Welcome to Episode 186 of the Thinklings Podcast! Special Guest Alert! We were thrilled to have S.D. Smith (Sam), author of Green Ember and other titles, as a guest on this episode. After Sam participates in some Books & Business, we dive into his writing process and philosophy! You do not want to miss out on this one! Key ideas in Episode 186 - S.D. Smith Books & Business (11:04) The Green Ember - S.D. Smith Surprised by Oxford - Carolyn Weber Finally...

Welcome to Episode 185 of the Thinklings Podcast! This week’s episode discusses Hebrews 1:7 and its quotation from Psalm 104! This is the third episode of the series "Jesus is That Guy,” and you can go back and listen to those previous episodes if you missed them (Ep. 166 from December 2023 & Ep. 174 from February 2024). Of course, we do some Books & Business and Weekly Wisdom, too; we're not barbarians! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 185 -...

Episode 184 - The Thinklings Podcast Welcome to Episode 184 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Little explores the idea of “gods” in the OT; does the OT teach that there are multiple Gods? Have you ever wondered which LOTR character the Thinklings would be? We also discuss that in this episode, followed by some Books & Business, of course! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 184 - Does the OT teach there are multiple...

Welcome to Episode 183 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Carter walks us through James 1:5-8. Of course, we do all our normal things, including weekly wisdom from Thinkling Stearns, listener interaction with Thinkling Little, and Books & Business! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 183 - Ask for Wisdom in Faith Books & Business Weekly Wisdom - Psalm 31:21-23 Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus - Heather...

Welcome to Episode 182 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Stearns walks us through Proverbs 26. Of course, we do all of our normal things, including some introductory folly, weekly wisdom from Thinkling Little, listener interaction, and Books & Business! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 181 - The Goodness & Kindness of God Books & Business (10:11) Weekly Wisdom - Proverbs 27 This Momentary Marriage - John Piper ...

Welcome to Episode 181 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, after a nice, hearty dose of our regular activities, we answer some questions about the Christian life! This TALQ (Thinklings answer listener questions) will be a template we will follow in future episodes in which we answer more questions from listeners! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 181 - The Goodness & Kindness of God Books & Business Night Operation Owen...

Welcome to Episode 180 of The Thinklings Podcast! We have the most honored Dr. Josh Boyd joining us in this episode to civilize our proceedings. Before the main content of the episode, where Josh walks us through John Milton's Sonnet 19, we do our usual things: drink coffee, talk about books, and even have a brief (seriously brief) visit from Dr. Dan Brown. Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 180 - The Goodness & Kindness of God Reading Writing ...

Welcome to Episode 179 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, which we recorded outside of our usual time (leading to a bit of frivolity…as if that is anything new), Thinkling Little shares some Weekly Wisdom, we eventually get around to discussing some writing projects, and Thinkling Stearns walks us through a recent Electronic Ink Post he wrote! Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 179 - The Goodness & Kindness of God Reading Writing ...

Welcome to Episode 178 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we discuss a new book - Discovering Dispensationalism - with two of the book’s contributors/editors. They are Dr. Cory Marsh and Dr. James Fazio from Southern California Seminary. After our typical activities, we discuss ideas and portions of the book. Thanks for listening to this week's episode! Key ideas in Episode 178 - Discovering Dispensationalism Reading Discovering Dispensationalism - Dr. Cory Marsh, Dr....

Welcome to Episode 177 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we discuss a few books, talk about recent writing projects we’ve inked, and talk about ways to improve in our reading! We recently had some Electronic Ink hit the page (web), and if you would like to see those you can follow this link or this link! We discuss a recent email we received that was a blessing to us regarding the content of Episode 176, and we also have some Weekly Wisdom from 1 Timothy 1:18. Key ideas in...

Welcome to Episode 176 In this episode of The Thinklings Podcast, we have a friend of the podcast with us for another guest episode: Dr. Doug Brown of Faith Baptist Theological Seminary. The main content of the podcast is Dr. Brown sharing ideas from a recent Faith Pulpit article he wrote earlier this month! The Thinklings and Dr. Brown partake in a fantastic Books & Business session, Weekly Wisdom, and listener interaction. During Books & Business, Dr. Brown mentions his family...

Welcome to Episode 175 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we do our usual things: we drink coffee, we talk about recent events and listener interaction, we get around to Books & Business, and we discuss Divorce & Remarriage in the main content. For Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses Knowable Word by Peter Krol (and ranks it 7 on the Thinklings' Goodness Scale). Thinkling Stearns discusses A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent (and ranks it a 7 on the Thinklings'...

