Black Friday Record Store Day https://recordstoreday.com/ Listen to Cody rattle off new pressings of albums and some pressed-again (not repressed) albums. Buy Black Friday – https://twitter.com/BBFInitiative https://twitter.com/blkfoodfridays Small Business Saturday, November 27, 2021 https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small/...
Jacob and Katie O'Neall Eckeberger, aka My Anchor Holds, write and perform music “music for those with an evolving faith.” We had a really fun conversation with them as we learned about their musical/theological journey. But before we got into that conversation, Cody and Craig were marveling at one of the events in sports culture. The Washington Post had reported that a pair of Michael Jordan’s used shoes sold for $1.4 million, “shattering a record for game-used footwear.” That’s a lot of money ...
The F Episode: How to Have an Enemy This is the F episode, perhaps it seems we don’t know our letters well. Don’t we mean frenemies , you might be asking yourself. But no! Cody and Craig do stick with the letter “F” through our 50-plus minutes of banter and commentary and opinion, before getting into conversation with our guest. Some the F’s we talk about include: · Felix, as in Allyson, not the cat. Look up Allyson Felix’s new shoe company, Saysh . · Freedom , as in the type sung about by the N...
On this episode (LONG in the making but well worth the wait), Cody and Craig quickly discuss a few S topics before chatting with their guest Dominique DuBois Gilliard (author of Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege . Episode 57: Subversively Sly Sunshine (with Guest Dominique DuBois Gilliard) ATHBP Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating...
Craig and Cody make a majestically triumphant return! And this time, they keep the alphabet momentum going by showcasing the letter “M,” including an interview with a new band called Thinking About You Underwater (TAYU). Mayhem, Magic Beans, and Meteorology Craig recounts the mishaps on his trek home from Arizona, featuring motor vehicle mayhem, a magic coffee concoction he discovered at a coffee shop while waiting for his car to be fixed, and how smoke affected his journey—which led us into a d...
With Joe, we tackle the following “F” topics: Food & Faith We discuss how the pandemic led Joe to discover a passion for cooking food at home with his family and learning the joy of discovery, creativity, and “ownership” with his children when it comes to preparing and eating food How the restaurant industry is showing the church how to face the new normal, coming out of the pandemic Joe shares his vision for a restaurant church that would feature a common table setting and a shared family m...
Keeping the alliteration theme going, Craig and Cody talk about the letter “O” on this episode! Opening with some, um… QUESTIONABLE (at best) beatboxing and a MUCH too deep of a dive into the anthropological implications of Disney’s Pinocchio (although some profound things were definitely accidentally said), we moved quickly to our O topics for the day: OHTANI Like every other baseball fan (and an increasing number of non-baseball fans), we are ENTHRALLED with Shohei “Shotime” Ohtani. What he is...
Kalie joins us once again— last installment, Kalie shared with us her personal story of transition and embracing fully who she is. This time, Kalie drops some insight on familiar scripture, Genesis 1 and Genesis 2. Highlights from this episode include: How LGBTQ+ people fit in to the creation narrative. The ways our cultural views shape our take on the creation story, and vice versa. Kalie notes that we don’t hold nature to strict binary categories, even though the creation story presents God’s ...
Keeping the alliteration theme going, Craig and Cody are joined by Kalie— a transgender woman serving as associate pastor and intern at a congregation in Decatur, GA. This is the first episode of a two-part conversation with Kalie— the highlights of this episode include: Pride Flags and marketing— is the embrace of Pride Month by corporate giants and professional sports leagues capitalism run amok? Merely a marketing tool? A sign of progress? What does it mean?! Transgender laws and resolutions ...
episode 51 the “b” episode We got a bit alliterative. We got hung up on the letter “b”. No, you did not miss the “a” episode. And with Code-man Cody and Crash-test Craig, we’ve got the letter “c” covered already. This week we stay with this wonderful letter and allow it to usher us into theological imagination, homiletical insights, as well as a helping us to further the missio dei (see if you can sense the missiological implications, let us know). This is the BBQ, Books, and Baseball episode Ba...
episode 50 Christine Longhurst: will worship “get back to normal”? Professor of Music and Worship, Dr. Christine Longhurst is our interview this week. However, Cody and Craig hadn’t talked for along time and had a lot of catching up to do. After a few minutes of us gabbing, if you want to hear some real wisdom, forward to 1:24 into the episode and listen to Christine Longhurst discuss her research, Worship in a Time of Pandemic: A Survey of Congregational Practices . We talk about her mid-pandem...
After spending a number of years talking and thinking about Paul, Kurt Willems realized he wanted to talk about Jesus as the “center of faith.” Kurt’s first book, Echoing Hope: How the humanity or Jesus redeems our pain , provides reflections and exercises and practices to allow the reader to participate. Echoing Hope is published by WaterBrook . Follow Kurt on social media on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter ; as well as on the site for Echoing Hope at echoinghope.com where you find bonus mat...
