2 Pastors and a Mic

After more than 300 episodes of Two Pastors and a Mic, you'd think Cory and Channock would have asked each other just about everything. Apparently, there are still a few surprises! In Episode 302, we're doing something a little different by bringing five questions each that the other person has never heard before, answering them on the spot with no preparation and no editing. From hilarious memories and embarrassing childhood confessions to the people we admire, our biggest blind spots, and the moments that have shaped our friendship, this conversation takes some unexpected turns. We share stories we've never told on the podcast, laugh about experiences we'd almost forgotten, and reflect on what we've learned about each other over the years. Our hope is that you'll take a few of these questions and use them to start some meaningful conversations with your spouse, friends, or family. And as always, just know—you're loved, and there's nothing you can do about it.

00:00 - Welcome to Episode 302
01:02 - Questions We've Never Asked Each Other
02:59 - What's Your Most Memorable Moment of Our Friendship?
05:13 - What Would Your Perfect Day Look Like?
07:40 - One Conversation You Wish You Could Have Again
08:41 - What Do You Secretly Judge People For?
09:46 - What Do You Envy About Someone Else's Life?
10:25 - What's Your Most Embarrassing Moment?
12:57 - What's Your Biggest Blind Spot?
14:28 - What's a Childhood Lie You Never Confessed?
18:19 - When Saying "I'm Fine" Wasn't True
19:15 - How Have We Challenged Each Other?
20:14 - What Did You Get Wrong About Me?
21:04 - What's Your Favorite Memory Together?

If you could sit down with your 18-year-old self, what would you tell them? In Episode 301 of Two Pastors and a Mic, Cory and Channock reflect on the lessons they've learned over the past 20–30 years and the advice they wish they could give their younger selves. From learning to enjoy life while you're building it and letting go of the pressure to impress others, to investing in meaningful friendships, navigating grief, having more fun, and realizing you don't need an opinion about everything, this conversation is full of personal stories, laughter, and a few things we wish we'd understood sooner. We also talk about how our understanding of God's goodness continues to grow and why looking back on our lives doesn't have to be filled with regret. As you listen, we'd love for you to consider the same question: What would you tell your 18-year-old self? And as always, just know—you're loved, and there's nothing you can do about it.

00:00 - Welcome Back! Episode 301
02:19 - Birthday Celebrations and Halloween Stories
03:41 - What Would You Tell Your 18-Year-Old Self?
06:43 - Why You Should Start Investing Early
08:43 - You Don't Have to Be Impressive to Be Loved
09:50 - Enjoy Your Life While You're Building It
11:27 - Learning to Have More Fun
12:22 - How Grief Changes Your Priorities
13:22 - Pay Attention to the People Who Show Up
14:24 - Appreciating the People Already in Your Life
15:31 - Friendships You Haven't Made Yet
16:21 - The People You'll Love and Lose
16:42 - Looking Back on Young Love and Marriage
20:01 - The Relationships Worth Waiting For
21:59 - You Don't Need an Opinion About Everything
22:57 - Discovering How Good God Really Is
23:58 - What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
24:22 - Looking Back Without Shame or Regret

Did God really abandon Jesus on the cross? And if God is always good, how do we make sense of the moments when life feels anything but good? For our 300th episode of Two Pastors and a Mic, we're celebrating LIVE from the Netherlands with our good friend Jason Clark from Rethinking God with Tacos! Together with our live audience, we explore some of the biggest questions about God's goodness, including what Jesus meant when He cried, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", the illusion of separation from God, what the future of the church might look like, and how we experience God's love in the middle of suffering, grief, and doubt. 

00:00 - Celebrating 300 Episodes Live in the Netherlands
02:14 - Welcoming Special Guest Jason Clark
03:34 - Looking Back on 300 Episodes
04:34 - If You Could Say One Thing About Jesus...
06:31 - What If Following Jesus Was Fun?
08:03 - Did God Abandon Jesus on the Cross?
08:38 - Understanding Psalm 22 and the Cross
11:15 - The Delusion of Separation From God
12:38 - Why Believing in Separation Matters
14:33 - What Does the Future of the Church Look Like?
17:39 - Finding Community Through Your Passions
19:07 - How Do We See God's Goodness in Crisis?
20:43 - Did God Cause the Suffering?
23:02 - Finding Connection and Grace Through Grief
24:22 - Can Faith and Doubt Exist Together?
27:22 - They Worshiped Jesus and Still Doubted

What would you tell yourself if you could go back six years and have a conversation with the person you used to be?

As we approach our 300th episode of Two Pastors and a Mic, Cory and Channock take some time to reflect on how much has changed since they first started recording. We talk about what we thought we understood about God, what we're more and less certain about today, and how our priorities have shifted when it comes to ministry, relationships, and life. We also share some of our favorite episodes, unforgettable guests, hilarious behind-the-scenes moments, and the unexpected ways this podcast has impacted people around the world.

00:00 - Welcome to Episode 299
01:14 - Looking Back on Six Years of Podcasting
03:05 - What Would We Tell Our Younger Selves?
05:58 - The Unexpected Impact of the Podcast
10:11 - What Did We Care Too Much About?
12:08 - What Did We Think We Understood?
13:39 - What Are We More Certain About?
14:26 - What Are We Less Certain About?
16:41 - What Matters More and Less to Us Now?
18:17 - Why Curiosity and Family Matter More
20:07 - Have We Become the People We Hoped to Be?
21:31 - Our Favorite Podcast Episodes
22:48 - Episodes and Guests We'd Love to Revisit
24:24 - Our Funniest Behind-the-Scenes Moments
28:03 - Our Most Uncomfortable Conversations
29:19 - What Surprised Us Most About 300 Episodes?
29:51 - Looking Ahead to Episode 300

In Episode 298 of Two Pastors and a Mic, Cory and Channock talk about the ongoing process of unlearning old beliefs, behaviors, and patterns—even after our understanding of God, ourselves, and other people has changed.

00:00 - Welcome Back & Netherlands Recap
02:36 - A Listener’s Story That Changed Us
05:13 - Revisiting What We Actually Want
07:02 - Wanting More Peace, Fun, and Freedom
12:04 - What Are We Still Unlearning?
13:17 - When Our Beliefs and Behaviors Don’t Match
14:44 - Breaking Free From Performance
16:23 - When Beliefs Change Before Our Behavior
17:24 - Unlearning Fear Around Giving
19:17 - Why Do Old Reactions Keep Showing Up?
23:41 - How Our Faith and Practices Have Changed
26:18 - Deconstruction, Reconstruction, and Unlearning
28:34 - This Week’s Challenge: Practice the New Way