

Faith Adjacent
The Popcast Media Group
Conversations involving faith are often fraught with scholarly nerd alerts about ancient linguistics and inaccessible theological discussions centered around hermeneutics. But what if there was a way to use your pop culture literacy to enhance your biblical literacy? Welcome to Faith Adjacent, the podcast where we try to understand the modern dynamics of faith through a combined commitment to uncomfortable honesty, authentic weirdness, and critical thinking. Faith Adjacent is hosted by Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of The Popcast along with Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon.
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Dec 11, 2025 • 59min
Is 2025 Favored or Forsaken?
As 2025 comes to a close, we thought we would pick our most favored and most forsaken topics of the year! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss things like Christian pushback against ICE, the closing of Joann Fabric and Crafts, Pope Leo XIV, and so much more! You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now! MENTIONSGive the gift of The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Here’s the link | Here are the Diplomas Erin’s Topic Redo: Christian Pushback Against ICEPassing Hall of Fame: ToureShow on TikTokRelevant Past Episode: September Favored or ForsakenPope Leo on AI: Read more here Private Equity: Learn about the demise of JoannFaith Adjacent Holiday Playlists: FA Christmas Pondering | FA Christmas PartyEvan’s Favored: Modern Genre Theory by Andrew JuddErin’s Favored: Rev. Blair on Instagram Jamie’s Favored: Christmas Songs by Penny & Sparrow | Joyful, Joyful CeCe Winans | Simply Christmas and The Christmas Album by Leslie Odom, Jr. | A Charlie Brown Christmas The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 4, 2025 • 46min
Beth Allison Barr: A Knight’s Tale, Medieval History, and Becoming the Pastor’s Wife
In this very special episode, Erin and Evan are joined by rare two-time guest Beth Allison Barr! Listen along as we discuss her latest book, Becoming the Pastor’s Wife, and ask her questions about things like church shopping, whether or not to stay in a Southern Baptist Church, and so much more! Who are some of Beth’s favorite women in medieval history, and is A Knight’s Tale an accurate representation of medieval life? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONSGive the gift of The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Here’s the link | Here are the Diplomas Beth Allison Barr: Website | Instagram | The Making of Biblical Womanhood | Becoming the Pastor’s Wife | SubstackA Knight’s Tale: Watch on Disney+Medieval Nerds: Gender and Authority in the Late Medieval Church by Ian ForrestWhat was that about Sarah Bessey? Read The Christian Bookstore RejectsWomen at Work: Economica by Victoria Bateman The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 27, 2025 • 39min
The Faith Adjacent Thanksgiving Day Parade
Today, we’re replacing The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Faith Adjacent Thanksgiving Parade! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we share our own pics for Biblical-themed parade floats, balloons, commentators, and more! MENTIONSGive the gift of The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Here’s the link | Here are the Diplomas Bundle Sale! Get 25% off all our episode bundles! End Times Square? Listen to our Jesus End-of-Summer Road Trip episode Avalon Deep Dive: Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Music Barney Balloon: Watch hereThe Joshies: Listen to The Faith Adjacent Oscars with Andy Judd Best Saints in Show: Listen here The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 20, 2025 • 58min
Favored or Forsaken: Woke Nuns, TikTok Baby Formula Test, and Tiny Jesuses
It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken episode! Join Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we discuss woke nuns, a TikTok social experiment, and the recent influx of little Jesuses appearing all over cities. You’ll also hear what is favored for each of us right now! MENTIONSGive the gift of The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Here’s the link | Here are the Diplomas Woke Nuns: Nuns Return Land to Native American TribeTikTok Baby Formula Test: Here’s Nikolie Monroe’s AccountTiny Jesuses? Here’s the instagram post Evan’s Favored: As Long As I Am in the Tent of This Body I Will Make a Joyful Noise Pt 1. by John Van DeusenErin’s Favored: Knock at the Sky by Liz Charlotte GrantJamie’s Favored: Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage by Kelly Foster LundquistThe Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 13, 2025 • 48min
Weird Ministries
Get your worship flags ready and warm up that hot tub because we’re talking about weird ministries! Join Erin and Evan as we discuss listener comments about unorthodox church ministries such as puppet and cookie ministries. What is the deal with Erin’s childhood orange ministry, and what does swallowing a live goldfish have to do with spreading the Gospel? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONSWe can all use a little weird: Get Weird by CJ Casciotta | Listen to the Faith Adjacent Book ClubPuppet Ministry: Here are all the resources you need Worship Flag Tutorial: Learn more hereProverbs 31 Deep-Dive: Listen to Favored or Forsaken: Proverbs 31 Women The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 6, 2025 • 1h 7min
