The Dell and Jess Show: Recent Episodes
The Dell and Jess Show
Two black former evangelicals talk about what's happening in the Christian world with concern, insight, and snark.
The Southern Baptist Church's past shows up in its present. Side Chicks are an abomination in the eyes of the Lord. Oh, and stop being a church where being gay is a sin and then getting mad when people don't come out. :-/
Sunday School: What is the prosperity gospel?
Content warning: Sexual assault is discussed in this episode.
Rev. Barber revives MLK's Poor People's Campaign. TD Jakes does the math. Paul and Jan Crouch's family battles it out in the courtroom. Apparently, God doesn't care if you have good sex.
For Sunday School, we talk about the devil/satan, where the idea came from and how to deal with it.
Dell and Jess talk about an article that caused a problem on Christian Twitter. Benny Hinn (remember him?) and the IRS aren't friends. The UMC decided again that the way forward with LGBTQ people was to go backward...again. And It's the tryout for a new segment called Sunday School!
Keisha from Believe Out Loud and Lola from No Shame Movement join the convo to talk about the Billy Graham Rule! What is it, where'd it come from, and how does it impact people's lives? The gang talks about all of that and more.
Lola of the No Shame Movement (@noshamemov) is our special guest! They're making a movie from a book most people don't remember. Tim Keller is marginalized (ha!). Apparently, there's some way to submit blackness to Jesus-ness. And we learn how Lola started No Shame Movement to help Christians deal with gender and sexuality.
We talk about The Shack, Boaz, and how common Christian ideas about love and relationships often hurt everyone.
Dell and Jess talk about the Evil Orange living in the White House and how Christians are making excuses for him, Chance and Millenials, and some other topics here and there.
The first episode! We talk about Sho Baraka, Lifeway Book Stores, and penis. Also, Tina Campbell and her open letter. Dell has some harsh words for a certain somebody at the end.