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Talkingbird
I Can’t Fight This Feeling: The Problem of Emotion in Protestant Christianity — Simeon Zahl
A talk from the 2013 Mbird NYC Conference "Good News That Never Gets Old". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2026-02-04
25 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 289: Throw Parties, Give Gifts, Tell Stories
In 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. Click here to watch the toddler yacht rock Dave and Sarah mention Click here to order a copy of the Beauty Issue of The Mockingbird Magazine Click here to register for the NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25) Click here to read "Lieutenant Dan Season" by Matt Lindeman on Mbird Click here to read "The Ugly Side of the Truth" by Gretchen Ronnevik Click here to read "...
2026-01-26
1h 07
Talkingbird
Sin Boldly! The Spiritual Life of a Justified Sinner, Pt 1 — Ted Peters
A talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2026-01-21
38 min
Talkingbird
My Empire of Dirt: Delusions of Grandeur & the Grace that Promises to Dethrone Us – Charlotte Getz
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Wonder of Grace". 2018. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2026-01-07
39 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 288: A Dog Named Lucifer
Last 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...
2025-12-22
1h 11
Talkingbird
Can't Stop the Signal: Enduring Hope in Divided Times — David Zahl
A talk from the Mbird Fall DC Conference "500 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-12-17
44 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 1 — Dave Johnson
A talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-12-03
16 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 286: Miracle at the Body Shop
In 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). Click here to read "The End of...
2025-11-25
1h 06
The Mockingcast
Episode 285: A Beautiful Day to Yell at God
In 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. Click here to register for our Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA (11/14&15) 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...
2025-11-03
1h 01
Talkingbird
I’ve Just Gotta Get a Message To Me (and You) — David Zahl
A talk from the 2013 Mbird NYC Conference "Good News That Never Gets Old". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-10-22
25 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 284: The Telephone of Life
In 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." Click here to watch the short film, Beneath the Ink. Click here to read "If I Work Harder, Will You Love Me?"...
2025-10-14
1h 04
Talkingbird
Science Is From Mars: Theology Is From Venus… — Bethany Sollereder + Bonnie Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "10 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-10-08
47 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 283: The Ol' Telling the Truth Trick
In 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." Click here to read Elizabeth Bruenig's lengthy...
2025-09-29
1h 04
Talkingbird
The Future’s Past: Time Travel and Justification in Fiction, the Bible and You – Adam Morton
A talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-09-24
1h 00
Secondhand Talent: The Podcast
Episode #86: "All The Thoughts That He Had Thunk" wsg Ellis Godard
Send 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...
2025-09-17
56 min
Talkingbird
How Low Can You Go? The Soul of the Gospel – Paul Zahl
A talk from the 2017 Mbird Tyler Conference "The Soul of the Gospel". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-09-10
47 min
Talkingbird
I Feel Like I Win When I Lose — DZ
A talk from the Mbird Fall Houston Conference "The Risk of Grace". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-08-27
51 min
Talkingbird
How Did You Find Me Here? Fear and Rescue in American Music — Ethan Richardson
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Honesty, Humility, and the Grace of God". 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-08-13
43 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 5: Passion — John Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-07-30
13 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 4: Predisposition — John Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-07-16
12 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 3: Pedigree — John Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-07-02
07 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 2: Profession — John Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-06-18
10 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 1: Presentation — John Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Identity, Anxiety, & the Christian Message". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-06-04
09 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 279: We Are All Nepo Babies
In 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. To respond to the opening appeal, visit www.mbird.com/support. 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 Click here to read David Brooks' article "We Are the Most Rejected Generation"...
2025-05-27
1h 06
Talkingbird
Lay Down Your Weary Tune — David Zahl
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "Tangled Up in Grace". 2015. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-05-21
36 min
Talkingbird
Lazaretto, or Where Is That Moral Progress I Was Promised? – Scott Johnson
A talk from the Mbird OKC Conference "Grace in the Grind". 2016. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-05-07
31 min
Talkingbird
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Lost Doctrine of Sin — Simeon Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "10 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-04-23
37 min
Talkingbird
The View From the Back Pew – Carrie Willard
A talk from the Mbird OKC Conference "Grace in the Grind". 2016. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-03-26
27 min
Talkingbird
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beach Boys — David Zahl
A 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).
2025-02-19
1h 05
The Mockingcast
Episode 273: The Kingdom of God Comes to Death Row
In 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. Click here to order a copy of the Holy Spirit issue of The Mockingbird, or here to subscribe to the magazine Click here to register for our upcoming NYC Conference (5/1-3) 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" Click here to read Lawrence...
