The Blacksmith's Furnace

Welcome to another episode of the Furnace. In today's episode we talk about the art of disagreeing without being disagreeable and why that seems to be especially hard to achieve when it comes to matters of faith. The topic wasn't too far off what we discussed in the Sorry Not Sorry section where Peter voluntarily took the hot seat and dealt with questions on Jesus's humanity and Christians current...

The prodigal child returns, and with him, of course a slew of ridiculous scenarios and concepts. Robert's return was not without it's fan fare and today's episode was indeed a rather grim one. starting off with Robert right back in the Hot seat, sorry not sorry was a difficult one , then we move into Robert addressing a challenge he received regarding an episode he recorded, alone, a few months ba...

Given the more masculine two thirds of the furnace were in attendance today, we felt it appropriate to address the topic and have a conversation about what Toxic Masculinity really looks like , and maybe what the potential remedy to this "affliction" could be. The discussion really was a continuation of the sorry not sorry segment this week, where both Mo and Peter took turns in the hot seat, and...

Welcome to another episode of the furnace, this week Peter was joined by his lovely wife, Anita as they had a brief conversation about Christians and secular music. Anita chose to take the hit seat and answered a very random question dealing with Adam and Eve's belly buttons and of course we had a few hookups for the people. Peter suggested checking out a Christian rapper called NF who has an albu...

In this week's episode both Peter and Mo respond to Sorry Not Sorry questions from each other, given Rob couldn't make the recording. We talk about future baby making technology and how much baptism contributes to one's being saved. We also then move to possibly our most politically focused episode to date, discussing the recent emergence of Boris John as prime minister of the culture and what the...

The Furnace was complete once again and today discussed how worth is measured in different areas of life including in God's eyes. Moses was in this hot seat this week answering questions around genetically modified embryos and whether they make it to heaven. For hook ups, Peter recommended the conversation between Ben Shapiro and Ravi Zacharias - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMwWtt_EVQ Robert...

This week the Beautiful Black Beast and the Rock-Hearted One discussed whether the benefits outweighed the costs of living health lifestyles when others can smoke and drink and live well into their 80s. They also discussed when they wanted to die and if all positions in society hold the same weight. Robert was in the hot seat this week discussing how much technology can be added to a human body be...

It's the cooler two thirds of the furnace this week, with Robert absent for reasons we'll let him explain later, and today we tackle the unpopular topic of the appropriation of christian symbols. Most recently in the news, the rainbow was prominent as a sign of gay pride during pride month and we discuss why society seems ready to acknowledge and respect the cultures and symbols and sometimes lang...

On this week's episode the Beautiful Black Beast and the Man Lyk were joined by the wonderful Simi as they discussed whether all films deserve or even need a remake and which stories in the Bible need to be shown more love. Simi was in the hot seat this week, answering questions around whether Christians should see all sins as equal and what women should and shouldn't do in the life of the church....

Today the Furnace discussed the importance of representation in video games, if chivalry has any place in today's society and whether men should still be the primary pursuers. Moses was in the hot seat this week, talking about how the Church should respond to African ideals of respect to elders and if the Bible contradicts itself. Hook ups: Peter recommended the mobile game Alto's Odyssey -https:/...

The Furnace was finally back together as Peter made is long awaited unimpressive return after the birth of his first child, Zara. Inspired by this, the Furnace decided to make this episode a time capsule of sorts with advice to our current and future children as well as messages for our wives to listen to in years to come. Peter was in the hot seat this week, giving his opinion on whether Lecrae h...

Today, the Sage of Six Babes and the Man Lyk were joined by the Fuego One, Simi, discussing sacrificing time for your family vs sacrificing spending time with your family and what are some of the positives/negatives of African parenting. Robert was in the hot seat this week talking yoga and the discrepancies in the dates of Jesus' death and Resurrection. For our hookups, Moses suggested getting a...

In today's episode, Robert and Moses use the current and hardly spoken controversy as a springboard to discuss who and under what circumstances should those in leadership be held accountable for their actions and words. Moses was also hot seating, explaining why children born with defects/disabilities aren't a punishment from God. For our hookups, Moses suggested the iOs app Habit to help get you...

