Anazao Podcasts

We discuss the importance that the Barna Group plays in the whole Church today. Alyce Youngblood, Vice President of Editorial for the Barna Group joins us to discuss what they do and how seeing the numbers and data behind the variety of beliefs in the Church can help us find commonalities and come together for the first tier issues more easily. We ask her what areas the Church most agreed with one...

Have you ever wondered how big the universe is and what your role is in it? Hosts Will Rose, TJ Blackwell, and Brandon Knight review the new movie, "Dune", and discuss the significance of the Sci-Fi genre. They discuss what they liked, loved, and hated in the movie and what philosophical lessons they were able to pull from it as well! Let us know what you thought of the movie at our website: syste...

Hosts Brandon, WIll, and TJ discuss why people love sci-fi in preperation for tomorrow's review of the movie, "Dune"! Mentioned in this episode: Anazao Ministries Podcasts - AMP Network Check out other shows like this on our podcast network! https://anazao-ministries.captivate.fm/ Easily subscribe to the show on your platform of choice! https://systematic-geekology.captivate.fm/listen

What is discipleship? All this quarter I am going to be answering that question. In this episode I discuss what discipleship is not to help us better understand what it is.

Hosts Joseph Dea, Joshua Noel, and Alex Matthews talk about the new movie "Venom: Let There Be Carnage". We give our ratings, opinions, and history with the characters. We ask if Christians should cheer for a character as wicked as Venom if he happens to be fighting for the right side. We discuss the issues of pragmatism and what role Venom / Madame Web might play in the newest Spider-Man movie. L...

The Israel people have had a complicated relationship with the Church. Many still think of "Jesus" as a curse word. We talk to Dr Seth Postell, the academic dean of the Israel College of the Bible, about his relationship with the Church as a Jewish believer in Jesus who grew up in a Jewish home. We ask about the unique problems this part of the Church faces, how we can see Jesus in Moses' writings...

I conclude our study of Systematic Theology 1 with a look at demons and Satan, and how we need to better understand the Scriptures to learn about then.

Hosts Brandon Knight, Joshua Noel, and Joseph Dea discuss Doctor Who. This episode is primarily for beginners who are Doctor Who curious. If you're looking for where to start watching Doctor Who, curious about what it is, or just want to know our favorite Doctors in order, then this episode is for you! We talk about why we don't like Matt Smith's Doctor and why so many others do, and the differenc...

In this episode I run down the five views on who "the sons of God" are in Genesis 6:2 and why this passage matters to our Christian life.

Does the idea of reincarnation as portrayed in ATLA go against the ideas of the Bible? What would it be like to talk to your past selves if reincarnation was real? Hosts Allie Kuntz, Alysha Matthews, and Alex Matthews talk all about 'The Last Airbender' and 'Kora' in context of the Bible. What can lion turtles teach us about our philosophy? Have you ever met someone and felt like you must have kno...

Many Christians think D&D or animes are demonic. With themes like other gods, demons, and extreme violence, it is easy to see how this content can be misunderstood by those outside of it. This episode is hosted by Rev Keno Cannady, TJ Blackwell, Allie Kuntz, and Joseph Dea. This episode is primarily for those who aren't too familiar with this content but would like to know more and to think ab...

It was definitely a total coincidence that we reviewed "Revenge of the Sith" for our third episode.... or maybe not.  There has been much debate over the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and Episode 3 has sat at the pinnacle of the debates. TJ had Joshua watch the animated "Clone Wars' series, claiming it would improve Joshua's opinion on "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith". Hosts Joshua Noel, TJ Blac...

You may have heard some Christians say that Harry Potter is demonic, yet Lord of the Rings remains a favorite sermon illustration for many pastors. Why is it that some of these Christians who hate Harry Potter, for its inclusion of witches and wizards, also love the Lord of the Rings, despite its use of wizards and witchcraft? Hosts Brandon Knight, Dan Steuer, and Joshua Noel explore this question...

In this first episode of our show, hosts Dan Steuer, Joe Dea, and Pastor Will Rose discuss what it even means to geek out on something and how that's different from idol worship. There is certainly a line we can cross where we go from enjoying fun media into obsessing over intellectual properties. We have to have our priorities in order. How do we know whether we are simply big fans or worshipers...

We are the priests to the geeks! And by that, we just mean that we act as mediators between the faith and culture. We are not claiming any ordination or anything like that. In this bonus episode, hosts Joshua Noel, TJ Blackwell, Reverend Keno Cannady, and Pastor Will Rose. We try to do our own "God Loves Geeks" meeting to help our audiences get an idea what the meetings are like. We have three dif...

Rev Keno Cannady and Pastor Will Rose return! We ask Pastor Will about his "God Loves Geeks" ministry and how Rev Keno got into anime, then we all talk about how this inspired us to start our new podcast, "Systematic Geekology". How can geeking out together engender greater Christian Unity? What is our favorite geekdoms? What can Star Wars or Dragon Ball Z teach us about our faith? We ask all that...

Spiritual gifts are a common source of confusion in the church. In this episode I take a simple look at four passages of Scripture to help us better understand the gifts of the Spirit

Joshua and TJ get together to discuss what all we have learned in the last 2.5 years and how our applications have impacted Church unity in their lives. We discuss a few of our favorite moments from the show and how we can better maintain the unity of the Church. . Rate us & leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-whole-church-podcast-104837 . Sign up for our newsletter: thewhol...

This week I take a closer look at Philippians 2:7 and how it relates to our understanding of the nature of Jesus.

We are the priests to the geeks! And by that, we just mean that we act as mediators between the faith and culture. We are not claiming any ordination or anything like that. In this bonus episode, hosts Joshua Noel, TJ Blackwell, Reverend Keno Cannady, and Pastor Will Rose. We try to do our own "God Loves Geeks" meeting to help our audiences get an idea what the meetings are like. We have three dif...

Jake Doberenz joins us again! Today we talk about Theophany Media, Christian Creatives, "Born to Create", and much more! We ask what role creativity can play in the whole Church. How can creativity and imagination help us to better maintain the unity of all believers? . See our whole reading list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o/edit?usp=sharing...

What is hypostatic union and why does it matter to our faith? That's the topic we tackle in today's episode!

In this week's episode I sit down to discuss what the Trinity is in light of Scripture and how we can better illustrate this doctrine to others.

Dr Gregg Allison joins us again! This time to talk about his new book, "Embodied: Living as a Whole People in a Fractured World". Why do we belittle our bodies? What does the Bible have to say about the human body? Why was Jesus embodied as man? We talk all this and more, don't miss it! . Check out our whole book list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o...

What is the Bible? How did the authors of the Bible write it? How did the canon of Scripture come together? These are all the questions that we wrestle with in today's episode!