Brant & Sherri Oddcast

Interview with Chris Williamson, who functions as pastor for Strong Tower Bible Church in Nashville. We talk about the crying need for mutli-racial churches, and for unity in the body of Christ. And we talk about the challenges of speaking to groups who have completely different backgrounds and expectations.

Young Adults Leaving Church, A "December to Remember", Listening to People, Deal Breaker, Not Having To Persuade Everyone, Save the Alien Planet, Scroll on the Plane, Saeed Abedini, Burger King Chicken Fries   Quotes:   "Jesus said if He's lifted up, He'd draw people to Him. It has to be HIM lifted up, not us."   "He left his 13 century Chinese scroll in the back chair pocket on the plane."   "The planet will blow up right in time for Christmas"

Puppets and Robots, The Christmas Story Isn't Subtle, Woman Judging Other Women, Brant Solves Holiday Conflicts, 3 Things That Will Freak People Out, Being Content, Not Being Busy, Working Remotely, Kamikaze Karaoke Producer Sherri's Fave Quotes: "What is Star Wars? Puppets and Robots." "The key to conflict resolution is not listening." "Hot pretzels with friends sounds nice and I don't have either." "Jesus entry on the earth is told first to shepherds, and his last moment on the earth is with a lonely thief. It's not a subtle theme." "You want to freak people out? Be content, stop being busy, and forgive."

Topics:   Best Christmas Story, A Generosity App, Weight Shock Bracelet, Holiday Safe Place, The Voting Sticker, Uptight Christians, Texting on the Movie, Christmas Gift Help, Private Sin   Quotes:   "Sherri, why don't you just move back to Communist Russia?"   "I still wear my voting sticker because I still voted."   "We're always trying to move up. The Christmas story is about God moving down to us."   "This is a safe but jocular place"   "Jesus is scandalously graceful"

The Church Money Experiment, I Am the Pet Peeve, Jesus Is Relevant, Sword Fight of Knowledge, Thankfulness, Loneliness, Nerd Cred   Quotes:   "With your money think 'How can I have fun and be generous to people in a radical way?'"   "All I've ever wanted is for people to say 'Ok Brant, you win'"   "Expecting your spouse to be everything to you, is way too much to put on one person"   "Jesus understands loneliness."   "Some people are hostile towards the accordion"

Black Friday Shopping, The Illness of Busyness, Nerd Cred, Sad Church, Gratitude, Brant's Boots, Alien Planet, Religious People, The Great Dental Person Quotes:   "Someone said busyness is an illness of the spirit." "I wouldn't take that from Sherri if I were you." "Some people are posing as nerds, but they're not!" "Any rap that starts with Thorin Oakenshield...quality!!" "I wish I was in Victorian England. I hate this century."

Brant and Sherri talk about what it means to be a follower of Jesus in a racially divided American - and church - culture.

Sports Talk, Toughen Up for the Weather, Looking for FB Friends, God's Will, Personal Lowest Sports Moments, God Uses Our Weaknesses, The Holiday Safe Place, Dentist Talk, Gratitude, Talkin' Smack   Quotes:   "I want to be a part of football fellowship"   "We're just as good as the other shows"   "God is always after your heart"   "We'll put a bust up of your head on a pillar"   "You do not want to mess with The Christmas Shoes People"

Searching for the Perfect Parking Spot, Out of the Way Gas Prices, If Jesus Had a Blog, Jesus & Success, Smoothness Tips, Answering the Hard Question, Give Up Makeup?, Dueling Shows, Thanksgiving LotR Ideas, Best Joke Ever, Another Good Joke, Saeed Abedini   Quotes:   "There may be some poison involved, but other than that you should be fine..."   "I want people to see God not us"   "Before we put 90 miles on the car for meatballs, let's just be honest and say we want to go to IKEA."   "In 4 months from now, all your eyebrow hairs will be replaced by new ones."   "That's why it's so deeply hilarious"

Alone Time With God, Social Media & Love, Thanksgiving Day Joke, Franklin Graham, Give Up, Knowing People Through FB, Holiday Safe Place, Grace, Rules, Over-tipping the Waiter/Waitress, You're Welcome Here, Grace...but...   Quotes:   "Pop culture ad social media are all about love, but they can't provide it"   "You railroaded my joke"   "We're sitting on folding chairs in the basement of someone's church"   "You are living as a Medieval King when you're at a restaurant"

Men and Household Chores, How God's Economy Works, God and the Least of These, Questions For Pets, Worry and Weight, The Trumpets of Probability, Moms Worrying, NYT Watches, Same Suit Guy, Fantasy Football Apologies, Chocolate Blame   Quotes:   "Too many rats spoil the broth..."   "If you got little kids in the house and your overwhelmed you're not alone"   "You assume I can operate in the world. And that's not accurate"   "I'd like to blame you, Sherri"   "God chooses the weak"   "Fire up the trumpets of probability"

