101. John Allen Chau: Reckless Missionary or Righteous Martyr?
If you were around for this story in 2018, you remember that it was everywhere. An American missionary is killed after attempting to make contact with an isolated tribe that lives on a small island in the Bay of Bengal. Criticism was immediate. Swarms of news outlets condemned the man for resurrecting age-old imperialist tactics in defying the tribe's desire for autonomy. Many Christians defended the action, citing the significance of the Great Commission and defending his desire to see lost souls be saved. But we know what you're thinking...what do the fearless leaders of Chump Nation think???Okay in all seriousness, this is a great episode. And we'd love to hear your comments, so let us know what you think! Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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100. Heresies, Heresies, Heresies: What Makes a Heresy?
From Arianism to Modalism, Nestorianism to Docetism, we've hit our fair share of heresies on this show. (By talking about them, not by committing them, hopefully)So for this week's episode, we'll be discussing how the church has historically dealt with the "h-word." We'll also consider, from our own ministry perspectives, the optimal way to address heresy in a modern context. Also, Taylor learns something new about Colorado! And we discuss whether Estes Park is real or whether it's secretly a region in Narnia. Also also, it did not register at all for us that this was our 100th episode. We wish we had mentioned it, or bought a cake or something. 100 episodes! What a cool thing. Thanks for being here, gang. Let us know in the comments: how do you define heresy? Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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99. The Satanic Panic: The Devil is in the Details
Note: We love that some of our listeners enjoy our podcast with their entire families. However, this episode contains some content that may be a little inappropriate for the little ones.“I dedicate this edit to all my friends who couldn’t watch The Smurfs because they were allegedly satanic.” — Our editor, RayWe know—we’re a few days late for Halloween. But bear with us.The Satanic Panic was a period of widespread fear that underground Satanic groups were orchestrating a conspiracy involving child abuse and ritualistic sacrifice. For years, police departments issued public service announcements, psychiatric professionals voiced their concern, and, of course, the Christian church sounded the alarm.There was only one problem: there was zero evidence to support those claims.So, what do we chalk this up to? Silly, superstitious Christians? Or something far more nuanced and complex (probably that one, tbh).Join the guys as we unpack this fascinating and controversial era. Also, we end up talking a surprising amount about Dungeons & Dragons—but we promise, it’s all relevant to the topic!Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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98. CHUMP TALK: Harmless Hot Takes
The world is obsessed with hot takes. Sometimes to an unhealthy degree, we think. So for today's episode of Chump Talk, we're going to be cracking open the vault of spicy takes and sharing them with the world. The only thing was, to keep things fun and fancy free, we opted to keep them on the milder side. Save the scorched earth comments and heretical potshots for your *second* favorite podcast. And who knows, maybe we'll take the gloves off in a future episode? *shrug emoji*Today we're just here to talk about whether HOA's are actually good for the neighborhood or if Chris Tomlin deserves more credit than he gets. Let us know which takes you agreed with and which ones you thought were truly, truly awful. We're here for it. Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
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97. The Adventures of the Apostles: Did Paul Lose His Head in Rome??
They said we'd never make it. Our series on the apostles ends with easily the most impactful of them all: the man himself, Paul. Author of 251 books of the bible, survivor of many attempted murders, the world's greatest evangelist. But what does history say happened to him where the New Testament is silent? Was he killed in Rome under Nero's persecution? Or did something way LAMER happen? Let's unpack it. Also, the boys talk about our favorite hometown dinner spots (special shoutout to our beautiful listeners from the Old Pueblo), and whether it's worth it to live in California. It's probably not. Also, TODAY is the last day to vote for our new series! Midnight tonight, the ballots are closed, and we'll see what won (either the crusades, the great awakenings, or the fall of Rome). Do your duty, patriot! We love you guys. Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/chumphistory
We're not your grandfather's church history podcast. But we'd also really appreciate it if he still listened. Saints, heretics, councils...and the occasional crazy stuff. We have fun. IG: @churchhistory4chumps
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