PART 2. I don't think I have laughed as much in any other podcast as I did in this one. I sat down with two of my favorite men and talked about why we read, the genres of books we have been into, and the books that we read in 2021. I LOVED this conversation. I thoroughly enjoy talking about books and in this case we talked for nearly 4.5 hours. I figured that dividing this podcast up into three parts would be the best way to go. I hope y’all enjoy the discussion.

Follow John-Michael on Instagram @aboutjem

Follow Owen on Instagram @owenhebbert

I am on Instagram @itsthevalk

Read well friends.

PART 1. I have been looking forward to this podcast for months. I sat down with two of my favorite men and talked about why we read, the genres of books we have been into, and the books that we read in 2021. I LOVED this conversation. I thoroughly enjoy talking about books and in this case we talked for nearly 4.5 hours. I figured that dividing this podcast up into three parts would be the best way to go. I hope y’all enjoy the discussion.

Follow John-Michael on Instagram @aboutjem

Follow Owen on Instagram @hebbert_the_writer

I am on Instagram @itsthevalk

Read well friends.

Jesse and I recorded a quick episode about the song he recently released: Am The Moon. I am a colossal fan of the song and Jesse’s music and I love deep analysis of creative work.

Stream Am The Moon basically anywhere. 

Follow Jesse on Instagram @boutjesse

I am on Instagram @itsthevalk

Cheers. 

Daniel is one of the pastors of Living Water Reformed Church in Brantford Ontario. He spent a bit of time at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary before going to Westminster Seminary in California. We talked about his journey to the pastorate and the books he is reading at the moment. I have a lot of respect for Daniel and I really enjoyed our conversation.

Find out more about LWRC and Daniel at https://www.livingwaterreformedchurch.com/leadership/

I am on Instagram @itsthevalk

Cheers Fam.

Hannah is an emerging singer-songwriter from Hamilton Ontario. We talked about everything related to the songwriting process from inspiration to mastering. She sent me some of the songs from her upcoming EP and they are absolutely fantastic. Hannah is a great conversationalist I really enjoyed discussing music with her. I can’t wait for the full EP coming early next year.

Support Hannah with a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/?via=hannahsloots

Find Hannah on Instagram @hannahsloots

I am always @itsthevalk

Love you all. 

Matt is the Executive Director of Refuge International, an organization that partners with local churches to help refugees and immigrants. We talked about Matt’s mission work overseas and how Refuge is working with the new influx of Afghan Refugees.

Like I mention at the beginning of the podcast, I screwed up the audio quality pretty bad, but there are so many valuable insights in the conversation that I had to post it.

Find Refuge on Instagram @refuge_intl

Their website is: https://www.refugeintl.org/

I am always @itsthevalk

Love y’all.

Jeffrey is the president of Bible Translators in Training here at Southern Seminary. We talked about some of the complexities that go into translating the  Bible, how different languages interact with each other, and how someone's worldview will radically affect their translation choices. I love the biblical languages, and I love this chat. 

Find Jeffery on Instagram @jm_dockall

Find the BTT on Twitter and Insta @BTT_SBTS

I am always @itsthevalk

Peace fam.

Cam has served as a missionary in Africa in various capacities for several years. Pretty much every time I talk to him he has a new story, so I knew I had to have him on. In addition to a bunch of gnarly athletic exploits, Cam is seriously well-read and we chatted about liberal theology and the church in North America and Africa.

Find Cam on Instagram @_cameronparham

I am always @itsthevalk

Peace fam.

I knew right away that this would be one of my favourite conversations. Jonathan is currently a Boyce student here in Louisville, a talented pianist and a good friend. We had a long and complex discussion about his story, SSA, LGBT, Christian Identity, the Gospel and witnessing. These are complex issues and I am sure we didn’t nuance one point or another as good as we might have, but this conversation is incredibly valuable and Jonathan’s story is inspiring.

Jonathan can be found on Insta @jonthetruman

I am always @itsthevalk

Cheers fam