Jonathan, Tom and JR. kick off the new podcast by introducing the format, then talking about what it means to say the Bible is inspired. Plus, a GIVEAWAY!
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Welcome to Bible Bites!
Author: JR. Forasteros
JR. lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Amanda. In addition to exploring the wonders that are the Lone Star state, JR. is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church, a writer and blogger. His book, Empathy for the Devil, is available from InterVarsity Press. He's haunted by the Batman, who is in turn haunted by the myth of redemptive violence.
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Comics and Gender
Bryne and JR. welcome Rachel Stine and Evie Allport to discuss gender issues in recent comic works. We focus specifically on AGE OF ULTRON’s Black Widow problem and the criticisms of MARVEL’s new A-Force comic.
MAD MAX: Fury Road is a near-perfect action film that calls us to fight for our humanity to be realized in a world that is just for all persons.
JR. was a guest on Rabbi Eli Fink’s radio program Finkorswim Radio. He, Eli and Rabbi Daniel Korobkin discuss the decline of participation in organize religion in America – what causes it and what we as religious leaders can do about it.
When we look back in a few years on the glut of A.I.-centric films that came out in 2015, Ex Machina will almost certainly be the stand-out (unless, of course, our new robot overlords censor it). The film is a tight, gripping suspense journey that pushes us to consider what it means to be human. […]
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DAREDEVIL: Letting the Devil Out
What does MARVEL’s Daredevil have to teach us about righteous anger? Quite a lot, as it turns out.
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo threw a big curveball at the end of BATMAN #40. What does it mean for Batman?
[one_third] Given the glut of new films about Artificial Intelligence, Bryne and JR. ask what counts as consciousness. We revisit Chappie, dive deeply into Ex Machina, and touch on Age of Ultron, Terminator: Genesys, Her, Avatar and Stephen King’s The Jaunt. Packed with listern questions, we are ready to welcome our robot overlords! [learn_more caption=”In This Episode”] 2:30 – Welcome, Robot Overlords! 4:00 […]
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron is another home run for Marvel. Whedon uses a sprawling cast and surprisingly tight story to muse on the nature of death and change.
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It Follows
Marion, Easter and IT FOLLOWS. Episode 12 is short, but sweet!