A Christian and a Buddhist walk in to a bar
Jacob is a Christian, Jamal Is a Buddhist. Together they meander around theology, spirituality, religion, philosophy and whatever else happens to come to mind. A weekly podcast for anyone interested in what shenanigans a Christian and a Buddhist can get up to when given a few mics.
Episodes
"Reality Shifting". Cool transcendental phenomena, or problematic youth culture? Today we explore this new trend, and ask if we are in this reality, or another?
In the usual manner, today we decide to just turn on the mics and continue a conversation we started on daily practice. What that looks like, what it does, why we do it. BONUS - Jacob joins Jamal's meditation group for a session mid pod, and reflects on his experiences.
Doggos. Need we say more? Today we talk about Dogs, and God, and Dog God?
Those Thai monks are at it again. Today we talk about recent coverage of what is now an ongoing scandal with monks, drugs, money laundering, and everything not particularly Holy that's going on in Thai Buddhism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-08/thailand-misbehaving-monks-foreign-correspondent/104184056
While Jacob is still on holiday we ask once again: what is it about the immoral acts of religious leaders that make them particularly shocking? To answer this Jacob takes us all the way back to 1518 and the Heidlberg Disputation, and the idea that maybe being righteous sometimes gets in our own way...
https://bookofconcord.org/other-resources/sources-and-context/heidelberg-disputation/
We’re back with our favourite divine music episode! Today letting Jamal super-fan out over Yusuf/Cat Stevens and the peace train.
The blessed Carlos Acutis. Catholic saint, venerated holy person, Millenial web designer.
This week we take a look at the newest of the saints, and talk about what it says and means about the Church.
https://theconversation.com/carlo-acutis-what-the-first-millennial-saint-says-about-the-catholic-churchs-future-231086
More and more athletes are openly expressing their religion. Passing fad or God at work? Today we succumb to the Olympics podcast fever, and have a chat about what's driving God in Paris.
Jamal continues his reflections on his time in Catholic Italy, particularly Assisi. We wonder about the role of peace, and how to interpret personal religious experiences.
Jamal is back from Europe, and with a new found understanding of Catholicism!
Join us for a discussion about finding new meaning, in old buildings, and what all this means about engaging with God.
Today we continue our conversation with Kaner and Amby, and the Diplomacy Games podcast.
We keep exploring how the game of Diplomacy impacts on how we approach life, how religion plays a role in the game, and how both can bring us to a better understanding of ourselves and the world.
We are back with new episodes, and boy to we have a treat for you!
Today we sit down with Kaner and Amby from the "Diplomacy Games" podcast, and talk about one of the most niche cross over's ever!
Did you know that both Jacob and Jamal are avid players of the board game Diplomacy? Did you know there's a great podcast about that game? Did you know that the hosts of that pod are also religious?
Today we bring two loves together, an...
Today we are re-releasing one of our all time favorites!
We enter the world of David Foster Wallace, and his assertion that everybody worships. Wallace contends that there is no such this as atheism and we only get to choose what, not if, we worship.
Jacob and Jamal explore this contention, and go off on all the usual tangents.
https://mbird.com/literature/more-david-foster-wallace-quotes/
Tanya is back for another episode, and this time, its deeply theological.
While some of us are off on holidays, please enjoy a re-release of some of our favorite episodes!
This week we welcome Tanya Wittwer to the podcast. Theologian, church leader, and all round amazing woman – Tanya joins us to talk about God, gender and the church.
Link to Tanya’s book: https://www.mediacomeducation.org.au/shop/unless-they-are-sent/
While we're talking about conversion.... today we continue (kind of) our conversation on how one might chose or switch religions, discussing the recent conversion of novelist and poet Paul Kingsnorth.
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2021/06/the-cross-and-the-machine
We continue our discussion on how to know if you have the right religion. Plus a quiz!
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=pq-which-religion-should-i-choose
Today we decide to reflect a little, on what religions we have chosen, why and if we indeed should? Jamal get's personal and opens up questions of his own religious path, and Jacob sticks right on with Christianity.
What is the point of life? Many might say the point of religion is to answer that fundamental question. And yet... Buddhism seems to infer there is none. What does that mean? Today we answer a listener question to find out.
What's in a prayer? Is there something that's spiritual in it, or is it just words? Today we dive in to what goes in to a prayer, yeah? what is it good for?
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