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Discordant HarmonyThe One About Pope Shedeur Sanders (Or Something Like That)Jason and Clay are back after a few weeks away to discuss various topics, asking how Christians should respond in an appropriate way to these hot topics and more. Plus, there is a crazy animal fact and way too much banter on the NBA playoffs. Enjoy!2025-05-021h 16Discordant HarmonyThe One About Morality and StonesJason and Clay are back for another round of Discordant Harmony!After the usual banter—and Clay’s latest tale from the Kidney Stone Chronicles—they dive into a weightier topic: the moral threshold we expect from our leaders. Should it shift depending on who's in charge? And how should Christians navigate that without moving the goalposts?Grab your coffee, your sense of humor, and maybe a heating pad—this one’s got depth, honesty, and just enough sarcasm to keep things interesting.2025-04-051h 06Discordant HarmonyThe One Where We Are Back!After a two-month break, Jason and Clay talk about the NCAA Tourney and what's fueling Jason's frustration with the church. Is there hope for rational, productive conversation in a politically charged culture? Find out.Link to the college mascot bracket: https://bracketfights.com/create/ncaa-2025-mascot-madness-mens-1773152025-03-1954 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One That Was a Grab Bag of TopicsJason and Clay thaw out from a snowstorm by discussing a plethora of topics on their minds. Join in.2025-01-1051 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About Last YearJason and Clay reflect on the top and worst things about 2024 in this week's episode of the podcast. Enjoy!2025-01-0351 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About Healthcare ChaosJason and Clay wrap up the cheerful season by discussing something less than joyful -- the crazy mess our healthcare industry is in and what Christians (and others) might do about it. And we have our regular fun along the way. Join us!2024-12-201h 00Discordant HarmonyThe One About ChristmasJason and Clay kick off the season with a few Christmas topics ranging from the truth about Santa to the ideal Christmas Eve service. Grab a cup of hot peppermint cocoa and settle in for another episode of Discordant Harmony.2024-12-1252 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One On the Seven MountainsJason and Clay take on topics relating the seven mountain mandate from Revelation: Religion, Family, Government, Media, Entertainment, Business, and Education.
Note: We had to record on a different platform this week which affected our usual audio setup. Along with that comes new intro music!
Enjoy!
Questions? Comments? Ideas? Reach out to Clay on X @clay342024-11-161h 23Discordant HarmonyThe One About the Election & Free SpeechJason and Clay are back for another episode of the podcast. We talk about the presidential election and the relationship between free speech, the Bible, the Founding Fathers, and today's cancel culture.2024-11-0959 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One Where We Forgot to Cover First BaseJason and Clay wrap up the World Series before getting into a in depth conversation about the level in which and how Christians should engage in world affairs. Plus a thought or two on next week's election.
Buckle up and enjoy!2024-11-011h 13Discordant HarmonyThe One About Original SinJason and Clay dive into the theology of original sin and its impact on how we see baptism and our identity in Christ. Plus the usual banter about animals, sports, and whatever else comes to mind.2024-10-2555 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One Where We Are Back!The podcast returns after nearly a month off. Clay and Jason talk about sports, Europe, and how Christians ought to respond to crisis. Enjoy the free flow conversation in another episode of the Discordant Harmony podcast.2024-10-1855 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One That Was an AdventureBefore Clay heads over the pond, he and Jason discuss a variety of topics including the Tyreek Hill incident, sports and animal facts, name calling in politics, and Christian views on abortion and sex. Buckle up.
00:04 Intro / Jason's Feeling Feisty
00:41 The Tyreek Hill Incident
08:43 Clay & Jason's Police Run-In Stories
12:15 Sports Talk
15:29 Animal Fact of the Day
22:04 Schoolyard Politics
33:59 The Abortion Fight / Christian Views on Sex
1:03:44 Closing Thoughts
2024-09-121h 04Discordant HarmonyThe One About Journalists (and Other Things)Clay and Jason are back with another episode bantering about life before digging into the state of journalism and how Christians (and others) ought to distill the information they are bombarded with.
