Episodes

Jan. 7, 2017

61 - Why Pastors Have Affairs

We couldn't ignore an email that arrived asking our thoughts on why so many pastors commit affairs. It seems odd that commonly when a pastor needs to step down, their is this immediate subconscious wonder; is there sexual scandal involved? This is not...

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Dec. 26, 2016

60 - Christmas Break 2016

Hey everyone! We're taking a two week break for the holidays. We've prepared an end of year update and a Christmas poem for you all. Enjoy! - Mike Erre Learn more about the VOX Podcast: www.voxpodcast.com Subscribe on iTunes - http://apple.co/1Lla1Nj...

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Dec. 19, 2016

59 - Customer Service and Condemning The Church

In this episode, we share some great feedback that was presented to us (Mike more specifically)via email about the impression we are presuming to make upon our listeners. The email was thought provoking and worth spending some time on as it...

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Dec. 12, 2016

58 - Is Jesus the Only Way To Heaven?

In this episode we respond to an email on a topic we have not yet covered! That the perceived exclusivity of Christianity or others religions as a whole. In other words, is there one way to Heaven? Or what happens to people who never hear about Jesus?...

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Dec. 5, 2016

57 - LGBTQ When Can We Agree To Disagree

In this episode we share our view on how our church welcomes our friends in the LGBTQ community. We take some time to respond to an article that suggests when it comes to marriage, Christians cannot agree to disagree. We weren't sure if we agreed with...

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Nov. 28, 2016

56 - Heaven, Hell, And Climate Change

Brad Erre, Mike's brother made us aware of a Facebook discussion group he hosts where they discuss issues on the VOX Podcast. One issue, we have not discussed is the Christian responsibility to take care of the earth. Should we care about Climate...

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Nov. 21, 2016

55 - Peacekeeping Vs Peacemaking

This week we expand upon the tension of peacemaking in our current political situation. There is a difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking. While many evangelical Trump supporters we this politcial climate as opportunity to bring about a...

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Nov. 10, 2016

54 - President Trump And The Politics Of Peacemaking

We have a new President! While many folks are surprised, upset, and celebrating it seemed absolutely necessary to discuss how we move forward as Jesus would have us do. Two weeks ago we discussed how Christians should vote, today we discuss how...

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Nov. 7, 2016

53 - Q&A - Sex, being single in the church and more about sex.

On this week's episode, we catch up on a handful of questions submitted by you, the listeners! Given the title, many of them have to do with sex and things of that nature. - Mike Erre Learn more about the VOX Podcast: www.voxpodcast.com Subscribe on...

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Oct. 31, 2016

52 - Kingdom Of God & Politics - The VOX Podcast LIVE Show

This week's podcast was recorded LIVE from Villain Studio in Placentia, CA to an audience who showed up, drank a couple beers with us, and asked great questions about how Christians might respond in this political season. We look forward to doing more...

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Oct. 24, 2016

51 - The Pastor With No Answers - Guest Joey Svendsen

We thought this year would be great to kickoff with a fantastic guest, Joey Svendsen of the Bad Christian Podcast (https://soundcloud.com/bcpod) and Pastor with No Answers (https://soundcloud.com/pastor-with-no-answers). Joey is releasing a book in...

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Oct. 14, 2016

50 - Forgive and Don't Forget

In this episode we examine what it means to forgive. We feel we cannot fully appreciate the weight or forgiveness from God, but for those of you intend to follow Jesus, it should look a lot like him. There is much that forgiveness is not and...

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Oct. 14, 2016

49 - Why People are Leaving the Church Pt 3 But We Haven't - Guest Iz…

In this episode @IzziRay joins us again to discuss the topic of leaving the church. A couple years ago, John Pavlovitz, a pastor located in North Carolina, posted a blog called, "Church, Here’s Why People Are Leaving You. Part 1". Today we discuss...

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Oct. 3, 2016

48 - Why People Are Leaving The Church Part 2

In this episode @IzziRay joins us again to discuss the topic of leaving the church. A couple years ago, John Pavlovitz, a pastor located in North Carolina, posted a blog called, “Church, Here’s Why People Are Leaving You. Part 1″. Today we...

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Sept. 20, 2016

47 - Why People Are Leaving The Church Part 1

In this episode @IzziRay joins us to discuss a blog posted two years ago called, "Church, Here’s Why People Are Leaving You. Part 1" from John Pavlovitz, a pastor in North Carolina. The article went viral and we feel confident this issue is still...

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Sept. 14, 2016

45 - How To Read The New Testament Pt. 2 - Collectivism And Your Pers…

In this episode we extend our conversation about how to read the new testament. We evaluate the importance of context, language, time, a culture around collectivism, and challenge the idea of your personal relationship with Jesus. - Mike Erre Learn...

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Sept. 14, 2016

46 - Women in Leadership - Guest Bonnie Lewis

In this episode Bonnie Lewis offers to discuss emails she received about the topic of 'women in leadership'. It becomes clear as the conversation moves forward, the she has clearly faced opposition in the evangelical/non-denominational church culture...

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Sept. 14, 2016

44 - How to Read the New Testament - Women, Islam, Slavery and Homose…

In this episode we kindly observe some iTunes reviews, discuss deeper issues regarding Pearl Jam, and offer a thought experiment and observation about a way that we can approach the New Testament through the life of Islam, a woman, slaves, and...

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Sept. 14, 2016

43 - Seismic Mike Responds to Godless Part 2

In this episode we uncover the next hot religion that has A LOT to do with Harry Potter. In Pt. 2 of "Seismic Mike Responds to Godless" we discuss the sermon on the mount and present it's critical context to see how Jesus offers correction to the way...

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Sept. 14, 2016

42 - Seismic Mike Responds to Godless Part 1

In this episode we re-visit some questions asked by our agnostic atheist friend Godless, from our previous podcast with him. In addition, we also read an email response from "Jeremy", who was the topic of our last episode responding to his questions...

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Sept. 14, 2016

41 - Revisiting the LGBTQ Conversationl

In this episode we take a moment to respond to an email advocating for the defense of the affirming LGBTQ view. We read an email from a Christian, 20 year old, homosexual male who presented some great thoughts and insights to one of our earlier...

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Sept. 14, 2016

39 - How to Talk with an Athiest - Guest Godless

In this episode we enjoy the pleasure of speaking with Godless, co-host on the the Metal Sucks Podcast and writer at www.chuckandgodless.com. Godless identifies as a agnostic atheist and after an explosive podcast episode with He and Mark Salomon in...

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Sept. 14, 2016

40 - We're Not Voting for a Pastor

In this episode we visit the message I wrote on social media on July 22nd. Here is the complete message below: Dear World, Myself, and many of my fellow Christians, are adamantly opposed to Trump and what he stands for. HE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR US. I...

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Sept. 14, 2016

38 - Jesus, Race, and Privilege

In this episode we discuss God's version of justice in light of the national uproar around Jesus, race, and privilege in our current age. #TheBlackLivesMatter movement began almost a year ago in response to the death of Mike Brown Jr., killed by...

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