Rich and Nate discuss some of the art they've been experiencing lately:

Dan, Rich, and Nate discuss the question "What is Christian music?" This kicks off the new series Forefront Sounds, a new show on the Forefront Podcast Network, in which music enthusiast Dan Becker talks to people about music that has impacted them—including and especially music outside of the "Christian music" genre. Through examining the work of popular bands and songwriters, he explores the idea from C.S. Lewis that "God gave the pagans good dreams"—that there may be truth (and musical beauty) in places we do not expect.

We have the pilot episode of Forefront Sounds in the Forefront 360 feed today. To hear future episodes of Forefront Sounds, subscribe to the new show on your favorite podcast app.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forefront-sounds/id1841123765

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44qQUdAuJOi9U2wZ1GFT2X

Earlier this year, Nate & Rich reviewed the first 2 episodes of The Chosen Season 5. In this episode, they finish reviewing the whole season. They discuss the unique pacing of the season, the character development of John and Judas, and the dramatic ending. The first 11 minutes of this episode are spoiler-free, so you can listen even if you haven’t watched Season 5.

In this episode, Cody interviews Mark Buchanan. Mark is an author, speaker, pastor, and professor. He is the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose University.

Cody and Rich interview Dr. Benjamin Myers about his new book of essays, Ambiguity & Belonging. The conversation covers, among other things, the formation that comes from sticking in a community; the balance of particularity and ambiguity in the arts; whether reading classics is important; the benefits of sports; and whether non-Scripture poetry ought to be part of church services.

In this quick episode, we summarize two special opportunities coming up this month:

Cody, Nate, and special guest Megan Mancini discuss the new hit series on Prime Video, House of David.

Nate and Rich discuss Season 5, Part 1 of The Chosen, the acclaimed series about Jesus and his disciples. The first 15 minutes of this podcast episode is spoiler-free, so you can listen even if you haven't yet seen The Chosen Season 5. 

Cody talks to singer/songwriter Jesse Dean Boland about Canada, church music, drums, and his new single, Old Church Pew.

Nate talks to Matthew Mellema about his new middle-grade novel, RED REX—how Matthew crafted the story, how he was informed by history, and how he thinks about the integration of faith and literature.

Matthew Mellema is the author of RED REX (Bandersnatch Books). He was born and raised in Colorado Springs: a place surrounded by dinosaur bones. After studying literature at Oxford and law at Yale, Matthew returned to Colorado. Once back home, the dinosaur bones of his childhood reignited his imagination.