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Greg and Nathan are wrapping up October’s Book Month on These Go To 11 with two writers who explore the complexities of faith and the human condition. Nathan dives into Augustine’s The City of God, examining how Christians should understand earthly kingdoms, human history, and the eternal kingdom of God. Meanwhile, Greg explores the works of Flannery O’Connor, whose darkly humorous stories confront sin, grace, and the surprising ways God gets our attention. Join Greg and Nathan as they close out Book Month by discussing how great literature challenges us, deepens our understanding of faith, and reveals uncomfortable truths about ourselves.

Five hundred episodes! Greg and Nathan celebrate a huge milestone for These Go To 11 by looking back at the journey so far. They revisit favorite moments, share a few of their least favorite experiences, reflect on what they’ve learned along the way, and look ahead to what’s coming next. From memorable conversations to unexpected challenges, it’s a chance to celebrate the people, ideas, and faith that have shaped the podcast. Join Greg and Nathan for a special anniversary episode as they reflect on 500 episodes, and get ready to turn it up to 11 for the next chapter!

This week, the boys continue their October books series. Greg dives into the world of John Steinbeck, focusing on East of Eden and its timeless exploration of good, evil, family, and the power of human choice. Meanwhile, Nathan turns to the life of John Adams through his biography, exploring the man behind the American Revolution and the principles, convictions, and struggles that shaped a founding father. From the moral complexities of Steinbeck’s characters to the political and personal challenges of Adams, Greg and Nathan discuss what great books can teach us about human nature, faith, and the choices that define our lives.

Last week, Greg and Nathan explored how C.S. Lewis used imagination to illuminate the Christian faith. This week, Nathan leads Greg into the darker world of Cormac McCarthy, the reclusive novelist behind The Road, No Country for Old Men, and Blood Meridian. Together, they wrestle with the nature of evil, the possibility of grace, and what it means to “carry the fire” when the world seems to have burned away. Can Christians find value in dark literature, and what can McCarthy’s unsettling stories teach us about faith, hope, and human nature? Content advisory: McCarthy’s work often contains graphic violence and disturbing themes.

What if one of the twentieth century’s most influential Christian writers was a reluctant convert who came to faith almost against his will? In Week 1 of our October books series, Greg leads the conversation as Nathan asks the questions about C.S. Lewis. From atheist to Christian apologist, Oxford professor, and beloved author of The Chronicles of Narnia. They explore Lewis’s friendships, imagination, writings on temptation and suffering, his honest wrestling with grief, and what his idea of “joy” can teach us about everyday faith.

Nathan wraps up the four-week These Go To 11 series “Why Are Christians So Weird?”, still flying solo. After spending the series talking about being different, sharing Jesus, and how Christians treat one another, Nathan asks a different question: What does it actually look like to simply follow Jesus faithfully? Drawing from Matthew 5–7, Micah 6:8, Galatians 5, 1 Thessalonians 4, and Colossians 3, Nathan explores the beauty of ordinary faithfulness—loving your family, serving your neighbors, keeping your word, forgiving others, admitting when you're wrong, and following Jesus when nobody is watching. Maybe Christianity isn't about trying to look weird or impressive. Maybe it's about becoming more like Jesus, and faithfully living that out one ordinary day at a time.

Nathan continues his solo run on These Go To 11 as he tackles one of the more uncomfortable questions in the Christian life: Why are we so concerned with what other Christians are doing? Looking at Romans 14, 1 Corinthians 8, Matthew 7, Galatians 5, and Colossians 2, Nathan explores the difference between biblical discernment and judgmentalism, conviction and legalism, and Christian freedom and selfishness. Why do we so often turn personal preferences into biblical commandments, and why can being “right” sometimes become more important than being loving? The goal isn't to care less about truth or holiness. It's to learn how to pursue both while remembering that the Christian sitting next to us belongs to Christ, not to us. And Nathan leaves us with a question worth wrestling with: What if one of the greatest threats to Christian unity isn't disagreement—but our inability to allow faithful Christians to disagree?

