Story Men - May 9, 2014
Romancing the Church with Melissa Tag
From Series: "StoryMen Season 3"
The StoryMen return under the NorvilleRogers banner! We've got better guests, bigger shows and - quite possibly - more potato chip challenges!
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 middle as he pioneers a new path of civil discourse characterized by mutual respect and friendship. You also have a chance to win a free copy of Tom’s book!
In This Episode:
0:00 – Meet Tom Krattenmaker
4:45 – Engaging the Religious Other
11:00 – Focus on the Family and the Secular Confession Booth
17:00 – Living in the Radical Middle
26:00 – Evangelism: The Verdict that Demands Evidence
34:00 – Tom and Jesus
39:00 – The Oklahoma City Tornado
45:30 – Book Giveaway!
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CloseThe StoryMen welcome author, blogger and romantic comedy expert Melissa Tagg. We evaluate the respective merits of Jack Bauer, Chris Hemsworth, the 1980s. We debate the difference between Romantic Comedies and Chick Flicks, and pick apart what makes a great Romantic Comedy great. Melissa walks us through how she writes a Romantic Comedy and what it looks like to romance the Church. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Melissa Tag vs. Matt Mikalatos 03:00 - Who Loves Jack Bauer? 09:30 - Who Loves Chris Hemsworth? 12:30 - Melissa vs. the 1980s 18:30 - Clay Hates the Sound of Music 20:30 - The Anatomy of the Romantic Comedy 28:30 - Our Favorite Romantic Comedies 39:30 - Writing Christian Romance 43:30 - When the Church idolizes Marriage 48:30 - Here to Stay 53:00 - GIVEAWAY!
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