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Cabernet and PrayWhere Satire Meets Spirituality (with Stuart Delony) | Ep. 68What happens when a former pastor trades the pulpit for a microphone? In this episode, we sit down with Stuart Delony, host of Snarky Faith and author of The Tribulation Survival Guide, for a conversation that is equal parts hilarious and razor-sharp. Stuart unpacks why fear-based theology is basically a drug dealer's business model, how humor functions as a Trojan horse for spiritual healing, and why the end-times obsession that haunted so many evangelical childhoods is, frankly, more pagan than Christian. Pour yourself a glass — the slippery slope has never been this fun.
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2026-03-111h 15
This Morning with Aaron Keck (97.9 The Hill)On Air Today: Career Advancement After the Rapture? Snarky Faith’s Stuart Delony on ‘The Tribulation Survival Guide’Aaron welcomes Stuart Delony, a former pastor turned writer/blogger and host of the popular podcast “Snarky Faith.” He’s got a new book: a satire called “The Tribulation Survival Guide: How to Stay Alive When Everything Else Is Dead.” It’s written as a self-help guide to surviving and thriving in the aftermath of a hypothetical Biblical rapture, but Delony’s also got a deeper message: focusing too much on the Rapture (not actually a Biblical concept) gives us an easy excuse not to live up to our responsibility (which is actually Biblical) to make the world a better place to...
2026-03-0313 min
Snarky FaithGaslighting for GodIn this episode, Stuart sits down with journalist and author Becky Garrison to discuss her book Gaslighting for God (https://amzn.to/4tVpXTs), a satirical but deeply serious exploration of spiritual narcissism and religious manipulation.
Together they examine a pattern many people recognize but struggle to name: the use of faith language to override conscience, silence dissent, and shift blame onto the very people being harmed. From “God told me” leadership to communities that protect authority over honesty, the conversation explores how gaslighting functions inside religious environments — and why it is so difficult to see while you’re insid...
2026-02-2749 min
The God Squad Pod#077: End Times Energy & Eternal Side-Eye with Special Guest Author Stuart DelonyDillon & Desimber are sitting down with author and podcaster Stuart Delony, creator of Snarky Faith and writer of the delightfully timely new book The Tribulation Survival Guide — because apparently, we’re all living in the group project from Revelation and nobody agreed to the assignment.
Stuart has built a following calling out toxic theology, spiritual manipulation, and end-times fear-mongering with wit, wisdom, and just enough holy sarcasm to keep it honest. In this episode, we’ll unpack why so many Christians are addicted to apocalyptic panic, what it actually means to survive spiritual chaos with your faith intact...
2026-02-271h 01
Spiritual Hot Sauce“Surviving Armageddon Culture with Satire: Stuart Delony on Snarky Faith and The Tribulation Survival Guide – Ep#29”Former evangelical pastor turned satirist, Stuart Delony of the Snarky Faith podcast joins Chris Jones on Spiritual Hot Sauce to talk about his journey from conservative Southern Baptist roots and 20 years in ministry to creating a bar-based, hierarchy-free spiritual community and eventually embracing satire as a tool for healing religious trauma. Together they dig into his new book, The Tribulation Survival Guide: How to Stay Alive When Everything Else Is Dead, a deadpan, laugh-out-loud send-up of fear-based end-times theology that both pokes the bear of rapture culture and helps survivors of Armageddon-obsessed Christianity process their pain with humor. Along...
2026-02-2627 min
Slutty Grace | Deconstruction, Christian Universalism, & Faith Beyond FearPoking the Bloat—Religion, Trumpism, and American Christianity (Stuart Delony)What happens when you take Jesus seriously—but can’t take American Christianity at face value anymore?In this episode, Jeromy sits down with Stuart Delony—pastor-turned-satirist, writer, and host of Snarky Faith—for a conversation that’s as honest as it is disarming. Together, they explore faith deconstruction not as a phase to survive, but as an ongoing human process that invites humility, curiosity, and compassion.Stuart brings sharp insight and humor to the table as they unpack why certainty can be more dangerous than doubt, how American Christianity often traded emp...
2026-02-0341 min
Honoring the JourneySnarky Faith: Honoring the Journey of Stuart DelonyToday on Honoring the Journey, we chat with Stuart Delony, a former pastor turned satirist and creator of the "Snarky Faith" podcast and column. Stuart shares his colorful journey from growing up as a Southern Baptist kid whose mother took him to tent revivals seeking healing for his disabled sister, through 20 years of ministry marked by constant questioning, to his current work using humor and satire to examine faith and deconstruction. Leslie & Stuart touch on the absurdity of end-times theology, the trauma embedded in evangelical culture, the importance of self-care during difficult times, and how laughter can be a...
2026-01-261h 04
Radical Love LivePART 2 How to Survive the Tribulation: Satirical Tips for the Left Behind from Stuart DelonyThis description will be used on YouTube and all podcast platforms this episode is uploaded to.
Have you been left behind and don't know what to do? Look no further than "The Tribulation Survival Guide"--the snarkiest post-Rapture field guide you didn't know you needed until it was too late. This week we talk with Stuart Delony, the author of this serious-toned satire about the end-times, and we cover topics such as the relatively recent origins of modern apocalyptic rhetoric, the commercial and political forces who profit from misinterpreted prophecy, and why predictions about the coming end keep popping up...
2026-01-1847 min
Radical Love LivePART 1 How to Survive the Tribulation: Satirical Tips for the Left Behind from Stuart DelonyHave you been left behind and don't know what to do? Look no further than "The Tribulation Survival Guide"--the snarkiest post-Rapture field guide you didn't know you needed until it was too late. This week we talk with Stuart Delony, the author of this serious-toned satire about the end-times, and we cover topics such as the relatively recent origins of modern apocalyptic rhetoric, the commercial and political forces who profit from misinterpreted prophecy, and why predictions about the coming end keep popping up, despite the failures of the past.
Stuart Delony is a former paster, current writer, and the...
