Episodes

Worst Church Ever Podcast Episodes, theology, Video

Jacob and Esau: Was Isaac Really Fooled?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yVRfYJJQezM%3Fsi%3Dhq8V9GqZjPTBSTXh

In this week’s discussion, Chris and Nathan wonder if there’s more to the Jacob and Esau story than we’re usually taught. Is it possible that Isaac knew what was happening all along? Bonus content includes some sincere appreciation for Masters of the Universe and Brad Meltzer! Join the conversation, and don’t forget to like and subscribe!

Worst Church Ever Podcast Bible, Culture, Episodes, theology

UAPs, The Body Keeps the Score, and Spotify Wrapped

We debuted this episode on December 18. Today, new congressional hearings on the UAP controversy will take place behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.

What’s at stake if we’re not alone in the universe? We think maybe nothing. What do you think? 

The second segment focuses on Bessell van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score. Chris and Nathan talk about repeated cycles of trauma in scripture and in life and how important it is that these experiences are not sanitized out of scripture.

Segment three is a brief look at our respective Spotify Wrapped results. From dad rock to toddler tunes to Dean Martin, it’s a fun segment. Check it out and join the conversation!

Worst Church Ever Podcast Episodes, liturgy, Religion

Happy New Year!

Hello and a belated Happy New Year (and Epiphany)! We’ve been hard at work the last 6 weeks making new content and building out some new platforms. We have a new schedule for 2024 that we’re excited to share, and we want to invite you to check out our recent updates at Spotify, YouTube, and Facebook.

New Year, New Voices, New Schedule

Nathan Key has joined the Worst Church Ever family, and he and Chris are doing hour-long, 3-segment video episodes that publish every Monday on YouTube and Spotify. Worst Church Ever: Coffee Hour covers a broad range of topics with sincerity, heart, some humor, and, hopefully, a healthy dose of humility. Join us!

Tuesday and Thursdays will be for short-form content on platforms that favor that style. YouTube Shorts, Facebook/Instagram Reels, and, heaven help us, TikTok.

Wednesdays will see the continuation of our Narrative Journeys through the books of Scripture, continuing from where we’ve been in Genesis and moving forward with short, close reads of the text paying particular attention to repeated motifs of trauma and healing.

On Fridays, we’ll share a brand new feature called Songs from a Broken Liturgy. John Hardt joins the fold to tell the story of the Broken Liturgy gatherings. In the dying days of the emerging church movement, John, a pastor, musician, and creator, began convening radically different worship experiences in unlikely places. This is the story of where Broken Liturgy has been and where it might be going.

We hope you’ll add to the conversation in 2024!

Worst Church Ever Podcast Episodes

New Episode: Gratitude, Competing Goods, and Ninja Turtles

Welcome back to Worst Church Ever, that friend you keep trying to connect with in the midst of all of this adulting. Today, Chris welcomes life-long friend Nathan for a discussion about being over-busy, making time for what matters, and raising kids. We also talk about famous sets of siblings from Noel and Liam to Raph, Donnie, Mikey, and Leo to to our old friends Isaac and Ismael. Special thanks to Nathan for the new music and for joining Chris in this new weekly format. Keep an eye of out for next Monday’s show, our first stab at video, and for continuing deep dives into the repeated cycles of trauma and triumph in Christianity’s sacred stories.