Episode 172 - The Thinklings’ Mood



Welcome to Episode One-Hundred Seventy-Two of The Thinklings Podcast!

First things first - Happy 8th Day of Balrog! For your singing pleasure, to the tune of "12 Days of Christmas," here are the lyrics:

On the tenth day of Balrog,
Gandalf said to me
What do you mean?,
Is the morning good?,
How 'bout old friends?
Haven't aged a day!
Pity stayed his blade!,
Foooooool of a took!, (5 golden rings…..)
You cannot pass,
Fly you fools!
Back to the shadows,
I'm a servant of the S'cret Fire! (And a partridge and pear tree)

During the introductory portion of this podcast, we discuss two exemplary coffee shops (BrickHouse Coffee Co. & Porch Light Coffeehouse). You should probably just visit them both, even though one is likely much more local to you.

After Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses ministry philosophy and mood. This discussion provides an overview of some thoughts from both Kevin DeYoung and Doug Wilson, and The Thinklings seek to arrive at a balanced position.

You may ask: "What does balanced mean?" That is a great question! We hope that the main content of this episode presents some sort of balance on mood/tone in ministry as we all seek to engage our culture from a Christian Worldview.

Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with a final meditation in 1 Kings 19! Surprisingly, flamethrowers tie our content and final thought together, but you’ll have to listen to catch the full sense of it!

Key ideas in Episode 172 - The Thinklings’ Mood:

Books
Coffee
BrickHouse Coffee Co.
Porch Light Coffeehouse
Books & Business
Centering Discipleship
E.K. Strawser
Evil Isn't Evil
Julie Faith Parker
Rediscovering Eve
Carol Meyers
Moscow Mood
Kevin DeYoung
Doug Wilson
1 Kings 19


Time Stamps:

Books & Business

7:40 - Thinkling Carter - Centering Discipleship
12:03 - Thinkling Little - Eve Isn't Evil
21:03 - Thinkling Stearns - When God's Grace is Unexpected


Main Content:

24:34 - Thinkling Carter - The Thinklings' Mood


Final Meditation in God's Word

1:13:34 - Thinkling Stearns - 1 Kings 19

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