Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era

These are my words, not hers, but it’s true.  Each of us who uphold the bible as a special book are all doing the best we can to make sense of it. Even when one is convinced God is guiding her personally,  he is still making a decision to trust that gut feeling and believe that specific way.  Sidenote: humility would always serve us well when considering anything involving “hearing God.”   Bonnie...

Jack Hoey joins us again to help us make sense of Jesus being fully God but not fully knowing. And why should we listen to Paul’s other teachings when he was erringly convinced on a very significant belief that Jesus would come back during Paul’s lifetime? We also talk a lot about mega churches, their eventual demise and even an Old Testament passage that endorses abortion.  Follow Jack @jackthele...

*Special note below on this episode* We talk about a famous pastor of a huge church with a former intern who learned the culture of this church from being on the inside. From staff being required to stand up when this Pastor walks into a room to him being presented in the same light as prophets in the bible, many are left wondering, who is this guy and how can some one be so far off the mark of Je...

Jared (Joey’s bro) comes on to discuss Joey’s latest season of struggle with mental illness.  They both process whether podcasting in hard times like these is a net positive and reflect on privacy in the context of their personality differences.  Joey shares “Depression Journal Part 3” and psychiatrist, Dr. Ara Darakjiian shares his expertise in the context of mental illness, including medicine’s...

I am being a bit obnoxious by calling this “season 2,” but undoubtedly there has been a lot of change, challenge, learning and pain recently.   Thus, a new season in this journey of my battle with mental illness. Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opp...

I am being a bit obnoxious by calling this “season 2,” but undoubtedly there has been a lot of change, challenge, learning and pain recently.   Thus, a new season in this journey of my battle with mental illness. Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opp...

A special edition of Indie Rock Talk brings on guitarist of the infamous Tooth and Nail band, Joe Christmas (influenced by bands like The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr. and Codeine). Russell shares his perspective of the early Tooth and Nail days, which included their debut of Joe Christmas’ Upstairs Overlooking and followed by sophomore release North to the Future.  We talk about the flack Joe Christmas re...

I actually don’t want you to listen to this episode, it’s embarrassing; my real frustrations getting smoked in video games with my sons. Video games should be a fun escape, something to do when you’re hanging out. I managed to turn it into a bad lesson for my kids. Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start rai...

Joey and Chris continue a conversation about Universalism (check out episode 187 with Dan Koch).  According to Chris, it’s very unlikely that Jesus saves everyone and this conclusion is by and large, tied to the teachings of Jesus. We discuss how in Paul’s letters, he leaves the “Universalism door” a bit more open than Jesus.  We also wade through some other questions like “does God love his enemi...

Joey and Dan reflect on a recent conversation about universalism between Joey and his fellow co-host of BadChristian Podcast, Toby Morrell.  Is logic involved in discussing the after-life?  If we look hard enough and pray more diligently, does scripture present one clear message about how everything works after we die?  Is this for us to know, for certain?  And if one believes in universalism, wha...

Jack Hoey and Joey discuss their church and the many apparent miracles many have experienced there, through physical healing.  We dissect what we would call common misconceptions of healing verses, including Jesus saying “We will do greater things than Him.”  We also give our honest assessment of what’s been happening. Additionally, we marvel at the wonderful community we are a part of.   There’s...

Dr. Kenneth Wilgus, practicing psychologist for families with teens, joins Joey and his wife, Pricilla, to talk about his book “Feeding the Mouth that Bites You.”  This book, in our opinion, is a must read for parents who currently have teens in their houses or those whose kids are getting close to that age.  Your teens’ need for more autonomy, why presenting a clear plan for freedoms and accounta...

Joey and Ben discuss their changing faith and theorize a bit on how deconstructing is inevitable once a person is honest about his or her questioning.  Ben Moore has been listening to BadChristian for 5 years and is one step away from being a major league baseball player for the L.A. Dodgers.  We discuss what a baseball career looks like in general and in Ben’s current successful “baseball season...

Joey shares some personal parenting mistakes, proposes some questions about parenting, and discusses some helpful findings he's had as a parent.  In this first installment, he shares a story that poses the following question: is there such thing as kids having “healthy fear” of their parents?   Also, there’s a cool financial app for kids called Greenlight and a must-read book called “Feeding...

Joey gets to spend 45 minutes reminding himself and others how needy we are for goodness outside of our own and how incredible God is to give it. Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opportunity to “save the day” for team humanity. Text PWNAd to 31010....

A handful of you who have signed up for the first wave of digital gatherings and will soon be joining 5 other folks to discuss changing beliefs and discover how each person found themselves still holding on to God.  In this episode, Joey discusses the sucker punch of finding out there was no magic formula on how the Canon of Scripture came together and how 7 years later, he finds it a worthy endea...

Listen right away and get on the ground floor of figuring out a new way of doing the older, perennially-important thing we still hold so dearly; namely, community with people who will encourage us and be willing to make us uncomfortable for our own good (because that’s how love does things).      Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get noti...

Joey talks to an atheist about why he still has faith despite not having solid proof for his belief system.  To keep up with us and our endeavors, make sure you like “Pastor With No Answers” FB Page. Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opportunity to “...

Joey joins The System is Down podcast to talk church, spirituality and depression.  to keep up with us and our endeavors, make sure you like “Pastor With No Answers” FB Page Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opportunity to “save the day” for team hum...

Joey gives his dissection as to why words aren’t inherently evil.  to keep up with us and our endeavors, make sure you like “Pastor With No Answers” FB Page www.facebook.com/bcpastor Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opportunity to “save the day” for...

Joey laments the lack of love that accompanies  Xvangelicals’ desire to see and implement more justice and equality for “all people.” Instagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApod Current DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelps Get notifications each time we start raising money to get more information on our current opportunity to “save the day” for team humanity. Text PWNAd to 31010. Join us as a...

It's that time of year again when Joey and his brother reflect on their favorite music of the year. In this episode, they comment on their top 10 favorite albums of the year. E-mail Joey here. Support Joey's work by Being a Patron / (Venmo) PWNA Theme Song by Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Roc ): Apple Music Closing song by Derek Minor and other music by Mechanical River.  

Joey reflects a bit on how sleep can be a reset button, he  talks through the benefits of thinking about being depressed, and laments over the deceitful lenses of depression that make surmountable problems appear insurmountable. E-mail Joey here. Support Joey's work by Being a Patron / (Venmo) PWNA Theme Song by Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Roc ): Apple Music Closing song by Derek Minor and othe...

I am not a perfect parent and neither are you, but my suspicion is that most parents desire the best for their kids and are driven to love unconditionally, giving parenting the best shot they can.  The brutal reality is that many parents are their kids’ primary cause of pain and leave scars that last well into adulthood or through the duration of one’s life.  From sexual and verbal abuse to the ef...

Todays guest shares her story of divorce and how her church reacted.  We wrap things up with Pastor Chip Judd as he shares some insight into why so many marriages fail, based on the countless number of couples he’s counseled. E-mail Joey here. Support Joey's work by Being a Patron / (Venmo) PWNA Theme Song by Stoy Prioleau (aka: Riggy Roc ): Apple Music Closing song by Derek Minor and other m...