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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are back from our hiatus...and it wasn't as restful as we hoped. From police shootings to celebrities virtue signaling...there are many things we need to discuss. Why not do it here? Support the show Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting Call P...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The media is supposed to give information. How are we to engage with mainstream media when the agenda is to give information, the interpretation of that information and the practical steps that should follow the interpretation of the information? Also, we discuss Kirk Franklin and his...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're back with another comment section episode where we sit with pastor and friend David Feiser. We engage in a friendly debate about the poison of critical race theory or lack thereof. David offers his perspective and shares with us how his background has shaped his sociologica...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Something that we all have been doing during the COVID era is watching television. We go through some of the shows we've been watching and analyze them in Black and Blurred fashion. Support the show Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting Call Patre...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are in the month of March and there are some things to comment on regarding the presidency and the moves that have been made thus far. Also, is Joe Biden ok? What about those who saw him as our savior...are you ok? Support the show Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon&ap...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. On this episode we briefly look at the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and her incredible perseverance. Brace yourselves, however. We open this episode airing out some of societies dirty laundry. Oh....and we've got some new soundbites... Support the show Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smi...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This week we honor Ida B. Wells. A woman of true courage and zeal and didn’t back down from a fight. What is interesting, is that some of the tactics of evil in her time seem mysteriously similar to what we’ve seen today. She believed that the only way to extinguish darkness was to dr...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In our second installment of our Black and Blurred History month series, we look at Harriett Tubman and the American Heroine she truly was. Even in the America where slavery thrived, unity between black and white played a crucial part in its abolishment. Support the show Hosts: Brando...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Black History Month has happened every February since 1976. Something that began as a result of Carter G. Woodson's desire to recognize neglected aspects of American history seems to have become another weapon of identity-politics in our polarized climate. Does black history mont...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Something that is certainly not foreign to our country is the conversation on race relations. Have we reached a solution with Critical Race Theory? We sit with Monique of The Center for Biblical Unity and discuss just exactly how we should view CRT. Support the show Hosts: Brandon and...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. There have always been those that stray from the faith and reinvent terms in order to reconstruct Christianity in a way that is more suitable. What if that reconstruction simultaneously deconstructed the very foundation of justice, love, and peace? In this episode we read an FB post f...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The New Year is here! All throughout the end of 2020, we heard the moans and groans as we awaited the end of this notorious year. It was said that 2021 would be better. It was said that the end was finally here. Well....welcome to 2021! Support the show Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The church is considered the pillar of truth according to Paul. It means that we contend for what is true in all circumstances. How do new age teachings and devices such as the enneagram line up? We sit with our sister Marcia Montenegro to see what is hidden behind the mainstream fril...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this special episode, Brandon and Daren reminisce on their days as boys and what they enjoyed the most about Christmas time with their family. Afterwards, in pure black and blurred fashion, they dive into the biggest conspiracy ever known to the world. A story that begins with the...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Brandon and Daren share their thoughts on the election madness and post-election madness. There are claims of fraud, claims of baseless accusations, and worst of all...evidence of idolatry amongst many Christians. Support the show Hosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Black Lives Matter is a slogan we are all familiar with. The slogan itself seems to be at odds with the organization. If Black lives matter, then so much of what the organization promotes would not be promoted. We sit with EveryBLM founders Kevin McGary and Neil Mammen to discuss how...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are all familiar with scandals happening within the church. We are all familiar with pastors being a large part of those scandals. What if I told you that every pastor is apart of a HUGE scandal. The scandal of grace! When God calls a sinful person to be the shepherd of a church, i...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The Christian voice is one that is to be attached to the loudspeaker at all times; a light that remains set on a hill for all to see. Saints & Society is a budding light on the social media platform that professes the truth of Christianity unapologetically and we love it! Plus, th...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The boys sit down with Chicago native and emcee, Aasha Marie to talk music, faith, and boldness. We discuss how the gospel raised her from a life of religious death and how defending the faith is not simply reserved for "special Christians" but for every believer filled with...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Our Conversation with Marquis from "The Unsolicited Views Podcast" was a good glimpse into how civility can remain amongst Christians and atheists. Now, we cross-examine some statements made during that conversation. Is logic necessary? Is truth objective? Is faith blind? Is...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Atheism - once defined as the claim that the existence of God being impossible, has been changed over time in order to evade the defense necessary in order to validate such a claim. We sit down with a friend and atheist and put some of the claims to the test. The conversation is cordi...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Football is back! ...and it couldn’t have been more cringy. From extended displays of virtue signaling and foolish covid-19 restrictions to the divisive naming of the national & “black” national anthems and the championing of criminals through commemorating them on sports jerseys…...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. 2020 seems to want to out-do itself with hatred, deceit, and political division! In this episode, Daren and Brandon break down what is most frustrating about the events that took place in Wisconsin. These tragedies were fresh when this was recorded and new developments have surfaced s...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Former professional astrologist and new age teacher, Marcia Montenegro joins black and blurred to talk New Age culture and teaching. She shares her story along with the insight into the growing influence the new age spiritual world has on mainstream Christianity. Support the show Host...

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In the second segment of our review of Beyonce's cinematic music video, "Black is King", we breakdown the theological implications behind the artwork. Most will see it as uplifting, encouraging, and true! However, there are some truth claims made throughout this cinemat...