This week, Brandon wants to talk about the Jesus commercial in the Super Bowl. Does it make sense to take such a broad strokes approach to evangelization? Is it evangelization at all? Is that a good use of $8 million? What is the actual message they are spreading? Do any of these questions even matter?

Wrapping up their look at examples of priests, prophets, and kings in the Lord of the Rings, AJ and Brandon compare the rule of Aragorn and Denethor, steward of Gondor. They also crystalize some of the patterns between all three offices and think about what that means for their own lives.

This week, AJ and Brandon continue looking at Middle Earth and Christ's three offices being depicted. This time, it's with a look at the priesthood as seen in Gollum and Frodo (and Sam).

In this week's episode, AJ and Brandon discuss Tolkien's depictions of good wizards and bad as a parallel to the messianic office of the prophet. What do Gandalf and Saruman show us about the right and wrong ways to live the prophetic call?

This week, Brandon and AJ resume their conversation about Tolkien's Middle Earth. What starts as a conversation about how change in perfection must be a loss becomes a conversation about how we experience our fall and God's salvation of us as ongoing stories rather than single historical events.

This week, Brandon and AJ spend their time comparing the modern trust in progress and development with Tolkien's own skepticism and doubt about development in time.

After their week off for Christmas, Brandon and AJ talk about the magi and what they can teach us about wisdom outside of the Covenant.

As Christmas draws ever nearer, Brandon shares his frustrations and misgivings about adult gift exchanges and AJ wants to broaden the definition of what a gift is. We talk Red One, love languages, projecting preferences, all in the name Christmas!

This week, Brandon and AJ spend some time looking ahead. What are they hoping to see happen in the coming year? What books and travel? What opportunities for growth will they hopefully seize?

This week, Brandon comes to AJ wanting to talk through balancing going all in versus risk management. Rather than decision making, they end up focusing on confidence and trust.