The podcast where two irreverent pastors explore the Bible using the Revised Common Lectionary while doing their best to be unsanctimonious.
The podcast that asks the question: "How did we get from Jesus to here?" Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/postbiblical/support
The podcast that lovingly examines (and sometimes pokes fun of) life in one of America's most remote and fascinating regions: the Oklahoma Panhandle. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goneramblin/support
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Episode 12: Hassie's Competent Criticism of Tumbleweeds
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In this episode Hayden and Jonathon get into a folk rock battle, waste time Googling whether or not stickers are tumbleweed seeds, and discuss the very real possibility that their beautiful hometown of Turpin may have some very real ties to real estate fraud... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://an…
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Episode 11: Claim Jumpin' Cattle Rustlin' Grain Elevator Extravaganza
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In this episode, Hayden and Jonathon preview some music they've been working on, bring back their most popular segment, and come dangerously close to making grain elevators sound uninteresting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goneramblin/suppo…
In this episode pastors Mark and Jonathon start off talking about food and end up talking about strength, weakness, humility, and what it means to be a mature follower of Jesus Christ.
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Episode 33: Ready (1 Corinthians 7:29-31)
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In this episode pastors Mark and Jonathon talk about what it means to live like Jesus could come back at any moment.
In this action packed episode pastors Mark and Jonathon talk a little bit about physical relationships and a lot about freedom.
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Episode 10: Working the Gravy-Yard Shift, aka It's Pronounced "Deef"
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In this episode Hayden and Jonathon wax intellectual about some pretty non-intellectual things, including gravy, county names, and Texas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goneramblin/support
In this episode, pastors Jonathon and Mark discuss the "secret plan" of God that Paul reveals in Ephesians regarding Jews and Gentiles.
Simeon and Anna had been waiting for a long time to see the Messiah. In this episode, pastors Mark and Jonathon talk about how the wait was worth it.
In this episode pastors Mark and Jonathon discuss the importance of being divine echoes reverberating the love of Christ out into the world.
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Episode 28: Rejoice? (1 Thessalonians 5:16-24)
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To rejoice means to be filled with joy. It's something the Bible commands in the New Testament, but is it realistic? In this episode, pastors Mark and Jonathon do their best to answer that question.
In this episode Pastors Mark and Jonathon look at what it means to "prepare the way" for the coming of the Lord, and look forward to a very special time in the church year: Advent.
In this episode, Pastors Mark and Jonathon talk about where hope comes from, and how that enables us to live life in a fearless way.
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Episode 9: Overstuffed Doughboy Taco Tico Thanksgiving City Slicker Extravaganza
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In this supersized episode, Jonathon and Hayden talk to special guest Cody Opitz about moving from the city to God's country, debate Taco Tico, and discover that the Oklahoma Panhandle does, indeed, have a Sphinx. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.…
In this episode, pastors Mark and Jonathon talk about fun stuff: the Apocalypse! Sort of...
In this episode Mark and Jonathon discuss how God's gravity works, especially in the area of justice.
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Episode 8: The Bermuda Triangle of Oklahoma
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In this episode Jonathon and Hayden try to shake off the collective national trauma of the recent election by talking about their own high school elections, the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle, and the mystery of the "Shaman's Portal"...aka "the Bermuda Triangle of Oklahoma"...aka the Beaver Sand Dunes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: …
In this episode, Pastor Mark and Jonathon break down the idea of legacy, and discover that what we pass on is important.
In this episode, Mark and Jonathon discuss "hessed"- that is, the steadfast love of God.
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Episode 21: Reflections (1 Thessalonians 2:1-8)
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Pastors Mark and Jonathon reflect on Paul and the idea of the fully Christian life- and the life of a leader-being lived out by reflecting the risen Christ.
In this episode Hayden and Jonathon get quizzy with it, talk about walking to gas stations to rent movies, and take Idaho's panhandle down a peg or two. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goneramblin/support…
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Episode 20: Art Imitates (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
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In this episode, Pastors Mark and Jonathon explore the what Jesus really wants out of his followers while stumbling over how to pronounce the name of an ancient city.
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Episode 6: Seven Time National Champs...In Rodeo (aka Ole and Bjorn were in cahoots)
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In this episode Hayden and Jonathon discover the shocking truth about their Swedish listener, talk about fiber optics, and spend probably too much time discussing how superior the Oklahoma Panhandle is compared to Florida's. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: http…
In this episode Pastor's Mark and Jonathon explore the idea of what it means to be invited in by God, and the implications of rejecting God's invitation.
In this episode we learn about the link between judgment and reconciliation, and consider the consequences this has for both "sinners" and (allegedly) righteous people.
Pastors Mark and Jonathon explore the idea of authority and discover that it has a surprising link to repentance.
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Episode 5: Bombs Over Boise (read: boys or boyce, not boyzee) City
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In this action packed episode, our heroes talk a little bit about the history of Boise City. Also, a cooking segment...sort of. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goneramblin/support
In this episode pastors Jonathon and Mark explore the concept of manna, chains, and looking back at the past instead of to the future.