Cody introduces us to Anthony Smith, pastor, poet, and imaginaut in Salsbury, NC. Anthony introduces us to a lot of incredible perspectives on Black History Month. Linking Black History month to liturgical imagination and historical reflection, Anthony brings out some remarkable insights. Around the 40:00 minute mark, Cody and Craig learn about unlearning whiteness and about “would-be” white people. Also, for aspiring “allies” listen closely. Follow Anthony Smith at The Transformation Network an...
episode 46: positively seinfeldian Positively, no negatively. Seinfeldian, seinfeldish, maybe even incorporating seinfeldianizationary rhetoric. If you are aware of the show, Seinfeld, you might now how the show was described: https://youtu.be/EQnaRtNMGMI In a wide-ranging conversation, Craig and Cody talked about something. A lot of somethings , even. But just nothing in particular. However we did discuss a new resource to watch as we are part-way through Black History Month. Beginning February...
Episode 45: Tobin Miller Shearer (Before we get too far, my mic died. I sound terrible. Sorry for hurting your ears -Craig) Following up on last week’s conversation regarding Lent and Ash Wednesday, we get to premiere a wonderful song just in time for your Ash Wednesday time of worship. From Katie and Jacob Eckeberger, better known as, My Anchor Holds , is their newest song, Ashes. “We love Ash Wednesday and all it stands for. Communion is also one of the most meaningful sacraments for us. A cou...
In keeping with our New Year’s Resolution to look into the upcoming lectionary themes at the beginning of each month, we take most of this episode to discuss themes, approaches, and a few resources for Ash Wednesday and Lent. Along the way, we talk about Denver’s need for more heroes as we listen to the newest record yet, by Five Iron Frenzy. Check out their website and YouTube page for more information. Lonesome for Heroes , and Renegades . Remember there’s already at least one hero in Denver, ...
Episode 43: Drew Hart In this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Drew Hart, Assistant Professor of Theology at Messiah University , Mechanicsburg PA. Drew has written two books which both tell his own story as an African American in predominantly white spaces, as well as provide directions for discipleship to dismantle racism. Our conversation is wide ranging and covers Drew’s personal story as well as the direction of his professional work as a theologian, researcher, anti-racism leader, ...
Enjoying the Days of Christmas following Kate Bowler’s Facebook page - The Catalonian poopper Pet Peeves about New Year's? Bringing in the New Year vs Ringing in the New Year Best year in review show: Death to 2020 on Netflix Rotten Tomatoes rating is only 29%, which tells you more about me, I suppose. Trailer https://youtu.be/veUqfcyZ_Bo Theological issues for 2021? 1. Does theological deconstructionism become a fad leading to fad agnosticism? 2. As crucial as community is to faith formation, w...
"Make these messes matter, make this chaos count" Cody and Craig discuss the Christmas star and Covid on eyelids, as well as a lot of other meaningless and profound things. Cody talks about story while Craig bakes bread. We discuss stories and Christmas preparations; Christmas and church life; and turns toward ranting about seasonal pet-peeves. Craig gets all worked up over the misuse of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Items from this episode: · The cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas by PNC Fina...
We covered some of our favorite topics in this latest podcast. We talk about Lifetime TV , listen to singing livestock , discuss how we will continue to miss hockey , and the challenges racial injustice what we need to hear that arising from critical race theory, and the horror of being in a luxury hotel for several months if you are a millionaire (i.e. NBA athlete ). Not only that but we discuss our some of our favorite Advent and Christmas songs. We want to find out you favorites, too. Drop us...
Cody and Craig have a winding conversation with New York Times photo-editor, Greg Kendall-Ball. Greg perspective on the world is not limited to a viewfinder. Having grown up in South Africa and coming the States in order to attend college, Greg might not see life in the United States the way others do. We dip into the world of cricket (the sport, not the bug) as well as discuss the nature of truth in a post-truth world, acknowledging the challenges existing for journalist. Greg also provides hel...
Cody Stauffer and Craig Morton sit down for a relaxed conversation with Thomas Jay Oord. Tom is a creative theologian, bringing a vital message of God’s ongoing love and relationship with creation. As an open and relational theologian, we make good use of Tom’s time by talking about celebrity pastors, photographing very old pianos, the Center for Open and Relational Theology , and about Northwind Theological Seminary and the advanced program in Open and Relational Studies. In this conversation, ...
And through the miracle of time, we review a couple Advent resources and ideas. We highlight the resources from the Presbyterian Church USA and from Godspace . Godspace has published, Lean Toward the Light This Advent and Christmas which follows the Celtic Advent calendar which adds about two more weeks to Advent, beginning on November 15th. The PCUSA has produced a devotional guide inspired by theologian, Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited, called Let Us Light Candles . Also, they have...
Sarah Jackson joins our conversation. Sarah is entrepreneur of compassion and hospitality. With a heart for the immigrant community, Sarah and her team at Casa de Paz in Denver, Colorado, serve individuals and families who have suffered immigration detention. Our conversation is wide ranging, including information on Sarah’s favorite type of television programming, wisdom from her 3-year old niece, Gabi, and a foundational belief in the abundance of God’s provision and grace. As we talk about Go...
Cody and Craig take time to do two interviews: Craig and Cody. After all the time talking to each other and with guests, we’ve never taken time to interview each other. A part of these interviews was to test out the five questions we ask almost every guest. The questions are: What are you drinking? What are you watching? What are you reading? What are you listening to? And, where would you take us for dinner?
These two interviews have been sitting on my computer. They are enjoyable conversations. But time and focus moved on and these interviews began to gather dust. However, looking back, they remain as timely as ever.
