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Author Archives: David
Episode 22: Superheroes and Dismissive Parenting Styles
We have a special guest this week: Melissa Thompson. We discuss superhero movies and parenting theory. We also talk about Eneagram personality, Carman, and Dismissive Beavers.
Episode 21: Back in the Saddle
It’s been a while, but the crew is excited to be back. Let’s get caught up and talk about what’s been going on in everyone’s life. We talk about death and pastoring and Amanda’s recent trip to Powell’s where she found The Hobbit Musical which was actually approved by Tolkien himself.
Episode 20: A Visit With Tom Velasco
You, dear listener, are in for a treat when you tune in to Episode 20 of the Donnybrook Podcast. Our special guest on the show this week is Tom Velasco who we’ve dubbed The Most Interesting Man in the Treasure Valley. In this wide-ranging episode, we rabbit-trail with breathtaking velocity, talking about quality movies, dystopian […]
Episode 19: Is Liturgy Like Painting By Numbers?
This week we discuss liturgy and worship in the high and low church traditions. We find out what everyone’s reading, and David gives podcast gifts. Here’s the link for the Rachel Held Evans article that John mentioned (about why progressive Christians should care about abortion).
Episode 18: Young Adult Reading and Free Range Parenting
The gang talks through Amanda’s Required YA list, the importance of reading diverse authors. We also talk about free range parenting and the importance of letting kids have space to explore the world on their own.
Amanda’s 2019 YA Reading List
In Episode 17 of the podcast, Amanda agreed to add 20 Young Adult books to her reading list for 2019. John and David have put their heads together and come up with a proposed list of their favorites.* We also recognize that we have a lot more than 20 books (40 actually) represented here because […]
Episode 17: Resolutions are for Losers
In a first for the ‘cast, we welcome in a special guest, our friend Brent. We talk about new years resolutions, epic poetry goals, and the importance of changing people’s hearts. And David reads a liturgical poem about weeping. For reals.
And we compare Neil Stephenson to Wendell Barry.
Episode 16: Apocalyptic Fiction
In this episode we talk about black and white movies that everyone should see and David wears an ugly Christmas sweater. We also talk about how we should measure success in the church (should we?) and the apocalyptic fiction genre. And Amanda’s forthcoming Napoleon Dynamite experience.
Episode 15: Pastoral Duties
In this episode we discovered that the podcast should really be sponsored by Snickers and we also discuss the books Amanda didn’t report on her recent accreditation report. Then we got into talking about what it means to be a pastor, sparked by a Eugene Peterson quote. We also got a report from John about […]