Welcome to Episode 174 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we do our normal things: we drink coffee, we talk about recent events and listener interaction, we get around to Books & Business, and we discuss Hebrews 1:6. For Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses a book gifted to him from Thinkling Stearns, The Smith of Wootton Major by Tolkien. Thinkling Little discusses a book on the Aaronic Blessing in the OT by Glodo, and Thinkling Stearns mentions A Gospel Primer...

Welcome to Episode 173 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we start by sipping great coffee in some awesome coffee mugs. Thinkling Stearns walks us through a recent Electronic Ink work he has written (others call these sorts of writings "blogs"). Also introductory, we interact with a listener email regarding "learning your rules." Thinkling Stearns also kicks off Books & Business in this episode, discussing This Momentary Marriage by John Piper. Thinkling Carter discusses...

Episode 172 - The Thinklings’ Mood Welcome to Episode One-Hundred Seventy-Two of The Thinklings Podcast! First things first - Happy 8th Day of Balrog! For your singing pleasure, to the tune of "12 Days of Christmas," here are the lyrics: On the tenth day of Balrog, Gandalf said to me What do you mean?, Is the morning good?, How 'bout old friends? Haven't aged a day! Pity stayed his blade!, Foooooool of a took!, (5 golden rings…..) You cannot pass, Fly you fools! Back to...

*UPDATE* - Thank you for your patience with a technical issue with this episode. If you listen and notice any echoes or overlaps, please delete that downloaded podcast and redownload it; the issue should now be resolved! Hello Thinklings! Sorry for a delayed posting on this episode (sometimes the interwebs just don't want to comply! We do our normal things in this episode: 1. We have a brief introductory celebration of "The 10 Days of Balrog" with a song...kind of... 2. Andy...

Here is what is in this episode: 1. Andy’s Weekly Wisdom! 2. Announcements/Listener Interaction: We talk a bit about audio books and reading physical books at the same time! 3. Books & Business! We talk about some books, as normal! 4. Main Content The main idea of this episode is discussing the idea of reading more in 2024! If you want to read more this year, this episode might help you think through how to accomplish your reading goals in 2024! 5. Mediation in...

Hello Thinklings Listeners! Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode! Here is what is in this episode: 1. Andy’s Weekly Wisdom: NA 2. Announcements/Listener Interaction: NA 3. Books & Business: Go listen to the last episode, we talked about a lot of books there!! 4. Main Content In the Spirit of “New Years Resolutions” we discuss our plans for year that relate to the life of the mind: what we plan to write, read, etc., in 2024! We hope this...

Hello Thinklings Listeners! Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode! Here is what is in this episode: Chronicles of Christmas, Part 4 (incorrectly labeled at first, but better late than never...)! 1. Andy’s Weekly Wisdom: Andy shares a quote from his office wall about filling ourselves with the right thoughts and trues. (The Reformed Pastor - Baxter) 2. Books & Business/Main Content For the main content of the episode, we share some book recommendation for the...

THE RETURN OF STEARNS. Maybe the caps were unnecessary, but man we were so glad to have Thinkling Stearns with us for this episode! Here is what is in this episode: 1. Andy’s Weekly Wisdom: Andy’s Weekly wisdom delivered directly from "The Andy." Below is his quote, and he discusses it on the podcast! "Don't be selfish with your suffering.' 2. Announcements/Listener Interaction: - Narnia Question: In what order should you read the Chronicles of Narnia (a repeat, yes,...

Hello Thinklings Listeners! Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode! Here is what is in this episode: 1. Andy’s Weekly Wisdom: We have a quick quote from A.G. Sertillanges that discusses the importance of intentional use of time in your mornings and evenings... 2. Announcements/Listener Interaction: Thinkling Little discusses an email from a listener about a reprinting of a resource about the Fear of the Lord... 3. Books & Business: All standard fare here,...

This is a unique episode for a unique time. We do things a little differently here. We hope this encourages all who listen as you think about, or experience, the shadow of death.

November 29th is two things: 1. C.S. Lewis' Birthday! 2. In 2023, the inaugural C.S. Lewis Reading Day! In this episode, we talk about Lewis as an author, reviewing where he ranks amongst top selling books. We do a "Lewis Book Draft" discussing our top selections and preferences. We then conclude by discussing some of our favorite quotes or Lewis' biggest impressions upon us! We hope you enjoy this BONUS episode!

Hello Thinklings Listeners! Thank you for tuning in to this week’s episode! Here is what is in this episode: 1. Andy’s Weekly Wisdom: Another great quote from Sertillanges...you'll have to listen to find out what it was! 2. Announcements/Listener Interaction: We interact with a listener email discussing a few passages in the OT regarding "an evil spirit from the Lord." 3. Books & Business: We discuss a few items we have been reading recently: Thinkling Little...