The Godcast

Hey did you know that some people in the early Church were taught that martyrdom was their only way to Heaven? Just like muslims? Oh, and they were also taught that everyone born after the 2nd century AD weren't going to get any chances for salvation. Let's finish up reading the Shepherd of Hermas and try to curb the influence of this rotten bleeding hemorrhoid of a book. Emails in the second half...

Today Super is joined by the Buffalo soldier himself, Gordon Kahl, to review the first season of Gargoyles. Ready to hear about Patrick Starfish accidentally shooting a woman in the 90's? Ready to hear about that time Jonathan Frakes finally gave Turkish people the representation they DESERVE? Are you ready for a medieval monster having romantic feelings a woman of every ethnicity known to man? Fr...

Rescue those who are being taken away to death;      hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, "Behold, we did not know this,"      does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it,      and will he not repay man according to his work? -Proverbs 24:11-12 Today, Crux and Super cover the responses to the murders that have happened...

Welp, it finally happened. Someone who wants America to be a Christian nation with a Christian government decided to do a heckin' violence to get what he wanted. And how did he plan to do it? Well, he planned to shoot up a church. Thankfully law enforcement stopped him before he could, but he won't be the last. Let's dig into Joshua Michael Richardson's recent past and find out what made him decid...

Comrades! Let's try something new! Instead of us just telling you about something we watched, how about we watch it together? Let's take a break from Western and Japanese media and watch some Soviet era Eastern bloc cartoons... and try not to lose our minds.  In today's episode, Super gives you a cue for when to start watching, if you're brave enough to watch some of the most turgid, pointless, ug...

First they said "READ THE CHURCH FATHERS BRO." Then they said "NO, NOT LIKE THAT!" Let's continue reading the Shepherd of Hermas and examine its connections to the talmud and the horrible effect it had on the Church.  The Shepherd of Hermas, literalistic translation: https://www.biblicalaudio.com/text/hermas.pdf   Support the show!  https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/   We FINALLY have Crypto links:...

So a guy made an argument that Pascal's Wager applies between denominations, and told the world that Catholicism wins that wager. Today, let's talk about the wager, why it's great, and evaluate whether it really applies against us filthy PROTS. The video in question: https://youtu.be/QlZjpCWhPY4 Catholic soteriology: https://carm.org/roman-catholicism/summary-of-process-of-salvation-in-roman-catho...

Let's LIFT your spirits with an episode that's light-hearted - but it only feels light because we LIFT all the time. Join us as Crux outlines some how-to's on being a Strongman type LIFTER so you can RAISE THE BAR on your quality of life. Meanwhile, Super brings up the problems with the rise of male vanity, the best Christian book on jogging, and why weebs need to take up cardio (do it for the hor...

ANGERY REAX ONLY FAM.  Let's talk about the tragic saga of David Crowley, the scion of pre-Alt-Right dissident libertarianism. Then I guess we should talk about the documentary that did a victory lap over his corpse. A Gray State:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6794380/   If you'd like to support the Godcast, Popcorn N' Soda and/or The Very Lutheran Project, you can do so here:  https://veryluthera...

Today, let's take a breather from all the negativity out there. Super is joined by Mr. Kenway for a fun conversation about martial arts, street fights, boomers, the Boston Buddha, monstergirl karate and lots more. Emails in the second half! Usyk being a good role model:  https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/christian-boxer-oleksander-usyk-praises-god-after-beating-anthony-joshua Lorne The...

Hey remember when that one kid went McVeigh on an IVF clinic earlier this year? Well it turns out that his dumb little stunt comes from inspiration by a REALLY stupid philosophy taught by a depressed hobo. Let's talk about it. For the tone police goobers out there: Mister Metokur once said that the best way to discourage kids from doing senseless acts of violence is to mock the perpetrators relent...

A few weeks back, we started looking at the Shepherd of Hermas, a foundational document for people interested in a mumbling facsimile of Christianity that's based on soul-desiccating labor. Let's dive into part two (emails in the first half), and start bringing up the Montanist heresy. The Shepherd of Hermas, literalistic translation:  https://www.biblicalaudio.com/text/hermas.pdf   Support the sh...

Today Super is joined by Myles Poland to LEAD our audience into a discussion about a movie that LEADS us onto lots of dialogue about LEADS and how salesmen need them and stuff. Let's chat about the 1992 downer flick  Glengarry Glen Ross . Glengarry Glen Ross: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/ If you'd like to support the Godcast, Popcorn N' Soda and/or The Very Lutheran Project, you can do so...

