The Moonshine Jesus Show

Every July 4th David and Mark struggle with wanting to be patriotic, but not caring for what being "patriotic" has become. The two hash the idea out a bit looking at what people seem to believe is patriotic and what they would like it to be.

As the Confederate Battle Flag comes down, the Rainbow flag goes up! There's been some pretty good progress on a couple of fronts of bigotry and David and Mark just HAVE to talk about it.

Mark and David take a look at their home state (and, finally, a state in which they both reside). They talk about the good, the bad and the ugly. Wild Goose Festival and Moral Monday? GOOD! Current NC legislature? Mostly BAD. It just may be that the ugly is David and Mark's ugly mugs on the logo -- so they have a NEW show T-shirt WITHOUT their faces and it's BRILLIANT (check it out here).Also, be SURE to join in this week's hashtag game. The fella's are hoping to turn it into a whole show next episode!

They are Baa-aack! And they are taking on the latest Pew Research report along with the varying responses. Good times and a great hashtag game to join in on this week!

Understandably, there's a lot of tension and questions around the events in Baltimore. From the yet explained death of unarmed Freddie Gray to underreported, peaceful protests to the riots. Mark and David give their perspectives on the events and talk a little about what churches, particularly white churches, might consider doing.

Every week David and Mark take their first look at the upcoming lectionary's Gospel reading and bring to it a bit of their high-octane theological perspectives. This week: John 10:11-18.

David got a little nostalgic when they announce they'd be remaking Full House. It set the guys to thinking about our fascination with nostalgia and how it is hurting the Church.

Every week David and Mark take their first look at the upcoming lectionary's Gospel reading and bring to it a bit of their high-octane theological perspectives. This week: Luke 24:36b-48.

In many way, Netflix's Daredevil (based largely on Frank Miller's comic book reboot of the franchise) may be the most religiously deep superhero story around. David and Mark love the new show and dedicate this entire episode to looking at some of the intriguing theological tensions Daredevil presents.And this week's hashtag game promises to be another winner!

Believe it or not 2015 is the year Marty McFly travel to in Back to the Future II. David and Mark are both BIG fans of the movie and decided to have a little fun looking at what the movie guessed correctly and where they were way off. It all leads them to thinking a little about place where politics and the Church are trying to go back in time.

Mark and David take a look at the LGBT affirming change to the PC(USA)'s constitution and how the leadership of the denomination have approached communicating about it.Don't forget to check out this week's hashtag game -- you are going to WANT to play!

WITH APOLOGIES... it would seem we had some kind of recording issues with this episode. The sound cuts out at 5:19 and doesn't return until the end. We've checked the original recordings and it's the same way there. Again, with apologies, we won't be able to repost this episode.Every week David and Mark take their first look at the upcoming lectionary's Gospel reading and bring to it a bit of their high-octane theological perspectives. This week: John 3:14-21.

This week Mark and David look at two movies about Artificial Intelligence (Chappie and The Imitation Game) and then take a look at the lack of intelligence displayed by 47 Senators who sent a treasonous letter to Iran in an attempt to undermine the negotiating powers of the President of the United States of America around nuclear issues with that nation.Oh... and there's a really fun hashtag game!  

Every week David and Mark take their first look at the upcoming lectionary's Gospel reading and bring to it a bit of their high-octane theological perspectives. This week: John 2:13-22.

David and Mark give their perspectives on the death penalty and the Kelly Gissendaner case.