Masters Of Divinity

In this episode about the album The Beatles recorded to get back to their roots and record in the same space together, the Masters of Divinity get back to their roots and record in the same space together! This week on Music MAY-hem [guitar riff], Deputy Matt chooses "Let It Be... Naked" by The Beatles. Chuck gives us an in-depth history of the album, Matt tells us why the album is his favorite Beatles album, and why it's so important, and JP (a Beatles neophyte) talks about his first impressions on the album. The guys are back together for this episode, and they had a blast geeking out over the greatest band of all time, The Beatles, and we're sure you will too! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA

In our first episode of Music MAY-hem, JP chats individually with Father Chuck and Matt about Green Day's most successful album, "Dookie." JP and Chuck share their history with the album, and Matt reveals that the album has made him realize how much he misses punk music. There's a lot of discussion about the lyrics of some of the most popular songs on the album (Basket Case, Longview, When I Come Around, Welcome To Paradise) as well as some not-so-popular songs. It's a great first installment of this month's series, and stay tuned until the end where Matt selects the album for next week's episode so you can listen along! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice

In this episode, JP and Father Chuck delve deep into their relationships with the fantasy genre. These days the genre seems to be exploding, with roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons exploding on the scene and more Harry Potter movies. They talk about draw fantasy has toward Christian authors, why some fundamental Christians are so against fantasy, and their own history with the genre. Also, a teaser for next week's theme: Music May-hem! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

One of the cool things about being The Masters of Divinity is that our very own Fr. Chuck is a working priest in the Episcopal Church. And so we decided that we'd take a week off and let him do the heavy-lift— I mean, give you all the opportunity to hear him preach his Easter sermon. So if you've ever wanted to hear the proclamation of our Risen Lord preached alongside references to Moses, Mad Max: Fury Road, and the 1986 Disney Classic, Flight of the Navigator, then boy-howdy do we have the sermon for you! Please enjoy this little diversion and remember to like and subscribe and share and all that good stuff. It's basically the same thing as evangelism, right? It's gotta count for something. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c

In this episode, JP, Father Chuck, and Silent Matt talk about demons. Father Chuck takes JP to school with his knowledge on the origin of demons and the true nature of the demonic, while dispelling myths and common misconceptions. We’ve got biblical demons, personal demons, pop culture demons, and Frank Peretti demons - we cover the whole gamut of mankind’s understanding of demons. And in true Masters of Divinity, it is handled with reverence and finesse. Kinda. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

It's episode 54, and the gang is once again reunited, this time to take on the infamous Bible code! Do you remember the Bible Code? Apparently there are secret messages hidden in the Bible that predict events in the future, and one brave soul discovered a code to find these messages...that doesn't really gel with our Masters of Divinity, and they dive deep into the history of the fad as well as the methods used. Shocker: it gets weird. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

Welcome, Space Brothers! JP and Father Chuck are here to guide you through the bizarre and fascinating world of UFO's, aliens, and conspiracies! How far can you push yourself to the boundaries of your own sanity while JP and Chuck educate you on the two different species of Grey Aliens, the function of the Mantids, and lift the curtain on the Reptilian Conspiracy?! We also learn about the highest ranking government official from a G8 country that takes the aliens VERY seriously. Also, The Masters of Divinity make an unofficial plea to join The Galactic Federation of Light! Mostly because they wanna chill with the Nordics. They're good aliens, you see. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=sub

On today's episode, Matt and JP celebrate 20 years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Last week was the 20th Anniversary of the titular series, and if you've been following the podcast or know JP and Matt in real life, you'll know that they are life-long Buffy fans. Father Chuck, unfortunately, is not present. While JP records from the comfort of his home, Matt is patrolling the graveyards for blood-sucking fiends from beyond the grave. The duo talk about what Buffy as a show means to them, why Buffy is such a memorable and important character, their favorite supporting characters, their favorite seasons, and much much more in this 2-part episode where JP and Matt unleash their Buffy fandom! They've been waiting their whole lives for this moment! Also, if you're a a fellow Buffy fan, listen to each episode all the way through ("Grr, arrgh"). If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdi

On today's episode, Matt and JP celebrate 20 years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Last week was the 20th Anniversary of the titular series, and if you've been following the podcast or know JP and Matt in real life, you'll know that they are life-long Buffy fans. Father Chuck, unfortunately, is not present. While JP records from the comfort of his home, Matt is patrolling the graveyards for blood-sucking fiends from beyond the grave. The duo talk about what Buffy as a show means to them, why Buffy is such a memorable and important character, their favorite supporting characters, their favorite seasons, and much much more in this 2-part episode where JP and Matt unleash their Buffy fandom! They've been waiting their whole lives for this! Also, if you're a a fellow Buffy fan, listen to each episode all the way through. Grr, arrgh. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity h

In this week's episode, Matt Wells is joined by Father Chuck and JP as they dive head-first into the history of the WWJD brand. You might remember it as an innocuous brand used to sell bracelets and guilt teenagers out of making out or seeing Rated R movies. What the majority of people don't realize is that the phrase "What Would Jesus Do?" is deeply rooted in the Social Gospel movement, and was coined by Charles Sheldon, a minister from the 1800's. We talk about Charles Sheldon and his message, Janie Tinklenberg and her fight to get the "WWJD" brand trademarked in order to save it from being over-commercialized, and we also ask ourselves what does the phrase "What Would Jesus Do?" mean to us? If you have no knowledge of the WWJD phrase beyond the bracelets and have always been curious about just what it means and where it comes from, this episode is for you! And just as a bonus, MATT WELLS IS HERE!!!! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfD

Great Scott! Matt was pulled from his temporal loop and found himself in our reality once again. While he was away he was very frustrated that JP and Father Chuck were talking about time travel without him, so they decided to talk about time travel again! In this tangent universe, JP, Father Chuck and Matt talk about time travel, their favorite time travel films, methods of time travel, parallel universes, and share their own time travel theories and fantasies. What would you do if you could travel back in time? If time travel were possible and widely available, would The Crucifixion be like Woodstock? Find out this week on Masters of Divinity! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber

Great Scott! Father Chuck and JP are here to bring you our first ever episode (out of infinite other probable episodes occurring simultaneously on parallel dimensions)about time travel! We geek out over time travel in movies, going over our favorite "rules" from movies like Back to The Future and The Terminator, Donnie Darko and even The Last Temptation of Christ. And how can you have a full on nerdy conversation about time travel without mentioning the concept of parallel worlds? That, true believers, is when JP is finally let loose to get nerdy about the greatest sci-fi drama of the 90s, SLIDERS. We also talk about time travel and theology. Is there a parallel world where Jesus didn't die on the cross? Is the crucifixion a "fixed point" in time? Also some thoughts on pre-destination and how that relates to the infinite earths theory. Unfortunately Matt couldn't make it, as he found himself unstuck in temporal flux between realities. Oops. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patr

This week Fr. Chuck is flying solo! So you get to hear him talk to himself (like a typical Tuesday night) and ponder about Valentine's options, what the rest of the gang is up to, and who might be our patron saint. Good times. This one's short and awkward. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

Welcome back, MoD Squad! JP, Father Chuck and Matt are back again to discuss the evangelical “literary” phenomenon “The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life.” If you hung out in the evangelical community in the early 2000s, it’s a good chance that your church was blitzed by Bruce Wilkinson’s 80-page international bestseller. The Masters of Divinity certainly were, and since Christian subculture phenomenons are kind of our thing, we just had to talk about the book, its impact, and the bizarre story about the author’s African dream. Listen to this one all the way through. It gets weird. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anc

This week, JP and Father Chuck are joined by Mei Lin, a friend of Chuck's who is also an animation student. Mei Lin shares her background in how she got started in animation and how she was inspired by Laika Studios' Coralina, among many others. There is also talk of the great animated shows that are airing today that deserve attention, and are exploring themes and ideas in a way that can't be explored in other mediums. They also talk about Mei Lin's experience at the Women's March in Washington DC! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

Hey, did you know that we like comics? If you didn't, JP and Father Chuck are here to remind you that WE LOVE COMICS. In this next installment of the Matt is Missing Saga (we're praying it turns out better than the Clone Saga), JP and Father Chuck get nostalgic over growing up in the 90s as comic book nerds (the 90s were The Dark Age of Comics. It was pretty traumatizing), discuss the rocky history of the church's relationship with the comic book industry, geek out over their favorite comics and heroes, and discuss two graphic novels that they're currently reading: Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Kingdom Come by Mark Waid & Alex Ross. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber ---

In Part 2 of our epic Social Media episode, Father Chuck explains why he left Facebook and Twitter, which leads to a discussion about the dark side of social media, its negative effects like Facebook depression, hive-mind thinking, reality distortion and conspiracy theories! Thanks for listening and don't forget to like us on Facebook! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

Hello 2017! The Masters of Divinity are here to kick off your year with an epic two-parter. JP and Father Chuck discuss at great length about growing up with computers, the internet, and the evolution of online interaction that ultimately became social media. From Prodigy to Everquest to AOL chatroom roleplaying (yeah, weird, right?). Remember, this is a two-parter, so be sure to listen to second part of the episode! It's available now on your iTunes machine so you don't have to wait. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

JP, Father Chuck and Matt band together with reoccurring co-hosts Father Fun and Keelan to usher the end of 2016! The gang compiles their favorite movies of the year, reflect on TV shows that they discovered, and look back on some of their most memorable experiences on the podcast. They also acknowledge with heavy hearts the passing of Carrie Fisher. It was a rough year, but we made it. We enjoyed our podcast's first year of existence, and we thank all of you for listening. See you in 2017! If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message

JP, Matt and Father Chuck went out and saw ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, and loved it so much that there was no way they weren't going to dedicate an entire episode to it. As a Christmas treat to all of our nerdy listeners, we review the first standalone Star Wars film, and with great glee. We absolutely loved Rogue One, and we talk about our favorite characters and moments, THAT SCENE, and what we would like to see in other standalone "Star Wars Stories." Enjoy the episode and remember, the Force is with you, and you are one with The Force. If you'd like to support the show, become a patron by visit our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MastersOfDivinity Follow us on social media: http://instagram.com/mastersofdivinity https://twitter.com/mastersdivinity https://www.facebook.com/mastersofdivinity Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5erwpiogcBXfuA274OaFA?view_as=subscriber --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message