Snarky Faith Radio

Good riddance 2017. With every new year, we are often filled with hope for new possibilities. So in this time of reflection, we must also be reminded of what brought us to this point of absolute Christian and political insanity in America. Before the year ended, we were handed a new ‘tax bill’ that seemed …

We made it. I’ll be honest, I had my doubts. Looks like we finally made it out of 2017. It’s been a rough ride, but we did it! Trump didn’t get the best of us and now we’re awake, aware and ready for what’s next. Let’s take a little look in the rearview mirror as …

Oh, Christmas. What have you become? We’re told that there’s a war over you. Others claim we can’t be merry with you either. The sad fact of the matter is, you’ve been lost for quite some time. It was never about religious nostalga, black Fridays or a fat guy in a sleigh. It was supposed …

Let’s talk about Christianity’s misguided obsession with the nation-state of Israel. Much of this romantic, idealized crush comes from a very limited reading of scripture. To many conservatives, the idea of using context in the reading of holy texts is an affront to their cultural Christian bias. We can either relish in being uninformed and …

Things in life are rarely as simple as black and white. With the Christian faith,  we love to create easy binary viewpoints. It’s either this or that. Things are either good or bad. It’s one of Christianity’s biggest blind spots because life is rarely that simple. Any theology that discounts the nuance of life, is …

Secrets have great power over us.  We’ve seen the damage that happens when they remain in the dark. Sometimes revealing them can be liberating. Other times, they can take you down. They either hold you back or launch you forward. On the show, we sit down with Kris Lowen the author of the upcoming book, …

Who doesn’t love a good dose of authoritarianism? We’ve seen Trump’s desire to rule without boundaries. We’ve seen it in Jerry Falwell Jr. and other Christian leaders exercise it. No one seems to like the idea of authoritarianism, but Christians continue to accept and embrace it in the local church. The church was never meant …

Evangelical voters rejoiced when their Orange Messiah was elected. They continue to speak of his greatness in making America great again. All of this alining of faith and politics in a move for power has come at a cost. What does the future of the evangelical church look like? In this power grab, leaders have …

Upsidedown world? Bizarro world? Topsy turvy? Down the rabbit hole? All these don’t quite encapsulate the level of crazy that we find ourselves living in. Now, I could deal with the regular crazy, but they keep bringing Jesus into the mix. And in my snarky notebook, that’s a big no-no. Let’s talk about how the …

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. With the firestorm that has come out against a sexual predator, Harvey Weinstein, we take a look at how he’s no different than our commander and chief. Both are powerful men who abuse women. Is this any different in the church? Nope. Power corrupts here as well. With pastors acting as …

Is sanity possible in this era of batshit-Christian-craziness and Trumpism? Yes, it is possible and essential if we want to stand against it. It’s easy to fall into the traps of rage, but then we miss out on how we should engage. Let’s stay dialed in and awake – it’s essential for survival. We’ll discuss …

With another mass shooting in America, what will it take to create real and lasting change in regards to gun control? Christianity’s love of God and guns seems to be intrinsically bound to one another in a messy American orgy of beliefs. How can followers of a pacifist Jesus justify their love of guns and …

A rundown of Trump’s assault on the NFL and how that factors into American Christianity. Do we worship Jesus or worship the flag? Let’s pick apart the delusional nature of patriotism and how it damages faith. They don’t mix. They never mix. And when this happens you begin to see how and why American Christianity …

A rundown of those cheesy, yellow, “Thank you Jesus” signs that you’re seeing in people’s yards around the country. What does it mean? Why do they exist? If you know the show, you’re certainly in a snarky ride to tear down this innocuous movement to spread Jesus through yard signs. I’d rather have a Jesus …

In the wake of all of this religious division and Christian insanity – or Christinsanity (stop trying to make fetch happen!), I had a listener ask for advice on how to talk with people that didn’t believe the same way they did. Let’s talk about how to talk with people who don’t believe like you. …