James the Greater. James the Lesser. James the brother of Jesus.

Three stories. Three mysteries. Three Jameses.

Join Jay, Tay, and Tray as we uncover more of the apostolic legacies after the biblical narrative.

Also, we discuss Taylor's keto-tastic weight loss journey, and some harsh words he has for the Chump Nation if he doesn't get the fan mail encouragement he needs to stay on track.

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Church history this, church history that. Blah blah blah.

Let's get ready for some TRIVIA.

Join us for a fun time of Chump Talk, where Taylor and Thomas will go head to head over some church history trivia.

Listener, feel free to play at home! And then send us messages making fun of Taylor (or Thomas) for getting their questions wrong.

Thanks for listening, happy Friday!

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We all know how the story of the Apostles went down. They all went on missions to different regions of the world, and everyone but John was martyred. Right?

...Right?

MAYBE NOT!

Join us as we dive into a mini-series within our "Early Church Gets the Worm" series, where we'll discuss what history says about the disciples of Jesus beyond the biblical narrative.

This week we kick things off with two disciples on the opposite end of the Roman political spectrum: Simon the Zealot and Matthew.

Also, all the guys plug their Substacks, which you should follow for more tasty Chump Content.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PREPARE YOUR BALLOTS.

Few church fathers have a legacy as controversial as Origen of Alexandria. From rumors of self-mutilation, heresy, and crooked bishops, the story of Origen somehow only got more complicated in the years following his death.

So this week, we're gonna take this controversial topic and duel it out.

Each of our hosts has researched this topic, and will bring forth an argument about whether Origen was done dirty or not.

And it is up to YOU, dear listener, to decide whether Thomas, John, or Taylor shall win the day.

Send us a message below, comment on the Spotify episode, shoot us an email...whatever your heart desires.

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"Hey! I'm walkin here!"

St. Ignatius, probably

Not much is known of the 1st Century early church father known as Ignatius of Antioch. His early life, conversion, and place of origin are steeped in mystery.

What we do know is this: after serving as the Bishop of Antioch for many years, Ignatius was captured during the persecution of Trajan. Rather than offer him a merciful execution, the old man was forced to march from his home throughout the Empire, finally ending in Rome where he would be killed by wild beasts.

Some might call it a farewell tour.

Join your favorite church history dummies as we discuss the legacy of the man known as "The God Bearer." We also talk a lot about therapy, for some reason. It's a good time.

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"F is for friends who do stuff together"

-St. Peter, about Clement, probably

You know what we love about the early church?

That with a couple of history books and a number 2 pencil, you can sketch a nice, neat line right from the Book of Acts to the first wave of church fathers. Apostolic succession is a heck of a drug.

And chief of these early church leaders was Clement of Rome, author of some neat epistles, and widely revered bishop of Rome.

Join the fellas today as we talk about our boy Clem, Father's Day, and Taylor shares about a saint you've probably never heard of before.

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Imagine if you were a really cool guy.

Like, a really cool guy. You helped all your friends know Jesus better. Wrote all these interesting theological ideas. Came up with all these fun words in Greek. Everybody liked you.

And then in 500 years, someone read your journal and became a heretic, so now everyone hates you. And even now, everyone hates you. They think you're the worst.

That's what happened to Origen. Okay, not really. It's a little more complicated than that. But that's how we'll start.

Join J, T, and T, as we discuss the mystery of church history's most elusive church father.

Also everyone makes fun of John for stuttering literally one time because apparently it's hilarious.

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Imagine going to a country with one of the oldest expressions of Christian faith...as a BAPTIST?!?!?

Just kidding. But really, Taylor just got back from a week-long mission trip in Ethiopia, eastern Africa's historic den of Christianity.

So how did it go? What is the relationship between the Ethiopian Protestants and the Ethiopian Orthodox Christians? Are mission trips something that the church needs to invest more in? Does Taylor have any fun new accents to try out?

Listen to our latest episode of CHUMP TALK for all that and more.

And don't worry, we'll be back to church history next week. Just let us have our fun for a little bit.

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