The Kindlings Muse

Our annual film blitz on the Oscar's picks for Best Film and what they say about the world we live in today. A lively conversation about: Amour, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Argo, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty, Silver Linings Playbook, and Beasts of the Southern Wild. With host Jennie Spohr and panelists Dr. Christine Chaney, Jeffrey Overstreet and Dr. Jeff Keuss.

Host Dick Staub leads a discussion on “everything you want to know about film festivals bit were afraid to ask," with Jeff Sparks, founder of the Heartland Film Festival; emerging filmmaker Josh Weigel, whose film The Butterfly Circus won awards for best short film and audience favorite at Heartland 2010; Ralph Winter, veteran Hollywood filmmaker and John Priddy, co-founder of the Windrider Forum.

In the Part 2 of 3,  Dr. John West of the Discovery Institute joins Adrian Wyard of the Counterbalance Foundation as we continue to explore Gary Wolfe's fascinating article on the new atheists in Wired Magazine. Here is an excerpt from his introduction: “This the challenge posed by the New Atheists. We are called upon, we lax agnostics, we noncommittal nonbelievers, we vague deists who would be embarrassed to defend antique absurdities like the Virgin Birth or the notion that Mary rose into heaven without dying, or any other blatant myth; we are called out, we fence-sitters, and told to help exorcise this debilitating curse: the curse of faith. The New Atheists will not let us off the hook simply because we are not doctrinaire believers. They condemn not just belief in God but respect for belief in God. Religion is not only wrong; it's evil. Now that the battle has been joined, there's no excuse for shirking. Three writers have sounded this call to arms. They are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett."   The Three Books relevant to these authors are: Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion, Daniel Dennett's Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, and Sam Harris' Letter to a Christian Nation.

Adrian Wyard of the Counterbalance Foundation helps us explore Gary Wolfe's fascinating article on the new atheists in Wired Magazine. Here is an excerpt from his introduction. "This the challenge posed by the New Atheists. We are called upon, we lax agnostics, we noncommittal nonbelievers, we vague deists who would be embarrassed to defend antique absurdities like the Virgin Birth or the notion that Mary rose into heaven without dying, or any other blatant myth; we are called out, we fence-sitters, and told to help exorcise this debilitating curse: the curse of faith. The New Atheists will not let us off the hook simply because we are not doctrinaire believers. They condemn not just belief in God but respect for belief in God. Religion is not only wrong; it's evil. Now that the battle has been joined, there's no excuse for shirking. Three writers have sounded this call to arms. They are Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett." The Three Books relevant to these authors are: Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion, Daniel Dennett's Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, and Sam Harris' Letter to a Christian Nation.

Dick Staub along with guests Jeff Keuss and Nigel Goodwin, take a look at the how three very distinct artistic musical entities approach the questions beyond your standard love song. The discussion includes a look the idea of “new spirituals" through the music of Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens and Fleet Foxes.

Earl Palmer trades in books for music for this show, looking at how the music of Bach, Handel, Getty, and Townend are expressions of Faith. Starting with the biographical history of each of these musical talents, Earl then interweaves how their faith shaped and came through in their composition.

A Dick Staub Interview with Malcolm Gladwell. He has a knack for taking complex subjects and reducing them to their simplicity. His Tipping Point is an example. In this fascinating interview we explore how certain ideas, products and movements take on a life of their own, and how others don't. The consequences are significant for anyone who desires to influence culture.

A Dick Staub Interview with Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell has a knack for taking complex subjects and reducing them to their simplicity. His The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference is an example. In this fascinating interview we explore how certain ideas, products and movements take on a life of their own, and how others don't; the consequences are significant for anyone who desires to influence culture. For the rest of this interview click HERE

Our Annual Christmas at Hales show focused on: Waiting. From St. John of The Cross to Pablo Neruda to our personal experiences with the Darkness before the Dawn we explore how we wait, why we wait and what to do while we wait, with contributions from our regular panelist Dr. Christine Chaney, Dr. Jeff Keuss, Jeffrey Overstreet, host Jennie Spohr, and special musical guest Charity Osborn.

