Various and Sundry Podcast

Episode 190 - Preseason Football, Spiritual Mentors, and Justin Gatlin

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about football, mentors, Justin Gatlin. 
 
0:00- Intro and general banter
8:38- Sports
17:45- Spiritual mentors
42:25- this day in sports
45:37- one thing

Episode 189 - Jets on Hard Knocks, Why Gen X is not returning to Church, and Masanori Murakami

Join the conversation as Matt and John do a deep dive on Hard Knocks, Gen X not returning to church, and Masanori Murakami
0:00-  Intro
6:05- sports
15:35-Gen X not going to church
40:55- this day in sports
46:30- one thing

Episode 188 - College Football Chaos, What if Churches Ask for More and Nobody Says Yes, and a Finnish Quinella

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about College Football shuffle, Churches ask for more and get nothing, and a Finnish Quinella (of course). 
0:00- Intro
3:35- sports
16:30- what if churches ask for more and nobody says yes
36:20-this day in sports
40:37- one thing
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/august-web-only/jake-meador-atlantic-great-dechurching-us-attendance-stats.html

Episode 187 -Sports Update, The Misunderstood Reason Why Americans Stop Going to Church, and Cal Ripken Jr

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about all the sports, why Americans stop going to church and Cal Ripken Jr. 
 
0:00- Intro
7:46- sports
16:07- reason why Americans have stopped going to Church
41:35- today in sports
46:00- one thing 
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/christian-church-communitiy-participation-drop/674843/

Episode 186 - Harman wins the Open, Gender War in the Church, and Roberto Clemente

Join the conversation as Matt and John have an undisciplined conversation about The Open Championship, Gender and the church, and Roberto Clemente 
 
0:00- Intro and announcement
8:30- Sports
16:40- The church in a time of gender war  https://www.digitalliturgies.net/p/the-church-in-a-time-of-gender-war
41:53- this day in sports 
46:25- one thing
Matt's Class- https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/asking-the-right-questions/#introduction
Matt and John's commentary- https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/commentary/galatians/
 

Episode 185 - Pat Fitzgerald Fired, Why Marriage is Better for Your Adult Kids Than You May Think, and Nadia Comaneci

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about college football, why marriage is better for children, and Nadia. 
 
0:00- Intro
5:40- sports
10:00- Marriage is better for your adult children
35:48- today in sports 
40:02- one thing
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/marriage-better-adult-kids/
 

Episode 184 - MLB All-Star Break, How Many People are Leaving Their Childhood Religion, and Dartman

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about the All Star Break, people leaving church, and Dartman
 
0:00- Intro
5:00- sports
12:52- How many people are leaving their childhood religions 
39:53- today in sports
44:43- today in sports 
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/how-many-people-leave-their-childhood

Episode 183 - Interview with Brian Rosner, Author of How to Find Yourself

Check out this interview with Brian Rosner 
 
https://www.ridley.edu.au/about-us/ridley-people/faculty/brian-rosner/

Episode 182 - NBA Draft, Favorite Comedy Movies, and George Headley

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about the NBA draft, Comedies, and George Headley.
 
0:00-Intro
3:31-sports
11:15-summer read reminder
14:35- favorite comedy movie
35:43- today in sports history
40:00- one thing
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWpbtLIxYBk

Episode 181 - Summer Read Part 4, Christians and Boycotts, and MJ’s First Three-Peat

Join the conversation as Matt and John talk about our summer read, Christian boycotts, and MJ
 
0:00- Intro
6:08- sports
13:30- summer read
23:25-boycotts
39:35- today in sports
44:40- one thing