Pastor Chris Perrey and guests look at movies, music, comics, and more from the perspective of faith.
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Pop Culture Evangelism & The K-Pop Gospel
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What's similar when sharing good news about Jesus and good news about your new favorite band? Guests Roni Z and Anna Jane Perrey join the show to talk about the ups and downs of evangelism and share our testimonies about the gospel of BTS and K-Pop. Defining good news and evangelism. Worst evangelistic practices (Christian and pop culture). Resista…
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POST Christian: Self-Hatred in Song
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CCM Correspondent Grey Stepp rejoins the show to discuss Christian music that features Piece of $h!t Theology (or POST). William Paul Young, Augustine, and Calvin. 90s & 00s music. Caedmon's Call's "Thankful" - the most Calvinist song ever. Skillet's "Gasoline" - burning away the self. Paramore's "We Are Broken" - can we be fixed? Quick thoughts on…
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The Gates of Hades Shall Not Prevail
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The infernally excellent game Hades is about conquering death, a topic that resonates with the story of Christ. In this quick (speedrun?) Pop Culture Homily episode, Chris looks at different ways of making peace with the inevitable. Intro. Hades II Technical Test reactions. Hades in Scripture. Escaping death (or not). Happy Sisyphus. Christ's Harro…
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Faith Eras Tour: Taylor Swift & Tortured Saints
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Swiftie Supreme Kara Wiens helps kick off season 3 by comparing Taylor's eras when it comes to relationships and the up and down phases of faith. Intro (and apology). Guest intro. Talking TSwift in 2024. Tortured Poets Department first reactions. Our histories with Taylor. Simplistic divisions. Three eras for her and us: Order, Disorder, and Reorde…
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Turn Aside and See: TotK & Exod 3
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A short Pop Culture Homily on the importance of awe and wonder in gaming and TV, as well as in the spiritual life. I take a quick look at how Moses' experience of God at the burning bush is similar to the best experiences in Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. Come back for a full episode in two wee…
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Musician and former worship leader Grey Stepp joins the show to talk about his experiences in the worship music industry. Guest intro. Brief history of popular Christian music. What makes music Christian? The shift to praise and worship. Grey’s story. Praise for profit. Performing artist vs. worship leader. How worship forms us. My weird tradition.…
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The Funda-Mando-Lists
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Hello there! For May the Fourth, Joe Quigley joins the show to discuss The Mandalorian and how various characters' worldviews are shaped by fundamentalism. Is this the (only) way to be Mandalorian? Guest intro. Reactions to The Mandalorian season 3. Defining Fundamentalism. Strengths of Fundamentalism - identity and oppression. Mandalorian History.…
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Haunted by Transcendence: boygenius
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Our series looking at the longing for the sacred in seemingly secular music continues. Anne Rawlins and Cristin Conley join the show to talk about the artists Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers, collectively known as the group boygenius. Recap on A Secular Age concepts. Intro to boygenius. Julien Baker "Happy to Be Here." Mental health, …
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Season 2 begins! Lent, Good Friday, and death. Personal experiences & processing with playlists. Sufjan Stevens “Fourth of July.” Ash Wednesday - we're all gonna die. The complicated emotions of grief. Jason Isbell “Elephant.” No one dies with dignity. Stevie Wonder "As." Love endures. Pop Culture Consolations & Desolations. Come to Jesus Moment. O…
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Season 2 of Pop Culture Pastor starts in one week on April 6! Spread the good news!Par Chris Perrey
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Consolations & Desolations of 2022
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Season 1 Finale! What pop culture was life-giving and life-taking in The Year of Our Lord 2022? Hear from me and from some listeners!Par Chris Perrey
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Elder Millennial Music Correspondent Blake Jackson joins the show again to discuss our favorite music of the year. How did our favorite artists turn to love, community, nature, and dance to find joy in these (still) difficult times? Artists mentioned: Jeff Parker. Alabaster Deplume. Alex G. The National. Animal Collective. Spoon. Taylor Swift. Harr…
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Librarian extraordinaire Dara Tinius joins the show as we discuss our favorite books of the year, both what was new and what we rediscovered. No guilt trips or gatekeeping for liking what you like, but hopefully you find something new!Par Chris Perrey
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Simp-Sons of God: Homer the Heretic
