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SupplementalistCrime and Punishment, Part 1Send us a textWelcome back to the Supplementalist, we hope you are having a great summer. Today we have part one of a two part episode where we are looking at what is widely believed to be one of the greatest novels ever written, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Although long, this book is very much worth the time to read. Look for part 2 in the next couple weeks2025-07-2634 minSupplementalistPhoenixSend us a textWelcome back everybody! Today we have a very special episode as we as we have a special guest in studio, pastor and author Chris Cobb. it was a joy to sit down with Chris and chat through his book and other topics like writing and literature in the life of a pastor and more generally a Christian. 2025-06-0537 minSupplementalistRime of the Ancient MarinerSend us a textAnd we are finally back! This is a short yet powerful read that we hope you enjoyed as much as we did. As promised here is the link for the book that we are looking at for our next, very special, episode with the author himselfhttps://a.co/d/4KI017c2025-05-2239 minSupplementalistConflict of VisionsSend us a textWelcome to our humble little show. Glad you stopped by. In today’s episode we look at a work by Thomas Sowell called Conflict of Visions. This isn’t an easy read but it has proven to be a very important work by Dr Sowell that we believe can be very helpful. We hope that you were helped by the book and by our subsequent discussion.2025-04-1740 minSupplementalistSabbathSend us a textWell hey everybody. We are finally back with a new episode. Today we are looking at Abraham Heschel’s book Sabbath. In this book he explores the idea of Sabbath from a hebraic perspective. We think this can be a helpful book as we think through this theme that we find from Genesis 1 all the way through the end of the Scriptures. 2025-03-2242 minSupplementalistThe PearlSend us a textWhats up everybody, happy weekend from the Supplementalists. We must have a thing for stories that don’t have a happy ending here at the Supplementalist. This week Paul Jamie and Steve are looking at a poignant and tragic story by John Steinbeck called The Pearl. There is a lot to think about and wrestle with in this short novel and we hope it was thought provoking and our conversation helpful. 2025-02-2235 minSupplementalistShakespeare SonnetsSend us a textWell hello everybody welcome back to the Supplementalist. We hope that you are all having a fantastic 2025 so far. In todays episode we are taking our first foray into the greatest of all English writers, the inestimable William Shakespeare. We are going to be looking at brief selection of his sonnets. Here is a list (not necessarily in the order we cover them)30, 73 (aging/ regret)91 (heartbreak)29 (jealousy)106 (time)27 (weary)18, 116 (love/ most popular)We hope that you took some time and read and/or listened to them, and that our conversation is...2025-02-1539 minSupplementalistThe RoadSend us a textWelcome back dear listener. We are here again with a new book and a new episode. Our book for today is The Road, a 2006 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. This book explores the theme of fatherhood among others. We realize this is not an easy read at times but we believe it is worth it in the end.As mentioned the next episode we will be looking at some selected Sonnets from the one and only William Shakespeare. The Sonnets that we will be looking at are:30, 73 91 2910627181162025-01-2835 minSupplementalistBONUS EPISODE! Spirit of LiteratureSend us a textHappy New Year! Well 16 days late. We take our time here at the Supplementalist, well our audio editing guy does - come on Steve! Today is a bonus episode to kick off the new year. We will get back to our regularly scheduled programing next week. This week we have a special episode were we are looking at an article from an organization called Public Discourse. This particular essay is from Joshua Hren with the title of "The Moral Imagination and the Spirit of Literature” You can find the article here 2025-01-1644 minSupplementalistThe Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeSend us a textMerry Christmas from the Supplementalists. We pray that you have had a great Advent and Christmas season. Today we take a look at one of the most beloved children's books of the past 100 years, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. We hope that we enjoyed reading this book with your families.2024-12-2743 minSupplementalistTo Build a FireSend us a textHappy December everyone! its kinda crazy how quickly this year has gone by but here we are looking at another Christmas and New Year right around the corner. Today we are looking at a Jack London short story, To Build a Fire. This is a classic Jack London story of man vs nature with a dog in the mix. We hope that you were helped by it and