Hey Mangoes,  one more song for you.  This was performed live at the Skillman Church of Christ.  It is a cover of the song "Ten Thousand Words" by the Avett Brothers.  Performed by the incredibly talented duo Justin Whitehead and Trevor.  

Check out Rebecca Coles cover of Avett Brother's song Skin and Bones by the Avett Brothers.  

Check out the next installment of Music & Theology series on the Skillman Mango Podcast inspired by the Gospel According to the Avett Brothers class with Lee Branch. This is a conversation with Makenna Miller about a song that speaks to her on a spiritual level. The song is entitled Saturn by the group, Sleeping At Last.  Here is the link to the YouTube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzNvk80XY9s

Again, lets' do our part to support these artists.  Check out their YouTube page, listen to them on Spotify, let's see them live if they roll through Dallas.  

We put out the call last week during the Gospel According to the Avett Brothers at the Skillman Church of Christ to share with the rest of the class other songs that connect at the spiritual level.  I was blown away when Tim Garcia sent a song by the band Khruangbin (which means airplane in Thai 😁) named A Hymn with NO lyrics.  It all made sense when I heard the song.  Take some time to listen to this great song and to Tim's thoughts on this great piece of art.  Here is the YouTube video link to the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ODc8z_nDA

Let's do our part to support these great artists...check out their videos, listen on Spotify, share with a friend, and/or visit the band when the roll into Dallas.

We've entered into a new season at the Skillman Church of Christ where we are offering a set of new, exciting, engaging classes during the Sunday Bible hour.  One of the classes is the Gospel According to the Avett Brothers led by Lee Branch.  We put the call in the class to send in and submit songs that they resonate with or that move them in the ways of spirituality.  In this podcast, Grant Williams talks about the Grateful Dead song, "Brokedown Palace." He is particularly fond of the cover down by the Shinyribs.  Listen to the song and to Grant's thoughts about this incredible piece of music.  Click below for the link to the YouTube video and support these artists anyway you can through the watching of their content or visiting them in concert next time they are in your area.  Peace, love and enjoy the music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKRfr_DhGA

Let's talk about the Bible and NT Wright's book on the Authority of Scripture. 

Our brother Jake Jacobson just got back from a retreat centering on nurturing and developing contemplation in ministry.  Listen and be inspired about what he learned and what he is hoping to build into his life.  

The Las Mangas bless us again with a second episode.  An all women conversation, this time centering on the enneagram and how it pertains to women in ministry.  Join host, Leah Williams, along with Makenna Miller (Youth Minister) and Shalene Valentine (Children's Minister) from the Skillman Church of Christ to discuss how ministry has impacted their enneagram number and conversely, how their enneagram number has impacted how they do ministry.  Insightful and wonderful conversation!

Intro song is "Where Its At" by Beck and closing song is "Redesigning Women" by The Highwomen. We do not own the rights but encourage everyone to listen to these songs and support these artists in whatever ways they can.  

Truth is truth. In art, poetry, and music deep truths can be communicated in special ways.  In this incredible conversation with Lee Branch, we look at three songs that are outside the genre of "Christian" but convey spiritual truths.  The songs in this podcast are:

"Belief" by John Mayer
"The Ballad of Love and Hate" by The Avett Brothers
"Harmony Hall" by Vampire Weekend
"Murder in the City" by the Avett Brothers

We do not own the rights to these songs, but please feel free to listen to these songs in the podcast and support in ways you can these incredible artists as we celebrate the wisdom they have shared with all of us.

Finally, the mango world gets to hear from the one and only Tara Davidson.  Incredible interview about her upbringing as the child of a profession baseball player and a deeper look into a meaning of a poem by Mary Oliver the impact it has on spirituality for us as well as our children.  Enjoy episode #20 of the Mango Podcast!!