Jacked Theology

Wherein Matt and Kevin tackle the topic of race, power, and the politics that drive white Christian thinking and theologies.Including: a conversation about their fitness progress in the "After the Show" segment.

Wherein Matt and Kevin discuss the recent school shooting Georgia and the USAmerican Christian response to it.Including: a take on the recent Christian Nationalist' uplifting of Hitler above Churchill.

Wherein Matt and Kevin tackle the topic of slavery and racism in the Bible, and cover its strong resurgence within a growing segment of Christianity.Including: an update on Matt and Kevin's physical fitness journey in the After Show

Wherein Matt and Kevin tackle one of the most divisive topics in faith and culture today, abortion. It's a complex conversation, made more difficult by intense passion on all sides.Including: an update on Matt and Kevin's physical fitness journey and the Democratic National Convention.

Wherein Matt and Kevin all of the things that the Bible isn't, including sufficient, a science book, etc.Including: a conversation about a death in Crossfit and "Evangelicals for Harris."

Wherein Matt and Kevin tackle the topic of dividing walls that are pitting Christians against Christians and how we can work around them.Including: a conversation about the week in the news.

Wherein Matt and Kevin tackle the topic of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, discussing the sticky theology that implies it was God's providence and sovereignty that divinely saved him.Including: a conversation about their fitness progress in the "After the Show" segment.

Wherein Matt and Kevin discuss deconstruction from the perspective of a pastor, going behind the scenes and exploring their or deconstruction and reconstruction.Including: a conversation about Christian Nationalism and its toxic theologies and proponents.

Wherein Matt and Kevin discuss Kevin's book release, coming in less than a week, and the historic faith practices that gave rise to the need for new ways of thinking about church ministry and spiritual formation.Including: a conversation about the winding path of Owen Strachan and the controversy over a "Historic Orthodox Christian Perspective."

Wherein Matt and Kevin discuss the somewhat surprising reactions to Juneteenth from within White Evangelicalism and the broader issue of oppression and marginalization.Including: a conversation about two new stories out of Dallas. One involves pastoral abuse of a minor, and the other involves financial abuse of church funds (at one of Kevin's former employers).