Podcast – Tokens

Concluding our series of segments from our "Back to Green" show, we start  with a wonderful performance by our friend Odessa Settles, plus a hymn medley featuring host Lee C. Camp, Buddy Greene, and Amy Grant, and close out with a monologue. Remember you can purchase Odessa Settles new CD in our store, here. And the entire "Back to Green" show is available for download on iTunes, here. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

Continuing to feature segments from our "Back to Green" show, we start with a Most Outstanding Instrumental by our Most Outstanding Horeb Mountain Boys and follow with a homily by Brother Preacher.  Following that Most Outstanding homily comes an interview with Jeff Barrie. And don't forget that you can find Brother Preacher's most oustanding homilies on CD through our store. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

Continuing to feature segments from our "Back to Green" show, we treat you to a Class and Grass, a song by one of Lee's former students Mr. Nate Hale, and the Tokens Radio Players advertise a new "Best of Green Songs" album. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

In the midst of the summer heat and global warming that is descending upon us in the summer months here in middle Tennessee, and all the various other reminders of effects of climate change, we feature this month segments from our "Back to Green" episode. This week is the American folk song classic "Oklahoma Home is Blown Away" from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl days, followed by an interview with Mr. Tom Szaky—author of Revolution in a Bottle—on his ingenious ways of re-using all sorts of things, including worm poop, and then we close with the Tokens Radio Players doing a Three Little Pigs Redux. Enjoy. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

This week we interview Logan Mehl-Laituri, Iraq War veteran and Theology student, about his book Reborn on the Fourth of July. Logan grew up in a community that celebrated military service. His faith reinforced his love of country and his sense that that love was best expressed by fighting its battles. Then he went to war, and then he was born again. In Reborn on the Fourth of July Logan's story reveals the real cost of war to military personnel, the real challenges to Christians that are raised by military service on and even off the battlefield, and the real questions that each of us must wrestle with as we hold in tension our love of country with God's love for the world. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

This week we share two most outstanding interviews: first, we revisit our interview with A.J. Jacobs from the very first Tokens Show. In it, Jacobs speaks about his book The Year of Living Biblically. Second, we share an interview with Scot McKnight, who talks about his book The Blue Parakeet. Be sure to visit our blog for more. We've recently gathered a most outstanding group of contributors, who are sending some wonderful posts for the website. Be sure to read Lauren Smelser White's post entitled, Thoughts from a Southern Church Lady, Drew Denton's post, Ascensiontide with Terrence Malick, and, most recently, Chris Haw's very fine post, Carpentry, Christianity, and Tradition. These are but a few of the fine posts that have appeared in recent weeks. And don't forget about our new CD release: The Best So Far: Odessa Settles. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

After a fine week shared with homileticians, we revisit a homily given by our own Tokens host Lee C. Camp. We hope you enjoy. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

This week we celebrate the release of our newest compilation, "The Best So Far: Odessa Settles." Join us this week for some most outstanding clips from recent compilations, featuring Brother Preacher and Odessa Settles. So, we hope you enjoy Brother Preacher's reflections on forgetfulness, revivals, scholastic audiences, and "singing off the wall in church" along with excerpts from Odessa's renditions of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "Oh Freedom." Both Odessa Settles' CD and Brother Preachers' CD are available in our store. And a bit of more immediate news: We’re excited to announce that once again, we’ll be streaming tonight's show live online. You’ll be able to listen by clicking here at 7:30 on May 16. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

What hath Tokens host Lee Camp to do with a convertible sports car? And what hath Malibu to do with the Book of Revelation? Find out on this week's episode of Dispatches. This week, we hear a report from Lee as he spends time in Southern California, talking about his lectures on "War in the Book of Revelation." In addition to this report, you can hear the entirety of both of this lectures by clicking the following links: part 1 and part 2. After Lee's extended 7-minute lecture on Revelation, war, and empire, we close out with Marcus Hummon's "Rosana"—a lament song about a victim of empire. As always, we thank you for joining us on Dispatches and hope you enjoy the following photos from Lee's podcast recording session. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

More segments today from our Tokens episode entitled “Stories We Live By.” This week we start with a trio—Lee C. Camp, Buddy Greene, and Sandra McCracken—singing "This Is My Father's World," followed by a monologue from Lee featuring the old hymn "There is a Habitation." And we close with "Climbing Jacob's Ladder." Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