provoked to thought and contemplation as he explores the themes of pride and foolhardiness.2024-12-1241 minSupplementalistHitchhikers GuideSend us a textHappy Thanksgiving! We hope this book was a cornucopia of reading delight. Seriously though, we hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did. At first blush it may seem like a zany, offbeat comedy and thats about it, but we think there is more going on under the surface. Hopefully our conversation is helpful in untangling - just a little bit - this nihilistic sci-fi. So enjoy some Turkey and Mashed Potatoes and wash it down with a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster and have a great Thanksgiving2024-11-2845 minSupplementalistBenedict OptionSend us a textWelcome to another episode of our humble little podcast. Today we dive into a book by Rod Dreher called the Benedict Option. This is Paul and Jamie's favorite book (ok not so much). We hope that you found the book thought provoking and our conversation helpful.2024-11-1439 minSupplementalistOur TownSend us a textHappy Halloween! Or as us Protestants say "Happy Reformation Day.” Ok so basically no one says that.Today we have a ghost story for you… well sort of. The story in question is a play not a book by Thornton Wilder called Our Town. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did and find our conversation helpful.2024-10-3143 minSupplementalistCare of SoulsSend us a textEver wondered about what Pastors are actually called to do? today we take a look with the help of Harold Senkbeil in his work The Care of Souls. We hope this book was both encouraging and challenging to you 2024-10-1748 minSupplementalistA River Runs Through ItSend us a textAnd we're back! After over a month hiatus we are finally back with a new episode and it is a good one. In this episode we are looking at Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It. This is a master piece of storytelling and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did 2024-10-0341 minSupplementalistA Tale of three KingsSend us a textGlad you're back! Today we are going to cover Gene Edwards rumination about leadership in his book A Tale of Three Kings. In this he works through ideas of leadership using Saul, David, and Absalom as the case studies.We hope that you were helped and encouraged by this book.2024-08-2247 minSupplementalistEverything Sad is UntrueSend us a text“A patchwork memory is the shame of a refugee” Thanks for stopping by! Today we explore Daniel Nayeri’s outstanding and beautifully written book Everything Sad is Untrue. We trust that you enjoyed this book as much as we did! 2024-08-0834 minSupplementalistPiranesiSend us a textHello again! So somehow I mixed up my episodes and released the wrong one a few episodes back and didn’t realize it until recently. So to rectify that we are dropping the missing episode now! We hope you enjoyed this fascinating book as much as we did!2024-07-1656 minSupplementalistThe HobbitSend us a textWelcome back! in this episode we take our first dive into J. R. R. Tolkien with his wonderful, and whimsical, and nothing like the movies (thank goodness) book The Hobbit. As always we hope you enjoyed the book and found our ramblings about it helpful. 2024-07-1143 minSupplementalistThe Poems of G.M. HopkinsSend us a textToday instead of a book we read and discuss selected works from Gerard Manley Hopkins. The Poems that we read and discuss are:As Kingfishers Catch Fire (pg 129)Felix Randal (pg 150) Binsey Poplars (pg 142) God's Grandeur (pg 128)Patience, Hard Thing (pg 170)The Windhover (pg 132)Pied Beauty (pg 132)We hope you were edified and encouraged in adding poetry to your reading list2024-06-2756 minSupplementalistReading Between the LinesSend us a textAnd we’re back for Episode 15! This time we talk about a book about how to read books. The book is called Reading Between the Lines by Gene Edward Veith. We hope that this book and episode are helpful for you!As for our next book the poems that we will be reading and discussing are (page numbers are from the Oxford World Classics Gerard Manley Hopkins Major Works):As Kingfishers Catch Fire (pg 129)Felix Randal (pg 150) Binsey Poplars (pg 142) God's Grandeur (pg 128)Patience, Hard Thing (pg 170)The Wind...2024-06-1345 minSupplementalistReturn of the ProdigalSend us a textWelcome to Episode 14 everyone! In this episode we take a look at Henri Nouwen’s work Return of the Prodigal Son. In this book Henri Nouwen explores the Prodigal Son by way of Rembrandt’s painting by the same name. We hope you enjoy the episode 2024-05-301h 03SupplementalistSpurgeon the PastorSend us a textAnd we are back. On this Episode we take a look at Geoffrey Chang’s recent book Spurgeon the Pastor where he explores the incredible pastoral ministry of the “Prince of Preachers” Charles Haddon Spurgeon. There is much we can learn from both Spurgeon and the members of the Metropolitan Tabernacle. 