InkleDeux Podcast

Brandon read an article about the 20 Ways You Offend Your Children. This made him think about the big push in our culture to idolize the individual, the self-made person who relies on nobody else. How do we recognize and respect the individual without relying on blind rebellion and isolation? Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen and subscribe at:       iTunes S...

When you're struggling with a situation, and you go to someone helping for a little practical advice and know how, how frustrating is it when they hit you with, "Just trust in God"? We try to get past that frustration and look at how this "advice" can actually be employed in our lives. Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

This week, Brandon and AJ use AJ's squandered summer break as a launching point to look at what the difference between leisure(a good thing) and laziness(a bad thing). Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

This week, Brandon and AJ reflect on the parable of the Good Samaritan and what it teaches us about how we are called to participate in and shape our communities. We're all aware that we need to help others, but what holds us back from actually doing it? Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

A couple weeks ago, we mentioned St. Thomas Aquinas' 5 Proofs for the Existence of God. This week, we take a deeper look at all 5 of these proofs and examine how they provide a rational basis for our faith in the Creator. Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen and subscribe at:     iTunes           Spotify          Stitcher

Last week, we looked at the Value of Life, which isn't really a political issue, but is certainly a politicized issue. This week, we broaden out the conversation a bit as we talk about the relationship between our faith and politics as a whole, trying to figure out how we should and shouldn't let our faith influence our votes. Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. List...

This week, a news story out of the UK caught our attention. After a court ordered a woman to terminate her pregnancy against her will, Brandon and AJ talk about Brandon's experience with the miscarriage of his son, the value of every life, and interaction of faith and politics, or policy, for people of faith.

This week, Brandon and AJ do a (semi)speed run through multiple topics. After a discussion of how we spent the Father's Day weekend, we hit Brandon's lingering frustration with the bank bailout, our joint surprise at Keanu's surging internet popularity, and the value of strong father figures. Please remember to share this on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Last week, we talked about the problems that come from treating relationship and religion as ideas that are opposed to each other. This week, we continue the discussion looking at the value and importance of formal religion itself. We look at the historical origins of Christianity as a formal religion, ask why it matters that people believe the same thing, and talk about some of the risks and solu...

Today, we dive into a topic that kind of gets us both feeling fired up, namely the idea that religion and relationship are in some way opposed to each other. We've had conversations with a lot of people who bristle at the idea of needing to belong to a religion and all the things that come with that, instead wanting to emphasize the idea that what we really need is a relationship with God. We spen...

With Brandon on vacation with his family for the Memorial Day weekend, AJ took a turn recording on his own. AJ took some time to reflect on the idea of discernment, what it is and how it works and then gave editing a try for the first time.

Brandon was recently provided some feedback to help handle the pressure of starting a business. The advice was to meditate for 10-20 minutes morning and night. Brandon told this story on Instagram and received a request for caution from a social media friend. This lead to a larger discussion on the value different religions, such as Buddhism or Hinduism, can offer each other. The discussion is aro...

We only talk about important topics here at InkleDeux, and Avengers: Endgame is one of the most important pop-culture events in a very long time. The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has ingrained itself into our culture over the last 10 years and 20+ movies. This is the biggest thing to happen to movies both in scope and box office. If your looking for an artistic film review, this is not it. If y...

Amidst our greatest celebration day, there was an attack in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians. We aren't here to be analysts and we aren't shooting for CNN, but this effects us deeply. We knew that we couldn't focus on how great and cheery our Easter was without acknowledging the travesty of these attacks. We don't dig into the details much, but discuss our initial responses to it. Part of this c...

The episode I've been telling you about for 3 weeks is finally here, and there are some gems in this one. We dig into the concept of unity. We believe that unity does not mean uniformity. It is establishing the relationship on common ground and building towards those higher, more complex conversations. This is framed around religion, primarily Catholic and Protestant, but it can really be applied...

Today's topic is around the paper Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. It is a follow up to a post I made back in on National Women's Day. I chose not to celebrate that day because of how it was being celebrated. I speak a bit more about power dynamics and how we should handle them. It is my response to how I believe we operate in the world today.

This podcast is just Brandon. He digs into his past experiences in religion to bring out why he believes religion is important and should not be removed from the social psyche. He hits religion, college, politics, political correctness and a slew of other thing that will probably make someone crazy. Brandon remembers to discuss a beverage but forgot to pull a life lesson. So, if there is something...

We continue to dig into our Catholic and Protestant comparisons, this time around salvation and justification. There are a lot of misconceptions on both sides here. The reality for both is in the middle, having and exercising faith. Our life lessons are both around the importance of talking with people, empathizing with their position, and responding to message and not your bias. If you like the s...

This is a continuation of our previous conversation Christian Validity. We can't talk about the differences in Christianity without discussing the Pope. His position is one of the major differences. We talk about how his authority works, what our relationship with that authority is, and get some real life examples using some of the current scandals we've been faced with. For our beverages, we disc...

The Brewbecue is so much more than smoked meat. They are a B-corp that leans into their charity work. The ownership team are all super laid back folks, but also incredibly insightful. They utterly destroy stereo types. The Brewbecue team are hard working craftsmen (and woman) who are thoughtful and intentional about what they do. We need so much more of this in Az.

Today, we move the conversation over to Alison Furno. We follow her path through home schooling and college and into her becoming an entrepreneur. We discuss body image in social media and where she gets her confidence. We wrap up the conversation with discussing women and body image in social media with both Alison and Krista and get their interesting takes on the subject. I'm very thankful they...

After discussing the craft beverages and giving a few important announcements, we jump into the topic. Brandon poses the question that since Protestants and Eastern Orthodox haven't gone away, like the early heresies, are they then valid and equal? This is a large topic and we tried to keep it a semi-surface level. The reason being, these topics are not stand alone. They touch many different princ...

Alison joined her former marketing teacher, Krista to start Creating You Online. We have been on board and trying to support their efforts as much as possible. I asked these two amazing women to join me on the podcast, which they were both gracious enough to agree to. We discuss their paths into marketing and social media influence. Part 1 will be the interview with Krista. Part 2 will be the inte...

We discovered Michael's work through Instagram, most notably by his bottle openers. One of my favorite things about Michael's page is that his business his him, and not some fake front. He shares the things he cares about and talks about his family. We discuss his first love of skateboarding and how a car accident with his friends lead him to do a fund raiser, making corn hole boards, and discover...

Brandon recently heard 3 celebrities discuss how they grew up in the Catholic Church but do not credit the church for their sense of morality. Our culture has progressed down a patch of minimalism that results in a Church giving people check boxes rather than truth. We have to dig past the surface and get to what is good and meaningful. There is a lot to jump on in this podcast and I would invite...