The OddFather Podcast

Chris and Pete look at how angels from the bible ended up with wings. And if there’s angels everywhere, why don’t we see them anymore. Is it possible to see MORE angels at work in our world, today?

Chris and Pete ponder, what actually IS God’s work and why can’t he do it himself? Does God even NEED his people to do stuff?

Chris and Pete respond to Stephen Fry, comedian, writer, TV Host and passionate atheist as he explains why he doesn’t believe God exists. Does he have a point? If you want to see Stephen Fry’s full chat and see if you agree or disagree, it’s here: https://youtu.be/-suvkwNYSQo

Chris and Pete discuss the one thing that’s not to be sneezed at. Bless you! What is with that? And does it matter if we say it or not? Does it get up your nose?

Sydney pastor Greg French hangs about one more time so that Chris and Pete can be damaged together. What is so good about being ‘broken’? Every human in the bible is really busted up too, so what happens if we stop trying to heal everyone?

Pastor Greg French joins Chris and Pete to share what he doesn’t know. Did he really say that not knowing keeps him moving forward? Is ignorance a motivation for faith?

Chris and Pete sing along with Lindsey Stirling and then ask if there is more to her song ‘Love’s just a feeling.’ Is it something else? And what happens to love if we treat it as ‘just’ a feeling? Can we change as love s\changes? And should we?

(Posted after Ep 25) Chris and Pete puzzled over death and dying recently, which means there have been a lot of questions from you about what happens next. Like, what is heaven? And should we aim for it?

Pete complains about how we say ‘God always answers prayer’ and Chris raises the question, ‘what is the point of waiting on God?’

A question from Jon, that no one wants to ask, but we need to consider, because there’s so much in it… Suicide, heaven, Christians: how do we try and understand the reality of it?

Fresh from his radio show ‘Aiden in the Arvo’, Aiden joins Chris and Pete and asks why the old and new testaments seem to be read so completely differently.

Chris and Pete love the Bible, but which one? Why are there so many different iterations of the Bible, and which one works best?

In his book Surrender, U2 frontman Bono throws out a question that matters to us all. House church, Mega church, Local church, does Jesus even NEED the church?

This week Chris and Pete fire up the debate over book banning. What IS a good book? And which books should be burned?

Pete asks why are we meant to be servants? And Chris reckons we are called to be slaves. And somehow they get to ask ‘what would Jesus shoplift?’

Chris and Pete look at the cult of certainty and stare deeply into their own ignorance, and find that it’s actually a pretty good place to be.

Kayla emailed her very personal question and so Chris and Pete had to watch their mouths… or should we? And are there swear words in the Bible? And why is that important?

Chris and Pete both fail to understand what the Holy Spirit is… or is it a Ghost? Or is He? Or she? And is the Spirit, whatever that may mean, totally unique to you?

A real head Messer as Chris and Pete struggle to love people who kill our kids… and look at how to survive a divorce.

So when Chris and Pete say “we’ve met God”, why do they find it so hard to explain what they mean? How do you KNOW you’ve met God? And who does choose Chris’s underwear?

Chris and Pete answer another tough email asking about other gods… and is ‘eternal Damnation’ just a heavy metal album title? And who was God before the Bible told us about God?

Chris and Pete look at one of those weird church things… all that singing! What’s it for? And what are those people up the front doing?

Esther emailed with a great question about prayer and how it works… or doesn’t. So Chris and Pete break out the slide rule to explore the mathematics of prayer and find something else entirely.

Answering an email from Lenny, Chris and Pete revisit confession, play sport and ask who and why confess stuff, and then turn it on its head.

Chris and Pete are both in pain. Physically. That’s what you get for exercising. Surely life is better if we don’t suffer? Surely, God doesn’t want us to suffer? And yet, we follow a ‘suffering servant’, so is suffering… Good?