2026-01-1254 min
The Unlearning Curve28 - Getting to know Stuart DelonyGetting to know Stuart Delony
The Unlearning Curve Podcast
Copyright 2025 - Stuart Delony & Karl Forehand
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While many of us yearn for truth and understanding, the systems we participate in often prevent us from attaining genuine freedom in our everyday lives. As we move away from organized religion, we begin to recognize patterns. We believe that addressing many of these challenges requires us to examine all aspects of our lives, including:
* Toxic Leaders
* Toxic/Dangerous Organizations
* Our Mental Well-Being
* T...
2025-07-1528 min
Heretic Happy Hour#237: How to Survive the Apocalypse with John Fugelsang, Stuart Delony, and Benjamin CremerIn this week's main episode, Keith and Matthew talk to John Fugelsang, Stuart Delony, and Benjamin Cremer about surviving the current apocalypse.If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com.Join The Quollective today!Pick up Keith and Matt's book, Reading Romans Right, today, as well as The UnChristian Truth About White Christian Nationalism.Please consider signing up to financially support the Network: QuoirCast on...
2025-07-0159 minHeretic Happy Hour#233: What's So Christian About Evangelical Christianity with Michael Burns and Stuart DelonyIn this latest episode, we are joined by Michael Burns and Stuart Delony to answer the question "what's so Christian about Evangelical Christianity?" Spoiler Alert: Not much these days!If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls!LINKSQuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on PatheosPANELMichael BurnsStuart Delony Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...
2025-06-031h 03Heretic Happy Hour#232: Patheos Political Panel: How Does American Christianity Survive Trump? with Stuart Delony, Rob Dalrymple, and Jeremy SteeleIn this Patheos Political Panel episode, we are joined by Stuart Delony, Rob Dalrymple, and Jeremy Steele to answer the question, "How does American Christianity survive Trump?" And, do we even want it to?If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls!LINKSQuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on PatheosPANELStuart DelonyRob DalrympleJeremy Steele Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...
2025-05-2754 min
Kingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] Stuart Delony of Snarky Faith: Ex-Pastor Addresses Perceived Inconsistencies within Evangelical ChristianityThe return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!Stuart Delony is unabashedly snarky. In fact, you could call it his trademark. He's unapologetic. He's direct. He uses profanity. And, he is calling out the inconsistencies within Evangelical Christianity and the American church, distinctions between what Jesus called His church to do and what we actually do.He's also a former pastor from within Evangelical Christian culture.That's awkward.But, is he correct? And, if he is correct, is he going about it in the ri...
2025-03-2837 min
Snarky FaithHow to Debate Without Hate with Corey NathanJoin Stuart for an engaging discussion with Corey Nathan, host of the podcast "Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other." Corey, a Jewish stockbroker turned Christian entrepreneur, believes that it's possible to have proactive and fun conversations about politics and religion without resorting to hatred. In this episode, Corey shares his experiences and the lessons he's learned from his conversations with world-renowned guests, emphasizing the importance of civility and understanding in today's polarized climate. Discover how we can bridge divides and foster healthy, respectful dialogue even on the most contentious issues.We'll talk about all that and...
2024-07-311h 03Kingdom Culture Conversations[Worldview Contrasts] Stuart Delony of Snarky Faith: Ex-Pastor Addresses Perceived Inconsistencies within Evangelical ChristianityThe return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!Stuart Delony is unabashedly snarky. In fact, you could call it his trademark. He's unapologetic. He's direct. He uses profanity. And, he is calling out the inconsistencies within Evangelical Christianity and the American church, distinctions between what Jesus called His church to do and what we actually do.He's also a former pastor from within Evangelical Christian culture.That's awkward.But, is he correct? And, if he is correct, is he going about it in the ri...
2023-09-1136 min
Sex, Drugs, and JesusEpisode #71: The Insanity In Christianity With Stuart Delony, Host Of The Snarky Faith Radio PodcastSend a text INTRODUCTION: Stuart Delony is a storyteller, seeker, sojourner, question-asker, and provocateur. He’s a former pastor and the creator and host of Snarky Faith Radio, a podcast for the spiritually disenfranchised.Stuart has a Masters of Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary andlives in Chapel Hill, NC with his wife and kids. INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to): · The Insanity In Christianity · How Pastors Are Like Drug Dealers· The Simplicity Of Jesus Christ· God Is...
2022-10-071h 13
Snarky FaithSnarky Faith TrailerSnarky Faith is a space where we irreverently wrestle through life, culture and spirituality. It’s a skewering of religion in culture today. The questions or even answers are never the point – it’s all about the conversation. Hosted by Stuart Delony. Snarky Faith is on WCOM LP 103.5 Chapel Hill/Carrboro, NC Tuesdays 5-6pm EST www.snarkyfaith.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2022-04-0100 min
Snarky FaithStuart on StuartTypically on Snarky Faith, I'm interviewing different authors, advocates, and voices doing great work in the sphere of Christianity and beyond. Today, we're going to flip the script and the interviewer becomes the interviewee as I pass the reigns to my good friend Dr. Justin Meier. Justin has known me for years and doesn't pull punches, so I thought he'd be an excellent candidate to skewer me and ask the hard questions. In this episode of Snarky Faith, Justin will ask me anything he wants. He has not given me the questions ahead of time an...
2021-06-1656 min
Snarky FaithCucks, Cons & Cop-OutsI'm so tired of God's name being used as an advertising tool by conservatives when their version of love looks like repression. It's false, heretical, and antithetical to the gospel. It's bullshit. For too long, have the grifters of the gospel sold their faith like a telemarketer giving you a buy one get one free deal. "God told me this. God said to do that." It's Santa Clause and Tooth Fairy religion. It's superstition and urban-legend-level meaninglessness sold to the masses every Sunday. Why do we buy the lies and put up with the charlatans? P...
2020-08-2656 min
Snarky FaithDenial“And all shall be well. And all shall be well. And all manner of things shall be exceeding well.” ― Julian of Norwich We live in a time where it seems all we have is bad news and fake news. When denial reigns, it's hard to know what to believe and what's real anymore. Too often are we swayed one way or the other by manipulative forces that obscure what is happening. We easily believe half-truths or quick answers in the pursuit of ways to ignore the problems at hand. Religion even makes it worse when it blames...
