Steve Gallagher and Matt Huett are best friends of almost 30 years who provide advice and spiritual direction to individuals from all walks and faith backgrounds. This podcast is a collection of conversations on friendship, spirituality and all that happe
This one goes all over the place but well worth the time. We love each of you and hope our love and appreciation comes across in each of our conversations. Reach out via Instagram or text. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
Matt & Steve discuss "Book of Clarence" written and directed by Jeymes Samuel and catch up over other musings of the week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
Joining Steve & Matt this week is long-time friend, author Gabe "GJ" Stoutimore. In this conversation, Steve, Matt & Gabe discuss Gabe's latest work, Murder Baby, post-Christianity, humanity's constructs, and all things friendship. Go pick up your copy of Murder Baby is book one of the series, Knights of Sadira. Pick up your copy of Murder Baby here. About Knights of Sadira: The Knights of Sadira is a dark supernatural fantasy novel series telling the story of a once ancient sorority of demon slayers operating in secret in a surrealistic, cyberpunk future. Firmly entrenched between dark fantasy and horror, the series follows five women in a generational struggle to overcome darkness, from the outside and within themselves. With engaging, relatable characters caught in the familiar, classic struggle between good and evil, The Knights of Sadira tells a tale of belonging, the testing of kinship, loss, trauma, identity, and death. Murder Baby is the first of four books. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
Steve & Matt talk with special guest author-painter-podcaster Rob Bell about his new book "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship". You can find his podcast, The RobCast, here. Rob is a New York Times Bestselling author. Some of his works include: Velvet Elvis Love Wins Everything is Spiritual How To Be Here These works, along with "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship", are available at www.robbell.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
In this conversation Steve & Matt discuss: "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life" by Karen Armstrong "Swampland of the Soul: New Life is Dismal Places" by James Hollis "Morning Sun on a White Piano: Simple Pleasures & the Sacramental Life" by Dr. Robin R. Meyers "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship" by Rob Bell Also referenced: Spiral Dynamics - including it's coverage by Ken Wilber in "Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
Steve & Matt discuss: What it looks like to life transitions that include following Christ outside of weekly church attendance and what it means to find one's true self while navigating the choice to live life as a presence in community. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
Getting back into the groove of Whistle Pig & The Bear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whistlepigbear/message
Steve & Matt discuss: "In memoriam" Funeral home experiences in our small towns. We all grieve...uniquely (and that's okay). Streaming and the "all you can eat" buffet Familial practices "Everything fits" Books discussed: "Morning Sun on a White Piano" by Dr. Robin Meyers "Post-Modern Pilgrims" by Leondard Sweet Dora, Alabama Tazewell, Virginia Appalachian Podcasters
We're back! After a much-needed break and lots of transitions, Steve & Matt are excited to be back for another run of conversations!
After a few weeks of being under the weather, Matt & Steve catch up: - spring fever - pink duets - bussin bussin - 88 reasons in 1988 - Murder Baby (the Knights of Sadira) by GJ Stoutimore - Deep Creek National Park - LBJ - POTUS #36 - Mark's swing - Matt inverts - Updates re: WPTB - Stay Tuned!
Special Guest Chip Early from Littleton Colorado. Chip is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and long-time friend of Steve & Matt.