2024-05-1647 minSupplementalistOld Man and the SeaSend us a textAnd we’re back! Sorry that we missed dropping an episode last week as would be our normal pattern. We are back this week with a great book and our first foray into the great American author Earnest Hemingway. In this episode we look at one of his most beloved works, The Old Man and the Sea. 2024-04-1843 minSupplementalistPsalms: The Prayer Book of the BibleSend us a textWelcome back! On this episode we take a look at our first Dietrich Bonhoeffer work as we explore his fantastic little book Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible. We hope you were edified in reading it and encouraged by our conversation through it. 2024-03-2853 minSupplementalistThe Heart of ChristSend us a textWelcome back! In this episode we take our first foray into Puritan works as we tackle Thomas Goodwin’s excellent treatise The Heart of Christ. We hope that this book was salve for your soul. 2024-03-1544 minSupplementalistFrankensteinSend us a textToday we get a little ghoulish as we step into Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein world. This book is not what you may expect and I hope you enjoyed it and our conversation about it.2024-02-2948 minSupplementalistClown of GodSend us a textWelcome back to the Supplementalist! in this episode we jump into a children's book, The Clown of God. We hope that you enjoyed this simple little book and our conversation around it.2024-02-151h 05SupplementalistThe Great DivorceSend us a textWelcome to Episode 7 of the Supplementalist Podcast. Today we tackle our first book from CS Lewis as we look at The Great Divorce. we hope you enjoyed reading this book as much as we did and that our conversation is helpful. If you like the podcast please Rate and Subscribevisit our churches websites:https://piquabaptist.org/https://www.whoishouseontherock.com/2024-02-011h 02SupplementalistThe Death of Ivan IlyichSend us a textWe’re back! It's been a while since uploading a new Episode. we are finally back in the saddle after the Holidays with recording and releasing new episodes of the podcast, and for up for the year 2024 is Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. This is a sobering and introspective look at social expectations and death. If you enjoy the episodes like and subscribe.Check out the websites for our churcheshttps://piquabaptist.org/https://www.whoishouseontherock.com/2024-01-181h 06SupplementalistAbsalom, Absalom Part 2Send us a textIn this Episode we finish our walk through Williams Faulkners Absalom, Absolam.We hope these two episodes have been helpful in understanding this work.If you like the episodes please leave a review and rate and subscribe2023-12-211h 00SupplementalistBONUS EPISODE! - A Christmas CarolSend us a textMerry Christmas and Bah humbug. On this special bonus Christmas Episode Jamie Paul and Steve take a look at one of the classic Christmas works A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Grab a cup of Hot Cocoa or eggnog and sit by the fire while we explore this Christmas ghost story. If you like the Episode please leave a review and like and subscribe.2023-12-1946 minSupplementalistAbsalom, Absalom - Part 1Send us a textOn this weeks episode Jamie, Paul, and Steve attempt to tackle William Faulkner's intricate, tedious, objectionable, controversial, but ultimately worthwhile novel, Absalom, Absalom. This is part one of our journey through this fascinating great American work.Plan to join us next time as we continue our walk through this bookIf you enjoy the episodes please like and subscribe and leave us a review2023-12-071h 03SupplementalistDelighting in the TrinitySend us a textHappy Thanksgiving 2023!This week we take a break from fiction to tackle our first non-fiction book, Delighting in the Trinity, By Dr Michael Reeves. We pray this book was instructive and devotional for you.If you appreciate the show please Rate and Subscribe follow this link for this weeks book: https://a.co/d/bmxhOLKFollow this link to purchase the book for the next two episodes, Absalom, Absalom! https://a.co/d/6HX5nKr2023-11-2350 minSupplementalistDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSend us a textIn this episode we get a little gothic as we dive into Robert Louis Stevenson's intriguing, profound and, dare we say oft misrepresented, novella: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If you enjoy these episodes please like, subscribe and leave us a five star rating2023-11-0950 minSupplementalistFahrenheit 451Send us a textToday we discuss Ray Bradbury’s fantastic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 2023-10-2659 minSupplementalistSupplementalist IntroSend us a textWelcome to the Supplementalist Podcast. In this introductory episode Jamie, Paul and Steve introduce themselves and talk about the importance and value of reading broadly for the Christian.If you enjoy please subscribe2023-10-1943 min