Mango Class Podcast - Skillman Church of Christ

Hey Mangoes, one more song for you. This was performed live at the Skillman Church of Christ. It is a cover of the song "Ten Thousand Words" by the Avett Brothers. Performed by the incredibly talented duo Justin Whitehead and Trevor.

Check out Rebecca Coles cover of Avett Brother's song Skin and Bones by the Avett Brothers.

Check out the next installment of Music & Theology series on the Skillman Mango Podcast inspired by the Gospel According to the Avett Brothers class with Lee Branch. This is a conversation with Makenna Miller about a song that speaks to her on a spiritual level. The song is entitled Saturn by the group, Sleeping At Last. Here is the link to the YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzNvk80XY9sAgain, lets' do our part to support these artists. Check out their YouTube page, listen to them on Spotify, let's see them live if they roll through Dallas.

We put out the call last week during the Gospel According to the Avett Brothers at the Skillman Church of Christ to share with the rest of the class other songs that connect at the spiritual level. I was blown away when Tim Garcia sent a song by the band Khruangbin (which means airplane in Thai

We've entered into a new season at the Skillman Church of Christ where we are offering a set of new, exciting, engaging classes during the Sunday Bible hour. One of the classes is the Gospel According to the Avett Brothers led by Lee Branch. We put the call in the class to send in and submit songs that they resonate with or that move them in the ways of spirituality. In this podcast, Grant Williams talks about the Grateful Dead song, "Brokedown Palace." He is particularly fond of the cover down by the Shinyribs. Listen to the song and to Grant's thoughts about this incredible piece of music. Click below for the link to the YouTube video and support these artists anyway you can through the watching of their content or visiting them in concert next time they are in your area. Peace, love and enjoy the music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoKRfr_DhGA

Let's talk about the Bible and NT Wright's book on the Authority of Scripture.

Our brother Jake Jacobson just got back from a retreat centering on nurturing and developing contemplation in ministry. Listen and be inspired about what he learned and what he is hoping to build into his life.

The Las Mangas bless us again with a second episode. An all women conversation, this time centering on the enneagram and how it pertains to women in ministry. Join host, Leah Williams, along with Makenna Miller (Youth Minister) and Shalene Valentine (Children's Minister) from the Skillman Church of Christ to discuss how ministry has impacted their enneagram number and conversely, how their enneagram number has impacted how they do ministry. Insightful and wonderful conversation!Intro song is "Where Its At" by Beck and closing song is "Redesigning Women" by The Highwomen. We do not own the rights but encourage everyone to listen to these songs and support these artists in whatever ways they can.

Truth is truth. In art, poetry, and music deep truths can be communicated in special ways. In this incredible conversation with Lee Branch, we look at three songs that are outside the genre of "Christian" but convey spiritual truths. The songs in this podcast are:"Belief" by John Mayer"The Ballad of Love and Hate" by The Avett Brothers"Harmony Hall" by Vampire Weekend"Murder in the City" by the Avett BrothersWe do not own the rights to these songs, but please feel free to listen to these songs in the podcast and support in ways you can these incredible artists as we celebrate the wisdom they have shared with all of us.

Finally, the mango world gets to hear from the one and only Tara Davidson. Incredible interview about her upbringing as the child of a profession baseball player and a deeper look into a meaning of a poem by Mary Oliver the impact it has on spirituality for us as well as our children. Enjoy episode #20 of the Mango Podcast!!

For the first ever all female cast, female led, and female inspired Mango class podcast. This will be the first episode of many. Great episode with amazing, talented, intelligent, and inspiring women of the Mango Class at the Skillman Church of Christ

Each Wednesday at the Skillman Church of Christ, we host a recovery ministry called Re:Generation. Every month someone gives a testimony about what God has done and is doing in their lives. This past week was D. Curry. I had spoken with her before and I knew her story was amazing, so when it was her turn to share her testimony I asked permission to record and share it with the Mango class. Buckle your seat belts people..this is one great story.

A one in a million interview with Skillman Church of Christ deacon June Martin. She is intelligent, well-read, well-spoken and will make you think. In this discussion, we talk about hell, a literal reading of the Bible, and how women are viewed in the church. A "must-listen-to" podcast for the Mango family.

Hey friends, summer is almost over and things are getting back to normal. Buckle your seatbelts for this conversation with Dallas & Sarah May about the interplay between Science and Theology. If you are into science this podcast will blow your mind, and if you are not, I urge you to listen because there are some very interesting concepts discussed on the podcast. It is a long one..the longest Mango podcast to date, but I believe it will be well worth your time. Peace and love.

