Pop Culture Redemption

Welcome to the Last Melon, PopCR's last episode. We thank everyone so much for joining us on this amazing 2.5 year journey and look forward to everything that God has planned next, for us and for you!

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption! In this episode, we return to the Land of Oz to explore what Wicked: For Good reveals about transformation, conviction, and the cost of choosing what is right over what is easy. Through the story of Elphaba and Glinda, we reflect on how personal change is shaped by love, relationship, and the pressures of fear and power. We talk about moving from passive belief t...

Happy New Year from Pop Culture Redemption!! As we step into the new year, Connor & Jacob wrap up our journey through Middle Earth with Peter Jackson's interpretation of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King! In this rather extended edition of PopCR, Connor & Jacob reflect on how to recognize when your life and character have changed, returning to a place that doesn't fit you anymore after God has...

Merry Christmas from Pop Culture Redemption! In this episode, we continue our journey through Middle-earth with The Two Towers, exploring what God might reveal through the long middle of the story, the place where the road grows harder and clarity is earned, not assumed. Connor & Mallory explore how Frodo and Sam are able to press on under the weight of their quest, Aragorn leading without certain...

J.R.R. Tolkien joins the conversation for Pop Culture Redemption's first trilogy, and there were so many great things to talk about! Connor and Jacob have both read (or are reading) the books and go into length about the movie, any opinions on Peter Jackson's interpretation of certain characters, the comparison of Frodo's life to the spiritual journey, and finding the root of our desires. We hope...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry with the mission to help all Christ-Followers live into the bold, passionate, divine authority we have as Christ's Ambassadors to the world! In this festive episode, Connor & Mallory dive into the Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," and all the themes and conversations the Spirit led them to in the midst of it! What does it look lik...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry with a mission to help followers of Jesus step into the bold, passionate, divine authority that we have in Him! In today's episode, Connor & Jacob find a fascinating conversation about humility in our differences, cultural appropriation, and dogmatism in the 1993 cult-classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas! Come join us in the conversation...

Happy Thanksgiving from Pop Culture Redemption! We understand how difficult the holiday season can be, especially with family! And what a better example of family chaos gone crazy than in the 1990 Christmas classic, "Home Alone!" In this episode, Connor & Mallory talked a lot about the heart of a lot of family dynamic issues - the fear of having to let things go, as well as what God had to show th...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry to equip you with the bold, passionate, divine authority that Jesus has already given you! In today's episode, Connor & Jacob talk about the refreshingly different portrayal of God (played by Morgan Freeman) in Jim Carry's classic, "Bruce Almighty." Join us in the conversation as we find a better, more loving, more empowering God that knows...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry to help you step into the bold, passionate, divine authority that Jesus has given you as His ambassador to the world! After 77 episodes of our show, we're finally covering a Reese Witherspoon movie: Legally Blonde! So grab a hot beverage and join Connor & Mallory in this conversation about how important it is to know how we value others, ou...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry that uses movies to help Christians practice seeing God at work in your life, because when you do, you can step into the bold, passionate, divine authority that Jesus has given you! In this episode, Connor & Jacob discuss what the Holy Spirit had to show them in the classic Keanu Reeves film: "The Matrix!" Join in on the conversation! - On...

Happy Halloween from Pop Culture Redemption! We are a podcast and ministry seeking to equip every follower of Jesus with the bold, passionate, divine authority that He has already given us! In today's episode, Connor, Jacob, and Mallory dive into Disney-Pixar's movie, "Coco," learning where love wins when fear tries to take over. Love keeps us from "seizing the moment" when fear causes us to fight...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry helping Christians to step into the bold, passionate, divine authority we all have access to through being Christ's Ambassadors to the world! As we get closer and closer to Halloween, Connor & Jacob talked about where they heard the Lord in the Pixar classic sequel: "Monsters University" and how it is O.K. (pun intended) to engage with the...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry with the goal to help you step into the bold, passionate, divine authority that is already yours as Christ's Ambassadors to the world! As we approach Halloween, the PopCR team decided to dive into a sensitive subject for followers of Jesus - how do we engage with parts of culture like magic and witchcraft? How do we, as men and women empowe...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry with a mission to help you step into the bold, passionate, divine authority that comes with being Christ's Ambassador to the world! Today's movie impacted our two co-hosts more than they thought it would. Connor & Jacob received so much from the Lord in the amazing Netflix movie, "K-Pop Demon Hunters": a story of freedom from shame and brok...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry designed to help you step into the bold, passionate, divine authority that Jesus gave you access to as His Ambassador to the world! In Today's episode, Mallory and Jacob talk about what God had to show them in the Disney movie, "Big Hero 6" and find a "hidden" theme (we all know what it is) of how to carry grief and faith at the same time....

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry passionate to help all Christians experience the bold, passionate, divine authority that comes with freely living as Christ's Ambassadors to the world! Get ready for a LOT of movie quotes because today, Connor and Jacob talk through Connor's all-time favorite movie: Space Jam! The PopCR boys ended up surprised by how this light-hearted, fam...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry passionate to help you experience the freedom of stepping into your identity as Christ's Ambassador and representing Him to the world with Bold, Passionate, & Divine Authority! In today's special episode, we look back on two years of episodes; two years of community; two years of learning how to see God at work in the world! And we invited...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry looking to help every follow of Jesus step into the bold, passionate, and divine authority that comes with being Christ's Ambassador to the world! In today's episode, Connor, Jacob, and Mallory take a trip back to their younger years with 2003's "Freaky Friday" and watched a family, each stuck in their own grief of a husband and father who...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption! We are podcast and ministry with the mission to help Christians overcome their fear of being influenced by the world and freely engage the world and represent Jesus with bold, passionate, and divine authority! In today's episode, Connor and Jacob talk through the 4 main characters of the classic animated movie, "Emperor's New Groove" and come to realize that our...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry offering resources and experiences to help Christians overcome their fear of being influenced by the world and engage the world and represent Christ with bold, passionate, and divine authority! In today's episode, Connor, Jacob, and Priscilla had an amazing conversation about what God had to show us in Christopher Nolan's award-winning film...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry offering resources and experiences to help Christians overcome their fear of being influenced by the world, and engage the world by representing Christ with bold, passionate, and divine authority! In today's episode, Connor and Jacob discuss the attractive freedom of Ferris Bueller. Even though his actions and motivations aren't the best, F...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry that offers experiences and resources to help Christians overcome their fear of being influenced by the world and live out their faith with bold, passionate, and divine authority! In today's episode, the PopCR team decided to take a break from the summer heat and talk about the Gospel story seen in Disney's "Frozen." One person sacrificing...

Welcome to Pop Culture Redemption, a podcast and ministry offering experiences and resources to help you and your church overcome the fears of being influenced by the world! In today's episode, Connor & Jacob discuss the topics of James Gunn's Superman (currently in theaters). How do we find and live into our God-given identities? How does that change the way we interact with each other and our gi...