Pop Culture Pastor

What's similar when sharing good news about Jesus and good news about your new favorite band? Guests Roni Z and Anna Jane Perrey join the show to talk about the ups and downs of evangelism and share our testimonies about the gospel of BTS and K-Pop. Defining good news and evangelism. Worst evangelistic practices (Christian and pop culture). Resistance. Motivations. Trusting th

CCM Correspondent Grey Stepp rejoins the show to discuss Christian music that features Piece of $h!t Theology (or POST). William Paul Young, Augustine, and Calvin. 90s & 00s music. Caedmon's Call's "Thankful" - the most Calvinist song ever. Skillet's "Gasoline" - burning away the self. Paramore's "We Are Broken" - can we be fixed?

The infernally excellent game Hades is about conquering death, a topic that resonates with the story of Christ. In this quick (speedrun?) Pop Culture Homily episode, Chris looks at different ways of making peace with the inevitable. Intro. Hades II Technical Test reactions. Hades in Scripture. Escaping death (or not). Happy Sisyphus. Christ's Harrowing of Hades. Pop Culture C

Swiftie Supreme Kara Wiens helps kick off season 3 by comparing Taylor's eras when it comes to relationships and the up and down phases of faith. Intro (and apology). Guest intro. Talking TSwift in 2024. Tortured Poets Department first reactions. Our histories with Taylor. Simplistic divisions. Three eras for her and us: Order, Disorder, and Reorder. Loving the journey. Pop Cu

A short Pop Culture Homily on the importance of awe and wonder in gaming and TV, as well as in the spiritual life. I take a quick look at how Moses' experience of God at the burning bush is similar to the best experiences in Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.Come back for a full episode in two weeks, if the Lord wills it.Follow on

Musician and former worship leader Grey Stepp joins the show to talk about his experiences in the worship music industry. Guest intro. Brief history of popular Christian music. What makes music Christian? The shift to praise and worship. Grey’s story. Praise for profit. Performing artist vs. worship leader. How worship forms us. My weird tradition. Strengths of congregational sin

Hello there! For May the Fourth, Joe Quigley joins the show to discuss The Mandalorian and how various characters' worldviews are shaped by fundamentalism. Is this the (only) way to be Mandalorian?Guest intro. Reactions to The Mandalorian season 3. Defining Fundamentalism. Strengths of Fundamentalism - identity and oppression. Mandalorian History. The Flaws of Fundamentalism - sill

Our series looking at the longing for the sacred in seemingly secular music continues. Anne Rawlins and Cristin Conley join the show to talk about the artists Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers, collectively known as the group boygenius.Recap on A Secular Age concepts. Intro to boygenius. Julien Baker "Happy to Be Here." Mental health, addiction, and faith. Anne intro. B

Season 2 begins! Lent, Good Friday, and death. Personal experiences & processing with playlists. Sufjan Stevens “Fourth of July.” Ash Wednesday - we're all gonna die. The complicated emotions of grief. Jason Isbell “Elephant.” No one dies with dignity. Stevie Wonder "As." Love endures. Pop Culture Consolations & Desolations. Come to Jesus Moment. Outro. Remember You

Season 2 of Pop Culture Pastor starts in one week on April 6! Spread the good news!