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Neighbor-ino Ben Wigdahl joins the show to dissect "Homer the Heretic," a classic religious-themed episode of The Simpsons, and kicking off a potential new rewatch podcast!Par Chris Perrey
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House of the Lamb: Gods & Game of Thrones
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Ser Jefferson of House Ferguson joins the show to talk House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, and how religion and politics often get messy when mixed together (but only in fantasy worlds, not ours).Par Chris Perrey
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Thanos's Snap, God's Flood (w/ Janet Ray)
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Who's worse - the supervillain who disintegrates half of sentient life or the God who drowns all but a few? Janet Ray discusses issues with the flood from a scientific perspective, while I look at the theological side.Par Chris Perrey
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Haunted by Transcendence: The 1975
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Blake Jackson joins the show as we seek the spiritual in the seemingly secular music of The 1975.Par Chris Perrey
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LotR: Love of Power & The Power of Love
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Senior Tolkien Correspondent Dr. James Prather joins the show to discuss the nature of evil, power, and love in Lord of the Rings and Amazon's Rings of Power series.Par Chris Perrey
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Mrs. Pop Culture Pastor, Anna Jane Perrey, and I explore connections between pop songs and the spiciest book of Scripture.Par Chris Perrey
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Spiritual Formation & Pop Culture (How To Christian)
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Special crossover event! From the the How To Christian podcast comes a conversation with Kale Courtright about spiritual formation and pop culture.Par Chris Perrey
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Content Creator Church
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Dr. Mason Lee joins the show to discuss the recent rise of "content creators" and its influence on both pop culture and the church.Par Chris Perrey
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Why is this episode only a minute long? Listen to hear about some changes to our schedule.Par Chris Perrey
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Better Call Ba'al with the Good Hair: Beyoncé & The Prophets
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How is Beyoncé's album Lemonade doing the same thing as the Hebrew Prophets? What do they really want after unfaithfulness (from Israel and Jay-Z, respectively)?Par Chris Perrey
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Choosing Life or Breaking Bad
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A special throwback to my class on Breaking Bad from 2014. How are choice and confession important for morality, justice, and redemption?Par Chris Perrey
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Theology in Thor: Love and Thunder
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More Thor and Gorr? Sure! Adam Byers joins the show to discuss Thor: Love and Thunder, and revisit theological ideas from the previous episode.Par Chris Perrey
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God of Love, God of Thunder
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Tackling a simple question: What does it mean to call someone a god? What is the fundamental difference between the god of thunder and the God of the Bible (Thor and YHWH, respectively)?Par Chris Perrey
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let's look at the spiritual wisdom of pop icon Ariana Grande, particularly when it comes to moving on from relationships (whether with Pete Davidson or a church)Par Chris Perrey
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Deconstructing Encanto
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Encanto is about a house falling apart or, to use a currently debated buzzword, it's a story of deconstruction.Par Chris Perrey
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That Hevel Feeling: Inside & Ecclesiastes
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Healing the world with podcasting, even though everything is vanity. How is Bo Burnham’s Inside doing the same thing as Ecclesiastes?Par Chris Perrey
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It's Time for the Jedi (and Church?) to End
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Hello there! Luke Nance joins the show to discuss the controversial Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. Why do the Jedi suck, and how does the church share the same flaws?Par Chris Perrey
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The Trinities (Holy, DC, and More)
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Our first episode look at the central Christian mystery of the Trinity, and how it relates to Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Hoping this isn't heretical.Par Chris Perrey
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Are you ready for your podcast blessing? The Pop Culture Pastor podcast launches June 2! Be an evangelist and spread the word!Par Chris Perrey
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