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The Blacksmith's Furnace292 Looking Forward Looking BackAnd just like that January is done and 2022 is already 1 month down with 11 more to go and like clockwork we’re back with another episode for your listening pleasure!
This week Mo is back and return to a turn in the hot seat, he talks about how he’s teaching his kids that being black is not and shouldn’t be a disadvantage and discusses if Christianity is objectively homophobic.
We then go on to talk about Whoopi Goldberg’s recent comments on the Holocaust that got her suspended from her job, Rihanna getting pregnant by a rapper no one saw comi...2022-02-071h 32
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 291 The Little thingsWelcome to another episode of the The Blacksmith’s Furnace with the Rock and the Rockstar. No Mo today, as he takes a well deserved break but ya boys Rob and Pete hold down the fort and welcome you to a rather strange few discussions.
We take turns in the hot seat for Sorry not Sorry with Rob initiating proceedings having Pete talk about what he is and isn’t good at when it comes to public speaking and giving talks and Pete follows up by having Rob describe what he wants his contribution to be to how Christianity is perc...2022-01-3053 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 290 Spitting ImageHave you ever heard the word Holiness illustrated with Cocaine? Well you certainly will in this week’s episode as Rob takes the hot seat and tries to explain what Holiness is, what place it has in a Christian’s life and talks about what verse of the Bible has challenged him the most!
We go on to discuss Rob’s first VIOLATION since being married, quick question how precious are you guys about toothbrushes?
Speaking of oral health, we of course also talk about the Mike Todd *spitting* debacle and give our own versions of wild illustrations when it comes...2022-01-231h 17
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 288 Blacksmiths BridesHappy new year everyone!!!
We hope you all had a great break and are super excited to welcome you all to a brand new and extremely special episode.
We had some incredibly important guests on the pod this week. We ended last year with the last single blacksmith getting hitched and we’re starting this year with all our wives so a massive thank you to Anita Fynn, Jemilea “Jemz” Wisdom-Baako and Andrea Amissah for gracing us with your immense presence!
We kick things off with Peter in the hot seat, he describes which sex brands he would endorse for the po...2022-01-171h 49
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 287 Blacksmith's Bride"It's the most wonderful time of the year" and we're singing season's greetings to all as we draw closer and closer to the Christmas festivities!
We're back with the very last episode of 2021 as we move to take a break for the rest of the year!
In this week's episode Mo kicks things off in the hot seat, he talks about his recommendations for christian friendly anime suitable as first dips into that world and his practical tips for ending the year strong and starting the new year well!
Apart from being the last episode of the year, this will...2021-12-201h 13
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 286 Cocaine CrackedIt's lockdown season again, Seasons greetings all!!!
We're back with another episode remotely recorded for your even more remote listening pleasure 🙂
Rob took his turn in the hot seat this week and talked about what determines if you're being the best version of yourself and how he knows when God is leading him to do something.
We then go on to talk about the recent findings of traces of cocaine in parliament and the hypocrisy of the Tory government breaking the very rules they set in place for the public regarding social distancing and locking the country down during the hei...2021-12-131h 16
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 285 Christmas trees and lotteriesThe Christmas trees have started going up and houses on the street are getting dressed down in Christmas lights and decorations suffice it to say, it's almost time for another lockdown and your friendly neighbourhood furnace is right here to keep you company through another display of political dilly dallying as the omicron variant goes rampant!
Welcome!
On this weeks episode Peter takes his turn in the hot seat and talks about incest in the bible and how he would approach someone who is struggling with finding their self worth in the bible!
We then go on to talk about...2021-12-061h 26
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 284 NeuteralityWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith Furnace with your favourite armchair theologians Bobby, Pete and Mo!
Mo took his turn in the hot seat this week; He dealt with the metaphysical consequences of the fact that God spelt backwards is dog, which book in the old testament would have the least impact if removed and what the ramifications are of the fact that for the most part the church isn't currently living like the early church did where they are noted as having sold everything and shared all their belongings with each other.
We then went on to talk...2021-11-291h 28The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 283 Heads up Thumbs downBetter late than never is the operative mentality here! Sorry for the delay but at least we're live with another episode now!
Big shout out to the amazing Dreya who joined us for today's episode. Rob kicked things off in the hot seat and dealt with how he deals with Science and faith and he thinks it looks like to be "about the Father's business"?
We then go on to talk about criticism, how and who to take it from and we offer some criticism for every person present during recording!!
For our hookups,
Peter suggested checking out Bizzle's latest...2021-11-221h 14
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 282 Love SickIt's lemsip season and you are welcome to another episode of the furnace with feverish body temperatures and three sets of runny noses.
Despite feeling like he's on death's door Peter bravely took a turn in the hot seat he gave his opinion on who in the furnace would be the fastest to turn £100000 into a million, his thoughts on the following quote, You don't see faith healers working in hospitals for the same reason as you don't see psychics winning the lottery every week, and what guidelines he would suggest for people who seek God in mediums outside of t...2021-11-141h 01
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 281 It Could Be WorseWelcome all to another episode of the Blacksmith's furnace.
Mo kicks things off in the hot seat this week. He deals with whether or not the Body of Christ is doing enough for widows and orphans in comparison to the focus the early church had on those groups and whether he would advise a person who is interested in faith to explore many faiths including Christianity and come to their own conclusions or if they should just come to faith in Christ.
We then go on to talk a little bit about the tragic accident that occurred during the production...2021-10-311h 16
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 280 In The Name Of FIFAWelcome back yall.
We got a special guest today making for an extra-full full furnace!!! Big shout to the absolutely insightful Andrea (chosenDrey91 and whenitmatters_therapy on instagram) who joined us today.
Being the fearless warrior she is Dreya shared the hot seat with Pete in this weeks episode. She talked about the hardest aspects of submission she's had to accept and Pete dealt with what signs might be signalling you're not in a church but in a cult!!!
We then go on to talk about branding and licensing following the major game house EA being at odds with FIFA...2021-10-241h 23The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 279 Can't Take A Joke?Hi all and welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace with your boys, Rob, Pete and Mo.
We kick things off this week pondering, much to Rob's chagrin, why it's important everyone knows wrestling is fake. Rob then takes a turn in the hot seat to cool off and talks about what it means for mere mortals to "bless" the Lord and what the hardest transition has been becoming a man engaged and soon to be married!
