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TalkingbirdI Can’t Fight This Feeling: The Problem of Emotion in Protestant Christianity — Simeon ZahlA talk from the 2013 Mbird NYC Conference "Good News That Never Gets Old". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2026-02-0425 min
The MockingcastEpisode 289: Throw Parties, Give Gifts, Tell StoriesIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Lieutenant Dan season, holy inconvenience, millennial oversocialization, and playful faith. Also, Sarah buys a rebellious sweatshirt while RJ comes to terms with his inner delivery boy.
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Click here to read "Lieutenant Dan Season" by Matt Lindeman on Mbird
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2026-01-261h 07TalkingbirdSin Boldly! The Spiritual Life of a Justified Sinner, Pt 1 — Ted PetersA talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2026-01-2138 minTalkingbirdMy Empire of Dirt: Delusions of Grandeur & the Grace that Promises to Dethrone Us – Charlotte GetzA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Wonder of Grace". 2018. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2026-01-0739 minThe MockingcastEpisode 288: A Dog Named LuciferLast episode of the year, in which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Knives Out, self-checkout lines, optional futures, and how not to hate Christmas. Also, Sarah gets a Zippo while heaven and earth meet at an unlikely funeral.
Click here to read Dave's review of Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man on Mbird
Click here to read Valerie Trapp's piece in The Atlantic on "The One Line Americans (Weirdly) Choose to Wait In"
Click here to "From Option to Obligation" by Paul Skallas in the Lindy Newsletter
Click here to read Sarah's "No More Flaccid Christmas Stockings" on...
2025-12-221h 11TalkingbirdCan't Stop the Signal: Enduring Hope in Divided Times — David ZahlA talk from the Mbird Fall DC Conference "500 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-12-1744 minTalkingbirdDevotion 1 — Dave JohnsonA talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-12-0316 minThe MockingcastEpisode 286: Miracle at the Body ShopIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk picky eaters, shameless monsters, wartime tragedies, and the uselessness of God. Also, RJ wets the bed (and never looks back).
Click here to listen to the recordings from the recent Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA.
Click here to read "In Defense of Picking Eating" by Irina Dumistrescu on Serious Eats.
Click here to read Belle Tindall's piece on Seen and Unseen, "We Needs a Sense of Shame -- But Need Mercy Even More."
Click here for more details about the 2026 NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25).
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2025-11-251h 06The MockingcastEpisode 285: A Beautiful Day to Yell at GodIn which RJ, Sarah and Dave talk intentional everything, morbid curiosity, Methodist exorcists, and Hollywood epiphanies. Also, Sarah praises her favorite horror film, while the boys gush about Task.
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Click here to read When Did Everything Become So ‘Intentional’? by Marie Solis in the NY Times
Click here to read The Perks of Morbid Curiosity by Coltan Scrivener in The Atlantic
Click here to read "Exponents of Falsehood" by Jason Micheli on Mbird
Click here to listen to the Mcast episode Sarah mentions, "What Am I Gonna Do A...
2025-11-031h 01TalkingbirdI’ve Just Gotta Get a Message To Me (and You) — David ZahlA talk from the 2013 Mbird NYC Conference "Good News That Never Gets Old". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-10-2225 minThe MockingcastEpisode 284: The Telephone of LifeIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk painless tattoos, workaholic scripts, sloppy social media, and Japanese lifesavers. Also, Sarah gets down with a theater full of fifth graders before singing with church full of Norwegians. Closing music courtesy of Voice of Joy.
Click here for more details about -- or to register for -- the Fall Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA (11/14&15).
Click here to read in the Atlantic about how "People Are Getting Tattoos Under Anesthesia."
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2025-10-141h 04TalkingbirdScience Is From Mars: Theology Is From Venus… — Bethany Sollereder + Bonnie ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "10 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-10-0847 minThe MockingcastEpisode 283: The Ol' Telling the Truth TrickIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk silent retreats, repentant writing, alien mercy, and Hallmark movies. Also, RJ goes Confucian while Dave spitballs a new kind of Dry January.
