Sound of Sanity Archives

Yes sir, our heroes are talking scripture memorization today. Recently, Nathan and Jake got hooked on an iPhone app that's supposed to help you memorize scripture. Which led them to wonder whether they should have gone and got hooked on an iPhone app that's supposed to help you memorize scripture. Here is the episode which is about that. Sign up for our pastor's conference here! ★ Support this pod...

In their second Sanity at the Movies podcast, our heroes discuss Mary Poppins. They talk about the less-than-savory aspects of PL Travers's life. But they maintain that Walt Disney was a good man, as far as people who got rich destroying the pillars of civilization go. But there's more! Was Mary Poppins a feminist? Is the movie anti-dad? THE ANSWERS WILL SHOCK YOU!!!!! Sign up for our pastor's con...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ... Warhorn Media published an article on Stars Wars and feminism that attracted over 130,000 views, hundreds of tweets, Facebook posts, blog responses, Reddit forums, and more. Almost all of them angry. Some of them "joking" that the author should die. It got worse from there. With The Last Jedi making waves for its hardcore feminism, Nathan and Jake rec...

Our heroes continue their discussion of how to sift through all the art and entertainment choices out there. It's all about finding the right guides. But how do you do that? Pastors, elders, shepherds, wannabees: sign up for our Shepherd's Conference here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Netflix! Spotify! Amazon Prime! Hulu! iTunes! Twentieth century Americans have a whole world of music, movies, art, and entertainment at our disposal, ready at any time for our instant gratification. How do we stay sane as we sort through it and try to make something edifying of it all? Pastors, elders, shepherds, wannabees: sign up for our Shepherd's Conference here. ★ Support this podcast on Pat...

It's Sanity At the Movies, our new monthly program within the program, where our heroes discuss a movie. And today, our heroes are discussing the greatest Hollywood classic of all time (?), Casablanca. Clip is from the original trailer for Casblanca (Warner Brothers 1942). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We live in a fallen world, and for many people, Christmastime can be one of the saddest, loneliest times of the year. Jesus was born and died and rose again, and we know we should rejoice ... yet something is missing. How do we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas when we are surrounded by so much sin and suffering? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

From Santa to Sacred, Christmas is a multi-faceted holiday. At some point you have to put it all together, and decide what your Christmas traditions are going to be. How do you do that without giving into crass materialism on the one hand or prideful super-spiritualism on the other? PLUS: When Christmas tensions almost get the better of Nathan and Ben, Jake saves the day by relating a personal sto...

In part 2 of our heroes' yuletide extravaganza, the gang considers the dreaded Commercialization of Christmas. We're talking tinsel and blue lights and Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey and presents and tacky wrapping paper and mistletoe and Santa Claus. All the secular cultural baggage that comes with Christmas. All the, y'know, stuff. What's a Christian to do with it? In our heroes' case, they mount...

Merry Christmas Season! This week our heroes talk about Christmas traditions. Are they good? Is it ok for Christians to keep Christmas as a holiday at all? Lots of people that you respect, Puritan people, Westminstery people, these kinds of people, said "no". Our heroes enter the fray. WILL THEY MANAGE TO SAVE CHRISTMAS????? If you want to deep dive into the debate, here's a dense 19 page article...

Christians should celebrate Thanksgiving because Christians should be thankful, right? Duh! Except ... what do we do with an American holiday that serves for many people to celebrate the great things about a country that, yes, has some great things, but also has some very wicked, shameful ones. Fact is, for many people, Thanksgiving is a excuse to decadently celebrate some decadent things about ou...

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat -- are they the devil's workshop or legitimate tools for Christians to make use of in their work and play? Our heroes aim to find out, plus do a little soul-searching, since, like, Warhorn Media is kinda built on social media. Plus they check out the hottest trends in Christian social media! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreo...

Kids sports. They can be an all-consuming idol, or they can be a fun way to mature, grow, and learn. Or can they? This week our heroes are putting it the SOS test. This leads into a discussion of the ways we can honor the heritage our parents gave us as we become parents. And the stupid ways we can reject it. Also Nathan quizzes Ben on his mastery of the deadly art of feng shui. ★ Support this pod...

Halloween! A pagan celebration of darkness and depravity? Or a fun time for children to get candy? Or is it actually Reformation Day, and that's all we should celebrate? Here's a decent article on the supposed history of Halloween (as Nathan was discussing). And a decent summation by The Washington Post! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sulser brings the insanity this week, as our heroes ask whether Christians should eat factory farmed meats. Before that, Nathan tries to retire a running joke with mixed results (don't worry, though, it really is dead). Here's a link to an article on Temple Grandin, who Ben mentions in the episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our heroes sit down with their pal Pastor Jody Killingsworth of My Soul Among Lions for a big honkin' discussion about the state of modern worship music, why nobody sings the psalms anymore, what to do about it, the advantages and disadvantages of modern music genres, and Creative Process. Musicians and worship leaders: this one's for you! Also for other people. GIVE TO THE MY SOUL AMONG LIONS KIC...

Our heroes talk Superman, and try to figure out if a two-dimensional old-fashioned superhero has any usefulness in a world of three-dimensional sinners. First they gave mad props to The "Handmaiden's" Tale and its 100% accurate portrayal of Christians and our values (4:52), then they get into the new Zach Snyder Superman movies and why they stink (9:32), then we talk baggage and one of our heroes...

Our heroes have Pastor Tim Bayly on to talk about the new book he co-authored, The Grace of Shame: 7 Ways the Church has Failed to Love Homosexuals . (Still available at Warhorn Media for free as of this ep's drop-date). This being Sound of Sanity , at a certain point, things get personal. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

God is sovereign over storms. That means He sent the recent hurricanes that have caused so much devastation. What's with that? And if the might and power of God is revealed in a devastating hurricane, is there a way in which Christians should rejoice in this? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Yes, our heroes have decided to come out of the closet as Bee haters. One might even say they have a bee in their bonnet. Except that would be lame. So we won't say that. But we will say that Sound of Sanity is not a huge fan of The Babylon Bee . Our heroes are sick of its easy targets, cheap validation, derivative style, and use of outright blasphemy in the name of humor. Sound harsh? Listen to t...

Recently Jake got himself in a Twitter fight with a founder of Living Out Dot Org. In this episode, he tells the chilling tale, and our heroes discuss how regular Bible-believing Christians don't have to be intimidated by the big words and big lies of those who are trying to make peace with shame. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this special emergency bonus episode our heroes examine the Nashville Statement. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You read enough articles by Christian organizations for millennials and you get the idea that the emphasis on family values in Christian culture within the last decades has tended to shove poor singles to the sidelines. But what's the real story? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"As it is recorded that David, in the heat of battle, waxed faint, so may it be written of all the servants of the Lord. Fits of depression come over the most of us. Usually cheerful as we may be, we must at intervals be cast down. The strong are not always vigorous, the wise not always ready, the brave not always courageous, and the joyous not always happy. There may be here and there men of iron...

After a summer of hearing otherwise normal conservative Christians try to claim Wonder Woman as one of their own, our heroes can't take it anymore. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★