The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Season 9! Fall is upon us, with new classes at school and Starbucks pumpkin drinks to order! That also means a new season of The Thinklings Podcast! We return to our standard, lengthier discourse, including our typical elements. In today's episode, we talk about the onset of fall, Tim's Chickens, Books & Business, and Ecclesiastes 9-10! Thanks for tuning in, and we hope you find somethi...

Welcome to Episode 203 of the Thinklings Podcast! We noticed the audio of this episode was cut off at the end, so we have updated the audio! If you want to remove the download from your phone and redownload it, the full episode should now be available! This is our last summer episode, so next week we will return to less truncated episodes. In today's episode, we do a brief summer recap along with...

Welcome to Episode 202 of the Thinklings Podcast! Here’s a trivia question for all of our savvy listeners: What is required to post a podcast episode??? Internet! Sorry for the delay today. We can thank Metronet for the long wait for your podcast episode! In today's episode, Thinkling Carter discusses The Minister as Shepherd by Charles Jefferson and gives it a rating. Thinkling Stearns puts a boo...

Welcome to Episode 201 of the Thinklings Podcast! The Summer is drawing to a close, and we only have a few more Summer episodes before we return to our standard season format! In today's episode, Thinkling Little continues discussing his book about Chaim Weitzman and gives it a rating. Thinking Stearns mentions a quote from C.S. Lewis, and Thinkling Carter talks about moving to Grimes, IA, and Psa...

Welcome to Episode 200 of the Thinklings Podcast! It is an age of few men, even less cats, but at least a few podcasts. Thank you for all of your support on the road to 200 podcast episodes. We understand that not all episodes were created equal (with respect to length, content, and/or quality), so those of you who have journeyed with us—we love and appreciate you. We look forward to continuing ou...

Welcome to Episode 199 of the Thinklings Podcast! We hope your summer is going super well and you're reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends! For Books & Business, Thinkling Carter mentions Reading Biblical Poetry by J.P. Fokkelman. We get a glimpse of Random Tim, and Thinkling Stearns gives his final analysis of Wisdom of the Bullfrog, which he mentioned first a few epis...

Welcome to Episode 198 of the Thinklings Podcast! We hope your summer is going super well and you're reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends! For Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses Chaim Weitzman: A Biography, Thinkling Stearns discusses a few more C.S. Lewis quotes from Quotable Lewis, and Thinkling Carter mentions a random blog he is working on (and will be po...

Welcome to Episode 197 of the Thinklings Podcast! We hope your summer is going super well and you're reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends! We were notified of a few glitches in this recording, so we have edited the file. If you are experiencing that. Try deleting the podcast off of your phone and downloading it again! We apologize for the difficulty. For Books & Busine...

Welcome to Episode 196 of the Thinklings Podcast! We hope your summer is going super well and you're reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends! Welcome back, Random Tim! For Books & Business, Thinkling Stearns discusses Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, Thinklings Carter mentions a Ransom Cycle guidebook he is reading, and Thinkling Little discusses Faith Public...

Welcome to Episode 195 of the Thinklings Podcast! A quick heads up: there is a moment or two in the episode where you will experience some feedback. We did not realize this was happening until after the fact, and a few portions were unavoidable in the editing process. Thank you for your patience in enduring these as you listen. We hope they will be few and short! We hope your summer is going super...

Welcome to Episode 194 of the Thinklings Podcast! We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends! We do our normal things in this summer episode! Thinkling Little does the best introduction you’ve ever heard, Thinkling Carter talks about shooting wild birds (an Albatross perhaps), and Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with...

Welcome to Episode 193 of the Thinklings Podcast! Is Andy back from his honeymoon? What is Tim doing on his “home”-ie moon? These are questions we address in this awesome Summer episode! After Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses Ecclesiastes 11! Thanks for listening this week! Main Topics in Episode 193: Books & Business Letters of C.S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves - C.S. Lewis Poetic Diction...

Welcome to Episode 192 of the Thinklings Podcast! After a few moments of introductory fun, led by Thinkling Little due to it being a summer episode, we cover our normal bases. During Books & Business, we get a few book thoughts as well as Tim's conception of what “random” means (truly a “summer in left field oddity). After Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses Psalm 84! Thanks for listening...

