? Is Halloween the most fun day of the y...

Parental Advisory. Explicit Content. Trigger Warning. It's a creepy edition of My Seminary Life! In this episode, I am joined by Annie Lachowicz to nerd out over one of our favorite topics, cults.  What are common leadership traits found in cult leaders?  How should the church respond to the reality that people are involved and abused by cults?  What makes a cult a cult anyway? &nbs...

That's right, we're wrapping up our Halloween edition of the SG Drive-In with none other than John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)! Host, Joe Dea, and guest, Sarey Martin Concepción, gush over this classic slasher film! Is the original Halloween movie still scary? Is 2007 Halloween the same as the original? What is the original Michael Myers movie? Was the original Halloween movie based on a true sto...

We are back talking Disney! This time hosts Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell are discussing the original Disney film, Snow White. How did Snow White start the animated movie genre? Would there be blockbusters without Disney? Why didn't Tolkien let Disney do Lord of the Rings? Will the 2024 movie with Gal Gadot be more faithful to the Grimm Brothers story? How impactful to the film indu...

We're back with our " Dividing Scriptures " series! This time we are looking at the character of Elihu in the book of Job and discussing redactor criticism of the Bible. How much can we disagree about how the Bible came together and still have Christian unity? Who is Job's fourth friend? What does Elihu do in the Bible? Was Elihu right? Was the Bible edited? Is Job a collection of arguments throug...

Hey kids, remember that one time we talked about Hypostatic Union and Kenosis Theory? Well in today's bonus episode we are revisiting both of them from the first time we covered them in Systematic Theology 1.  What do these words mean?  How do they impact our faith?  Do we need to know these things in order to have confidence in our atonement?  All this and more will be address...

Once more, YOU VOTED on our Facebook Group, The Priests to the Geeks , and we have delivered! Hosts Joshua Noel and Josh Rosengrant work together to answer your question: What if Disney animated Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" instead of "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"? Victor Hugo is one of Joshua Noel's favorite authors and Walt Disney had to pick of these stories to animate for children, but why d...

This is the third and final interview in the pastoral leadership conversations.  In this episode, Assistant Pastor of Students and Campus Life Scott Erwin returns to the show to  give us his take on servant leadership, vision casting, mentoring, and being an agent of change.  Scott and I have a reflective conversation on his views and also what Ben and Will discussed as well.  We have an honest co...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In! This week we are talking about the Disney Pixar film with TJ Blackwell, Will Rose, and Joshua Noel. Is Coco the best Pixar film? How does Coco compare to our other Halloween picks? How do we remember our dead? Is Coco about Halloween? Is this an existential horror movie in disguise? What is the final death? How do Celtic traditions and dia de los muertos contribute...

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MUPPETS ! Finally, hosts Will Rose and Keno Canady get together to gush about the world of the Muppets! Who are our favorites? What is the history of the Muppets? What are the best Muppet sounds? What other movies did Jim Henson help create? Are Elmo and Yoda muppets? Does Disney own the Muppets? We discuss all this and more! Let us know who your favorite Muppet is on our...

It's a crossover episode! Brandon Knight joins us to combine our shows, The Whole Church Podcast, and My Seminary Life for a special one time event! After Joshua went to Tripp Fuller 's recent conference , he wanted to discuss some of the more liberal theologies that he encountered. We discuss what is the limit between beliefs people can hold and we still consider ourselves in Christian unity with...

It is so important for us as Christians, in all age groups, to know what the true gospel is in order to compare that to other teachings from the world.  This is the message that John had in his epistle, and the message I had for our youth recently at church.  In this bonus episode, I encourage the students to be getting into the Word so they actually know what it says, rather than letting general...

We are finally talking literature! Hosts Josh Rosengrant and TJ Blackwell discuss their favorite book series in this one! What is "Wheel of Time"? Who wrote "The Inheritance Cycle"? How good are the Harry Potter and Middle Earth books? What is "Artimus Fowl"? What all has James Dashner wrote? What is "Hardcore Leveling Warrior"? What is the Stormlight archive? How good are "The Series of Unfortuna...

The pastoral leadership interviews continue!  in this episode, Parish Pastor Will Rose returns to the show to give us his take on servant leadership, vision casting, mentoring, and being a change agent.  Will talks about how being a leader in a church is a lot like being a point guard on the basketball court, how to properly handle change in an environment that may not welcome it, and wh...