The Blacksmith's Furnace

It is no wonder that three poets would love anyone who demonstrates incredible skills with a pen. so there's no surprise when all the members of the furnace had strong opinions on Eminem's latest album. Peter however, probably the holiest on the furnace, felt a way about listening to a non christian album and very much enjoying it so in today's episode we talk about the secular sacred divide and t...

Almost every person I know of African descent has the stories of getting disciplined in the most creative and largely painful ways, and today we discuss whether the beds truly justify the means when it comes to disciplining and punishing your children. We naturally progressed on to how God punishes and disciplines us as His children and what those experiences can be like. Mo was unable to to atten...

We're talking first dates, best dates and whether or not it is wrong to recycle date ideas for new partners. Bobby A probably just wanted to know some tips on sealing the deal but couldn't come out and ask directly. Well the jokes on him in the end! As usual we've got a few hookups for the masses: In line with this week's topic Peter suggested an app called Today Tix which helps you finding great...

Pete's back on the podcast and for whatever reason, Bobby A just wants to talk sex today. So that's exactly what we do. From Abstinence to BDSM we talk about all things sex and the christian and hit on some very freaky subjects today while trying to keep all things within the confines of a biblical conversation. It's a clean conversation so no need for a 18 rating but definintely an interesting lo...

Today's we were joined by the amazing Simi and the conversation went down two very different paths. Firstly we discussed whether boys (and girls) should be held accountable for their relationship antics when they haven’t been taught any better. We then discussed whether ‘sorrys’ should be handed out regardless of whether you feel justified or not. Hookups Moses shouted out Voltron Season 7 which i...

Today's conversation was all about friendships and relationships within and outside of our christian circles. Should Christians have friends that aren't of the faith, and how important are the friendships that do exist with other believers. Peter also came out on this episode, as an unfriendly christian and we talk about whether or not he needs deliverance. we also had the priviledge of being join...

Following on from last weeks conversation on weddings and wedding rings for men; Bobby A took this episode to subtly confess and then vehemently deny that he had made his fairy tale wedding an idol. SO today we talk all things idols, in every sense of the word. it was a good and honest conversation and one that we pray many more people have, quite simply because creating an idol is a very easy and...

Is marriage an outdated institution in the post modern world? With the rate of divorce in churches equalling, or in some cases exceeding that of those not in church, we ask about it's relevance in today's world and it's affect on the community as a whole. Following the last episode, it was a fairly lighter conversation but with two thirds of the furnace married, it was also a very personal one. Ho...

They say relationships are all about compromise and communication, but how much is too much, and are there times when or situations where sacrifices shouldn't be made for our significant others in a relationship? That's what we started off with after Bobby A's 7 minute introduction which featured the Flash, Batman and a brief exposition on why Wonder Woman is a bad choice of partner for Bruce Wayn...

With Pride parade just gone past we had to very heavy conversation aroound one simple but very important question. What would Jesus really do if he walked the earth today, as pertains to those that identify as LGBTQI? We attempt to be as objective as possible using just the scripture to guide the debate and where there will always be more to add to the conversation, the one thing we definitely wer...

Should your partners have the pin code or password to your phone? And where they don't is it offensive to ask. Of course it's no surprise Bobby A wasn't the biggest advocate for this but today on the podcast we talk about why and if this really is as big a deal as many make. We also talk about the unfair double standard seen in the culture where it seems much more acceptable for men to have lower...

This past week has been an interesting one but for all the wrong reason. Rapper XXXtentacion was shot and killed during a robbery earlier this week. The response has been pretty polarising. The rapper's shady past came into play in a big way and today we talked about it and about what our own feelings are regarding such heavy issues such as abuse and domestic violence We were joined by the elusive...

Guess who came up with this week's episode title? Easy right? Of course it was the one and only beautiful Black beast of the Furnace, Bobby A that has tales of the babes This time it was a bit more serious and Bobby a wanted some thoughts on how to deal with some of his interactions with two particular babes over the past couple weeks. I won't disclose too much here but Bobby would definitely appr...

