In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, where Jamie vents about the mysterious and deeply offensive concept of the “feels like” temperature during cold weather season. In Houston, We Have a Question, they tackle two listener curiosities: what is the best spiritual gift, and where did the ichthus fish symbol actually come from? In Weird Worship, they wrestle with the phrase “praise as a weapon” and whether that language helps or hurts our understanding of worship. Finally, in Shady Theology, they unpack the controversy surrounding Bethel and Shawn Bolz, including the questions around prophetic words and data mining.

It’s thoughtful, a little spicy, and perfectly on brand—welcome to Not the Sermon.

00:00:17 – Skybalon: Jamie’s problem with the “feels like” temp

00:09:51 – Houston, We Have a Question: The best spiritual gift & the fish symbol

00:23:13 – Weird Worship: Praise as a weapon

00:33:10 – Shady Theology: Bethel & Shawn Bolz

In this episode, Jamie & Eric, joined by Producer Alex & Phoenix, celebrate their 100th episode with a live show filmed and recorded in front of a studio audience—packed with extra segments, throwbacks, and unhinged banter. In Shooting the Skybalon, they revisit their favorite moments from the first 100 episodes. In Shady Theology, they take on nondenominationalism and what it really means (and doesn’t mean). How Great is Our Pod gets a special live twist with a worship Mad-Lib, resulting in the unforgettable anthem “Nothing Is Better Than Cake.”

Eric brings the heat in Eric’s Edumakation by breaking down what worship actually is, followed by Houston, We Have a Question, where the guys receive a live question offering from the audience. They wrap it all up with a crowd-involved game of Stand Up If… and plenty of moments you could only get from a live show.

It’s loud, ridiculous, and a perfect snapshot of what the first 100 episodes have been all about—welcome to Not the Sermon.

In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, where Jamie admits to using a church member as a lock-up wingman to avoid closing duties, and the guys talk about how pastors have quietly become full-time content machines. In Pester the Pastor, they wrestle with Christians and media consumption, asking what a healthy relationship with the digital world actually looks like. In Odd News, they cover a strange article about dogs learning vocabulary and habits from their owners. Finally, in Shady Theology, they dig into the clergy vs. laity divide and where that line came from in the first place.

It’s honest, weird, and uncomfortably relevant—welcome to Not the Sermon.

00:00:15 – Skybalon: Lock-up wingman & holy content machines

00:11:07 – Pester the Pastor: Media consumption

00:24:51 – Odd News: Dogs learning vocabulary from their owners

00:35:29 – Shady Theology: The clergy vs. laity divide