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Episode 4: Living in a Ghost Town, aka I Need A Hug
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In this episode the boys debrief their new "correspondent" Bret Bowers on his recent trip to the 'Handle. They also introduce a new, totally appropriate and obviously kid friendly segment called "How did they die?" and talk a bit about Beer City. America's #1 Weekly Podcast on life in the Oklahoma Panhandle. --- This episode is sponsored by · Ancho…
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Episode 3: Forty-seven Bierox? Sounds Like A Heck of a Weekend!
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In this episode the boys are joined by Robert Reid, host of OETA's Gallery America on PBS. Robert spent 20 years as a travel writer, writing for publications as varied as the New York Times and ESPN and appearing as an expert travel guest on shows like the Today Show. In today's episode, he gets to talk about a place he's surprisingly passionate ab…
We may not have Pharaoh's army on our tail, but we all find ourselves in times of crisis. In this episode, pastors Mark and Jonathon explore what it means for God to be present in the midst of uncertainty.
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Episode 14: Unconditional (Romans 13:8-14)
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In this episode, Pastor Mark and Pastor Jonathon come to a shocking conclusion: God might just be calling us to love people the same way God loves us: unconditionally...
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Episode 2: Attempted Cow-Tipping at Lake Optima
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In this episode the guys interview special guest Dan Wade about the history of a certain "lake" the Oklahoma Panhandle would be famous for...if anyone outside of there had actually heard of it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goneramblin/suppo…
Mark and Jonathon explore the unexpected nature of the people God calls to act as rescuers.
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Episode 1: Why Is That Giant Beaver Holding a Cookie?
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Hayden and Jonathon dive deep into Oklahoma Panhandle facts and ask a question that has plagued deep thinkers for generations: Why is that giant beaver holding a cookie? (Hint: It is a beaver, but that's not a cookie.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://an…
The pastors explore what it means to be truly transformed, and how transformation can't just stop with self but has to work itself out through community.
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Episode 11: Reconciliation (Genesis 45:1-15)
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In this episode Jonathon and Mark come to the conclusion that Jesus is always leading us towards reconciliation, and that there may actually be some spiritual truth to the idea that it isn't always right to be right. For daily Scripture readings and other resources, check out unsanctimonious.com !
In this week's episode Mark and Jonathon try to unravel the mystery of whether or not salvation can be earned, and what our good works have to do with it all.
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Episode 9: Consequences (Genesis 29:15-28)
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Mark and Jonathon tackle a Scripture modern readers might find a bit troubling, and in so doing discover that being faithful doesn't always mean escaping consequences.
It turns out Jesus doesn't just want us to have nice lives or act as our painkiller. Mark and Jonathon explore what it really means to know God's presence in the midst of pain.
The pastors explore what it means to be fully known by God, and how that knowledge might impact the way we try to know others.
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Episode 6: Dysfunction (Genesis 25:19-24)
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Mark and Jonathon explore the correlation between faith, conflict, family systems, and try to put the "fun" in "dysfunction."
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1.06 The Acts of the Holy Spirit, AKA the Missing Church (30CE?-50CE?)
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So, we got ALL of the back story out of the way, now we can start to get to the meat of the podcast: telling the story of the church. But exactly where do we start? The logical place seems to be Jerusalem, since this is where the church as a post-Jesus organization seemed to have gotten its start. There’s just one problem: in many ways, the Jesus m…
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Episode 5: Burdens (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30)
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Mark and Jonathon dive deep into the mystery of a God who offers to carry our burdens and exactly what that means for those living in a society that demands we carry them ourselves.
Pastors Mark and Jonathon explore the difference between belief and trust, reflect on God's steadfast love, and talk about why what we put our trust in MATTERS.
In this episode Pastor's Mark and Jonathon dive into the concept of fear, and what should make us truly afraid.
Mark and Jonathon explore Romans 5:1-8 and discover that, despite appearances, we have a good reason to have hope.
Jonathon and Mark explore Psalm 8 and discover that the average human being might be a lot more special than you think.
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1.05 Jesus, aka Messiah (6BCE-30CE?)
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So, using historical-critical methodology, what can we feel confident saying about the Jesus of history? There are a few things. Friend of the show Jimmy Doyle pointed me towards the works of Luke Timothy Johnson and EP Sanders, who, independently of each other, tried to deal with the question of what we can reliably know about Jesus. A compounded …
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1.04 Judaisms, aka The Stage Is Finally Set (30 BCE-30 CE)
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It’s important to remember that Judaism wasn’t a static religion in the first century. In fact, there wasn’t a single Judaism, there were multiple Judaisms. But they all seem to have had a few things in common: number one, they were all fiercely monotheistic, meaning they only believed in and exclusively worshipped one God. This set them apart from…
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1.03 Happy Hanukkah, aka the Romans are Coming! (323 BCE-37 BCE)
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Aristobulus must have felt confident, having deposed his brother and secured the throne. But just outside the borders of his newly won kingdom events were taking place that spelled doom- not just for his reign, but for the independence of the Jewish Kingdom altogether.To the north, Judah’s old enemies the Seleucid Greeks were conquered by a relativ…