The Brothers Zahl

Books: A Mess of Help by David Zahl, The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman, The Dyer's Hand by WH Auden, Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton, Feel Free _by Zadie Smith, _The Pale King by David Foster Wallace, Mockingbird at the Movies, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, The Gospel According to Peanuts by Robert Short, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism by TS Eliot

Essays: "E Unibus Pluram" by David Foster Wallace

Movies: Anything directed by Michael Mann (starting with Heat, Manhunter, and Thief, including DVD commentaries

Talks: Exploring the Oddball World of Christian Disco by John Zahl

Music: JAZ's Choice Italo Essentials, JAZ's Greatest Hits

Songs: "Adventure" by Marzio Dance, "A Summer Night" by Liza Mancini, "We've Been Had" by The Walkmen, "Hustlin' Time" by American Steel, "Nowhere Is My Home" by The Replacements, "Destination: Anywhere" by The Marvelettes, "The Nightingale" by Julee Cruise, "On The Mountain" by Jonathan David, "You Must Engage" by The Keene Brothers, "Preach the Gospel" by DJ JAZ, "Expert In a Dying Field" by The Beths, "One Wish" by Phil Lynott, "Airport of Love" by Love International, "Add Some Music To Your Day" by The Beach Boys

Books: On Being a Theologian of the Cross by Gerhard Forde, Kingdom Grace and Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon, The Crucified God by Juergen Moltmann, Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall by Christophe Lebold, The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Movies: Green Light, The Darjeeling Limited, Red Beard, Rome Open City, The Battle of Algiers, Flight

Paintings: The Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthais Gruenewald

Plays: The Family Reunion by TS Eliot

Poetry: "The Four Quartets" (especially East Coker) and "Journey of the Magi" by TS Eliot

Songs: "Flyin Like an Eagle"by Tony Loeffler, "Waterloo" by ABBA, "War on War" by Wilco, "Over at the Frankenstein Place" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, "Bring It On" by Nick Cave, "Can't Be Serious" by Ginny, "Mission Impossible" by Freestyle, "Bob Lind (The Only Way Is Down" by Pulp, "Wall of Death" by REM, "Empty Me Out" by Liz Vice, "Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe, "Tough" by Martin Vogel, "Doctor Wu" by Steely Dan, "Mountain of Transfiguration" by Andy Squyres, "Anthem" by Sandra McCracken

Books: Law & Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints) 10th Anniversary Edition by William McDavid, Ethan Richardson and David Zahl; Les Miserables by Victor Hugo; Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan; Grace in Practice by Paul Zahl, Augustine's "On the Spirit and the Letter"; The Antinomian Disputation by Martin Luther, Lectures on Galatians by Martin Luther, The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience by Simeon Zahl (Chapter 4)

Movies: Dead Poets Society, Chocolat

Documentaries: Buck, The Last Dance, Free Solo, The Turnaround, King of Kong, Listers

Television: Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Jim Gaffigan Show ("The Trial" and "He Said She Said" in particular)

Songs: "Thou Shalt Not Steal" by Glenda Collins, "Numbers" by Weezer, "I Ain't Into That" by The Rappin Rev, "I Fought the Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four, "Condemnation" by Depeche Mode, "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" by Elvis Costello, "Pick Me Tonight" by Tina Turner, "Love Is the Law" by The Seahorses, "What You Won't Do" by Bobby Caldwell, "Feel the Pressure" by The Charlatans, "You Could Be More As You Are" by Saada Bonaire, "Perfection as a Hipster" by God Help the Girl, "You Should Never" by My Bloody Valentine, "The Straight and Narrow" by Spiritualized, "Innocent Til Proven Guilty" by Honey Cone, "Stars" from Les Miserables, "Surface Pressure" from Encanto

Books: Grace in Practice by Paul Zahl, Listening by Anne Long, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist, Augustine's Confessions

Articles: "Me, My Father, and Russell Wilson" by Mina Kimes

Television: Bluey, Parenthood (2010-2015), Love on the Spectrum, Lonesome Dove

Movies: Parenthood (1989), The Ice Storm (1997), Forrest Gump (1994), Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Talks: Grace in Family Relationships by Mary Zahl

Songs: "Mr. T's Commandment" by Mr T, "Mama Say" by Kwame, "Son of Your Father" by Elton John, "Problem Child" by The Beach Boys, "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by The Breeders, "Rebel Without a Clue" by Bonnie Tyler, "Shine Jesus Shine" by Graham Kendrick, "Rubberneckin" by Elvis Presley, "Listen to the Band" by The Monkees, "Phone Home" by Johnny Chingas, "God's Children" by The Kinks, "Save Me" by Nanette Workman, "Suedehead" by Morrissey, "Come Back Home" by Tom Hooker, "No Matter What" by Badfinger, "Love Will Never Die" by Paul Lowe featuring Peace Train

Poetry: "Seven Stanzas at Easter" by John Updike, "Descending Theology: The Resurrection" by Mary Karr, "Easter" by George Herbert

Art: "Resurrection" by Piero della Francesca (1463), "The Resurrection" by Otto Dix (1949), "Easter Morning" by Caspar David Friedrich (1835), "The Resurrection, Cookham" by Stanley Spencer (1924-7), "Travoys Arriving with Wounded at a Dressing-Station at Smol, Macedonia, September, 1916" by Stanley Spencer (1919), "Risen Christ and Soldiers" by Germain Pilon (1572), "Isenheim Altarpiece" by Matthias Gruenewald (1516)

