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The Revs. Merianna Neely Harrelson and Sam Harrelson reboot Thinking Baptists with a new episode for the first time in four years. They do a recap of Merianna’s ministerial journey as well as follow up to the last episode of the show with a discussion about women in baptist ministry in 2016. They also cover the topic of pastor search committees, and why the economy isn’t doing young ministers any favors when it comes to finding pastor positions.

Show Notes

• Escaping Drywall | YouTube
• The Reverend | Wikipedia
• iPhone SE
• Last one (most successful show on Thinking.FM)
• CBF General Assembly and the LGBTQ Question | Baptist News
• Where do Baptists go when they leave? | Religion News Service

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Dr. Thomas J. Whitley and The Rev. Sam Harrelson discuss Sam’s use of iPad Pro as his main computer, Evernote, and the privilege of knowing how to read.

Show Notes

• Thinking.FM on Patreon
• Thinking Religion Facebook Group for show discussions and links
• Changes to Evernote’s Pricing Plans | Evernote
• Scrivener
• Sumnotes
• iPad Pro
• Working on the iPad: Still My Favorite Computer | MacStories
• My Tablet Has Stickers | Steven Sinofsky
• Finally a Tablet That Replaces Your Laptop | a16z Podcast
• iPad Pro is the New Mac | Sam Harrelson
• Reading to Your Kids and Privilege | National Review

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Lisa Picarille, Jim Kukral, Shawn Collins, and Sam Harrelson reunite for an episode of Cast of Geeks. This month, they discuss the future(s) of affiliate marketing, influencer marketing, engagement and Facebook Pages, the rise of messaging, Amazon’s Kindle Store policies, and whether or not augmented reality will catch on with the general public.

• Meet Amy | x.ai
• x.ai on Product Hunt
• A Year in the Life of Amy | x.ai
• Review of Amy Ingram | Business Insider
• Amy’s War Chest | TechCrunch
• Affiliate Summit
• Author Marketing Club
• Izea
• Dude Perfect
• Amazon Kindle Unlimited
• Facebook Pages Engagement | KISS Metrics
• Snapchat and Marketing | Social Media Examiner
• HTC Vive | HTC

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Dr. Thomas J. Whitley and Rev. Sam Harrelson discuss Big Macs, livestreaming, bastardized religion, and tiny apocalypses.

Show Notes

• McDonald’s Best Sandwiches | Thrillist
• Dem Sit-In | TechMeme
• Photo of Trump, Falwell Jr. beside Playboy cover raises holy heck | McClatchy DC
• Matthew McConaughey Bares His Soul: ‘Mankind Has Bastardized Religion’ | Daily Beast
• Apocalypse is the Mother of Beauty | Marginalia

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Elisabeth and Merianna talk about fighting the imposter monster, reader’s theaters about germs, and exciting upcoming conference. They debate how to know if you are truly doing what you should be doing. If you’re scared of it, it’s probably what you should do.

• The Giving Tree
• Screen Time for Kids
• Food Safety Music – Microbes Medley – Animation
• We Are the Microbes
• Muggie Maggie
• Beverly Clearly
• Elizabeth Gilbert on Ketut Liyer
• Taglines
• 5 Effective Ways to Master the Imposter Monster
• Research and Imposter Monster
• 5 Steps to Kill the Imposter Monster
• Fluent Self
• Utopia
• Writer’s Digest Conference

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Dr. Thomas J. Whitley, Rev. Sam Harrelson, and Chad Gardner discuss cultural gnosticism.

Show Notes

• Chad on Twitter
• Let’s Have a Better Culture War | NYT
• Religious Studies in the Time of Trumpism | Michael Altman
• SBC Sees 9th Year of Membership Decline | WaPo
• Facebook Will Be All Mobile, All Video in 5 Years | Fortune

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Dr. Thomas J. Whitley and Rev. Sam Harrelson discuss the gender politics of Sam’s new personal assistant, language as a power mechanism, a listener question about Paul’s Gospel, and what in the world The Donald is thinking.

Show Notes

• Meet Amy | x.ai
• x.ai on Product Hunt
• A Year in the Life of Amy | x.ai
• Review of Amy Ingram | Business Insider
• How virtual assistants could change home and life | CBS This Morning
• In Women We Trust? | Silicon Angle
• Bible Verses Where “Behold” Has Been Replaced With “Look, Buddy” | The Toast
• The Emoji Bible and Bourgeois Legitimation | Marginalia
• Galatians 4

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Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the world of podcasting as self-publishing and how Serial has introduced a format of audio stories that might just bring back storytelling as an artform. Could we be returning to an oral storytelling-centered culture? How will oral storytelling change how we write, read, and listen to works?

Show Notes:

• Piracy link from my client Nely Cab; Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
• Kristen Bell reading Veronica Mars novels
• Acts of Bravery (My story is in this one!)
• Underdogs
• Hostile Takeover
• Secret Identity
• Against All Odds
• This American Life
• Book Riot Podcast
• Helping Writers Become Authors
• Writing Excuses
• Overcast
• Serial
• Renaissance Festivals
• Storytelling Festivals

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Dr. Thomas Whitley and Rev. Sam Harrelson discuss conference outfits and gear, “Uber Boomers,” Thomas’ new leather good, and the need for female leadership in a male dominated society.

• NAPS
• Carrie Schroeder’s Tweets
• Sam’s Footnote
• Eagle Creek Packing Squares
• Thisisground Dopp Kits
• Thisisground Riff
• Thisisground Mod Tablet 2
• External Battery Packs
• Klean Kanteen
• Corkcicle Tumbler
• Sam’s Bag
• A Christian Feminist Response to Baylor | BNG
• Spiritual Abuse Keeps Women Out of Senior Pastorates | Merianna Neely Harrelson

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Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the changing dynamics of choosing books and hearing recommendations. How will Merianna’s 8 year old and almost 6 year old read books? Will they go to a store and ask an attendant or will their Netflix-recommended-minds determine how they choose what to read, too?

Show Notes:

• Community Supported Agriculture
• Hello Fresh
• Blue Apron
• Amazon Book Recommendations
• 8 Types of People You Will See in a Bookstore
• Humble Book Bundle
• You’ve Got Mail 
• Water for Elephants
• Final Confessions of Mabel Stark

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