Jonathan and Barry come together again to bless you with their ramblings. Hopefully you can take something substantive away from the conversation.
Join us as we finish up our study of Romans 1-8.
Jonathan and Barry discussed Fall and review the sermon from Romans 8:18-30, focused on how we are invited to partner with God through our suffering.
Barry and Jonathan discuss the time change, some strange Indianapolis news dealing with turtles, and the Holy Spirit.
In addition to the usual craziness, Barry and Jonathan share stories about adopting children into each of their families and what they have learned through those experiences.
We are finishing up our first journey through Romans! Our focus this week is Romans 8:12-17.
Jonathan and Barry discuss how to deal with distractions in contemplation through the review of the sermon from Sunday on Romans 7:13-25.
Jonathan and Barry spend this episode discussing a few ways that Christians can think through the current government shutdown. We hope this is helpful to you!
Yes, we hear the podcast title in the voice of Adam Sandler as well...Barry and Jonathan discuss things that are over-rated and under-rated, followed by a conversation about AI from The Russell Moore Show. To listen to that podcast, follow the link below.https://www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/the-russell-moore-show/paul-kingsnorth-on-the-dark-powers-behind-ai/
Join us as we continue our journey through Romans 1-8.For further study:Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Galatians 2:19-20; Ephesians 2:15Resources: “Discernment: Recognizing and Responding to the Presence of God” by Ruth Haley Barton (https://conversatio.org/discernment-recognizing-and-responding-to-the-presence-of-god/?collection=10932)
Jonathan and Barry discuss crazy childhood antics and the sermon from this past week.
Barry, Jonathan, and Demetrius how Christians can think through the Charlie Kirk tragedy through historic tools like the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. For more information on the Wesleyan Quadrilateral: https://ucim.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wesleyan-Quadrilateral-explained.pdf
Barry and Jonathan discuss thoughts from the sermon this week pertaining to the punishment of God compared with the discipline of God. They also go off on a small tangent and provide some hot takes on "Phillies Karen."
Jonathan and Barry reflect on office clutter, the demise of late-night television, and New Circle's birthday.For reference, the podcast we discuss is "The Demise of Late-Night TV Is an Omen for American Culture" from Plain English with Derek Thompson https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/2025/07/23/the-demise-of-late-night-tv-is-an-omen-for-american-culture