CrossFeed Religious News Audio: Recent Episodes
Pastors Dale Critchley and Jim Butler
CrossFeed Religious News (Audio) brings you the latest religious news each week as found on crossfeednews.com, the only social religious news community on the internet! Watch level-headed Christian commentary from Dale Critchley in Cleveland and Jim Butler in Boston, a couple Lutheran (LCMS) pastors, discussing everything from abortion to gay marriage to statements from the Pope to VeggieTales, not to mention regular Superman and Star Wars references. We take the news seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously.
Also available in video. Theme music by Grant Haavaldsrud.
This week, or rather, 6 months ago (Recorded 11/18/12):
- Pop Star Priest
- New York Times CEO and truth
- Focus on the Family changes direction
- Polygamy on the rise
- Conflict among Anglicans, still
Jim's getting older, and Dale's breaking up, but it all works out in the beginning.
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The American Family Association does not want to "Mix it Up"
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Teaching yoga = teaching religion?
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A new edition of the Greek New Testament
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Raped by demons
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A PK cyber-bullies his dad
Dale shares his experiences with an animal Lodge.
- Iranian Muslims in Europe?
- Texas Cheerleaders: Let's hear it for God!
- Take a look inside a Mormon Temple
- Mitt Romney: fair target?
- Is there a hell?
Dale is going through…changes.
- The LCMS and NIV 2011
- The Freedom from Religion Foundation and Tennessee
- Hollywood and the Bible
- Pastors posing nude
- The "Mrs. Jesus" Fragment
Jim is back from Germany and brought some with him.
- A Change in Chinese Policy
- Ban the iPhone!
- Mideast Christianity: Going, going, gone?
- Arguing with God in the Old Testament
- That's a big hole!
Jim lifts his glass with the hammers of justice.
- Why did the chicken cross the gays?
- Christians and Muslims agree: pornography is bad for you
- Catholic Church to volunteers: You will submit…or else!
- If you don't agree, why don't you just quit?
- The spiritual side of the Olympics
It's the long awaited rainbow episode: straight talk about homosexuality and religion!
- Exodus International no longer talks about curing gays
- California: Don't even talk about curing gays
- Churches split over gays and gay marriage
- Gay Marriage and the black church
- Dan Savage and Christian preachers are both wrong
- What does the Bible teach about homosexuality?
Jim and Dale talk about the Fourth on the first.
- Would Jesus Support Obamacare?
- Tryin' to Change My Religion
- Christian Colleges and Student Loans
- I'm an Atheist--No, I'm Catholic
- Bulgaria has the Baptist's Bones
Jim and Dale are back from their district conventions, and Jim has traded hats.
- Catholics and Vouchers
- Southern Baptists and a Black President
- Baptists and the sinner's prayer
- Church Ladies and Exotic Dancers
- Mormons and Christians
This week, we identify with the ranks of the anti-non-semitic.
- A French Recipe for a New Denomination
- Keeping Cookies Kosher
- Mormons: Black, Liberal, and Democrat???
- New York City: Churches cannot meet Schools, but Schools can meet in churches
- Is the story of Jesus just a pagan myth?
It would've just been anticlimactic if we'd pod-faded the episode before our 6th anniversary!
- Returning to church again for the first time
- Romney's faith: Run Silent, Run Deep
- Catholic colleges: Obamacare = No Care
- The Voice: The Translation, not the Talent Show
- Shorter says: Holy life or Get out!
Yes, I accomplished my goal. No promises about the future.
- Let's kidnap our Youth Group members!
- Forget the holidays! School's open!
- Forget the school! We're Catholic!
- Boycott Starbucks!
- Exploring the Evangelical Habitat
What does the 700 Club have that we don't? Besides millions of viewers? And huge wads of cash? Nothing!
- Pat Robertson: Marijuana good; Manning bad
- Jeff Foxworthy: "Are you Smarter than a Prophet?"
- Jimmy Carter: "Buy My Bible!"
