Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler
Church Chatter Podcast
Samantha studies language and culture. Dillon is a pastor. We explore the context behind church language because that’s our idea of a good time!
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Jul 1, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 78: U.S. American flags in churches 01.07.2026 54:38
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the U.S. American flag as a symbol in relation to church spaces.
Episode 77: Sacred 22.06.2026 1:11:00
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the word “sacred” as it relates to sacraments, authority, and our understandings of sacrifice.
Episode 76: Pagan 23.05.2026 32:57
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the word “pagan.”
Episode 75: Fundamentalism 23.04.2026 55:39
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “fundamentalism.”
Episode 74: Tax Collector 15.04.2026 25:08
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the role of the “tax collector.”
Episode 73: Feet 27.03.2026 24:34
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “feet.”
Episode 72: Myrrh 17.03.2026 21:56
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “myrrh.”
Episode 71: Lent is political 03.03.2026 50:23
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the ways Lent is political, especially as it relates to the number forty, the wilderness, the donkey, the palm branches, and the Hosanna chant.
Episode 70: Gospel 24.02.2026 34:22
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “gospel.”
Episode 69: Valentine 11.02.2026 36:34
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “Valentine.”
Episode 68: Serpents 06.02.2026 1:16:13
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “serpents.”
Episode 66: Faith 24.01.2026 49:25
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the word “faith.”
Episode 65: Salt of the Earth 13.01.2026 24:29
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the phrase “Salt of the Earth.”
Episode 64: Empire 07.01.2026 1:26:15
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “empire.”
Episode 63: Time 31.12.2025 1:05:19
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “time”—different understandings of time in biblical texts, the Greek words chronos and kairos, the phrase time is money, what was meant by that parable about the banquet, end times, and liturgy as time travel.
Episode 62: Q&R (questions & responses) 17.12.2025 1:12:04
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler respond to questions like: Why Jesus? Why marriage? How do you pray?
Episode 61: Dove 11.12.2025 36:14
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the political meaning behind the “dove” that descended on Jesus during his baptism.
Episode 60: Holidays and Xmas 02.12.2025 37:36
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “holidays” and “Xmas.”
Episode 59: Fasting 19.11.2025 1:25:24
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “fasting.”
Episode 58: Enneagram 14.11.2025 58:48
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the “Enneagram.”
Episode 57: Church 05.11.2025 1:26:22
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “church.”
Episode 56: Reformation 01.11.2025 49:15
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “Reformation.”
Episode 55: Testimony 23.10.2025 1:13:36
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon discuss their “testimonies.”
Episode 54: Witness 15.10.2025 1:04:08
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss what it means to be a “witness.”
Episode 53: Father 07.10.2025 1:16:20
Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “Father.”
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