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Jesus is a Punk Rocker

From Righteous Anger to Loving Our Enemies

Season 1, Ep. 6

In this episode Joe and Matt, explore how Bruce Springsteen's "Badlands" and The Neighborhood Kids' "Preacher Man" meet the current moment by expressing our collective righteous anger but leading us to hope.

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