This week, Brandon shares some new thoughts on Exodus with AJ. What if we read the Exodus, and maybe the rest of the Bible as well, as being about God's people, Israel and the Church, instead of from the lens of the "main characters" like Moses?
Episode 317 – Dadvice #2
Brandon continues to help AJ get ready for the arrival of his twin little girls.
Episode 314 – Meditation
This week, Brandon brings the idea of meditation to discuss with AJ. What is the relationship between meditation and humility? How does Christian meditation differ from some other forms?
Episode 312 – Freedom In Obligation
This week, AJ and Brandon build out from the idea of ought into obligations. So often, we think of obligations as limitations and restrictions. Is it possible, though, that our obligations could actually serve to make us more free?
Episode 311 – What You Can And Kant Do
This week, Brandon and AJ dive a little more deeply into the question of what we "ought" to do. Do our choices matter? Are they free or fated? How are we supposed to choose?
Episode 310 – Calling And Creation
This week, Brandon and AJ continue talking about how our understanding of the nature of creation shapes the nature of our calling, using the Lord of the Rings as a framework and setting.
Episode 309 – Created or Creating?
This week, Brandon and AJ discuss the role of God(Iluvatar) in Tolkien's Middle Earth, specifically in creation and the daily lives of the characters. What can we learn, reflect on, or incorporate into our own lives, world, and relationship with the Almighty? Is creation a completed work already that we are watching play out? Or is it an ongoing process?