Burn the Haystack

Burn the Haystack


Latest Episodes

Church Post-COVID
May 12, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse talk with their team about the implications of COVID-19 on the church, what is going to have to change post-lockdown, and what we'd like to see stay the same.

Ben Reynolds and the Real Star Wars
May 05, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse talk once again to Ben Reynolds. This time, they talk about the theme of the Cosmic Conflict, and how this worldview can influence the way you live your Christian experience.

Ben Reynolds and the Jesus of History
April 28, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse welcome back a longtime friend of the show: Ben Reynolds. This time, they talk about the historical figure of Jesus in a way that removes the hyper-spiritualization, mythologization, and misinformation that we often have to wade

Crises Reveal our True Motivations
April 21, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse look at responses to COVID-19 from a variety of prominent Christian leaders. From Kenneth Copeland to Tony Spell, we discuss how a crisis like this one has the power to reveal what our true motivations are in ministry. Website a

Finding Grace in Old Testament Sacrifice
April 14, 2020

In our final installment of our series on Grace in the Old Testament, Josh and Jesse talk about sacrifice. It's a staple throughout the OT narrative, from Genesis to Jesus, Abraham and his descendants sacrificed. In times of peace and times of war, millio

Finding Grace in the Old Testament Genocides
April 07, 2020

This Week, Josh and Jesse tackle one of the most uncomfortable and strange episodes in the Old Testament: the Canaanite conquest and subsequent genocide that follows. How can we as modern people read this part of scripture and find grace in it? Let's find

Grace in the Old Testament
March 31, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse talk about one of the most oft-asked issues people have with the Bible: the seeming huge emphasis on grace in the New Testament, and the seeming lack thereof in the old. This is going to start a conversation about the perceived l

Is This the New Normal?
March 24, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse are coming to grips with living in a world coloured and characterized with COVID-19. We didn't think this virus was here to stay, nor that it would impact so heavily on our day-to-day lives, and churches. In this episode, we talk

Keeping it 100
March 17, 2020

Can you believe, Burn the Haystack turns 100 today! Not 100 years, but 100 episodes. To celebrate, we're going to share our favourite moments from the last 99 episodes and roughly 2 years of burning haystacks. We'd like to give big thanks to everyone who

How Worried Should you Be about COVID-19?
March 10, 2020

This week, Josh and Jesse talk about the virus that's been getting everyone worried: COVID-19. Italy has just been quarantined by it, the death toll is rising, and everyone seems to be losing their minds. How worried should you be about this virus? Websi