Buckle up for some tough convos because we’re talking about Faith Family Pivots in this latest I Kid You Not Episode. Join Erin and Meredith as they discuss what it looks like to handle family relationships when you’ve changed your beliefs. They’ll explore topics like passive-aggressive discipleship attempts, the myth of perpetual parental authority, and how to be a relationship doula. Come for the practical support, and stay for the guest appearance of Erin’s parents.  MENTIONS Everything you need to know about Meredith Anne Miller: Instagram | Website | Ask Away Podcast Past IKYN Episodes: Primer | Creation | Adam + Eve | Good Friday | Resurrection Can’t get enough? Sign up for the I Kid You Not Newsletter Ending Dynmatics: Read Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud Thanks for your wisdom, Brené: Listen to this episode from Brené Brown  Books for Kids: The Church Librarian Social Scientist: Check out Samuel Perry on Twitter  BONUS CONTENTOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! You can even test us out with a 7-day free trial. Become a partner.THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! GENTLE REBUKEOur resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of most episodes. Erin is a Bible study editor and Senior Creative/Producer of The Popcast Media Group from Birmingham. Find her on Instagram.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we invite you to step into our office (in a not-weird way) as we discuss your questions about being a person of faith in the world. Join Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon, along with Knox and Jamie, as we explore everything from inerrancy to which Bible characters would make the best and worst roommates. Need tips on how to spot a TheoBro? Curious how to actually enjoy the Bible? Listen to find out!  MENTIONS Are you a TheoBro? Find out here We’ll forgive the oversight: Favored or Forsaken: Megachurches It’s like a cool graphic novel of the Bible: BibleProject Coffee Table Book Spice up your Bible reading: The Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible | First Nations Version | The Good and Beautiful Bible Study  Listen to the Bible: The Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz | The Bible Recap Podcast | Streetlights Need a short Bible Study? Check this YouVersion plan from Alabaster  I can study the Bible through video? Check out Bible Project The Chicago Statment on Innerancy: Read it here Dr. Angela Parker: Twitter | Interview with The Bible for Normal People Helpful resources about Inerancy: SWDGISS: How We Read the Bible | How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns | Inspired by Rachel Held Evans | The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr BONUS CONTENTOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! You can even test us out with a 7-day free trial. Become a partner.THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! GENTLE REBUKEOur resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of most episodes. Erin is a Bible study editor and Senior Creative/Producer of The Popcast Media Group from Birmingham. Find her on Instagram.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this latest episode, we learn how to be suspicious of our certainty as we discuss LGBTQIA+ in the Church. Join Knox, Jamie, Erin, and Evan as we explore our own journeys with Church and the LGBTQIA+ community. We’ll define terms, explore the clobber verses, and casually look at the past 2,000 years of sexuality in the Church. What does it look like to hold something openhandedly, and is there a limit to how much one should talk about hanging meat? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONS Hear more about Erin’s experience: Subscribe to The Swipe Up Learning Pathway: Blue Babies Pink  Language Deep-Dive: Check out this glossary  Clobber Verses: Genesis 19:1-10 | Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 | Romans 1:26-27 | 1 Corinthians 6:9  | 1 Timothy 1:9-10 Helpful Past Episodes: Lot’s Wife | Philip and the Eunuch History Corner: Human Rights Campaign | UCC History | UMC in the News | Largest Denominations | Queer History from Time | LGBTQ in Early Christianity | LGBT History, Literature and Queer Theology | The Origins of LGBTQ-Affirming Churches | None of America's 100 largest churches are LGBTQ-affirming | Timeline of LGBTQIA+ History in the PC(USA) | Seeking Reconciliation | The Reformation Project | UMC: What is the Church's position on homosexuality | Catholic Church History | The Gay History of British Royals | Banning Spiritual Brotherhoods and Establishing Marital Chastity in Sixteenth-and Seventeenth-Century Muscovy and Ruthenia | Pew Research | LDS and Same-Sex Attraction | Holy Marriage on Early Christian Sarcophagi | Sarcophagus of “Two Brothers” | Did the Catholics canonize a gay man? | Same-Sex Marriages in Renaissance Rome | Same-sex Weddings in Imperial Rome | The Difference Between a Welcoming Church and an Affirming One Is Huge |  Jen Hatmaker’s Facebook Post What Side Do You Want With That?: Resources for Navigating the Full Spiritual Spectrum of the Sexuality Buffet: Download on Patreon BONUS CONTENTOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! You can even test us out with a 7-day free trial. Become a partner.THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! GENTLE REBUKEOur resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of most episodes. Erin is a Bible study editor and Senior Creative/Producer of The Popcast Media Group from Birmingham. Find her on Instagram.