We dive in to online critiques of the churches of Christ from former members and weigh which arguments have some validity and which ones are way off.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro and disclaimers
04:07 - An "Indoctrination" problem?
10:18 - Reasons people leave the church
19:42 - Are Christians judgmental?
26:20 - Arguing over Easter
30:35 - "We only follow the Bible"
34:38 - Conservative purity spiraling
39:19 - Pushed out by politics
46:05 - No debates allowed
48:40 - The pull of a capella worship
51:47 - Think Fast: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Trans Treatment for Minors

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee's ban on transgender treatment for minors in United States v. Skrmetti. We discuss what this means and what it teaches us about Christians, politics, evangelism, and more.

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This week we discuss stereotypical "problem members" in the church and how not to be one of them. Our top 10 list:

00:00 - Introduction
03:02 - The Pot Luck Specialist
05:23 - The Co-Teacher
08:01 - The Nine-Fifteener and the Ten-Fifty-Sevener
11:47 - The No-Show
16:36 - The Critic
22:46 - The Absentee Voter
29:08 - The Taker
34:08 - The Emotional Landmine
36:57 - The CryBully
44:00 - The Bully
47:10 - Think Fast: Simone Biles Flips on Trans Athletes

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie
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Decorated American gymnast Simone Biles had strong thoughts on those who oppose male participation in female sports... until she had a sudden change of heart.

We discuss what happened and what lessons can be taken from the episode.

Vince Boling joins the show to tell stories from his time working on set alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names, and how the darkness he saw led him back to the Lord.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Vince's backstory
11:20 - Noticing something was "off"
16:18 - The behind the scenes overlap of Hollywood and the porn industry
18:36 - Is Satan's influence direct or indirect?
33:05 - Does Vince participate in boycotts?
36:50 - What advice would Vince give to young people who have Hollywood aspirations?
40:00 - Can you be Christian in Hollywood?
42:48 - The horror stories that drove Vince out of Hollywood and back to church
51:28 - Think Fast: Is Pride Month fading?

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie
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• (00:00:00) - Introduction and Vince's backstory
• (00:11:20) - Noticing something was "off"
• (00:16:18) - The behind the scenes overlap of Hollywood and the porn industry
• (00:18:36) - Is Satan's influence direct or indirect?
• (00:33:05) - Does Vince participate in boycotts?
• (00:36:50) - What advice would Vince give to young people who have Hollywood aspirations?
• (00:40:00) - Can you be Christian in Hollywood?
• (00:42:48) - The horror stories that drove Vince out of Hollywood and back to church
• (00:51:28) - Think Fast: Is Pride Month fading?

Many have noticed that Pride Month seems to lack the energy it once had.

Are corporations changing their tune? Is this an effect of a change in government? Is this a trend, or a momentary pause? We discuss these on this week's Think Fast.

For the full episode, tune in Monday, June 9 for a special interview with a guest who has seen Hollywood's inner workings and has plenty of stories to tell.

At the judgment, every human will meet their fate of reward or punishment. But once we've been sorted into one of those categories, will there be extra reward or extra punishment based on our deeds? Can we add "jewels to our crown" as some say?

00:00 - Intro and what we believe
07:10 - Scriptures on levels of reward
25:42 - Scriptures on degrees of punishment
37:30 - What form would greater rewards and punishment take?
47:00 - Answering objections
1:08:10 - Think Fast: Phil Robertson and the Duck Dynasty Legacy

• (00:00:00) - Intro and what we believe
• (00:07:10) - Scriptures on levels of reward
• (00:25:42) - Scriptures on degrees of punishment
• (00:37:30) - What form would these rewards and punishment take?
• (00:47:00) - Answering objections
• (01:08:10) - Think Fast: Phil Robertson and the Duck Dynasty Legacy

With Phil Robertson's passing, we discuss the impact made by his business and the Duck Dynasty television craze, along with what good and bad Christian entertainment looks like.

Catch the full episode of Think Deeper on Monday, 5/29 as we discuss the idea of levels of reward and punishment in heaven and hell