Best The Institude For Missional Directions A 501c3 Podcasts (2024)

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episode 92: Oscar talk

5M ago

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A belated happy new year. We’re finally showing up here. As the year begins, we look at the upcoming Super Bowl, and will be focusing on the Academy Awards. And just because Craig was feeling nostalgic, the transition music is all from Five Iron Frenzy’s musical search for Reese Roper’s pants. And, as we recognize Lent is coming soon, we are lookin…

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episode 91: a rising christmastide, Tom Joad & spilled milk

7M ago

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After getting it figured out what time of the year it is (year’s end - Gregorian calendar, year’s beginning - lectionary calendar), we agree it is Christmastide. Odd word, “Christmastide”, but as of this recording, it is the 4th Day of Christmas, so the Christmas tide is still rising. As always we begin with random talk about bagels and smoothly se…

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episode 90: deconstructed macaroons & theology of sport

7M ago

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Cody and Craig discussed the process of deconstructing theological assumptions by thinking about coconut macaroons, letting go of beliefs that are no longer true or beneficial, and the potential for reconstructing beliefs to align with a deeper truth. We’ve been using Sesh.com (Dear Sesh, sponsorship?) to guide our conversations. It’s a great app t…

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episode 89: guadete needs party poppers

7M ago

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Zoom AI Companion has been helping to write up the summaries of our conversations. So here’s what Zoom said, in part, edited (a little) for accuracy (sort of). Cody and craig discussed a variety of topics, including the new control interface, their podcast which covers a range of topics, household chores, and the societal assumptions about gender r…

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episode 88: Advent themes and volleyball

7M ago

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As we open up, we’re watching the new captioning tools on Zoom and noticing a few errors, or might they be more correct than we know? To quote Zoom captions: “profound things will be sad…” Craig and Cody talked about sports, with a focus on volleyball and hockey, and a look at the ranking of sports based on player salaries. Cody talked about Advent…

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episode 87: how do you play cricket?

8M ago

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We continue talking about the nature of assumptions we carry in our theology, with a slight nod to James Fowler’s stages of faith. What would your present theological understanding say to your 20-yr old theological self? What makes it change? Fowler noted that there are some folks who don’t get beyond their early faith, and then live on with assump…

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episode 86: semitics, assumptions, & fast cars

8M ago

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ATHBCP Episode 86 After walking down memory lane and thinking about favorite holiday traditions of the past, Cody and Craig move into some more difficult topics. As pastors, how do we talk about, or pray, and lead our congregations to think about the news emerging from Gaza and Israel. Craig talks about going way back to the children of Noah and op…

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episode 85: sportswashing and theological assumptions

8M ago

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Craig and Cody had a wide-ranging discussion covering technology, New Year's resolutions, theological assumptions, sports ethics, and popular TV shows. They also touched on racial issues in sports and the issues around 'sportswashing', responsible gambling. Regarding theological assumptions, we would love to hear your ideas. To get your mind wrappe…

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episode 84: Crawling Out of Summer Hibernation?

8M ago

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Cody and Craig resume their award-winning podcast (what awards, you ask?) after several months. And just for nostalgia, we go back to the 2018 introduction with Tom Joad telling what he’s been thinking about. We also play around a little with some new artificial intelligence tools to help summarize our conversation. See the podcast write up.…

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episode 83: Sarah Agustine and the Land is Not Empty

11M ago

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Sarah Augustine Episode 83 Cody and I have been on break for a while. Summer means a different pace of work, family time, and travel. We both had church conferences, and other work-related activities. And there were delays because of health issues as well. We spoke with Sarah Augustine earlier this Spring about her work as an advocate for indigenou…

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episode 81: Colin Saxton, Quakers, & theocracy

1y ago

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Together, Craig and Colin discuss how even those traditions (Craig’s Mennonite church, and Colin’s Friends meetings) can be lured into Christian Nationalism. Additionally, we spend some time discussing the experience of early Quakers in colonial America and execution of the “Boston Martyrs,” by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. From 1659-1661, the theo…

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episode 80: Angela Denker, pastoring among red state christians, part 2

1+ y ago

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Episode 80 Angela Denker, Part 2 Continuation the conversation with Angela Denker Just a reminder, it isn’t too late to hear more from these scholars and writers we’re been talking with over the past few months. Drew Strait (episodes 77 and 78) will be hosting a seminar leading voices in studying and describing Christian Nationalism through the Ass…

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episode 79: Angela Denker Pastoring among Red State Christians, Part 1

1+ y ago

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Episode 79, Angela Denker, Part 1 First Quarter: · The governmental imposition of religion, and religion’s happy acceptance: o Lerone Martin’s new book, The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover o Weaponizing Jesus: Prince Of Peace? Christian Nationalists Push Jesus As Military Leader o Who is Policing the Military: The Coup & The Military-Christian Nationalis…

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episode 78: Drew Strait and the Political Idolatry of Christian Nationalism, Pt 2

1+ y ago

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First Quarter – Order, Freedom, and Violence the big three of Christian Nationalism (Perry and Gorski, The Flag and the Cross) Additional Information https://bjconline.org/bringing-more-engagement-to-the-fight-against-christian-nationalism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/05/20/white-christian-nationalism-buffalo-abortion/ Institutions …

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episide 77: Drew Strait and the Poilitcal Idolatry of Christian Nationalism, Pt 1

1+ y ago

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First Quarter · Christian Nationalism and the Perfect Storm · Some of the resources mentioned: o https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/groups?f%5B0%5D=field_ideology%3A183 o Marcia Pally, Twitter @marcia_pally author of White Evangelicals and Right-Wing Populism o PRRI: Understanding the Threat of White Christian Nationalism o Sam…

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episode 76: Pamela Cooper-White, part 2, bridging the divide

1+ y ago

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Episode 76: Pamela Cooper-White, part two Like a football game, or a basketball game, we’re trying to outline our podcast into four quarter. After checking in with each other, we begin by continuing our conversation from the last episode regarding Christian Nationalism. There are numerous resources mentioned in this conversation, especially scholar…

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episode 75: responding to christian nationalism with Pamela Cooper-White

1+ y ago

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In this episode we begin our series on describing a pastoral response to Christian nationalism. We also learn from scholar, Dr Pamela Cooper-White and her work at helping to bridge and create meaningful conversations with those who are Christian nationalists. Pamela Cooper-White is the Christine Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology and Religion a…

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episode 74: long hiatus ending

1+ y ago

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Cody and Craig are back. This episode is a preview of some of the topics we are looking to jump into as 2023 moves along. We will be a bit more organized, maybe. One can hope! We are pursuing two different series. We’ve never really carried out a series before, so this might not only be a challenge for us, but for you, our listeners. We continue to…

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episode 73: Immortal, Visible? God only Wise

1+ y ago

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In this conversation Craig gets to visit with Dr. Brittany Wilson associate professor of New Testament at Duke University Divinity School about her book, Embodying God: Seeing the Divine in Luke-Acts and the Early Church, and the different ways that ways we can be enabled to consider the presence of God. One of the things that this book creates is …

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episode 72: apologies (not from us, though)

2y ago

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Before we get around to discussing the value of public apiologies, we queue up Youtube and Spotify tunes. We got into a discussion of what music we’ve been listening to this summer. Eventually, we get around to discussing one of Cody’s favorite bands, Mewithoutyou which just completed their farewell your. We’ll hear more about Mewithoutyou in a pod…

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episode 71: a stranger things theology

2y ago

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Cody and Craig take on a number of topics on their way toward discussing the theological metaphors arising in season four of Stranger Things. If you have not watched it yet, you should. Cody’s family would suggest that you have a few boxes of tissues readily available. But, before we talk about that, we cover a range of topics, unrelated other than…

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epidose 70: Treason, the Lectionary, Brake Repair & Upcoming Conversatoins

2y ago

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Cody and Craig catchup with each other post-Fourth of July. We also discuss the upcoming conversation guests are planning to talk with and some of the topics we will be looking at in the near future. Spoiler Alert: We will be talking about Stranger Things without restraint and without calling out any spoiler alerts. So, if you haven’t binged on it …

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episode 69: Angela Denker & Red State Christians

2y ago

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After getting an update on Cody’s health (and what I heard as “butt nerves”?) we have a conversation (with a number of technical difficulties) about some quick updates on: Stanely Cup, golf and the LIV league, and then a bit about of youth basketball as Angela joined us, as we to talked way too briefly about DeShaun Watson and the questions about t…

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episode 68: Matthew Paul Turner

2y ago

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Episode 68 Matthew Paul Turner We’ve been hearing a LOT about deconstruction the last few years, even featuring episodes about the topic here and there on this podcast. But what comes AFTER deconstruction? The answer will of course be different for each person. Matthew Paul Turner– a forerunner of the current deconstruction movement by over a decad…

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episode 67: Forrest Clay, Go-Karts, & Recovery

2y ago

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Is there any hope for “Recovery” after dismantling the scaffolding of your faith? Can you find a spiritual community after the painful challenges of walking away from a church culture in which you have been deeply enmeshed? Cody and Craig had a fun and thoughtful conversation with musician, go-kart czar, and pizza delivery guy, Forrest Clay who fac…

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episode 66: Sunia Gibbs

2+ y ago

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Episode 66 Sunia Gibbs UMC pastor at The Groves in Portland, Oregon. Born in South Korea and raised in Minneapolis, Sunia arrived in Portland to work with the Assemblies of God campus ministries at Portland State University. Through the United Methodist church, Sunia became a church planter and worked at restoring and renewing and rooting the churc…

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episode 65: Knowing When to Quit

2+ y ago

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Craig and Cody connect for a shorter episode to discuss two topics in particular: The recent wave of retirements in the world of professional athletics (headlined by Tom Brady) prompts Cody to ask: When do you know it’s time to quit? We don’t leave the discussion in the realm of sports—we talk about careers, ministry, and relationships. The convers…

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episode 64: Kalie Hargove

2+ y ago

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Cody and Craig visit with Katie Hargrove. Katie was also with us in earlier episodes, Episode 52: Kalie and Pride Month, and Episode 53: Kaile, A Look at Genesis 1 & 2. Kaile is a pastor at First Christian Church of Decatur, Ga., and a seminary student. In the midst of Kalie’s seminary education, suddenly her academic world was changed when her sch…

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episode 63: two-minute warning

2+ y ago

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When we first started, we outlined our podcast conversations around the daily liturgy - kinda. We even had an offering of sorts where we’d ask for money to support the podcast and the sponsor (themissionplace.org). But rather than having a benediction at the end, we would have a “Two-Minute Warning.” In football, the two-minute warning represents a…

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episode 61: Been in the Struggle with Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer

2+ y ago

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We spoke with Tobin, Professor of African American Studies, several months ago (https://www.themissionplace.org/allthatsholybluecollar/episode45) and learned that he wasn’t keeping up with University of Montana Football (nonetheless, Go Griz). We speak to Tobin again and meet his long-time friend and partner in struggle to dismantle racism, Dr. Reg…

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Pre-Black Friday

2+ y ago

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Black Friday Record Store Day https://recordstoreday.com/ Listen to Cody rattle off new pressings of albums and some pressed-again (not repressed) albums. Buy Black Friday – https://twitter.com/BBFInitiative https://twitter.com/blkfoodfridays Small Business Saturday, November 27, 2021 https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small/…

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episode 59: my anchor holds

2+ y ago

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Jacob and Katie O'Neall Eckeberger, aka My Anchor Holds, write and perform music “music for those with an evolving faith.” We had a really fun conversation with them as we learned about their musical/theological journey. But before we got into that conversation, Cody and Craig were marveling at one of the events in sports culture. The Washington Po…

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episode 58: the F episode & how to have an enemy

2+ y ago

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The F Episode: How to Have an Enemy This is the F episode, perhaps it seems we don’t know our letters well. Don’t we mean frenemies, you might be asking yourself. But no! Cody and Craig do stick with the letter “F” through our 50-plus minutes of banter and commentary and opinion, before getting into conversation with our guest. Some the F’s we talk…

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Episode 57: Subversive Witness

3y ago

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On this episode (LONG in the making but well worth the wait), Cody and Craig quickly discuss a few S topics before chatting with their guest Dominique DuBois Gilliard (author of Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege. Episode 57: Subversively Sly Sunshine (with Guest Dominique DuBois Gilliard) ATHBP Dominique DuBois Gilliard is …

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Episode 56: TAYU, Mayhem, and Magic Beans

3y ago

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Craig and Cody make a majestically triumphant return! And this time, they keep the alphabet momentum going by showcasing the letter “M,” including an interview with a new band called Thinking About You Underwater (TAYU). Mayhem, Magic Beans, and Meteorology Craig recounts the mishaps on his trek home from Arizona, featuring motor vehicle mayhem, a …

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Episode 55: Rev. Joe Kim, Food, and Faith

3y ago

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With Joe, we tackle the following “F” topics: Food & Faith We discuss how the pandemic led Joe to discover a passion for cooking food at home with his family and learning the joy of discovery, creativity, and “ownership” with his children when it comes to preparing and eating food How the restaurant industry is showing the church how to face the ne…

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Episode 54: The "O" Episode

3y ago

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Keeping the alliteration theme going, Craig and Cody talk about the letter “O” on this episode! Opening with some, um… QUESTIONABLE (at best) beatboxing and a MUCH too deep of a dive into the anthropological implications of Disney’s Pinocchio (although some profound things were definitely accidentally said), we moved quickly to our O topics for the…

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Episode 53: Kalie, part 2 (a look at Genesis 1&2)

3y ago

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Kalie joins us once again— last installment, Kalie shared with us her personal story of transition and embracing fully who she is. This time, Kalie drops some insight on familiar scripture, Genesis 1 and Genesis 2. Highlights from this episode include: How LGBTQ+ people fit in to the creation narrative. The ways our cultural views shape our take on…

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Episode 52: Kalie & Pride Month

3y ago

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Keeping the alliteration theme going, Craig and Cody are joined by Kalie— a transgender woman serving as associate pastor and intern at a congregation in Decatur, GA. This is the first episode of a two-part conversation with Kalie— the highlights of this episode include: Pride Flags and marketing— is the embrace of Pride Month by corporate giants a…

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episode 51 the “b” episode (Asher's on the episode, too)

3y ago

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episode 51 the “b” episode We got a bit alliterative. We got hung up on the letter “b”. No, you did not miss the “a” episode. And with Code-man Cody and Crash-test Craig, we’ve got the letter “c” covered already. This week we stay with this wonderful letter and allow it to usher us into theological imagination, homiletical insights, as well as a he…

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episode 50: Christine Longhurst: will worship “get back to normal”?

3y ago

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episode 50 Christine Longhurst: will worship “get back to normal”? Professor of Music and Worship, Dr. Christine Longhurst is our interview this week. However, Cody and Craig hadn’t talked for along time and had a lot of catching up to do. After a few minutes of us gabbing, if you want to hear some real wisdom, forward to 1:24 into the episode and …

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episode 49: Kurt Willems and Echoing Hope

3+ y ago

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After spending a number of years talking and thinking about Paul, Kurt Willems realized he wanted to talk about Jesus as the “center of faith.” Kurt’s first book, Echoing Hope: How the humanity or Jesus redeems our pain, provides reflections and exercises and practices to allow the reader to participate. Echoing Hope is published by WaterBrook. Fol…

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episode 47: black history pilgrimage with Anthony Smith

3+ y ago

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Cody introduces us to Anthony Smith, pastor, poet, and imaginaut in Salsbury, NC. Anthony introduces us to a lot of incredible perspectives on Black History Month. Linking Black History month to liturgical imagination and historical reflection, Anthony brings out some remarkable insights. Around the 40:00 minute mark, Cody and Craig learn about unl…

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episode 46: positively seinfeldian

3+ y ago

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episode 46: positively seinfeldian Positively, no negatively. Seinfeldian, seinfeldish, maybe even incorporating seinfeldianizationary rhetoric. If you are aware of the show, Seinfeld, you might now how the show was described: https://youtu.be/EQnaRtNMGMI In a wide-ranging conversation, Craig and Cody talked about something. A lot of somethings, ev…

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episode 45: Tobin Miller Shearer

3+ y ago

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Episode 45: Tobin Miller Shearer (Before we get too far, my mic died. I sound terrible. Sorry for hurting your ears -Craig) Following up on last week’s conversation regarding Lent and Ash Wednesday, we get to premiere a wonderful song just in time for your Ash Wednesday time of worship. From Katie and Jacob Eckeberger, better known as, My Anchor Ho…

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episode 44: it's beginning to look a lot like...Lent

3+ y ago

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In keeping with our New Year’s Resolution to look into the upcoming lectionary themes at the beginning of each month, we take most of this episode to discuss themes, approaches, and a few resources for Ash Wednesday and Lent. Along the way, we talk about Denver’s need for more heroes as we listen to the newest record yet, by Five Iron Frenzy. Check…

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episode 43: Drew Hart

3+ y ago

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Episode 43: Drew Hart In this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Drew Hart, Assistant Professor of Theology at Messiah University, Mechanicsburg PA. Drew has written two books which both tell his own story as an African American in predominantly white spaces, as well as provide directions for discipleship to dismantle racism. Our conversation…

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episode 42: what comes next?

3+ y ago

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By ATHBCP

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episode 41: The Year in Re-Pre-Review

3+ y ago

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Enjoying the Days of Christmas following Kate Bowler’s Facebook page - The Catalonian poopper Pet Peeves about New Year's? Bringing in the New Year vs Ringing in the New Year Best year in review show: Death to 2020 on Netflix Rotten Tomatoes rating is only 29%, which tells you more about me, I suppose. Trailer https://youtu.be/veUqfcyZ_Bo Theologic…

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episode 40: "Make these messes matter, make this chaos count"

3+ y ago

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"Make these messes matter, make this chaos count" Cody and Craig discuss the Christmas star and Covid on eyelids, as well as a lot of other meaningless and profound things. Cody talks about story while Craig bakes bread. We discuss stories and Christmas preparations; Christmas and church life; and turns toward ranting about seasonal pet-peeves. Cra…

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