Beyond Belief: Treasure or Trauma

Beyond Belief: Treasure or Trauma - Hosted by Marisa & Russel About the Podcast: We live in a world where the non-secular and the secular live side by side; where hypocrisy is disguised as religion, and the only explanations are usually bullshit. Can you separate good from the bad? To do so, you must break through the web of your upbringing and open your mind to things Beyond Belief. About the Episode: We go back to the world of Mormonism in this episode, as Russel teaches Marisa about the cultural phenomenon that is the CTR ring. Join the not-so-pious pair as they break down the OG purity rings that put WWJD bracelets to shame, complete with octogenarian credit feuds, emotional scars, and a lesson in the dangers of masturbation. In the end, what will the verdict be: Treasure or Trauma? Sources for this Episode: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1993/11/choose-the-right?lang=eng https://www.deseret.com/2010/7/14/20383013/susan-evans-mccloud-fads-facts-and-fiction-of-ctr-rings https://www.deseret.com/2001/2/10/19568578/putting-t-in-ctr-was-right-choice https://www.deseret.com/2008/7/10/20263218/creator-of-ctr-ring-dies-at-91 https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4596390&itype=NGPSID https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4449583&itype=NGPSID 1 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2017-01-010-choose-the-right?lang=eng https://www.ldsliving.com/where-did-the-ctr-ring-come-from/s/72974

Beyond Belief: Treasure or Trauma - Hosted by Marisa & Russel About the Podcast: We live in a world where the non-secular and the secular live side by side; where hypocrisy is disguised as religion, and the only explanations are usually bullshit. Can you separate good from the bad? To do so, you must break through the web of your upbringing and open your mind to things Beyond Belief. About the Episode: For our second episode, Marisa introduces Russel to the Christian kids phenom known as PSALTY. Join the not-so-pious pair as they break down who (or what) Psalty is and where this giant blue book came from, complete with terrifying costumes, a "dog" named "Blooper" and a joke about the Klan (!). In the end, what will the verdict be: Treasure or Trauma? Sources for this Episode: https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1364282 https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/KidsPraise https://haventoday.org/blog/the-story-behind-psalty-the-singing-songbook/ https://www.psalty.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debby_Kerner_%26_Ernie_Rettino https://youtu.be/IE55Iwu-PuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mrTNFdM7Ng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuGb-VDT5XY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5zYs4QwJ7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3eLDwS55K0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7WKAH0Ztw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1NsopKAtqY https://churchwave-vbs.home.blog/2019/08/08/i-found-a-joke-about-the-kkk-in-a-christian-kids-show-from-the-90s/

Beyond Belief: Treasure or Trauma - Hosted by Marisa & Russel About the Podcast: We live in a world where the non-secular and the secular live side by side; where hypocrisy is disguised as religion, and the only explanations are usually bullshit. Can you separate good from the bad? To do so, you must break through the web of your upbringing and open your mind to things Beyond Belief. About the Episode: In this first episode, Russel introduces Marisa to Richard Dutcher's Mormon masterpiece God's Army. Join the not-so-pious pair as they break down the film that started LDS cinema, complete with toilet pranks, bitchy flirting, and the worst possible way to handle a seizure. In the end, what will the verdict be: Treasure or Trauma? Sources for this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHPAQ2_fGA https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genre/sg3923767553/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100202050421/http://meridianmagazine.com/arts/000303cover.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061206195615/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2002943137_states21.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090211210216/https://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/richarddutcher.html https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2007/apr/11/richard-dutcher-parting-words-on-mormon-movies/ https://www.mormonstories.org/richard-dutcher-explains-why-he-left-the-lds-church/ https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53940921&itype=cmsid https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/08/20/judge-tosses-out-utah/ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/nightcrawler-lawsuit-jake-gyllenhaal-falling-richard-dutcher-stringer-1202167060/

Did you ever wanna know what you do when you meet an angel? How their voices sound? Well, lucky for you - we don't have the answers, but Billy Graham tried in this 2nd edition of his book: Angels - God's Secret Agents. In the meantime, we also talk about the merits of Christian Funko Pop, the mediocre-ness of Andie McDowell and a special surprise showing from Kevin Sorbo for Marisa's 40th birthday last week. Sorry about Marisa's mic - that's her fault.

Bless Mike Huckabee's gravy and grit smothered heart. We touch on the last half of the book (Chapters 11-19) and the cursed "Dad-Gummed Gummint", the "exemplary manners and behavior" of the Duggar kids (yes, even that one), the diversity of megachurches and mainstream movie star GREG KINNEAR.

