Pastor With No Answers Podcast

It's that time of year again when Joey and his brother reflect on their favorite music of the year. In this episode, they comment on their top 10 favorite albums of the year.

Joey reflects a bit on how sleep can be a reset button, he  talks through the benefits of thinking about being depressed, and laments over the deceitful lenses of depression that make surmountable problems appear insurmountable.

I am not a perfect parent and neither are you, but my suspicion is that most parents desire the best for their kids and are driven to love unconditionally, giving parenting the best shot they can.  The brutal reality is that many parents are their kids’ primary cause of pain and leave scars that last well into adulthood or through the duration of one’s life.  From sexual and verbal abuse to the effects of war, Chip Judd tells his perspective of dysfunctional parenting.

Todays guest shares her story of divorce and how her church reacted.  We wrap things up with Pastor Chip Judd as he shares some insight into why so many marriages fail, based on the countless number of couples he’s counseled.

Jen Smidt, Ellen Mauro (Depolarize! Podcast), Melanie Studley (Anatomy of Marriage) and Pricilla Svendsen school our southern, white, straight “male of a host” on what its like being a woman and gives him some guidance on how to process it from his privileged point of view.

oey talks about a revelation on friendship he received as a result of a bout with depression.

Joey looks at wisdom in the context of humility, being slow and reading the bible. Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/pwnapod

Joey’s co-host and brother, Jared Svendsen, as well as five other former guests, are back on this one to discuss horror movies. A wide range of opinions on this one as we explore everything from the dangers and evil behind horror flicks to the wonderful artistic expressions that they are. A couple of folks share their favorites and as always, a good time had by all. To kick things off, Devin Shelton (Emery, BadChristian Media) shares a past experience that from then on, has kept him from being able to enjoy these types of movies. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

No click bait here.  Small Group the Movie is coming out soon.  We talk to the mastermind himself, Matt Chastain, who assures us all, this isn’t your stereotypical, cheese ball Christian movie.  I’ll have to see for myself. https://smallgroupmovie.com

Can we? Well, it’s one of the things that keeps our guest up at night. Pastor Colin Kerr joins us to discuss his journey in becoming a gay-affirming pastor and the importance of offering others grace in the context of this discussion. We also get below the surface of what it means to sin unknowingly, how much sin matters and how discipleship is discipleship. Yeah, you read right. Did you enjoy today’s guest and feel the need to track him down, spy on him or “like” his stuff: https://www.facebook.com/colin.kerr

What does it say about the character of God If there’s multitudes of people who will taste death without ever having an opportunity to be redeemed, only to be punished forever? How can God really love those whom He doesn’t reach out to? If an earthly father had the ability to rescue all of his kids but only rescues his favorites, wouldn’t we all call him a bad father? Chris Date (Rethinking Hell) and Dan Koch (Depolarize! Podcast and Reconstruct Podcast) see God very differently and during this episode, talk through their differences in the context of Calvinism, the likelihood of this doctrine being true and the implications if it is. Sponsor: @doubtingbenefit on Spotify, Apple Music or where ever you get your tunes. Chris’ work: http://rethinkinghell.com/ Dan’s podcasts: https://badchristian.com/podcast/depolarize/ https://www.reconstructpodcast.com/ Pastor With No Answers theme song courtesy of http://dankoch.net/

Ryan Gerard wrote “The Baptist – Part One; Judge’s Genesis,” s futuristic, science-fiction book that takes a look at the spiritual chess match going on behind the scenes of real life, centering around a Baltimore cop. We talk about this project, we discuss Christian entertainment in general and think through whether making art exclusively for Christians is a worthwhile endeavor. Here’s a summary of his first book in a series called “The Baptist.” In the year 2041, the world has become a worse place than we could imagine. On the brink of war, the world is on the verge of actually seeing time travel achieved in order to fix all the mistakes we've made. But, Baltimore cop, John Revele is lost inside the human condition. His passion for retribution of the innocent drives him to madness as he realizes there is not much he can do within the law. Outside of it is a different story all together. He rises up to battle evil on the streets in a vigilante blitz, but he learns that more is going on in the spectrum of good and evil then he realized. Supernatural forces are at play and God and the devil have made an arrangement for the souls of humanity. From street thugs, to mob kingpins, sex traffickers, and demonic forces, Revele brings his fight full force, but only to realize there is a much bigger war going on. In the face of evil--true evil--he will have to defeat his greatest nemesis--himself--in order to truly be ready for the next stage of the fight... www.baptistbookproject.com

Zootown Podcast had Joey Svendsen on as a guest for a conversation that was quite enjoyable to him. Have fun with a little behind the scenes look at podcasting as well as some talk on dealing with the numerous voices and opinions of this world. Oh, yeah and the archaic discussion on cussing. Check out what these guys are doing: https://www.zootownpodcast.com/ The intro music is from Dan Koch: http://dankoch.net/

Allan Aguirre (Scaterd Few and Spyglass Blue) join Pastor Joey and his brother for another conversation--this time about his new book "The Feasts Unlocked". They discuss the relevance of Leviticus to the contemporary Christian as well as the feasts, laws and God's covenant with His people and what they all mean to believers today.

Kelly Dick remembers this tragic day in history in a personal way.  She lost some one dear to her who ended up being one of many heroes throughout this tragedy.  He’s the only one referred to though as “the Man with the Red Bandana.”