The Overthinkers

How Do We Overcome Church Hurt? (With Aimee Byrd)

Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson talk to author and speaker Aimee Byrd about how a religious person can be hurt by their religious community and still retain their faith.
 
Link to Aimee's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Our-Scars-Underground-Disillusionment-ebook/dp/B0CKMV7KSZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y78GY0Y0Q6CM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2g9EJek-Lr6o71G4nskD35Fh3mv78ZGrP0rWYtwp7fU.f5rU7fPTwkQfLTiNNrck414wBv_zljkMZX_KPVr6akk&dib_tag=se&keywords=aimee+byrd+the+hope+in+our+scars&qid=1715572564&sprefix=aimee+byrd%2Caps%2C232&sr=8-1
Links for further discussion from the episode: 
 
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1226371734/religious-nones-are-now-the-largest-single-group-in-the-u-s
 
https://www.breakpoint.org/why-conservative-christian-men-make-good-husbands/
 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-religion-make-people-more-ethical-11650468288
 
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/church-religion-mental-health-479d612a

Is Being Patriotic Bad? (With Dr. Preston Sprinkle)

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
 

Are Celebrity Crushes Harmless?

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

How Do You Make (and Keep) Friends as an Adult? (With Nathan Sherrer)

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/ 

Are Miracles Real? (With Dr. Craig Keener)

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

Is It Better to Choose Security or Dreams?

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/
 

What is Church? (With Father Astor Yelangueuzian)

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/
 
 

Is Reason or Faith Better?

Should you live more by reason or by faith? Two overthinking Christians--Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes--give their answer. 
 
Link to resources:
https://academic.oup.com/book/38895/chapter-abstract/338046901?redirectedFrom=fulltext

How Do We Disagree Better? (With Dr. John Inazu)

Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson welcome author and law professor Dr. John Inazu to discuss his new book "Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect", and how we can learn to live and love across difference in a very divided time.
 
Links to further reading:
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2019/06/19/public-highly-critical-of-state-of-political-discourse-in-the-u-s/
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/
 
https://academic.oup.com/psq/article/138/3/361/7192889
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/09/toxic-person-tiktok-internet-slang-meaning/670599/
 
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/10/05/is-political-polarisation-in-america-really-rising?utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=google&ppccampaignID=17210591673&ppcadID=&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAxaCvBhBaEiwAvsLmWKutu5cpatSnt-JDHO96RsLTUPtJLvrNgYHhaeYekLLWeneAzOh1fxoCRqIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
 

How Do the Metaphors We Use Shape Us? (With Dr. Joy Clarkson)

How do the metaphors we use to describe ourselves and our world shape us--for good and ill? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes bring back author Dr. Joy Clarkson to discuss the limits of how we describe ourselves in the modern world and what metaphors we should add to our vocabulary.