Click here to read Ben Brasch's article "Silent Retreats Are Surging in Popularity" in the Washington Post.
Click here to read Lauren Jackson's newsletter on "The Pscyhological Value of Repentance" in the NY Times.
Click here to read Sarah's "Grace in an Age of Vengeance" on Mbird.
Click here to read Ashley Hales's interview with Elizabeth Bruenig in Christianity Today, "Alien Mercy."
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2025-09-291h 04TalkingbirdThe Future’s Past: Time Travel and Justification in Fiction, the Bible and You – Adam MortonA talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Secondhand Talent: The PodcastEpisode #86: "All The Thoughts That He Had Thunk" wsg Ellis GodardSend us a textWelcome to Season 5, Episode 7, of "Secondhand Talent: The Podcast"!!! We're so happy we're here and so, so incredibly grateful for all of your love and support along the way. On behalf of all of us here at Secondhand Talent, Steiner & Steener - WE LOVE YOU, FRANDS!!!This week we have the pleasure of releasing to you, in his triumphant return to Secondhand Talent, our interview with Executive Director of Mockingbird Foundation, Ellis Godard!!!In this episode of Secondhand Talent, Steiner & Ellis discuss the importance of nonprofits in the music...
2025-09-1756 minTalkingbirdHow Low Can You Go? The Soul of the Gospel – Paul ZahlA talk from the 2017 Mbird Tyler Conference "The Soul of the Gospel". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-09-1047 minTalkingbirdI Feel Like I Win When I Lose — DZA talk from the Mbird Fall Houston Conference "The Risk of Grace". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-08-2751 minTalkingbirdHow Did You Find Me Here? Fear and Rescue in American Music — Ethan RichardsonA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Honesty, Humility, and the Grace of God". 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-08-1343 minTalkingbirdDevotion 5: Passion — John ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-07-3013 minTalkingbirdDevotion 4: Predisposition — John ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-07-1612 minTalkingbirdDevotion 3: Pedigree — John ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-07-0207 minTalkingbirdDevotion 2: Profession — John ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-06-1810 minTalkingbirdDevotion 1: Presentation — John ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-06-0409 minThe MockingcastEpisode 279: We Are All Nepo BabiesIn their last episode before the summer hiatus, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk afternoon pop-ins, cigarette nostalgia, do-gooder derogation, and rejected generations. Also, RJ watches Cobra Kai while Sarah's son (thankfully) opts not to take over the world.
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Click here to read Patricia Shannon's column, "Let's Bring Back the Lost Art of the Afternoon Visit" in Southern Living
Click here to read Vox's Future Perfect newsletter about do-gooder derogation by Sigal Samuel
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2025-05-271h 06TalkingbirdLay Down Your Weary Tune — David ZahlA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "Tangled Up in Grace". 2015. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-05-2136 minTalkingbirdLazaretto, or Where Is That Moral Progress I Was Promised? – Scott JohnsonA talk from the Mbird OKC Conference "Grace in the Grind". 2016. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-05-0731 minTalkingbirdHiding in Plain Sight: The Lost Doctrine of Sin — Simeon ZahlA talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "10 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-04-2337 minTalkingbirdThe View From the Back Pew – Carrie WillardA talk from the Mbird OKC Conference "Grace in the Grind". 2016. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-03-2627 minTalkingbirdHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beach Boys — David ZahlA talk from the 2012 Mbird Fall Conference in VA "High, Low, & In Between: Hope Amidst the Ruins". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-02-191h 05The MockingcastEpisode 273: The Kingdom of God Comes to Death RowIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk relationship recessions, trustafarian guilt, providential nuns, and revitalized churches. Also, Sarah throws a Galentine's party for the ages.
