Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era

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353 - Pets, Farming, Killing Animals, Meat and Cowboys Jun 21, 2022

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Any difference in shooting a barking dog verses killing a gnat for buzzing in your ear?
Pastor With No Answers Podcast partners with Tony Jones of The Reverend Hunter Podcast and Neil Dudley of Pederson Natural Farms, The Cowboy Perspective Podcast, and The Pederson Farms Podcast for an episode that will air on all three shows!
Lots of "pet talk," (can you leave a dog in the kennel all day? can you let your cat die instead of paying the vet $1000 to save her?) lots of animal and human life talk. Tony loves hunting and Neil's farm kills 1500 pigs every week, yet both have yet to be desensitized by the loss of life for the little piggies turned bacon on Neil's farm, or for Bambi's mom that Tony's bullet met right before she fell to her death.
What's the "eye lash rule" of killing animals? Has Walmart contributed to a societal flippancy towards buying and eating meat? What does "humane treatment" of animals mean anyway, and why isn't Tony a fan of that terminology? Is this something Christians should talk more about, consider more deeply? As a Christian, what are some of Neil's convictions about the treatment of animals when running a farm? Does he look after the animals' best interest in the process of "harvesting" them? Would it be unchristian not to?
Can there even be any moral implications for going around killing plants and animals, if God doesn't exist? And in that case, does this conversation even matter?
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352 - Did the Church Mean to Screw Us Up? Jun 14, 2022

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Were church leaders reckless, using little wisdom when standing up for and “teaching truth?” Was it an accident so many of us were messed up in the process? Co-hosts Ellen Mauro, Hayne Griffen, and Joey Svendsen mourn the lack of love and wisdom seen in church's approach to sexuality and youth, it's reluctancy to even love those with other views, and it's impulse to beat the mess out of some one who is not "one of us" any more.

My journey is full of changes in how I see God, faith, the Church and spirituality in general. I have also found church family amongst people who would be labeled "evangelical" by most.

That’s why as I mourn the hypocrisy in the "capital C church," I also cannot help but to speak on behalf of people who i have often seen live with good intent, bringing forth a lot of goodness and hope into the world.
But it’s tiring to see the church act more like Judas than Jesus; and even more bothersome? We’re being desensitized as we watch the church claim "Jesus as Lord," without following in His footsteps of love. This is a false claim and is ruining the credibility of gospel and thus the church. -- Joey
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351 - You Are Helping Destroy the World by Not Taking Jesus Seriously Jun 07, 2022

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Why can't Christians enjoy a "God's Kingdom first" approach to life? Could our very democracy crumble, due merely to people’s unwillingness to listen and learn about other peoples's views, convictions and beliefs?
Rev. Brandan Robertson is family of this show, author, activist and public theologian. Discussing his newest book, Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People, Brandan once again pulls no punches in his true desire to radically love all, taking Jesus seriously no matter what the cost. Although Rev. Brandan considers himself on the "left" (or in the "progressive camp") and speaks often against the hypocrisy of much of the evangelical right, he feels his leftest "team" gains nothing--and is even in err--when demonizing Trump voters. Brandan challenges us all to "see the face of God" in everyone.
Why do we worship ideology? Can we really call ourselves followers of Christ if we do not empty ourselves and give up privileges like he did (Philippians 2)? This passage, Brandan supposes, addresses the sacrificial responsibilities a privileged follower of Christ is called to have. Hard point to argue against. Read the verse for yourself.
Is anger good, while bitterness is not? Why are some evangelicals leaving evangelicalism while others stay, in support of a leader who goes against many of the very morals evangelicals have historically never budged on?
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350 - Communism or Capitalism, Which Represents [true] Heart of the Gospel? May 31, 2022

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Co-hosts Joey Svendsen and Matt Oxley hang with regular contributor Jack Hoey (the father) to discuss whether capitalism or communism is ideal in regards to morals, greed, and a more "Jesus Way" of running things.
Everyone on the show agrees on capitalism's shortcomings (and even evil of), but the disagreement at hand, is whether communism is any better. There are admirable motivations for both "sides" to promote their version of "ideal government," the various perspectives here represent a different weighting system of different values.
Did Jesus speak against capitalism? Does communism lend itself to more evil, given the more control allotted to less people, and the question remains: has it ever worked in the past?
History has spoken clearly though, no manmade system can fix human greed, undo the propensity to take advantage of others, nor stop the violence motivated often for financial gain.
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349 - How Evangelicals Greatly Misunderstand "Deconstructed" Christians May 24, 2022

