081: Too Punk For the Christians and Too Christian For the Punks: Jeff Suffering

Jeff Bettger (AKA Jeff Suffering) stops by to talk about his recently reformed 1990s Tooth and Nail band Ninety Pound Wuss, as well as his time playing music and being a pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. We talk about his musical history, including Raft of Dead Monkeys, Suffering and the Hideous Thieves, and Team Strike Force, an early and very important band in the story of Mars Hill. He talks about discovering punk rock as a teenager, seeing Jesus as an anarchist, and his uncomfortable creative life as someone "too punk for the Christians and too Christian for the punks". He also talks about religious trauma and times he's experienced panic attacks as a result of his experience with Mars Hill. 

Find out more about what's happening with Ninety Pound Wuss here: https://linktr.ee/ninetypoundwuss

Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

Twitter:

Twitter: @vcwpod

Zach- @muzach

Dave- @Davejlester

Podcast music by Zach Malm

Logo by Zach Malm