Jaran Miller And Reagan Schrock

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The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "The Better Angels of Our Nature" and "The Patient Ferment of the Early Church"Jaran and Reagan are back to talk about Steven Pinker’s "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined" and Will Durant's "The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire." You might hear us being unsure what to do with the arguments in these books. We’d love to hear your thoughts. The Better Angels of Our Nature: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13543093-the-better-angels-of-our-nature Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?: https://www.goodreads.com/book/sh...2023-04-1031 min

The Books We Read2022 Recap: 15 of Our Favorite Books That We Read Last YearWe read many worthy books that didn't make it onto the podcast last year. This episode mentions 15 books that we love but didn't mention to you until now. Proper Confidence by Lesslie Newbigin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/273775.Proper_Confidence The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings by Sheri Zook https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56169056-peanut-butter-and-dragon-wings Do...2023-02-0435 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "The Communist Manifesto" and "The Lessons of History"Jaran and Reagan are back to talk about Marx's "Communist Manifesto" and Will Durant's "The Lessons of History." We are interested in and somewhat skeptical of the Manifesto, but we're big fans of Durant's book. The Lessons of History: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174713.The_Lessons_of_History The Communist Manifesto: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30474.The_Communist_Manifesto Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74450648-jaran-miller. Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.co...2022-12-1230 min

Anabaptist PerspectivesPublic Policy and ImmigrationAre Christians naïve to advocate accepting immigration? Staff members, Jaran Miller, Reagan Schrock, and Marlin Sommers respond to listener comments and discuss pertinent biblical teaching and practical realities. Also, a listener asked how to access our videos without using YouTube. See below for links to our Telegram/CloudVeil channels. Jesus, a Refugee by Josh NislyAnabaptists and Muslims by Dean Taylor: Cultivating Spiritual Creativity by Reagan Schrock: Anabaptist Perspectives Telegram Channel for EpisodesAnabaptist Perspectives Telegram Channel for ArticlesThis is the 173rd episode o...2022-11-0317 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "That Hideous Strength""That Hideous Strength" by C. S. Lewis is the topic of this episode. We compare "The Space Trilogy" to "Lord of the Rings" (the two trilogies aren't remotely the same), discuss the perils of seeking the inner circle, and jabber about numerous other issues surrounding the book. That Hideous Strength: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100933.That_Hideous_Strength. Get it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3S2uXSc Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock Reagan's website: https://reaganschrock.com/2022-10-1724 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Wild at Heart"Reagan and Jaran talk about a book that was all the rage during their childhoods, "Wild at Heart" by John Eldridge. We try to resist the fashionable move of critiquing this book, but we can't help but conclude, as Reagan said, "Oh boy. I think you might have taken this a little too far."2022-09-0925 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Amusing Ourselves to Death" and "Digital Minimalism"Reagan talks about Cal Newport's "Digital Minimalism," and Jaran talks about "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman. We resolve that both "doomscrolling" and "doomsday scrolling" aren't good for us (nuclear war isn't either). Find our website: https://thebooksweread.info/ Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. Find Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller. Find Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock The music in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions.2022-08-2726 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "The Gulag Archipelago" and "The Righteous Mind""Where was this book my whole life?" asks Reagan as he encounters human depravity in "The Gulag Archipelago." Jaran then reflects on what he's learning about some of the reasons for human disagreement from Jonathan Haidt's "The Righteous Mind." Find our website: https://thebooksweread.info/ Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. Find Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller. Find Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock The three pieces of...2022-07-0828 min