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin in this Sacred Cinema as they discuss Contact, starring Jodie Foster and Mathew McConaughey. Listen along as they deep-dive this 90s Sci-Fi film and explore questions like “Is there a Christ figure” and “Does this film have a problematic faith character?” What do Matthew McConaughey, Brene Brown, and Rob Bell have in common? What would Christian Twitter think about Palmer Joss? Can science and faith work together? You’ll have to make contact with this episode to find out! MENTIONS Contact: Rent on Amazon | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes  Contact Deep-Dive: An Oral History of Contact the Movie  Read the Source Material: Contact by Carl Sagan Matty McC Deep-Dive: Read Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey  Wildly Underrated: Watch A Time to Kill  A Similar Vibe: Read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Free Trial of Patreon? Take me there now.  BONUS CONTENTOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! Become a partner.THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! GENTLE REBUKEOur resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of most episodes. Erin is a Bible study editor and Senior Creative/Producer of The Popcast Media Group from Birmingham. Find her on Instagram.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We said we wouldn't do it, but here we are! In this latest episode, we’re dipping our toes into the Apocryphal waters to talk about a lady named Judith. Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they deep-dive all this Apocrypha while recapping this deuterocanonical book! Is the Book of Judith the beach read of the Apocrypha? What would it take to actually decapitate someone? Can Harry Potter and Twilight help us understand Apocrypha? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONS Main Apocryphal Text for the Episode: Book of Judith  Casting: Natalie Portman | John Cena Tell me more about Apocrypha: Apocrypha for Beginners by Brandon Hawk | Apocrypha Night at The Bible Binge Seminary Past Episodes Mentioned: Jacob and Esau | Jacob Wrestles God | Jael  What do Judith and Jenna Maroney have in common? Find out here Execution Deep-Dive: Learn more about Margaret Pole Free Trial of Patreon? Take me there now.  BONUS CONTENTOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! Become a partner.THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! GENTLE REBUKEOur resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of most episodes. Erin is a Bible study editor and Senior Creative/Producer of The Popcast Media Group from Birmingham. Find her on Instagram.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know the Ten Commandments in the Bible? This episode is not about those. With the help of our listeners, we’ve curated a list of Ten Commandies that deserve to be engraved on a stone tablet. Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they discuss things like driving in the left-hand lane, unspoken prayer requests, and proper Sonic etiquette. Is it ever ok to talk on a phone in public, and what is the spray radius of a toilet? Listen along to hear the answers to these questions and many more! MENTIONS Source Material: Read all the comments on the original Instagram post Share us: The Bible Binge on Instagram | The Bible Binge on Twitter Legally, which lane should I drive in? Find out here Wear your compression socks: Learn more about DVT Bathroom Safety: Learn about toilet spray range  The Rules of Sonic: See the Tweet What was that about Office Hours? Listen on Patreon  BIBLE BINGE SEMINARYOur Patreon supporters can access our Resource Deep-Dives, Office Hours episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! Become a partner.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge Bulletin Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this latest episode of I Kid You Not, Resident Bible Scholar Erin Moon and Meredith Ann Miller deep dive into a topic we all have follow-up questions about: Miracles. Was Jesus just finger-gunning all the ailments? Why do miracles feel like magic tricks of the past and not at all relevant today? Whether you’re a kid, a believer, a skeptic, or just brimming with questions, join Erin and Meredith as they zoom out and get a bigger picture of what was really going on, what it tells us about God, and how we can play a part in miracles today. Plus, a super helpful 4 step framework that will transform the way you read a miracle story.MENTIONS Everything you need to know about Meredith Anne Miller: Instagram | Website | Ask Away Podcast Share us: The Bible Binge on Instagram | The Bible Binge on Twitter Where are we in the Bible? Joshua 10 | Exodus 16:1-36 | Luke 9:10-17 Did the sun really stand still? Read John Walton’s Article  Comin’ at ya with another N.T. Wright book: Luke for Everyone Past IKYN Episodes: Primer | Creation | Adam + Eve | Good Friday | Resurrection