Uncle Sy Quote, Deal Breaker: Big Red Floppy Shoes, Celebrity and Christianity, Brant's New Boots, Jesus Promised Us Himself, The Thanksgiving Day Joke, College Apps, Fixing Single People, Brant and Influential People, Jesus and the Woman at the Well   Quotes:   "If you write yourself off and think God can't use you, you're in for a shock.."   "There's the man of your dreams squeaking right out the door."   "Jesus promised us tribulation and He promised us Himself."   "I told her if she doesn't like my book, pretend like it never came in the mail."

The Cool DJ, The Bible Can't Be Myth, The Need For "A Joke", The Viking Toaster, The Hard Book Endorsement, Prayer Circle Tension, Nahgmeh Abedini, The FB Status Song, The Advice Goats BONUS INTERVIEW: Naghmeh Abedini   Quotes:   "I would like to be a cool DJ"   "Am I suppose to believe that the writers of the Bible pioneered a whole new literary genre, realistic fiction, 1,500 years before anybody picked up on it???"   "Read this book. Enjoy it. Then tell me how awesome I am"   "That's my issue with the Advice Goats..."

Being A Jerk, Pets In Church, Brant on Twitter, Best Buy Black Friday, The Baby Ant Eater, The Hero Treatment, The Need For "A Joke", Forgiving People, Macaulay Culkin Is Alive!, Yelling At God   Quotes: "I'm gonna do a big rant. That's what some radio people do" "We're pretty ill prepared for this whole thing aren't we?" "I was a jerk already today" "Your childhood is a relatively short time a relatively long time ago" "We just got the news that Macaulay Culkin is alive" "I think you can be mad at God…just stay engaged with Him. Be verbal. Yell in the car if you have to."

Survival School, Wayward Kids, What People Say About Jesus, Many Ways to God?, Being An Adult, Brant The Accordion Wedding Singing, The iPhone Wedding Proposal, The Good Samaritan, Twitter Ignorance, Chris Tomlin & CURE   Quotes:   "If 400 flamingos start pecking you. Just go peacefully."   "Jesus left it that we have to fully commit to Him or fully walk away"   "God made a way to us through Jesus and blew religion apart"   "If he would have had 100 ipads he'd be married by now"

Veteran's Day, The Person with the Church Logo Tattoo, Welcome Misfits, Robotic Penguin, How Jesus Looked, Pets In Church, Christians on TV, The Voting Sticker, Spiritual "Searchers"   Quotes:   "My dogs need Jesus."   "Think about how powerful it would be if your a preacher and your trying to get people to make a decision about their eternity and you have a live lion in the sanctuary. Now it's real."   "I'm keeping my "I Voted" sticker on forever."   "If you're a spiritual 'searcher' that's fine. But if you're not holding out the possibility that there's an actual thing you can find...then  you're not really searching are you?"   "Be open to the fact that God has been looking for you."   "I'm gonna irrationally stick to my guns on this..."

Brant Is Oblivious, The "No" Phone, How Jesus Looked, No Superstition, Robots and God, Brant's Hair Cut, The "Beats" Cord, They Wish It Were True, Men ARE Funny, Knowing God's Will, Bad Hair Cut, God and Simplicity, BONUS-CHRIS TOMLIN INTERVIEW   Quotes:   "If I'm reading something, there can be explosions going off and I won't hear them. I'm oblivious."   "Most people have an image of Jesus in their mind and they're wrong."   "God sets us free from karma."   "I want my hair back. It's in a landfill somewhere. I'd like it back."   "My headphones are from Radio Shack but the cord is from Dr. Dre "Beats". I'm feeling cooler."   "Go ahead an admit that every guy is hilarious. All of us."

God and Success, The Big Mansion, Saeed Abedini, Irrational Fears, Growing Spiritually, God and Satan On Your Shoulder?, When to Say Grace, Prayer Peeking, Being Judged At the Gym, Swallowed By an Anaconda, Offense on Social Media, Brant's Social Moves Quotes:   "God's idea of success is faithfulness. Just be faithful."   "I just need the panic room. I'm going directly there."   "I knew a person that was freaked out by knees."   "The Flintstones don't quite grasp theology."

Brant Earned a Trip, Political Talk, Worry, Save the Alien Planet, Jesus and Kids, They Wish It Was True, 18 Year Old Congresswoman, Brant and Sherri's Twitter Spouse, Found Out and Forgiven