The presence of the sacred in our world is crucial, because it allows us to encounter signs and evidence of the divine which is beyond us.
What’s The Matter If Nothing Is Sacred?
Episode 216 – Sacred and Profane
This week, Brandon and AJ share their frustration with the way nuns are often portrayed in media. Is it possible to maintain a respect and reverence for the sacred while still allowing freedom of speech?
Own It And Move On
We all still struggle to own our mistakes at times, after all. At the same time, though, what we hopefully have come to is the realization that everyone makes mistakes. Our only path forward, the only way for us to build and correct our previous experiences and mistakes is if we do own them.
Confrontation Vs Cancel Culture
I will share with you something I learned by being in conflict with multiple people whom I care about. The lesson is that confrontation is love and cancel culture denies dignity.
Episode 204 – Tate and Faith
This week, Brandon brings to AJ the news of Andrew Tate's recent conversion from Christianity to Islam. He converted largely because he felt that Jesus gets mocked too often with no real consequence. How true is that assessment? And why does it happen?
Represent Your Identity Without Contrast
When describing things, we can either describe them positively, or we can describe them negatively. Both are very useful, but unfortunately, when we establish the core of who we are, it's tempting to represent who we are by overemphasizing who we aren't.
Episode 115 – Race and Biology
This week, AJ and Brandon keep discussing the first tenet of Critical Race Theory which says that the category of race is not a scientific or natural category, but instead a social construct. We talk about what this means and why it matters.