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Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch and talking about singleness and dating. What has the church got wrong and right about singles? How can we celebrate marriage without making singles feel like life is incomplete? What has the church got wrong about dating? Is a dating checklist bad or helpful? The crew finishes the episode by talking about what they would do if they were on the d...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch and talking about celebrity pastors. When does a large platform turn into celebrity culture? Why are Christians drawn to charismatic, recognizable leaders? Why do moral failures of celebrity pastors rock people's faith? What qualities of leaders are overlooked in Scripture? The crew finishes the episode by taking a quiz to see who knows more abou...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch and talking about a recent study on four relevant trends in the church today. What is the dangers of people being discipled by AI instead of in the church? Why is it hard for disicpleship to keep up in a world of spiritual openness? Why are young men increasingly coming to church? Why are young women not coming? The crew finishes the episode by t...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch and talking about the upcoming midterm elections and the church. What is the number one thing to remember as a believer heading into election season? Why is it dangerous to associate Christianity with one political party? What is the difference between being political and partisan? What did Jesus say about politics? The crew finishes the episode...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch talking about the grip that money can have on our lives. What is the difference between financial wisdom and trusting money? Is financial independence a Christian goal? What is a practice we can start to loosen the grip of money on our lives? The crew finishes the episode by talking about their scariest and most proud purchases they've ever made....

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch recapping some of their favorite things from the summer months. After a long break from the podcast, they talk about their favorite podcasts, books, movies, tv shows, vacations, and more from the summer that they would recommend. The crew finishes the episode by answering some back to school questions including what subjects go with what color of...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch talking about the prosperity gospel. What exactly is it and how can it be damaging? Why is it so appealing to people? Did God ever make promises like this? How can it sneak into our lives? Did Jesus ever talk about it? The crew wraps up the episode talking about the upcoming World Cup and Barry faces off against Sissy in a soccer trivia game.  -S...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back on the green couch talking about sexuality, gender, and roles in the home. They talk about a recent change in men and women leadership in the church and the slippery slope concern that comes up as a response. They also discuss the blessed alliance between men and women regarding roles in the home and stereotypes surrounding both masculinity and femininity. The crew...

Barry is back and joined by three members of the elder board at Irving Bible Church. They talk about the process of making a change in men and women in leadership in the church, along with what it means for the church and their personal journeys around the topic.  For more information regarding this topic at Irving Bible Church, visit irvingbible.org/menandwomen . -Start here:  http://www.irvingbi...

Barry and Isaac are back and talking about men and women in leadership positions at church. What are some of the biblical passages that have been revisited over the years at Irving Bible Church? What does the process look like to make a change in leadership like this? What are the practical and missional implications? What does it NOT mean? For more information regarding this topic at Irving Bible...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about the differences between the church in the 1990s vs. the church now. What are the impacts of the church growth movement? What about the lasting effects of "purity culture?" What about the rise contemporary worship music? What is something you wish we could take from the church in the 90s for today? The crew wraps up the episode by talking about chu...

Barry and Isaac are joined by Tiffany Stein, author of newly released book, Mourning God . What is something about the immediate grief stage you have learned now? What is the relationship between suffering and our relationship with God? What is the dark night of the soul? What were some bad theology one-liners said to you during grieving? What advice do you have for people who can't find the goodn...

Barry and Isaac are joined by Shawn Small, author of newly released devotional, Via Lucis. What did the first days after the resurrection of Jesus look like? What is the season after Easter Sunday really about? What is a story that gets overlooked after the resurrection? What is some practical advice on how to finish a devotional? The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their favorite place...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are joined by former Dallas Mavericks CEO and former Senior Vice President of AT&T, Cynt Marshall. They talk about your faith being the foundation of your leadership in secular work settings, navigating the relationship of faith and ambition with your career, how to be a great leader, and more. The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their favorite Easter candy and y...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about if baptism is necessary. Why should someone get baptized? What if I was baptized as an infant, should I get re-baptized? Is it required for salvation? What does the water symbolize? The crew wraps up the episode by voting on controversial food topics. Including how Sissy makes her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  -Start here:  http://www.irvin...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back from a brief haitus and talking about the season of Lent. Why is this season for more people than just Catholics? Why do we give up things for Lent? What else happens during this season? Why is the liturgical calendar "cool?" The crew wraps up the episode by talking about which winter olympic sport they would be best at and what their most athletic accomplishment i...

How is being Catholic different and similar to being Protestant? Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about Catholics and Protestants. How are the two similar? What about the differences? How did they both originate? What about purgatory and confession? What is a misconception Protestants have about Catholics? The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their experience being in the pat...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about how to read your Bible more in 2026. Why are Bible sales increasing year over year? What advice do you have for someone wanting to get back into reading their bible more? What about someone starting to read it for the first time? What plans or books have helped you? The crew wraps up the episode by talking about words for their 2026 and Barry's sc...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about things we commonly get wrong about the Christmas story. Was Jesus really born on December 25? What about the timing of magi visiting Jesus? What about the rooms in the inn? Was there a star in the sky? The crew wraps up the episode by talking about their favorite and least favorite Christmas songs—and Sissy brings a song nobody in the studio has h...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about the biggest issues facing the church today. They each bring three to the table and discuss their biggest concerns right now. Is shallow discipleship a problem? What about moral failures of pastors and political idolatry? Loneliness, mental health, and more. The crew wraps up the episode by talking about the top 3 favorite Christmas movies and brea...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and talking about how we know the Bible is true. How are there no flaws when being passed down? What about the books written that weren't included in the Bible? What is the balance of having faith and wanting historical evidence?  The crew wraps up the episode by talking about popular phobias and where they fall within them.  -Start here: http://www.irvingbible.org...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac talk about Halloween and how Christians respond to it. What is the history of Halloween? Should Christians celebrate the holiday? But what about the glorification of demons and Satan? How can parents approach the subject with kids? The crew wraps up the episode by fantasy drafting their favorite Halloween candy. Does anyone else besides Isaac like candy corn? *this conversa...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and this time in front of a live audience as part of the discipleship program at Irving Bible Church. They take submitted questions about church scandals in DFW, the 'Billy Graham Rule," pastors on social media, and more. There is no recorded banter this week as they dedicated all the time to questions in the room. Want to know more about who we are? -Start here: h...

Barry, Sissy, and Isaac are back and this time talking about immigration and the church. Why is immigration avoided as a topic in the church? How should Christians respond to illegal immigration? What is the biblical view of national borders? Why do people turn to politics over their faith to form their stance on immigration? What resources are there to learn from? They wrap up the episode by talk...

Barry and Isaac are joined by Jared Barnett, Men's Pastor at Irving Bible Church. They talk about the stages of church hurt and the response to it. Is church hurt on the rise? What is the spectrum of church hurt we can experience? How can we begin to heal from it? How can we support someone hurting from church hurt? They wrap up the episode by talking about the manliest thing they don't know how t...