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Click here to read about America's 'Marriage Material' Shortage in The Atlantic
Click here to read Elizabeth Callen's piece "Dying Alone?" on Mbird
Click here to read New York Magazine's profile of "People With Parents With Money"
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2025-02-171h 17TalkingbirdDevotion 3: Satisfaction and a Post-Scripted Life — Gil KrackeA talk from the Mbird Birmingham Conference "Grace, Rest, and the End of Scorekeeping". 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-02-0519 minTalkingbirdDevotion 2: Nolan Ryan and the Thief on the Cross - Frank LimehouseA talk from the Mbird Birmingham Conference "Grace, Rest, and the End of Scorekeeping". 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-01-2206 minTalkingbirdDevotion 1: Herod's hunger — Gil KrackeA talk from the Mbird Birmingham Conference "Grace, Rest, and the End of Scorekeeping". 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-01-0816 minTalkingbirdThe View from the Back Pew — Carrie WillardA talk from the Mbird OKC Conference "Grace in the Grind". 2016. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-12-2727 minThe MockingcastEpisode 270: Planes, Trains, and MiraclesIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk peak reviewing, Martha Stewart's redemption, and Vietnamese recovery. Also, Spotify brings Dave full circle while Sarah uncovers a lost monologue from an 80s classic.
Click here to read "Whatever You Do, Don't Review This" by Eric Taub in the NY Times.
Click here to read Belle Tindall's "What Spotify Wrapped Really Tells Us About Ourselves" on Seen & Unseen.
Click here to read Elizabeth Bernstein's column on "The Micropolitics of Family Gift Giving" in the WSJ.
Click here to read about "Martha Stewart and the Pursuit of Perfection" on Mbird, courtesy of...
2024-12-211h 12The MockingcastEpisode 268: Loving the Hell OutIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk post-election uncertainty, grieving non-grandparents, digital self-worth, and the bondage of the will. Also, Dave shares an important new use for q-tips.
Click here to read Adam Grant's op-ed in the NY Times, "If You’re Sure How the Next Four Years Will Play Out, I Promise: You’re Wrong".
Click here to read Dave's post-election round-up on Mbird.
Click here to read Catherine Pearson's article on "The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent".
Click here to read Thea Lim's essay in The Walrus, "The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age"...
2024-11-181h 01TalkingbirdShelter in Distant Lands — Ben WheelerA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-1044 minTalkingbirdOne Noun & Five Adjectives: Refreshing Our Vocabulary of Grace — David ZahlA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-0935 minTalkingbirdHow to Be Real: the Plastic, the Blood, and the Incarnational ‘Yes’ to Your Creator and ‘No’ to Being Anything You Want to Be in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie — Leigh HickmanA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-091h 04TalkingbirdNarcissism and the Shape of Grace: Hot Dogs, Line-Cutters, and the Doctrine of Reserve — Cole HartinA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-0930 minTalkingbirdThe Language and Lap of Grace — Sarah CondonThe keynote talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 27, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-0935 minTalkingbirdGrace on a Plane — Sarah CondonA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-0914 minTalkingbirdWhen God Speaks Things Happen — Sam BushA talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-0933 min
Grace for the Grind183 | Low Anthropology with David Zahl, a Joint Podcast with GFG and BWLow Anthropology with David Zahl, a Joint Podcast with GFG and BW
In this episode, Grace for the Grind and Beautifully Woven team up to interview David Zahl.
David Zahl is the author of the book “Low Anthropology.” He is passionate about communicating deep theological truths in a way we can all understand.
In this podcast, David shares why he wrote the book. We talk about what anthropology is and how our understanding of that frames the way we see the world and people. We talk...
2024-10-0842 min
Beautifully WovenLow Anthropology with David Zahl, a Joint Podcast with GFG and BW (Episode 35)In this episode, Grace for the Grind and Beautifully Woven team up to interview David Zahl.
David Zahl is the author of the book “Low Anthropology.” He is passionate about communicating deep theological truths in a way we can all understand.
In this podcast, David shares why he wrote the book. We talk about what anthropology is and how our understanding of that frames the way we see the world and people. We talk about why a high anthropology divides but a low anthropology unites and how this helps us love...
2024-10-0842 minThe MockingcastEpisode 261: What Am I Gonna Do About the Demons?In their last episode before the summer hiatus, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk wedding snobbery, tearjerker movies, and secular exorcisms. The gang wish listeners a fruitful unburdening these next few months! If you feel so led, visit www.mbird.com/support to respond to the opening appeal.