The Books We ReadCultural Literacy Game Show, third editionNo. The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is in fact not in Canada or South America, nor is it an edition of macOS. Our cultural literacy is being weighed in the balance. Should it be found wanting, we are committed to recovery. In this game show, Sara and Trish guide Jaran and Reagan through a random selection of entries in E. D. Hirsch's New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. Find Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller. Find Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock ...2022-03-0414 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Jesus and John Wayne"Reagan and Jaran both recently read "Jesus and John Wayne" by Kristin Kobes Du Mez. This podcast consists of both hosts responding to this book. We offer a little bit of critique, but mostly interest and appreciation. Jesus and John Wayne: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53121662-jesus-and-john-wayne Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. Find Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller. Find Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock This episode contains music from Blue Dot Sessions. "Kirkus" appears at the beginning and "Lahaina" appears at the end.2022-02-1929 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Tintin in the Congo" and "When Everything's on Fire"Reagan talks about "Tintin in the Congo" by Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé. Jaran talks about Brian Zahnd's news book "When Everything's on Fire." Both books are problematic. One embodies a problem and the other points out problems. We raise several questions in this episode and would love to hear your thoughts. What do you think? Tintin in the Congo: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235140.Tintin_in_the_Congo When Everything's on Fire: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58154391-when-everything-s-on-fire Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. All the mus...2022-01-2837 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Brave New World" and "Deep Work"What do Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and Cal Newport's "Deep Work" have in common? First, both address threats to our attention and maximum capacity and both have been given airtime on the latest episode of The Books We Read. Brave New World: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5129.Brave_New_World Deep Work: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. All the music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions at sessions.blue. Find Ja...2022-01-1621 min

Anabaptist PerspectivesQuestions From Our AudienceI live in a country where voting is mandatory, is it okay to vote? What is the correct response to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions? Why don’t Anabaptists just call themselves “Early Church”? Today Jaran Miller, Reagan Schrock, and Marlin Sommers respond to three questions from our audience.Jaran, Reagan, and Marlin are all on the Anabaptist Perspectives administrative team. In Episode 132 they responded to audience comments regarding missions https://youtu.be/tswk3g5Fvx8. We regularly respond to audience questions on Patreon. Sign up for a monthly contribution of any...2021-07-0827 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Heart of Darkness" and "Unlimited Memory"Jaran talks about Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” and Reagan talks about Kevin Horsley’s “Unlimited Memory.” Though “Heart of Darkness” is one of the most studied books in academia, many such as China Achebe believe that it is harmful. How have you experienced this book? We want to hear from you. Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. All the music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions at sessions.blue. Find Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller. Find Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock 2021-04-2731 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "The Kingdom New Testament" and "To Change the World"Reagan and Jaran wax esoteric. Reagan has been been reading N.T. Wright's translation of the New Testament called "The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation," and Jaran has been musing about a book he read a long time ago, James Davidson Hunter's "To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World." The Kingdom New Testament: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11531550-the-kingdom-new-testament To Change the World: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7846894-to-change-the-world Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our friends’ podcasts. All the music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions at...2021-04-1029 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of “The Benedict Option” and “Show Your Work”Reagan and Jaran are back! Jaran talks about a book that influenced him several years ago, Rod Dreher’s “The Benedict Option.” Reagan talks about a book that he recently read called “Show Your Work” by Austin Kleon. Visit kingdomoutpost.org to find our firends’ podcasts. All the music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions at sessions.blue. Find Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller. Find Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock.2021-03-2135 min

Anabaptist PerspectivesThe Story of Anabaptist PerspectivesIn this final episode of Season Two, Jaran Miller and Reagan Schrock share the story about Anabaptist Perspectives starting and their vision behind the project. Currently we are at about one-fifth of our $10,000 goal for our end of season fundraiser. Support us as we prepare for Season Three by becoming a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectives You can see our fundraiser progress and donate at: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/donate Thanks for listening and sharing our episodes! Thanks for your comments and feedback! And, especially thank you for your generous financial support! We can’t do it without yo...2020-05-2832 min

Anabaptist PerspectivesThe Story of Anabaptist PerspectivesIn this final episode of Season Two, Jaran Miller and Reagan Schrock share the story about Anabaptist Perspectives starting and their vision behind the project.Currently we are at about one-fifth of our $10,000 goal for our end of season fundraiser. Support us as we prepare for Season Three by becoming a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/anabaptistperspectivesYou can see our fundraiser progress and donate at: https://www.anabaptistperspectives.org/donateThanks for listening and sharing our episodes! Thanks for your comments and feedback! And, especially thank you for your generous financial...2020-05-2832 min

