# Episode 96: "Respectfully, Shut Up"

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Podcast: [NOT the Sermon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013)
Published: 2026-01-12T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://notthesermon.podbean.com/e/episode-96-respectfully-shut-up/
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Duration seconds: 2860

## Resource

In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, as Jamie shares a wild overseas story involving a one-legged man paying him mid-sermon. In The Bible Says What?!, they dig into two eyebrow-raising passages—Lot’s daughters and Paul’s instructions on head coverings. In Pester the Pastor, they tackle a practical question every preacher faces: how long should a sermon be, really? Finally, in Christian Conspiracies, they take on the claim that Jesus had a wife and sort out where the idea comes from—and why it doesn’t hold up. It’s strange, thoughtful, and unapologetically curious—welcome to Not the Sermon. 00:00:16 – Skybalon: One-legged man 00:10:26 – The Bible Says What?!: Lot’s daughters & head coverings 00:24:49 – Pester the Pastor: How long should a sermon be? 00:35:17 – Christian Conspiracies: Jesus’ wife

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