A few weeks back, we started looking at the Shepherd of Hermas, a foundational document for people interested in a mumbling facsimile of Christianity that’s based on soul-desiccating labor. Let’s dive into part two (emails in the first half), and start bringing up the Montanist heresy. Directo Downloaderson: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/Godcast_336_FINAL.mp3 The Shepherd of Hermas, literalistic translation: https://www.biblicalaudio.com/text/hermas.pdf …
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Popcorn N’ Soda: Glengarry Glen Ross
Today Super is joined by Myles Poland to LEAD our audience into a discussion about a movie that LEADS us onto lots of dialogue about LEADS and how salesmen need them and stuff. Let’s chat about the 1992 downer flick Glengarry Glen Ross. Direct Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/Popcorn_N_Soda_Glengarry_Glen_Ross_FINAL.mp3 Glengarry Glen Ross: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/ If you’d like to support the…
The Godcast, Episode 335: A Case Study in Female-Led Cults
Today let’s take the first half to analyze Amy Carlson and the “Love Has Won” group. In the second half, let’s ask the question, why do some women start cults? Direct Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/Godcast_335_FINAL.mp3 Show notes: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/love-has-won-the-cult-of-mother-god-director-qanon-amy-carlson-1235822987 https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a37417778/love-has-won-cult-amy-carlson-stroud-death https://web.archive.org/web/20230328120416/http://www.ascensionhelp.com/blog/2011/09/22/discernment-lessons-channels https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Z._Knight https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Lux_(UFO_religion) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Clare_Prophet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Hoffman https://theotakubox.com/blogs/articles/chuunibyou-eighth-grade-syndrome https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8612564 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABniby%C5%8D Support the show! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/ We FINALLY have Crypto links: Bitcoin: bc1qd6fpt493f57t7t0tw4sggxetu5vqk0nsgsuy3yEthereum:…
The Godcast, episode 334: Rick’s Rubrics for Rebellion
Today, Super is joined by fellow veteran Rick of The Smoke Pit to discuss Dirty Civilian’s video on when people can, or should, rebel against their government. When does God permit us to take up arms against tyrants? What must be in place first? Spoiler warning: this episode is going to be hated and ignored by…
The Godcast, Episode 333: What Screwed up the Early Church? (Hermas, Pt.1)
An audience member asked us about the Shepherd of Hermas last week. That gives us the perfect opportunity to examine and explain how the Early Church was a dumpster fire, just like today’s Church is. Let’s read from Hermas and see how God saves souls IN SPITE of the Church, not through it. The Shepherd…
The Godcast, Episode 332: Catacomb Updates (featuring Grim)
BIG NEWS for today, the 2025Catacomb Synod Convention resolutions are up at the VLP site! Check them out at https://verylutheran.biz/resources. Today, our Chaplain Grim joins me to go over the resolutions and talk about the new Frontline Church model. Good things are coming! Direct Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/Godcast_332_FINAL.mp3 Support the show! https://verylutheran.gumroad.com/ Check out Myles’s new site! https://ageofruin.info/ We’ve got…
The Godcast Presents: Popcorn N’ Soda: The Prince of Egypt: Based on a True Story: Featuring Gordon Kahl: Read your Bible!
Super’s vocal cords got jacked up in a Karate-related incident, so we don’t have a normal Godcast for you this week. But thankfully, he recorded a few days ago with Amerikaner’s own Buffalo Soldier, Gordon Kahl, on the 1998 smash hit Prince of Egypt earlier in the week. Enjoy! Direct Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/250619_PopcornAndSodaPrinceOfEgypt.mp3 Prince of Egypt: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120794/…
The Godcast, Episode 331: Riots in the Bible
Just in time for the “no kings” protests, let’s do a deep dive on riots in the Bible – which surprisingly has a lot to say on the matter. When is it OK? Is it ever OK? What about when /ourguys/ riot? Let’s chat about it. In the second half we answer some emails and…
The Godcast, Episode 330: Shave your Mystical Beard, Dork
So some Eastern Orthodox priest was talking MAD SMACK against Protestantism, and a friend sent in the video asking for a live react. Send this episode to your angry neoconvert friend, we’re responding a bunch of misinformed silly “Pr0t$ t0t3s PWN’D” takes with some education and tu quoque polemic fun. Direct download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/Godcast_330_FINAL.mp3 Yes, some…
The Godcast, Episode 329: Don’t RETVRN to this TRVD1T10N
For this week’s episode, Super and gravy master BCM have a sprawling chat about the Heaven’s Gate cult. For some inexplicable reason, there are people that actually try to defend marshall applewhite; maybe they don’t know about his lifelong tendency to be a big fat gay failure everywhere he went. Direct Download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thegodcast/Godcast_329_-_30_May_2025_final.mp3 The TLDR…