2020-08-1956 min
Snarky FaithGettin' Saved"It's far time I talk to ya'll about your relationship with Jesus." - said every good Christian talking about 'vangelism. Yes, it's that time. We need to have that important chat about salvation, but it's not the talk you think I want to have. Today, we're going to discuss salvation. Yes, many have heard it packaged in different ways and tracts, but the result is always the same. It's the processed food version of the Gospel of Jesus. Jesus saves you from hell with Twinkies. The Kingdom of God wasn't meant to be a s...
2020-08-1256 min
Snarky FaithSnarky's Book ClubI hear that Oprah something called a "book club," so I figured if it was good enough for Oprah, it's good enough for Snarky Faith. Join us today, as we talk about some interesting gems that you may have missed. We'll talk about books, politics, and the Christian Crazy too. I'll even throw in a chat with author and artist, David Hayward, aka The Naked Pastor about his new book. Buckle up, it's going to be a wild and fun ride. Books featured in this episode: Til Doubt Do Us Part by David Hayw...
2020-08-0656 min
Snarky FaithThe White Stripes and Parables“And it was all that I needed...” ― The White Stripes - Take, Take, Take When is enough, enough? We live in a time where consumeristic impulses of culture look the same as the heartbeat of the institutional church. There's no difference in currency and values. We know what success looks like, and it doesn't look like Jesus, but that's okay. Forgetting Jesus hasn't stopped the church in the past. Looking at the parables of Jesus, we can see broad strokes paintings of the Kingdom of God. The values, ethics, mission, and thrust all point...
2020-07-2956 min
Snarky FaithMessy Faith“Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God's being present in the mess of our unfixedness. (Messy Spirituality)” ― Michael Yaconelli In Luke 14, Jesus tells a story about a wedding banquet where everyone was invited and welcome. It gives us a glimpse into the heart of the Kingdom of God. Imagine a God that has love and grace at the center of everything. How would that change the church and community if everyone was loved and treated with dignity? What if love and grace were as common as the air that we breathe? Jesus said t...
2020-07-221h 02
Snarky FaithNormalizingOne of the great sins of the American church has been its ability to normalize a myriad of sins. In a certain way, these sins have become part of an unstated and unwritten theology of practice. For too long has the faith system based on Jesus Christ has been associated with misogyny, ignorance, racism, abuse, and hate. If your remove love from Christianity, you also remove Jesus from Christianity. If that happens, what is left? For the church to rectify itself and return to its roots, we must call out all that is...
2020-07-1756 min
Snarky FaithConspiracy TheoriesCults and conspiracy theories are both founded on lies, but they also play heavily against people's fears and insecurities. You could say that cult leaders use misinformation and paranoia to manipulate others to follow blindly after them. It almost sounds like a lot of pastors too. This isn't a new occurrence, a Ponzi scheme as old as time. There are always swindlers and suckers. And every time, the swindler makes the sucker believe that everyone else is the true idiot. Christianity has a lot of willing idiots who have traded the simple message of the...
2020-07-0856 min
Snarky FaithFrom Me to WeThe past few weeks on the show, we've been talking through the book, Tug of War by Wilmer Villacorta. This several-week discussion has centered around leadership in the vein of Jesus. We've talked about what biblical leadership should look like in juxtaposition to the modern church. We've seen how modern leadership is capitalistic, caustic, and antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus. The church today wields power through narrow systems of hierarchy that look more like corporations than communities. These systems narrowly allow certain people in positions of power, while others are overtly left outside. The powe...
2020-07-0156 min
Snarky FaithCancel CultureWe are living in the glorious time of the cancel culture. Yes, most call it an overreaction to civil, cultural, and political events happening now, but I think it's a beautiful thing. Conservative Evangelicals created a cancel culture against anything deemed counter to the faith, and the tactics of public shaming and boycott are now coming back to haunt them. After Louie Giglio's "white blessing" remarks, Christianity is in a downward spiral seeking to grab on to some semblance of relevancy in a time when so many stalwart institutions, voices, and symbols of faith are falling like...
2020-06-2456 min
Snarky FaithOwn Your Story"The person who accepts his own suffering and does not try to repress it or push it away shows the power of hope." - Jurgen Moltmann As we continue in our series of reframing what power looks like in the mold of Jesus, we must begin at the beginning. There is no power outside of us owning our narratives. If we don't understand our story, how can we comprehend someone else's story? Owning your failures and successes, your achievements, and missteps make us human. We live in a culture that pushes us towards p...
2020-06-1856 min
Snarky FaithPower and Vulnerability" Our use of power will always be disoriented and destructive - will result in idolatry and injustice - unless we find a way to a restored relationship with the Giver of power". - Andy Crouch On, June 3, 2020, the President of the United States ordered militarized police to teargas and remove peaceful protesters who were hosting a "Solidarity Prayer Vigil" near St. John's Church in Lafayette Square. He did this as a show of strength to have a photo-op with a Bible in front of the church. It was excessive use of force and brutality that...
2020-06-1056 min
Snarky FaithAmerican Horror StoryThe world is on fire and my opinion doesn't matter right now. This isn't time for that. As a white person in America, this is the time for me to be silent and listen to those that are hurting. This is not a time to critique protesting or to offer alternative ways to seek justice and reform. This is not the time to assume I understand what it's like to live within systems of racism where I fear for my life and fear the police. This is time for me to...
2020-06-051h 00
Snarky FaithWe'll Never Be What We WereTime moves forward. Life changes constantly. We'll never be what we were before. The Coronavirus pandemic has changed us all. Some are frantically trying to go back in time, while others are looking towards an uncertain future. We can't go back. We can only go forward. And that is not bad news. Change is part of life. We either adapt to it or we don't. When we don't adapt, we become out of sync with reality and seek to idealize the past. We put on rose-colored glasses and look backward to the past that is...
2020-05-2856 min
Snarky FaithThe Downward Ascent of PowerPower is overrated. Yet, if you look around you, you see a world scrounging for it. We want to be leaders and influencers. We want to be successful and renowned. So we spend our lives seeking power and ultimately, what we see as power becomes our God. When we look at the life of Jesus, we see a different type of leader. He didn't see prestige or care about titles. He lowered himself. He sacrificed himself for others. He was the opposite of Christian leaders today. Today, we'll dive into a discussion on...