Television and Movies: Rev Season 3 Episodes 5&6, The Passion of the Christ

Articles: "Finitude and Death" by Katherine Sonderegger in The T&T Clark Companion to the Doctrine of Sin

Songs: "Love Is Stronger Than Death" by The The, "Sunrise" by Pulp, "How a Resurrection Really Feels" by The Hold Steady, "He's Alive" by Dolly Parton, "Resurrection Shuffle" by Tom Jones, "Photograph" by Ringo Starr, "Candy" by 1910 Fruitgum Company, "Don't Worry About Death" by Melon, "Back to Heaven" by Number One Ensemble, "I Don't Wanna Be a Solider Mama" by John Lennon, "I Am the Resurrection" by The Stone Roses, "Dance or Die" by Kool Rock Steady, "Get Up and Boogie" by Silver Convention, "Revenge" by The Eurythmics, "Death Is Not the End" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Sing Hallelujah" by Bob & Karin

Movies: Red Beard, Rising Son, Rize, 10 Things I Hate About You, She’s All That, Pride and Prejudice

Books: The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience by Simeon Zahl, The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic by John Hendrix, Make Way for the Spirit by Christoph Blumhardt, Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Poetry: "Whitsunday" by George Herbert

Paintings: "The Pentecost" by El Greco, "Pentecost" by Jean Restout, Duccio's Maesta

Music: A Love Supreme by John Coltrane, "Let the Wind Blow" by The Beach Boys, "Wind Chimes" by The Beach Boys, "Cool, Cool Water" by The Beach Boys, "Feel Flows" by The Beach Boys, "Tears in the Morning" by The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys, "Handle with Care" by The Traveling Wilburys, "Holy Ghost" by The Bar-Kays, "Faith and Fire" by Vivian Reed, "Strange Changes" by Lyndsey Paul, "Revival Day" by Savage Rose, "Yahweh" by U2, "Somebody Tell Me Where's the Beef?" by Britten, "Unchained" by Van Halen, "Touched by the Hand of God" by New Order, "Full of Fire" by Al Green, "Holy Spirit" by Limousine

Movies: Toy Story, Hoosiers, The Best Years of Our Lives, Lilo and Stitch

Books: The Cross and Christian Confidence by Joanna McGrath & Alister McGrath, Coach by Michael Lewis, The Freedom of a Christian by Martin Luther, The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience by Simeon Zahl, Grace in Practice by Paul Zahl, Justitia Dei by Alister McGrath, Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, Articles 4 and 21 of The Augsburg Confession, Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder

TV: Season 2 finale of Stranger Things

Podcasts: "Don't be Good -- Be Great" episode of Against the Rules

Songs: "No Matter" by Lowell, "Crazy the Lord" by Nick the Record, "Gettin' Back on the Good Side of Love" by Don Black and the Breakaways, "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders, "Strange Currencies" by REM, "Why Do I Keep Counting?" by The Killers, "Transformer Man" by Neil Young, "Superbowl Shuffle" by the 1985 Chicago Bears, "I Just Started" by Jackie Moore, "Automatic Amore" by Patrizia Pellegrino, "Love Is a Natural Magical Thing" by Laurie Miller, "The Old Account" by Johnny Cash, "I've Been Surprised" by Josh White

Books: The Captivation of the Will by Gerhard Forde, The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther, The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt, You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney, Low Anthropology by David Zahl, On the Spirit and the Letter by Augustine, On Nature and Grace by Augustine, Confessions by Augustine, City of God _(Books 11-14) by Augustine, _The Emperor’s New Clothes (“The Brahmin in the Bahamas”) by William Kilpatrick, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Grace in Addiction by John Z

Movies: Walk the Line, Unguarded (30 for 30), and Dave Chappelle on The Secret

Songs: “Can’t Let Go” by Bryan Ferry, “Do It All Over Again” by Spiritualized, “Free Will” by Rush, “I Can’t Let Maggie Go” by Honeybus, “Wise Up” by Aimee Mann, “Last Train to London” by ELO, “Left to My Own Devices” by The Pet Shop Boys, “I Can’t Stop” by The Honeycombs, “Set Me Free” by Karen Silver, “Right Where You Left Me” by Taylor Swift, “Bring Him Home” from Les Miserables, “None of Us Are Free” by Solomon Burke, “Set Me Free” by Kinks, “Truth Will Come Out” by Honey Cone, “Cry Freedom” by Romie Singh, “Play in the Sunshine” by Prince, “I Need Thee Every Hour” by Ella Fitzgerald, “Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan, “Mercy” by Ohio Express, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by UB40

Quotations: Philip Melanchton, Capon, and Cave

Books: Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan, Lancelot by Walker Percy, The Family Reunion by T.S. Eliot, The book of Genesis

Movies: Leon Morin, Priest (1961), Prometheus (2012), The Rescue (2021), Field of Dreams (1989), The Book of Eli (2010), Wings of Desire (1987), Friendly Persuasion (1956), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Songs: "Believe" by DMAs, "Do You Believe" by Poolside, "Faith" by The 8th Day, "I Trust" by The Byrds, "Someday" by Glass Tiger, "Faith in Something Bigger" by The Who, "It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)" by Jeanne & The Darlings, "Lay All Your Love on Me" by ABBA, "Letting Go" by Wings, "No Doubt About It" by Hot Chocolate, "Happy Birthday" By Stevie Wonder, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA, "I Went to Sleep" by The Beach Boys, "Do You Believe?" by Swamp Dogg, "I've Got Confidence" by Elvis Presley, "I Came to Believe" by Johnny Cash, "I Believe In You" by Bob Dylan