Welcome all, to another episode of the furnace!! This time with two thirds of the crew, we're making progress, we had a great conversation about Death and our relationship, or lack there of, with it. We talked about addressing grieving unbelievers and what can give one the assurance of what happens after death. Peter took the hot seat today, and Robert peppered him with not one but two heavy hitte...

This week the best part of the Furnace was all alone with a very special guest – his pastor, Captain Emma Moore. Whilst in the hot seat, Emma explained why she believed it is alright for women to be preachers and ministers. She then gave a rundown of her faith journey, what brought her into ministry, the struggles that she’s come up against being a female officer and a whole plethora of other topi...

In today's episode we talk about the dynamic of having to come to another's defence. This conversation centred around the two different responses presented by Stephen Curry and Israel Houghton who both came to the defence of their partners on social media this past week. Would we do the same and to what extent? Mo was in the hot seat for Sorry Not Sorry and he fielded a couple great questions abou...

It's a full furnace today, and we kick things off in true Furnace style with Robert fielding two hard questions during Sorry Not Sorry! We then get into Kanye West's most recent antics and share our thoughts on his Coachella Church services. We then go on to look at his merch sales at said services and what we think about his "relationship" with Christian culture. In our Hookups, Peter suggested c...

The Furnace is here to help! so when Mo and Jemz are have domestic tensions because Jemz is taking measures to ensure her I.T. Health and Safety, Marriage Counsellor extraordinaire Pete is there to save the day. Right after fielding two very heavy questions from the hot seat of Sorry Not Sorry! Shout out to the very love Jemz for joining us today on what was a fun but honest episode essentially hi...

This week Robert and Moses discussed the ongoing Extinction Rebellion protests and whether we as Christians should get out in these streets and protest for what we believe in. Moses was in the hot seat this week and explained why the Easter story happens over two days instead of three. Hook ups for this week: Moses recommended Preston Perry and Jackie Hill Perry's new podcast series, Thirty Minute...

In today's rather , all over the place, episode we talk, role models, mentors and people you look up to and how much we should allow "celebrities" to influence us. We discus which kind of person should be a role model in the first place, and where the Role model has questionable characteristics, who's responsibility it is to ensure those are emulated by the "Role models" followers Robert nearly go...

It's the more sensible two thirds of the furnace representing today in the absence of our beloved Bobby A. Peter attempted to field not one but two bombs from Mo during Sorry not Sorry and the lovely Jemz joined us for a conversation about conspiracies and the things they could be covering or distracting us from. It was a fun conversation about some not so fun topics and we'd be in the wrong if we...

The Beautiful Beast and the Man Like were back in the Furnace as Peter was nowhere to be seen. Moses was in the hot seat this week as he argued why Judas wasn't going to heaven despite fulfilling his God-given purpose. The duo then talked about all things Mothers Day include who qualifies to be celebrated on this day and why the same amount of effort doesn't go into Fathers Day. Robert suggested S...

If you've been following the podcast for a while, you'll have undoubtedly heard of the Show Nancy Meets. Our very own Peter is the technical director of the show and today he's brought on the producer, Vincent Nimoh and the star of the show, Nancy Mills to talk about the content we create and consume and the effects these have on us as Christians. In the absence of Bobby A and Mo, Vincent and Nanc...

Welcome back to another episode of the furnace. In the Hot Seat for Sorry not Sorry Peter attempts to address what happened in the 3 days Jesus was dead for. And joining the crew, in the absence of Mo, was the lovely Angela who joined in an interesting conversation about Vengeance, Avengers and Liam Neeson She Also brought a really cool hookup during our hookups segment, She suggested checking out...

Mo took the Hot seat today, fielding some interesting questions we imagine non Christians would shoot. He did well tackling everything from the difference between Baptism by sprinkling vs immersion to the relevance and importance of prayer in tongues. We were also joined again by the lovely Jemz and Bobby A asks the very real question, Is it ever too late to start something? As is sometimes the ca...