2020-05-2256 min
Snarky FaithWe're All Just SheepAs weeks turn into months of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have many options in how we spend our time while under stay-at-home orders and quarantine. Some are Netflix and chilling, while others are using this time to learn new skills or take on begin new projects. I've been focusing my time in contemplation, conversation, and recalibrating my perspective of many things. Embracing that notion, I've spent time in conversation with many of my virtual friends. These conversations have centered around deconstruction and reconstruction of certain assumptions about faith and church. With that in mind, we'll...
2020-05-1556 min
Snarky FaithThe Elizabeth Geitz InterviewHere's the exclusive interview with author Elizabeth Geitz from our recent show where we discuss her new book, Spiritual Truth in the Age of Fake News. www.SnarkyFaith.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2020-05-0924 min
Snarky FaithSpiritual Truth in the Age of Fake News with Elizabeth GeitzIn a few short years, the phrase "Fake News" has earned a place in dictionaries, in the national discourse, and our daily lives. But Fake News is not new. Fake News began when people first interpreted the Bible to advance their agenda. Commonly-held beliefs about what the Bible says regarding women, LGBTQ folks, slavery, immigrants, and Jews trumpets Fake News that is destroying people's lives. What is the best way to counter Fake News? With the truth. So today, we'll chat with Elizabeth Geitz about her new book, Spiritual Truth in the Age of Fake News, that se...
2020-05-0857 min
Snarky FaithA Common Sense FaithChristianity is weird, but it doesn't have to be. Now, sure, it seems like weirdness is on-brand with Christianity, but that wasn't the original posture. Yet today, the separation of church and reality is more distinctive and vast than the separation between church and state. The Bible doesn't call for us to run away from truth and facts. Our faith doesn't tell us to ignore science and reality. Still, to the Christian mindset, logic and reason are often the enemies. It doesn't have to be that way. It shouldn't be that way. Christianity doesn't have to be...
2020-05-0156 min
Snarky FaithEaster SilenceToo often do we get caught up in the fanfare of Easter. We're too busy celebrating the resurrection that we fail to miss the real humanity of the Easter story. We like to do this in Christianity. We skip over the journey and go directly to the endgame. Doing this negates the process. It's the process that determines the 'how' and 'why' of the situation. It's throwing a party and forgetting why you did it. Everyone likes parties, so you just ignore the 'how' and the 'why' because who doesn't like a party? ...
2020-04-2356 min
Snarky FaithWar on EasterWithout celebrating Easter services in churches, Christianity is basically done. Jesus is still in the grave. There was no resurrection. Nothing matters anymore because we can't have church in a building. It's a travesty and my faith may never recover. I'm only kidding. Easter has become nothing more than a marketing promotion and a show church pageantry. It's like heroin for Christians, they just can't quit Easter. Now with the Coronavirus, everything has become upended. What will the faithful do without their Easter fix? We once had the war on Christmas and in...
2020-04-1556 min
Snarky FaithWhat is Church?In the time of Coronavirus with churches morphing from buildings to becoming Livestream events, we should take some time to ask the question, 'What is church, anyway?' Nowadays, the church seems to be more of a business than a movement. It values numbers and dollars over people. It's forgotten why it exists. Is it a product meant to be consumed via video? Is worship supposed to be entertainment? In this grand time of pause (otherwise known as a pandemic), let's take time to examine and the role of the church. Does it still embody...
2020-04-0856 min
Snarky FaithTake a BreathPandemics are like girlfriends, you always remember your first one. The coronavirus has fundamentally changed the rhythms of culture and life. After all, it's not every day that your schedules come to a grinding halt and we're quarantined in our homes. Hopefully, this is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. With so much uncertainty at the moment, there is only one thing that is certain; the world will be fundamentally different once this pandemic is over. The person that entered quarantine will be different than the one that exits it. If you can look past the grim realities...
2020-04-0256 min
Snarky FaithToxic MasculinityOn a regular day, toxic masculinity is bad and unwelcome, but the shadow of the Coronavirus, it's downright criminal. Things like this only get worse when you sprinkle in conservative Christianity. From pastors peddling fake virus cures to megachurches staying open during a time of quarantine, it's all just a holy pissing contest. On its' best day, the church has a terrible track record cultivating and preaching patriarchal systems of submission. Christianity is adept at perpetuating archaic gender roles and ties them to faith in God. The patriarchy reigned in the time of Jesus and there are...
2020-03-2656 min
Snarky FaithGratitudeLiving life in the shadow of a pandemic is stressful. There's so much anxiety and unpredictability on the horizon and all we can do is separate and quarantine ourselves from one another. The isolation leads to more fear and becomes a vicious cycle filled with doubt and paranoia. So what is the path forward in the face of uncertainty? It's gratitude. Sounds crazy right? People are dying. Resources are scarce. Jobs hang in the balance. So why gratitude? Well, we can become so obsessed with what's right in front of us and fearful of the unknown, that...
2020-03-2056 min
Snarky FaithGood White Racist?When it comes to race, most white Americans are obsessed with two things: defending our own inherent goodness and maintaining our own comfort levels. Too often, this means white people assume that to be racist, one has to be openly hateful and willfully discriminatory—you know, a bad person. And we know we're good, Christian people, right? But you don’t have to be wearing a white hood or shouting racial epithets to be complicit in America’s racist history and its ongoing systemic inequality. In Good White Racist?, Kerry Connelly exposes the ways white people participate in, bene...
2020-03-1156 min
Snarky FaithLiberation Theology in the Digital AgeDamon Garcia is a leftist Christian living in Santa Maria, California. Through his vlogs, livestreams, and podcasts he's building an online community for post-religious, yet spiritually hungry nomads. Damon grew up in the evangelical church and was on the road to becoming a pastor when things took a different direction. The more he studied the radical ways of Jesus the more he became convinced that the church had tamed Jesus. This was around the time he stumbled into liberation theology and its' critique of capitalism and it changed his world. Join us today as we...
