We Asked a Pastor Christianity’s Toughest Questions | Bread and Banter | EP.2

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]

Does Church History Really Make You Catholic? | Bread and Banter | EP.4

In this episode, we sit down with Jack Smith to talk church history, the Protestant/Catholic divide, and why so many young Christians are suddenly interested in Rome and Orthodoxy. We get into everything from Marian dogmas and Sola Scriptura to Venmo etiquette and clapping when planes land. CHECK OUT JACK ON SUBSTACK ► / https://substack.com/@theprecisetheologians?r=3v81q1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=light  [https://substack.com/@theprecisetheologians?r=3v81q1&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=light] CHAPTERS: 0:00 Cold open / church history teaser 1:30 Intro / meet Jack 12:59 “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant” 18:10 Why is it important to learn about church history? 23:53 The history, importance, and different views of the Eucharist 33:52 Eucharistic miracles 38:13 Marian apparitions 44:57 Assumption of Mary 46:20 The main reason Jack is not Catholic 47:27 Why remain Protestant over Catholicism? 52:42 How do Catholics view salvation? 1:00:48 Do Catholics think Protestants are going to heaven? 1:05:22 Can Catholics / Orthodox go to heaven? 1:08:53 Sola Scriptura 1:17:00 Do Protestants just follow their own interpretation of Scripture? 1:18:54 Why do Catholics have more books in the Bible? 1:23:42 Did Martin Luther take books out of the Bible? 1:25:13 How did we get the Bible? 1:30:17 Are Christians really just following Paul? 1:34:39 Answering questions from Catholic audience members 1:46:01 UNFATHOMABLE Venmo Requests (banter begins) 1:49:24 Clapping when planes land 1:51:29 Andrés’ LUDACRIS DoorDash story 1:55:19 Michael’s favorite basketball ball handling drill 1:57:07 Typical British snarky comments 1:59:23 Boys take on “cultural commentary” 2:02:40 Closing / shameless plugs Business inquiries: breadandbanterpod@gmail.com

The Christian Energy Drink Everyone’s Arguing About | Bread and Banter | EP.3

In this episode, we sit down with Tanner Maddocks, founder of Agape Energy, to talk faith, building a brand in real time, and what happens when a “Christian energy drink” goes viral before it even exists. We get into car crashes, controversy, and barking at significant others in public. Enjoy.   CHAPTERS: 0:01:06 Meet Tanner and why Agape exists 0:04:09 Why “traditional values” are coming back 0:11:05 Tanner vs college professors 0:20:05 How faith shaped the brand 0:35:03 Tanner’s Bible routine 0:36:00 When being a Christian gets you labeled fast 0:48:11 Are we “selling Jesus?” 0:50:33 The “Christian energy drink” controversy 0:59:00 What’s actually in the drink 1:03:03 Building the formula from scratch 1:08:00 How this drink goes from idea to shelves 1:13:03 The car crash that changed everything 1:17:00 CRAZY “coincidence” 1:18:47 Villanova stories (banter begins) 1:33:24 PDA gone too far 1:34:00 Final banter and outro