The Books We ReadCultural Literacy Game Show, second editionE. D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" has inspired Jaran and Reagan to check up on each other, ensuring that they're appropriately culturally literate. In this episode, they quiz each other's cultural literacy by going through lists of questions on a website designed for this purpose. For the quizes, we used the website "The Literacy Company": http://www.readfaster.com/culturalliteracy/ Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock Some music in this episode comes fro...2020-04-1015 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of (The Spiritual Poverty of) The Anabaptist Vision and SocratesReagan and Jaran read widely. When they sat down to plan their next sequence of episodes, they realized that they've been reading books that cannot be paired in any coherent way. Consequently, in the coming episodes, our dear listeners will be blessed with commentaries on very diverse books. Jaran talks about Harold Bender's "The Anabaptist Vision" in light of Stephen Dintaman's "The Spiritual Poverty of the Anabaptist Vision," and Reagan tells us about "Socrates: A Man for Our Times" by Paul Johnson. The Anabaptist Vision: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1401627 ...2020-03-2825 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Thirst" and "Hillbilly Elegy"Jaran and Reagan talk about books they've been reading. Jaran read "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" by J. D. Vance (he read it a long time ago but is only now talking about it), and Reagan read "Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World" by Scott Harrison. Basically, from this podcast, you'll learn that we admire ethically-operated organizations that serve people and that our upward mobility hasn't yet brought us to the point of knowing how to pronounce the names of expensive beverages. 2020-02-1721 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Blitzed" and "For Women Only"How would WWII have ended differently without the influence of methamphetamine? We don't know, but we can be pretty sure that it made a serious difference. In this episode, Reagan tells us about Norman Ohler's "Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany," and Jaran uses Shaunti Feldhahn's "For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men" to remind us that men tend to feel insecure. Blitzed: https://www.goodreads.com/hr/book/show/29429893-blitzed For Women Only: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15797975-for-women-only 2020-01-2418 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Measure for Measure" and "Becoming"We at The Books We Read care about humanity. Yes we do. That's why we keep you, dear audience, informed about matters like William Shakespeare and Michelle Obama. Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," probes into the painful ethical choices that humans must sometimes make, and Michelle's "Becoming" sheds light on the humanity of those in power. Becoming: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38746485-becoming Measure for Measure: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91571-Measure_for_Measure Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/74450648-jaran-miller Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://w...2020-01-1022 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of “All Quiet on the West-End Front” and “The Pilgrim’s Progress”Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss the books that they’ve been reading. Despite the weighty (and sometimes unpleasant) issues it raises, reagan discusses William Rycroft’s “All Quiet on the West-End Front” quite positively. Despite it’s prominent place in the Protestant literary tradition, Jaran discusses John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” with a small dose of negative critique. He may not even like the book. All Quiet on the West-End Front: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42116529 The Pilgrim’s Progress: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29797 Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Follow Reagan on Goodreads...2019-10-1119 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "What If" and "Lilith"In this episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss two books that they've been reading. Jaran talks about George MacDonald's dark book Lilith, and Reagan tells about Randall Munroe's delightful book What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. What If: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21413662-what-if Lilith: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/268187.Lilith We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on October 11, 2019. 2019-09-2716 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of “A Year of Biblical Womanhood” and “Perelandra”In this fourth episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss the books they've been reading and thinking about. Reagan discusses C. S. Lewis’ "Perelandra” (The Space Trilogy, #2), and Jaran talks about "A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Rachel Held Evans. We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on September 27, 2019. Reagan and Jaran are both active on Goodreads and would enjoy interacting with you there. Jaran: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Reagan: https://www.goodreads.com/reaganschrock All the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot S...2019-09-1316 min

The Books We ReadCultural Literacy Game ShowIn the first episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discussed E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. In this episode, they quiz each other's cultural literacy by randomly selecting topics in his The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. We try to publish a new episode every second Friday. Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock All the music in this episode comes from Blue Dot...2019-08-3112 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban"In this second episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss the books they've been reading and thinking about. Reagan discusses Jere Van Dyk's "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban," and Jaran talks about "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris. We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on August 30, 2019. Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock All the music in this...2019-08-1626 min

The Books We ReadBook Discussion of "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" and "Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now"In this first episode of The Books We Read, Reagan Schrock and Jaran Miller discuss two books that they've been reading. Jaran talks about E. D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know," and Reagan comments on "Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. We try to publish a new episode every second Friday, so expect to hear from us again on August 16, 2019. Follow Jaran on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/jaranmiller Follow Reagan on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/93683928-reagan-schrock All the music in...2019-08-0118 min