- Atheists, "Let's Have a 'Come to Nothing' Meeting"
- Feudin' and Fightin' at the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Guess who's not?
- The War on Newborns
- Santorum's War on Pornography
- Indiana's War on Religious Daycares
- NASA's War on Intelligent Design
- The Church of England's War on Evangelicals
Hey, it's still 2012!
- The Crystal Cathedral without Robert Schuller
- Iraq without Christians
- Congregations without Churches
- Christians Counting cards
- Commonwealth of Virginia Counseling Abortions
How do we minister to gays and lesbians?
- Fire them!
- Refuse to commune them!
- Walk with them in their issues
- Plus…Rick Warren getting jiggly with the Muslims
- More on Obamacare, Religion, and Contraception
We recorded this in January, before the Patriots lost the Super Bowl.
- Jeff Bethke: Religion vs Jesus
- Bibles vs. Spell books
- Megadeth vs. Megalife
- Santorum Campaign vs. Women Presidents
- Immigration Pro vs. Con
The Packers are out, so Jim gets to gloat.
- Supreme Court: Government needs to stay out of Church decisions
- New York Court: Churches need to stay out of schools
- Virginia court: Anglicans need to leave their churches behind
- English Court: Leaflets = hate speech
- Czech Government: The Church is in the mail
Back after Christmas break
- San Juan, CA: You can have a Bible Study in your home
- Rupert Murdoch: But just try having one without paying me
- Sweden: It's OK if your Bible study consists of file swapping
- Canada: But with only one spouse
- Geron Corporation: We suggest a study on stem cells
Yes, 212. Watch/listen to find out what happened to 210 and 211. And listen to Jim get a bit excited about a football game that isn't a game changer.
- The plummeting marriage rate
- Mars Hill Church®
- Pastors to IRS: We triple dog dare you!
- It's just not Christmas without a Freedom From Religion Foundation Lawsuit
- It's Tebow Time
The first 16 minutes have no video. Corrupted file. Sorry. Those listening to the audio-only podcast will find the show completely inane (in other words, no different.)
- St. Mark Zuckerburg's Church?
- Meditate the germs away
- Concealed weapons at church
- Are Mormons Southern Baptist Zombies?
- Is Abortion the holocaust?
We have a very tiny guest host, but we're pretty boring, apparently, since she slept through most of the show.
- Should we speak out for the persecuted?
- Does the Constitution extend to Facebook?
- Should Jesus be called Son of God?
- Is Steve Jobs now sitting on an iCloud
- Amish Mullets
Irish, but not Roman Catholic, really!
- Can you get a "Get out of church free" card?
- Is execution pro-life?
- Churches: Then and Now
- Friend Wedding Officiants
- Elves and ghosts in Iceland
Dale wants to know: what was your church attendance like on 9/18/11?
- The FBI investigates Islam
- France outlaws public prayer
- Pat Robertson amends God's divorce rules
- Is life constitutional?
- And are safety triangles too worldly?
Remembering 9/11:
- No pastors for Patriot Day
- Benefits of faith
- Patrick Racaniello's yard littered with a cross
- Proposition 8 is back
- Mohammed gets a sequel
This week, Jim contemplates wedding vows.
- American Muslims and Patriotism
- Christian Ramadan
- Who isn't going to church as much? Women and Hispanics
- Who's going more? The educated!
- Captain Israel vs. Foreskin Man
Jim is back from camp, and Dale's slowing down.
- Bible reading and science
- Chain World: The Religion Video Game
- Marcus Bachmann and Glitterbombing
- The end of Lutheran Social Services
- Is Pastafarianism becoming a religion?
We try to be respectful, but come on. It's a monkey wedding!
- Monkey Weddings
- Caiaphas's granddaughter
- Muslim Prayer in Schools
- Mohammed on TV
- Westboro Baptist Church and the FBI
This week, we get downright ornery.
- Sex slaves to prevent adultery
- Unclean shoes
- The GuZoo Church
- Faith Healing and abuse
- Cabbie Kufi and Iranian Soccer
It's our 200th episode! Why?
