SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Thanksgiving has just passed and Brandon spends some time reflecting on God's goodness in his life, ministry and this podcast journey. He also touches on the reality of satan's attack on Christians through highlighting skin over a savior. Last…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Brandon is back in Baltimore. Daren is still in Silver Spring and Black and Blurred is still in your ear! For this post election episode, we discuss our thoughts in the panel we joined before our break with Truth and Fire. We also reflect on t…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Join us for a livestream with Veritéetfeu, the founder of Truth and Fire along with other Christian content creators and ministers. We discuss the implications of the election, the hidden pros and cons of a Trump or Harris presidency and how C…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this impromptu live stream, Brandon reacts to Thomas Sowell's thoughts on President Donald Trump. He also sits and reads through some messages that came from a listener of Black and Blurred. The conversation was contentious in the beginning…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Did you know that the entire LGBTQIA2S+ movement is built on deception and lies? No...really. Why don't more Christians seem to care? Why are more and more Christian placating to the world? Maybe, if your context is anything like ours, you've …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. There is a new book you need to read - Walking in Unity by Krista Bontrager and Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. Were you part of a church that espoused every form of divisive rhetoric in the name of social justice and "unity"…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We are joined by PJ from the Conspiracy Pilled Podcast and we discuss how Hollywood telegraphs its evil nature right before our eyes. Also, we dig into why it seems that Christians are apprehensive to the notion that conspiracies exist. Are co…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Churches in America of predominantly black Christians are suffering from a disease that has rotted congregations from the inside out. These pastors are here to give corrective thoughts to the glory of God and for the benefit of His bride. Many…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this patron only episode, we listen to the story of Ally Carter, an alleged sex-trafficking survivor and in this Instagram live, she tells her story. The point of sharing this story is to open the eyes of the Christian to the realities of e…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Brandon stumbled upon an Instagram Post from The And Campaign and it let to a swarm of Christians vomiting their hatred for Donald Trump. In this impromptu episode, Brandon navigates the misinformed sentiment from Christians toward the left; u…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined by Amy from Eyes on the Right Podcast where she dives deep into that which ought not be spoken - CONSPIRACIES! Amy came to Christ and her eyes were unveiled to the realities of sin and darkness not just in human hearts but in high…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. A couple of weeks ago, Doreen Virtue, our friend and fellow party pooper, Marcia Montenegro and 3 others gathered to share their concerns for Brandon's teacher, Dr. Michael Heiser. Though, it is very common for students to defend their teacher…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. A couple of weeks ago, Doreen Virtue, our friend and fellow party pooper, Marcia Montenegro and 3 others gathered to share their concerns for Brandon's teacher, Dr. Michael Heiser. Though, it is very common for students to defend their teacher…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We sit with the eldest brother of our father, Arthur Smith (Uncle Bubba). He shares with us the early seeds of the Christian faith planted by his parents while growing up in the city of Baltimore. As a former wild boy himself, he tells how the…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Comedian and cross-dresser Ricky Smiley was angry on his radio show last week due to the number of black Americans who refuse to blindly support Kamala Harris. Brandon and Daren decided to slow down, turn on his show ad listen to his arguments…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. While the world Olympics took center stage, the race Olympics were just underway! Kamala Harris began her bid for presidential nominee with a familiar tone and the world Olympics gaslit everyone, In this patron only preview, we uncover the tru…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this for-patrons-only special video, Brandon addresses the growing complacent nature of a milk-fed church lacking true spiritual discernment. No, lacking discernment doesn't mean that you will vote for Trump. However, it does mean that you …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Ladies and Gentlemen, the inevitable took place. The rhetoric of the past 8 years has borne fruit. In this episode, we delve into a critical moment in recent political history—the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Explo…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. "God faithfully brings about His purposes even when we cannot see the path through our own doubt and fears" ~ Kurt Dillinger| Life International In this heart stirring episode, we are blessed to sit and talk with Kurt Dillinger, founder of Lif…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We sit with Dr. Denise Sibley to hear her story of how she faithfully cared for patients when Covid was on the move and Big Pharma's lies were blinding so many. She reveals to us the hidden, nefarious purposes behind the disinformation efforts…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. American society is unhinged and absent masculinity is a symptom of our estranged relationship with God. Something that has been missing in the evangelical church is the worship of God for manhood. We walk on egg shells discussing masculinity …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Tim Whittaker, known by his social media alias, The New Evangelical jumped on one of our posts to critique it and maybe help us reconsider our evangelical/conservative/racists/bigoted/)everything else) allegiances. Going into this episode, we …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this comment section episode, we sit with Colton from NY (by way of the Carolinas) to discuss biblical sexuality and the 'side b' conversation. By the way, Colton considers himself to be a 'Gay Christian'. We sit to hear him up and offer so…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this exclusive patreon episode, we discussed the notorious speech given by Harrison Butker, kicker of the Kansas City Cheats - I MEAN Chiefs... Anyway...Did you know that Joe Biden gave a commencement speech at Morehouse College? It wouldn'…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We share with you our commentary on our time at the G3 conference in Fort Worth, Texas. From preaching to our understanding of modesty; the church is far away today in America from a desire glorify the Lord in all things. Is it true that we mu…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. To