The Bread and Banter Podcast

Why Hundreds of Gen Z Christians Are Worshiping in a Barn | Bread and Banter | EP.9

In this episode, we sit down with Micah Thornton to talk about The Barn, Gen Z revival, and what young believers need to be careful of. We get into everything from ministry and spiritual accountability to Frontier Airlines trauma and Puerto Rican geography. Enjoy!   CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro / Banter 4:34 Opening Prayer and Meeting Micah 8:31 Micah’s Story: Growing Up in the Church 10:28 When Faith Became Personal 14:45 The Unexpected Start of The Barn 19:29 Why the First Night Felt Spiritually Heavy 23:01 The Night 8 People Gave Their Lives to Jesus 26:55 Ministry, Influence, and the Danger of Chasing Numbers 35:05 Can Young Christians Lead Before They Feel Ready? 40:26 Accountability, Doctrine, and Young Preachers 43:42 What’s Next for The Barn? 47:00 What Actually Happens at The Barn? 54:30 Can Christian Events Replace the Local Church? 59:05 Young Adult Ministry, Dating, and Keeping the Right Focus 1:02:32 Worship, Emotion, and Keeping Jesus at the Center 1:06:18 What Gen Z Christians Need to Be Careful Of 1:17:48 Frontier Airlines, Puerto Rico, and a Flight Gone Wrong 1:22:38 The Prank That Nearly Ended Micah 1:28:20 Outro   Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com

What Every Christian Needs to Know About Spiritual Warfare | Bread and Banter | EP.8

In this episode, we sit down with Phil VanderWeide to talk spiritual warfare, demonic oppression, and what Christians get wrong about Satan. We get into everything from possession and horror movies to deer genders and teleportation in the Bible. Enjoy!   CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro / Banter 15:03 What Is Spiritual Warfare? 20:24 What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes? 23:50 Satan Is Not God’s Rival 28:51 Can Satan Be Everywhere at Once? 34:20 Philip Teleported? The Bible Gets Weird 41:41 Oppression vs Possession 44:46 Why Would God Allow Spiritual Warfare? 50:59 How to Know If Someone Is Spiritually Oppressed 58:00 Exorcisms, Deliverance, and What Protestants Believe 1:02:19 It’s in Our Phones: The Spiritual Warfare We Miss 1:10:09 The Temptation Patterns Satan Keeps Reusing 1:14:08 Horror Movies, Death, and Opening Spiritual Doors 1:31:55 Mental Health or Demonic Oppression? 1:41:55 What to Do If You Feel Spiritually Attacked   Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com [breadandbanterpod@gmail.com] #faith #spiritualwarfare #spirituality #podcast #breadnbanter

If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil? | Bread and Banter | EP.7

In this episode, we sit down with Asher Donahue to talk about how Christians should approach skeptics, the problem of evil, and what it actually means to be born again. We get into everything from church hurt and LGBTQ conversations to awkward moments with strangers and reading on the treadmill. Enjoy!   CHAPTERS: 0:53 Intro / Meet Asher 3:15 How Should Christians Approach Skeptics? 10:45 What If Someone Is Actively Anti-Christian? 12:58 How Do You Talk to Non-Believing Family Members? 15:34 What If They Say They’re Christian but There’s No Fruit? 17:30 How Do You Talk to Someone With Church Hurt? 20:10 How Do You Talk to the LGBTQ Community? 24:42 What About Christians Who Affirm LGBTQ Theology? 31:26 How Should Christians Talk About Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice? 36:04 If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil? 43:39 How Do You Respond to Suicide? 46:19 How Could a Good God Send People to Hell? 48:47 How Does God Decide Who Gets Saved? 50:01 Does Geography Predict Belief? 55:13 What Does “Born Again” Actually Mean? 57:15 How Do You Explain Sin to a Skeptic? 58:43 When Should You End the Conversation? 1:00:10 Look for the “No’s” 1:05:35 Does Science Explain Everything? 1:16:16 What’s the Best Argument for God’s Existence? 1:19:54 Banter Begins / The Art of Locking In 1:26:45 Awkward Moments With Strangers 1:31:36 Reading on the Treadmill / Closing   Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com