We then go on to talk about the Dave Chappelle latest Netflix special and backlash he's facing from some of the comments...2021-10-181h 10
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 278 Was Letitia RightWelcome back all, this week's episode kicked off with Pete in the hot seat talking about which bible characters Mo and Rob could learn from the most and which stories in the bible he struggles with the most.
We then, following Letitia Wright getting some backlash for her anti vax view, discuss free speech and if the same rules apply to all people despite their level of influence or the topics they have controversial views on.
For our hookups Peter suggests checking out marvel's latest series What If? have a watch here [https://g.co/kgs/BDBpUv](https://g.co...2021-10-101h 16
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 277 Arks, Angels And InsulationWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace with ya boys Rob, Pete and Mo.
On this weeks episode Mo takes a turn in the hot seat and talks about the current location of Noah's ark and whether or not the devil is able to circumvent or avoid prophecy given his extensive knowledge of the Bible.
We then go on to talk about how far one should go for a cause they believe in following the recent activity of the Insulate Britain protest group.
For our Hookups;
Rob suggested checking out an episode of Earn your leisure that addressed how...2021-10-041h 04
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 276 Back In My DayGet your hard hats ready, it's the heavy hitters this week coming with some existential ramblings in the welcome absence of the self proclaimed Rockstar Robert.
Welcome!
We took turns in the hot seat this week with Pete sharing his thoughts on the Self love / self care movement and Mo talked about what the significance would be if extraterrestrial life is proven to exist and how that might affect his faith, if at all.
We then go on to have a retrospective look on our lives and consider what we would do differently, if anything at all, if we suddenly...2021-09-261h 08
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 275 Black British And BurgundyYou might see the title and wonder, "I know the fellas are black, not really surprised they are British but what's up with the Burgundy?" Well, what had happened was Mo and Rob like the smash bro's they are chose to match their t shirts for this weeks recording and both were wearing short sleeve burgundy t-shirts. Peter not wanting them to feel like he didn't want to be down with the kids also changed into a burgundy t-shirt meaning all three of us were black, British and in burgundy t-shirts.
You're welcome.
And you're welcome to this weeks episode...2021-09-1951 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 274 Adopting ParenthoodWelcome to another full furnace bursting at the seams with randomness from ya boys.
This week Mo kicks us off taking his time in the hot seat. He addresses Lot's decision to offer his two daughters to a sexually threatening mob and what he thinks would be the reason for each member of the furnace to step away from the faith.
We then go on to talk about parenthood and the concept of unconditional love for one's offspring a conversation stemming from a recent case where a lady has just found out after 19 years that she had been swapped at...2021-09-121h 04The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 273 Consequences And Coat HangersWe're back again with some fire from a full furnace! We hope you've had a great week.
In this episode Pete takes a turn in the hot seat, he postulates on where Cain and Seth found their wives considering they may have been the very first human beings in existence. He also gives his opinion on if Judas lost his salvation, or never had it considering his betrayal of Jesus.
We then go on to talk about the extremely sensitive subject of Abortion following the passing of a law in Texas that makes Abortion after 6 weeks of conception illegal. We...2021-09-061h 06The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 272 We The PeopleBetter late than never with this weeks episode, it's a full furnace though back with some heat for your listening pleasure
Sorry not sorry started off with Mo addressing christian actors taking roles that don't align with their personal beliefs, and talking about the recent string of "christian" influencers / celebrities leaving the faith.
We then go on to try and talk about the crisis occurring in Afghanistan at the moment and what our moral responsibility as a country is to help out especially if there are issues that still need addressing on the home front.
For our Hookups, Peter offered...2021-08-3058 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 271 Peter Presents...PornEven thought Moses was not around this week, Peter channelled his inner Smash Bro and suggested the Rock and the Rockstar, along with special guest Andrea, discuss porn! They discuss OnlyFans trying to clean up their act, the effect porn has had on their expectations of sex and how porn has seeped into past and present relationships.
Andrea graced the hot seat this week and answered questions on whether Christian artists owe their fanbase an explanation about creating non-Christian content and whether there's a place for the prophetic in government.
Hook ups this were:
Peter - HBO Max's Titans (TV...2021-08-2354 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 270 Bajan Billionaire BabesWelcome to another installation of The Blacksmith's furnace!
First things first! Our sincere apologies for not getting an episode out last week. Things just didn't work out with recording but we'll make it work going forward. According to Robert these sorta performance issue happen but he's probably speaking for himself.
Anyway, we had a free for all Sorry not Sorry this week with Mo speaking to where the line is between what we still have to obey form the Old testament and what we don't. Robert then had to answer the question what if Christians are wrong? Lastly both Peter...2021-08-161h 12The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 269 Pressure makes ...It's the rock and the Rockstar coming to you with a fresh episode of the black smith furnace this week.
Man lyk Mo couldn't attend so he got a light roasting at the beginning but stay tuned for an interesting conversation with the two coolest members of the furnace.
We took turns in the hot seat for Sorry Not Sorry with Pete talking about why it's important to read your bible, and Rob addresses his indulgement of secular entertainment.
We then go on to talk about mental health and where the line is between needing to be resilient and taking...2021-08-0253 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 258 War Zones And Friend ZonesGood morning, good afternoon, good evening, and welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith Furnace!
On this week's episode Peter takes his turn in the hot seat dealing with what the Christian response to the conflict between Israel and Palestine should be and how to deal with former Christians who have renounced their faith.
We then go on to talk about how the church can help with friend zoning and how much they should get involved in romantic relationships of the members.
For our Hookups Robert suggested checking out J. Cole's latest album "The Off Season" [https://open.spotify.com...2021-05-1652 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 255 Spit In Justice's Mouth (18+)Peter thought it a good idea to leave the Smash Bros unsupervised and they did not disappoint!
For Sorry, Not Sorry, Robert asked Moses what sermon he would preach on Ezekiel 23:20 and Moses asked Robert how he would handle a girl asking him to beat her and spit in the mouth in the bedroom.
The conversation became a lot more serious when the duo discussed the fallout of the Derek Chauvin trial and what a Christian response to him should be.
For Hook Ups, Moses recommend the Meek Mill song, What's Free (https://open.spotify.com/album/6UYZEYjpN1DYRW0kqFy9...2021-04-2555 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 254 Make Luther Black AgainFirst things First. We're so sorry we left you without an episode last week, things just couldn't align but we'll be sure to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Now... welcome all to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace. In trying to put things right, it's a full furnace today and we spray from the hip for Sorry not Sorry with everyone throwing a grenade of a question on to the Hot seat
Peter starts the onslaught with a classic apologetics style question pondering where Cain got his wife from. Rob follows suit wondering why John was the only don...2021-04-181h 12The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 254 Soles And SoulsThe Furnace was in full effect again this Easter weekend!