Welcome to Episode 191 of the Thinklings Podcast! Episode 191 is our first Summer episode of 2024! As you will hear a handful of times in this week's episode, Summer episodes are truncated. We still do most of our usual things, but we intentionally try to be brief so we can all run along to the many summer festivities we have. One such festivity may be a wedding! Speaking of weddings, congrats to...

Welcome to Episode 190 of the Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we conclude (for now) the recent Hebrews 1 study focusing on the seven OT passages that describe Jesus. This conversation, led by Thinkling Carter, follows a bright and bouncy opening to the podcast, which features all our normal frivolity, books, business, sponsors, and bad jokes. Thanks for listening this week! Main Topics in Epi...

Welcome to episode 189 of the Thinklings Podcast! This is a TALQ episode, where Thinklings Answer Listener Questions (get it?). We also have our normal items, with a lot of folly and Books & Business! Key ideas in Episode 189 - Proverbs 31 Books & Business Exodus 1-18 Carolyn Weber Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner - Samuel Taylor Coleridge Lord’s Table John Piper Pastoral Qualifications Spiritual Blin...

Welcome to episode 188 of the Thinklings Podcast! We have a full slate of great things in this podcast: Folly - a bunch of jokes and laughing Coffee Sponsors Weekly Wisdom Books & Business Proverbs 31 Key ideas in Episode 188 - Proverbs 31 Books & Business Exodus 1-18 Every Woman a Theologian - Phylicia Masonheimer Joshua - John Goldingay Clear Winter Nights - Trevin Wax Malcolm Guite Phantastes -...

Welcome to Episode 187 of the Thinklings Podcast! This is a TALQ episode where we answer listener questions! Here are the questions we discuss in this episode, after Books & Business, of course: What kind of interlinear would you recommend? What Greek textbook does FBBC use, and what books would you recommend for a student to “keep his Greek?” What do you think about Susan in the last battle? Is s...

Welcome to Episode 186 of the Thinklings Podcast! Special Guest Alert! We were thrilled to have S.D. Smith (Sam), author of Green Ember and other titles, as a guest on this episode. After Sam participates in some Books & Business, we dive into his writing process and philosophy! You do not want to miss out on this one! Key ideas in Episode 186 - S.D. Smith Books & Business (11:04) The Green Ember...

Welcome to Episode 185 of the Thinklings Podcast! This week’s episode discusses Hebrews 1:7 and its quotation from Psalm 104! This is the third episode of the series "Jesus is That Guy,” and you can go back and listen to those previous episodes if you missed them (Ep. 166 from December 2023 & Ep. 174 from February 2024). Of course, we do some Books & Business and Weekly Wisdom, too; we're not barb...

Episode 184 - The Thinklings Podcast Welcome to Episode 184 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Little explores the idea of “gods” in the OT; does the OT teach that there are multiple Gods? Have you ever wondered which LOTR character the Thinklings would be? We also discuss that in this episode, followed by some Books & Business, of course! Thanks for listening to this week's epi...

Welcome to Episode 183 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Carter walks us through James 1:5-8. Of course, we do all our normal things, including weekly wisdom from Thinkling Stearns, listener interaction with Thinkling Little, and Books & Business! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 183 - Ask for Wisdom in Faith Books & Business Weekly Wisdom - Psa...

Welcome to Episode 182 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Stearns walks us through Proverbs 26. Of course, we do all of our normal things, including some introductory folly, weekly wisdom from Thinkling Little, listener interaction, and Books & Business! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 181 - The Goodness & Kindness of God Books & Business (10:11...

Welcome to Episode 181 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, after a nice, hearty dose of our regular activities, we answer some questions about the Christian life! This TALQ (Thinklings answer listener questions) will be a template we will follow in future episodes in which we answer more questions from listeners! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 181 - The G...

Welcome to Episode 180 of The Thinklings Podcast! We have the most honored Dr. Josh Boyd joining us in this episode to civilize our proceedings. Before the main content of the episode, where Josh walks us through John Milton's Sonnet 19, we do our usual things: drink coffee, talk about books, and even have a brief (seriously brief) visit from Dr. Dan Brown. Thanks for listening to this week's epis...