Podcasts by 1208-Bit *Nerd Church

God’s Family from 2023-01-03T01:39:07

As Dom always says: "Family." And here's a look at what God's family looks like.

The Spiritual Inspiration of Lewis and Tolkien from 2022-12-27T02:01:08

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The Wonderful Christmas Angel from 2022-12-20T01:28:56

Isaiah gives us a strange prophecy about a coming messiah who is also God. How does that work? Jamin takes a look into some of the wording to show us how the Christmas story fits Old Testament them...

Behemoth from 2022-12-15T17:32:53

In our final episode on chaos creatures, we chat about Behemoth in the Bible, ancient culture, and his Scriptural application for today.

Rahab from 2022-12-06T00:08:40

Leviathan and Rahab kind of seem like the same creature in the Bible, but there are some themes in Rahab that we don't see show up in Leviathan. Jamin chats with others about the differences and si...

Leviathan from 2022-11-29T01:53:46

Jamin and the Nerd Church crew jump into discussion about Job's mythical/spiritual Leviathan character and trace its references throughout the Bible.

We Recommend, "The Most Reluctant Convert" from 2021-11-13T21:13:29

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Grief, Power, and Prosperity from 2021-11-05T16:40:16

This episode was made for visual. Watch it here! https://youtu.be/8C6X790Xb5U

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Christianity and Horror from 2021-10-31T17:48:48

In this Halloween episode we reflect upon the horror of horrors: the cross of Jesus. Using Fleming Rutledge's book, "The Crucifixion," we remind ourselves of the gruesome historical details of the ...

Locke&Key: Demonic Possession from 2021-10-27T18:58:03

Season two of Locke and Key is here and it's just as intense as the first season! Throughout this season we see a lot of themes of demonic possession where humans seem to be completely taken over b...

1408: Can Rooms Really Be Haunted? from 2021-10-20T13:43:15

In today's episode we take a look at the themes in the movie 1408. Are there really haunted spaces throughout the world? A pastor weighs in on the idea of physical locations as demonic dwelling pla...

A Spiritual Take on Tales of Arise from 2021-09-25T22:39:49

Tales of Arise is one of the best RPGs to come out in a long time and it's jam-packed with a lot of great spiritual themes for a pastor to riff on. Join Pastor Jamin of 1208-Bit *Nerd Church as he ...

When the Dead Go Walking from 2021-09-18T14:00

After finishing all the comics in The Walking Dead series, Jamin started working on a book about "Scavenging for the Gospel in the Walking Dead." While he wrote no more than a preface to the book a...

Free Sentient AI Guy from 2021-09-11T14:45:16

In today’s short episode, we talk about the hilarious new movie, Free Guy! This leads us into conversations of “the soul,” discussed via topics like AI, robots, clones, and even the Nephilim. This ...

British Captain Agent Carter America from 2021-08-14T15:49:20

In Marvel's first "What If" episode, Peggy Carter takes on the role of Steve Rogers. And so we dive into the spiritual themes of this tale which leads us into talks on the watcher-angels of the Bib...

Loki, Girlki, Oldki, Youngki, Gatorki from 2021-07-31T15:23:36

In this episode of the 1208-Bit *Nerd Church Podcast we talk about the first season of Disney+'s, "Loki." This leads us into all kinds of conversations like free will, predestination, open theism, ...

Black Widow in a White Suit with Red Captain America from 2021-07-10T15:01:56

We saw Black Widow opening night and we're ready to talk about it on the 1208-Bit *Nerd Church Podcast! This takes us into some pretty weighty themes of human trafficking, abuse, dissociation, mind...

Good Morning Usnavi from 2021-06-26T15:06:14

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A Quiet Place 2 in a Quiet Theater, Too from 2021-05-29T16:47:55

We saw A Quiet Place 2 opening night! In this episode we chat about how much we enjoyed it and then talk a bit about themes like hope, aliens, and the apocalyptic.

Captain American Falcon from 2021-05-01T15:52:44

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Voyagers Go Walking into Chaos from 2021-04-24T16:52:34

In today's episode we talk about two recent sci-fi movies and the important spiritual themes that come up in them. There are spoilers ahead! We talk about Chaos Walking in the first half and Voyage...

Giant Lizard VS Giant Monkey from 2021-04-17T16:06:09

Tylar and Jamin talk about the latest movie in the monsterverse, "Godzilla VS Kong," which, believe it or not, leads them into some actual conversations about the Bible. Jamin dives into his book "...

Four Hour Justice from 2021-04-10T15:33:47

In today's episode we talk about the Snyder cut of Justice League and find ourselves talking about how superhero movies (especially in the DC world) seem to be retelling some of the mythologies of ...

Dungeons&Christians from 2021-03-20T15:34:46

In this episode, Pastors Tylar and Jamin talk about the ways in which they use Dungeons & Dragons in unique ways to help people not only learn theology, but experience it.