2020-03-0656 min
Snarky FaithChristian SocialismSocialism is the boogieman of American Politics. Brought again to the forefront by Democratic Socialist, Bernie Sanders, it's a topic that needs to be discussed in an intelligent manner that's not shrouded in stereotypes, half-truths or memes. Today, let's have that discussion in regards to faith as we talk about Christian Socialism. This historical movement has been around since the mid-19th century and combined the fundamental aims of socialism with the religious and ethical convictions of Christianity. Do the tenants of Socialism gel with the teachings of Jesus? Join us as we try to find out.
2020-02-2756 min
Snarky FaithTruth in the Age of MisinformationTruth is a word that frequently gets thrown around in Christian circles. "The truth is on our side." "We alone know God's truth." "I speak the truth in love." "There is only one truth." In those instances, the word is just used as a weapon against others. This kind of truth divides and it's not true at all. Over the centuries, faith leaders have learned how to harness the truth to manipulate others. Politics is the same way. Now we are living in an age of misinformation w...
2020-02-2056 min
Snarky FaithEmbracing MysteryOh, Christianity, what has happened to you? When faith has become a game of preaching confidence, something is wrong. When there're answers for everything and we treat the Bible as a scientific textbook something is definitely wrong. It's all about certainty and we need to return to a place of mystery. Real faith is drenched in mystery. To embrace the ways of Jesus requires risk, imagination, hope, grace, and adventure. It embraces the world with an open hand. It tells us to remain open and awake. It shows us that we should be known for...
2020-02-1256 min
Snarky FaithLegacy of Love“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Love is at the heart of the Gospel. As followers of Jesus, we are called to love our enemies even at the risk of our own safety. Christianity not driven by love isn't Christianity at all.As we see the faithful being driven more by fear than love and Christianity is becoming more and more inert and inwardly focused. So let us look to history as a reminder of what a non-violent, but powerful love looks like. This type of...
2020-01-2456 min
Snarky FaithThe Road to WarThe show today is part one of a two-part show. If you missed part one, YOU CAN FIND IT HERE. Join us as we continue to discuss the changing landscape of Christianity in American and abroad. From the beginning threads of Christian fascism to the recent assassination of a general in Iran, the Trump administration is not just pushing a political ideology, it's also pushing a theological one. Many of his advisors are end-times, apocalyptic nut jobs trying to tip the hand of fate and somehow trigger the second coming of Christ. It sounds crazy because it is. I...
2020-01-1756 min
Snarky FaithThe Road to TheocracyThe show today is part one of a two-part show Join us as we discuss the changing landscape of Christianity in American and abroad. With the rise of Christian fascism in Europe, there's similar posturing under the Trump administration. Many in the administration's orbit continue to move more ideologically towards theocracy. This may sound extreme, but the seeds of change have been planted for years by the religious right and the Moral Majority. Theocracy's a crazy conservative fever dream that some buy into, either in practice or perspective. We must remain vigilant and awake as the...
2020-01-1056 min
Snarky FaithChristianity Today Grows a PairWhen Christianity Today's editor, Mark Galli, published his editorial about why Trump should be removed from office it sent shockwaves through the conservative community. While trying to seem even-handed in his assertions about Trump, the editor committed the unpardonable Evangelical sin, trash-talking the Orange Bloated Messiah. While some of the arguments rang true, it was still too careful and calculated. In a moment, it was almost like the grew a par, but they seemed to stop just short. Also, don't let the backlash against Christianity Today fool you. It's an exercise in missing the point too. To...
2020-01-0356 min
Snarky FaithHanukkah Clusterf*uckDonald Trump ruins everything he touches and he always seems to know how to make things worse. I just that's just his spiritual gift. He's a King Midas that turns everything into 💩. When he signed an executive order aimed at tackling anti-Semitism on college campuses at a White House Hanukkah reception, he made sure to include Pastor Robert Jeffress who has said on numerous occasions that all Jews are going to hell. This is also the same president that continues to allow Stephen Miller, a known and documented racist, to remain within his administration. So tod...
2019-12-2756 min
Snarky FaithAdvent for the HopelessThe advent season is filled with shopping, families, parties, gifts, and joy. We all seek the perfect picture of Christmas with presents under the tree and houses decorated to the hilt. This is the epitome of Christmastime. Advent was never meant to be like this. The story of Christ's birth happened far away from the parties and festivities. It takes place in the gutter away from warmth and cheer. And yet, this story is about longing in a place of uncertainty and finding hope in hopeless times. It was a reminder to the forgotten that God is...
2019-12-2056 min
Snarky FaithBeyond BloodJustin T. Miller was just a regular undergraduate college student when he felt the desire for something bold and extraordinary. In his new book, Beyond Blood: Hope and Humanity in the Forgotten Fight Against AIDS, Justin lays out the story of how he met Duncan Kimani Kamau and Cornel Onyango Nyaywera, two men who had grown up witnessing firsthand the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS in their own communities in Kenya. Though Kamau and Nyaywera grew up in opposite ends of the country and came from opposing tribes, they overcame prejudice and cultural expectations to bring healing...
2019-12-1256 min
Snarky FaithThe Church's Problem With EqualityWhy are Christians so uncomfortable with the idea of equality? It's laid forth so quickly in the first chapter of Genesis when it says, "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." We know this, yet, the tribalistic nature of modern Christianity has morphed it into a judgmental exercise of the pious degree. People want equal rights because they don't have them, but those in positions of privilege feel that giving equal standing erodes their own position in the world. To the pious...
2019-12-0656 min
Snarky FaithGame OverBy 2035, the US will no longer be a majority Christian nation. We're beginning to see, especially along generational divides, that the church is in the slow decline towards death. This isn't simply about the loss of platforms in culture or power in politics, it's people walking away from the faith altogether. So, if the death of the institutional church in America is imminent, what are we to do? Is it finally game over for Christianity? In America, we also find ourselves in a very interesting place in history as the rift between ideologies and polarization gap continues...
