Absurdity with Ryan Becker

Maybe you grew up like we did, and maybe your family or people in your church struggled with movies and books like Harry Potter, Star Wars, and other "secular" media. We wonder if that's really the be...

13 Jan 20201h 10min

Bryant Rodriguez, a campus pastor at Crosswalk Chattanooga and social media guru at McKee Foods, joins Ryan to talk about living in the tension between where you are and where you want to be. They div...

6 Jan 20201h 2min

For our last episode of 2019, Ryan and Tony dive into the wonderful mess that is the overlap of politics and religion! Recently, ChristianityToday has started a bit of a controversy with it's stance o...

30 Dec 20191h 4min

Two weeks ago, Shantel Smith shared a status on her Facebook detailing unwanted sexual advances as well as verbal assault and a physical altercation with a soon-to-be pastor. This status encouraged ov...

24 Dec 20191h 6min

When was the last time a sermon on prophecy fixed someone's overdue bills or helped solve someone's medical crisis? This episode, Tony and Ryan deal with one big issue: churches are often focused on s...

17 Dec 20191h 2min

Nicole is a second-year med student currently attending school in California. Born and raised in a very conservative home and church, she never expected to be who she is today. Now, she embraces herse...

9 Dec 20191h 2min

Tony and Ryan dive into the realities and difficulties of loving someone wrestling with addiction, even if that person won't accept help or admit there is a problem. We recognize there is so much more...

3 Dec 20191h 29min

This week, Kevin Christenson joins Ryan to talk about creative projects and how the church could look to invest for a more direct return on that investment in young adults, their passion projects, and...

25 Nov 20191h 22min