The Overthinkers Nathan Clarkson & Joseph Holmes

Is it ever good to be patriotic? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite on Biblical Scholar, author, and podcast host, Dr. Preston Sprinkle to discuss when patriotism crosses the line into harm.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/patriotism-sociology
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/07/patriotism-nationalism-happiness/619325/
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/march-web-only/politics-bible-based-preston-sprinkle-exiles-review.html
 

Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes tackle the topic of celebrity crushes. Are they harmless? Or potentially bad for you?

It's our 200th episode! We bring both Nathans back together to discuss how you can make (and keep) friends as an adult.
Links for more info:
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/americans-fewer-friends-survey-b1890794.html
 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/researchers-find-strong-relationships-protect-long-term-health-and-happiness#:~:text=But%20the%20longest%20running%20study,healthy%20in%20the%20long%20term.
 
https://fortune.com/well/2023/06/15/loneliness-comparable-to-smoking-up-to-15-cigarettes-a-day/ 

Do miracles happen today? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson talk to Dr. Craig Keener, author of the book "Miracles Today", to discuss whether miracles are real and answer modern objections.
 
Link to more resources:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miracle

So many creative people wrestle with whether to choose financial security, or their artistic dreams. But why should you have to choose? And how do you know what to choose? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss the trade-offs.
 
Links:
https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-financial-security/#:~:text=Quick%20Answer,clear%20of%20high%2Dinterest%20debt.
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2004/12/05/part-2-findings-from-the-artist-callback-survey/
 

A growing number of people in The West are abandoning church, reinventing church, and saying we need to come back to church. But what even is church? We discuss with Anglican minister Father Astor on our latest episode. 
 
Links to further resources:
 
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/origin-nature-church/
 
https://www.catholic.com/audio/sp/the-true-meaning-of-the-word-church
 
https://www.simplycatholic.com/what-we-believe-what-is-the-church/
 
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/who-is-the-church
 
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/is-anyone-going-to-church-more-now#:~:text=The%20most%20recent%20estimate%20comes,MILLION%20between%202008%20and%202022.
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2018/08/01/why-americans-go-to-religious-services/
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/americans-christians-dont-go-church-must/
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/21/leaving-christianity-religion-church-community/
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-increases-generosity/
 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychiatry-needs-to-get-right-with-god/#:~:text=Yet%20the%20only%20group%20to,42%20percent%20one%20year%20ago.
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/the-toxic-war-on-masculinity/