Church in Space

In which we answer our first listener question.  Which excites the 3-Ds, because it means we actually have a listener!  The question:  what do we think about James Cameron's Avatar movie? It reminded our listener of her Native American culture and spirituality.  Drew and Dan also discuss reforms for the Lutheran Church involving beer, pretzels, and fig newtons.  And Pastor Dave deeply ponders whether the Wicked Witch of the West can be baptized, since water melts her.

In which Mandalorians pop up in Paul's letter to the Ephesians, Pastor Dave spots theological coherence in Marvel's Netflix shows, and how The Lord of the Rings is WAY more realistic than Star Wars.  Oonta goota, Faramir?

In which the Three Ds ponder why Hollywood tends to demote gods on the silver screen, even though religion may be central to a hero's character in the source material; Thor's a genuine Norse god in the comics, for example, but the MCU portrays Asgardians as just another super-advanced alien species.  After examining the centrality of Catholicism for Daredevil, we somehow end the show by determining exactly how the Hutts became the dominant crime family in the Star Wars universe.  Wanta?

In which Drew revealing his disdain for movie trailers somehow leads to a vibrant discussion of the Apocalypse, then everyone concludes that Christians have been Mandalorians for thousands of years (but didn't realize it until now).

In which the 3-Ds introduce themselves, establish their nerd credentials -- then promptly demonstrate the difficulty of deep dives about Dune, as Pastor Dave desperately desires to discuss the book's (and movie's) reliance on religion, but Drew and Dan's dialogue dances and drifts everywhere but.  Dave is in for a very long season...

Morning Devotions for Thursday 7/2/2020. Reading is from Habakkuk 2:1-4

Morning Devotions for Wednesday 7/1/2020. Reading is from Jeremiah 18:1-11

Morning Devotions for Tuesday 6/30/2020. Reading is from Galatians 3:26-29

Morning Devotions for Monday 6/29/2020. Reading is from 2nd Timothy chapter 4.

Morning Devotions for Friday 6/26/2020. We continue our reading of the Augsburg Confession with Article VII.