Today let's take the first half to analyze Amy Carlson and the "Love Has Won" group. In the second half, let's ask the question, why do some women start cults?  Show notes: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/love-has-won-the-cult-of-mother-god-director-qanon-amy-carlson-1235822987/ https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a37417778/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-stroud-death/ https://wakeup-world.com/2015...

Today, Super is joined by fellow veteran Rick of  The Smoke Pit to discuss Dirty Civilian's video on when people can, or should, rebel against their government. When does God permit us to take up arms against tyrants? What must be in place first? Spoiler warning: this episode is going to be hated and ignored by the people who need to hear it the most. Liek if u cri averytim. Follow the Smoke Pit T...

An audience member asked us about the Shepherd of Hermas last week. That gives us the perfect opportunity to examine and explain how the Early Church was a dumpster fire, just like today's Church is. Let's read from Hermas and see how God saves souls IN SPITE of the Church, not through it. The Shepherd of Hermas, literalistic translation: https://www.biblicalaudio.com/text/hermas.pdf   Support the...

BIG NEWS for today, the 2025Catacomb Synod Convention resolutions are up at the VLP site! Check them out at https://verylutheran.biz/resources . Today, our Chaplain Grim joins me to go over the resolutions and talk about the new Frontline Church model. Good things are coming! Support the show!  https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/   Check out Myles's new site!  https://ageofruin.info/ We've got merch...

Super's vocal cords got jacked up in a Karate-related incident, so we don't have a normal Godcast for you this week. But thankfully, he recorded with Amerikaner's own Buffalo Soldier, Gordon Kahl, on the 1998 smash hit  Prince of Egypt earlier in the week. Enjoy! Prince of Egypt: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120794/ Are jews the chosen people of God? No:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzHB5Cagl...

Just in time for the "no kings" protests, let's do a deep dive on riots in the Bible - which surprisingly has a lot to say on the matter. When is it OK? Is it ever OK? What about when /ourguys/ riot? Let's chat about it. In the second half we answer some emails and some current events in the Christian music industry. What is a riot? This: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/riot   Tait's drugged up ho...

So some Eastern Orthodox priest was talking MAD SMACK against Protestantism, and a friend sent in the video asking for a live react. Send this episode to your angry neoconvert friend, we're responding a bunch of misinformed silly "Pr0t$ t0t3s PWN'D" takes with some education and tu quoque polemic fun. Yes, some Church Fathers held to a form of Sola Scriptura:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=layyb...

For this week's episode, Super and gravy master BCM have a sprawling chat about the Heaven's Gate cult. For some inexplicable reason, there are people that actually try to defend marshall applewhite; maybe they don't know about his lifelong tendency to be a big fat gay failure everywhere he went. The TLDR on what Heaven's Gate was: https://youtu.be/UzEYMnKIOhs BCM's awesome telegram channel: https...

So Noah curses Canaan in Genesis 9. Was it actually a curse on Ham, Canaan's father? Does it justify enslaving blacks, or explain their behavior? Historically, does that add up? In one of the crunchiest, most data-heavy Godcast episodes to date, let's do a deep dive into the topic and apply it to our circumstances today. Also sorry-not-sorry for the swearing and yelling at the end. Some helpful li...

Today Super is joined by Crux and DF to chat about autism. What is autism? What is the history of autism? Is there really a rise in the rates of autistic children, or is something else going on? Does autism even exist? How does all this affect the Church? Tune in! Video links: https://youtu.be/Zx62-79XXno https://youtu.be/_MBiP3G2Pzc https://youtu.be/gyuP7Q1fk9g Official definition and list of com...

Maybe you've heard of visual novels, but have you heard of visual...visuals? Today, Super takes a look at the smash 2022 megahit Suzume , and tries to parse out what made this the fourth highest grossing anime movie of all time. Suzume: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16428256/   If you'd like to support the Godcast, Popcorn N' Soda and/or The Very Lutheran Project, you can do so here:  https://veryl...

CALLING ALL BIBLE NERDS! CALLING ALL BIBLE NERDS! I challenge you to a game. Here are the rules, play along with me: As we go through Wendigoon's Bible Iceberg, when each topic is announced pause the episode; start a 30 second timer and rattle off what you know. If your knowledge is shallow, or you aren't familiar with it, that's one *ding*. At the end of the show, count off how many dings you got...