Nathan is back behind the microphone, solo again, as he re-records Week 2 of Why Are Christians Weird? Don’t worry, Greg will be back in October! In this episode, Nathan tackles a question Christians have probably heard more than once: Can’t Christians just shut up about Jesus? Looking at the Great Commission, Paul’s example in Athens, and the call to have gracious, wise speech, Nathan explores the difference between boldness and obnoxiousness, evangelism and harassment, and conviction and arrogance. Christians are called to speak about Jesus, but we’re also called to love the people we’re speaking to. So how do we faithfully proclaim the gospel without becoming the kind of Christians everyone wants to avoid? Maybe the goal isn’t to win every argument, but to love people enough to tell them about Jesus well.

Nathan goes solo for the first time in a long time after a recording mishap leaves Greg’s voice mysteriously missing from the episode. But maybe that’s fitting, because this week’s question is one every Christian has to wrestle with personally: Why are Christians so weird? Looking at 1 Peter 2:9–17 and 1 Corinthians 9, Nathan explores the difference between being genuinely countercultural because of Jesus and simply being strange, obnoxious, or contrarian. If Christians are called to be different, what should that difference actually look like? And could the kind of “weirdness” Jesus calls us to, generosity, humility, forgiveness, sacrifice, and love, be the very thing that makes Christianity compelling? Because maybe the goal isn’t to be weird for weirdness’ sake. Maybe it’s to become so different because of Jesus that the difference actually points people toward Him.

Greg and Nathan take a one-off look at Greg’s upcoming sermon series through the Book of Colossians. Inspired by their conversation about Colossians on the podcast back in February, Greg decided it was time to take the book to the church on Sundays. In this episode, they set the stage for the series, talk about why Colossians matters, and explore some of the themes and questions that will shape the weeks ahead. If you didn't have an opportunity, check out their 4 week podcast series from February.

Summer movie season is almost over, and Greg and Nathan are joined by Nathan Bartlebaugh and Isaac Dutcher for a fun conversation about their favorite summer releases. The guys talk about what they loved, what missed the mark, which movies are worth your time, and which ones you can probably skip. Four friends, plenty of opinions, and a whole lot of movies!

What if following Jesus isn't about becoming a better version of yourself, but becoming something entirely new? In the final episode of this Life in the Word series, Greg and Nathan expand on Sunday's sermon, Renewing the Mind, by unpacking Paul's powerful language in Romans 12:2. The word translated "transformed" is metamorphousthe, the word behind metamorphosis. It's not cosmetic change or behavior management; it's an inside-out transformation brought about as we give ourselves to God's Word and the work of the Spirit. Greg and Nathan explore what it means to be transformed rather than conformed, how what we continually behold shapes us, and why renewing our minds ultimately leads to renewed lives. As they wrap up the series, they ask one final question: What are you beholding, and what is it making you?

What if the Bible was never meant to be a private book? In this episode of These Go To 11, Greg and Nathan continue the Life in the Word series by exploring Scripture as a public, communal experience. From the early church reading letters aloud to the congregation to the Word being sung, shared, and spoken into one another's lives, they consider what we may have lost by reducing Bible reading to a private quiet time. They also explore how the Reformation made Scripture accessible to ordinary people, and how William Tyndale's translation helped shape the English language we still speak today. Join Greg and Nathan as they discover why God's Word isn't just something we read alone, but something we're meant to hear, remember, sing, and live out together.

What if one of the best ways to learn how to pray is to borrow the words God has already given us? Greg and Nathan continue the Life in the Word series by exploring the ancient practice of praying Scripture back to God. From the Psalms Jesus prayed on the cross to Benedictine monks praying the entire Psalter each week, they look at how God's Word can reshape not only our prayers, but our desires. They also explore practices like Lectio Divina, fixed-hour prayer, and the "Jesus Prayer". They then consider what it means to pray faithfully even when the words don't seem to match how we feel. Join Greg and Nathan as they discover that sometimes the best words to pray aren't our own.

What do we do with the passages of Scripture we'd rather avoid? In this episode of These Go To 11, Greg and Nathan continue the Life in the Word series by tackling some of the Bible's most challenging texts. From difficult Old Testament stories and imprecatory psalms to passages that leave even scholars scratching their heads, they explore how Christians throughout history have wrestled faithfully with God's Word. Along the way, they discuss why the church rejected the temptation to edit out the hard parts, how to read Scripture in its proper context and genre, and why sometimes the most faithful response is simply, "I don't know." Join Greg and Nathan as they discover that the Bible's hardest passages aren't obstacles to faith, they're invitations to deeper trust, humility, and a greater understanding of the God who gave us His Word.