A Christian and a Buddhist walk in to a bar

Understanding Catholicism

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. 

A Christian and a Buddhist walk in to a Diplomacy Game - Part 2

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. 
https://diplomacygames.com/ 
 

A Christian and a Buddhist Walk in to a Diplomacy Game - Part 1

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, and talk about how religion and Diplomacy collide, in a wondrous episode that bridges worlds :)
Visit the Diplomacy Games podcast here: https://diplomacygames.com/ 
 

Re-Release: Does everybody worship?

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/ 

Re-Release: Conversations with a Theologian - Part 2. Ft Tanya Wittwer

Tanya is back for another episode, and this time, its deeply theological.  

Re-release: Conversations with a Theologian - Part 1 Ft Tanya Wittwer

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/  

An Unlikely Conversion? The Cross and the Machine

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  

Which religion is right for you? - Part 2

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  

Which religion is right for you? - Part 1

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's the point?

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.