In this episode, Steve and I discuss the novel and the film adaptations of "True Grit"--their similarities and differences, and how the Coen version fits their vision of life in a cold, indifferent universe. We mention this article about the film by Stanley Fish, and the book by Adam Nayman, The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together.

In this episode, Steve and I continue talking about happiness, with some references to the Book of Job and A Serious Man.

The podcast discusses pursuing happiness, wholeness, and healing. They explore the challenges of personal growth and reflect on their friendship. They also examine the consequences of judgmental attitudes and the need to break free from unhelpful family dynamics.

The podcast discusses various topics including visiting a church, criticizing driving patterns, confusion about Indiana license plates, the role of intellectuals in language manipulation, reconsidering evangelism as not the task of the church, the misconception of evangelism, and redefining evangelism as forming genuine relationships.

In this episode, I talk about my big move and new location in Louisville, and answer a few listener emails.

In this episode I finish talking about interpreting New Testament letters as occasional literature.

In this episode, I recommend my friend Max Botner's book, Beyond the Greek New Testament: Advanced Readings for Students of Biblical Studies (Baker Academic), and I talk about New Testament letters as occasional literature.

In this episode, I recommend Louis Menand's new book, The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021), and I begin talking about reading and interpreting New Testament letters.

In this episode, I catch up with the 17 listeners on what I've been up to the last few months, I recommend Beth Moore's new memoir, called All My Knotted Up Life (Tyndale Momentum), and I finish talking about some features of biblical narratives.

In this episode, I recommend a brilliant new book by Daniel G. Hummel, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation (Eerdmans, 2023), and I talk a bit more about reading biblical narratives.