This Episode is Alien to Us from 2021-03-13T16:27:35

Pastors Tylar and Jamin talk about their favorite aliens in entertainment, the possibility of God creating aliens, and a whole lot of other topics in this episode of the 1208-Bit Podcast. Learn mor...

Wanda’s Visions from 2021-03-06T15:34:08

The final episode of Wandavision has premiered, giving Tylar, Jamin and Chris space to talk about it with ALL THE SPOILERS! (In other words, don't listen if you don't want spoilers.) In this episod...

X-Racism from 2021-02-20T15:13:35

In today's episode we talk about X-Men, which naturally leads us into many conversations of racial and social justice.

Tolkien Society Symposium 2021.1 from 2021-02-13T21:30:19

You can watch the Tolkien Society meeting and check out the calendar of sessions here: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-society-seminar-2021-n...

A Grief Observed in That Dragon, Cancer from 2021-01-23T16:50:09

The theme today is "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn," and so Tylar and Jamin cry their way through their saddest podcast episode ever as they discuss the bitterly amazing game, "That Dragon, Cancer." T...

Dad of Boy from 2021-01-16T16:23:51

Tylar recently beat God of War on the PS4 and so we thought we'd chat about our experience with it. We get into some unexpected spiritual takeaways on topics like the false gods, power, sacrifice, ...

A Freaky Friday Wonder Woman Hallmark Movie from 2021-01-02T16:41:30

In the first half of this episode we talk about the first Wonder Woman movie and some of the spiritual applications we found with it. In the second half we get into spoilers on Wonder Woman 1984 an...

God Rest Ye Merry Narnians from 2020-12-19T16:19:08

What is Santa Claus doing in Narnia? Does he fit there? That's what we try to figure out in this episode.

Peace on Earth, Good Nerds to Men from 2020-12-05T16:40:10

In this episode we talk about what counts as a Christmas movie and what Christmas movies are our favorites. And towards the end we also talk about the good and bad of American Christmas.

A Vision of Jesus from 2020-11-28T16:54:57

In today's episode we look for overlapping themes between Jesus and Marvel's "Vision" character in the MCU.

Into the Jesus-Verse from 2020-11-21T16:29:45

In today's episode we talk about the new Miles Morales video game (spoiler-free) and all things Spider-Man as our fellow nerds join us in conversation via comments and audio. And as usual, we also ...

I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing from 2020-11-14T15:47:20

In this episode we talk about our favorite and least favorite moments in Star Wars, and then chat about the Jedi, politics, and power and how it overlaps with current Christianity.

Console Me from 2020-11-07T17:12:42

There's a whole bunch of new consoles coming out right now so we thought we'd take a trip through memory lane and chat about our favorites and what we're looking forward to in the new ones. Will we...

What the H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks from 2020-10-31T15:47:55

Resources to read on this topic:

The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of Final Punishment, Third Edition by Edward William Fudge.

Something Nerdy this Way Comes from 2020-10-24T16:01:33

In this episode, Tylar and Jamin talk about some of their favorite scary movies including Cloverfield and a Quiet Place.

We’ve Seen Stranger Things from 2020-10-17T15:34:46

In the second episode of our spooky October series, we talk about all things Stranger Things! We find a little bit of spiritual application, but mostly we just talk about nothing for an hour straig...

The Night of the Living Resurrection from 2020-10-10T16:03:44

Learn more about the history of zombies from peer-reviewed articles in Michael Heiser’s podcast, Peeranormal<...

The Good News Everyone! from 2020-10-03T15:23:06

Today we talk about Futurama, which somehow leads us into the topics of the Simpsons, Disenchanted, satire, the power of science fiction, religion, prophecy, comedy, and more.

Jesus Pancakes! from 2020-09-26T14:13:10

Come on, grab your fiends as we talk about all things Adventure Time on the 1208-Bit *Nerd Church Podcast!

There Be Giants in that Thar Bible from 2020-09-19T16:13

For more research, see The Unseen Realm by Michael Heiser. You can also visi...

The Dark Knight of the Soul from 2020-09-12T14:28:20

Tylar and Jamin talk all things Batman just a couple weeks before Batman day.

Chris Evans on a Train from 2020-09-05T16:04:33

Pastor Dallas Flippin of First Baptist Church joins Pastor Tylar and Pastor Jamin in the studio to talk about some intriguing connections between Bong Joon-ho's movie, Snowpiercer, and the Book of ...

Teenage Mutant Psych Ward Heroes from 2020-08-29T15:51:32

After 6 months of coronavirus, Tylar and Jamin finally got to a movie theater! In this episode on the "New Mutants" movie, the two cover different elements of the movie including horror, storytelli...

lol. Jesus Lion Goes Rawr from 2020-08-22T16:06:24

In today's episode Jamin starts talking about C.S. Lewis and then never stops talking about him.

Some Who Wander Are Lost from 2020-08-16T00:59:16

Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons by Michael Witwer.

The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolki...