The golden calf: Aaron's craftsmanship and going back to Egypt
A comic-theological deep dive on the golden calf: how Aaron could produce a convincing statue with mobile, rudimentary tools within Moses' forty days on the mountain, whether it was hollow, and the puzzling fact that the Israelites reached back to an Egyptian god after being slaves in Egypt — countered by the reminder that they had asked Pharaoh only to be let go to worship God.
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Evaluating the event: Elijah, Josiah, the sign of Jonah, the donuts test
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The hosts work through evaluation tools for curated experiences: Elijah didn't ask God to repeat the fire, and Jesus refused to repeat signs for the Pharisees ('you get the sign…
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Does God affirm our struggles or call us to repent of them?
- Does God affirm our struggles or call us to repent of them?
Mike frames two camps: one that says God affirms our struggles as-is, another that says He calls us to repent of what is in our control.
From No. 534 · The Antagonistic Bison
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Is it wrong to keep a potty mouth and chew tobacco?
- Is it wrong to love and follow Jesus while keeping a slight potty mouth and continuing to chew tobacco?
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Third 'is this wrong?' case: can a host love and follow Jesus all his days while keeping a slight potty mouth and chewing tobacco?
From No. 524 · Handshakes and Wrongness
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Ask the pastor: the queen of heaven in Jeremiah 7:18
- What is the 'queen of heaven' in Jeremiah 7:18?
Boova's ask-the-pastor comes from his Jeremiah read-through: the 'queen of heaven' in Jeremiah 7:18 (cakes baked, drink offerings poured 'to provoke me to anger').
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