Oh boy. This is quite a read. And we're not even done yet. Huckabee dishes on Beyoncé, Two Broke Girls, Chick-Fil-A and his blatant disregard for rental cars. Vic Berger edit of Brad Stine (God's Comic) on Huckabee's Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhXPzFG6b3M Full Routine on Huckabee's Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPcdpdF18dw

We swear, this should be the last time that we talk about the Sorbos for a bit. Even if this is book that Sam Sorbo published about their dog, Gizmoe. This book is from 1996 and while unfortunately dear Gizmoe is no longer with us, we chat a little bit about his legacy and his documented adventures in New Zealand. Stay tuned for an enthralling bonus discussion about Boy Meets World! Who Let the Dogs Out cover at the end of the episode: https://youtu.be/Lj2H7LbAxLI

Today we discuss the topic of Christian Schools vs Public Schools with a poorly written blog post from a few years ago. Plus we find out some alternative uses for hot glue sticks and rekindle some fond memories of the 1995 film, Now and Then. Top 10 Arguments for Public Schools Made By Christian Parents - Answered: https://newcitytimes.com/news/story/top-10-arguments-for-public-schools-made-by-christian-parents-answered Steve Green Train Up A Child Proverbs 17:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8MfLq9IOw

Our first guest episode! Featuring Russel's lovely wife Margaret as we talk about a recent Focus on the Family online article: "Which Generation has the Best Marriages?" Listen as we discuss James Dobson, the appropriate amount of time to cry and our favorite Maury segments. Haydn Shaw Focus on the Family article: "Which Generation has the Best Marriages?" https://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/mentoring/which-generation-has-the-best-marriages/ Haydn Shaw Tedx Talk: "Why Half of What You Hear about Millennials Is Wrong" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPMrcY9z0nM Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

Wrapping up the K-Sorbs and Sam Sorbs book 'True Faith: Embracing Adversity to Live in God's Light' (not to be confused with 'True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal--and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life'). Featuring cameos from Sean Hannity, Russel Crowe and Jay Leno. Check out the three minute Everything is Terrible! cut of Collison Course that was referenced in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uV9m85V0mw Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

This week, we feature our longest episode yet...and it's only Part One. What can we say about Kevin & Sam Sorbo? Oh, we have lots to say. Plus we'll have more to say next week! Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

We take this opportunity to "read" a free Kindle Unlimited "book" full of Joel Osteen "wisdom" (not actually written by Joel Osteen because we didn't want to give him any more money). "Written" by a guy who also "wrote" a "book" of Mark Cuban "wisdom". Plus we actually have a theme song now that fits quality level of our podcast! End quote. Warning: we say the word 'literally' many times in this episode. Not that you were keeping count. Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

Oh boy, we could talk for hours about today's book and its author Mr. Kenneth Ham, his company Answers in Genesis, his creation museum...but we'll keep it at less than 90 minutes today. Dinosaurs for Kids on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-g_hk_KKro Picket Fences (Season 3, Episode 6): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0674686/ Short Guitar Clip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

'Twas a solemn past week - reflecting on the one year anniversary of a global pandemic, setting our clocks forward and just doing too much work in general. Taking a break this week but we'll see you next time. In the meantime, enjoy our newest discovery: church-skits.com Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Puppy Love (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

Neither of us have been to college in awhile, but if we had to go back to school, we needed to be prepared. Features appearances by a Milky Way (bar), the Joel Osteen Inspiration Cube™ and the 2012 flop Cloud Atlas, While we always recommend to take online book reviews with a grain of salt, check out some of the write-ups on both Amazon and GoodReads (owned by Amazon as well). Note: Marisa pronounced the last name of the author incorrectly at the beginning of the podcast - it's not Bud-zih-zoo-ski it's Boojee-shefski. We note this at the end of the episode. Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

We wanted to do a Part 2 for the KJ-52 episode, namely because we ragged on him a bit too much for Dear Slim and felt like we should highlight some of the other sections of his book. Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

Russel ended up taking the easy way out and listening to an audiobook instead of actually reading this week, but we had great fun talking about Christian rapper KJ-52 (born Jonah Kirsten Sorrentino) and discussing some key highlights from his 2019 autobiography "What Happened Was..." including how he is definitely not the Christian Eminem. Listen to the full audiobook for free on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6mvv67lRsJ6Ql552tsf8nw Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

We touch on TobyMac and his (former?) band DC Talk (on hiatus since 2000), being a Jesus Freak, doing a Nu Thang, and we plead for Palmer Chocolate's to give us a sponsorship. Fun fact: TobyMac is still performing concerts during the pandemic in exciting places like Huntsville, Alabama and Jacksonville, Florida as of this month (February 2021). Apparently pandemic rules only count in blue states! "#socialdistanceseating" Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

Who WOULDN'T take the word of a 21 year old formerly homeschooled student as gospel when it comes to dating? Well, lots of people did in the late 90s when bestseller 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye' by Joshua Morris hit the shelves. We talk about the (in)famous book, some of the problematic messages and Corinthian girls. Podcast intro music from 'Ain't No Safe Way' by Michael Sweet. Check out the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEAmVziRXM Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

Sometimes we talk about books but sometimes we wanna talk about songs - welcome to a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE about the 2004 song "Cartoons" by Dove Award winner Chris Rice. Before Ready Player One did it, this was another very special piece of media that drew too heavily from pop culture from our youth to try to market itself to a certain demographic Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book

First episode! Reviewing Relient K's only foray into the book publishing world (circa 2004). Marvel as we record everything via Zoom meeting with $20 headset mics. Our Anchor page for subscribing and all previous episodes: https://anchor.fm/believersbookclub Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believersbookclubpodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/believers_book