May 08, 2020

False Selves, Church Fathers, and the Lies We Believe

1 hour 39 minutes

In this episode, we discuss the fakeness of acting and why the Church Fathers hated it and how that applies to our lives. Then we take fun and thoughtful listener questions from our Facebook Live video and answer them relatively briefly, for a change.

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Should We Stop Method Acting? - Nostalgia Critic - YouTube — Should We Stop Method Acting? - Nostalgia Critic

We Need To Talk About Method Acting | Behind The Screen Podcast - YouTube — We Need To Talk About Method Acting | Behind The Screen Podcast

The Celebrity Pastor Era Has To Die // Francis Chan // Pre Send Rally - YouTube — Francis shares how we need to be a people that comes to an event or gathering to hear from God rather than the celebrity pastor.

Called out of Corruption and into Christ (Sunday Homily from May 3, 2020) - YouTube — "The same God that raised Jesus from the dead, the same God who filled the apostles, is still at work in the world."

Cal Newport - on Deep Work - YouTube — Cal Newport author of Deep Work talks about how to concentrate intently on cognitively demanding tasks without distractions. Cal explains how we can use different methods to develop this deep work skill in order to become our most productive selves.

Matthew Crawford on Attention as a Cultural Problem and the Possibility of Education - YouTube — What is education in an age of distraction? How can we better develop the powers of attention necessary for deep formation when so many challenges exist? Distraction is a rampant cultural problem, perhaps even more than it is an individual temptation. Join us for a First Things lecture and conversation with Dr. Matthew Crawford on rethinking the challenges to education and the economics of attention.

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