Pastor With No Answers Podcast

A personal friend and co-sufferer of mental illness, Maggie Eli, got to take part in an experimental therapy that uses ecstasy to treat anxiety, depression and any other mental illness. Needless to say, she had an extremely fun time when she was high but the process led her to some painful revelations she’ll now have to work through.

Five questions, two minutes to answer, two guests appearing separately.  Jack Hoey and Dan Koch tackle these five questions.   What are the chances that God isn’t omnipotent and why? Was the type of slavery in the Old Testament God-ordained? Are Christians persecuted in America? With Romans 13 as the context, does God choose the President of the USA or do the American people? Is “God” being referred to as a “Father” in the bible because the male-dominant cultural lenses of that day or is “He” just better served and worshipped as a dude?

In this episode, Pastor Joey reflects on a particularly bad "blast" of depression that has happened in an otherwise stable year.

Confession with hopefully good motives, I really had a bit of a heavy heart listening to episode 155 of Pastor With No Answers.  I hope it comes across respectful.

Highly regarded and successful musician in the Christian music scene, Mark Mohr of Christafari stops by to discuss his latest projects and catch us up on the current status of his reggae outfit, Christafari. This episode however takes on an unexpected turn as Joey can’t help but probe deeper into Mohr’s perception of evangelism, Christian art and how Christians should live. The two have very civil dialogue on deep matters of Christian faith and at times could not disagree more. http://www.christafari.com/ to support this podcast or to connect: www.pastorwithnoanswers.com

Back in 1991, Joey and Jared Svendsen’s lives would change forever at Cornerstone Festival. As 14 and 16 year olds, we waited with the crowds for this band Scaterd Few to take the stage. At the first chord, it was love at first sight. Attitude, punk, a bit of a twisted vibe, and this guy was singing about God? 27 years later, the album is just as musically relevant, standing the test of time, and maintaining a spot in both of our top tens of all time. Aguirre, frontman, joins the show to reminisce on Cornerstone '91, reflect on his musical career, talk about his life and faith, and grace us with his time to make our lives complete.

Anthony Kucich and three friends all barely over 20 years old, are biking 3200 miles from Oregon to New York for raising awareness and money for victims in human trafficking. Their current fight includes challenges of riding in the summer heat through thunderstorms, getting mosquito bites from head to toe and mental/emotional exhaustion. Help fight human trafficking financially here: https://www.gofundme.com/ourrideforfreedom Get more info about their story here: https://www.rideforfreedom.co/

Kay Insley, part of the vocal ensemble “Zion’s Joy!” wrote a song and shot a video about unity, love and how great a hope that in heaven, every one may love one another for once. For some reason, Facebook found the content inappropriate for their forum and removed it completely, only to retract and repost a good 24 hours later. This story got picked up by N.Y. Times and Fox News, and Kay gives us a behind the scenes scoop on the whole ordeal, as well as her opinion on all the awesome press they are receiving. To support this podcast or connect on social media: www.pastorwithnoanswers.com

Former professor of philosophy, avid questioner, and co-host of one of my favorite podcasts, Jared Byas discusses his passion for authentic expressions of faith, his fundamental upbringing and how he currently views spirituality.  Joey and Jared also discuss speaking in tongues, reformed theology, how culture affects one’s belief system, and how you can be certain that you can’t be certain about anything. Twitter:  twitter.com/jbyas Websites:  expinstitute.com, https://peteenns.com/podcast/

Art Rash discusses the loss of his son a couple of years ago. Growing up in his Pentecostal faith resulted in his belief of universal protection and continual favor for him and God’s other kids. Standing on God’s promises guaranteed his provision and rescue to those who believe. But what does one’s faith in God’s provision mean, when He doesn’t provide nor rescue? Be a Pastor With No Answers Patron: https://www.patreon.com/pwnapod

Our friend, pastor and counselor, Chip Judd, discusses the low expectations he has on himself and his belief that God feels about the same way.  Does the church put too much emphasis on “being good?”  Chip gives a pretty convincing take on how people’s “sin problem” is never the real problem.  I almost called this one the “Mic Drop Episode.” Keep up with Chip Judd: https://chipjudd.com https://twitter.com/chipjudd

Many of you have asked, so here you go.  On a recent Sunday morning, I taught on a few points in C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, including a needed lack of emphasis on works, the needed element of mystery in prayer, and the truth about how challenging marriage is.  Have fun!

Stephen Long, host of the podcast, Sacred Tension, discusses his evangelical background, his internal dichotomy between scientific reason and a hope in a personal God, and his participation in a Satanic Temple.  Believe me, it’s not what you think.  This one is sure to have you thinking. https://sacredtension.podbean.com

PWNA listener, Blake, sent me an e-mail expressing concern on the emphasis this show has placed on male and female distinctions, especially the “Billy Graham Rule” episode 140.  So many things to talk about, so little time, but we gave it a try. Write us with your comments at:  pwnaquestions@badchristian.com https://www.patreon.com/pwnapod/memberships

We talk about podcasting, spiritual entities, why he’s still a Christian and what that means, universalism, the chances of our faith being wrong, what prayer means to us and a little bit about Trump voters. Dan’s Podcasts: http://badchristianmedia.com/depolarize/ https://www.reconstructpodcast.com/ Dan’s Music that he sells to companies like Wendy’s, Amazon and GAP: http://dankoch.net/