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.
a Rafflecopter giveaway Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen welcome comics legend Mark Waid to tell us how he tells stories. We talk Superman, his current work on Daredevil and Hulk, and how his site Thrillbent.com is changing the future of comics! Plus, win a FREE copy of Mark’s now classic […]
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is master-storyteller Neil Gaiman’s new book for adults. It’s short (less than 200 pages) and straightforward: a man just past middle aged returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. He wanders his old streets and awakens memories long forgotten. I’m not going to talk about […]
To hear me discuss Man of Steel, check out my StoryMen podcast! I grew up in Kansas, General. I’m about as American as it gets. — Superman Unless you’re living on Themyscira, you probably heard that a new Superman film, Man of Steel was released over the weekend. Given the box office numbers, you probably saw […]
Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen talk about Man of Steel: what they loved, what they liked, and where the film failed to capture the big blue boyscout. No spoilers for the first part of the episode! In this Episode: 0:00 – StoryMen of Steel Save the Cat 7:30 – What did […]
Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen boldly go where no one has gone before. We talk our Trek pedigree, who our favorite captains are and rank the films. Then we spoil the newest installment, Into Darkness. In this Episode: 0:00 – Giveaways, Catchup and Espanol! 5:00 – Who’s Your Captain? 16:00 […]
Now You See Me is the star-studded new film about a team of magicians who use their skills to perform Robin Hood-like capers. The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco) – as they call themselves – are assaulted on all fronts: Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) tries to arrest them while […]
Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen take advantage of JR.’s return from the United Arab Emerites to share stories of journeys they’ve taken. In this Episode: 0:00 – Welcome Back! Jetlag and catching up 2:00 – the United Arab Eremites, Jordan and Israel 11:45 – Worship Wars in Jerusalem 19:30 – […]
If you want to discuss Star Trek Into Darkness, the newest film from J. J. Abrams, we’re going to have to talk about two different films. The first we can do without spoilers: There will always be those who seek to do us harm. But in seeking to keep ourselves safe, we risk awakening the […]
a Rafflecopter giveaway Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen welcome journalist and author Tom Krattenmaker to talk about his new book The Evangelicals You Don’t Know. Tom is a self-proclaimed secular progressive who has a soft-spot for the new Evangelicals. We ask him how he navigates the no-man’s land of the radical […]
Listen, Rate & Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! The StoryMen are proud to participate in the first ever Christian Geek Podcast Tour! We join nine other excellent podcasts to discuss SUPERHEROES! The StoryMen choose to tackle the big blue boyscout himself: SUPERMAN! From his first appearance in Action Comics in 1938 to the new Man of […]