What is your favorite pop culture depiction of Santa Clause? Biker Mike and Kickstand discuss their top picks and why. What makes a good Santa, a good priest or pastor, or a good christian?

Who was the man who inspired Santa Clause? From humble beginnings on the Mediterranean Sea, to fist fights deciding the nature of the trinity, to the mythological figure who visits every December 24th... learn a little bit about St. Nicholas of Myra.

Mike takes the lead this week examining Paul's symbolism in Ephesians 6, The Full Armor of God.

This week we sit down with Andrew Eby, the lead pastor of the North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church and Co-host of the North Peace Round Table Podcast, and talk about his role in the Church, his podcast, the role of Church membership and more. Conversations like this are a great way to get to know the person and personality of the guy you might call "Pastor", and realize they love a good cat, cracking jokes, and just being good dudes to hang out with.

This episode features Fr. Matthew Francis of the Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission in Chilliwack BC, Canada.

On this episode Fr. Matthew talks to Kickstand and Biker Mike about the Eastern Orthodox practices of recognizing and venerating canonical Saints, particularly in light of his church canonically recognizing a new saint just recently.

We hope you enjoy this interview, our first of its kind on Amateur Christian.

Whats the deal when church gives you a piece of bread and a little wine or grape juice? We get into the symbolism of Communion/Lords Supper/Eucharist and examine what the new testament says about its Old testament roots.

What jumps to mind when you think of the word "sinner"? Being bad? Guilt? Shame?

We examine if there's a healthier way to think about how we fail and incorporate self examination into repentance.

"What company does light have with dark" is a question I hear a lot this time of year when Christians debate if its OK to celebrate Halloween. We examine how the history of the Church Calendar can help us navigate the answer to that question during a night that is unavoidable tied to themes, imagery, and acts that dabble with darkness.