Click here to read Francesca Carington's article in the The Guardian, "Why Are We So Snobby About Other People's Weddings?"
Click here to read Heather Havrilesky's plea in the NY Times to "Bring Back the Tear-Jerker!"
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2024-06-031h 03The MockingcastEpisode 258: The Greatest Bible Study of All TimeIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk furniture flipping, rental people, lunar eclipses, and Rwandan redemption. Also, RJ drops some serious science.
Click here for more details about next week's Mbird Conference in NYC
Click here to read the excerpt from Amanda Montell's new book The Age of Overthinking in Marie Claire
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Click here to read Todd Brewer's piece Looking for Enchantment on Mbird
Click here to read Denise Uwimana's "How Far Does Forgiveness Reach?" in Plough
2024-04-201h 04The MockingcastEpisode 257: Screwing Up Is a Good StartIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk elephant mudslides, liquid death, Alzheimers, and atonement. It's an instant classic!
Click here to register for the NYC Conference (April 25-27). To reserve a spot for the James Tissot exhibit, email info@mbird.com ASAP.
Click here to read Sallie Tisdale's piece in The Atlantic, "Do Animals Have Fun?"
Click here to read Jacob Stern's article on how Of Course America Fell for Liquid Death.
Click here to read The Case Against the Instant Classic by Sam Bush on Mbird.
Click here to read the (first three quarters of...
2024-03-251h 13The MockingcastEpisode 251: The Horror and the MajestyIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk passive aggression, teenage misery, jazz flute comebacks, and wartime prayers. Also, Sarah celebrates Wally Moon day while Dave declares the worst of the meats.
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Click here to read Josh Cohen's essay on Passive Aggression in 1843 Magazine.
Click here to read Zadie Smith's piece, The Fall of My Teen-Age Self in The New Yorker.
Click here to read Blake Nail's Mbird article on "André 3000’s Flute in the Midst of Loudness".
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2023-12-041h 14
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine PodcastNormalcy, introspection, & the experience of serious illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad StuartHow do people react when they hear they have a serious illness? Shock, "like a car is rushing straight at me" (says Bill Gardner on our podcast). After the shock? Many people strive, struggle, crawl even back toward a "normal" life. And some people, in addition or instead, engage in deep introspection on how to make meaning or live with or understand this experience of serious illness. Today we talk with deep thinkers about this issue. Bill Gardner is a psychologist living with advanced cancer who blogs "I have serious news," Brad Stuart is an internist and former...
2023-08-3151 min
Spiritual Life and Leadership165. The Value of a Low Anthropology, with David Zahl, author of Low AnthropologyDavid Zahl is founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries and the author of Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself).One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn is that people are not always going to look out for what’s best for one another--or for me. In fact, sometimes people are going to outright try to tear each other down. But our expectation is often that people would be good--an expectation that David Zahl says is rooted in a high anthropology.But maybe what we nee...
2023-05-2339 minThe MockingcastEpisode 240: Pain Avoidant WeirdosIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk almond moms, wellness curses, and theories of change. Also, Dave runs away from a German.
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2023-03-161h 10
Guilt Grace GratitudeJonathan Linebaugh | The Word of the CrossLooking for a Reformed Church in Orange County? Check out Santa Ana Reformed (a United Reformed Church plant) meeting Sundays at 2 PM! Contact us: santaanareformed@gmail.com
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Dr. Jonathan Linebaugh (PhD., Durham University) is currently Lecturer in New Testament at Jesus College, University of Cambridge and will take up the Anglican Chair of Divinity and Director of the Institute of Anglican Studies at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama (a post he will take up Fall 2022). Here are Dr. Lineabaugh's...