Moses was in the hot seat this week, firstly answering Robert's EXCELLENT question about why the Bible isn't written in chronological order and followed it by answering Peter's question on why Nike sued Lil Nas X's Satan Shoes but not the Jesus Sneakers that were made by the same company.
The mandem continued to talk about the superstar who had horses in the back, giving a break down of the video and how much responsiblity Christians must take because of the hate Lil Nas X was sent his way by...2021-04-051h 02
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 253 Jaxn's ActionsGood morning, good afternoon, good evening! Welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's furnace with your boys Rob, Pete and Mo! This week's episode was especially fun as we had a very special guest in the "metaphorical building".
Shawn Woods is a trainee priest in the church of England who's friends with Mo and who's been a longtime listener of the pod.
It was a real pleasure having him on and as if that wasn't enough Shawn was even bold enough to take a turn in the hot seat dealing with questions on if sinning after fasting cancels it out...2021-03-291h 13
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 250 Crowned with RegretWelcome to another full furnace with Rob and the boys!
This week we talk regret. Things we wished we did and things we wish we didn't and how we deal with the feelings of missing out or missing opportunities after the fact.
We also took turns in the hot seat with Peter getting super personal with issues he has with Moses? Rob shoot a hot hypothetical at Mo regarding what he would do if his wife admitted lusting after one of his friends and Mo asking Peter what safe guards he would put in place to prevent other races from...2021-03-0757 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 249 The Innovation RaceWelcome welcome welcome, to another episode of the Blacksmith's furnace.
It's once more a full furnace with Peter finally returned and somewhat recovered from his move.
Peter jumps right back into the hot seat and deals with questions about how he would biblical engage with anti vaccine advocates and things he's learnt about sex post marriage that he wishes other people knew.
Very random indeed and keeping on brand Rob had some questions about innovation and creativity in the church.
He also displayed his bad taste in music by not recognising any of the current great christian artists and had...2021-03-011h 14
The Blacksmith's Furnace248 For The Greater Good...The Smash Bros were back at it once again!! In this week's Sorry Not Sorry, Robert asked Moses if there was any biblical backing to anointing oil/water having super natural properties. Mo then hit back and asked how Robert would navigate talking to his babe about body image issues.
This week's conversation was centred on the moral ethics of Christians turning radical and ruling over everyone for the greater good as we believe we know the right way to live...
Hook Ups
Robert suggested the Youtube channel Tola Talks (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbDMZbs3I-ndRs6SZD233Q), which...2021-02-2145 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 247 Romance and SmashWith the absence of Peter…Enter the Smash Bros!!!
For Sorry Not Sorry, Robert asked Mo if God views abortions done to save the mother’s life as a sin and Moses asked the Great One about what he would say to believers and non-believers in regards to the things Ravi Zacharias did whilst alive.
The duo then discussed Valentine’s Day and what it looks like for men to be romanced. They then discussed whether women should demand monogamy if they can’t fulfil their men’s sexual desires…
For our hookups:
Robert suggested the book - A Path to Redeeming...2021-02-141h 00
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 246 Where Do Babies Come FromAnother week means another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace with Red mic Rob, man lyk Mo, and the one and only Pete.
In today's late night session Peter takes a seat in the hot seat for Sorry not Sorry. Rob wanted to know about the nature and beginnings of Evil in the devil and what's to stop it being birthed again once all is said and done and Mo wanted to know what the thought process was for Peter when choosing to leave his Church to join and serve in a new one.
We then go on to talk about...2021-02-071h 10
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 245 Violence Is My Trump CardWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace. In today's episode Red mike Rob took the hot seat and provided his opinion on what an appropriate response from the church should look like in the event of failings of the leadership and whether the new president elect desecrated the Bible he swore in on when he knows his policies are against it.
We then go on to talk about our personal views on when violence is appropriate and in the words of Rob, if it's ok for a christian to be about that life when faced with conflict.
For our...2021-01-311h 06
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 244 I Did It TramwayWelcome one, welcome all to another episode of the Blacksmith's furnace with Robert, Pete and man lyk Mo out here!!!
Today we were graced with the lovely presence of the ever insightful Dreya and we had an interesting conversation about gambling and if there's ever a "holy" way to do it or a formula to win?
Rob also throws out an interesting question we' love to hear your response to, "If you could ask God for anything without consequence, what would it be?"
Peter took a turn in the hot seat today, fielding three hot questions on what's to stop...2021-01-251h 15
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 243 Pulling Out CorrectionsGuess who's back!!!
After a nice break the Furnace returns with full fire for you in 2021.
We hope you had a good Christmas and wish you all a prosperous and blessed New Year.
In the Sorry not Sorry of the year Man lyk Mo jumps in the hot seat and fields questions of biblical contraceptive methods and if free speech is being challenged by social media companies kicking him off their platforms.
Inspired by how bad WW84 and why no one spoke up or offered any corrections to all the bad decisions made for that story, we then go on...2021-01-1749 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 242 We Are Not Your Only FansIt's a full furnace once more, and we all welcome you to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace.
In today's episode Mo took the hot seat and dealt with questions about what Modesty practically looks like and why there aren't as many supernatural miracles now as there were in the times of the Apostles.
We then go on to talk about the reality of just how hard life can be out here and indeed how "understanding" God is of the things people feel they need to do to make ends meet.
Speaking of ways to help people make ends meet...2020-12-2048 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 241 Living My Best LifeRob had a simple question for us today, following Peter addressing what would prevent sin once were all in heaven and Rob talking about his recommendations for Bible study to a new convert fresh off an altar call during Sorry Not Sorry...
And that question was simply, Does God want us to enjoy ourselves?
Of course there's levels to enjoyment, and there's a different understanding of what enjoying one's self means but we talk about it and we go there!
We also had some recommendations for your enjoyment with our Hookups
Peter suggested checking out the Jabbawockeez youtube channel for...2020-12-1355 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 240 Communism With A Capitalist CWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace with the rock and the rockstar.
Thanks to Rob Man lyk Mo couldn't make it to recording today so Pete and Rob chop it up on which societal structure is the most biblical. Capitalism vs Communism. If you want to hear two guys wax poetic with a loose grip of what those two things actually are you're in for a treat!!