- Republicans Shrugged
- Religion after school
- Was Jesus a Muslim prophet?
- The right to divorce
- Religion after graduating school
This week, we turned 5! No wonder we act like preschoolers!
- Do you pray for health?
- What about money?
- Or venereal disease?
- But do you pray to Vladimir Putin?
- It depends on the size of your brain!
Jim and Dale have been Left Behind! We talk about Harold Camping's prediction and then move on to this week's real news.
- Stephen Hawking on heaven
- What's happening to church membership?
- Confessing the sin of being raped
- How Muslim was Osama Bin Laden?
- Christians freed in Iran
We're back from the Easter/Mother's Day hiatus.
- Mormons show some leg
- Is Bin Laden in hell?
- Gay Marriage and the Navy
- The study of not believing in anything
- And yes, Virginia, there is a God
Jim is celebrating an anniversary.
- Illegal street preaching
- Sacrificial Anesthesia
- Fired from Wal-mart
- Soldier scarves
- Baptist Baby Cribs
- And a follow-up
Dale loves April Fools' Day
- What is a Commissioned Minister?
- Rob Bell says Love Wins
- Sexist Racist Abortion
- Discrimination by hiding
- Why Johnny should keep his Bible at home
Not sure what happened to our production quality this time. It's still watch/listenable, but you're warned.
- Giving up Christianity for Lent?
- Praying for test scores
- Robert Schuller says, "Don't ask, don't tell"
- Saints…preserve them
- And when is a charity not charitable?
Dale is excited about his new iOS app.
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Can the unbaptized take Communion?
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What about dogs?
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Foster Parenting and sexuality revisited
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Congress examines Islam
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Heaven is for Real!
Dale is excited about his congregation beginning the revitalization process through the Transforming Churches Network.
- What planet is Lou Farrakhan from?
- How far should people go to defend the unborn?
- Crisis Pregnancy Centers
- Christian Foster Parents
- Brandon Davies at BYU
Yeah, Dale's pretty happy about the Super Bowl.
- Justin Bieber: Jesus Freak?
- Pope Benedict and Organ Donation
- Christians in Egypt
- iConfess: Confessing to your iPhone
- Morality in America
Dale agrees with Joel Osteen, and Jim is snowed in.
- Do Catholics have the right to marry?
- God and the Hawaii Senate
- Churches being taxed
- Joel Osteen takes a stand
- Illegal religious buildings in India
Dale offers some simple tips for churches to improve their web presence and gloats over the Packers.
- Pr0n Sunday
- Your church website
- Watered-down Baptism
- Religion Day at school
- Jay Bakker on Gay people
The Packers are doing well. The Patriots...not so much.
- Santa's death sentence
- Science, creation, and discrimination
- Christmas in 3D
- the lot falls to the Christians
- A pastor Cashes in
The Packers tried defeating the Patriots with one quarterback tied behind their back. Almost, but not quite.
- Jesus times 2000
- The right to celebrate Seinfeld-style
- iTunes and free speech
- Jesus was a wine-guzzling what?!
- And Religious artwork
We debate who's a better cure for insomnia!
- Is Aslan Jesus or not?
- Is there a war on Christmas?
- Which politicians are Christian?
- A nuclear attack in church?
- And did Jesus steal his children?
This week:
- Atheists attacking the Nativity
- Christians attacking each other
- Jesus is coming in 2011
- Religion and health
- And welcome to Noah's Park!
Jim shows his New England knowledge with a Thanksgiving lesson.
- This week all on CrossFeed News:
- Are commandments allowed the school to view?
- Would you take the eucharist?
- Would you from unapproved priests?
- Would you pardon infidels?
- What about some oil wells?
This week, we talk football and Satan:
- Facebook: The Devil's Website
- USB: The Devil's Technology
- The Mormon Martin Luther
- Britain adopts religious discrimination
- Does your dinosaur play the organ?
Last week, we had no show, because Dale had no Internet.
