Tag Archive for: Pop Culture

Podcast 206: Thinking Biblically About Fiction (and Supergirl)

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Fiction can be fun to read or watch, but you have to keep your biblical brain engaged—not just in what you choose to consume but as you consume it. Today, we talk about that and dive into the recent movie Supergirl to discuss how it might illustrate what we’re talking about.

Also, don’t forget that the Texas Teen Camp is wrapping up this week! If you’d like to see the brief video the camp posted about the first week (which was relatively short!), click right here. And if you’re interested in viewing the many photos taken at camp this year, click here (and be prepared to sign in with your MyLCG credentials). Five hundred photos have been posted so far, and more are likely on the way!

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Podcast 202: The Toxic Effects of Believing You’re “Going to Heaven”

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The idea of a vague “heaven” waiting at the end of a life in which God places few real obligations on you is demotivating when compared to the reality. On today’s episode, we chat about the difference.

P.S. We’re having a little difficulty making sure that the YouTube videos are visible below with our new cleaner and more dynamic look. We think the extra layer of code that has to be added for “cookie” regulation compliance might be the challenge, but we’re not sure. However, if you don’t see it and you want the YouTube version of the episode, you can always go directly to the Living Youth YouTube channel. Regardless, the Spotify and Apple Podcast embeds seem not to have a problem and should be available below like usual. Thanks for your patience!

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Podcast 201: Thinking Biblically About “Project Hail Mary”

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Sci-Fi “buddy movie” with Ryan Gosling and an alien friend, what’s not to love? “Project Hail Mary” was very popular, but what thoughts or meditations does it spark if we’re willing to think biblically? Today, we explore that very question.

Also, we refer to a previous podcast in which we discussed hypothesized “alien life” more directly. If you are interested, you can find it here: “Podcast 145: Have We Found Alien Life on Planet K2-18b?“

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Podcast 117: What to Think About Celebrity Conversions

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There’s a growing number of celebrities converting to professing Christianity, Catholicism in particular. It might be someone we couldn’t care less about, or it might be someone we’ve long looked up to. What should we keep in mind when a popular public figure “converts”?

Podcast 78: A Tale of Two Godzillas

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Well, one of us saw a movie recently. With both America and Japan taking cinema’s most famous “big lizard” out for a spin, we talk about the differences in their approaches and try to model biblically shaped thinking and perspective when processing the offerings of pop culture.

P.S. For some reason, the Spotify embedding is not currently working. We’ve tested it with old episodes that worked before, and it is not working for any of them. So, we presume it is a temporary Spotify issue (even the Spotify app was acting a bit buggy). So, if Spotify is your platform of choice, it is not embedded below, but should still work. That is, you can still find us on Spotify if you search for us, or you can try this link.