Given it was just the two of us Sorry not Sorry was a one for one with Rob asking if it was ok for Christians to put up Christmas trees and...2020-12-0750 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 239 Appreciate Men. Appreciate, Men.Welcome to another episode of the Furnace, this week we've a full house once more, albeit at about 11:30pm we're all pretty beat but remain dedicated to bringing you the bants and the fire as always!
Speaking of fire Rob took the hot seat this week and dealt with questions regarding if sexual activities in games like God of war and Grand Theft Auto are sinful and the difference, if any, between how he would walk with a friend going through a divorce if they were a believer and if they weren't.
Bob then goes on to ask the furnace...2020-11-2959 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 238 Corona Christmas ConspiraciesFull Disclaimer. We're not purveyors of conspiracy theories always do your research and be led by God in what you will believe but... at Robert's request, we delve into some of the theories we've heard and are thinking about.
Let us know what you've been pondering in these strange times and how do you make sure you're well informed in an age of not necessarily useful or all true information overload.
Mo took the hot seat and dealt with questions about killing our pride, and choosing between insubordination and obedience to someone asking you to go against your values and...2020-11-2250 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 237 Death In The FurnaceTo quote Ivan Drago from the Rocky and Creed movies "If he dies, he dies!"
Are you scared of Death? That's the question we kick off with for this episode of Furnace. Rob asks the worse ways to die, and we share our thoughts on death as a concept.
Suffice it to say our thoughts differ significantly from Peter Pan's description of death as the "last great adventure."
Peter took a turn in the hot seat for Sorry not sorry initially addressing how he would help a new Christian pick a church to belong to and how he would help...2020-11-1558 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 236 Beholding Beauty Part 3Welcome to another episode of the Furnace, with Rob and Mo and unfortunately missing the enigmatic Pete.
It was a one for one during Sorry not sorry with Rob starting out with a question about if Christ's interaction with the Canaanite woman, more specifically in Matthew 15:21 -28, displayed racism.
Mo hit back asking how Rob would address Christians navigating modern day prophecy especially as there are schools of thought that believe prophets no longer function or exist post Christ's ministry.
Not entirely sure this requires a trigger warning but we do find out both Man lyk and The man the...2020-11-0858 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 235 Sensitive CensorshipWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace, with Rob, Pete and Man lyk Mo out here!!
Following the news of the passing of Sean Connery we briefly discuss our favourite depictions of James Bond to start with.
Here's a quiz for the listeners, which incarnation of the super suave super spy is your fav.
Mo then takes the hot seat and deals with an interesting hypothetical from Rob: If time travel is invented, would being able to go and see the crucifixion have a net negative or positive effect on Christianity? and Pete asks what Mo's approach would be...2020-11-021h 02
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 234 #ENDSARSIt's the triumphant return of the Bobby A after a couple weeks of silence, but that line is about as much fan fare as he's going to get because there are some significantly more important things to discuss in this week's episode.
After a group sorry not sorry discussing whether we need to transition from a Christian podcast, to a podcast by Christians, or if that is even a thing. We move on to talk about the despicable actions of the Nigerian government and police that have been going on recently.
Suffice it to say we are praying for and...2020-10-2554 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 233 It's A Long Ting!Welcome to another episode of the furnace featuring the Heavy Hitters Man like Mo and yours truly Pete.
We kick things off trading blows during Sorry Not Sorry, Pete asked where the line should be drawn, for a Christian, between tolerance, and speaking THE truth and Mo shot back with question about the fairness of a Holy Almighty God placing the weight of living up to the unachievable standard of the Law on fallen man!
Inspired by the upcoming "exhibition" match between legends and hall of famers Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr and the fact that despite being very...2020-10-1857 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 232 Beholding Beauty Pt 2Welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace. This week join the hardest hitting two thirds of the furnace, The heavy hitters Mo and Pete, as they address the topic of physical aesthetics and the definition of beauty in the world and church today!
It was again shot for shot during Sorry Not Sorry today. Pete threw out the same question as he did last week asking Mo to provide a defence for what he believes regarding salvation and Mo asks Peter how Abraham marrying his half sister Sarah when the bible explicitly states such should not happen!
We then...2020-10-111h 01
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 231 Beholding BeautyWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace. This week join the hardest two thirds of the furnace, The Rock and the Rockstar, as they discuss standards of beauty in the world and church today!
It was shot for shot during Sorry Not Sorry today. Peter tackles how there could be light without the sun in the creation account in Genesis, and Rob gives an explanation , not of what he believes but rather why he believes it.
We then go on to talk about Instagram and it's effect on society following it's 10th birthday on the 4th of October 2020 and...2020-10-0446 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 230 Finesse (Remix) feat. Kirk FranklinThis year has indeed been a weird one. Outside of the global pandemic and all the devastation that's brought, we've seen the Black Lives Matter movement come to a head with George Floyd and now we watch the murder of an innocent black woman go unpunished by the law and we are left asking what's the price of a life.
Rob was in the hot seat and tackled questions on what churches today would illicit a similar response from Christ as when he popped off in the temple, and if Lot was justified in his attempt to trade his daughters...2020-09-271h 05
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 229 From PS5 to PrisonWelcome to another episode of the Furnace, Mo took the Hot seat this week and Pete came swinging with questions about the holiness or lack thereof in the choice to purchase a PS5 and Rob follwoed with a question about earthly possessions and riches and how to discern if they're from God or the enemy.
We go on to talk about the Justice system in the UK and new propositions to lower the qualifying age for Death penalties to 18. This lead to a discussion about if 18 years is truly long enough to call one an adult.
For our Hookups Mo...2020-09-2056 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 228 Boys Will Be BoysHey there, welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace with Rob, Pete and Man lyk Mo.
This week we're out here talking about how Boys will always be boys.
In Sorry Not Sorry Pete assumed the position in the hot seat and discussed contacting our ancestors spiritually, Why Elijah was present during the transfiguration of Christ, instead of Elisha who performed twice as many recorded miracles and if the people who flip the switch or administer the lethal injection to inmates on Death row are guilty, in the eyes of the Lord, of murder / sin.
Today's conversation starts in...2020-09-1353 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 227 Long Live the KingLast week the world was shocked by the passing of Chadwick Boseman, the surprise being made all the worse by the revelation that in private he had battled colon cancer for the past 4 years all the while bringing us great movies, the most impactful being Marvel's Black Panther.
