Method(ist) to the Madness
Welcome to Methodist to the Madness, a podcast about the wacky, cool, wild, and weird stuff that's happened throughout the Universal church’s history.
Episodes
11 episodes
Don't Stop Believin' (Or Do, It Doesn't Matter, It's All Predetermined Anyway)
What’s up Theologians! We really enjoyed recording this latest episode on this fine, fun Tuesday morn! (We’re sorry to all the Calvinists we’ll inevitably offend — we really are just poking fun.) Talking points: differences between Calvinistic ...
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45:32
Who Run the World? Girls! (But Not if You’re Southern Baptist)
Sorry for the unplanned hiatus, Theologians, but we’re glad to be back on schedule! Episode highlights include defining complementarianism vs egalitarianism, The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, MB briefly dunking on John Piper, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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42:44
Wanted (Undead or Alive)
Welcome Theologians to our 10th episode, Halloween spooktacular featuring our first ever guest, Bailey May. Full disclosur: this is the most chaotic episode we’ve ever recorded, which means it was lots of fun. Highlights include: casket girls, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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59:33
Everybody Hurts Pt. 2
Ok, we’re actually going to talk about the stigmata now! Highlights include: Did you know St. Francis is the first recorded stigmatic?, St. Padre Pio, and MB goes on a feminist rant about female stigmatics.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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54:17
Everybody Hurts
Hey theologians! This week we were planning on talking about the stigmata buuuut… we ended up talking about suffering instead. So less funny and more fruitful content this week! C’est la vie. Talking points include: suffering as blessing, why w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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36:36
All Creatures of Our God and King (Funny)
Welcome back, Theologians! This week, we’re talking St. Francis — an ex-party animal soldier who renounced his wealth, lived his new life in radical poverty, went on daring missions to hostile lands, and experienced mystical ecstasy. Oh, ...
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54:11
Holy Holy Holy (Grail)
Get your whips and fedoras or your chain mail and coconuts ready because we’re talking Holy Grail today! Highlights include how the grail could be a dish or bowl or whatever at this point, Andy quietly going “ni,” and us figuring out whic...
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41:21
Snake Me Up Before You Go Go
Round 2 of our snake handling discussion! (Do you guys know any good snake puns? Because we serpently don’t.) Episode highlights include: snake handling from the early 1900s until now, Andy helpfully pointing out when MB isn’t funny, manslaught...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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50:10
Sssssmells Like Teen Snake Handlers
Episode highlights include: lots of snake puns, a breakdown of Gnosticism, a look at the OG snake handlers, the Ophites, Judas and his motives and, cringe, “the moist essence.”
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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