{"podcast":{"title":"NOT the Sermon","slug":"not-the-sermon-6725013","podcast_index_feed_id":6725013,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/notthesermon/feed.xml","website_url":"https://notthesermon.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17412881/Not_the_Sermon_Final_alt_final_1__tn8n5t.jpg","author":"Jamie & Eric","episode_count":127,"summary":"NOT the Sermon is a podcast where two pastors talk about everything but the sermon. Jamie and Eric discuss faith, culture, and theology...all while roasting each other. If you are sick of sermon podcasts and are looking for a funny and refreshing take on Christian life, check out this blend of comedy and theology. Just remember, its NOT the sermon!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 102: \"Blasting Ops While Praising Pops\"","slug":"episode-102-blasting-ops-while-praising-pops","published_at":"2026-02-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013/episode-102-blasting-ops-while-praising-pops","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013","url":"https://notthesermon.podbean.com/e/episode-102-blasting-ops-while-praising-pops/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ihfv6irgfr7uejxx/Episode_102_FINAL8m7gt.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, where Jamie confesses to a prank he pulled on Eric, and Alex shares a traumatic tale of his personal space being violated at a Japanese restaurant. In The Bible Says Whaaat?!, they dive into Genesis 34 and unpack the infamous circumcision battle—what actually happened and why it’s in the Bible. In Houston, We Have a Question, they wrestle with violent video games and Christian content, asking where discernment fits in a digital world. Finally, in Shady Theology, they tackle church discipline—what it’s meant to be, and how it often goes wrong. It’s awkward, intense, and sneakily theological—welcome to Not the Sermon. 00:00:20 – Skybalon: Jamie’s prank & Alex’s personal space 00:10:49 – The Bible Says Whaaat?!: The circumcision massacre (Genesis 34) 00:25:52 – Houston, We Have a Question: Violent video games & Christian content 00:39:13 – Shady Theology: Church discipline","meta_description":"In this episode, Jamie & Eric kick things off with Shooting the Skybalon, where Jamie confesses to a prank he pulled on Eric, and Alex shares a trauma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2983,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/not-the-sermon-6725013/episodes/episode-102-blasting-ops-while-praising-pops/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-the-sermon-6725013/episode-102-blasting-ops-while-praising-pops.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}