In this week’s episode we cover the highlights of Another Week Ends with David Zahl. As usual all the content we mention can be found on our website: www.mbird.com. Have a great weekend.

In this special edition of The Mockingcast we talk with Will McDavid about the state of the Church as of 2015. We also get a rundown on Todd Brewer’s best theological reads from 2015.

In this episode C.J. Green breaks down the highlightd of Another Week Ends. We consider the power of Derek Webb’s recent published confession, talk about failure and mediocrity, and consider how the story of our lives isn’t always one we can chart with any kind of rational metric. All this and a special guest appearance by Paul Zahl who reflects on the rise of Trump and what it tells us about the country and ourselves.

 

 

This is our Christmas Show. It’s short, sweet and full of Christmas cheer. Enjoy. And Merry Christmas!

Show Notes:

* Here is the essay by Dan Harmon

which was quoted at the beginning of the show.

In this episode we not only run down some of the most interesting stories in Another Week Ends, we talk about food shaming and judgment at holiday parties, as well as offering our own review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Another week ends…In a world that seems unpredicable, chaotic and sometimes downright scary both the religious and the irreligious seem drawn to creating hermetically sealed safe spaces. But no matter what you can’t escape door to door proseletizers. Maybe that’s a good thing. All this and more in this week’s episode of the Mockingcast.

This week we talk about the increasing burden of shame in our culture and the new trend of “prayer shaming.” We also talk a little about Bill Murray as secular saint and consider why we’re all drawn to D.I.Y. spirituality. To read about all this and more check out this week’s edition of Another Week Ends:

http://www.mbird.com/2015/12/another-week-ends-prayer-shaming-gracious-sermons-magical-libraries-st-bill-of-murray/

Every year at the end of November we gather with friends and family eat, drink and watch football and listen to people tell us how grateful we should be. What’s the source of gratitude and what robs us of the ability to be grateful? In this special edition we chat with Sarah Condon about grace, parenting and bringing toddlers to church. The podcast concludes with a homily from David Zahl entitled “The Mother of all Virtues.” For resources mentioned in the podcast or to find out more about Mockingbird visit our website: www.mbird.com.

 

 

In this episode of the Mockingcast we look at the a phenomenon in Palo Alto and what it tells us about the performance pressure cooker in which we all find ourselves. We also ask what grace has to do with it.

 

This is a special episode of the Mockingcast where we preview the most recent issue of the Mockingbird Magazine, which deals with Technology and how it shape us and our culture. You can order the issue here: http://magazine.mbird.com/shop/.