In this week's conversation Steve & Matt discuss: - Universal Christ by Richard Rohr - Dallas Willard - Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis - Progressive Christianity - Nature of the Divine - Armenian Pentecostalism - Public domain and Scrub Daddy - Othering - Considering your place and how it might be used for the good of the community - egg corns And other stuff :) Hey SEO...look here ;) #lovewins #transcendsandincludes #progressivechristianity #therehastobemore #richardrohr #stillinonepeace #findafriend #bettertogether
Steve & Matt's conversation... New reads...Rupert Spira's "Being Aware of Being Aware" Matt's new cat Madelyn Two of Matt's former students from Southeastern University reach out with questions. "How are we reading the same Bible?" Water Brueggemann's "second naivety" Religious leaders' manipulation and attempt to control "the magic"...the Divine...work of the Spirit "Smoking what you're selling"...going all in...believing "they hype" Attempts to convert vs. conversations Matt and the Buddhist at Mount Rushmore on the 4th of July "Look at them in their idolatry" Appalachian Maple Bourbon Cutting back on the dairy. Chat GPT...the day the music changed Panpsychism Bill Wade "Jalen & Jacoby"...RIP Life is too short, too hard, and too much to do alone. Find a friend, find a community, and do life together! . . . #LoveWins #DeepakChopra #LeonardSweet #KeithGiles #BrianMcLaren #DianaButlerBass #RobBell #RichardRohr #Reconstruction #Faith #JesusWins #Buddhism #NonDualism #BothAnd #SoutheasternUniversity #EverythingBelongs #UniversalChrist #JosephMurphy #ExpandedConsciousness
. . . . . #NCPodcast #Life #Spirituality #Bestfriends #CatchingUp #Jesus #LoveWins #Church #VirtualMonastery #Monks #NorthCarolinaPodcast
Discussions around: Spotify 2022 Wrapped. Readers for Matt. Steve's & Matt's differing opinions on engagement with social media. Attention and energy loops. Rural Appalachian communities. Peace - Not the absence of fear/insecurity/conflict. Humanity's response to the Divine. Yeezy, Twitter, & Elon Musk Follow and DM us on Instagram @whistlepig_thebear #NCPodcast #Spirituality #LoveWins #Invitation #BetterTogether #Friendship #Divine #Jesus #Buddha #Energy #Church #Community #LGBTQ
We're back after a busy few weeks… . #cataractsurgery #TLC #envogue #ncretreat #perspective #rhythm #dynamicbalance #calendars #selfmedicate #limitations #marginalia #nooutlines #newbalance #bettertogether #ncpodcast
Lou Rawls Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller Anne Lamotte Rachel Evans Alone
Discussion on what's ahead for Whistle Pig & The Bear in 2022. Steve encourages Matt to bring our Whistle Pig & The Bear lens to upcoming topics. Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant Tattoos GI Joe / Indian & The Cupboard The voices of Matt Huett Martyr syndrome
Just a reminder...you don't have to always be "on". Much Love. Steve & Matt
Steve & Matt catch up from the past week's events and activities. Discussion on being informed, involved and active parents and educators in the lives of kids. Student loan forgiveness Othering & boxes Destro from GI Joe
In this conversation Steve & Matt visit questions/comments submitted to us via our IG . Out of respect to you, we've elected to not use your actual names/info and will continue to do so without your expressed permission. "Hey guys I am loving the podcast. Seriously, brings me back to my SEU days and also helping me understand/process a lot of things since that time (gosh almost 20 years ago?!) Matt, in 2005 or so you told me I could do "good things…or do great things" when I was having an existential crisis about not following God's plan for my life and whether or not I wanted to be a doctor versus go into ministry like everybody else at SEU. Needless to say, I chose the MD route and I'm so thankful. Anyway, your podcast really helps me understand why I felt like such an outsider at SEU and why my beliefs never felt like they were in line with a lot of others. BL and I have been having some great conversations." - Friend "Not gonna lie Matt. I'm considering Hinduism. I even like Buddhism. Is it okay to appreciate all pathways to God? What are your thoughts [sic]." - Friend Thank you to everyone for your continued support. Please share/like/subscribe with those you feel might enjoy Whistle Pig & The Bear. *When submitting questions/comments, please let us know if you're okay with us using your name
Jumping through the hoops and checking the boxes. Do these and other ritualistic practices facilitate lasting change? What's your thought? See our poll question included (Spotify users). *This week's conversation was recorded remotely so please overlook the recording quality this week.
Steve & Matt unpack about our experience presenting at, and attending, Wild Goose. Paula Stone Williams Jim Wallis Dianna Butler Bass Welcome Squad (university initiative at UNCSA developed by Steve) Shoutouts: Lou Scalzo, Gabe Stoutimore, Monte Fields, Brent Lutz, Jeremy Sims, Steve Witherup, Rob & Holli Sperti, David & Dara Docusen, John Bost, the states of Ohio and Alabama, Southeastern University (Lakeland) security team 1995-1999.
