Rommel Ruiz is a strong storyteller and visual communicator, and his work is a significant part of what makes Love Gave such a powerful book. The words are simple and clear and his illustrations beautifully help bring the message of the book to life.

In this episode we talk about what his goals with this project were and the role of art in the life of a Christian.

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Love Gave giveaway on our Instagram (open until Sunday, February 14th at 5pm CST)

Love Gave episode with author Quina Aragon

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This week we welcome back returning guest Quina Aragon! Quina is a writer, editor, and spoken word artist.

If you haven's listened to Quina's first appearance on Episode 10 (link below), you should absolutely check it out to hear about her testimony and what lead her to start writing children's books.

Love Gave continues to build on the themes of a fully Trinitarian Gospel and the ways that each member of the Godhead loves and works in relation to us. Last time, in Love Made, Quina focused on the creative nature of the Father and how parents mirror those qualities with their children. This time, Love Gave focuses on the way Jesus engages humanity as a friend and how we can overcome our big problem to enjoy true fellowship with him!

We hope you enjoy (both the book and our conversation) and share with your friends!

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We're excited to share our first Substantive Cinema of the new year with you all!

Soul is the latest release from Pixar Animation Studios. At first look, it may seem like an odd premise for a film primarily targeted to a younger audience, but Soul's plot and themes are wonderful springboards for all sorts of valuable conversations.

This week we're joined by Mitch Wiley and we talk about: how Christians discern value in entertainment & the arts, how our lives are enriched by the common grace all around us, and what gives one's life true purpose.

Reviews of Note:

Alissa Wilkinson (friend of The Substance)

The Gospel Coalition

Mitch's Shoutouts:

Paddington

Paddington 2

#1 movie of 2020: American Utopia

Stop Making Sense

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Welcome to another edition of Topic Toss Up! This was pretty heavy as we recorded the evening of January 6th, but we're excited to share this with you and hear your thoughts. We start off with a great listener question about the death penalty, and we couldn't ignore the insurrection at the Capitol and the Church's variety of responses, and on a lighter note we round it out by talking about the books we're excited to read this year.

We hope you enjoy and be sure to follow us on social media or reach out to us and let us know what you think and what you're looking forward to in 2021!

Books we're looking forward to reading in 2021:

Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

Compassion & Conviction by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, et al

Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley

Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes by Eamon Duffy

The Identity and Attributes of God by Terry L. Johnson

He Saw That It Was Good by Sho Baraka

The Wisdom Pyramid by Brett McCracken

Love Gave by Quina Aragon

Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue by R.C. Sproul

The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones

The Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

What If Jesus Was Serious? by Skye Jethani

The Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink

Providence by John Piper

Sources Mentioned:

Mike Winger "The Death Penalty Is Biblical...Obviously" YouTube or Podcast

David French Article

Russell Moore Article

Substance shows mentioned:

Episode 28: News and Sources

Shoutouts:

Trevor- Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David Blight

Philip- Life and Books and Everything podcast w/John Piper

Vince- KevOnStage

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This week on The Substance we are taking an introductory look at Critical Race Theory. Lots of folks in the culture and The Church have strong opinions about it, but when a topic gets so much cultural heat, it's easy not to approach it critically and thoughtfully.

On this episode we cover the history of CRT, attempt to fairly define CRT, and engage with what the Bible says about the tenets and applications of it.

Biblical Support:

1) Sin and Responsibility, (Jer 31:29-30; Eze 18:1-4, 25; Jos 7:10-11, 20; Ex 34:6; Matt 23:29-31)

2) Hypocrisy and Self-Deceit, (Jer 17:9-10; Eph 4:20; Heb 3:13)

3) Partiality, (Deut 10:17-18, Eph 6:9)

4) Oppression, (Ex 3:7-9; Ps 10:3-7; Is 10:1-3; Lk 4:18; Jn 8:32-36

5) Liberation, (Acts 13:39; Rom 6:17-19; 8:2; Rev 1:5)

6) Social Justice (Job 29:12-17; Prov 13:23, 14:31, 19:17, 21:13, 22:16, 31:9, Luke 10:25-27,29,36-37; 2 Cor 9:7-9, James 1:22,25-2:7)

7) Restoration. (Lev 6:1-5; Luke 19:6-10; Eph 4:22-24, 28)

Sources Mentioned:

Ask Pastor John Part 1 & Part 2

Purdue University Definition

SBC Resolution on CRT

Shenvi & Sawyer on CRT

Substance Episodes we mention:

7: TTU 

20: Robert P Jones

29: TTU

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Trevor- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Buy on iTunes Listen on YouTube

Philip- The Shop (HBO Max)

Vincent- Exodus Cry: Twitter & Instagram

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We went long this week but we're also trying to cover a year's worth of content in one show (and there's a lot we didn't even mention!). Enjoy this larger episode that's essentially one long Substance Shoutout! If you like this format let us know and tell us what you think should have made our lists. Contact info at the bottom. We can only list so many items due to text limit so check our socials if you want to see a full list.

