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Podcast by ML Bettino, Chris Cannon

ML Bettino, Chris Cannon

  • Jan 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 34m AVG DURATION
  • 37 EPISODES


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PC 137 - Day of the Rope

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 41:26


Chris and ML discuss and try to understand the attack on the Capitol building in DC, the presence of Christian signage. How will this effect the Church as we work to get past this event?

PC 136 - A Freshman in Nashville

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 40:36


In conversation with Ethan about his first semester at college in Nashville as well as his takes on creativity, politics, COVID and the future of his generation.

PC 135 - Post Election Blues

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 36:21


Chris and ML discuss the presidential election results and the chaos that followed. They make observations about the Christian Church in the midst of it all.

PC 134 - Reparations

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 34:58


Chris and ML discuss reparations for slavery in the US. A model offered is Germany's payments to Israel for the horrors of the Holocaust. Should the US pay the descendants of slaves? How? How much? Are there other ways of handling reparations than writing checks?

PC 133 - Church Push-Back

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 37:09


ML and Chris respond to push-back from listeners of previous podcast that included the collapse and ineffectiveness of the American Christian Church as one of the major issues confronting us during the Pandemic.

PC 132 - COVID Isolation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 37:22


Chris and Mike discuss isolation during the Pandemic. The World Health Organization warns that there will be a world-wide mental health crisis as a result of COVID 19. What is the Church's role?

PC 131 - Though the Righteous Fall

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 43:06


Conversation about the recent suicide of a well-known pastor and restoration for those who fall.

PC 130 - High School Senior in Quarantine

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 32:47


Interview with a high school senior coping with the Corvid-19 virus and the shut-down without a prom, yearbook signing day, senior ditch day or graduation ceremony.

PC 129 - Fleeing Coronavirus in Portugal

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 29:05


ML tells of his adventures in Portugal with his wife as they fled the spreading Coronavirus to the very SW corner of Europe.

PC 128 - National Prayer Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 35:26


President Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast. Chris and ML discuss the event and Trump's behavior.

PC 127 - Christianity Today & Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 33:32


A deep look at the editorial in Christianity Today calling for President Trump's removal from office.

PC 126 - Kanye Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 32:33


A continued look at the work and character of Kanye West. Chris and ML discuss the Christian church's responsibility towards the prideful artist.

PC 125 - Kanye West Jesus is King

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 33:08


A critique of Kanye West and his new album, Jesus is King. Should it be called "Kanye is King?"

PC 124 - Storytelling

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 34:23


Storytelling is an important aspect of discipleship. After a retreat at Havasu with younger men, ML discusses storytelling as a witnessing tool.

PC 123 - Homeless in LA

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 40:55


Chris and ML discuss the growing homeless problem in Los Angeles. They find that the reasons for the 60,000 homeless on any given night are obvious. But solutions are difficult. They explore a biblical approach.

PC 122 - Reimagined Church

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 39:33


A look at today's Christian Church and a discussion on reimagining it to make it more impactful, relevant and closer to the church at its inception in the First Century.

PC 121 - Equity and Women's World Cup

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 30:26


Following a very exciting Women's World Cup, ML and Chris discuss the games and the issue of pay equity.

PC 120 - Border Call

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 22:37


A discussion on Migrants with guest Eric Reidt. Eric tells the story of a call he received from the pastor of a small church in Roma, Texas. 500 migrants had suddenly been brought to his little church by Immigration. Eric and his wife answered the call.

PC 119 - Power of Words

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 31:08


Discussion of the power of words to influence and manipulate. This occurs in politics, religion, and business.

PC 118 - Abortions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 40:21


ML and Chris discuss abortions. They explore these issues: 1. Abortion as a political wedge issue, 2. The battle of Words (Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life), 3. Abortion as Law and a Right, 4. Possible Compromises.

PC 117 Fear of Death Part 3 - 2 Generations

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 25:41


A final wrap-up of conversation on this generation's fear of mass shootings in schools. A school psychologist working in a high school in Long Beach offers his views of the issues these kids face.

PC 116 - Fear of Death Pt 2 - 2 Generations

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 22:55


Observations of today's students and how they are coping with the fear of death by mass shooters.

PC 115 - Fear of Death Pt. 1 - Two Generations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 21:14


Conversation between two generations on Fear: Cold War fear of atomic bomb attack for one, fear of school shootings for the other.

PC 114 - Immigration

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 40:58


Chris and Mike explore Immigration into the USA. What are the issues as seen through Christianity?

PC 113 - Men's Group

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 31:18


Interviews with ML's Men's Group at retreat in Havasu Feb.2019

PC 112 - Who Are You, ML?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 33:37


Who is this dude, ML? An in depth interview.

PC 111 - Who Are You, Chris?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 28:00


Who is this guy, Chris Cannon? An in depth interview.

PC110 - Punks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 43:37


Sharing Punk Movement memories, Chris and Mike discuss what it was all about to them. And how it influenced their lives at the time and in the years following. They also discuss how the Punk Movement influenced their decision to follow Christ.

PC 109 - Blessings Pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 37:31


What is our responsibility towards the poor? Chris and Mike further explore the Abrahamic Covenant and how we can fulfill our side of the agreement through blessing the less fortunate.

PC108 - Blessings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 30:51


Mike and Chris discuss Blessings. Genesis 12:1-3 tells us that we are BLESSED and that we TO BE A BLESSING to the world. How do we do this as a nation? As a church? As an individual?

Changes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 43:49


We live in a changing culture. What should change in our culture? What shouldn't change? Does God change? Does the Gospel change or adapt? Chris and Mike explore these questions about change.

PC 106 - The Message

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 32:48


"How we got saved, we remained saved." Chris and Mike discuss this point and share the moments when they became believers. "Was the original message enough to sustain them in their faith?" becomes the next logical question.

PC 105 - Hypocrisy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 35:27


Chris and Mike discuss a recent rant by comedian Michele Wolf on Pro-life movement. This leads to a wider discussion about hypocrisy in our culture, in politics and in our church.

PC 104 - Dying vs. Death

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 27:17


Mike and Chris share recent experiences with death and dying that significantly affected their spiritual and emotional lives.

PC 103 - Hooligans

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 39:40


During World Cup Russia, 2018, Chris and Mike explore hooliganism and parallels with gangs, locals-only surfers and 60s hippies.

PC102 - Boys in the Line-up

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2018 41:00


After introducing an article by writer and surfer Tim Winton entitled “About the Boys” a conversation follows about the need for men to step up and offer guidance and serve as strong positive role models not just in the surf but in the general life of young men and women.

PC 101 Protesting

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 37:55


A discussion on protesting in general, the value of protesting, and tales of protests from Mike and Chris' past.

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