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Lore! Lore! LORE! And some hot takes on the Rings of Power! The Only Dan Bellum brings us into the world of the Silmarillion, Tolkien’s sweeping epic myth-history of Middle

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Pour yourself a nice cup of coffee or tea, my friends, stir the fire, put your feet up–it’s time to return to the reading room. From time to time on

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On this episode, Laura takes over the hosting duties as she interviews me about my reasons for leading Zoe Church to be a house church. My hope and prayer, whether

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Conjunction junction what’s my function?! Today, we finally tackle a topic we teased at the start of this season: deconstruction and the Christian faith. Join Laura and I as we

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Come in out of the cold, fellow travelers, light a fire, pour a cuppa, and join Jordan Dobbins and I as we discuss Shakespeare’s most famous play, Hamlet.

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All of the best things come from England: Aslan, Hobbits, King Arthur, Robin Hood, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Rabbit, Harry Potter, the Beatles, and, of course, Jordan Dobbins.

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The long-awaited second part of my conversation with The Only Dan Bellum… Let’s pod!

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Happy New Year, Pod Fam! I am so happy to welcome you to the first part of THE IMPOSSIBLE QUEST TO THE HEART OF THE ONLY DAN BELLUM! Scientology, Thor,

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We conclude our series through Rebecca DeYoung’s “Glittering Vices” with a conversation on Envy. Beware the green eye! Let’s pod.

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Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Giving Tuesday? What about SAD WEDNESDAY?! That’s right! TWO sins for the price of ONE! What a deal. Join me and my resilient crew, Laura and

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