Podcast
No Church Answers!
Hosted by Man Up Spiritual Oasis Media Inc. · EN
The No Church Answers! podcast began as Man Up a Spiritual Oasis for Men in 2017, launched by Bill Cox, actor and DJ, and four regulars, Steven Titch, Robert Cocheu, Michael Cropper and Earl Lloyd--all from different Christian backgrounds. Our focus is on ways men could use their Christian faith to drive their goals, leadership and action. We feel the faith muscle needs regular exercise. The body is like a barrel. The outside is your education, money and health. The inside is your faith and soul. We bring different points of view to a scripture lesson and hash them out in a panel discussion. We strive for authenticity in representing what Christian men are thinking.
Contact us at www.nochurchanswers.com. We're not pastors, just regular guys. Engaging, deep and often humorous looks at faith in today's world by our panel.
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Podcast 356 -- Aren't All Religions the Same? Matthew 5:14-16, 1 Peter 2:12
Feb 18, 202500:51:25Tap to summarizeSkeptics, pull up a chair! We begin a study of Timothy Keller's The Reason for God. First up, the question of whether there is a one true religion or if all Truth is relative to one's culture or worldview. Keller would say the statement "I have no doctrine" is a doctrine in itself and that every worldview, no matter what it is, comes down to a leap of faith. Listen and comment.This week's podcast is sponsored by Magic Mind. Visit www.magicmind.com/NCANSWERS and use the code NCANSWERS20 to receive 48% off your first subscription of 20% off one-time purchases.
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Podcast 355 -- The Chosen Season 4
Feb 11, 202501:25:35Tap to summarizeHades and Styx! It's time for our latest deep dive into the crowd-funded streaming TV series The Chosen. We discuss the show's bolder choices and bigger risks as we follow Jesus and his band of disciples through the "Year of Opposition." There's confrontation and confusion mixed with reconciliation and resurrection. Spoiler Alert!This week's podcast is sponsored by Magic Mind. Visit www.magicmind.com/NCANSWERS and use the code NCANSWERS20 to receive 48% off your first subscription of 20% off one-time purchases.
Transcribe →Podcast 354 -- Walk the Walk Ephesians 4:1-6
Feb 4, 202500:55:43Tap to summarizeIn six short verses, Paul offers some basic points on how individuals within a group can get cooperate toward successful outcomes. We discuss how to successfully model Christian attitude and behavior whether it's on a church project or in the workplace.This week's podcast is sponsored by Magic Mind. Visit www.magicmind.com/NCANSWERS and use the code NCANSWERS20 to receive 48% off your first subscription of 20% off one-time purchases.
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Podcast 353 -- Gimme Three Steps Ephesians 2:8-10
Jan 28, 202501:01:48Tap to summarizeGrace is the essential Gospel. You are saved in spite of being mired in sin and death. God has mercifully thrown you a lifeline purely out of love. So why is this such a stumbling block? Why do even committed Christians feel they must be something transactional about the grace of God? With some help from scripture and a bit of Lynyrd Skynyrd, we explore mystery of amazing divine grace.For more on this topic, check out our Faith vs. Works video podcast. This week's podcast is sponsored by Magic Mind. Visit www.magicmind.com/NCAJAN and receive 45% off your first order.
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Podcast 352 -- Men on a Mission Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:6-8
Jan 21, 202500:57:46Tap to summarizeThe fellows talk about their experience in mission work locally in Houston, and their trips to Mexico and to Kenya. We discuss the importance of being a part of church efforts that create connection and empathy with neighbors. We also talk about the way, in the post-colonial, post-Christian era, patronage has given way to partnership in response to the explosion of Christianity in the Global South.This week's podcast is sponsored by Magic Mind. Visit www.magicmind.com/NCAJAN and receive 45% off your first order.
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Podcast 351 -- Why Do We Go to Church? Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 10:24-25
Jan 14, 202501:04:32Tap to summarizeStatistics tell us that church net closings in the U.S. reach about 3,000 a year and every year 2.75 million churchgoers fall into inactivity. We look at the reasons for this decline and address the importance of regular church attendance to growth in the faith. The fellows talk about growing up in various denominations, and the changes they have seen in parishes and congregations—for good and ill—over the course of their faith journeys and how today’s churches can make themselves more meaningful for skeptical Christians.This week's podcast is sponsored by Magic Mind. Visit www.magicmind.com/NCAJAN and receive 45% off your first order.
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Podcast 350—What if Brian Thompson Was a Member of Your Church? Proverbs 22:16, 28:27; Ezekiel 16:49
Jan 7, 202501:12:02Tap to summarizeIs there moral equivalency in shooting someone in the streetand using AI algorithms to deny medical care to thousands of patients, perhaps leadingto untimely death? To start the newyear, the fellows take up the topical concept of structural violence, the ideathat organizations and institutions, just because of the way they work, can beas much a source of human suffering, injustice and harm as an angry man with agun. The Bible says murder is a sin, but what about cold indifference? Is sinso pervasive it inevitably infects all worldly mechanisms? What do LuigiMangione and Brian Thompson tell us about the human need for salvation?
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Podcast 349 -- There's Something About Mary Luke 1:27-56
Dec 17, 202401:01:49Tap to summarizeFor our fifth annual Christmas podcast, we look at the Virgin Mary. Beneath the trappings of tradition and legend, we find a Biblical narrative of an ordinary young woman responding to extraordinary circumstances. We look at the arc of Mary's faith, from her skeptical question "How can this be?" to her courageous affirmation of God's promise of salvation and her resolve to move forward as mother of Christ. The fellows are joined by Ruth Opiyo, a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and currently a Christian marriage and family counselor.
Transcribe →Podcast 348 -- True Gratitude vs. False Positivity Psalm 31:9-18, 21-22
Dec 10, 202400:48:51Tap to summarizeScripture exhorts us to be grateful. But can well-meaning Christians apply the message of gratitude the wrong way or in the wrong situations? We discuss the idea of "dark gratitude," which instead of providing support, steers us away from confronting problems, difficulties and outright hardship we need to face. Hat tip to Elizabeth Bernstein, whose article "The Case for Being Ungrateful" in the Nov. 24 Wall Street Journal sparked this week's discussion.
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