Episode 33: Thinking Religion 67: A Little Gnod to the Gnostics – Thinking.FM

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Dr. Thomas Whitley and Rev. Sam Harrelson discuss Dan’s White Vans, the new Thinking Religion schwag giveaway, Syriac Valentine poems, new pens, Trump as Cyrus the Great, a Trump presidency, evangelical mono cultures, Monty Python’s take on Jesus, and the Last Temptation of Christ.

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Episode 32: Thinking Out Loud 100: You Brought Your Whistle – Thinking.FM

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Elisabeth and Merianna celebrate their 100 episode! They relive how it all started and all their best soapbox speeches and conclude if you are adding your voice to the mix, don’t just be a part of the chorus. Stand out!

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Episode 31: Thinking Out Loud 99: Speaking of Happily Ever Afters – Thinking.FM

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Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the power of false climaxes to turn a plot and making your characters more interesting. They also cover the importance of soul feeding as you transform from writer to author, and the importance of sticking to your draft while saying all the words (and not taking short cuts).

Next week is the big 100th episode!

Show Notes:

What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading?


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Episode 30: Thinking Religion 66: The Barbeque Equation of Religion and Politics – Thinking.FM

2009-05-22-sc_saucesThomas is now Dr. Whitley, Sam is too old to understand the Grammys, Thomas does an on-air unboxing of This Is Ground’s Mystery Box (use this link for $10 off an order there), Justice Scalia is dead, and South Carolina is changing.

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Episode 29: Thinking Out Loud 98: Putting Yourself Out There – Thinking.FM

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the importance of developing a personal brand as well as a professional brand. They talk about public profiles and David Bowie as well as upcoming projects. Of course they talk about the upcoming Episode 100!

Show Notes:

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Episode 28: Thinking Religion 65: Gotta Have Faith – Thinking.FM

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This week, Thomas and Sam discuss the live streaming of life and debates, the Trump Red Zoneℱ, Presidential endorsements by leading religious figures, the myth of evangelicalism, and performativity in public religion.

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Episode 27: Thinking Out Loud 97: Say What You Need to Say – Thinking.FM

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Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the use of said in a manuscript and how it can’t be overused. They talk about other bad writing advice that writers take to heart and winter weather and good books.

Show Notes:

What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading?

All The Light We Cannot See
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More on bad church marketing due to weather

Friend in Christian ministry who read my earlier post today replied via text:

So, what you’re saying is that churches should treat their members like adults who can decide if they can / cannot make it to services or events because of weather or some other circumstances? I agree. 

I like that summation (asked if I could share and they approved). 

Episode 26: Thinking Religion 64: Two Corinthians Walk Into a Bar
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This week, Thomas and Sam discuss their favorite bags to carry their everyday items, what’s wrong with college admissions, Two Corinthians, Climate Change, Dura Europos, and the intentions of heavily armed angry white men.

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Episode 25: Thinking Out Loud 96: Crying for Strangers – Thinking.FM

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Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the deaths this week of some great creative geniuses and how it impacts them. They also talk about inspiration in artists and characters and how true great artists teach us something about ourselves.

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