The Mockingcast

<p>Our guest this week is Krista Tippet, host the wildly popular NPR show On Being, and the author of several books, most recently Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into The Mystery And Art Of Living. Then Scott, David and Sarah talk fashion and friendship.</p>

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1024" height="1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p> This week our guest is Jonathan Master, author most recently of A Question Of Consensus, which deals with post-Reformation understandings of the doctrine of assurance. He also hosts the podcast Theology On The Go, and edits the online magazine Place For Truth. He also serves as the Dean of the Divinity School at Cairn University. Then Sarah, David and Scott talk helicopter parenting, philosophy and the emotions, and narciphobia. The post Rest Assured appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> This week we have Rebecca Schiff as our guest, author of the amazing book of short stories, The Bed Moved. Then we introduce a new listener profile piece. Our first guests: Kyle and Liz Dupic. Wow! Then the usual suspects……Sarah come back! The post Everything Moves appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> This week we welcome Peter Leithart to the show as our guest. He is the author most recently of Delivered From The Elements Of The World: Atonement, Justification, Mission. He also directs the Theopolis Institute. Then our roundtable talks Mayberry, Taylor Swift v. Kanye, and life and love.  The post Peter Leithart, Don Knotts & The Orthodoxy Of Romance appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a>Paul Zahl is back. He and Mary Zahl just returned from England, where they saw their grandson baptized. He also returns to the Mockingcast today to talk Brexit, why he does his podcast, and what preaching is all about. Then the usual suspects discuss all manner of content featured in <em>Another Week Ends,</em> including Pokemon Go (which Scott and his lovely wife Lindy have both downloaded).</p> The post PZ Returns appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> Our guest this week is Kimm Crandall, author most recently of Beloved Mess: God’s Perfect Love For Your Imperfect Life. Then Scott, David and Sarah discuss the contents of Another Week Ends. The post Life Is An Authentic Mess appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> This week we feature an interview with Miroslav Volf, Professor of Theology at Yale University and author most recently of Flourishing: Why We Need Religion In A Globalized World. Then David Zahl, Sarah Cond0n and Scott Jones discuss Seinfeldia, Good and Bad Religion, and the increasing anxiety in modern life. The post Religion’s Place In A Chronically Anxious World appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-posters.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-posters.jpg" alt="game-of-thrones-season-6-posters" width="2297" height="1696" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40984" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-posters.jpg 2297w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-posters-300x222.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-posters-768x567.jpg 768w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-posters-1024x756.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2297px) 100vw, 2297px" /></a></p> In this special, spontaneous episode David Zahl, Will McDavid, Lindy Jones and Scott try to make sense of where we’ve Game of Thrones has been, where it is, and where it’s going. Enjoy! The post Bonus Cast: Game Of Thrones Recap And Review appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> Our special guest this week is Liel Leibowitz, senior writer at Tablet Magazine and co-host of Unorthodox, one of the greatest podcasts on the web. Liel and Scott thought their conversation was nearly apocalyptic in magnitude, hence the title of the show. After the conversation with Liel, Scott and David Zahl are joined by Leslie Hall to discuss the contents of Another Week Ends.  The post The Ecumenical Apocalypse appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> Our guest this week is author and literary critic Jonathan Levi, whose most recent book is Septimania, a ” strange and magical picaresque romance.” Then Scott is joined by David Zahl and Sarah Condon to consider questions like: “Do we live in the Matrix?” and “Did Jesus have a wife?”. The post Did Jesus Have A Wife? Do You Have Septimania?!? appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg"><br /> This week Scott Jones talks with Erik Guzman about his new book, The Seed: A True Myth. Then Scott is joined by the usual suspects to talk about, among other things, the dangers of being authentic and doing what you love. The post Should You Ever Be Authentic Or Do What You Love? appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Love__Friendship_poster.png"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Love__Friendship_poster.png" alt="Love_&_Friendship_poster" width="250" height="370" class="size-full wp-image-40965 alignright" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Love__Friendship_poster.png 250w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Love__Friendship_poster-203x300.png 203w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a>This is the second of an ongoing, albeit semi-regular series, where the host of the <a href="http://www.mbird.com"><strong><em>Mockingcast</em></strong></a> goes to the cinema with his lovely wife, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/loupersi?fref=ts">Lindy</a>. This episode we review<a href="http://loveandfriendshipmovie.com"><em> Love and Friendship</em></a>, a film inspired by Jane Austen’s unpublished novella. Happy listening!</p> The post Bonus Mini-Cast: Lindy and Scott Review “Love And Friendship” appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor" width="1400" height="1400" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40176" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor.jpg 1400w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/adrift_Fotor-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /></a></p> We have one of the top experts on Zombie Apocalypses on the show this week. Alissa Wilkinson teaches at King’s College in New York City. She is the author most recently of How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World (co-written with Rob Joustra). Then the crew gets into the content of Another Week Ends, and yes, Sarah talks Gorilla Mom.  The post How’s A Gorilla Mom Like Me Gonna Make It Through The Zombie Apocalypse? appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x3001.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x3001.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor-300x300" width="300" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-40221 alignleft" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x3001.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x3001-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x3001-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>This week we have as our guest Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, the author of numerous books and essays, including her most recent work, <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/static/fib/nurture-the-wow/"><em>Nurture The Wow</em></a>, a deeply affecting, funny, insightful meditation that challenges readers to find the spiritual meaning of parenting. Then the usual suspects discuss faith conversions, safe spaces, saying you’re sorry and the Gospel in Vietnam.<a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg"><br /> The post Nurture The Wow appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

<p><a href="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg"><img src="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg" alt="adrift_Fotor-300x300" width="300" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-40220 alignleft" srcset="http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300.jpg 300w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, http://newpersuasivewords.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adrift_Fotor-300x300-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>This week’s show features an interview with<a href="http://www.generousorthodoxy.org/about.aspx"> Fleming Rutledge</a> about her recent book, <em><a href="http://www.eerdmans.com/Products/4732/the-crucifixion.aspx">The Crucifixion:Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ.</a> </em>Then the usual suspects review the contents of <em><a href="http://www.mbird.com/category/news/week-in-review/">Another Week Ends. </a> </em>Scott, David and Sarah talk social media and emotional health, whether we have free will, and consider a documentary that reminds us that the Gospel is first, foremost and forever for sinners.</p> The post The Gospel Is For Sinners appeared first on New Persuasive Words.