Today we discuss death, legacy and the impact he and Black Panther had on our lives and on society and we talk about giving roses to those around us while we can, and working through pain to achieve one's goals and purpose.
Rob took the hot seat during Sorry Not Sorry and...2020-09-0757 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 226 A Great ConversationWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace. In today's conversation we talk about greatness and our relationship with trying to achieve it as men and as Christians.
Mo also kicked the episode off in the hot seat for Sorry not Sorry telling us about his favourite verse and his thoughts on if the ark of the covenant would still kill people who touched it post Christ's ministry, death and resurrection.
For our Hookups;
Mo suggested checking out a new anime series he's enjoying on Netflix called Sword Art Online check it out here [https://www.netflix.com/title/70302573](https...2020-08-301h 03The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 225 Swearing By Dreams And AngelsWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace, it's a full house with Pete getting his priorities right this time round and we have a rather interesting conversation about angels, dreams and how to interpret them.
Definitely a more technical conversation today.
For our hookups Peter set us off suggesting, in his words, the very best live action anime adaptation ever, The Ruruoni Kenshin Series of films have a watch here [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rurouni-Kenshin-Subtitled-Keishi-Ohtomo/dp/B00JMGKEHC](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rurouni-Kenshin-Subtitled-Keishi-Ohtomo/dp/B00JMGKEHC)
Mo being the good husband suggested checking out HTB's free Marriage...2020-08-2351 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 224 Role Models Don't WAPMan lyk and the man the gals lyk representing the furnace in today's episode. Pete was unable to make due to, in Rob's words "having his priorities all wrong!" Mo was equally disgusted by Pete's choice to be at church instead of Podcast but the Lord forgives and charges us to do so as well so hopefully no hard feelings!
In Sorry Not Sorry we had a one for one sessions, with Rob kicking it off with a question about if the Holy Spirit can leave and return to a believer based on how they are living their life.
Mo's...2020-08-1752 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 223 Know Your Worth, King!Welcome to another edition of the Furnace, today Pete jumped in the hot seat and dealt with questions regarding if the apostle Peter would be denied entry into heaven by virtue of his denial of Christ and how the "many" in Matthew 7:22 could ensure they do gain entry into the same.
We then went on to talk about determining how much to charge for services or products we provide and other business / side hustle topics
Hookups
Mo suggested checking out a YouTube channel called Flash Film Academy for some great content [https://www.youtube.com/c/FlashFilmAcademy](https://www.youtube...2020-08-0957 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 222 The Price Of LoveWelcome to another episode of the Furnace, Mo took the hot seat this week addressing topics on if we would still have free will in heaven and giving his two cents on a Christian subreddit post by a gay agnostic who asked for prayer to 1. become straight and 2. hear directly from God so he can believe.
Rob then led a conversation on how our relationship with money has been affected by our being married.
For our Hookups
Rob suggested checking out a new anime called my teen romantic comedy snafu check it out here [https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu...2020-08-0353 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 221 Addicted To Heavy Hitting BarsIt's the episode you've all been waiting for, Pete the Heat vrs Man lyk Mo in a one on one poetry showdown for the ages.
Bar for bar, metaphor for metaphor, it's a good 30 minutes of fun well crafted Poetry we really hope you find entertaining, informative and maybe even inspirational.
This week's episode was made even more special with the presence of an amazing special guest, the incredibly talented and versatile Miss Andrea Chatterton joined the show to be a guest judge and to bless us with some poetry of her own.
It's just been such a great episode...2020-07-261h 15
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 220 The Will To Be FaithfulWe've one word and one word only for you today;
Entanglement
We're not here to bash any relationships or entanglements, nor suggest that we are better but to provide a commentary on where society is headed in general when the Smith's are widely considered relationship goals, and they aren't necessarily claiming these entanglements are "transgressions".
We were also blessed to have the insightful Tolu and Arnold form the Reason to Behold Podcast join us for the conversation making a very well rounded collection of viewpoints.
For our hookups
Mo suggested checking out a new KB's new single 10K a hip...2020-07-2045 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 219 As The Pendulum SwingsDo you support the Black Lives Matter movement? Have you read their manifesto? [https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/](https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/) As Christians should we?
These are the questions we tackled today, to varying degrees of success, on this week's episode of the Furnace.
Peter also chilled out the hot seat answering questions on what would have happened if Abraham actually did kill Isaac and if one can get into heaven without belief in the deity of Christ.
For our hookups,
Peter suggested checking out Hamilton on Disney+ and The Old Guard on Netflix two great films currently on streaming...2020-07-131h 22
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 217 All About The Finger SnapsWelcome to another special edition of The Blacksmiths Furnace. We've another special poetic episode for you today.
This time it's Man Lyk Mo vs Bobby the Rockstar Robert pulling classics from the vault with three rounds of mature pieces.
With Pete judging you actually have a conclusive decision at the end but do let us know who was your pick.
Of course we have some hookups for you,
Peter suggested a youtube channel called CalebCity check it out here, [https://www.youtube.com/user/GizzlyB3aver](https://www.youtube.com/user/GizzlyB3aver)
Mo suggested one of his inspirations for...2020-06-291h 07
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 216 The Fatherhood AgendaWelcome to another episode of the Furnace. Firstly we'd like to honor and appreciate all the fathers and father figures out there and wish you a Happy Fathers day. We hope we see more and more good fathers coming up and making a difference.
With the episode recording on Father's day of course we had to talk about all things Fatherhood and we specifically address if there's an agenda against fathers, and against black fathers specifically as that's what we have most experience with.
Peter took the seat today and dealt with questions around why Christ felt it necessary to...2020-06-2157 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 215 Babled ComplimentsIf they we're in trouble, again, it would be front page news on all the news outlets and all over social media, but Kanye West and Floyd Mayweather Jr. seemed to have slipped completely under the radar with their most recent acts of solidarity and charity, setting up scholarship funds and paying for the George Floyd funeral respectively.
Why is this the case, and why is Peter such a hater? Tune in for answers to these and more!!
Mo also takes the hot seat and discusses eschatology and the tower of Babel in classic Sorry not Sorry not Sorry fashion.
...2020-06-1445 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 214 Black Ops And CopsWelcome to a super special episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace, we hope you are all well and gearing up for the release of the lockdown, hopefully there's not too much longer to go in the current situation.
