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That was interesting. Prepare for tension and awkward silences. Actually it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Holly doesn’t like calling the bible “The Word of God” and Donna doesn’t agree with that. In the end… they share an awkward laugh. Also, Donna’s hot brother pays the girls a visit and gives Donna advice on how to get a man. Check out "Step Off" by Kacey Musgraves to hear the theme song to Holly’s life.    We said some words your momma might not like.   Email us at:  Hollyb@methodtheology.com Donna@methodtheology.com   Follow Us: @methodtheology   We love you!!

Hiya, folks! Here be our anniversary ep! Thanks for partying with us for a year. We're looking forward to new energy and more pizazz! See y'all in December!   Warning: We swear sometimes.   HollyB@MethodTheology.com Donna@MethodTheology.com www.MethodTheology.com @MethodTheology  

Donna really wants to hear a prophesy from Jesus through somebody, anybody! Holly looks at prophesy with a side eye especially when it’s self involved. The girls discuss how nobody has it together and that age ain’t nothin but a number. Plus they talk about foundation, seeds and growth. How looking to people for faith is never a good idea and I think Holly has a word for Donna. The Struggle is real! Don’t waste your Talents! Read Gabrielle Union’s new book and Watch Trevor Noah’s Flake Interview.   Follow us on twitter @methodtheology Email Us: hollyb@methodtheology.com donna@methodtheology.com   Please Comment, Share and Follow!   We always cuss and Donna says “like” like a lot!

Exactly what it sounds like. We love you. If you're stuck, if you need help, these are a few places you can reach out to: Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network https://www.rainn.org (800)656-HOPE National Domestic Violence Hotline http://www.thehotline.org A Voice for the Innocent http://www.avoicefortheinnocent.org/help/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) A21 www.A21.org  Gentle reminder: we swear.   HollyB@MethodTheology.com Donna@MethodTheology.com www.Twitter.com/MethodTheology www.MethodTheology.com  

Holly and Donna have a special talk about talking to people you DO NOT agree with. They reminisce about first grade! They talk about how Prayer, Grace and knowing your Identity will get you through. Ask yourself: are you listening so you can fight or listening so you can hear? Donna is frustrated about the great debate over saying Ni**a. Empathy! Empathy! Empathy! Kneeling we can’t get enough of it! Jerry Jones confuses us all! Jemele Hill, we got you!    Nerd Out: Rob Bell: What is the Bible?   hollyb@methodtheology.com donna@methodtheology.com   @methodtheology   Please follow, share or email us!   Will be going to every other week starting this week!   As always we have a dirty mouth.

Trigger warning: this week, we’re talking about Mandalay Bay. We don’t have a lot of “sound bytes” this week. It’s just a conversation about pain and sin in this world and who God is in light of those things.

“Unity” and “Division.” The true meaning of the protest. Freedom of speech. Are we taking care of our troops? What would Jesus Do? Old people are the cutest! Donna’s “Rat and Cheese” theory. Holly gets humbled by a Vet. The solution to stopping the protest! That one black woman and why their communities should be our communities. Also, stop saying “blacks” and “the blacks.” PLUS! Fenty! Fenty! Fenty!   Donna edited for the first time, so be gentle!!   Also, due to some life changes, starting this week we may have to release one episode every other week.   As always please share. Like! and comment! We love the good and the bad!   Yes, we cuss!   Email: HollyB@MethodTheology.com and Donna@MethodTheology.

A short and weird episode. Doing good deeds without trying to raise our own profiles. Love languages. Serving people well. Recognizing authority.   Email: HollyB@MethodTheology.com and Donna@MethodTheology.com   Tweet: @MethodTheology   Read: www.MethodTheology.com  

    Deferring in friendship. Friends you fight for. That one friend you’re not sure is your friend. The definition of friendship. Being a doormat. Friend imitations. Friendship paranoia. People exhaustion. Best friends. Work friends. Positive acquaintances and negative acquaintances. Friendship investments. Sacrificing. When to let it go.    My dog is whining in the background toward the end, but don’t worry, he’s fine, just a little needy.   Email: HollyB@MethodTheology.com and Donna@MethodTheology.com   Tweet: @MethodTheology   Blog: www.methodtheology.com  

Adventures in Tinderland; Donna’s a cultural MacGeyver; The Nashville Statement; DACA.   Warning: We swear.   Thanks to BenSound.com for the Royalty free music!   Email: Donna@methodtheology.com & HollyB@methodtheology.com Twitter: @MethodTheology Website: www.methodtheology.com

How to balance acknowledgement of pain with acceptance of God’s sovereignty; politicizing tragedy; suffering and how to feel about it; how news stories get twisted; welcoming persecution; a brief rant on Arpaio; effective grace; little bit about Mattis and differing standpoint; Eddie Murphy; people with better souls than we can even dream of having; the Rapture; how to use vocation as a ministry, if at all; Rebel makes a guest appearance; Shane Claiborne; equality.   “It’s not cute; it’s powerful.”

