Sheologians

One of my favorite things about this podcast is the way I’m constantly encouraged to take my sin more seriously, to take my walk with the Lord more seriously, and to think more critically about certain things. And at the same time, to laugh and have fun and be full of the joy of the Lord! I have a lot of love and respect for Summer and Joy and also my life has been changed by book club - highly recommend joining if you haven’t yet!!

I’m only halfway through the “Who’s to Blame” episode and I’m not enjoying it. I’m a fan of banter but this really sounds judgy and critical. So far, it has not been clear or concise on biblical arguments and has basically sounded like a political argument. Lots of straw man arguments. For example - while there are people that use their abuse experience(s) as an excuse to avoid responsibility, which is wrong, abuse does/can potentially make a person more vulnerable to certain types of sin. It’s a context, but an excuse. It feels like the current Christian community narrative - like John MacArthur - mental illness isn’t real, you’re just a baby, get it together. Enough already. Guess what - you can hold people to biblical standards AND have compassion for them. It’s not either/or. The church is not good at this. Becoming a Christian doesn’t automatically make you better in practice, this takes work/sanctification. We still have the flesh, we still have to learn tools to deal with this and, yes, that might include medication or therapy along with biblical instruction. Ugh.

Because Dracula is literally terrible but these ladies are great.

I really like sheologians and have been listening for over a year now. I actually really enjoy the chatting and friendly banter that happens before the subject comes up, but in recent episodes I’ve noticed that the back and forth just seems plain mean and unrighteously judgy. Maybe it’s just sarcastic humor or dry humor? It’s possible that I’m just being sensitive but I wanted to leave a review sharing my thoughts about it. I truly think of these people as sisters in Christ so i am concerned a little. (No hate)