Is there fudge on Mars?

About Is there fudge on Mars?

Think of the wisdom and experience of three straight-speaking quirky old chaps. Imagine them delivering this on a range of subjects with the excitement and enthusiasm of a bunch of teenagers! That's us. Chatter that matters. And, also, like it or lump it, we happen to be believers in Jesus! New episode added every Thursday.

Publisher

Steve and the Davids

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Apr 2024

Latest episode

1 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Aug 2025

   Episode #15: God fights for Israel

   We need to be reminded that the Battle belongs to the Lord. We look at the stories of David & Goliath, Jericho, Gideon, Moses etc and are comforted by Psalm 83 and (in a strange way) by Zechariah 12 too. We are in difficult times, antisemitism has increased by 650%, but we are confident that God will prevail, which is bad news for Israel's enemies! We need to be on the right side of history and our politicians are really letting the country down in more ways than they realise. What happen...

2. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Episode #14: The World has gone bonkers (and so has the Church)

   This is a far-reaching discussion with a lot of passion, covering the state of the Church, in particular the Church of England, misinformation and downlight lies regarding Gaza, in terms of 'genocide' and 'famine' and what does ChatGPT have to say about this, that may surprise you?! Why no outcry about the Druze and Christians in Syria? Who are the most antisemitic groups in the world? Bob Vylan and the BBC and why the latter is not fit for purpose any more. Fake photos, HAMAS stealing aid, M...

3. 

   23 Dec 2024

   Episode #13: What is the Church?

   A wide-ranging discussion on what on earth is this thing we call 'church'? How it began and where has it got to. What was the reason for church buildings? Why do we meet together? What is the point of a local church? How many Christians in your local church? Where should folk find God - in Church or in the world? What's the point of mega-Churches? What about home groups? When is Church really 'church'? Is on-line Church relevant? Will the Church go underground? Why is there trouble at the top...

4. 

   19 Nov 2024

   Episode #12: How to think about Israel

   We are joined here by Paul Smith, leader of 'Prayer for Israel' in the UK. We hear of his background, as well as the history and objectives of his ministry in these difficult times. How to deal with the false information propagated by social media and how do we get the truth out? Why doesn't the Church in the UK by and large 'get' Israel? Is there any hope?

5. 

   5 Sept 2024

   Episode# 11: How do we think? How to think differently.

   We examine the contrast between the Greek and the Hebraic mindsets and ask (and hopefully answer) the following questions: Are we Hebraic and what is it? How did Greek thinking dominate our culture? What was the Enlightenment and what affect did it have on Darwin and H G Wells? Is there a conflict between God and Science? Does the Church have a problem in believing? Where does our wisdom come from? How can two people be right when they disagree with each other? Why do we argue and hate so muc...

6. 

   4 Sept 2024

   Episode #10: Who are our heroes and villains? Do we need them?

   We look not just at our choices, but also heroes who become villains and vice versa. In no particular order: Jonny Rotten, Freddie Flintoff, Jimmy Saville, Eric Liddell, Andrew Tate, Daley Thompson, Huw Edwardes, Geoffrey Boycott, Jonathan Aitken, Gary Lineker, Dick Dastardly, Mick McManus, Rolf Harris, Bill Beaumont, NAR 'prophets', Lady Jane Grey, 9-11 firemen, Benny Hinn and 'influencers'. We also ask this question, 'are evil people redeemable?'

7. 

   15 Aug 2024

   Episode #9: Is it wrong to be on the right? What about the FAR right?

   What is going on in our streets today and everywhere else, when you come to think of it? Where is our country going? Have we lost the sense of our national identity? How do you feel when groups that have no connection to you take over the streets of our towns and cities in endless marches? Why do the so called 'peace' demonstrators rejoice in declaring 'nazi scum off our streets' when often the object of their wrath are ordinary patriotic British people of all races and colours? We have seen ...

8. 

   9 Jul 2024

   Episode #8 : What fills us with a sense of wonder?

   Things that make us go ... wow! In this revealing episode the team (quite rightly) start with their wives and then cover such objects of wonder as ... the milky way, Orion, the Northern Lights, Grand Canyon, waves off the Brittany coast, Jerusalem, fresh new bed sheets, the smell of coffee / grass / bread, the moon landing, eclipses, the Lake District and much much more ...