- Atheist ads are back!
- The Holy Land Experience
- Beat your Qurans into cars
- Who gets your donations?
- Recharge your soul and your car
This week, Jim stumbles.
- Lazarus vs the zombies
- Which roommate are you allowed?
- Excommunication over ads
- Do churches contribute to suicide?
- Does Christine O'Donnell have God on her side?
Jim's excited about a Martin Luther Video:
- Religious license plates
- Druids gain recognition
- Can the supreme Court silence Fred Phelps?
- Offensive Jesus Artwork
- And did Jesus die for President Obama?
Dale is sick, but you should be safe.
- Christians vs. Oklahoma City Satanists
- 7 Tennessee pastors challenge IRS
- Kirk Cameron's Monumental Documentary
- Pew Research Survey: Atheist know more about religion
- 'And I'm a Mormon' Ads
Dale is excited about a new evangelism program his church is starting.
- Losing faith is bad for you
- Lift high the flag
- Should you pray for Christopher Hitchens?
- Indonesian persecution
- How do you name a church?
Jim celebrates victories over Cleveland, and celebrates victory over need.
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Did God say to burn the Quran?
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Or to read it in church?
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Beware of Christian messages at school!
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Tattoos in church
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Church of Tattoos
After knowing each other for 10 years and talking face to face every week, Dale and Jim finally met! We're excited about that!
- Do you believe in Muslim Obama?
- Embryonic Stem Cell research revisited
- Crosses ruled unconstitutional
- Or not
- But what about Christian concerts?
Dale gets evangelism high and forgot how to count.
- @biblesummary: The Bible in 140 characters
- Muslim Jesus
- A heated debate over the Quran
- Highest pulpit ever
- And Pastor arrested for casting out Demons
Dale ponders the mysteries of the Corn Festival.
- Religion and the federal judiciary
- Religion in the park
- Religion in schools
- Religion at the fairgrounds
- Religion and Vampires
The past two weeks have been great for Jim, not so much for Dale.
- The why of the Y
- The name of Jesus causing trouble again
- Catholic teachings not allowed in a class on Catholic teachings
- The 9/11 Christian Center
- Presbyterian Exodus
LCMS #TLuOT #Lutheran #twurch
Jim was at the convention, and Dale watched via #Twitter and streaming video. Catch our reactions.
Jim and Dale look at romance differently.
- Jesus vs. Stephen Hawking
- Is Baby Jesus Pro-Life?
- Jailed over school choice
- A different kind of pastor sex scandal
- A different kind of teacher sex scandal
Dale and Jim have another guest (puppet) host!
- The importance of religion in America
- Will LeBron James play basketball for Jesus?
- Afghanistan kills Christians
- The JC Show on Comedy Central
- Leaving Islam on a bus
And feedback from Atheist Nexus!
This week, Dale is virtually excited, and Jim has walls.
- Can you be an atheist Catholic teacher?
- Jokes in sermons
- Arizona and school vouchers
- Christian Ballet
- Democrats and Faith
Yes, we've been doing this for four years. But who's crazier, the people who do it or the people who watch?
- Everyone Draw Muhammed Day
- Obama and separation of Church and State
- Nun fired over abortion
- Texas School Board and Jesus
- Methodist iPhone app
Dale is mourning as Jim rebuilds.
- Red Cross, fine, but no maroon cross!
- And no cross monuments
- But what about religious freedom?
- Even for evil Muslims?
- Ask Jesus!
Networks, vacation, and more.
- National Day of Prayer
- Sarah Palin plays the God card
- The ELCA and gay clergy
- Gay hospital visitation
- Christian law students face the Supreme Court
No episode next week, BTW.
Vacation: Dale is back, and Jim is going!
- Discrepancies in the Bible
- Militant Christians
- Mormon is back!
- Muslims arrested for praying in church
- What was Jesus thinking on the cross?
And check out Dale's live online study!
Jim and Dale explore the generation gap.
- Why people become Christians
- Why so few men in church?