break the podcast fast, we bring our sister and author Hilda Bih on to discuss how God gave her a renewed view of Him and a deep sense of gratitude through a diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy. If you don't have a fear of God then you will aft…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined for the second time by our father, Dale for the first of a 3-part series that shows how the narrative surrounding black men in the country is meant to attack them rather than reveal the multifaceted reality of being a black Americ…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. The news and gossip around Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs is not something that Christians ought to be excited to partake in. Rather, we should be mourning the current status of this generation. There are many celebs who are deified and propped up by…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Our home town was hit hard with a tragic and terrifying incident on the key bridge. Is there more than what meets the eye there? Also, the Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy aka P. Diddy scenario has evolved quickly from Hollywood gossip into global ev…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We sit with content creator, educator and sister in the faith, Kali Fontanilla who has amassed a large following on social media through her stance against woke education within the public school system. We talk faith, the war of ideas and how…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. What does the average person mean when they say "I am a Christian"? The results may shock you. In this episode, Brandon sits with Dr. Adam Rasmussen of the Arizona Christian Cultural Research Center to discuss the difference between a Christia…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. There is a new country artist topping the charts and rumor has it, Taylor Swift is in her crosshairs. We've reached a point in our country where EVERY conversation will be about 'race'. How did this happen? Is our country becoming more racist?…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're a few weeks removed form the Superbowl, the NBA Allstar game and some heinous crimes that were committed during that time line. Have you heard of the shooting at the parade? What about the shooting at Joel Osteen's church? It is odd to s…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. How would you define the 'Black Church'. Is there such a thing, biblically? The title has been used over and over throughout history and we are realizing just how divisive it is. The 'Black Church' is to be distinguished from Christians who ar…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are you hearing more and more about Christian Nationalism? Delving beyond the headlines, Brandon and Daren discuss the nuanced motivations of individuals drawn to Christian nationalism and its implications for the broader landscape of religiou…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this episode we delve into the intricate relationship between music and cultural de-evolution within the black community. Is it time we stop using slavery as a reason for the gratuitous violence and grotesque promiscuity plaguing generation…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. #9eleven, #QAnon, #pizzagate, #JFK...all of these things have been classified as theory and filed away in the insane claims department. How do Christians interpret this reality? As the pillar and buttress of truth, does the Church join the pop…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Happy New Year! We now know that Christmas is the birth of the Light of the world and the beginning of the death of darkness. In order for our reorientation toward Christmas to be complete, we need to have somewhat of a more accurate grasp on …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Do you have hope this Christmas? Has the news stolen joy from you? We are enamored with murders, hatred, divisiveness, sexual immorality, children being targeted, education being diminished, and far more beneath the surface than we could type …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this episode, we delve into the tumultuous aftermath of the 'black face' controversy and explore the media missteps surrounding a Deadspin writer's critique of a young Chiefs fan. Uncover the twists and turns as we unravel the tape saga of …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. It has been a while since the BLMN riots tore through urban communities. The Twitter (X) feuding has moved to topics such as the Israel/Palestine war and the internet is still crazy! We sit with Virgil Walker to slow down and revisit the loud …

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this thought-provoking episode, we delve deep into the discourse surrounding the 'Black-Owned Business' label. Joined by Standard of Truth Podcast host, April Chapman, Brandon and Daren critically analyze the lingering stigma behind black b…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Join hosts Brandon and Daren Smith in a gripping episode of Black and Blurred as they explore the intricate connection between the Nashville mass shooting and Critical Race Theory. Delve into the depths of analysis as we navigate through the c…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are you being your new 'true' self? Have you kissed your old 'false' self goodbye? Have you ever asked where these terms come from?? We bring back our good friend and original professional party pooper, Marcia Montenegro to discuss a Christian…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Are you a Christian in isolation at your work? Are you a doctor? A teacher? a Pastor amidst people who seem to hate Jesus and all that He loves? How do you stand firm in your faith when you feel so outnumbered, overwhelmed and downcast? We are…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We received the most humbling letter a few months ago from a father and long time listener of Black and Burred who has, along with his wife, adopted black siblings. Here's the problem: they are a white Californian couple living amidst this dys…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Obviously, the world has changed since we last sat down with Israel declaring war. How Should Christians think about this? Also, there are some college shootings that you probably haven't heard about and there are some frustrating reasons why.…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined by another CIA (Cross-examined Inspector Academy) classmate of Brandon's named Alexa Cramer who is a true mama bear. Not only does she contribute to the Mama Bear Apologetics blog, but she is also an apologist who defends the fait…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We're joined by Dr. Brittany LaBeouf who shares her expertise as a PhD in Exercise Physiology and how it contradicts the growing trend of transgenderism. She is the host of the Heaven and Health podcast and has a deep desire to see modern wome…

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Listeners, Supporters, Followers and Patrons - We love you! We got a new board and we're back giving you special Black and Blurred Content. As we catch up after our little hiatus, we discuss the senior abuse towards certain politicians, the ne…