In this episode, we start by sipping great coffee in some awesome coffee mugs. Thinkling Stearns walks us through a recent Electronic Ink work he has written (others call these sorts of writings “blogs”). Also introductory, we interact with a listener email regarding “learning your rules.”

Thinkling Stearns also kicks off Books & Business in this episode, discussing This Momentary Marriage by John Piper. Thinkling Carter discusses finally finishing The Intellectual Life by A. G. Sertillanges (after a quick mention of Perelandra), and Thinkling Little rounds out B&B discussing Rediscovering Eve by Carol Meyers and a few commentaries on the book of Numbers!

The main content of the episode features a recent Electronic Ink of Thinkling Stearns that draws its inspiration from Hebrews 11. We all have “the Cloud” of witnesses to encourage us in our walk of faith, and we also each have a “Crowd” walking the Christian road with us here on earth. We hope you enjoy thinking through these ideas in conjunction with Hebrews 11! Thanks for listening!

More information and resources from Thinkling Stearns can be found at andystearns.net.

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,

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:

Time Stamps:

Books & Business

Main Content:

Final Meditation in God’s Word