Culture Matters

Today is Juneteenth, a day where we celebrate the news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reaching slaves on the Texas shores. We felt like now would be a good time to revisit the topic of racial division. What are the real steps to breaking the cycles of racial incidents, protests and backlash that we see so often in the United States? We are joined by George Yancey, a professor at Baylor University specializing in race relations, to explore this topic. Yancey shares his deep insights on the progress and pitfalls of race relations in America, highlighting significant milestones, while also addressing the pitfalls of extreme identity politics. Our conversation takes a thoughtful look at the cyclical nature of racial tensions and the need for intentional efforts, outside of moments of crisis, to achieve genuine advancement. We believe that, while not perfect, the Church has the best tools for addressing this issue.

Professor Yancy's Book: Beyond Racial Division

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This Summer we are re-visiting a few of our favorite previous episodes. Some from recent seasons, some from not-so-recent. We've had some really amazing and helpful guests on over the years, so while we are busy recording new episodes, we wanted to share these with you! We hope you enjoy them!

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In this week's episode, we sit down with a good friend, Aina Carruth, to talk about the hard seasons of friendship, how to make healthy boundaries, and appreciate the beauty of good friendships. Friendships are worth the work and there's so much to learn and glean from persevering in friendship.

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This Summer we are re-visiting a few of our favorite previous episodes. Some from recent seasons, some from not-so-recent. We've had some really amazing and helpful guests on over the years, so while we are busy recording new episodes, we wanted to share these with you! We hope you enjoy them!

Hip-hop artist and writer Jackie Hill Perry joins us and shares the role of art in her story of gospel transformation. She and guest Jahmaol Clark discuss the relationship between hip-hop and the Church.

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This Summer we are re-visiting a few of our favorite previous episodes. Some from recent seasons, some from not-so-recent. We've had some really amazing and helpful guests on over the years, so while we are busy recording new episodes, we wanted to share these with you! We hope you enjoy them!

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Is God a foodie? This episode talks about the biblical significance of food and our cultural obsession with it.

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This Summer we are re-visiting a few of our favorite previous episodes. Some from recent seasons, some from not-so-recent. We've had some really amazing and helpful guests on over the years, so while we are busy recording new episodes, we wanted to share these with you! We hope you enjoy them!

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Through his book, Good and Beautiful and Kind, Rich Villodas offers a contemplative practice, based on the gospel, that helps us find joy and beauty despite a hostile and difficult world.   

Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World https://a.co/d/btzQzIg

The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus https://a.co/d/e5h9DJu

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This Summer we are re-visiting a few of our favorite previous episodes. Some from recent seasons, some from not-so-recent. We've had some really amazing and helpful guests on over the years, so while we are busy recording new episodes, we wanted to share these with you! We hope you enjoy them!

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While marriage can be easy for some, the reality of two sinners entering into union with each other is often fraught with hardship. This week we chat with Laurie and Matt Krieg on their own personal journey through marital strife and what it has taught them about love and the gospel.

Guest Resources

• An Impossible Marriage: What Our Mixed-Orientation Marriage Has Taught Us About Love and the Gospel
• Learn more or listen to the Hole in My Heart Podcast: lauriekrieg.com/

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In this final episode of the season, Tymarcus sits down with Joey Honesko to talk about how poetry can help us better understand the beauty and complexity of the scriptures. And how poetry in particular can help us resonate with the practice of remembrance when we look back at the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ during the season of Lent and and Easter.

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What does it mean to be citizens of heaven? And how does that affect our earthly citizenship? In this episode we look at the relational language the bible uses frequently — brothers and sisters, citizens of heaven, royal priesthood, and others.

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Liz is back and the studio has never felt more alive! She joins us to pick apart this year's Oscars. This episode isn't just about the glitz of the gala; it's our reflections on the highlights, the lowlights, the war and peace narratives threading through recent cinema, the cultural disconnect that often plagues the Oscars and why we (mostly Adam) think film is still so important for art and creativity. We wrap up with our personal top picks from 2023.

Join us for a celebration of storytelling, a critical look at cultural engagement, and loads of hot sports — ahem, film — opinions!

Here's a list of the films, short films, and documentaries,  mentioned in this episode:

Films

1. Barbie

Short Films:

1. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Wes Anderson 

Documentaries:

1. The Barber of Little Rock

Mentioned Resources On Film Reviews:

1. IMDB.com

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This week Tymarcus talks to Pastor Charles Wilson from The Hill Church in Roanoke, VA about how Christians can think about effecting change in their communities through their churches. Pastor Charles helps us think about how as Christians we should move towards the problems and be a part of helping our neighborhoods flourish.

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• https://www.thehillchurch.com/

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