2019-11-2258 min
Snarky FaithPaula WhitePresident Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser Paula White has now officially joined the White House staff as Advisor to the president’s Faith and Opportunity Initiative. If you don't know Paula White, you really should. She's the thrice-married, prosperity gospel preaching televangelist that has decades of moral and financial scandals. So basically, she's perfect for the Trump administration. Oh and I forgot to mention that d she's currently married to the keyboardist from Journey. Yep, she's a spirit-filled dumpster fire. She's even peddling, in her recent book, the insane idea that Donald Trump's presidency is all par...
2019-11-1556 min
Snarky FaithChristian Copout MusicCCM (Contemporary Christian Music) often acts as a mirror to modern-day Christendom. It sounds pretty and looks good, but it's just lots of empty words and vague phrasing. The truth is, both are all about celebrity and money and not the gospel. In CCM, Jesus is your boyfriend as long he doesn't do anything to rock the boat. The Tomlins and W. Smiths have worked so hard to neuter the faith and Crowns have been cast in order to make Christianity inert and impotent on the Third Day. Mercy Me! Sorry, no more CCM puns. I apologize.
2019-11-0856 min
Snarky FaithKanye's Sunday ServiceFor too long, Christians have allowed themselves to be duped by the resident charlatan of the week. Always looking for a messiah and never accepting personal responsibility. It's the sheep always seeking a shepherd mentality that continues to allow the faith to be lead astray. Whether it be Kanye West's new money grab called Sunday Services or fake health insurance like Medi-Share, Christians are always suckers waiting to be duped. Jesus didn't call us to be idiots always being tempted by the nectar of things that seem Christian-y. He called us to be faithful. Faith...
2019-11-0156 min
Snarky FaithComplementarianism = MisogynyThroughout the history of Christianity, women have underestimated, underappreciated and downright oppressed. The playing field has never been level and men often twisted scripture to abuse, shame or subdue women. Sure, in ancient times, culture was patriarchal, but we are now thousands of years past the time of Jesus and these problems still exist within the church, especially within conservative circles. There's no easy way to say it, but conservative religious men have a problem with women. Through their perspective, a women's value is in the home, making babies and tending to the work not deemed for...
2019-10-251h 07
Your Sunday DriveYour Sunday Drive 19 (with Stuart Delony) - Snarky Faith for Crazy TimesYour Sunday Drive Podcast Episode 19 (with Stuart Delony). In this episode: We try to discover what it means to have an authentic faith in these times, welcoming our second-ever guest, Stuart Delony, host of the Snarky Faith radio show and podcast. Stuart tells us about his faith journey and we discuss the unfortunate "Christian crazy" in our culture and how to combat it, as well as "Snarky faith" and why it's important to have. Come along for Your Sunday Drive - quick conversation about current events, politics, pop culture and more, from the perspective of a couple of...
2019-10-2144 min
Snarky FaithPerspectiveIt's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. -Henry David Thoreau In these crazy and calamitous times, it's easy to lose perspective and rely on emotional reactions. When topsy turvy becomes normal, it's hard to keep your bearings straight. Too often, do we let pastors and pundits tell us how to look at the world. They warp our perspective and then we proceed to engage the world in a distorted manner as we're open to being manipulated. That's not what we're called to do. Furthermore, we need to move back to being a p...
2019-10-1456 min
Snarky FaithUnvangelismThe sheer fact that Evangelicals have worked so hard to grab political power and shun culture is dripping with irony because to be Evangelical at its root means you must evangelize (i.e. make converts). To evangelize should mean that you can't shun culture. It also means that power isn't your ultimate aim. The madness they have made out of their pursuits has pushed culture away and made any witness or testimony utterly impotent. They've killed any hope of fulfilling their mission and established as a trademarked their own brand of "unvangelism." It's the anthesis of the mission of...
2019-10-101h 01
Snarky FaithLiberty MutualOh, Liberty, what has happened to you? Once a shining beacon for evangelical conservatism, has now been rocked with scandals. Scrutiny and allegations are hitting Liberty University's emperor, dictator, grifter, president, Jerry Falwell Jr. He's cronies with Trump, a proponent of political evangelism and turned Liberty U into a cash grab through financial mismanagement. Liberty University is just a more successful version of Trump University. Falwell Jr. rules the campus with an iron fist of fake piety and conservative purity, but apparently he leads with the mantra, "do as I say not as I do." He's used Tru...
2019-10-0256 min
Snarky FaithHow to NOT ApologizeWe should all rejoice that Benny Hinn has finally seen the light and renounced the prosperity gospel! Yes, it's true. That Benny Hinn. You know the one that knocks people to the floor with the power of the Holy Spirit. The one that tells you to give him money for God to bless you. The prosperity gospel, greasy grifter, owner of private jets, Benny Hinn. That one? Yes, supposedly he's turned over a new leaf. Miracles never cease... or do they? So join us today as we delve into this new revelation. We'll look deeper...
2019-09-2056 min
Snarky FaithChristian CrazyLet's talk about the insanity happening in Christianity. In the age of Trump, it's only gotten more wild and crazy. Typically on our program, we devote the first segment of the hour to the Christian Crazy. This show today will devote its entirety to the crazy. So buckle up as we delve into the Christian lunacy for a higher purpose. Is it mockery? No, but there will be plenty of that, don't worry. We're looking directly into the eyes of madness to see how far Christianity has gone off the rails. Through our journey, we'll discover the...
2019-09-1356 min
Snarky FaithYou Give Love a Bad NameBon Jovi once iconically sang, "You Give Love a Bad Name." It was an 80's anthem and an ode to big hair and arena rock. Today that song summarizes up the modern posture of the Evangelical church. Love no longer has a good name within Christianity. With the elections of 2016, the Evangelical Church in America showed us its true colors. 80% of white Evangelical voters signed up, part and parcel, for a narcissist, womanizing, bag of tanned flesh that became their new messiah. We're now in 2019 and they're certainly not turned off by Trump's first term. His bigotry...
2019-09-0556 min
Snarky FaithFearIn the sad state of the world today, one thing has become more and more clear. American Christianity is a religion driven more by fear than faith. Fearfulness drives us to suspicious. It drives us to be paranoid. It drives us to hate. Fear has no place within Christianity, it only toxifies and warps worldviews and drives us as far from love as we can be. If Jesus said, "fear not," why has fear become such a driving force that has seeped into the ethos of Christianity? Is Christ no longer an active ingredient in the faith?
