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Jake Mentzel

Jake is the president of Warhorn Media. You probably know him best for planting Church of the King in Evansville, Indiana, and providing the voice of Lance Redford.

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Conversion, not catharsis

Tim, Jake, and Nathan begin this episode with a seemingly simple question: how can you really know your sin and also have hope? As the conversation evolves, they try to get to the bottom of the difference between real conversion and fake emotional catharsis. Plus,... read more

Gunga Din (1939)

It’s the proto-Indiana-Jones, Cary-Grant-starring Gunga Din.  Support us here! Listen to the episode at a separate link here! Subscribe to the podcast here! read more

Nathan was canceled again (including by J. K. Rowling)

Nathan once again inadvertently drew the wrath of an internet mob. Even J. K. Rowling made fun of him. But maybe it wasn’t about the canceling. Maybe it was about the lessons we learned and the friends we made along the way. Support us here! Subscribe here!... read more

A Quiet Place (with Dr Jared Moore)

Our heroes are joined by Dr. Jared Moore for another entry in their fatherhood series, this one on everybody’s favorite Krasinski family monster movie, A Quiet Place (2018). Support us here! Listen to the episode at a separate link here! Subscribe to the podcast... read more

The Devil’s Candy ]>:)

Which is the name of a compelling book by Julie Salamon about the craziness and evil of Hollywood, and specifically an account of the production of Bonfire of the Vanities, which was a disaster. Nathan read it, and guess what? He also read Legacy of Ashes by Tim... read more

Vive Le Bookening

It’s an update! With atrocious audio! Basic message: “We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive!” SUPPORT US HERE! Subscribe to the podcast here! Listen to... read more

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Our heroes review a silly new fantasy flick with Chris Pine and Hugh Grant and talk about role playing games and post-Marvel cinema and more. Here’s a link to the article on Gary Gygax we mentioned. Support us here! Listen to the episode at a separate link here!... read more

America is going the way of Russia

We can learn a lot from what happened in post-Soviet Russia society. They tried the whole cut-men-out-of-everything thing. It didn’t work. And it had repercussions. And we can learn what happens when we reject authority (hint: maybe we get Joe Biden for a while,... read more

Habits of the Household

Jake started the book Habits of the Household by Justin Earley, which is about the work of creating patterns and practices in your home that let you disciple your kids in godliness. So we have a good conversation about that, PLUS a little more N.N. Taleb talk at the... read more

Warrior (2011) (w/ Toby Sumpter)

It’s another bonus episode in our fatherhood series, this one with Pastor Toby Sumpter of CrossPolitic and King’s Cross Church talkin’ Warrior, the Tom Hardy fight movie that definitively proves that, yes, men cry. Support us here! Listen to the... read more

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