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Black and Blurred
Black and Blurred
209 episodes
3 weeks ago
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The history of racism in our country has evolved into narratives that have been created out of thin air in order to justify hatred that inherently dwells in our hearts. What does the response to racism, hatred, evil look like in the children of God outside of the US? This is the story of Rose Mapendo, a survivor of the Rwandan/DRC genocide and a sister in Christ. Her story i...
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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The history of racism in our country has evolved into narratives that have been created out of thin air in order to justify hatred that inherently dwells in our hearts. What does the response to racism, hatred, evil look like in the children of God outside of the US? This is the story of Rose Mapendo, a survivor of the Rwandan/DRC genocide and a sister in Christ. Her story i...
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Black and Blurred
#204 Genocide Survivor Tells Gut-Wrenching Testimony!
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The history of racism in our country has evolved into narratives that have been created out of thin air in order to justify hatred that inherently dwells in our hearts. What does the response to racism, hatred, evil look like in the children of God outside of the US? This is the story of Rose Mapendo, a survivor of the Rwandan/DRC genocide and a sister in Christ. Her story i...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 19 minutes

Black and Blurred
#203 How Feminist Standpoint Theory is More Pervasive Than You May Know w/ Theology Mom
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Dr. Krista Bontrager, the Theology Mom and full-time ministry partner at the Center for Biblical Unity, joins me to dive into a discussion that we will probably need to have generation after generation because of how pervasive the lies of liberation theology are currently within our traditional ideologies. Why does the church seem so divided over the Christian profession? Why do s...
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1 month ago
1 hour 18 minutes

Black and Blurred
#202 American, Christian Thinking and the Threat on the Conservative Mind
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. *This episode was recorded on Friday 10/3* Why does it seems that more and more Christians are being persuaded to join in with mockers and scoffers? There are far greater reasons Christians ought to seek the truth. Those reasons don't involve cracking a conspiracy case. It involves being prepared to discern against deceptions far greater. Paul, in Ephesians 6, highlights an aspect of th...
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1 month ago
1 hour 19 minutes

Black and Blurred
#201 Candace Owens and the Christian Mind: Discernment, Deception, and Dismissal
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This episode started off as an episode on the conspiracy debates and slander tossed toward those who engage in them. Though we eventually get to the crux of the conversation (Minute 50), we began our episode reflecting on the last 200 episodes of Black and Blurred and how this podcast started. We also reflected on the ministry of Pastor Voddie Baucham and his influence on many believers...
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1 month ago
1 hour 47 minutes

Black and Blurred
(PATREON PREVIEW) Stay Away from Civilian Pursuits!
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this patron only episode, Brandon addresses the supporters and thanks them for their grace and faithfulness throughout the years as supporters for Black and Blurred and for being fellow party poopers. In this new leg of our journey together, it is necessary to look back and inward. Can we really articulate how we got to this place? Are you aware of what it has done to your hear...
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1 month ago
36 minutes

Black and Blurred
#200 To the Dragon Slayers: Charlie Kirk, the Dragon and a Call for the Church to Shine
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. What does the Christian do when the world doesn't realize there is a spiritual enemy amongst us? We warn of the danger and proclaim Christ's victory from the rooftops! There is much to have grief over: the death of a brother for standing on the truth, the slander and scoffing that his family received in the wake of the tragedy, and the very obvious divide between groups of people who al...
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1 month ago
1 hour 21 minutes

Black and Blurred
#199 The Christian and the Scoffer's Heart: A Warning to Christians and Meme Culture
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are preparing to do an episode on popular YouTuber, Journalist and Podcaster, ⁨Candace Owens and the reception she receives form the populace. We think we need to lay some ground work. Are Christians aware of how discipled we've been in a culture of scoffers? Are Christians aware that we live in a society that has trained us to never be concerned with what is true a...
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2 months ago
1 hour 28 minutes

Black and Blurred
#198 The False History of the Civil Rights Movement and the Lies We Need to Destroy w/ Chad O. Jackson
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Support Chad's Upcoming Docuseries Here Chad O. Jackson, the Dallas-based filmmaker and small business owner, has made a habit of turning the camera on tough questions. He is also impervious to the effects of either praise or criticism, so his films are decidedly absent the audience preference gene. As an independent documentarian, Jackson is a subject matter expert when it comes to sho...
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3 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes

Black and Blurred
#197 Exploring Cultural Shifts: Are We Growing or Declining in the Social Media Age?
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. There seemed to be much momentum as Trump announced his 3rd run for presidency. Many scandals had taken place and been forgotten: Russia Gate, Election Gate, Assassination Gate...etc. Even more, culturally, we descended into a place humanity had never been historically. Women were no longer women, but men could compete against them, also, men could become women so long as we admit there...
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3 months ago
1 hour 16 minutes

