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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Stay connected with Talking in Circles a pop culture talk show where hosts Dan, Greg, and Chuck wax poetic about comic books, movies, television shows, and pretty much anything else in geek culture.
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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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Talking in Circles – 138 – The Button, Secret Empire, American Gods, and more…
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On this week’s show we have so much to talk about we dive right in. Dan tries his best to understand what is happening in American Gods and also tell you if Secret Empire is worth all the internet craziness. Greg and Dan also gush about how much they love The Button and get prepared for the glory that is Free Comic Book Day. All that and more on th…
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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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Talking in Circles – 137 – Iron Fist Series Review
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On this week’s show we talk trailers including Justice League and Spider-Man. Greg continues his new anime craze, and Chuck gives us thoughts on the Batman- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover. All that and a review of Marvel’s most recent Netflix series Iron FistBy GeekCast Radio Network
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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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Talking in Circles – 136 – Top 5 Favorite NES Games
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On this week’s show inspired by the recent release of the Nintendo Switch we talk our Top 5 Favorite NES games. Dan also gives his thoughts on Dave Chappelle’s recent Netflix specials and Greg accidentally watched an anime…and liked it.By GeekCast Radio Network
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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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Talking in Circles - 135 - Crashing, Legion, and Logan
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On this week's show we have plenty of TV and Movies to talk about. To start Dan gives his thoughts on Pete Holme's Crashing. After that Chuck has watched Legion and wants to know why you haven't. We then finish with a full review of Logan, which we all had very different opinions on. All that more on this week's episode...…
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Talking in Circles – 134 – Escaping Reality
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On this week’s show we escape the craziness of the real world for the craziness of the entertainment world. Dan has a review of NBC’s latest DC show Powerless and Greg talks about an unexpected web find. After the reviews Greg and Dan breakdown so of the more unusual stories occurring today such as a possible Batman and Elmer Fudd crossover, a Hook…
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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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Talking in Circles – 133 – Star Wars, Football, and Reading the Classics
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On this week’s show we talk old news as we discuss the Super Bowl and all the trailers that came out with it including the Iron Fist trailer. Dan also has a review of the new Marvel Darth Maul comic and Greg is reading the origins of the most popular superhero off all time: Batman. That leads to a discussion regarding reading classic comics and the…
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