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Katie Hays is an author, church planter, pastor, educated at MIT, Yale and Princeton: and she taught us a new word: "Fundagelical." That's what her and I (Joey) were, before going through the scary process of faith change. With her new book ("God Gets Everything God Wants") as the context, we discuss a variety of topics:
-How we were once both convinced of our narrow view of faith being the only right one.
-Accepting the bible has multiple "takes" on a particular subject and inerrancy falls a part.
-How evangelicals' "gospel news" may be incomplete
- Blame the "capital C church" needs to accept
-The "slippery slope" of deconstruction that led to our freedom
-The humility required for deconstruction.
-Rarely does one set out to deconstruct her faith.
-What the church has learned from the LGBTQ community
-The relentless faith and devoutness of a "deconstructed Christian."
-The pain of loved ones' misunderstandings of your deconstruction
- When Joey's mom was with child (with Joey), prophesies were made about Joey by a spirit-filled prayer group of Catholic women
On a "fun scale" of 1-10, this conversation was a 10 for me. -- Joey
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348 - Your Podcast Just Became Your [Bear With] Community May 17, 2022

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347 - My Depressive Episode (Episode 6): They Call Me Pastor May 10, 2022

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Continuing a conversation that was started on this podcast 2 years ago, part six of a series that has taken a behind the scenes look at Joey’s journey through a mental health crisis in 2019.
Joining today are four of Joey’s closest friends, Tim McAdams, Sarah Eller.
And Amy Alderman, Robbie Madison, both also co-hosts of the show.

The three reflect on his transparency leading up to this crisis and the effects it had on their processing of the situation at hand, back in 2019. They discuss whether they dealt with fear around the potential of Joey losing his life; and how they processed knowing that the friend of theirs, who was battling for his life, was also pastor of the church that all four considered their family. A true story of friendship, the power of family and the need for connection. Sarah Eller, Tim McAdams, Amy Alderman and Robbie Madison, special thanks for your love, grace and commitment to your boy.

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Other past episodes in this series:
My Depressive Episode: Why Talk About Our Hell
My Depressive Episode 2: “To See a Son Suffer”
My Depressive Episode 3 (w/ Chip Judd): Anxiety and How it All Began
My Depressive Episode 4: Our Pastors Walked With Us & the Mental Institution
My Depressive Episode 5: The BadChristian Divorce
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346 - After Their Son Drowned, These Parents Say "God is Good." May 03, 2022

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Adarius Gerard Jenkins
12/10/00 - 06/09/13
Son of Kip and Leenetta Smalls, brother of Kazadia Smalls
Honoring all who are mourning the loss of a loved one, during this Mother's Day 2022.
Sunday morning of June 9th 2013 started just like any other day, but by the time the sun set, a metaphorical darkness had settled in the hearts of Leenetta and Kip Smalls, as their minds were forced to grapple with the prospect of their precious 12-year-old Darius not coming back home to them on this side of heaven.
This is the story of the human experience. Not one person is in the clear from pain like this, it's always potentially right around the corner. Life gives the potential for the highest highs and unbearable lows.
What stands out in this story is the abundant, God-given peace that was received by these suffering parents, peace that guided them through the unbearable pain they weren't sure they could survive.
This is also a "2 Corinthians 1 story," one in which Paul says "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.......And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort."
Just one year after their loss, Kip and Leenetta were afforded the opportunity to pass along the supernatural comfort they had received to those in similar shoes.
May this story of peace amidst such agony, be an encouragement to us all. If life turns for us in a way that brings to our hearts insurmountable pain, may we have faith in a hope that God's love for us will prevail, even if we have no eyes to see how God will do it.
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345 - Sunny and Blue in My White Bubble Full of Statues Apr 26, 2022

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Co-hosts Robbie Madison and Matt Oxley, join host Joey Svendsen with the original purpose of continuing a conversation from episode 340, “Courage Not to Cancel the Racist," asking the question, "what about the statues of racists?"
We accomplished this while at the same time, Joey believes the Holy Spirit moved in real time, opening his eyes to a facet of his white privilege that was sobering to see. Robbie was in an English town where actors still practice "black face" and Joey shares how he doesn't want to have the label of "woke," nor does he want to be seen as "not woke."

Thankful for my listeners who let me learn in front of them; also happy to be able to release content like today for other people who find interesting, things like the amount of money one would have to be paid in order to get a "genitalia tattoo" on his/her arm. -- Joey

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344 - The Cross of Jesus Christ (Brian Zahnd) Apr 15, 2022

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[with special appearances from Pete Enns, John Mark McMillan, Brandan Robertson, Jared Svendsen and Hayne Griffen]

The original intent of the episode was to get deep into the theology of the Cross of Jesus, and Brian Zahnd covered us [profoundly] in that department. We discuss with Brian how the church explains too much the “death and resurrection of Jesus,” stripping it from its beauty and power. Also how the western world, despite the profound baggage it’s delivered, also gets credit for the “Christ infused convictions” it's delivered to the world; and according to Brian, has greatly changed for the better, how we see dignity and worth in all of humanity.

What if God exists but Jesus never came and died? What kind of shit storm would we be in then? We talk Jesus’ non-violent approach to life and whether it applies to national governments. Penal substitution is what the Western church world is stuck on and according to Brian Zahnd, it’s an abhorrent theological approach to the Cross.

With a Pastor praying at the end, an interview that might as well have been the best Easter sermon ever, and testimonies galore from some of your “church fam,” this is your Easter service, "PWNA style" of course.

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