Anazao Podcasts

Today our hosts are discussing one of their favorite Star Wars characters, Darth Maul! Hosts TJ Blackwell and Joe Dea walk us through the struggles and story of the Sith Apprentice! What other characters have played so many roles? How can one man be a Sith, an underground crime lord, ruler of Mandalore, and so much more? Who else has this much emotional depth? What do we do with a story with such...

What makes you sad? What beats you down? Are you a teen or know a teen that is struggling in their mental health?  In today's episode I share a lesson I taught at our church's youth group on the topic of depression. Trigger warning, sensitive topics like suicide and depression do come up in this episode.  Website: https://myseminarylife983333216.wordpress.com/?preview_id=3&preview_no...

We are finally at the penultimate book in the Narnia series! Hosts Joe Dea and Will Rose walk us through how they understand C.S. Lewis' "The Silver Chair"! What does the Silver Chair represent? What signs has God given you? How can we hold on to the signs Aslan has given us? What power does metaphor truly hold? How has this book impacted us? Let us know what you thought of this book on our websit...

We are back with our Round Table to discuss faith and science! Host Joshua Noel is joined by Pastor Will Rose of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Father Jonathan Resmini of Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, Christian Ashley - student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, traveling preacher Brandon Knight (host of My Seminary Life ), and Christian Scientist Dino Ablan. Do Christians have to cho...

We review the first two episodes of "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" in this episode! Our hosts Joshua Noel and Will Rose discuss the new Disney+ series! How woke is it? Is this just Disney's agenda? Is She-Hulk related to the Hulk? What is it rated on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb? Is She-Hulk the first hero to break the fourth wall? What do we think of Tatiana Maslany's portrayal of the character? Let us...

So far in this class we have discussed the standard evangelical, three point sermon style of preaching.  There is, however, an entirely different way to approach preaching and teaching in a church, one that uses liturgy and preaching from the Revised Common Lectionary.  In this episode, Parish Pastor Will Rose joins me to discuss what it is like following the church calendar and have pas...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In! This is the last of our Summer Drive-In series, but we will be back with more in a month for a special Halloween Drive-In series! What happened to Brandon Lee in "The Crow"? Was this film cursed? Can Christians learn from a pagan film? What is the end result of pursuing revenge on our own? Let us know what you thought of this film on our website: systematicgeekolog...

Hosts TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell and Will Rose get ready for the Amazon Prime original series, "Rings of Power"! What is this show based on? How many ages of Middle Earth are there? What is the power of the rings based on? How many rings of power are there? How did Amazon get rights to Lord of the Rings? How scary will Sauron be in Prime Rings of Power? We discuss all this and more! Let us know...

Today your hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell interview Joseph Mancuso from Full Life TV ! How can growing up around multiple traditions impact your faith walk? How can a Catholic believer work alongside believers from other Christian traditions in unity for the Gospel? What is the true meaning of the Gospel? What's an example of Gospel living? What does Church unity look like on...

YOU VOTED AND WE DELVERED! We ask our Facebook group to vote on a "What if" for us to cover each month and this month you all wanted to know " WHAT IF Snaped raised Harry!?" So today, hosts Joshua Noel and Keno Canady managed a little mischief and came up with what they thought would happen to Harry and all the Wizarding World, if Severus Snape would have adopted Harry Potter after James and Lilly...

What is a hymn?  How does a church hymn differ from a hymn in the Psalms?  What is an often overlooked tool when we worship?  All of this and more in today's sermon on Psalm 8.   Website: https://myseminarylife983333216.wordpress.com/?preview_id=3&preview_nonce=2d22b29479 Store: https://my-seminary-life-store.creator-spring.com/ Facebook & Instagram: @myseminarylifepod...

"For Wes." We are back with the SG Drive-In! For this special and unique episode, our host Joe Dea brought in a special guest, Josh Burkey! They discuss Wes Craven and his many blockbuster films, including "Last House on the Left" and the "Scream" movies! How do films and shows like "Stranger Things" take inspiration from Wes Craven today? Will anyone match his talent for making meta-horror films?...

Today we are discussing two new IPs, "Light and Magic" and "Severance"! To take on this monumental task, host Will Rose is joined by a very special guest - Sarey Martin Concepción! Sarey has worked on many exciting production projects, including some work with Rob Zombie! Now she is a part of the "You Have Permission" podcast! Sarey and Will sit down to talk about "Severance" on Apple TV and how h...

