Pastor James Cleland and guests wax poetic on movies, TV, music, technology, games and especially Star Wars all through a geeky theological lens. Did we mention these geeks love Star Wars?
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I know I said there would not be a new episode until this summer, but here is a bonus episode with Pastor Lawton Thompson. Enjoy!By Pastor James Cleland
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Seminarian Andrew Asp joins James to discuss Ecclesiastes and the meaning of life, Call Day and cardiac events.By Pastor James Cleland
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Joey Bluege and Lawton Thompson are back to continue our discussion of the intersection between worship, faith and culture. In this episode we discuss the medieval church, online church and general God Geekiness.By Pastor James Cleland
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Pastors Joey Bluege and Lawton Thompson join me to discuss the intersection between worship and culture. This is a supersized episode and will be broken into 3 parts. Joey and Lawton are fellow Lutheran Geeks at Concordia Seminary so we end up getting into the Lutheran weeds a bit. I do my best to unpack […]…
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Pastor Lawton Thompson joins James to discuss the Psalms, Laments, modern rock music and more.By Pastor James Cleland
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12/18/20 – Godgeeks Jr, Interstellar Ethics
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Ryann and James wrap up their conversation on ethics. James geeks out about Interstellar and N.T. Wright. Helpful links: The Garden the Curtain and the Cross Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas Surprised by Hope by N. T. WrightBy Pastor James Cleland
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12/10/20 – GodGeeks Junior, Bonhoeffer, Empathy
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Ryann is back for part two of our discussion on ethics. This week we look at ethics from a 2nd Article perspective and dive into some Dietrich Bonhoeffer… it is not as boring as it sounds.By Pastor James Cleland
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GodGeeks Jr. Podcast – Thanksgiving Ethics, First Article, Minecraft – 12/1/20
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Ryann joins Pastor James for our first official GodGeeks Junior episode. We discuss ethics from a First Article perspective Whats that mean? You will have to listen to find out.By Pastor James Cleland
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GodGeeks Podcast – GodGeeks Jr, Ethics and Taskmaster 11-20-20
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My wife Ryann joins me to discuss our new podcast series, GodGeeks Jr. We also discuss moving during the pandemic, ethics classes, TaskMaster and more.By Pastor James Cleland
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2/11/20 – Worship Wars, The Rise of Skywalker
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Part 2 of my conversation with God Geeks Victor Minetola, Nate Huse and Frank Hart. Our longest episode yet. We had way to much fun, hope you do too.By Pastor James Cleland
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1/15/20 – The Mandalorian, The Cheshire, and More.
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After a long break, the Podcast is back! Pastors Victor, Nathan, and Frank join Pastor James for 2 supersized episodes about all things ministry and Star Wars. Part II coming soon. Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes.By Pastor James Cleland
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1/31/18 – Cohorts, Preaching and The Last Jedi
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A couple weeks ago I got to hang out with a special groups of God Geeks. Join us for a lively discussion about preaching, teaching, and The Last Jedi.By Pastor James Cleland
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11/3/17 – The Meganerd, Stranger Things 2, and Skydiving
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Danial Megison joins James to talk about youth ministry, Stranger things 2 and his insane addiction to jumping out of planes and gliding like a flying squirrel. This week we discuss Stranger Things, but don’t worry, this is a spoiler free episode.By Pastor James Cleland
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10/18/17 – Phil Seris, Freshman Theology and The Defenders
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I know. I know. It has been a long time. We took a few weeks off, those few weeks turned into months. We missed the ending to The Leftovers and an entire season of Game of Thrones. But, we are back with a new format, and inferior sound (including me banging my hands on the […]By Pastor James Cleland
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4/12/17 – Doubt, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Leftovers Update
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The Geeks wrestle with doubt of all kinds. Is it ok to doubt? Is doubt a sin? Where does doubt come from? Then the Geeks discuss new movies, new trailers, and new shows and ne The Leftovers.By Pastor James Cleland
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4/21/17 – The Eschaton, The Last Jedi Trailer, The Leftovers
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This is a jam packed episode, so buckle up. The Geeks discuss the new Last Jedi trailer then they answer the question, “what is the eschaton and why don’t we talk about it?” And finally, The Leftovers are back!!!! Regaining Biblical Hope_ Restoring the Prominence of the Parousia – Jeffrey A. GBy Pastor James Cleland
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4/7/17 – Christian Instruction, Comic-Con and The Witcher 3
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What role does instruction play in a Christian’s life? How much would you pay for a Mark Hamill autograph? and Bill discovers The Witcher 3.By Pastor James Cleland
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3/24/17 – Sanctification, Logan, Dawn of Wonder, and The Americans
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Sanctification, what does it mean? Who is responsible for it? What role do we play? The Geeks answer these questions to the best of their abilities… so yeah. then the Geeks catch up on everything Geeky form the last few weeks and James tries to convince Bill to see Logan.By Pastor James Cleland
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2/24/17 – Brainwashing Children, Decision Theology and Travelers
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Are we just brainwashing our kids when we teach them about Christ at a young age? Does having more decisions lead to a more “authentic” faith? These questions and more on this week’s God Geeks Podcast.By Pastor James Cleland
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2/17/17 – Baptism, Legion, John Wick and Horses
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This week the Geeks dive into the deep waters of baptism and the difference between explaining and proclaiming. Then the Geeks discuss some new TV shows, movies, and documentaries.By Pastor James Cleland
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1/27/17 – Creeds, The OA, and To Kill a Mockingbird
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The geeks are back! Join in on their conversation about creeds, Arianism, Gnosticism, The OA, and the Pulitzer prize winning To Kill a Mockingbird. May the Force be with you.By Pastor James Cleland
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1/13/17 – Confessions, Creeds, and New TV
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Sorry about the hiatus… James was rather busy for some reason. Join the Geeks as they dive into the Lutheran Confessions… this might take a while. Then, the Geeks discuss new TV that they watched over the break, The OA, The Magicians, and The Expanse.By Pastor James Cleland
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The Geeks saw Rogue One… are you surprised? This very special episode consists entirely of Rogue One talk, so be warned, spoilers ahead. May the force be with you.By Pastor James Cleland
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12/9/16 – Why is God a Man?, Billy the Kid, and the Westworld Finale
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The Geeks answer the thought provoking question, Why is God a man? Then, the geeks play a western themed version of the hypothetical movie game and of course, we discuss the violent delights and violent ends of season one of Westworld.By Pastor James Cleland
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12/2/16 – Supersized Gospel, Paleo, and Westworld
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Join James and Bill for a supersized discussion about why we are free from sin, the wonders of the paleo diet, a hypothetical life of Paul movie, and more Westworld than you can shake a revolver at.By Pastor James Cleland
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