On today's episode we are joined by a very good friend and brother, Nathaniel Tetteh. Nat served in the British Army as a Bomb disposal specialist for two tours to Iraq and Afghanistan and is now a police officer in Loughborough, he joined us to talk army life, PTSD and his experience as a black police officer in these special times we find...2020-06-071h 22The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 213 Poetic InjusticeWelcome to a super special episode of The Blacksmith's Furnace. Thanks to Robert today's episode changed from a normal discussion to a poetry slam!!
It's Peter V Rob, the rock vs the Rockstar in a battle for the ages!!!
Not really, we just had a good back and forth having recently got back into writing again!!
The adjudicator Mo chose to get comfortable on the fence and ruled it a draw so please let us know what you think of the poems performed today.
Of course apart from the poetry we also have some great hookups for you.
Rob suggested...2020-05-311h 02The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 212 A Reason To Behold Tory LanezWelcome to the first collab of the quarantine sessions. This week we had two very special guests from the sibling podcasts 'Reason to Behold'.
Tolu Talks ([@tadebekun](https://www.instagram.com/tadebekun/)) and Arnold Reasons ([@ReasonToBehold](https://www.instagram.com/reasontobehold/)) both graced us with their presence and brought a refreshing perspective to our conversation.
Mo took the hot seat this week and only had to deal with the one question, which ended up taking half the episode; Is gambling a sin?
We then went on to talk about music, following Rob's most recent exposure to the artist Tory Lanez.
...2020-05-241h 16The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 211 Gotta Love Being A DadWelcome to another episode of the furnace. We hope your keeping safe, and we hope we can bring you a little bit of entertainment, mixed in with some truth in these weird weird times.
Speaking of weird times, Rob had a bit of a weird time in the Hot seat for Sorry not sorry. He answered questions on How the bible answers the question "How can I know God's will for me from a book written thousands of years before I was even born?" and debates on if Acts is a sufficient account of the early Church considering it was...2020-05-1746 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 210 The Truth About 69Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, welcome back to another episode of the Blacksmith's furnace.
We're still recording remotely as we're all observing lockdown, well all of us except Croydon.
Peter took the Hot seat and fielded questions about whether or not the Apostles were right for apparently abandoning Paul when he was incarcerated for the last time and
We go on to talk about the infamous rapper Tekashi Six Nine who was recently released from Prison and has gone right back to the lifestyle and persona that got him in trouble in the first place and whether as Christians...2020-05-111h 06The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 207 When You Can't Be HumbleAnother week in lockdown, welcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace with Rob, Pete and Man lyk Mo out here, in this week's episode we probably had a couple of the best questions for sorry not sorry: Is God the Father humble? and Is there a disobedience of the great commission if pastor's baptise in the name of Jesus, when Jesus said to baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
We then go on to talk about mental health and our interactions with people with mental disabilities, inspired by Rob recently watching a movie that...2020-04-1955 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 206 Charming HypocritesFull furnace on nigh full lockdown again this week bringing you another episode via the magic of skype.
In this week's episode Mo jumped in the hot seat and addressed where God is during these crazy times, and thinks on awards in heaven and how if there is any sort of hierarchy in heaven once we all get there.
We then go on to talk about the apparaent hypocrisy of Charmed's Alyssa Milano who had a very harsh stance at the beginning of the Me Too movement but doesn't seem as unforgiving now it's someone she likes under the spotlight.
...2020-04-121h 04The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 205 Between A Rock And A Hard PlaceWeek 3 of the Coronavirus lockdown and selfishly a few 3000 people chose to completely disregard the lockdown because there was some lovely weather. Peter seemed angry enough to turn dictator at the blatant disregard for human life and the guys weren't too far off.
Robert assumed the hot seat position for sorry not sorry and we end up talking about how all this has affected our professional lives.
For our especially all important hookups
Rob suggested checking out WWE pay per view Events which have been made free for this lockdown period
Check them out here [https://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork...2020-04-0558 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 204 Self Isolation Special Week 2Week 2 of lockdown hasn't been fun but while we're all locked away safe and sound we've got you covered for some socially distanced silly yet seldom deep shenanigans.
Peter took the hot seat today discussing evangelism and tithing while social distancing and we went to talk all things lockdown survival from saving up for the next rainy day, to whether or not we'd resort to looting to feed our families!
Of course we have a few hookups to keep you entertained and sane in lockdown
Peter suggested checking out some free dance tutorials and classes that are being held for...2020-03-3053 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 203 Self Isolation Special Week 1In the third week of March 2020 CE the UK went into full advisory Self Isolation, It wasn't full lockdown as there hasn't been a curfew set but pubs, restaurants and all public gatherings have been banned and businesses have been closed in an effort to slow and hopefully stop the spread of the Coroavirus Covid-19
The Flame flickered in fleeting moment of uncertainty but today, The Furnace burns bright from our individual homes via Skype .
That's right, COVID-19 wasn't about to stop this week's episode but we also maintained social distancing and came together only virtually to bring you another...2020-03-2256 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 202 Coverings, Coronavirus, And ContraceptionThe Rock and the Rockstar in attendance today!
Firstly we apologise for the dip in sound quality this week. You'll find out early in the episode why I had to record over skype, sat in a car.
Next week we should be back to our usual recording set up but till then at least we got some recording done! #Consistency
With the pending Coronavirus epidemic all over the news we talk a little about how this affects us and then Robert decides he is going to take us straight to a conversation about contraception and abortion.
I've already said too...2020-03-1547 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 201 International Women's Day SpecialHappy International Women's Day!
In honor of all the amazing women the world is blessed to have we had the lovely Cynthia (insta: @fayidat) take over and host today's episode.
Peter started off in the hot seat for Sorry Not Sorry, he fielded some tough questions ranging from combat sports to domestic abuse.
We then went on to talk about Toxic masculinity, what it means and how it may have affected us, suffice it to say, there are some unpopular opinions ahead.
For Hookups
Peter suggested checking out the youtube channel of dance duo and cutest couple, Keone and Mari...2020-03-091h 18The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 200 Hell Hath No Fury...Today it was the Man Lyk and The One The Babes Love holding it down in the furnace, discussing the charges Vanessa Bryant is filing against the helicopter company and the estate of the pilot who caused her husband's death. They also discussed expectations if they were to pass away earlier than expects as well as what they felt the rules were when it came to second marriages...