2019-08-2356 min
Snarky FaithQuestions for the ChurchI have so many questions for the American Church. What are we doing? How did we get here? What's the point anymore? The most important of these questions is who are we? The church has forgotten its identity and it's forgotten why it exists. This can be seen easily by the things that Christianity has somehow gotten involved with like politics and commerce. Today, it's more of a business than the movement founded on love by Jesus. If Christianity no longer looks like Jesus, it's basically either a business or a lobbying firm. Christians have...
2019-08-1656 min
Snarky FaithOwn Your ShitAnother week, another mass shooting in America. It's become all too normal for us. We respond in the same ways and call for the same reforms and still nothing ever changes. We're outraged, but this outrage is all too familiar a feeling. Let's take a different look at part of the problem. I'm not talking about big, sweeping solutions that politicians pander. Nope, I'm talking about small things that we can do to effect change. Spoiler alert: it begins with you learning to own your shit. We live in a blame culture where we pass...
2019-08-0856 min
Snarky FaithIdol Chat with Scott ShayScott Shay is not a rabbi or a theological scholar, he’s the founder and chairman of Signature Bank in New York. So, of course, you'd assume that he's written a book about faith, right? In his new book, In Good Faith: Questioning Atheism and Religion, Scott seeks to reexamine the relationship between faith, reason, and ethics. It’s an honest take on how a modern person finds meaning and purpose within ancient texts where he answers the question, does religion make sense anymore? One of the core components of the books is a deep dive...
2019-08-0156 min
Snarky FaithThe Lost Art of SacrificeWithin modern American Christianity, we have forgotten what it means to be sacrificial. We've traded this humble posture of Jesus for a consumeristic, materialistic, and comfortable faith where we shop for churches like we look for fast food options. There is a lost art of sacrifice that has been long forgotten. If you lose sacrifice from the faith, you're just left with a judgmental, selfish religious club. There are far too many Jesus clubs these days and far too few followers of Jesus. To follow Jesus means to walk like Jesus. Sacrifice is central to faith and...
2019-07-2556 min
Snarky FaithThe Dunning-Kruger Effect"The Dunning-Kruger effect is a type of cognitive bias in which people believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are. Essentially, low ability people do not possess the skills needed to recognize their own incompetence. The combination of poor self-awareness and low cognitive ability leads them to overestimate their own capabilities." - Kendra Cherry Join us today as we discuss the Dunning-Kruger effect and the general stupefying of American Christianity. When we assume with certainty that we know everything it's a sure sign that we don't know much. When faith becomes more about certainty...
2019-07-1856 min
Snarky FaithFinding Hope with Keith HaughtonI'll be honest with you. I hate reading Christian memoirs. They're too saccharine, too fake, and everything ends up with Jesus fixing everything in the end. I hate them because life rarely shakes out that way and these types of books read more like fiction. From my experience, life is hard and doesn't always make sense. Everything doesn't always have meaning or a teachable moment. And actually, Jesus tends to make life more messy and complicated, not simple or easy. When I was approached to read, Rambles and Rants by Keith Haughton, I initially balked...
2019-07-0356 min
Snarky FaithThe Broken PriesthoodHearing that the American Church is broken isn't a new thing for this show. We've talked about it endlessly over the years. Though I'm becoming more convinced that there's no fix for the problem. Jesus isn't the problem. He never was. We've built up the church as an idol. We've learned to worship pastors. We've forgotten what it means to be servants. We've lost the heart of Christ in the process of becoming successful and powerful. Some things that are broken can never be mended. There is a broken priesthood and a fractured system that's in decline...
2019-06-2856 min
Snarky FaithChristian Persecution Complex"Christian persecution complex is a belief, attitude or world view that Christian values and Christians are being oppressed by social groups and governments. This belief is thought to be held by certain American Protestant Churches, some Christian- or Bible-based cults and in Europe as well. It is has been called the 'Evangelical', 'American Christian' or 'Christian Right' 'Persecution Complex.'" - Wikipedia ☝️Yeah, what they said. Join us as we dive into the most thin-skinned and obnoxious whiners of the faith. Christians in America aren't being persecuted, they're just upset because they can't get the...
2019-06-1456 min
Snarky FaithBaptists & Robot SexLeave it to the Baptists to invent new things for us to fear, condemn, and judge. With technology rapidly changing, we all need to fear the take over of sex robots. It's kind of like the Terminator with a little more lube. Recently the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention compiled an extensive statement on the evangelical stance on artificial intelligence that no one was asking for. And yes, these are the same asshats that signed the anti-LGBTQ Nashville Statement... so you know it's bound full of grace and compassion. Sadly, even sex...
2019-05-3056 min
Snarky FaithPalm SundayPalm Sunday is the oft-overlooked appetizer that leads us to Easter. We know how the story ends, so we rush through it as if it's a preamble. Once we look deeper a the events that surround Jesus's entry into Jerusalem before his death, it starts to make the entire narrative take a different shape. These events are way more political and way less spiritual than it seems. So, I think it's far time we rethink Palm Sunday. Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world. w...
2019-05-2255 min
Snarky FaithThe Trump DumpWe're living in a post-Muller report world and it's a stark reminder that we put too much faith in saviors. Your political persuasion doesn't matter. Whether we had the hope that Muller would save us from the ongoing Trump dump or if we thought that Trump was the orange messiah to save us from the brink, we were fooling ourselves. When we put hope in false messiahs, we're abdicating our own role in change. We're ignoring our own abilities, talents, perspectives, and greatness. We always seem to be in a search for people that offer us the...
2019-05-1356 min
Snarky FaithThe Gospel of GriftersSince when did it be okay that the gospel of grace has been replaced by the gospel of grifters. The sacred message of Jesus' love for mankind has been hijacked by charlatans, con artists, televangelists, and conspiracy prophets. Instead of being driven by love and compassion, the faith is now fueled by greed and lust for power. Join us as we talk about the rift between the mission of God and the gospel of grifters that currently run the ship. Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face...
