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The Faith Adjacency of Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War Aug 07, 2025

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Cue the fog machine and get ready to work through your religious trauma because we’re talking about Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War. Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we unpack season two of this Amazon Prime docu-series. You’ll hear about our own experiences with faith-based internship programs and conferences, the history and legacy of Teen Mania, and so much more!

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Shiny Happy People: Watch on Amazon Prime
Deep Dives: Teen Mania Ministries | Where is Ron Luce Now? | Recovering Alumni
Run Luce: Instagram
What was that Avalon drive-by? Listen here | Learn more here
Who is on your Bitin’ List? Listen to the Tyler Childers song
I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb: Here’s the video, but don’t watch it

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The NOs of Women's Ministry Jul 31, 2025

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Today, we’re unpacking listener stories about women’s ministry! Join Erin, Jamie, and Evan as we unpack comments about communion clowns, “modest” dress, questionable women’s events names, and so much more! Come for the conversation surrounding obsession within women’s ministry over diet culture, stay for the brainstorming session about romantasy Naked and Afraid fan fiction.

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Source Material: See the original Instagram post
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Communion Clown? Watch here | Joy to the World Clown

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Chip and Joanna Gaines, Controversial Women's Conferences, and Is Pixar's Elio Teaching our Kids to Summon Demons? Jul 24, 2025

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It’s time for another Favored or Forsaken! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we discuss Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit, Christians turning on Chip and Joanna Gaines, and if the Pixar movie Elio is teaching children to summon demons. You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now!

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Want to learn more about Prayer? Get our Prayer course! Be sure to use code PRAYER20 to get 20% off the individual edition!
Less Burnout, More Babies: Read the NY Times article about Turning Point USA
Reading List: Feminism for Everyone by Bell Hooks
What was that about Capitalism? How Capitalism Turned Feminism into a Tool for the Bourgeois
Why are Christians turning on Chip and Joanna Gaines? Find out here
Chip Gaines: Camp out in the comments | Magnolia Network Instagram
What happened in Waco? Learn more about the Waco siege
Is Pixar teaching us how to summon demons? Watch the Instagram Reel here | Watch the entire YouTube video (if you dare)
The Popcast Pixar Collection: Check it out here
Relevant Past Episodes: Faith Adjacent: Extraterrestrials
Evan’s Favored: Creation, Power, and Truth by NT Wright
Erin’s Favored: Meredith Miller’s article in response to Jackie Hill Perry
Jamie’s Favored: Devil and The Deep Blue Sea

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Biblical Poetry with David Gate Jul 17, 2025

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Dust off your iambic pentameters and hold on to your rhyming couplets because we’re talking about Biblical poetry today! Join Erin, Evan, and the Official Poet Laureate of the Pod, David Gate, as we discuss the spiritual resistance of poetry! David also tries to teach Erin and Evan (and you) how to write poetry, and we force him to play Mad Libs with the Psalms. What actually constitutes poetry, and is poetry in the Bible objectively good? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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David Gate: A Rebellion of Care | Website | Substack | Instagram

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Spicy Christian Scandals Jul 10, 2025

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Today, we’re talking about the spiciest scandals in all of Christendom. Join Jamie and Erin as they discuss topics such as celebrity pastors, the controversy sections on Wikipedia, cover-ups, and more! We also present the perfect recipe for a scandal.

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Bible Verses Reference: 1 Timothy 6:18-19
People Referenced: Pat Robertson | Pat Robertson Controversies | Ted Haggard | Ted Haggard GQ (not Rolling Stones) Article | Carl Lentz | Mark Driscoll
Relevant Past Episodes: Favored or Forsaken: Christian Celebrities | June Seminary Favored or Forsaken
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill: Listen here

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The Faith Adjacency of Captain America: The First Avenger Jul 03, 2025

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On the eve of America’s birthday, we thought the best way to celebrate was by discussing the faith adjacency of the most patriotic of all superheroes, Captain America. Join Knox, Jamie, and special guest Kendra Adachi as they give Captain America: The First Avenger the Sacred Cinema treatment in this very special replay episode! You’ll hear favored and forsaken aspects, quotes to build Bible studies around, why Steve Rogers is the Proverbs 31 woman of superheroes, and so much more!