Do Christians Have to Support Israel? | Bread and Banter | EP.6

In this episode, we sit down with Zach Foust to talk Christian Zionism, the Scofield Reference Bible, and whether Christians actually have to support Israel. We get into everything from church history and evangelical politics to Delaware chickens and Joe Biden falling off his bike. Enjoy.   SOURCE DOCUMENT ►  / https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spG1uAI4i91yFvyEGizt3bAlipQ_NxVYSFAVEvDeif0/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spG1uAI4i91yFvyEGizt3bAlipQ_NxVYSFAVEvDeif0/edit?usp=sharing]   CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ►  /   hhttps://www.youtube.com/@breadnbanterpod [https://www.instagram.com/breadnbanterpod]   ADD US ON INSTAGRAM ►  /   https://www.instagram.com/breadnbanterpod [https://www.instagram.com/breadnbanterpod]   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro/Disclaimer 03:19 Zach Foust’s Rise From Real Estate to Asking Questions 07:28 The Moment Zach Started Questioning the System 13:07 How Zach Found His Way Back to Christ 16:10 Following the Money to Israel 19:08 Why Criticizing Israel Isn’t Antisemitism 19:53 Greater Israel and the War No One Wants to Explain 25:38 Does the Bible Actually Say Christians Must Support Israel? 28:39 The Abraham Argument Christians Get Wrong 32:49 Dispensationalism and the End-Times Israel Obsession 35:09 Where Did “Judeo-Christian Values” Come From? 45:06 What the Historic Church Actually Believed About Israel 48:15 How Christianity Got Hijacked for Politics 50:40 The Scofield Bible Footnotes That Changed Everything 55:21 The 1967 Bible Revision Most Christians Never Heard About 57:33 Why So Many Evangelicals Think Israel Is Prophecy 58:20 John Hagee and the Theology Behind the Movement 1:02:17 The Pro-Life Question Christians Avoid 1:21:17 Why Israel Needs American Evangelicals 1:25:01 Why Don’t Christians Treat Israel Like a Mission Field? 1:30:50 What Christian Support for Israel Is Actually Defending 1:40:55 The Christians in the Holy Land Nobody Talks About 1:46:32 Is Israel Really Just Defending Itself? 1:48:58 The “Only Democracy” Argument 1:55:30 What Should Christians Do With This Information? 2:02:43 Scripture or Cap? 2:08:15 Scrapple, Delaware, and Biden’s Bike

What Most Christians Get Wrong About Dating | Bread and Banter | EP.5

In this episode, we sit down with author and speaker Shelby Abbott to talk Christian dating, being unequally yoked, and what people get most wrong about relationships. We get into everything from standards and lust to soulmates and unorthodox rizz. Enjoy. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro / meet Shelby Abbott 6:24 What most Christians get wrong about dating 8:59 Are your standards too high? 13:17 How to know if you’re settling 16:44 Should Christians date non-believers? 20:55 What “unequally yoked” actually means 23:06 Already dating a nonbeliever? Should you break up? 28:52 What does “biblical dating” actually look like? 38:39 How to stop idolizing your partner 51:35 How far is too far? 55:20 Should you date someone you’re not attracted to? 59:29 If you struggle with lust, should you wait to date? 1:12:09 When do you know it’s time to marry or move on? 1:13:12 Are soulmates real? 1:19:23 Is compatibility actually real? 1:20:27 Arranged marriage? 1:22:50 Does the Bible endorse polygamy? 1:24:46 Did Paul say singleness is better than marriage? 1:30:23 Dating advice for post-college Christians 1:35:36 How to deal with loneliness 1:41:05 Banter begins / secondhand embarrassment 1:45:25 “Gay energy” 1:50:13 Worst Christian rizz / wild Cru story 1:55:30 Closing   Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com [breadandbanterpod@gmail.com]