2019-05-0656 min
Snarky FaithChristchurchOn Friday, March 15th, 50 people were killed and dozens were injured after a gunman opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attack was the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. What do we do when the world is in chaos and things cease to make sense? Violence begets violence and the cycle continues on. So what are we to do? We mourn. We meditate. We contemplate. Then, we take the outrage, pain, and anger and fuel it into change because things must change. Come along for the ride as we skewer through...
2019-05-0253 min
Snarky FaithProject BlitzNever heard of Project Blitz? Well, you need really to know about this legislative assault pushing hardline Christian conservative values in states across the nation. Do conservative legislators advancing a culturally subversive agenda sound scary? Well, it is. It's really scary. Like Franklin Graham + 1984 scary. Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world. www.SnarkyFaith.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2019-04-2556 min
Snarky FaithChristian SchoolsDo you ever find yourself wishing your kids could experience the same indoctrination of judgment, intolerance, and misogyny, not just Sundays, but every day of the week? Do the words secular and education send chills up your spine? Want to hide your children from the real world, hermetically sealed and sheltered in a bubble of fear? Looking to pay loads of money for a subpar education? Well, then Christian schools may be just for you. Join us as we talk about why Christian schools shouldn't make any sense to anyone, even Christians. When...
2019-04-2256 min
Snarky FaithChurch Sex AbuseSweet Jesus! How the hell has Christianity become something that's associated with sexual abuse and coverups? It's easy to throw stones into the glass cathedrals of the Catholic church, but the Southern Baptist Church has its own coverup scandal that equally disgusting. How did the house of God become a place that wasn't safe anymore? It's so messed up and won't change unless we do something about it. Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world. www.SnarkyFaith.com Hosted by Simplecast...
2019-04-1052 min
Snarky FaithFuture ChristianityJoin us for a rundown of what's wrong with the current state of Christianity and we'll look at small signs of hope for the future moving forward. Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world. www.SnarkyFaith.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2019-03-1456 min
Snarky FaithThe Other AmericaOn April 14, 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his speech at Stanford University entitled, "The Other America." It's a call to action that is as relevant today as it was back then. It's also a stark reminder that we've got lots of work left to do. Come along for the ride as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world. www.SnarkyFaith.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2019-03-0156 min
Snarky FaithDeconstructionDeconstruction can be a pastime, heck we do it on this show fairly often. The real work begins once you've walked past the wreckage and begin to build something out of the chaos. Brandon Carleton is a pastor from Rock Island, IL who tore it all down but did the hard work of building his faith back up again. Join us today as we talk through what it looks like to deconstruct one's faith and the long road to build it back again. Brandon has written a new book, Meaningful Again: How one Pastor Questioned Everything & Found Comfort and...
2019-02-2556 min
Snarky FaithChurch of the Safe InjectionDrug-overdose deaths set a record in 2017 with more than 70,000 Americans losing their lives to addiction. How should people of faith respond to this epidemic? Thoughts and prayers? Hardly. Jessie Harvey is the founder of Church of the Safe Injection. It is a coalition of harm-reduction advocates working to distribute thousands of syringes as well as hundreds of doses of naloxone in cities across the country. They create a safe space handing out clean drug-using supplies in areas known for their drug use. Our society has a 'get sober or die' response to addiction with no m...
2019-02-1456 min
Snarky FaithFaith LiesDr. Darrell Smith is a teacher, writer, and an aspiring integral theologian who has served in the Alamo Heights United Methodist family of churches since 1999. He founded and serves as a director of C3—a non-profit organization committed to conversations and connections that serve people and the common good. Join us today as Darrell talks about his new book, Faith Lies: 7 Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them. It's a fascinating look into the lies we believe and how they affect the way our faith grows and progresses. We'll talk through the importance of...
2019-01-2956 min
Snarky FaithStretching the Truth“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.” ― Barry Goldwater Living in an age where we're being told that truth isn't the truth. It's hard to know what's actually going on when the goalposts are constantly changing. How far can you st...
2019-01-2556 min
Snarky FaithHow To Get InvolvedThe year 2018 will be known as the year of outrage. It's been filled with atrocities at home and abroad, protests, scandals, and mass incompetence. With the Trump administration at the wheel, America's heading off a cliff at full speed. It's easy to get caught up in the cloud of outrage. We rage on social media. We rage as we read the news. We rage as we protest. Sometimes, it makes a difference but most often, it doesn't. It just becomes a cloud of anger. The problem with this is that outrage is easy. Getting involved...
2018-12-2456 min
Snarky FaithThe Naked Pastor"All art is kind of a confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up." – James Baldwin David Hayward is a pastor, artist, and coach. He's also known as The Naked Pastor; a graffiti artist on the walls of religion. His art has been seen by millions of people and his voice is undeniable. David was baptized Anglican as a baby, came to faith in a Baptist church when he was a teenager, and changed to Pe...
2018-12-2056 min
Snarky FaithThe Gospel of Selfishness Oh, Christianity, what has become of you? It's been some two-thousand years since your beginnings and you've strayed so far from your roots. You don't even look the same anymore. There's plenty of blame to be had, but where to begin? We could speak of so many issues like capitalism, materialism, greed, misogyny, racism, or bigotry but those would just be the beginning of a long list. There are so many things that have blown you off course, but one sin seems to pervasively rot your roots and taint your message. The gospel of Jesus h...
2018-12-1056 min
Snarky FaithStraight TalkIn times of crisis and calamity, it's always helpful to have an honest talk with a good friend. You know, those talks when you're just able to let things go and get to the heart of the situation. Justin Meier is one of those people in my life. A few weeks back, I sat down with Justin to chat about the state of the world and the American church. We'll talk through the general areas where the church is missing the mark and then dial down deeper to talk about how ill-equipped they are to help individuals...
2018-11-3056 min
Snarky FaithMy StoryIn times of stress and chaos, we can easily lose ourselves in the onslaught of information and misinformation. It hits us like waves. We're told how to think. We're told how to believe. We learn to be reactionary and respond to whatever comes our way. Piece by piece, our humanity slowly strips away. We begin to forget who we are and what we're made of. We lose the plot of our own stories. It's in these times that we must remind ourselves of the truth of our own journeys. Our story matters. The power of our own...
2018-11-3055 min