- What does Easter mean?
- Church vs Stripper Pole
- Is Satan in the Vatican?
Dale realizes the truth about Jim. [ominous music here]
- Jedi under attack
- Christians, orphans, and Morocco
- Do you have a permit for that church?
- When did Jesus become God?
- Atheist pastors
Dale and Jim go Thunderdome over a couple stories. Let us know what you think!
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Glenn Beck and Social Justice
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Children of lesbians not allowed in Catholic schools
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Are we one nation under God?
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Drinking snail mucus
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Do the new airport scanners violate your religion?
Due to a recording mix-up, while you can hear both, our viewers can only see Jim. Those who only get the audio won't notice the difference.
- Bibles for Pr0n
- Dial-A-Confession
- Nail from the cross found?
- Malaysia on Closed Communion
- And the U.S. Government on religion
Jim continues to try getting Dale killed.
- Was Jesus a gay genius?
- Religion waning among next generation
- The Bible and fertility technology
- ELCA and CORE, the latest news
- Beer, cigarettes, Jesus, and children
This week, Jim and Dale talk Lent.
- Mixed faith marriages and divorce
- Bias in religious persecution coverage?
- The Fight Pastor
- Virtual Christian World
- iPhone apps of the Apostles
Jim talks about leadership and comments on violence against women in Super Bowl ads.
- Air Force Academy: Cross in the Pagan Circle
- Round 1: Sikh vs. Ravidassia Dharam
- Pink Ouija Boards
- Round 2: Islam vs. Christianity
- The church Doritos Super Bowl Ad
Dale is excited about an upcoming even with @JoeBurnham, and the guys sit down to talk some football!
- Tim Tebow Ad
- ManCrunch.com ad
- eHarmony.com's same-sex dating lawsuit
- Evil Mother Teresa stamp
- Luther's Small Catechism: The Comic Book
This week, Jim and Dale side with Roe v. Wade!
- The Jesus Rifle
- When is a baby not a baby?
- Muslim Ringtones
- Proposition 8 and Polygamy
- The Resurrection Movie
While Dale celebrates God's goodness, is He good to #Haiti?
- Haiti, God, and the Earthquakes (Yes, and Pat Robertson)
- Religion and Schools
- Blessing of Cell Phones
Jim's in the middle of possibly one of the biggest political upsets in recent history and offers his impressions.
- Irish Blasphemy
- A rapist and a Christian
- Tiger Woods and Brit Hume
- End of the world date determined
- And can Christian churches celebrate Kwanzaa?
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This week, we celebrate Epiphany by taking shots at the Prosperity Gospel.
- The Holy Family love triangle
- Name it, Claim it, Mark it, Park it
- Jesus vs. Santa: Who'd win?
- Shoplifting for Jesus
- Jewish zombies for Jesus
Jim culpa. Jim maxima culpa.
- Megachurches and orthodoxy
- Christians fight anti-homosexuality law
- Jesus not allowed in schools…or is He?
- Do you trust pastors?
- Sheep replace the Lamb of God
How do you abbreviate "Christmas?" Post a comment!
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Nude angel saves puppies
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Jesus paid for your sins and parking tickets
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Michelle Bachmann's faith
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The Grinch in Connecticut
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And trumping the Bible
We didn't do anything special for the 150th episode, but we had a lot of laughs.
- Christmas Carols: Are they accurate?
- You got your church music in my comedy!
- Buying a church
- Did Jesus visit England?
- And spiritual health care coverage
This week on CrossFeed:
- Real life Monty Python witch sketch
- England and Rome talk about women
- Rome and Kennedy talk babies
- Jesus' burial certificate?
- And sorry I robbed you, Jesus
The Samaritan Leper fills in for Pastor Dale for this year's Thanksgiving Service. Based on Luke 17:11-19
After an enjoyable talk w/ Mormons, Dale is in a good mood.
- Is Jesus part of your love triangle?