Moses hooked up Flowers in the Trap 2, an album of LoFi instrumentals by Shogonodo https://open.spotify.com/album/4DDaYr4VJ54k7xDVIy76Ui?autoplay=true&v=L
Robert hooked up the...2020-03-021h 04The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 199 Possessed And In LoveFiery full furnace in effect once more this week. Mo gets comfortable in the hot seat, talking demon possession to alien salvation!
We then go on to talk about marriage, the reasons why one should get married and how it's changed us thus far.
For our hookups, Mo , looking out for your mental health, and connection to nature, suggested spending more time in the green. Going to parks, going for a walk just get outside and breath some fresh air.
Peter on the other side of the spectrum suggested a game that will help you get more time indoors, it's...2020-02-2353 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 198 My Biblical RomanceThe Rock and the Rockstar in attendance today for our Valentine's weekend episode! Rob takes the hot seat and talks biblical genocide!
We then go on to discuss romance, and it's relevance to the modern Christian, and look back on Valentine's day in general, especially as at least this year round we both stepped up for our ladies!!
Of course we got some hookups for you, Peter suggested checking out the Olive Tree Bible Software which he's absolutely fallen in love with recently
Check it out here
[https://www.olivetree.com/](https://www.olivetree.com/)
Rob suggested an experience in...2020-02-1649 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 197 Angels And AdulteryWelcome to another episode of the Furnace.
In this episode, Peter gets comfortable in the hot seat, he talks angels feelings and if fasting is relevant under grace!
We then go on to have a harrowing conversation about adultery and the extent to which our faith allows us to truly represent Christ and the church in a Hosea-esque situation. Suffice it to say, Robert's position was, in a word, wild!
For our Hookups
Mo, appropriately suggested marriage counselling for all, especially before and during when necessary hopefully meaning there will never be an "after" marriage, at least until one dies.
...2020-02-1057 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 196 The Sting Of DeathIn today's episode we talk about the one constant in all Life, Death. Last week the news was full of stories and tributes following the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, His daughter and a 8 other individuals in a helicopter accident.
Being that none of us is a true basketball fan we couldn't really speak to what the passing of someone as popular and influential as Kobe Bryant but we do talk of deaths that may have affected us and what responses should be to the last enemy to be put under the Lord's feet.
For our Hookups
Peter went...2020-02-031h 01
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 195 Never the Same againSometimes you just don't know how God is going to direct an episode, just one of those things that make the podcast so fun.
T'was a full Furnace plus 1 today, we had the privilege's of being joined by the incomparable Cynthia (@fayidat) who brought a beautifully unique and genuine perspective that actually ended up turning today's episode on it's head.
After the heavy hitters (Mo and Peter) hoard the hot seat, today's episode focused more how how we each came to the faith and this highlighted how intentional and personally interested God is in our personal live and how that...2020-01-271h 10
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 194 What's Love Got To Do WIth It?It's the full furnace in full effect for the first time in the new year!
Robert wanted to talk Romance in the Bible vs romance now so we took it there, long before the love month of February in this episode.
We talk how romantic love was displayed in the bible and what it looks like now and effectively where, if at all, we can be better
Definitely a fun one for the books especially with Robert taking an extremely spicy turn in the hot seat during Sorry Not Sorry.
We of course all had some hookups for you as...2020-01-1956 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 193 It's All Beef!!!The heavy Hitters in full attendance in today's first full episode of the year. Robert couldn't make it unfortunately but we tried our best to hold it down!
It was one for one bombs traded for Sorry Not Sorry discussing calling out churches for bad doctrine and female leadership in the church.
Yeah we started off spicy!!!
For our Hookups
Mo suggested getting a bible reading plan, any, bible reading plan and cited how useful it is in keeping you consistent with the word!
Peter also suggested the first book he's reading this year Mary Magdalene never wore blue eyeshadow
...2020-01-1255 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceHappy New Year!!!A quick note from our team to yours wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous new year!
We'll be back to regular scheduled programming next week!
Till then ...
...Take care and stay blessed.
Special thanks to RUDE (@itsrudeboy) for the intro and outro music. And to Calvin A Turner founder of Torra Media (facebook , @torramedia) and digital designer extraordinaire for [TheOrdinaryAmazing.com](http://theordinaryamazing.com/) logo design.2020-01-0503 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 192 LegacyWelcome to the very last episode of the year, and the decade.
With Robert in Ghana, it's the heavy hitters reporting for duty joined by the absolutely lovely and incredibly insightful Jemz.
Sorry not sorry was a bit of a wild West situation with everyone taking a turn in the hot seat!
With the decade nearly over, instead of just looking at the next year, or decade as we normally would around this time, we chose to look at what we want our legacies to be.
We especially considered how this would flesh out for our kids and it was...2019-12-291h 07
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 191 All About The MoneyIn all fairness today's episode was mostly sorry not sorry then a brief introduction to our "money stories" and how we think our first formative experiences with money shaped how we treat it.
The full furnace was in full fiery effect and it certainly got heated in the episode
Of course we also have some hookups for the great listeners,
Mo suggested a book by Tim keller, Counterfeit Gods which addresses some of the concepts around the idols we create for ourselves
Check it out here
[https://timothykeller.com/books/counterfeit-gods](https://timothykeller.com/books/counterfeit-gods)
Peter suggested a new...2019-12-2457 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 190 Vote Of InfluenceWelcome, once more , to the Furnace. In this week's episode Mo takes the hot seat during Sorry not Sorry, he talks the spirituality of mental health and the Mystery of the divinity and humanity of Christ
We then go on to talk about the recent election results and the cycle of being surprised by such results in a time where information is more accessible that it has ever been.
For the hookups
MO suggested checking out a Netflix anime series called the Samurai 7 , check it out here [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70205019](https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70205019)
Rob...2019-12-1549 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 189 Mary Did You Know... That Those Words Should Really Mean Something?Peter took a turn in the hot seat and what a fun sorry not sorry segment , we discuss revelations and Job in some specific detail and Peter definitely had fun with it.
We then went on to talk about how little accountability there is in the church regarding the words we sing during worship! It was a good conversation that really addresses our hearts towards God and our sincerity and seriousness about worshiping him.
Side note little Leia joined us in the background and so you might hear her singing along to a video she was watching while we were...2019-12-0854 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 188 The Brexit Election Special pt 2 ft Mary from The Black Berea PodcastThe Rock and the Rockstar in attendance today bringing the fire to the Furnace!