Matthew Claybrook, Kavian McMillon, and John Mark Davidson discuss their journey in studying the Bible in seminary. How did their views of the Bible expand during that time? What do they still wrestle with? Listen in to Part 1 of their conversation about the Bible.

Looking forward to beginning our Mango class discussions on the Bible. This is a quick intro discussing how we have the 66 books in our Bible today. Eager for the discussions in class. See you Sunday!

Hello my friends. Get ready for an incredible interview with Daniel & Sierra, our very own engaged couple in the Mango class. This is probably the last podcast interview of them together as an engaged couple because they are getting married in less than a month (6/6/19). Hear their story of how they met, how they came to Skillman, why they stayed, and their theological journey of faith. You will learn to love these two even more than you already do.

A conversation in the Mango Class at the Skillman Church of Christ between 6 people. Three people hold a complementarion position and three hold an egalitarian position regarding women in ministry. Listen to hear what happens and you will be encouraged by the love, respect, authenticity, and honesty. This is what a healthy spiritual conversation looks like!

This week's podcast is an actual, real life, phone call with Kavian McMillon. Each week, Kavian and I try and touch base about the Mango class and bounce ideas off each other. With hopes of future phone interviews with Mango class members, I downloaded an app that allows me to record phone calls. While Kavian and I were talking I wanted to test out the app to see the sound quality. Turns out, we had an incredible conversation that is worth of a podcast episode. At the time, Kavian did not know that I was recording, but I have since asked his permission to use the call as a Mango class podcast episode. We discuss modernity, post-modernity, and post-post-modernity and the impact this has on spiritual conversations. See you all Sunday!!

As a church, what weight do we give to Scripture, Tradition and Experience in developing our theology and our beliefs about how to love as a community? Check out this engaging discussion between Jake, Makenna, Shalene, and JM on a Wednesday afternoon about the interplay between these three elements and what a tricycle has anything to do with our methodology as a church in making decisions.

Recording of MiddleGround class activity on March 31st. Special thanks to all the volunteers for participating in this rich discussion.

Hey Friends, as we continue our discussions on truth during our Mango Class, we take the time today to discuss a possible theory for what is the opposite of faith. We look at the idea of certainty and how we can have a healthy humility in our spirituality while still holding our convictions.

Part 2 of the discussion with one of the ElDorado's at the Skillman Church of Christ, Dr. Mike Young about truth. In this discussion, we go more into the practical implications of truth in everyday life. Music is the background is from Post Malone & Swae Lee called "Sunflower"

The Mango Class began a discussion on truth this past week and played a little Spectrum. For this week's podcast we have Part 1 of an interview with Dr. Mike Young about truth. Dr. Young is an elder at Skillman and a university professor. He has his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Dallas. What an opportunity to hear his perspective on truth for the podcast.

Danielle Schofield brings the heat on this episode for the Mango class at Skillman. Honest conversations about what we are wrestling with theologically and how we as a church can better speak life, love, and Christ to those around us. Boom. Also, is Bradley Cooper as handsome in real life as he is in the movies. Listen in to find out...this is an episode you will not want to miss. Peace and love compadres.

For this week's Mango Class podcast, John Mark interviews digital marketing consultant and lead singer for the local cover band "Signed Out"... Skillman's own Justin Whitehead. When the Whiteheads moved to the Lakewood area, they went looking for a church. Hear how this journey went and what influenced their decision. Listen in on our discussion of where Justin sees the church going, and how the church can better connect with those in the community. Peace and love compadres!

In the fourth installment of the Mango Class podcast we touch on some theological concepts that form the basis for the story we tell, and are a part of, as Christians. Is the narrative that we adopt a story of transaction between us and God, or does it expand to include transformation and restoration.

A compelling, motivating, and inspiring conversation with the one-and-only Kavian McMillon for the Mango/Practical class at Skillman. Recorded LIVE in Far North Dallas. You will want to hear this discussion on how to not just refrain from hating, but how to learn HOW to love.

In the first installment of the Mango Class at Skillman podcast Ben Gonzalez, Jake Jacobson, Makenna Miller joins host John Mark Davidson to discuss the topic of "church." Spoiler alert: Makenna isn't a fan of long sermons (and she has never seen Rudy).

In the second installment of this podcast series the one and only Dulcinea Lambert & Josh Schofield joins host John Mark Davidson to discuss the the class is going so far and their thoughts about the weekly gathering. Should we use the BIG C or little c? Listen to the episode to find out who is right.