Faith Adjacent

Step up to the podium alongside this gold medal-worthy replay episode as Erin presents a Faith Adjacent deep dive of the Olympics! We’ll go faster, higher, and stronger together as we unpack the ancient origins and modern resurgence of the Olympics, explore the use of athletic metaphors throughout scripture, and hear interviews from actual Olympic gold medalists Laura Wilkinson and Bryan Clay in our most athletic episode y...

It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss the recent news that James Dobson’s name has appeared in the Epstein files, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson correcting the Pope, and a prayer ring that takes us on a shocking detour. 

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It is time to enter the Thunderdome for a third time! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as faith adjacent contenders go head-to-head! You’ll hear competitions between Christian artistic expressions, nepo babies versus reality show contestants, and an ultimate showdown between purity culture and the prosperity gospel. The stakes have never been higher, and the competition has never been fiercer in this crowdsourced Thunderdome!&nb...

Got questions that don’t quite fit the vibe for your pastor or your therapist? That’s where we come in. Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as we tackle listener questions about faithfulness to a local church, intellectual versus emotional connections with God, and what to do when your kids stumble upon books you disagree with. What’s the deal with Ryan Lochte’s faith journey and is Knox or Erin the better parent? You’ll have to li...

Get ready to solve some religious crimes of passion because we’re talking about Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story. Join Erin and Evan as we unpack the sacred and secular aspects of this recent Netflix film. You’ll hear favored and forsaken moments, quotes we would like to see turned into a sermon series, life verses for this film, and so much more! 

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It’s time for our first Favored or Forsaken of 2026! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss Philip Yancey, plagiarizing sermons, and deer jerky ministry! You’ll hear about relevant insights from Casting Crowns songs, we discuss whether or not a sermon is even important to the Sunday gathering, and we present super specific ministries we would like to bring into the world. 

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We’re starting off the year with our 2026 prophecies! Join Erin, Jamie, and Evan as we discuss what we hope to see, what we think we’ll see, and what we’re nervous about in the new year! What will be the trends in Christianity for 2026, and what will Christian nationalists attack this year? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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We went on a field trip, and we’re here to tell you about it! Join Erin, Evan, Knox, and Jamie as we discuss our yeses and nos of experiencing the Dead Sea Scrolls at The Museum of the Bible. You’ll hear about having our assumptions challenged (in such a good way), witnessing an influencer’s deconstruction origin story in real time, and so much more! Most importantly, you’ll learn more than you ever wanted to know about Ev...

For our final main feed episode of 2025, we’re talking about our NOs of Christmas! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we discuss listener stories about communion farts, sexy Christmas carols, and live manger scenes gone awry. Should we hold birthday parties for Jesus, and what constitutes a bad versus good case of diarrhea? You’ll have to listen to find out! 

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As 2025 comes to a close, we thought we would pick our most favored and most forsaken topics of the year! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss things like Christian pushback against ICE, the closing of Joann Fabric and Crafts, Pope Leo XIV, and so much more! You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now! 

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In this very special episode, Erin and Evan are joined by rare two-time guest Beth Allison Barr! Listen along as we discuss her latest book, Becoming the Pastor’s Wife, and ask her questions about things like church shopping, whether or not to stay in a Southern Baptist Church, and so much more! Who are some of Beth’s favorite women in medieval history, and is A Knight’s Tale an accurate representation of medieval life? Yo...

Today, we’re replacing The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Faith Adjacent Thanksgiving Parade! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we share our own pics for Biblical-themed parade floats, balloons, commentators, and more! 

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It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken episode! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we discuss woke nuns, a TikTok social experiment, and the recent influx of little Jesuses appearing all over cities. You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now! 

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Get your worship flags ready and warm up that hot tub because we’re talking about weird ministries! Join Erin and Evan as we discuss listener comments about unorthodox church ministries such as puppet and cookie ministries. What is the deal with Erin’s childhood orange ministry, and what does swallowing a live goldfish have to do with spreading the Gospel? You’ll have to listen to find out! 

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In today’s latest Stuff We Didn’t Get in Sunday School, we’re unpacking Biblical Inerrancy! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss the history behind the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, some alternatives to digging your heels in on this concept, and why people tend to use inerrancy as a litmus test for salvation. What is meant by Jesus being the Word of God, and what do foreskins have to do with any of this? You...

Do you have a moment for me to tell you about our latest Faith Adjacent episode? Today we’re evangelizing about The NOs of Evangelism! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss listener comments about public nuisance fines, hermit crabs, evangelism tracts, and so much more! Is Evan a secret cult leader, and which of us is most likely to invite a door-to-door evangelist into their home? You’ll have to listen to find out!&nbs...

In honor of the release of our Rogue One and Andor episode bundle at The Faith Adjacent Shop, we’re sharing our Sacred Cinema of the movie that started it all, Star Wars: A New Hope. Listen along as Knox, Jamie, and Erin unpack the sacred and secular aspects of this 1977 classic! You’ll hear about some recasting suggestions, bible studies that could be based on the film, tons of fun facts, and so much more! 

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Today, we're sharing an episode of the No Small Endeavor podcast.

These days, our culture is marked by political unrest, polarization, and anxiety. Beauty and art feel like a luxury, or even a distraction. In a special series, No Small Endeavor is asking: What if art, beauty, and poetry are exactly what we need to face the crisis at hand? Can poetry help us protest, pray, lament, and even hope? Host Lee C. Camp talks to po...

It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, the current shakeup with Maverick City Music, and create our dream CCM Super Bowl halftime shows. You’ll also hear what’s favored for each of us right now! 

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