- Atheist chaplains
- Churches, moral issues, and tax-exempt status
- Self-financing missionary trips
- E.T. phone Rome
Coming back from @amishdoor, we discuss alternate forms of online worship.
- Online churches
- Hospital decides child's fate
- Speaking in tongues...or not
- Real Life Hogwarts
- Evangelists descend on New England
This week, Dale brings on a guest host.
- Hot Mormon Muffins Calendar
- Quiverfull Parenting
- Maximizing space
- In the beginning...what happened?
- Get paid to go to church
This week, we discuss atheism, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the Large Hadron Collider, pretty much all at once.
- O'Reilly vs. Dawkins: is that fair?
- A good ol' fashioned Bible burning
- Atheists love religion
- Marty McFly vs. the LHC
- Moon passes to the son
Jim is back from vacation with condolences to our fans in Tennessee.
- Moses vs. Jesus
- Is the Bible just too liberal?
- Sex offenders sue to go to church
- Praise the Lord and pass the ammo
- Women pastors get cut off
Note: about 29 minutes in, we had some audio problems. When you get there, just skip ahead to 31 minutes, where it's fixed.
Joe Burnham returns while Jim is on vacation. Is he the next best thing to the Olympics?
- Imprecatory prayers
- Which comes first, religious freedom or reproductive freedom?
- What happens when you disagree with your church?
- Touchdown Jesus
Dale is excited about his church's new website, shepherdoftheridge.org. * Muslims and pastors pray in Washington D.C. * Ganesh at the zoo * Inheritance of faith * Churches and the economy * Nones over nuns
lmcacore This week, Jim invites a DDOS attack on our site.
- How to upset Scientologists
- The future of the ELCA
- Does religion lead to more teen births?
- More female pastors coming?
- And one more time: Is President Obama the Antichrist?
Hello out there in TV Land!
- Gay billboards
- Straight nuns
- Curved mazes
- Tangled webs
- Indonesian punishments
This week, Dale celebrates health insurance.
- Hating on the president
- Staying faithful online
- Take that shirt off in school!
- Don't impose your religion on me in school
- Don't sing that religious song in school!
This week, Jim pays big for parking.
- How would you rate the movies?
- NIV Bible getting an overhaul
- Religious persecution in Iowa?
- The Gospel according to Bono
- And what is God's Twitter name?
And lots of feedback on our #ELCA interview and Shia Lebeouf episodes.
In the wake of #ELCA #CWA09's decision to ordain non-celibate gay and lesbian clergy, we welcome Rev. Dr. Richard Johnson, ELCA pastor and editor of Forum Letter and administrator of the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau forum (alpb.org).
Following a storm, Dale's phone is out, but the internet still works!
- This sermon sounds familiar
- Convert and be dead to your family
- Should we even discuss this story?
- Sunday School? That's so last year!
- But skip Sunday School and go to Denny's instead!
This week, Dale takes on a new role.
- Sex and marriage: how long to wait
- No rewards in heaven?
- The effect of college on faith
- Is gay therapy worthwhile?
- And Shia LaBeouf: Messiah?
Picking up the pace, Dale fights to keep his garbage pure.
- What would Jesus say about Obamacare?
- Praise the Lord and pass the bong
- Is discrimination Christian?
- Episcopal vs Anglican
- Rome vs Italy
Jim toasts President Obama's Beer Summit with an IPA of his liking.
- Silent Jesus
- Jimmy Carter on women
- Teachers need to be careful what they teach
- Consecrating Cohabitation
- Drug dealers for Jesus
Having finished the move, we're back, but Dale isn't sure where.
- Kiss-in at the Mormon Temple
- Heavy Metal Jesus
- Traditional vs Contemporary
- Are all homosexuals godless Christian-bashers?
- Arrested if you do that voodoo
& congratulations, Josh!
This will be our last episode until Dale gets settled in North Ridgeville, Ohio.
- Which sexual sin is worse?
- Rebranding the church
- Thank Jesus for permission to thank Jesus
- Praise the Lord, and lock and load
- Are private schools a breeding ground for abortion?