2025-02-17
1h 17
Talkingbird
Devotion 3: Satisfaction and a Post-Scripted Life — Gil Kracke
A talk from the Mbird Birmingham Conference "Grace, Rest, and the End of Scorekeeping". 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-02-05
19 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 2: Nolan Ryan and the Thief on the Cross - Frank Limehouse
A talk from the Mbird Birmingham Conference "Grace, Rest, and the End of Scorekeeping". 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-01-22
06 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 1: Herod's hunger — Gil Kracke
A talk from the Mbird Birmingham Conference "Grace, Rest, and the End of Scorekeeping". 2011. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2025-01-08
16 min
Talkingbird
The View from the Back Pew — Carrie Willard
A talk from the Mbird OKC Conference "Grace in the Grind". 2016. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-12-27
27 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 270: Planes, Trains, and Miracles
In 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...
2024-12-21
1h 12
The Mockingcast
Episode 268: Loving the Hell Out
In 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"...
2024-11-18
1h 01
Talkingbird
Shelter in Distant Lands — Ben Wheeler
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-10
44 min
Talkingbird
One Noun & Five Adjectives: Refreshing Our Vocabulary of Grace — David Zahl
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-09
35 min
Talkingbird
How 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 Hickman
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-09
1h 04
Talkingbird
Narcissism and the Shape of Grace: Hot Dogs, Line-Cutters, and the Doctrine of Reserve — Cole Hartin
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-09
30 min
Talkingbird
The Language and Lap of Grace — Sarah Condon
The keynote talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 27, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-09
35 min
Talkingbird
Grace on a Plane — Sarah Condon
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-09
14 min
Talkingbird
When God Speaks Things Happen — Sam Bush
A talk from the Mbird Tyler Conference "The Language of Grace". September 28, 2024. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2024-10-09
33 min
Grace for the Grind
183 | Low Anthropology with David Zahl, a Joint Podcast with GFG and BW
Low 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...
2024-10-08
42 min
Beautifully Woven
Low 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...
2024-10-08
42 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 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!" Click here to read the head-spinning review of Rober Falconer's The Others Within Us on...
2024-06-03
1h 03
The Mockingcast
Episode 258: The Greatest Bible Study of All Time
In 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 Click here to receive Sarah Hinlicky Wilson's newsletter Theology and A Recipe, the most recent installment of which is Bad Pie 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
2024-04-20
1h 04
The Mockingcast
Episode 257: Screwing Up Is a Good Start
In 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...
2024-03-25
1h 13
The Mockingcast
Episode 251: The Horror and the Majesty
In 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. [Click here](www.mbird.com/support) to respond to the opening appeal. We need your support! 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". Click here to rea...
2023-12-04
1h 14
GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast
Normalcy, introspection, & the experience of serious illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart
How 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...
2023-08-31
51 min
Spiritual Life and Leadership
165. The Value of a Low Anthropology, with David Zahl, author of Low Anthropology
David 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...
2023-05-23
39 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 240: Pain Avoidant Weirdos
In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk almond moms, wellness curses, and theories of change. Also, Dave runs away from a German. Click here to order a copy of The Sickness & Health Issue of The Mockingbird. Click here to become a monthly supporter of Mockingbird (and receive a complimentary magazine subscription!). Click here for more information about the Mockingbird Virtual Book Club, including how to sign up. Click here to pre-register for the 2023 Mbird NYC Conference (4/27-29). Click here to read Sarah Condon's piece on Grace for (Almond) Moms Click here to read the Mbird interview with Rina...
2023-03-16
1h 10
Guilt Grace Gratitude
Jonathan Linebaugh | The Word of the Cross
Looking 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 Please help support the show on our Patreon Page! WELCOME TO BOOK CLUB! 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...
2022-05-19
56 min
Talkingbird
Eden and Afterward: Introducing an Mbird Guide to Genesis — Will McDavid
Recorded at the Mockingbird Conference in NYC, 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2021-09-13
51 min
Talkingbird
To Help Not To Rob: The Reversal of Freedom — RJ Heijmen
Recorded 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).
2020-05-27
37 min
Talkingbird
The Courage to Trust — C. Fitzsimons Allison
Recorded 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).
2020-04-29
1h 05
Talkingbird
Hidden Holiness: The Experience of Sanctification? — William McDavid
Recorded 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).
2020-04-15
38 min
Talkingbird
The Zoolander Antidote: Telling the Truth (About Ourselves) — Aaron Zimmerman
Recorded 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).
2020-04-01
40 min
Talkingbird
Absolution Is Just — Jacob Smith
Recorded 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).
2020-02-19
20 min
The Mockingcast
Special Episode: The Future Issue
In 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.
2020-02-15
1h 06
Talkingbird
The Good News of a High-Risk God — Aaron Zimmerman
Recorded 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).