2022-05-1956 minTalkingbirdEden and Afterward: Introducing an Mbird Guide to Genesis — Will McDavidRecorded at the Mockingbird Conference in NYC, 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2021-09-1351 minTalkingbirdTo Help Not To Rob: The Reversal of Freedom — RJ HeijmenRecorded at the 2012 Fall Conference which took place at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, VA, September 28-29, 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-05-2737 minTalkingbirdThe Courage to Trust — C. Fitzsimons AllisonRecorded at the 3rd Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 15-17, 2010. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-04-291h 05TalkingbirdHidden Holiness: The Experience of Sanctification? — William McDavidRecorded at the 8th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 16-18, 2015. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-04-1538 minTalkingbirdThe Zoolander Antidote: Telling the Truth (About Ourselves) — Aaron ZimmermanRecorded at the 5th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 19-21, 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-04-0140 minTalkingbirdAbsolution Is Just — Jacob SmithRecorded at the 8th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 16-18, 2015. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-02-1920 minThe MockingcastSpecial Episode: The Future IssueIn this special episode of The Mockingcast, Ethan Richardson takes us on a tour of The Future Issue of The Mockingbird magazine, featuring interviews with historian Tom Holland and NY Times technology columnist Nellie Bowles. Also, once-and-future Mbird authority Will McDavid provides what may be the world's foremost take on the intersection of Marcel Proust and the Left Behind series.
Grab your copy of The Future Issue today at magazine.mbird.com.
2020-02-151h 06TalkingbirdThe Good News of a High-Risk God — Aaron ZimmermanRecorded at the 2014 Fall Conference, which took place at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Houston, TX. October 17-18. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-02-0539 minTalkingbirdThomas Cranmer's Gospel of Divine Allurement — Ashley NullRecorded at the 7th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 3-5, 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com). Copyright Ashley Null, 2014.
2020-01-2255 minTalkingbirdOn Not Being C.S. Lewis — Francis SpuffordRecorded at the 7th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 3-5, 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-01-151h 05TalkingbirdWhy We need the Theology of the Cross Today — Mark MattesRecorded at the 1st Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 3-5, 2008. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2020-01-0137 minTalkingbirdThe Counter-Intuitive Wisdom of the Twelve Steps — John ZahlRecorded at the Charlottesville Fall Conference, which took place at Christ Episcopal Church, September 28-29, 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-12-181h 00TalkingbirdWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Freedom — David ZahlRecorded at the 4th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, March 31-April 2, 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-12-0424 minTalkingbirdMinistering to the Winners: The Blind, the Bound, and the Broken (People Like You & Me) — Jacob SmithRecorded at the 6th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church in April 18-20, 2013. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-11-2758 minThe MockingcastEpisode 171: Everybody Loves DollyIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk generational warfare ("OK boomer"), Sunday morning racial reconciliation, refugee puppetry, and America's favorite Dolly. Also, Sarah gets beeped for the first time--but probably not the last. Throughout it all, hope abounds. Oh and to take RJ up on his offer, visit [www.mbird.com/support](www.mbird.com/support).
Click here to read Aja Romano's article in Vox about the OK boomer meme.
Click here to read Batya Ungar-Sargon's "A Tale of Two Churches" in the NY Review of Books.
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2019-11-251h 01TalkingbirdThe Chimera of Identity in an Anxious World — Paul WalkerRecorded at the 7th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church in April 3-5, 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-11-1330 minTalkingbirdHans, Franz, and the Truth About God — Aaron ZimmermanRecorded at the 5th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church in April 19-21, 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-11-0644 minTalkingbirdThe New Recipe: Grace in Family Life — Dorothy MartynRecorded at the 2nd Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church in April 2009. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-10-301h 11TalkingbirdSalty Lamb: The Ludicrous Legacy of Robert Farrar Capon — Ethan RichardsonRecorded at the 8th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 16-18, 2015. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-10-161h 00TalkingbirdOnline Honesty and Instagram Authenticity — Bryan JarrellRecorded at the 7th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 3-5, 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-10-021h 00TalkingbirdDevotion 1: One Thing Needful — Drew RollinsRecorded at the 6th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 18-20, 2013. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-09-1814 minTalkingbirdA Sovereign Bullet: Hope, Pain, and God — RJ HeijmanRecorded at the 2012 Fall Conference at Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, VA, September 28-29. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-09-0443 minTalkingbirdPanel Discussion — C. Fitzsimons Allison and Rod RosenbladtRecorded at the 3rd Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 15-17, 2010. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-08-2143 minTalkingbirdCold Dead Hands — Sarah CondonRecorded at the 8th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 16-18, 2015. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-08-0730 minTalkingbirdThe Survival and the End of the Preacher — Adam MortonRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0139 minTalkingbirdWe Are Them: Compassion as the Lifeblood of Pastoral Ministry — Nick LannonRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0133 minTalkingbirdDevotion 2 — Kyle TomlinRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0105 minTalkingbirdWhat Do We Say to the God of Death? When Ministry Forces Us to Answer 'Today' — Tasha Genck MortonRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0139 minTalkingbirdThe Preacher of Vocation — Mark TranvikRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0153 minTalkingbirdDevotion 1 — Kyle TomlinRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0106 minTalkingbirdThe Vocation of the Preacher — Mark TranvikRecorded at Mockingbird Pastors' Conference in Lancaster, PA at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, June 11-13, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-07-0150 minThe MockingcastEpisode 158: Pelagian PrivilegeIn which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk summer expectations, arrival fallacies, and the most American heresy of all. With rocks. The articles discussed include:
"The Tyranny of Summer Expectations" by Carrie Willard via Mbird.com
"You Accomplished Something Great" by A.C. Shilton via New York Times
"If I Only Understood the Arrival Fallacy I'd be Happy" by David Zahl via Mbird.com
"The Age of Pelagius" by Joshua Hawley via Christianity Today
"Semi-Pelagianism Glossay Entry" via Mbird.com
2019-06-1253 minThe MockingcastEpisode 157: Glorious InefficiencyIn which Sarah, RJ, and Dave talk sleep technology, reckless generosity, and back row churches. Also, Sarah would like an epidural, all the time. Oh and to take RJ up on his offer, visit [www.mbird.com/support](www.mbird.com/support). The articles discussed include:
"Sleepless in Silicon Valley" via The Economist
"Morehouse College Grads are Suprised" by Eliott C. McLaughlin via CNN
"Is This Fair to Families who Saved?" by Michelle Singletary via The Washington Post
"Back Row America" by Chris Arnade via First Things
"The Only Places on the Streets That Understand" by David Zahl...
2019-05-2649 minTalkingbirdThe Unforgivables: Is there Hope Even for Those Consigned to a Secular Hell — Jeff MallinsonRecorded at the 12th Annual Mockingbird Conference in New York City, which took place at St. George's Episcopal Church, April 25-27th, 2019. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-05-0937 min
New Persuasive WordsThe Person vs The PrincipleIn this episode, inspired by a piece published on the site of our friends over at Mockingbird, we talk about the relationship of the person of Christ to principles that we devise and even cherish.
You can find the piece we reference, written by Jared Jones, here: https://mbird.com/2019/03/the-living-christ-and-the-principle-of-grace/.
2019-03-2028 minThe MockingcastSpecial Episode: The Faith and Doubt IssueIn this special episode, editor Ethan Richardson takes us through the new issue of The Mockingbird print magazine! Featuring interviews with existentialist boxing guru Gordon Marino, reconstructed Mbird contributor Connor Gwin, and legendary children's author Sally Lloyd-Jones. Order your copy at [magazine.mbird.com](magazine.mbird.com).
2019-03-191h 07
Manifesto!Episode 8: Resentments, Justice, and the Sins of the FatherJake and Phil overcome audio difficulties to discuss Jean Amery's "Resentments" and Andre Dubus II's short story "A Father's Story."
Works cited:
Jean Amery, At the Mind’s Limits
https://rosswolfe.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/jean-amery-at-the-minds-limits-contemplations-by-a-survivor-on-auschwitz-and-its-realities.pdf
Camus on Scheller’s definition of resentment: The Rebel
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/23475/the-rebel-by-albert-camus/9780679733843
Portraits of Reconciliation
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/magazine/06-pieter-hugo-rwanda-portraits.html
Rwanda and the NY Times
https://africasacountry.com/2014/04/rwanda-the-genocide-must-live-on
Derrida, ‘To Forgive: The Unforgivable and the Imprescriptible’
https://eclass.uoa.gr/modules...
