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- Episode 10: Craving Community
Benton and Elane discuss the current concern for community, what "community" might actually mean, and why they don't see themselves as part of many communities.
Tonight's Cocktail: A proper Margarita
Music Credits
"Better Than I Ought To Be" Words & music by Benton Stokes. Available on Grace & Gravity (CD on BentonStokes.com; MP3 on Amazon)
Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
35 min - Episode 9: What About The Great Commission Part 2
Benton and Elane finish their conversation about Jesus' statement to his disciples to "go and make disciples" and decide that authentic love and care matter, God goes where God is wanted, and spaghetti may or may not come up in conversation.
Music Credits
"Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)" Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith. Available on Grace & Gravity (CD on BentonStokes.com; MP3 on Amazon)
Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
Messa de Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi (1874)Links from this episode
Violins Of Hope
Nashville Symphony
Etch Restaurant
Benton’s Instagram
Cedar Point
The Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20):
Marvin the Martian
Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
33 min - Episode 8: What About The Great Commission, Part 1
Elane and Benton consider the contemporary implications of Jesus' last instructions to his disciples, The Great Commission: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..." (Matthew 28:19).
Spoiler alert: It all depends upon your view of heaven.
Music Credits:
"Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)" Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith
"California" Words & music by Benton Stokes
"Paper Cup" Words & music by Benton Stokes
All songs Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
45 min - Episode 7: Cue The Suburban Music
Benton and Elane discuss their childhood summers, distinguishing the voice of the Divine, and drawing others into intimacy with an awe-inspiring God.
Music Credits
Our theme music: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)”. Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith. Available on Grace & Gravity (CD on BentonStokes.com; digitally on Amazon and iTunes)
Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
46 min - Episode 6: Spiritual Practices & Disciplines
Elane and Benton discuss what spiritual practices are and how they lead to spiritual disciplines. Disciples are people who discipline themselves to learn what their teachers do and to become what their teachers are.
Book recommendations: Celebration of Discipline (Richard Foster) and The Spirit of the Disciplines (Dallas Willard).
Music Credits
Our theme music: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)”. Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith. Available on Grace & Gravity (CD on BentonStokes.com; digitally on Amazon and iTunes)
Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
37 min - Episode 5: Heaven, Hell, & Being Mindful In California
Benton and Elane discuss perceptions of heaven and hell, including what hell is like. They also address how to stop chasing thoughts and Benton's recent adventure in Southern California.
Music Credits
Our theme music: “Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)”. Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith. Available on Grace & Gravity (CD on BentonStokes.com; digitally on Amazon and iTunes)
Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
44 min - Episode 4: When Good People Get Political Power
Elane and Benton discuss Plato, famous American presidents and what makes a good person good. Benton nerds out over one of his summer obsessions.
Music Credits:
Our theme music is "Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)" Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith
All songs Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
49 min - Episode 3: Scott Erickson
Elane interviews Scott Erickson (aka Scott The Painter) at Compass Coffee in Vancouver, Washington. They discuss, among other things, surfing, spiritual formation, cathedrals, Nat King Cole and iconography.
To purchase Scott's work, or to follow his posts:
https://scottericksonartshop.com
Instagram: @scottthepainter
Music Credits:
Our theme music is "Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)" Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith
All songs Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
40 min - Episode 2: Cheese, Bears & Itchy Sweaters
Elane and Benton go on a road trip and discuss camping, goat cheese and spiritual itchiness.
And bears. Don't forget the bears.
Music Credits:
Our theme music is "Moving On (Feels Pretty Good)" Words & music by Benton Stokes & Janine Smith
All songs Copyright 2018 Songs From the Basement (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
53 min - Episode 1: Moving On
In this episode, recorded live in February 2018, Benton and Elane discuss the pain and promise of moving on.
We all run up against walls--crises of life or faith--that force us to re-evaluate what we are doing and what we believe. Whether it's from a job, a relationship, our personal history, or from ideas about God that just don't fit anymore, there are times when we have to move on to something new. Hitting the wall, and moving on from it, can be hard and lonely work. It helps to know God is always with us, and waiting on the other side.
Cocktail of the evening: Manhattans with Evan Williams Black, Dolin Rouge, Fee Orange Bitters, and Luxardo cherries.
46 min
About Cocktail Theology
From the publisher's feed
Life and God from a very broadly Christian perspective, with no filter, over cocktails.
Progressive, Biblically grounded, LGBTQ-affirming, candid discussions about faith, life, politics, roller coasters, sex, and anything else that matters.
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Benton Stokes is a songwriter, a recording artist, an author, a worship leader, a podcaster, a collector of comic books, a lover of roller coasters, a dad, a friend, and (with ministry partner Elane O'Rourke) half of School For Seekers.
Benton has a passion for helping post-Evangelicals, particularly queer men, find their way to healthy theology and healing perspectives.
Benton co-hosts (with Elane) Cocktail Theology — a podcast that tackles topics such as defining what an abomination actually is, exploring why Christians and science are at odds all the time, and reclaiming Christian-ese language like "born again." All while sipping tasty libations.
Rev. Dr. Elane O'Rourke is a spiritual director, lifelong teacher, theologian, mom, contemplative, Enneagram 1, and a bunch of the things Benton wrote. She was a philosophy prof for a decade, a pastor for another decade, and the instigator of School For Seekers since 2014.
Elane's first book was A Dallas Willard Dictionary, written to explain the difficult words of Christian philosopher Dallas Willard, which may explain her role in the podcast she co-hosts with Benton, Cocktail Theology.
Elane's deepest desire, and life's work, is for you to believe that you are God's cherished and beloved child, worthy of care and respect.
For more information about Cocktail Theology, or its sponsor, School For Seekers, visit www.schoolforseekers.com