This week: Holly explains last week’s summary; how to create space for conversation; Donna wants to talk about Lady Gaga and the white expectation to be socially educated by Black Americans; Holly recounts pre-woke life and fails at saying “participation”… a lot; Donna teaches Holly a lesson on educating other white people; racism as a hierarchical system of oppression vs the sociological definition (Black vs White/Personal vs Clinical Racism); Holly on the life-long journey of unlearning privilege and on why some white people are never exposed to the understanding firsthand.   First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.   -Martin Niemöller

Hey, guys. This is Holly. Just a forewarning about this week: much of this is a rant for me personally. Donna's much more gracious than I am. I don't personally feel like I reflected a lot of Jesus in this episode, but I very much feel like I portrayed my own brokenness, as well as a heartbreak and an anger I think many of us feel right now. I wanted to post it anyway because I think it's okay and good to share that, too. God bless all y'all. God is sovereign, God is good, and thank you, Lord, for that.

  Why Tinder can’t have nice things. Ryan Lochte. American competition. He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named Donna references Lauryn Hill and Holly references a Nickelodeon Boy Band. Donna quotes Holly quoting Donna and both of them are wrong. Seeking validation from an external source. Participation trophies. Participation grades and illiteracy. Grammar as a tool for oppression and grammar as a necessary part of communication. The importance of intellectual curiosity. Perspectives. Privilege. Why and how people focus on different parts of problems. Being satisfied in singleness. Changes on the journey from Complementarian to Egalitarian. Donna and Holly seriously can’t get the pop culture references together. Email: HollyB@methodtheology.com and Donna@methodtheology.com. Follow and Tweet: @MethodTheology. Rate, Review, and Subscribe: iTunes. Blog: www.methodtheology.com.

  Holly’s rebellious as Hell. Turntable knowledge How God uses the secular (Eminem, Rihanna, Flo Rida, SZA, etc) What we’ve learned from our non-Christian friends Dick Pics Abortion… again TV Shows with agendas Friends of other religions Sex… again Homosexuality… again Grace  Humility JESUS :) Ecclesiastes 3 Personal equity A metaphor about fetch and tennis balls… Subjectivity of efficacy Side note: In minute 45, Holly is not the white girl who was intimidated by Donna’s speech. Holly loves Donna’s speech. It just kinda sounds like Holly was the white girl in the retailing, but she is in fact just one of many white girls and not this specific one. Holly has another epiphany because of Donna Martin Luther King Jr’s concepts of negative peace, positive peace, and necessary tension meet the contrast of peacekeepers vs peacemakers in “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Colin Kaepernick and Black hair Holly blesses lots of things The ladies remember that time VP Cheney shot a guy in the face   NERD OUT: NEEDTOBREATHE “Hard Love” w/ Andra Day Video w/ Andra Day Method Theology Blog   Twitter hollyb@methodtheology.com donna@methodtheology.com  

This week on Method Theology: (TRIGGER WARNING: from 1:02:05-1:02:30, Donna tells a story about the death of an infant in a captive situation that may be triggering for some people who have suffered miscarriages, had abortions, birthed stillborns, or lost a young child. We love you and want you to be healthy. <3 ) A little quality talk on ADHD Holly does drugs. Game of Thrones Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman West Wing Swiping right on a former boss Woman’s Intuition Jesus’s Sociological Imagination Tinder Toxic Masculinity and Jay-Z’s 4:44 Submission and Egalitarianism Origins of Society Idolatry of Relationship and Romance Psychology and constantly changing terms Gay marriage, again The Election, again How to endure persecution as a Christian Donna tells a terrifying story about ISIS Donna and Holly can’t figure out if they’re arguing, multiple times. Holly’s interactions with conservatives. Relitigating the elections  Donna can’t A preview of next week’s topic   Email: donna@methodtheology.com and hollyb@methodtheology.com Tweet and Follow: @methodtheology Subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes & Stitcher

This week:  We cuss A LOT… Holly breaks things. Boundaries at work. Working in the entertainment industry. Boundaries with family. A NEW SIDE NOTE WITH DONNA on the semantics of racial slurs. Holly’s hypocritical feelings about “GD.” Donna’s impression of Deborah. A brief etymology of the insult “snowflake.” A small overview of the minimum wage, its history and the possible economic impacts of raising it to $15/hr; college tuition and the student loan debt crisis; and the recession and its effects on the Millennial generation. ***also, when referencing capping student loan interest rates, Holly is referencing private student loans, not federal, as federal student loans are already regulated*** How to set boundaries. NERD OUT:  Kesha: Praying Sigrid: Don't Kill My Vibe Sza: CTRL Drew Barrymore   Email: Donna@MethodTheology.com & HollyB@MethodTheology.com Tweet & Follow: @MethodTheology Rate, Review, and Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher Check out the blog at www.methodtheology.com.   Thanks to BenSound.com for the royalty free tunes in Side Notes!