Desiring Brethren

Desiring Brethren


Latest Episodes

OT Difficulties: Creation and Evolution
June 04, 2017

There's a saying at Desiring Brethren: if you need extra brain-power, bring in a second Short. Dave's older brother Joel joins us this episode to talk creation, evolution, and how we read the Bible.

Sweatpants for the King
May 26, 2017

Dave gets extra-spicy this episode as we talk dressing up for church! So to honour him, pa-ra-pa-pa-pummmmmm, I wore my sweats for him, pa-ra-pa-pa-pummmmm

Dr. Phil Can't Be Wrong, Right?
May 13, 2017

This episode Jack grinds his ax, beats his recently-deceased horse, and makes sure to peeve his pet over the value of secular help. Tanner interrupts him a lot, while Dave just wants to know what's going on. WE LIKE TO FIGHT TOO!

End Times For Dummies?
May 08, 2017

Newspaper in one hand, Revelation in the other: what should be our response to those who are looking for signs of Armageddon? In this episode, populist-hero Dave battles the elitist-scum Jackson and Tanner over the rapture, Left Behind, and whether you sh

CAMP! (Part 2: Crushes and Creationism)
April 28, 2017

We present the second part of our loooong conversation about camp, featuring the 'expert' Anna Page! We talk Evolution vs. Christianity, CTF, flirting, and even NUDE BUTTS (Dave made me write that).

CAMP! (Part 1: The Sing-Along)
April 22, 2017

With Anna Page popping in, we got so much content that we're putting out two episodes: so nice you have to listen twice! Part 1 is filled with bragging contests, off-key songs, seven baptisms (you read that right!), and so much more.

Jesus (and Elly) Wants You More Needy
April 14, 2017

Real talk: This is one of the best conversations we've ever had, and Dave wasn't there. Draw your own conclusions. After blowing the dust off the ole Master's thesis, Elly Krogman joins us to talk about one of her passions, rediscovering a theology of bro

Should We Follow the Billy Graham Rule?
April 09, 2017

In 1948, Billy Graham committed to never be alone with a woman that wasn't his wife. In 2017, the 'Billy Graham Rule' is still going strong in the evangelical community, but rarely is it questioned. With Dave away this week, Jackson and Tanner talk with t

Storing Up Bible Bucks in Heaven
March 31, 2017

This episode we enter the murky world of "heavenly rewards": the idea that based on our good deeds, some of us are gonna get (in Dave's words) Lamborghinis in heaven while others are gonna be stuck with old junkers. Spoiler alert: none of us understand th

The Ocean: Existential Abyss of Terror
March 23, 2017

In this episode, we shine light on one of the earth's greatest mysteries: why did God make the ocean so spoooooky?