Talkingbird
Mockingbird
Your destination for talks given at events hosted by Mockingbird (www.mbird.com), both present and past. Subjects run the gamut from religion and theology to psychology and literature to pop culture and relationships and everything in between. Humor and grace abound.
Episodes
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Nov 18, 2025 • 42min
Jesus Be a Neurotype — Taylor Harris with Jane Grizzle
A breakout session from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 1min
Grace in the Life and Work of Flannery O’Connor — Josh Bascom
A breakout session from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Nov 9, 2025 • 44min
Justification and the Search for Enoughness
Delivered at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, VA on 10/26/2025 as part of their Mbird 101 adult education series.
Oct 22, 2025 • 26min
I’ve Just Gotta Get a Message To Me (and You) — David Zahl
A talk from the 2013 Mbird NYC Conference "Good News That Never Gets Old". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Oct 10, 2025 • 30min
Grace for the Second Third of Life - Paul Zahl
A talk given at a 20s & 30s Event at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL on October 2. For more, see PZ's book Peace in the Last Third of Life.
Oct 8, 2025 • 48min
Science Is From Mars: Theology Is From Venus… — Bethany Sollereder + Bonnie Zahl
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "10 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 1min
The Future’s Past: Time Travel and Justification in Fiction, the Bible and You – Adam Morton
A talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Sep 10, 2025 • 47min
How Low Can You Go? The Soul of the Gospel – Paul Zahl
A talk from the 2017 Mbird Tyler Conference "The Soul of the Gospel". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Aug 27, 2025 • 51min
I Feel Like I Win When I Lose — DZ
A talk from the Mbird Fall Houston Conference "The Risk of Grace". 2014. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
Aug 13, 2025 • 44min
How Did You Find Me Here? Fear and Rescue in American Music — Ethan Richardson
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "Honesty, Humility, and the Grace of God". 2012. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