I think a necessary aspect of the Christian walk should be interactions with the Holy Spirit. It can't be co-incidence that Christ saw fit to leave that the Spirit should come and be with us wherever , whenever, affording us to walk like Liverpool fans ie Never walk alone (I'm not even a soccer fan but boy have I been waiting to use that one!) Anyway Bobby A did a questionnaire that helped identif...

It's no secret that one of hip hop's biggest artists is on the losing side of a "beef" this week, and with all of us in the furnace being avid fans of the genre we had to talk about it. Does a culture that celebrates division and insulting each other need to change, or is it all just healthy competition. Side note, if you meet someone on tinder and go out for a real date should you presume they ha...

The BBC created a documentary on how young Christians are using rap and drill music to lure gang members away from the streets and towards God. It followed a young brother who was recently made a pastor at 21 and his story of salvation and now ordination. While that's incredibly great and such an inspiring story is told it also presented a view of one of the fastest growing youth focused christian...

The BBC created a documentary on how young Christians are using rap and drill music to lure gang members away from the streets and towards God. It followed a young brother who was recently made a pastor at 21 and his story of salvation and now ordination. While that's incredibly great and such an inspiring story is told it also presented a view of one of the fastest growing youth focused christian...

Today's episode is definitely not at all related to the TV show looking to help families decide on relocating to Australia, but, with Bobby A's pastor leaving with his family to Sydney Australia it just seemed like an appropriate episode title. And with that I guess I've given it away, we had the pleasure of being joined by Bobby A's pastor Captain Ashish Pawar and had a really nice conversation a...

From a conversation about the benefits of physical books vs e-books to what defines a classic Hip Hop album! Today's podcast was, for the most part, about time and what elements of art and it's enjoyment are affected by technology and the maturation of an audience. In classic Furnace fashion Bobby managed to fit in a rant about his jam on toast woes, and back-flipping robots so it's definitely a f...

Seems hip hop's Yeezus has gone to the darkside, or should I say the light (white) side, and everyone is kicking up a fuss about it, and understandably so, some of his comments have been, well just wrong! So as lovers of hip hop and simply being aware of what's going on the topic of this week's episode isn't so much Kanye West the individual but some of his sentiments and how they're affecting the...

There's a lengthy apology at the start of this weeks episode, apologising for my failure as a technician and strategist but to somewhat attempt to pacify the powers that be, I'm presenting one of our best episodes to date on denominations and the state of the body of Christ. It was from way back so the quality of the audio might not be as good as it is now but the quality of the content most certa...

How you get them is how they leave you. At least that's exactly what the furnace seems to be thinking as Bobby A presented the main topic for the episode: #TristanThompson 's cheating on #Khloe #Kardashian With two thirds of the Furnace married, it was a stark and honest conversation about how we would cope with cheating and being cheated on in our marriages. In the second half of the conversation...

In the past 4 weeks everyone in the furnace has had a birthday and it seems this has Bobby A thinking about time and it's effect on our relationships. So in a largely hypothetical scenario we look at if we could love the same person for our whole lives if our lives spanned eternity. With Mo and Pete both having made the vows to love their wives till death do them part it's a hard conversation to h...

In today's culture of relative truth's apparently one Love and Hip Hop star, Sophia Body, is claiming everyone from Beyonce to Maddonna has or is sleeping their way to the topic, except her of course, and in today's episode we talk about how true this could be. This lead into a conversation about aesthetics and how important this is in our society and how important it should be? Hookups Peter's ho...

Firstly Happy Easter Everyone! Hopefully you all had a grand time during the festivities. Interestingly enough in this episode we didn't talk about Easter at all; Bobby A started us off in the deep end, addressing the recent issue of an individual having completed the minimum time spent for his 19 charges of sexual assault, having his release back into society overturned by his victims families. W...