17 Jesse Eubanks

21 TTU Political Idolatry

19 Brett McCracken- A Hidden Life

24 Thoughts for Young Men

20 White Too Long

Digital Minimalism- Cal Newport

Dragon Hoops- Gene Luen Yang

The Coaching Habit - Michael B Stanier

Unwanted - Jay Stringer

JC Ryle Thoughts for Young Men

RC Sproul Defending the Faith

Da 5 Bloods

A Hidden Life

The Sound of Metal

Ted Lasso

Mandalorian

Free State of Jones

Antebellum

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Justice Songs The Porter’s Gate

Slowercase Tape nobigdyl.

The Holy Post

Louder than a Riot

Dax Shepherd relapse

Tim Ferriss Trauma

Luther: In Real Time

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We've got another Topic Toss Up for you guys this week! There's a listener question following up on the topic of whether or not institutions should rename their buildings in light of a racist past, something we covered in Episode 20, the practice of "Christian Worldview Analysis," and being godly in our social media etiquette.

Sources:

Al Mohler "Racism Is Heresy"

The Southern Project 

Interracial Dating at Liberty University

Interracial Dating at Bob Jones University 

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Trevor- Louder Than A Riot podcast

Vincent- Tommy Emmanuel Best of TommySongs

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Philip- The Burger Scholar Sessions

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It's hard to overstate the importance of being able to discern sources and consume the news in a healthy and appropriate manner. The last few years have especially highlighted this, but there has never been a time where this was unimportant. It seems like every week there are articles, stories, tweets, etc. about matters relating to politics, economics, sociology, public health, justice systems, and more. These are all important topics and people of faith ought to be exemplary in our communities as models of healthy interpreters of truth.

Source Guide:

Primary (P)- A Study is Conducted (Or the inerrant Scriptures)

Secondary (S)- A Journal Article writes about the findings of the study

Tertiary (T)- Major News Source writes about significance of study citing Journal

T+ - Local/Cable News covers News article about significance

Hearsay - Opinion host opines on Cable news coverage about news article

How To Choose Your News - Damon Brown

Source substantiating our description of USA Today - T

Another one - S

Sources substantiating our descriptions of Fox News:

Encyclopedia Britannica entry on “Fox News” - T

Memo: “A Plan for Putting the GOP on the News” - P

Business Insider, “Roger Ailes’ Blueprint for Fox News” - S

No One Expects facts from Tucker Carlson citation:

Courthouse news: “Defense attorney for Fox says Carlson Hyperbolic” - S

The Connection between discernment and witness: Eph 5:9-17 - P 

Link to Dictionary.com on "excursus" - P

James 3:17-18- P

Prov 18:17 -P

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Welcome to our first holiday themed Substantive Cinema show!

Little Women 2019

Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, and Meryl Streep.

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We are happy to be joined on this episode by Alissa Wilkinson. Alissa is a film critic at Vox, a professor at The King's College in NYC, and half of the podcast Young Adult Movie Ministry. Join us as we discuss: Alissa's history with Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel, how Greta Gerwig was the perfect person to adapt the next film adaptation, why some stories don't need updating, the staggeringly talented cast that was put together for this version, the challenges women have faced in life then and now, and more!

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Movies- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom & Mayor (Documentary)

Book- A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

Alissa's review of Little Women

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This week we welcome the hip hop artist, activist, teacher, podcaster, upcoming author, and all around creative, Sho Baraka to The Substance.

We discuss Sho’s faith journey, his political and social work with the AND Campaign, his time at Reach Records and how the Christian Hip Hop industry has changed over the years, his definitive Humble Beast album: The Narrative, how the church relates to the unfortunate Republican vs Democrat dichotomy, why he doesn’t think Trump is as bad as some say but why he’s supporting Biden, and much more!

Sho’s albums we mentioned:

Talented 10th Apple Music  | YouTube

The Narrative Apple Music | YouTube 

Shoutouts-

Books: 

Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin 

Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America

The End of Policing

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Ted Lasso 

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The Sho Baraka Show 

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