In today's episode we take another look at the upcoming elections but this time with a much more focused look at how this all affects the black community and black Christians more specifically.
Now in order to get this done properly we reached out to the guys over on the Black Berea podcast whose main focus is actually black Christianity. They were gracious enough to agree and sent the inimitable @Marypromise who joined us on today's episode and brought a very interesting perspective and some Berean...2019-12-021h 04
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 187 The Brexit Election SpecialBefore 2016, in all honesty, I didn't even know what a referendum was, Cut to 2019 and the country is still in a right mess following the surprising decision to leave the European union, and consequentially the coining of the infamous term Brexit!
In the 3 years that followed we've been through 3 Prime Ministers and we're now on the verge of choosing a 4th, and quite literally desperate to help the people make the right choice, the Furnace brings you the Election special.
Now granted none of the furnace members are particularly politically minded we saw fit to get a couple of young...2019-11-251h 07
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 186 Does It Count If It's Just The T.I.p?A full furnace once more reporting for duty!
This week Peter volunteered his behind for the hot seat, and it gets pretty intense pretty quickly discussing,failed leadership in church and how to know your interpretation of the Bible is correct.
Then we moved onto the topic of Virginity and it's worth in today's society, we're pretty late to the party, but this is following well known hip hop rapper Tip "TI" Harris bragging about taking his daughter to the doctor to check her hymen is still intact on a monthly basis.
We felt he's suffered enough backlash but we...2019-11-171h 06
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 185 (RE-UP) Could a 'Cult' be Correct?Firstly apologies for the delayed upload, a few emergencies in the family meant we couldn't record on our usual Sunday afternoon but all is well now and in wanting to make sure an episode still goes up, I'm posting a re-upload of an older episode.
In light of recent exposure of SPAC Nation pastors in a piece by the [huffingtonpost UK](https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_a71e9baf-2cae-4957-8b39-c193c2807646&lang=en-gb&inline=false) it's still relevant and a good refresher before an upcoming conversation about "Christian Cults" in general
Here's the original show...2019-11-1257 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 184 The things a Wife can teach you that Porn won't*Behind the scenes*
Peter: Robert, let's do something scary for Halloween
Robert: Sure
*Podcast recording time*
Peter: What we talking about today Robert?
Robert: Sex
Need I say more?
For whatever reason, for Halloween and indeed at the request of the furnace to do something scary Robert decides it's a good idea to talk all things sex and addictions to it.
Mo takes the Hot seat during Sorry not sorry!, and for our Hookups Peter Suggested a audio drama podcast called Edge of Sleep, check it out here
MO suggested checking out an album that Peter made so much noise...2019-11-031h 07
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 183 The Art Of TechnologyThe Rock and the Rockstar, reporting for duty to redeem an episode otherwise ruined by Roberts reckless behavior .
This week's episode was a bit of a technological miracle considering the original episode was lost because Robert's computer corrupted the files!
That said we do plead with you all to bear with us as the episode won't have the quality of sound we're used to ensuring. it will be back next week!
But given technology was the savior of this episode Robert decided our topic will be thrashing it and for that reason we talk about the benefits and burdens of...2019-10-2853 minThe Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 182 Mourning Chick - Fil - AWelcome to another episode of the Blacksmith's Furnace.
In attendance today, the Rock, and the Rock Splitter/ Striker or, the wave rider/ walker and the wave parter or the more reasonable two thirds of the furnace Mo and Peter (dynamic duo moniker to be confirmed)
We had a great conversation about gay rights and the church stemming from the protests that led to Chick Fil a, a well known, Christian, fast food chain in the US, ditching plans to expand here in the UK after protests led by the LGBTQ+ community.
They were accused of having 'outdated' biblical beliefs and...2019-10-201h 10
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 181 Oxford's Definition Of Addiction - To Be Addicted...In the wake of Mental Health week, this episode was dedicated to discussing the issue from a Christian point of view. As usual there were differing views on the definition of the problem regarding mental health and what the solution should be.
Peter also took the hot seat and attempted to field questions on the validity of infant baptism and if Jesus was wiser than the wisest man to walk the earth.
For out Hookups
Mo suggested an old classic of a christian hip hop track; H.O.O.P.S. by Evangel
check it out here
[https://open.spotify...2019-10-1358 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 180 I Love You ButWe finally were furnished with a full furnace friends!
Man lyk Mo made his triumphant return and answered the question on everyone's mind, where has he been!
Of course as a welcome back gift we allowed him to take the hot seat for sorry not sorry which he handled with no signs of ring rust by the way.
Then we got into a rather controversial topic most Christian households most probably would not like to contemplate.
It didn't end perfectly for the furnace folks, but I've already said too much.
For our hookups Peter suggested an app that can be...2019-10-071h 03The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 159 Kanye's Coachella Church CollectionIt's a full furnace today, and we kick things off in true Furnace style with Robert fielding two hard questions during Sorry Not Sorry!
We then get into Kanye West's most recent antics and share our thoughts on his Coachella Church services.
We then go on to look at his merch sales at said services and what we think about his "relationship" with Christian culture.
In our Hookups,
Peter suggested checking out Bizzle's response to Joyner Lucas most recent song, Joyner seems to want to question God about why good people have died, in his mind, despite there being more...2019-05-0553 min
The Blacksmith's FurnaceTBF 03 The Creative's JourneyIn what we at TBF all agree is our very best episode to date, we are joined by the amazing Jolade Olusanya and the beautiful Jemilea "PoeticJemz" Wisdom-Baako with adlibs from Baby Leia.
We talk about creativity and art in the church, and what our mark should be on this world, if we are to leave any at all.
As usual we go on a whole lot of twists and turns in our conversation but we hope that just makes for a more fun, more enlightening ride.
We hope you enjoy the episode and if you do please let us...2016-01-311h 37
The Blacksmith's Furnace#TBF00 - Hello WorldWelcome to The Blacksmith's Furnace,
In our debut, a quick look behind the scene's, I (Hi I'm Peter, owner of TheOrdinaryAmazing.com) introduce the idea behind the podcast to my co-hosts Robert "Bobby" Amissah and Moses "musehh" Baako. We talk aims, and hopes and hopefully give you a good introduction to the conversation.
We hope you enjoy the show!!
Intro / Outro music by www.partnersinrhyme.com
and special thanks to Calvin A Turner, Founder of Torra Media (facebook) for TheOrdinaryAmazing logo design2016-01-1116 min