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What makes something spiritual? Is it the intent or spirituality of its creator? Is it how the thing is received? And what does it mean for something to “spiritual” anyway? Benton and Elane ponder these questions and more while sipping espresso martinis.
Cocktail: Espresso Martini
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Elane and Benton have an in-depth conversation about what it means for Christians to be tolerant, accepting, or allies toward those who are different from us. Complete with Biblical examples. All while sipping a new cocktail.
Cocktail: The Bitterbon
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Elane and Benton respond to a listener’s question about the difference between mythology and theology.
Cocktail: The Vancouver
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Benton and Elane have a lighthearted chat about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and what happens between—while enjoying an apple brandy cocktail.
Cocktail: Without Borders
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Many Jesus-followers on the left (and some on the right) are understandably stunned, angry, and afraid at the election of Donald Trump. Could a rejection of elitism be what won Trump the office? Elane and Benton discuss the implications for now and for the long road ahead.
Cocktail: A Bitter Pill
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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NEW EPISODE! Recorded right before Election Day, Elane and Benton chat about Jesus’ commandment to love—no matter who, no matter what.
Cocktail: Apple Press
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Benton and Elane discuss Messianic Jews—that is, Jews who believe Jesus was/is the Messiah and behave kinda like evangelical Christians do. Does this seem weird to you? It’s a little confusing, at least to Benton. There are qurestions and a few answers and drinkable Brown Derbys.
Cocktail: Brown Derby
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Life presents us all with realities that merit reactions like anger, fear, grief, and sadness. Toxically positive Christians deny the existence of such emotions in people who believe God is always good. Elane and Benton have a lively conversation about toxic positivity over a just-okay gin cocktail.
Cocktail: Delmonico Special
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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There are Christians who have some interesting views on why they shouldn’t have to care for the planet. Elane and Benton have a conversation about some of those views, as well as the question we all face (or ignore): “What can I do?”
Cocktail: Unnamed Chamomile Cocktail
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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What is baptism? Is it vital to a Christian’s faith or salvation? Is it sacramental? Is it transformational? What did/does Jesus’s baptism mean? All these questions and more as Benton and Elane explore the subject of baptism over cocktails.
Cocktail: The Deacon
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Another in their series on what people who profess to be Christians believe, Elane and Benton explore what it means to be a practitioner of Christian Science. [Spoilers: Christain Scientists are considered Christians and some of their tenets might surprise you.] There are also Hemingway daiquiris.
Cocktail: Hemingway Daiquiri
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Elane and Benton discuss the idea of personhood—when does a person become a person?—and the often controversial subject of reproductive rights. What does the Bible say about abortion? How would Jesus instruct his followers to ensure that women and children are cared for? Our hosts approach these and other questions while sipping an abominable cocktail.
Cocktail: Gold Rush + Mint Julep
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Benton wrote Christian pop songs professionally in the 90s. In this episode, he and Elane chat about the current state of Christian pop, its odd relationship with the white evangelical church, and the unmistakable media dominance of K-LOVE.
Cocktail: Frisco
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Fewer Americans are attending worship services at a local church than ever before. Many professing Christians seem to have no affiliation—or interest in affiliating—with a church or denomination. This downturn in church attendance begs the question: How important is church in the life of a Christian? Elane and Benton discuss over a tropical sipper.
Cocktail: A Is For Ananas
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Many Christians struggle with mental health issues, especially anxiety and depression. Elane and Benton discuss six kinds of conversations that are happening in our churches and among Christians regarding these widespread mental health concerns.
Cocktail: White Negroni
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Elane and Benton discuss some of the distinctives of Mormons and Seventh-Day Adventists while they pose the question, what are the key things that define a “Christian?” Based on what each group believes, are their congregants, at a basic level, also Christians? All this while they sip on cosmopolitans.
Cocktail: Cosmopolitan
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Reconciling faith and sexuality is a tough road for many queer people of faith, especially for those in churches that are unaccepting of LGBTQ+ people. Benton and Elane have a candid conversation about the real-life challenges they’ve each faced being both queer and Christian.
Cocktail: Gin Elderflower Fizz
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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There are some significant differences between the teachings of Jesus and those of the Apostle Paul. Jesus spoke in parables, teaching individuals and small groups, and emphasizing relationship. Paul wrote plainly to churches made up of new Christians—a mix of Jews and non-Jews, many in hostile environments. Jesus’ teachings still prove to be universal. Paul’s are more contextual. Apples and oranges? Elane and Benton discuss.
Cocktail: Moscow Mule
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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In the third part of their series, “You Might Be An Evangelical If…,” Benton and Elane talk about how important it is not to throw the baby out with the bathwater when reevaluating one’s beliefs. This applies to post- and ex-evangelicals too.
Cocktail: Little Italy
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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Elane and Benton pose the question, “Are Catholics Christians?” Might sound like an absurd question, but it is one that persists in some protestant and evangelical circles. They try to clear up some common misunderstandings and share a bit from their own experiences while enjoying a cocktail.
Cocktail: Vieux Carre
Theme song: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)” recorded by Benton Stokes. Find Benton’s songs wherever you listen to music online.
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