SWDGISS: Inerrancy
In today’s latest Stuff We Didn’t Get in Sunday School, we’re unpacking Biblical Inerrancy! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss the history behind the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, some alternatives to digging your heels in on this concept, and why people tend to use inerrancy as a litmus test for salvation. What is meant by Jesus being the Word of God, and what do foreskins have to do with any of this? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONSThe Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy: Read it here | Defending Inerrancy Relevant Bible Passages: John 1 | 2 Timothy 3:16-17Relevant Past Episode: SWDGISS: How We Got the BibleNerdy Deep Dive: Textual Criticism with Dr. WidderAdditional Resources: The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr | Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy | Modern Genre Theory by Andrew Judd The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 30, 2025 • 36min
The NOs of Evangelism
Do you have a moment for me to tell you about our latest Faith Adjacent episode? Today we’re evangelizing about The NOs of Evangelism! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss listener comments about public nuisance fines, hermit crabs, evangelism tracts, and so much more! Is Evan a secret cult leader, and which of us is most likely to invite a door-to-door evangelist into their home? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONSThe Force is SO strong with you! Get the Rogue One and Andor Episode BundleWant to hear the Spicy NOs of Evangelism? Listen on Patreon Evangelism Explosion: Learn more hereBible Tract History: Learn more from Chick Tracts Are you a Public Nuisance? Deep-dive into the law here Episode homework: Watch Saved! on Amazon PrimeThe Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 23, 2025 • 55min
Sacred Cinema: Star Wars
In honor of the release of our Rogue One and Andor episode bundle at The Faith Adjacent Shop, we’re sharing our Sacred Cinema of the movie that started it all, Star Wars: A New Hope. Listen along as Knox, Jamie, and Erin unpack the sacred and secular aspects of this 1977 classic! You’ll hear about some recasting suggestions, bible studies that could be based on the film, tons of fun facts, and so much more! MENTIONSWant our Andor/Rogue One Bundle? Get it hereWhere can I watch this? Disney+Star Wars Deep Dive: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes The Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 20, 2025 • 49min
No Small Endeavor Special Presentation
Today, we're sharing an episode of the No Small Endeavor podcast. These days, our culture is marked by political unrest, polarization, and anxiety. Beauty and art feel like a luxury, or even a distraction. In a special series, No Small Endeavor is asking: What if art, beauty, and poetry are exactly what we need to face the crisis at hand? Can poetry help us protest, pray, lament, and even hope? Host Lee C. Camp talks to poets like Haleh Liza Gafori, a poet, musician, and acclaimed translator of the Persian poet Rumi; and Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, theologian, and host of Poetry Unbound. Their conversations evoke thoughtfulness about how to fight for beauty in the current culture, and how to make it through the fires of our time together. In this episode, Lee talks to Joy Harjo, a musician, author, and three-term U.S. Poet Laureate. Camp and Harjo explore how poetry can act as a form of justice, a practice of self-development, and a tiny experiment in healing. You can listen to No Small Endeavor here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 16, 2025 • 53min
Favored or Forsaken: Anglican Leadership, Maverick City Music, and a CCM Super Bowl Halftime Show Alternative
It’s time for our monthly Favored or Forsaken! Join Erin, Evan, and Jamie as we discuss the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, the current shakeup with Maverick City Music, and create our dream CCM Super Bowl halftime shows. You’ll also hear what’s favored for each of us right now! MENTIONSWant to hear the spicy version? Listen on PatreonThe Archbishop of Canterbury: Learn about Sarah MullalyLearn more about Guli Francis-Dehqani right hereWhat’s happening with Maverick City Music? Learn more hereWe Keep Receipts: Listen to our 2025 Prophecies Family Friendly Super Bowl Halftime Show Alternative: Here is Cory Asbury’s reel Evan’s Favored: The Incredible Kindness of Paper by Evelyn SkyeErin’s Favored: In the Low by Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson Jamie’s Favored: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El AkkadThe Faith Adjacent Seminary: Support us on Patreon. I’ve Got Questions by Erin Moon: Order Here | Guided Journal Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Dish from Faith AdjacentFaith Adjacent Merch: Shop HereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/faithadjacentFollow Faith Adjacent on Socials: Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


