Patrick Smith joins Brad & JM this week to dive into the 2002 M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi horror film Signs! They look at the film through the lens of Ecclesiastes as well as the cultural impact that 9/11 would've had on the making of the film and more!

JM's Album Of The Week: Arcade Fire - Pink Elephant 

Bradford's Book Club: Deep Focus: Film & Theology In Dialogue by Robert K. Johnston, Craig Detweiler, Kutter Callaway

This week, John-Mark takes over the podcast to discuss the upcoming untitled new album from Shades and how you can help them finish the record! Follow them on Instagram

JM's Album Of The Week: Lucius - S/T

Bradford's Book Club (JM's Pick): Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire by Preston Sprinkle

We continue our Meet a Member series this week with SVCC member Jules Thompson!

JM's Album Of The Week: The Mars Volta - Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio

Bradford's Book Club: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

We had to audible this week and record a last minute emergency pod after JM had some car issues! Brad and JM discuss Holy Week, Easter Sunday at SVCC, upcoming events at Shades and more!

JM's Album Of The Week: John Mark McMillan - Cosmic Supreme

Bradford's Book Club: The Art of Disagreeing: How To Keep Calm and Stay Friends in Hard Conversations by Gavin Ortlund

This week is Holy Week and with Easter upon us, Jonathan walks us through some resurrection apologetics!

JM's Album Of The Week: Bon Iver: SABLE, fABLE

Bradford's Book Club (Jonathan's Pick): 100 Runs of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Races and Trails

On our latest episode of Shades Cinema we discuss the 2025 Netflix documentary film Don't Die and how that juxtaposes with the book of Ecclesiastes.

JM's Album Of The Week: My Morning Jacket - is

Bradford's Book Club: End of the Christian Life by J. Todd Billings

This week we started a new ongoing series called "Meet a Pastor". This week we interviewed Chris Culver from Birmingham Community Church in Bluff Park!

JM's Album Of The Week: Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

Bradford's Book Club (Chris' Pick): Being Human: Bodies, Minds, Persons by Rowan Williams

This week we sat down for a meet a member interview with SVCC member Millie Hogan!

JM's Album Of The Week: Jeremy Moore - Deepest Valleys/Come Now My Soul (Singles)

Bradford's Book Club (Millie's Pick): Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

We continue our Meet a Member series this week by sitting down for a conversation with Nicholas Coker! You can check out his work at https://www.nicholascoker.com/

JM's Album Of The Week (Nicholas' Pick): Disasterpeace - FEZ (Original Game Soundtrack)

Bradford's Book Club (Nicholas' Picks): Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness by David Powlison, Redwall by Brian Jaques

This week we revisit a sermon from 2019 preached by Dr. Mark Gignilliat titled The End of Wisdom: Ecclesiastes and Life Under the Sun!

JM's Album Of The Week: Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers - Bloom: Living World - Single

Bradford's Book Club (JM's Pick): Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes Through The Lens Of Contemporary Film by Robert K. Johnston