Black and Blurred
#196 Our Review of 'Sinners': Unmasking the Secrets of Public Relations and Entertainment
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. News comes and goes but it is never too late to address old things on Black and Blurred. In this episode, we are addressing the love that movies like SINNERS received even with its overt anti-Christian narrative. We start at the beginning - addressing the ongoing war for your attention through provocative narratives and propaganda, All of this has been going on for a long time and...
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4 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes

Black and Blurred
#195 A Survey of the American Church: Revitalization or Decline?? (w/The Biblical Conservative)
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The American Church is at a crossroads, with many wondering if revitalization or decline is on the horizon. As church attendance and cultural relevance continue to dwindle, congregational health is suffering. Urban ministry efforts are struggling to connect with millennials and their shifting views on faith. Meanwhile, the Black Church, once a beacon of spirituality and community, is gr...
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5 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes

Black and Blurred
#194 Why the Story of Jonah Should Terrify the American Church
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Many who have some semblance of church familiarity are familiar with the story of "Jonah and the Whale" or (the big fish). If you are more of a student of the bible, you realize that there is more than what meets the eye to our colorful, cartoon of a story that we typically give to kids regarding the narrative., What if there is another layer even beneath that? Not only is there another...
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5 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

Black and Blurred
#193 Has the Ethnic Idolatry Created a Cold-Hearted Society?
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The Shilo Hendrix controversy has poured gasoline on a division that needed no accelerant. Explore the alarming trend of "confronting culture" that we seem to be experiencing and its devastating impact on our society. There is a callousness that has been brewing for some time regarding the gaslighting and perpetuated ethnic idolatry in America. Have we lost our capacity for sympathy in ...
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6 months ago
1 hour 31 minutes

Black and Blurred
#192 Will COURAGEOUS Men Shape the Future of the Church?
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SURVEY TO HELP THE PODCAST: CLICK HERE ------- What does the future of the Church look like? Will it be shaped by courageous men who stand strong in their faith, or will it be led astray by those who compromise? In this thought-provoking video, I address some of the lasting impact of the last generation of soft men on this current generation. I also address the loom...
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6 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes

Black and Blurred
#191 What Happened to Austin Metcalf Reveals a Shocking Church Truth?
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Join us as we dive into the mysterious case of Austin Metcalf, a story that exposes a shocking need within the church today in America. What really happened to Austin Metcalf and what is currently happening with Karmelo Anthony can be avoided...if Pastors in America stop avoiding something very important. Learn About Brandon's Church Plant Journey Support the show Hosts: Brandon a...
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7 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes

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#190 Reflecting on the Last 10 years with the Center for Biblical Unity
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This is an earlier conversation with Monique Duson and Kevin Briggins of the Center for Biblical Unity and Offcode Podcast. We discuss a relatively recent article in Christianity Today written by Justin Giboney of the AndCampaign. It seems that there is some revising going on when we reflect on the last 10 years and the social justice movement that swept across churches in the United St...
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7 months ago
1 hour 51 minutes

Black and Blurred
#189 How the Enemy Recycles Hatred to Divide the Church
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this thought-provoking episode, Brandon tackles a sensitive and timely question: Is America's Church RACIST? Brandon explores the complex and often controversial relationship between faith and race in the United States. From the legacy of slavery and segregation to modern-day biases and macroaggressions, we examine the ways in which racism has been perpetuated and perpetuates w...
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7 months ago
53 minutes

Black and Blurred
#188 How the Social Justice Dance Led me to Plant a Church in Baltimore
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this long-awaited episode, Brandon shares his personal testimony of faith in Jesus and his upbringing. He highlight's the Lord's unwavering faithfulness throughout his childhood all the way through his time pastoring at a church that embraced Black Lives Matter rhetoric and social justice ideology. Brandon recounts the challenges and spiritual growth he experienced while navigating a...
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7 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes

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#187 A Self-Examination: Have We Been Protecting Predators in the American Church?
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. There is something that every shepherd ought to have buried in his heart - a desire to protect. Before we even discuss the ability to protect proficiently, it must start with a desire. The fallout from the MLK episodes left a lasting scar. Genuine astonishment took place at the flippant responses people made to MLK's alleged sexual assault. This ought to make us think - "am I willing to...
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8 months ago
1 hour 21 minutes

Black and Blurred
#186 Livestream: Chatting with Listeners About the Ethnic Idolatry Taking Shape in America
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. If there is one thing that has been exposed through our hyper-politicized climate over the past decade, it has been the political and ethnic idolatry that is deeply rooted in our society. One of those idols is erected in what is colloquially called, 'The Black Church". Brandon calls it "bibliocentric, ethnic Theism". However, boiled down to the core it is idolatry and it is dishea...
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8 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

Black and Blurred
SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The history of racism in our country has evolved into narratives that have been created out of thin air in order to justify hatred that inherently dwells in our hearts. What does the response to racism, hatred, evil look like in the children of God outside of the US? This is the story of Rose Mapendo, a survivor of the Rwandan/DRC genocide and a sister in Christ. Her story i...