00:46 Clay's Cat
01:49 Europe Vacation
03:14 Jason's World & College Football
06:30 Three Doors Down Preaches the Gospel
10:40 Political Fearmongering & The Death of Democracy
13:41 The DNC
18:41 Animal Fact of the Day
20:19 Sports Fact of the Day
24:25 Clay's Eyes & The Yellow Rose of Texas
28:45 The State of Journalism
59:46 Parting Thoughts2024-09-051h 05Discordant HarmonyThe One About The Ohio State Chickens for KFCClay and Jason return to bantar about a number of topics, but the main topics surround a testimonial and baptism event on the campus of Ohio State University and how Christians should look at the strange phenomenon of Queers for Palestine.
Thanks for listening.
Articles
Dragon Flies: https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2017/05/03/female-dragonflies-play-dead-to-avoid-horny-males/#
Ohio State Event:
https://www.thelantern.com/2024/08/ohio-state-football-players-participate-in-christian-baptism-ceremony-outside-of-curl-market-over-800-gather-to-observe/
Queers for Palestine & Chickens for KFC:
https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-solidarity-palestine-saed-atshan
Timeline
00:13 Chicago
2024-08-301h 03Discordant HarmonyMinicast | Love Your Neighbor As YourselfChristians are familiar with the several verse that command us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, but how often do we overlook the second part of that command? The part about loving ourselves? Can we love our neighbors if we first don't love ourselves?
Join as Clay as he explores the topic in this short minicast.2024-08-2704 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About Your Netflix AccountWelcome back to another episode of our podcast. Thanks for listening.
This week, in addition to animal and sports facts, we talk about Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's confidence in her faith and the moral implications of freeloading streaming services like Netflix.
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01:53 Jason's "dangerous" first day of school pics
06:47 Animal Facts: How pandas pee
08:18 Sports Facts: NBA players in the Olympics
12:13 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's faith
33:33 Netflix and freeloading streaming services
2024-08-1658 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About Clay's Church JourneyIn this episode, Jason interviews Clay about the ups and downs of working in ministry. Clay shares how the hard times can lead to a closer connection with God.
05:00 Intro / Jason's return from Peru
01:51 Technology's impact on the jungle
05:22 Animal Facts - Oysters
07:09 Sports Facts - This day in sports history
08:41 Olympics
12:09 Clay's church career
2024-08-101h 19Discordant HarmonyThe One from the JungleEpisode 14
Jason joins the podcast from a village deep in the Amazon jungle. He gives an update on the work taking place there (through some technical hiccups), plus animals facts, Olympics and Kamala Harris's racial identity.2024-08-0220 minDiscordant HarmonyCelui Avec les Jeux OlympiquesEpisode 13
That's French for "The One With the Olympics." In this episode (which is in English), we keep things fun and lighthearted with a game of "sport or not a sport" for Olympic events and some interesting thoughts on Joe Biden's exit from the campaign.
2024-07-2738 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One with Prune Juice and TermitesWelcome to Discordant Harmony Episode 12!
1:00 - Ass*ssination Attempt
1:53 - Train Concert
4:40 - Termites
6:30 - Olympic Events for NFL Players
10:12 - New Olympic Events
10:40 - Breakdancing
12:35 - Things Every Kid Should Know
14:30 - Church Unity
37:31 - Upside Down Leadership
Articles:
Pursuing Unity Doesn't Mean Tolerating Compromise
https://jenniferleclaire.org/articles/pursuing-unity-doesnt-mean-tolerating-compromise/
Turning Community Building and Leadership Upside Down
https://www.harringtonbrands.com/theblog/2024/2/4/turning-community-building-and-leadership-upside-down2024-07-2059 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One Where We Question Our Own SanityThis week: Are the Old Testament and God’s Law still applicable to the church today? And how can it be that so many people were willing to ignore the obvious when it came to President Biden’s failing health? Do similar things happen in the church with church leaders?
Articles:
The Torah Matters
https://ffoz.org/messiah/articles/the-torah-matters
Did the media botch the Biden age story?
https://www.vox.com/politics/358877/biden-age-debate-media-coverage
Paul Skenes
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/paul...2024-07-1356 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One With Jason in PeruJason joins the podcast from Peru as we play "real or fake headlines" and discuss how Christians can navigate cancel culture while staying authentic and honest in our conversations.2024-06-281h 11Discordant HarmonyMinicast | Dobbs Two Years LaterToday, June 24, 2024, marks the two year anniversary of the landmark Dobbs Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade.
Yet the battle against abortion isn't one relegated to court rooms and state houses. The church must lead the way through compassionate care for women and families facing unplanned pregnancies.
In today's minicast, Clay encourages us on what that looks like in our culture.2024-06-2402 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One With the Super Expensive EelsWelcome to Episode 9. We talk about glass eels, the Boston Celtics, introduce several topics via the new Discord Rundown, and we each answer questions about our mission trip experiences.
00:43 - Glass Eels
03:08 - New England Trips
04:10 - Boston Celtics
06:00 - The Discord Rundown
06:04 - Jason Tatum
09:30 - Joey Chestnut
11:49 - Bryson Dechambeau
13:40 - Steaming Service Subscriptions
16:21 - Surgeon General's Warning on Social Media
18:00 - Charles Barkley
20:12 - Mission Trip Experiences
Links:
2024-06-2152 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One That Gets HeavyWelcome to episode #8. Here is what we cover this week. Hope you enjoy!
01:38 | Animal Fact of the Day
04:06 | Sport Fact/Story of the Day
04:58 | Russel Brand
06:05 | Mexico Elects Its First Woman President
06:58 | Baptist Pastors & Sexual Assault
12:17 | Women as Pastors?
24:50 | The Media's Response to Israel's Hostage Rescue
37:22 | Men's Mental Health and Church Attendance
Links:
Southern Baptists expel Virginia church for believing women can serve as pastors (AP)
Church Attendance Improves Mental Health...2024-06-1454 minDiscordant HarmonyMinicast | What if the Bible Were Beethoven's 9th Symphony?This short 3:30 min mincast challenges us to be better practitioners of the gospel as we compare the Bible to Beethoven's 9th Symphony.2024-06-1003 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About the Chosen OneIn this episode, we dive into our weekly animal and sports facts along with a look at how the recent elections in India impacts the church. Then we end with a fun conversation on the Donald Trump verdict and the Christian response.
1:43 - Animal Facts: The Platypus
3:29 - Sports New of the Week
8:10 - Haitian Missionaries
11:00 - Indian Elections
23:30 - The Trump Verdict
India Election:
https://apnews.com/live/india-election-results-updates
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/may/india-elections-2024...2024-06-0739 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About JasonThis week, we spend time learning more about what drives Jason and his complex relationship with the church.
Chris Hemsworth's speech at the Chinese Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTi4FKE9EUQ
Pope Francis 60 Minutes interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWKFQJXFxB4
Cheese Roll Race:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7e9o0vIvG5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
2024-06-0154 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One About the KickerIn this episode, we kick things off with a few fun items before diving into the whole Harrison Butker "controversy." It's all teed up. Jump into the conversation.2024-05-251h 08Discordant HarmonyThe One with Wallabies on Cell PhonesThis week, we tackle cell phones for middle schoolers and faith deconstruction plus animal and sports news of the day.
Links:
Cell Phones: https://www.upworthy.com/amp/what-happens-when-a-school-bans-smartphones-2667871799
Deconstruction: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakpoint/id324173353?i=1000655138401
2024-05-1758 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One with Jason's Weird Animal FactIn this episode, we discuss the Kansas City Royals, barnacles, Kristi Noem, Russel Brand, Antisemitism, and AI.
Articles:
Anti Semitism Awareness Act
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-protests-columbia-congress-df4ba95dae844b3a8559b4b3ad7e058a
Pastors and AI
https://www.barna.com/research/pastors-use-ai/#
Barnacles
https://nerdist.com/article/barnacle-penises-are-eight-times-as-long-as-their-bodies/
2024-05-101h 01Discordant HarmonyThe One Where We Talk Taylor Swift (And Other Things)In Episode #2, we talk about the Royals great April, Taylor Swift's new album, the protest chaos on college campuses, and how changes to Title IX should cause us to look at the bigger gender identity issue in today's culture.
Articles:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-19ed919ff6ff9573a8add4ec67e26181
https://msmagazine.com/2024/04/23/title-ix-regulations-changes/2024-05-0348 minDiscordant HarmonyThe One Where We Started a PodcastIn this episode, we talk about how social media exposes us in a way we’ve never considered before, we dig into what might be a Christian contradiction with rights and immigrants, and we offer our two cents on a mess created at a recent men’s conference.2024-04-2651 min