Episode 1.8: Harry Potter

Episode 1.9 The Kingdom of God

Jesus came to the world declaring the reality of the kingdom of God. What does that even mean? One way to think about it is in terms of the big story that Jesus invites us into. We would argue that it is the best story, the greatest story, the truest story - the story against which all other grand narratives about our lives pale in comparison. To end Season 1 let’s discuss the stories we tell ourselves and what it means to live as part of the greatest story ever told.

Episode 1.8: Harry Potter

Despite some controversy around some of JK Rowlings beliefs regarding gender, to most of the word that knows about the Harry Potter series there is nothing controversial about the stories themselves. But some Christians don’t like the integration of a magical and spirit world that is assumed and described in these books. Let’s Jesus Juke!

Episode 1.7: Poverty

Most people think that poverty is bad. But is it? What about being rich? What is a Jesus Juker to think about money?

Episode 1.6 Evidence Pt 2 - Vaccines

Last time we talked about better and worse evidence. This time we try to apply some of those good evidentiary practices and apply them to the controversial subject of vaccines. Do we dare Jesus Juke?

Episode 1.6: Evidence

In today’s social media environment, it’s hard to know how to separate good evidence from bad evidence. How do we keep from being deceived by arguments that sound good and we want to believe? Is there a reasonable and objective way to tell the difference between good and bad evidence? Observational vs. experimental studies https://www.iwh.on.ca/what-researchers-mean-by/observational-vs-experimental-studies Pyramid of evidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_evidence — Thanks to Gabriel O’Terry for editing and Rebecca Mardal for the intro/outro music.