Welcome back to our Dividing Scriptures series! Our hosts Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell discuss the different theories of who or what the Leviathan and Behemoth in the book of Job are! What is the Behemoth in the Bible? Does the Leviathan still exist? Is the Ziz mentioned in the Bible? What animals are the Leviathan and Behemoth? Are the Leviathan and Behemoth of the Bible really dinosaurs? How tal...

This is a sneak peak in our amazing Patron-only series, our "Comicbook Ketchup"! Hosts Will Rose and Joshua Noel are joined by special guest Kevin Schaefer! We discuss what comics we've been reading this last month, focusing on our regular pull list and "Ms Marvel and Wolverine"! For our sneak peak, you can hear our talk about the new Ms Marvel comic! What chemistry do Ms Marvel and Wolverine shar...

Friends, Christians, podcasters, lend me your ears.  In this episode I recap the history of My Seminary Life, talk about what has changed over the past year and almost half, and give vision for what the pivot will look like to keep this show going.   Website: https://myseminarylife983333216.wordpress.com/?preview_id=3&preview_nonce=2d22b29479 Store: https://my-seminary-life-store.cre...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In! This week hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell, discuss the 1999 Disney Animated film, "Tarzan"! "Oh, I see Tarzan!" Did Phil Collins create the perfect Disney soundtrack with this film? Why did Rosie O'Donnell play Turk? Who is our favorite characters? What is "deep canvas"? Who was Tarzan's real family? What makes someone really your family? We dis...

We are finally covering a card game! The Joshi unite for the first time as hosts Joshua Noel and Josh Rosengrant discuss the table-top, card game, Munchkin! How many versions of Munchkin are there? What is Munchkin? How do you play? Is "Munchkin" an endearing term in D&D? How can we love Dungeons and Dragons and still have a good time making satire of it? Can Christian fellowship happen over a...

Dr David Whitcomb joins us today to talk about his book, " A Good and Faithful Servant ", where he tells the story of his father, Dr John Whitcomb. Joshua was not able to make it this week, so TJ (Tiberius Juan) Blackwell took the lead in this interview! How did John Whitcomb contribute to the young earth community? Can young earth believers work alongside old earth believers? Are science and fait...

We are finally talking about the '80s! Host Joe Dea is joined by a special guest, Heath Brady from the Churchosity Podcast ! They talk about all the fun geeky things from their childhood and why they love the 1980s, especially 80s cartoons! Why do they call Gen X the "work hard, play hard" generation? Why did all the best cartoons come from this decade? What about Gen X, Millennials are different?...

Welcome back to the SG Drive-In! This week, hosts Keno Canady and Joe Dea discuss "Superman 2", in honor of Keno's birth year! Why did Superman give up his powers in "Superman 2"? How does Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch's take on Clark Kent and Lois Lane compare to Christopher Reeves and Margot Kidder's portrayal? How does "Krypton" compare as an origin to Superman against that told in the Chri...

We're talking about 2 of Tom Taylor's series in modern DC comics, "Nightwing" and "Son of Kal-El"! Hosts Joshua Noel and Joe Dea discuss the story beats, the characters, and their relationship to one another! How can Christians read a comicbook about a gay superhero? Can a 'haven', like what Nightwing is building, truly exist on this side of heaven? How far can money take us to helping our societa...

Even better than a Biblical Philosopher is a Biblical Exegetist! Our hosts, Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell, interview Chad M. Mansbridge about his new book, "You Can Handle the Truth" . Pastor Chad Mansbridge heard many questions from a diverse group of Christians and realized with proper hermeneutical principles they could answer their questions about the Bible for themselves! We talk with him abou...

Join hosts and pastors Will Rose and Keno Canady as they discuss their love for the Netflix series, "Ozark"! Why would two pastors recommend such a gruesome series? How do we see these same themes in the Bible? Who is Richard Thomas Ozark? Will there be a season 5? What did we think of season 4, part 2? We talk about all that and so much more! Let us know what you think of this series on our websi...

Sorry! Had producer issues this past week, so to make up for it, please accept this rather late episode featuring a sermon I preached on Colossians 3:18-4:1.  A lot of times, sermons and books on marriage boil it down to men just needing to merely be present and wives just need to love their failure of a husband like Jesus would.  We need to stand upon the authoritative Word of God for w...