9. 

   6 Jun 2024

   Episode #7: A look at jargon in the Church and the wider World, including blasphemy and swearing

   What is jargon? Is it useful? When is it a pain? Looking at origins and usages. What about Church jargon? Does it do more to hinder? Can Christians use the 'F' word? Also looking at deconstructionalism and the language of progressive Christianity.

10. 

    21 May 2024

    Episode #6: A hands-on view of antisemitism and how Jew hatred is a red flag warning to our culture

    Speaking with some expertise in this subject the team ask the following questions: Are Jews a litmus test for our culture? Can we blame the Jews for everything? How did Hamas rekindle antisemitism and why was the reaction from the World so frightening? Why did everything change on October 7th? What is the root of antisemitism and why have Christians been among the worst perpetrators of it? Did George Orwell prophecy what we see with the pro-Palestinian demos? Do the students realise what they are doing? Is hatred the enemy of truth? This is a lively but very informative discussion.

11. 

    10 May 2024

    Episode #5: Dealing with charlatans in the Church. Should we be getting angry?

    Examining the sordid underbelly of some dodgy Church practices and charlatans! Why is spiritual abuse so prevalent? Shouldn't Church be above this sort of thing? How do they get away with it? How do we see signs of spiritual abuse? With special mention of Mike Pilavachi, Ravi Zacharias, Benny Hinn, Todd Bentley, Jesus Army and Hillsong. An episode we wish we didn't have to do!

12. 

    1 May 2024

    Episode #4: How can we tease out our creative spark?

    In this strangely sensible episode we ask the following questions; What is creativity? How do you become creative and is there any point? How do you improve your creativity? How does the brain deal with creativity? Is it inherited? How can you cope with rejection? How do schools quash our creativity? Seeing creativity all around us. How creativity can lead us to God.

13. 

    30 Apr 2024

    Episode #3: Two nerds and a jock discuss sports and their own failures

    A real smorgasbord from those who were there! Seeing a world record broken and the 1966 world cup final live! Reminiscences of sporting failures. Why chariots of fire was so good. Why so many sporting heroes were mavericks - Ovett, Thompson, Boycott, Connors, di Canio, Le Tissier, Bowles, Cantona and Best. Why there is no nerd like a cricket nerd. What is the best moment in sporting history? How the dutch re-invented football and the welsh re-invented rugby. Is it healthy to be competitive? Were Don Revie's Leeds thugs? Is darts a sport? The most popular sports in the UK? Why nerds hate playing rugby. Why is american football so boring? Rooting for the underdog!

14. 

    29 Apr 2024

    Episode #2: Should oldies be written off or do old men rock?

    Listen to us three 'oldies' as we consider questions such as; is old age all it's smacked up to be? Is dementia on the increase and how to avoid it? Are we living too long? Should we still have plans? Should we be allowed to die on our own terms? Do we get more sociable / grumpy/ intolerant / deaf / impatient when we get older? Why do some oldies have issues with birds, unstretchable trousers, large social gatherings, takeaway food, even older people and ... everything else! All this is answered and more in this relatively thrilling and curiously earth-shattering episode. Pass me my phyllosan (allegedly fortifies the over forties!)

15. 

    28 Apr 2024

    Episode #1: How music can make grown men cry and is jazz the devil's music?

    A 'beautifully bonkers' musical rollercoaster of a ride from Black Sabbath to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, by way of the Stylistics, Vivaldi, Barry Manilow, Abba, Bach, Soft Machine, David Soul, King Crimson, Thunderclap Newman, the Beatles, Rod Stewart, John Williams, Christmas Carols, Les Miserables, Miles Davis, the Isley Brothers, Kate Bush, the Kinks, Arethra Franklin, the Hollies, Simon and Garfunkel, Jimi Hendrix,  Tom Robinson, the Boomtown Rats and Mendelson. Questions explored include; what is the forbidden chord, did music die in the 1980s, have all the songs been used up, is music transformative, can secular music move you to worship, is music the food of love and is jazz the devil's music?!

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