2020-02-05
39 min
Talkingbird
Thomas Cranmer's Gospel of Divine Allurement — Ashley Null
Recorded 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.
2020-01-22
55 min
Talkingbird
On Not Being C.S. Lewis — Francis Spufford
Recorded 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).
2020-01-15
1h 05
Talkingbird
Why We need the Theology of the Cross Today — Mark Mattes
Recorded 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).
2020-01-01
37 min
Talkingbird
The Counter-Intuitive Wisdom of the Twelve Steps — John Zahl
Recorded 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).
2019-12-18
1h 00
Talkingbird
What We Talk About When We Talk About Freedom — David Zahl
Recorded 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).
2019-12-04
24 min
Talkingbird
Ministering to the Winners: The Blind, the Bound, and the Broken (People Like You & Me) — Jacob Smith
Recorded 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).
2019-11-27
58 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 171: Everybody Loves Dolly
In 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. Click here to read about the Ahlan Simsim children's show. Click...
2019-11-25
1h 01
Talkingbird
The Chimera of Identity in an Anxious World — Paul Walker
Recorded 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).
2019-11-13
30 min
Talkingbird
Hans, Franz, and the Truth About God — Aaron Zimmerman
Recorded 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).
2019-11-06
44 min
Talkingbird
The New Recipe: Grace in Family Life — Dorothy Martyn
Recorded 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).
2019-10-30
1h 11
Talkingbird
Salty Lamb: The Ludicrous Legacy of Robert Farrar Capon — Ethan Richardson
Recorded 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).
2019-10-16
1h 00
Talkingbird
Online Honesty and Instagram Authenticity — Bryan Jarrell
Recorded 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).
2019-10-02
1h 00
Talkingbird
Devotion 1: One Thing Needful — Drew Rollins
Recorded 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).
2019-09-18
14 min
Talkingbird
A Sovereign Bullet: Hope, Pain, and God — RJ Heijman
Recorded at the 2012 Fall Conference at Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville, VA, September 28-29. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
2019-09-04
43 min
Talkingbird
Panel Discussion — C. Fitzsimons Allison and Rod Rosenbladt
Recorded 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).
2019-08-21
43 min
Talkingbird
Cold Dead Hands — Sarah Condon
Recorded 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).
2019-08-07
30 min
Talkingbird
The Survival and the End of the Preacher — Adam Morton
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
39 min
Talkingbird
We Are Them: Compassion as the Lifeblood of Pastoral Ministry — Nick Lannon
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
33 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 2 — Kyle Tomlin
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
05 min
Talkingbird
What Do We Say to the God of Death? When Ministry Forces Us to Answer 'Today' — Tasha Genck Morton
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
39 min
Talkingbird
The Preacher of Vocation — Mark Tranvik
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
53 min
Talkingbird
Devotion 1 — Kyle Tomlin
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
06 min
Talkingbird
The Vocation of the Preacher — Mark Tranvik
Recorded 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).
2019-07-01
50 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 158: Pelagian Privilege
In 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
2019-06-12
53 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 157: Glorious Inefficiency
In 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...
2019-05-26
49 min
Talkingbird
The Unforgivables: Is there Hope Even for Those Consigned to a Secular Hell — Jeff Mallinson
Recorded 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).
2019-05-09
37 min
New Persuasive Words
The Person vs The Principle
In 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/.
2019-03-20
28 min
The Mockingcast
Special Episode: The Faith and Doubt Issue
In 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).
2019-03-19
1h 07
Manifesto!
Episode 8: Resentments, Justice, and the Sins of the Father
Jake 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...
2018-10-10
1h 28
New Persuasive Words
Politics after Kavanaugh
In 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/
2018-10-06
31 min
The Mockingcast
Episode 134: Effortless Church Planting
In 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
2018-07-28
43 min
Priest Pulse
Help My Unbelief - S3 E12 Deconstructionism and the Episcopal Church feat. Connor Gwin
The 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/
2018-04-17
44 min
New Persuasive Words
The Humor of Christ
In 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.
2018-04-14
32 min
New Persuasive Words
The Death of Ambition
In 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.
2017-08-10
28 min
New Persuasive Words
Love & The Zacchaeus Option
In 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/.
2017-03-13
27 min
New Persuasive Words
The 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/.
2017-02-19
28 min
Same Old Song
Episode 14: Episode 14: All You Need Is Love
This 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...
2017-02-16
20 min
New Persuasive Words
Not All Atheism Is Created Equal
On 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. The post Not All Atheism Is Created Equal appeared first on New Persuasive Words.
2016-09-02
31 min
New Persuasive Words
Looking For Love In All The (Wrong?) Virtual Places
In 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.
2016-05-31
32 min