The StoryMen welcome pastor, blogger and movie buff Rob Shepherd, aka Rob Shep. We argue about the Marvel movies for a while, then talk about THOR: The Dark World. We also discuss Rob’s new book “Even If You Were Perfect, Someone Would Crucify You.” What does healthy criticism look like, and what can all we […]
The StoryMen welcome Tifah Philiips of Page CXVI back to the show, and it’s no surprise we pick up right where we left off. We explore the difference between Advent and Christmas, what our favorite carols are and hear all about Page CXVI’s new project to create three albums ordered around the Church calendar. You […]
I don’t know why harps ever got the kind of billing they get. — Randal Rauser Randal’s new book What on Earth Do We Know About Heaven? presses us to imagine the full nature of God’s restored creation. We imagine what Deaf culture will look like in Heaven, whether the Titanic will sail again, and ask […]
The StoryMen welcome Emily Maynard back to the show to tell us about her Barna Frame on Relational Realism. We imagine how the Church can escape the American Dream script for relationships and find a bigger picture of God in the process. Episode Links Vote for Emily here! Emily’s blog Emily on Twitter Emily on […]
Stories are the most fundamental human activity. — Stephen R. Donaldson The StoryMen welcome JR.’s favorite author of all time, Stephen R. Donaldson. Steve is the author of the best-selling fantasy series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, as well as several more series. We discuss the religious power of stories, what it’s like to publish […]
The StoryMen welcome JR.’s tattoo artist and friend Lars Van Zandt to talk about the world of tattooing. We discuss the history of tattooing, how the industry has changed and what they’re all about. Plus, Pixar’s Grand Unified Theory, just because we can. In this Episode: 0:00 – Where in the World is Matt Mikalatos? […]
a Rafflecopter giveaway In this Episode: 0:00 – Clay and JR.’s real-life horror film 07:30 – Gene Luen Yang 12:30 – American Born Chinese 24:30 – Boxers & Saints 29:30 – It’s More Complicated than That… 44:00 – Negotiating American Identity 50:00 – Favorite Saints Episode Links Gene’s Books: Boxers and Saints on Amazon American Born Chinese on Amazon […]
One year after JR., Matt and myself met we found ourselves back together again, live and in person, to record a special anniversary show. Lots of laughs in this episode as we: Reveal our REAL names and how we actually all have the same initials by birth. Tell the origin story of the StoryMen, a […]
The StoryMen are back together exactly one year since they all met! We review our year of friendship and podcasting, reveal our true identities, our secret origin and dream about the next year of StoryMen! In this Episode: 01:30 – The StoryMen’s True Identities Revealed! 7:30 – The StoryMen’s Secret Origin! 16:00 – A Year of Podcasting in Review […]
The title of this post is one of those questions that probably makes people roll there eyes. I don’t mean physically removing their eyes and rolling them around on the ground. That would be gross. And painful. And not a very effective way to show frustration. What I’m saying is, a lot of people might […]