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Kendra Adachi: Instagram | Website | Podcast | The Plan | The Lazy Genius Way | The Lazy Genius Kitchen
Captain America: The First Avenger: Watch it here | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
Tell me more about MCU Chronological Order
Chris Evans: Deep Dive of his 2000s Style |
The Knives Out Sweater: Click with Caution
Captain America Sparkle: Relive the magic
Alternate Universe: The Two Marvel Roles Emily Blunt Turned Down, And Why
Chris Evans’ CGI Body: Learn more here
Notable Cast IMDb: Tommy Lee Jones | Haley Atwell | Toby Jones | Stanley Tucci | Sebastian Stan | Dominic Cooper

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June Office Hours and Recent Happenings at The Faith Adjacent Seminary Jun 26, 2025

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It’s time for another Office Hours episode! Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they answer your questions about things like pride, conspiracy theories, misinterpreting Bible verses, and so much more! Do true Jesus freaks lie to fascists, and what is God’s plan for our lives? You’ll have to listen to find out! This is a preview of that episode, plus a few clips from more Patreon content this month! You can listen to this episode in its entirety at The Faith Adjacent Seminary with a 7-day free trial.

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Fellowship Hall Replay: Watch here
Relevant Past Episodes: Mary and Martha | Christians and Conspiracy Theories, Part 1 | Christians and Conspiracy Theories, Part 2 | Favored or Forsaken: America as a Christian Nation
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The Faith Adjacency of Juneteenth with Robert Callahan, II Jun 19, 2025

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Today, we’re joined by icon in Faith Adjacent lore, Robert Callahan, to discuss the faith adjacency of Juneteenth. You’ll get a full deep-dive on the history of this national holiday and a discussion surrounding the importance of this celebration! We also answer plenty of questions about how white people can observe this holiday!

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Join us for our Fellowship Hall: Start a 7-Day Free Trial of The Faith Adjacent Seminary
Robert Callahan: Instagram | Website | Threads | TikTok | Order Fire in the Whole on Amazon
Juneteenth Deep Dive: Learn More from The National Museum of African American History of Culture
Faith Adjacent Lore: The David Season Episode Bundle | David and Bathsheba Episode on the Patreon Shop | Here’s the original Facebook post
Bible Passages Referenced: Luke 4
Juneteenth Itinerary: Black Parade by Beyonce | Blackish Season 4, Episode 1 | Read "What To the Slave is the Fourth of July" by Frederick Douglass | James Earl Jones Reads the Historic Address | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 2, Episode 10 | Miss Juneteenth on Netflix

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Favored or Forsaken: Civil Disobedience, Fourth Wing, and Animated Jesus Jun 12, 2025

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It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss Christians and civil disobedience, whether or not Fourth Wing is too spicy for Christians, and the new animated movie, The King of Kings. You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now!

Note: This will be obvious from the beginning, but there is a lot of talk about porn in this episode. We would suggest not listening to this with young ears around.

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Spicy Seminary Favored or Forsaken: Listen for free here
Can you eat tomatoes? Learn more here
Listen to our Conspiracy Theory episodes: Part 1 | Part 2
Civil Disobedience: Here’s the video from Mayflower Church | Video from DearDeanPublishing | Article from Kat Armas
Bible Verses Mentioned: John 6:60-71 | Matthew 25
Is Fourth Wing Porn? Read the Christianity Today Article | Every Woman a Theologian by Phylicia Masonheimer | Check out the Series
Listen to our Romance episodes: Smutty Romance and the Christian Reader | Behind-the-Scenes on Patreon
The King of Kings: Watch at Angel Studios | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
Evan’s Favored: The Quilters on Netflix
Erin’s Favored: Andor Seaon 2 on Disney+
Jamie’s Favored: Spellbound by Molly Worthen

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The NOs of VBS Jun 05, 2025

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Learn your hand motions and get ready to flamingle because we’re talking about the NOs of VBS! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we give you the history of Vacation Bible School and deep-dive into some truly fantastic listener comments. You’ll hear about surprise VBS sex education tips from The Popcast, making up prayer requests for attention, and so much more! What’s the worst theme, and is this church activity merely free childcare? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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