NOT the Sermon

Episode 26: "Entertaingelism"

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??? This week on NTS Eric and Jamie talk about the Mark Driscoll/Men's conference fiasco, toxic masculinity, and they take an internet quiz to figure out which megachurch pastor they are.
Shooting the Skybalon: We're gonna be serious now
Houston we have a question: Mark Driscoll blows up at a men's conference
Which megachurch pastor are you?
Pester the Pastor: Toxic Masculinity

Episode 25: "You Missed the Rapture"

If you are reading this, you missed the rapture. On this episode, the NTS crew talks about celestial bodies, bad prophecies, and release info on an upcoming live show!
Shooting the Skybalon: Live Recording Announcement
Shady Theology: Eclipse Prophecies
Bible Trivia Quiz Show
Weird News: Joe Rogan thinks Moses was on drugs

Episode 24: "I Just Lied for the Gospel"

On this episode, Eric and Phoenix confront Jamie about being late for the past 6 months, Jamie shows us a little greek...language, and they talk about unhinged spontaneous worship sets.
Shooting the Skybalon: Jamie has been late for months + cars & trucks.
Your Greek is Showing: Tetelestai
So Help Meme God: Spontaneous worship testimony
Eric's Edumakation: The power of story

Episode 23: "Sometimes I Get a Little Silly"

On this episode the NTS crew tries to answer "couples" questions, Eric challenges to the listeners to a fight, and we dive into the demonic.
Shooting the Skybalon: Jamie looks like an Egyptian & 12 duck sized Erics
How well do Jamie and Eric know each other?
Shady Theology: Demons
Pester the Pastor: Weirdest prayer requests

Episode 22: Global Senior Church Daddy

This week the Eric makes fun of his guardian angel, Jamie gets a new official title, and we talk about some of the stranger verses in the bible!
Shooting the Skybalon: Church Job Titles
Houston, we have a question: Angels
The Bible says Whaaat?: Gonads and Goats
How Great is Our Pod: What a Guns-N-Roses Name it is

Episode 21: A Pet Named Peeve"

In this episode the NTS crew shows you just how bad procrastination is with this completely unplanned episode. We talk pet peeves, sermon prep, and about the coming age of A.I.
 
Shooting the Skybalon: Pastor Pet Peeves
Pester the Pastor: How do you prepare for a message?
Hey, let's talk about A.I.
What's your prayer life like?

Episode 20: "Holy Debauchery"

On this episode the NTS Crew crosses state lines into Orlando, Florida. They talk tithing, rave worship, hollister models, and are joined by two other staff pastors, Chance and Missy.
Shooting the Skybalon: Conference culture and an original roast song from one of our listeners.
Houston, We Have a Question: Do pastors tithe?
Meet Chance and Missy!
Weird Worship: Heart of Worship by BRIGHT/Matt Redman 

BONUS HOT TAKE: How to talk with an Atheist w/ Michael Fincher

Have you ever talked with an atheist before? The dialogue between Christians and atheists has been strained by years of "boogeyman" stories and a general misunderstanding of each other's culture.
On this Bonus Hot Take Episode Jamie and Eric are joined by a professing atheist, Michael Fincher. Michael and the NTS crew talk about science, ethics, and how Atheist meetups are a buzzkill. They talk about shared values and what Christians and atheists can do to better understand each other.
Enjoy!

Episode 19: Holy Ghost Helmets

On this episode the NTS crew talks about the American church, burning books, yoga, and being "slain in the Spirit".
Shooting the Skybalon: Jetlag and the American Church
Houston, We Have a Question: Should Christians Do Yoga?
Shady Theology: Slain in the Spirit
Eric's Edumakation: The role of education in ministry

Episode 18: "Two Twinkies in a Pack of Swiss Rolls"

This is the INDIA EPISODE! Eric and Jamie have just spent the past two weeks in India on a ministry excursion. This episode does not contain any of our traditional segments but is split up according to the days that they recorded. The audio quality is not the best but we tried! Enjoy. 
The Experience: the flight, language, weather, and the food.The Ministry: teaching at the Bible school, white saviorism, persecution, preaching to different cultures.The Religions: the Shiva temple, worship at the Bible school, craving cheese & mayoThe Sights: the North vs the South, pollution, traffic, and the Taj Mahal