In case you've just discovered us... Steve & Matt are best friends of 30 years after both growing up in rural Appalachia...Steve from Virginia and Matt from Alabama. Both of us were raised in the Assemblies of God (a Pentecostal denomination) and our paths crossed during our undergraduate years in college in central Florida where we became friends and roommates. A few years after college our paths crossed again when we accepted university administrator roles in the same department and then built houses beside each other with our spouses. In the middle of our professional careers in church ministry and higher education, we individually realized the ambitions we'd been prescribed felt counter to our values and beliefs. Individually, we stepped away but remained best friends. In an effort to honor our friendship, and to remind you that you're not alone, we began recording our ongoing conversations and are sharing them here with you. We hope you'll allow these conversations to be what you need them to be for your current place in life. And if we can ever help, we hope you'll connect with us. In this conversation: The Old Man on FX Second Coming by Mark Harris Chip Early Wild Goose Festival Sacred Enneagram by Christopher Heuertz Matt's Destiny The Second Coming/Rapture/End Times Author, Pastor, University Professor - Dr. Robby Waddell Keith Giles Backmasking Differential gears Dispensationalism Aleister Crowley High dives Find your Louise
In this conversation: Flannel graphs Pete Rollins Pete Enns Shane Claiborne Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller Emergent Church Lyotard, Derrida, Foucault NBA Trades Bobby Bonilla Day Sea Monkeys Eli Gemstone Tour of 1997
Burger King & Biscuit Factory Fluffered Nutters In the news this week Life & Choice Pro Deep inside the echo chambers Cult of innoncence Tea A-Team Shorts Schitts Creek Ebb & flow in the life of institutions
...We're BACK! After taking a break for a few weeks Steve & Matt are back and catching up on life and discuss how can we be there for each other during the highs and lows of life? Also in this conversation: - Teacher/Speaker/Author, Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg #bestfriends #bettertogether #northcarolinapodcast #everythingisspiritual #lovewins #upsanddowns
Author Brian McLaren visits with Steve & Matt to discuss his latest work, "Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubter, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned".
For more info: - Immokalee Workers *Note - This recording experienced technical difficulties which have been corrected for our next conversation (#16).
We're Back! Featured topics this week... - Dynamic Balance - "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey - Something learned from Dr. Mike Rakes - Brain Pickings - Steve & Matt have been invited to share at the Wild Goose Festival this summer (July 2022)
WARNING: Around the 1:00:00 to 1:06:00 mark in this conversation Matt discusses a friend's recent mental health crisis/suicide. Little Debbie Nutty Buddy® Wafer Bars Bathtub Refuge for Matt Reading injury (in the bathtub) Steve's role in these conversations Matt's library Umberto Eco The journey of deconstruction --> reconstruction Head, heart, & hands The saunterer Friends named John CMC - American Jesus Keith Giles, Author Jaroslav Pelikan, Author "The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing & Why" by Phyllis Tickle The church's failure supporting mental health - a friend of Matt's mental health/suicide 2022 March Madness Men's Semi-Final: UNC vs Duke Resource: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a confidential hotline available to anyone experiencing a suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Their phone number is 1-800-273-8255. For our friends listening in the UK - If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts the UK National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number is 0800-689-5652.
Mentioned in this conversation: John Bost - Author, Educator, Former Mayor of Clemmons, NC., Connector, Sage/Jedi Master Negative Space; FedEx and hidden designs in logos Dr. Terris Neuman - Professor/University Administrator, Silver Surfer Washington Park Barbershop in Winston-Salem, NC Zac Hagerty - Singer/Songwriter/Executive Producer
Why whistle pig and why bear? Synced up with kudzu Enneagram Labels Plans for the coming year A Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guide Faith and the journey Round and round with church clubs Phyllis Wheatley Remember, Rehearse, & Respond Screens a tool and an appendage Exile Generational ministries Liv & Matt Our kids and the relationship with the river Tolstoy and the incubator Shout-outs to... Tuckers Grill in Horneytown, NC Agni Indian Restaurant & Bar in Greensboro, NC Moose Cafe in Colfax, NC Pond Country in Colfax, NC Special thank you to Caleb for the new intro and outro!
If there's more... Bryson City Conduit Honda Elements Superheros Jon Heder
The Royal Ranger Motto from the 1970's - "Ready. Ready for anything. Ready to work, play, serve, obey, worship, live, etc. "Naked Spirituality" by Brian McLaren René Girard "The Body Keeps Score" by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. "What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing" by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey Deepak Chopra "Will" by Will Smith DDP Yoga . Connect with us on Instagram @WhistlePig_TheBear
Mentioned in this conversation: Author Madeleine L'Engle Author|Futurist Leonard Sweet Author Brian McLaren Pentecostal Movement Kedging Follow us on Instagram @whistlepig_thebear
Washington Football Team Punxsutawney Phil Tulsa Time by Don Williams Saint Simeon Christian Hermeticism Desert Fathers St Anthony / Antony the Great The Sarum Rite / Body Scan Lectio Divina
Discussion about the transitions we encounter in life and the various ways people process (or don't process) these moments. Resources referenced in this conversation: - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid - Walter Brueggemann - Kenda Creasy Dean - New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren
Book referenced in this episode: "Jesus & John Wayne" by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Steve & Matt discuss a few of the goals behind publishing these conversations.
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