More segments today from our Tokens episode entitled “Stories We Live By,” featuring an interview with Barbara Brown Taylor, followed by Buddy Green's song, "The Green Tree," and a very special Class and Grass segment. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

Last week we took a break due to some unexpected opportunity to produce a show on short notice for some folks here in Nashville, so we had our nose to the grind-stone having a Most Outstanding time here in Music City.  This week we return to segments from our “Stories We Live By Show,” featuring two performances by our friend Sandra McCracken, and one of the early screeds from Brother Preacher, when he first addressed an auditorium full of Ph.D.’s.  Ah, a delightful evening. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

More segments today from our Tokens episode entitled “Stories We Live By,” with an interview with Professor Hubert Locke, followed by a moving performance by Psalom, an ensemble from Russia, performing a rendition of a lament psalm, entitled “They Cry Out to the Lord.” Remember we are in the closing days of our Kickstarter campaign for an album of Odessa Settles finest performances;  we hope that you will partner with us and claim your reward today.  See TokensShow.com/Odessa for more information. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

For Holy Week, we will take a quick detour from sharing segments from our Stories We Live By show, and instead share a few of the beautiful old hymns we’ve done on the show. Well we had a wonderful time in Abilene, remembering those many long days in the library; good to wander amongst the mesquite trees and the pecans.  We’re now headed east toward music city. I realized that this next episode will be released Holy Week, so I will take a quick detour from sharing segments from our Stories We Live By show, and instead thought I’d share a few of the beautiful old hymns we’ve done on the show.  I grew up in a church that sang a cappella, and I was, as it were, toothed on the old hymns, and I still love them.  There is a bit too much tendency toward sentimental and individualistic consumerism in much of the so-called contemporary praise music for my probably too-elitist, too-rationalistic way.  Anyway, I digress. We close out this podcast episode with a sort of Good Friday hymn, performed by Buddy Greene, with Sonya Isaacs and Vince Gill and myself doing a bit of BGV. Prior to that is Odessa Settles singing that moving old spiritual, “We’re You There When They Crucified My Lord.” And finally we begin with an instrumental version of “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” with a solo performance by our friend and regular Aubrey Haynie.  Aubrey is such a fine guy, one of the very best in the business with all sorts of Academy of Country Music awards; I wish you could have seen him do this performance, because it’s one you have to see to make sense of.  He used a bow he had broken, so that the bow itself is behind the fiddle, with the bow strings in front, of course, but moving across all four of the strings on the fiddle at once, instead of the normal one or two. I love all of these songs.  The performance of “There is a Fountain Filled with Blood” always brings back special memories, as I was still very new to the world of producing shows:  we had not had sufficient time to rehearse this song during the rehearsal, so at intermission we were back stage working through some harmonies with Buddy Greene and Sonya Isaacs, and we decided it was so pretty a cappella that we would do it without the band.  Meanwhile as we went out to the stage for part two, Vince Gill volunteered to join us on back-ground vocals and assured me that he would get it on the fly in the show, and I decided that since he had been inducted recently into the Country Music Hall of Fame, that I would allow it.  And meanwhile, so pleased was I with myself that I would get to sing harmonies with Vince Gill, I forgot to tell Jeff Taylor we were going to do it a cappella.  So, when it came time for this song in the show, before we knew it, Jeff started blowing the melody on his penny whistles; Buddy decided he would play along on guitar; and then the whole band wandered in at beautiful and poignant places, and it was a delightful, unrehearsed bit of beauty. Enjoy. Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?

Lee C. Camp and family on the road, somewhere between Fort Worth and Abilene, send greetings; wandering towards Abilene, where Lee spent many hours in the library, got him thinking about scholars, which got him thinking about the first show Tokens show done in conjunction with the Christian Scholars Conference some years ago. So: Lee C. Camp’s opening monologue that night on Alasdair MacIntyre, story, and identity; plus the first Scholars Stand-up; closing out with Aubrey Haynie and Ron Block doing an old fiddle tune, Turkey in the Straw. Don't forget to check out our Kickstarter Campaign for a new Tokens CD, "The Best So Far: Odessa Settles." Be sure to let all your friends know about our socio-cultural experiment here. Remember, you can subscribe to Dispatches from the Buckle on ITUNES. And be sure to follow DISPATCHES ON TWITTER for all the latest. Lee C. Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, Tennessee, is the host of WWW.TOKENSSHOW.COM and the Dispatches from the Buckle Podcast, and the author of WHO IS MY ENEMY?