Leif Enger was raised in Osakis, Minnesota and worked as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio for nearly 20 years. He currently lives on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons. Peace Like a River is his debut novel. Peace Like a River was a National Bestseller; it was listed as one of Time magazine’s Top Five Books of the Year for 2001; and listed as a Best Book of the Year by the Christian Science Monitor, the Denver Post and the Los Angeles Times. The novel Peace Like a River is many things, from a tragedy to a love story to a heroic quest. Eleven-year-old asthmatic Reuben Land dotes on his 16-year-old brother Davy. But when Davy becomes an outlaw, Reuben, his father and his sister must embark on a quest to find and save Davy. As they cross the Midwest, the family encounters kind strangers, a menacing federal agent, burning bushes and other mysterious events. The book explores the frontiers of faith and familial love as the Land family finds its true nature in each other and their joint quest to restore their family.

Have you considered the humor and the laughter of God? G.K. Chesterton suspected that Jesus' greatest subtlety was the quite joy that he carried throughout his life. Earl Palmer looks at the humor of Jesus and attempts the difficult task of defining Joy, through his own book - The Humor of Jesus: Sources of Laughter in the Bible -  and C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters.

Welcome to "The Kindlings Muse @ The CS Lewis Centre." In this segment we discuss Lewis' unfrantic spirituality with Kim Gilnett of Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and a leading light in the C.S. Lewis world. Kim led the restoration project at The Kilns, C.S. Lewis home in Oxford. Here's the quote voiced by British actor Anton Rodgers: “The English style of spirituality is a rhythm of worship, work, reading, and leisure. This is an un-frantic response to God who is, as Lewis insisted, always a courteous Lord. Life-style is revealed by the use of time: what is given place and space; what is included and what, therefore, is excluded.What we see in Lewis is the steady place of his parish church; the quiet regularity of his Bible-reading and prayers; the natural large place for his main work of study and writing; the large blocks of time for leisurely conversations with special friends; and the importance of letter writing, especially with those who sought his help in the mater of Christian pilgrimage For all of his immense output of literary work, his life is marked by a spacious, un-frantic rhythm of worship, work, conversation, availability, and intimacy." This show is produced in cooperation with SPU and Faith and Values Media.

Welcome to "The Kindlings Muse @ The CS Lewis Centre." In this segment we discuss Lewis' unfrantic spirituality with Kim Gilnett of Seattle Pacific University (SPU) and a leading light in the C.S. Lewis world. Kim led the restoration project at The Kilns, C.S. Lewis home in Oxford. Here's the quote voiced by British actor Anton Rodgers: “The English style of spirituality is a rhythm of worship, work, reading, and leisure. This is an un-frantic response to God who is, as Lewis insisted, always a courteous Lord. Life-style is revealed by the use of time: what is given place and space; what is included and what, therefore, is excluded.What we see in Lewis is the steady place of his parish church; the quiet regularity of his Bible-reading and prayers; the natural large place for his main work of study and writing; the large blocks of time for leisurely conversations with special friends; and the importance of letter writing, especially with those who sought his help in the mater of Christian pilgrimage For all of his immense output of literary work, his life is marked by a spacious, un-frantic rhythm of worship, work, conversation, availability, and intimacy." This show is produced in cooperation with SPU and Faith and Values Media.

Kindlings Fest is a celebration of art and ideas and where they intersect with the spiritual.  This years Kindlings Fest on Orcas Island asked, “Can Crabbed age and youth live together?" Through film, talks, panel discussions, art, music and casual conversations we explored what it is that keeps generations apart and what can bring them together.   Each morning at Kindlings Fest, Dr. Jerry Root presented a meditation on the theme. Exploring the wounds of absent and present fathers, how generational wounds and blessings can shape communities, Jerry challenges us to consider where Love has precedent in how we engage each other in community.

With the cult success this summer of director Wes Anderson's latest film Moonrise Kingdom, we  explore the King of Quirk and whether or not his trademark fantastical tales of dysfunctional families grasping at faint memories of child hood really do help us to understand our own lives. With host Jennie Spohr and panel Dr. Christine Chaney and Jeffrey Overstreet.