Erin’s Favorite Painting Etching: The Ancient of Days by William Blake Can’t get enough? Sign up for the I Kid You Not Newsletter LIL’FAVOREDS Erin - Book: Curveball by Peter Enns Meredith - Instagram Follow: Ur Kids Favorite Pre-K Teacher I KID YOU NOT HOTLINEAre you stumped by kid theology questions? Are you nervous about putting a kid in your life through the same religious trauma you went through, just repackaged? Send your question (or your kid’s questions) to our I Kid You Not hotline. Our next episode will be about miracles, so talk to your kid about this, let them ask questions, and send those over to us here. BONUS CONTENT Looking for even more content from The Bible Binge? Head over to the nation’s top fake online divinity school, The Bible Binge Seminary! You’ll find Mini-Favored or Forsaken episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and so much more for just $5 a month. Join here!THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gather up your unicorn leather and get ready to do some snail milking because today, we’re discussing all the Bible buildings. Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin in this Stuff We Didn’t Get in Sunday School episode as they deep-dive the temple. Was the Tabernacle just God’s mobile home? Why is so much real estate given to describe these things in the Bible? Do Christians even need to care about any of this? Listen along to hear conversations on all this and more!  MENTIONS Looking for templates for sharing on socials? Download them here! Building God’s Mobile Home: Watch this video Tell me more about Thin Place: Listen to our Fellowship Hall Thin Places night. David Deep-Dive: Listen to our David Season Need more info about Bible treasures? SWDGISS: Bible Treasures | BSQTNA: The Ark of the Covenant   Temple Mount Deep-Dive: Learn more about the Temple Mount Sifting Project Scripture Referenced: Mark 15:37-39 | Matthew 27:51-54 BIBLE BINGE SEMINARYIf you like us here, then you’ll love us on Patreon. The Bible Binge Seminary is home to monthly Fellowship Hall Gatherings, resources, and plenty of bonus episodes. You can get access to all this and so much more for just $5 a month at patreon.com/thebiblebinge. THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge BulletinGet The Bible Binge Merch: Shop hereShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this latest Favored or Forsaken episode, we’re talking all about Faith Sabbatical (but we all know the actual title of this episode). After a hiatus from the majority of the content here at The Bible Binge, Knox is back! He’s joined by Jamie and Erin, who all discuss what it looks like to pause your faith. Along the way, you’ll hear about what Knox has been up to for the past few months, when a leave of absence might be helpful, and why Jonah is the realest fairytale of them all. MENTIONS What did Erin say about the Jedi and Bluey? Find out here.  If you want an even deeper dive on what’s been going on behind the scenes at The Bible Binge, listen to our recent Mini-Favored or Forsaken. Tell me more about Knox’s books: All Things Reconsidered | The Wondering Years Who did Jamie mention that she was following? Dante Stewart | Bridget Eileen Rivera | Jasmine Holmes | BT Harman | Beth Allison Barr | Rachel Held Evans | Trey Ferguson | Jenna DeWitt Feelings-Represseing Reflections: Listen to this Mini-Favored or Forsaken The Realest Fairytale of Them All: Read Jonah | Listen to our Jonah episode  Read: The Great Emergence by Phyllis Tickle  BIBLE BINGE SEMINARYIf you like us here, then you’ll love us on Patreon. The Bible Binge Seminary is home to monthly Fellowship Hall Gatherings, resources, and plenty of bonus episodes. You can get access to all this and so much more for just $5 a month at patreon.com/thebiblebinge. THE BIBLE BINGE SHOPThe only place on the Internet where you can find Bible studies and resources for those curious about faith AND Chris Hemsworth's abs. Check it out here! THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge Bulletin Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With every head bowed and every eye closed, we’re talking about the NOs of Sermons! Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they share their personal NOs of sermons while also exploring the sermon archives of our listeners. Do pastors need a sermon time limit? Should we implement Yelp reviews for sermons? Are sermons the caramelized Brussels sprouts of the Christian experience? You’ll have to listen to find out! MENTIONS Source Material: Read all the comments on the original Instagram post A superb way to listen to your podcasts: Overcast  Christian Dessert: Maverick City Music What was that SNL Video? Watch Valets here Learn more about Getback Coaches here Curious what Hell sounds like? Find out here Give me more: Find all the sermon fails here BIBLE BINGE SEMINARYOur Patreon supporters can access our Mini Favored or Forsaken episodes, Open House episodes, monthly Fellowship Hall gatherings, and more! Become a partner.THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Subscribe to our Newsletter: The Bible Binge Bulletin Shop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcastFollow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices