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We covered some of our favorite topics in this latest podcast. We talk about Lifetime TV , listen to singing livestock , discuss how we will continue to miss hockey , and the challenges racial injustice what we need to hear that arising from critical race theory, and the horror of being in a luxury hotel for several months if you are a millionaire (i.e. NBA athlete ). Not only that but we discuss...

Cody and Craig have a winding conversation with New York Times photo-editor, Greg Kendall-Ball. Greg perspective on the world is not limited to a viewfinder. Having grown up in South Africa and coming the States in order to attend college, Greg might not see life in the United States the way others do. We dip into the world of cricket (the sport, not the bug) as well as discuss the nature of truth...

Cody Stauffer and Craig Morton sit down for a relaxed conversation with Thomas Jay Oord. Tom is a creative theologian, bringing a vital message of God’s ongoing love and relationship with creation. As an open and relational theologian, we make good use of Tom’s time by talking about celebrity pastors, photographing very old pianos, the Center for Open and Relational Theology , and about Northwind...

And through the miracle of time, we review a couple Advent resources and ideas. We highlight the resources from the Presbyterian Church USA and from Godspace . Godspace has published, Lean Toward the Light This Advent and Christmas which follows the Celtic Advent calendar which adds about two more weeks to Advent, beginning on November 15th. The PCUSA has produced a devotional guide inspired by th...

Sarah Jackson joins our conversation. Sarah is entrepreneur of compassion and hospitality. With a heart for the immigrant community, Sarah and her team at Casa de Paz in Denver, Colorado, serve individuals and families who have suffered immigration detention. Our conversation is wide ranging, including information on Sarah’s favorite type of television programming, wisdom from her 3-year old niece...

Cody and Craig take time to do two interviews: Craig and Cody. After all the time talking to each other and with guests, we’ve never taken time to interview each other. A part of these interviews was to test out the five questions we ask almost every guest. The questions are: What are you drinking? What are you watching? What are you reading? What are you listening to? And, where would you take us...

These two interviews have been sitting on my computer. They are enjoyable conversations. But time and focus moved on and these interviews began to gather dust. However, looking back, they remain as timely as ever.

In this episode we can wax rhapsodic about the gentle breezy days of the Spring of 2019. That’s when the interview with Melanie Springer Mock was actually recorded.

Mark Gregory Karris is one of those deconstructionists that like to help people put things back together again. We wanted to learn about his recent book, Religious Refugees: (De)constructing Toward Spiritual and Emotional Healing after our church, Emmaus Christian Fellowship, had read his earlier book, Divine Echoes: Reconciling Prayer with the Uncontrolling Love of God ., and I thought his latest...

Topics: Fasting; Time management; Lent; Country music; return of the sun and gardening; and Hockey, or soccer, or badminton. Check out the links below, or go to https://www.themissionplace.org/allthatsholybluecollar/ to review the lists of books, articles, music, movies, and other resources. Some of these might be great to worship resources, but more likely, ways to expand our imaginations.

Liturgical Seasons Transfiguration Why is this the “entry point”/transition in to Lent? Divinity gazing at humanity gazing at divinity (Mutual gaze of humanity and divinity) Was Peter an idiot? OR a genius? Ash Wednesday Why ashes? Why the forehead? Why is it an “imposition of ashes”? Who does it? What is said? Focused on sin or focused on humility and mortality? Lent Many associations, which to f...

Episode 3.10 IN WHICH OUR HOSTS DISCOVER THEIR SIGNATURE SOUND We’re still in one of the longest seasons after Epiphany, but it is not too soon to think about Ash Wednesday coming up, and the season of Lent. There’s all kinds of symbolism and tradition mixed in with this season. Also, baseball begins ( https://www.springtrainingonline.com/reporting-dates/ ). Baseball is coming, pitchers and catche...

continuing conversation regarding the Season after Epiphany and resources for preaching, teaching, and shaping mission

We have an episode co-host and interviewee, Sarah Jackson of Casa De Paz, Denver, Colorado (Note: take a look at the photo, by Anthony Camera on the podcast page , I love the netting on the volleyball net and the ball that looks like a globe - cool!) We blathered and yacked (verb, past tense: trivial or unduly persistent conversation) about some of the following topics and ideas in the podcast. Bu...

As we get ready to jump into Epiphany, we look at the key themes of the season and grab onto an idea that helps us frame our conversations around the season. Of the many themes that arise in the lectionary texts for this year in the lectionary, the epiphany theme of “revealing” and of “unveiling” emerge. That which is being revealed is the light of God in Jesus of Nazareth. With each week, a new s...

Please, don’t leave Christmas so soon. We have twelve days to let the idea of hope, peace, joy, and love sink in a bit. For some, there are days of from work. For others, there are days off from school. And for some, there are no days off at all. So lengthen out the season, so that when Epiphany comes along on January 6th, Christmas can lift you into a season of seeing God show up in the simple an...

We go to the school of love with our special co-host, The Outlaw Theologian of Love, a.k.a. Dr Thomas Jay Oord. Tom helps us understand the broader theological themes of love and the different types of love described in the Bible. As we go through the lectionary texts for Advent Week 4, Tom helps us see themes of love in selected texts. See show notes at: https://www.themissionplace.org/allthatsho...

Not everyone, all the time, experiences the season of Advent and Christmas with the same feelings of joy and celebration. Some days may be better, some days may be difficult. There might be gaps in the family circles where broken relationships, distance, or death are broken bonds. Disappointment, regret, and sorrow are often magnified. Feelings of inadequacy, of “not measuring up”, or just not mee...

Cody and Craig have put together a bunch of resources for you to peruse and get more background on the topic of joy and happiness. Articles, research, books, movies, and music are here for you to dive into to bring all the joy you can muster. These are not bible studies, commentaries, or history on the bible. Just stuff about happiness, well-being, and music that makes us happy. Cody interviews Ga...

While not quite qualifying as real movie critics, we discuss the issues related to wandering underdogs and aliens (real intergalactic aliens), and refugees at our borders. The contemporary news bears witness to the relevance of the Advent themes.

Codemaster Cody and Crash-test Craig decided to record their conversation. After about two years of talking about podcasting and planning podcast episodes, we just decided to record. So here it is. What is different this time around: * It is just us on this recording. If we can get Christina to join us, or Justin, we’d be thrilled. * We are planning interviews, but there are not any on this episod...