2018-10-101h 28New Persuasive WordsPolitics after KavanaughIn this episode, recorded as the Senate was voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, we discuss the events that led up to his confirmation and what they might mean for the future of American politics and culture.
We reference two articles during our discussion. They can be found below.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/02/brett-kavanaugh-lying-politics-220812
http://mbird.com/2018/10/hiding-in-plain-sight-the-lost-doctrine-of-sin/
2018-10-0631 minThe MockingcastEpisode 134: Effortless Church PlantingIn which Sarah, RJ and Dave make it all look so easy, not just keeping the law but planting a church. Also, RJ goes car shopping. Articles discussed include:
"Medical Report: Woman Hospitalized After Attempting Effortless Lifestyle" by Patricia Lawler Kenet via McSweeneys
"Warning: Warnings Are Useless" by Troy Elliott via Mbird.com
"Death and Resurrection (but Mainly Death) in Church Planting" by R-J Heijmen via Mbird.com
2018-07-2843 min
Priest PulseHelp My Unbelief - S3 E12 Deconstructionism and the Episcopal Church feat. Connor GwinThe Rev Connor Gwin is the Canon for Social Engagement and Christian Formation in the Diocese of Southwest Virginia and writes at mbird.com Link to article: http://www.mbird.com/2018/03/closer-than-you-think-the-trouble-with-deconstruction/
2018-04-1744 minNew Persuasive WordsThe Humor of ChristIn this episode we reflect on and riff off of Bill's most recent contribution to "The Mockingbird", the magazine of Mockingbird Ministries (www.mbird.com). The issue's theme was humor and Bill's essay argues that Jesus really did have a sense of humor.
2018-04-1432 minNew Persuasive WordsThe Death of AmbitionIn this episode we discuss ambition, mortality and everything in between. Our conversation was inspired by Bill's recent article in The Mockingbird print magazine.
You can get a copy of the most recent issue of the magazine at www.mbird.com.
2017-08-1028 minNew Persuasive WordsLove & The Zacchaeus OptionIn this episode we give a response to Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option", inspired by Tomas Halik.
Show Notes:
The article we reference can be found here: http://www.mbird.com/2017/03/the-zacchaeus-option/.
2017-03-1327 minNew Persuasive WordsThe Age of Rudeness?In this episode we talk about the role of rudeness and manners in contemporary life, inspired by a piece in the NY Times magazine.
Show Notes:
You can find the NY Times magazine piece by Rachel Cusk here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/magazine/the-age-of-rudeness.html.
You can find David Zahl's thoughts on the piece here: http://www.mbird.com/2017/02/another-week-ends-rude-saviors-happy-students-married-valentines-fifty-shades-christo-singularity-and-crashing/.
2017-02-1928 min
Same Old SongEpisode 14: Episode 14: All You Need Is LoveThis week we reflect on the readings for this week in year A, which is the seventh Sunday in Epiphany: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 and Matthew 5:38-48.
Show Notes:
It is all finally one big story and as Paul knows and tells the Corinthians, it is all finally also a story of Grace, Grace, Grace. If we are properly gob smacked by the revelation that each of us now houses something of the divine, we are further bowled over to see that even when we do this imperfectly, we get saved anyway. The Lectionary...
2017-02-1620 minNew Persuasive WordsNot All Atheism Is Created EqualOn this episode the guys talk atheism, reflecting on Scott’s recent conversation with evangelist turned humanist Bart Campolo. Show Notes: We reference an article Scott wrote: http://www.mbird.com/2016/08/the-justification-of-faith/. You can find the original conversation with Bart Campolo here: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mockingcast/e/46071969?autoplay=true.
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2016-09-0231 minNew Persuasive WordsLooking For Love In All The (Wrong?) Virtual PlacesIn this episode we consider the funny and frightful world of online dating and what it tells us about modern culture and ourselves. Show Notes: This podcast grew out of a piece Scott wrote for Mockingbird. You can find it here: http://www.mbird..com/2016/05/faith-the-future-the-frightening-reality-of-online-dating.
2016-05-3132 min