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2 Corinthians 2:7-10
It just came down to me. Like the letter at the beginning of Forrest Gump. Like the chap who rescued Mary and me six years ago when we blew a tire in the most remote "track" to be found in all of England. It just came down to me: I realized that the rockabilly-surfing band Los Straitjackets had something to teach me that had been camouflaged for years. FYI Los Straitjackets are a Nashville-based instrumental rock band that specialize in somewhat weird yet most accomplished covers of mostly ancient rock 'n roll hits from the USA and Mexico. Songs like "Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", "Telstar", "Perfidia" and basically anything by Duane Eddy. The band has changed personnel some over the years, but not too much. Dave Zahl and I got to see them live in 2015. But quite seriously, Los Straitjackets specialize in a structure or form of most of their songs that majors on the last third of what they play. It's odd. They play two verses of a somewhat conventional sounding dinosaur hit from the surfing/sci fi/rockabilly past; but then, in the third verse, the band goes crazy. Another way of saying it might be this: the band ascends near the end to St. Paul's seventh heaven -- or at least something like that. You'll hear it. Always wait for the third verse. It's never ever over 'til it's over. This cast is heavy on the music. To me their sound is in a class by itself. To me it gives hope for... the last third of life. To me it's an actual musical exposition of my Handbook for Boomers (Mockingbird 2020). "Go now, therefore, and make all men... disciples of Los ..." LUV U.
Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23
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The year was 1592. We remember Reverend Charles Chauncy. The reading is from Dave Zahl on anxiety and our very dependable and predictable God. — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Caleb and Scott are joined by Dave Zahl to talk about the religious side of COVID. Zahl is the executive director of Mockingbird Ministries and the author of Seculosity. Zahl defines Seculosity as secular religiosity. On this episode we talk about how secular phenomena open up a new world of works righteousness. Show Notes: Support the Show HWSS videos Register for HWSS 2021 Seculosity
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8/16/20: Dave Zahl, "The Trouble with Joseph" by Christ Church Charlottesville
On this episode of the Soul of Christianity Debi and Dan chat with David Zahl of Mockingbird Ministries. Dave, Debi, and Dan talk about life in quarantine, Dave's faith journey, and the good news of the Gospel for our time. -- Welcome to season two of the Soul Of Christianity: Stop, In The Name Of Love (Before You Leave the Church). In this season, Debi talks with people who have a troubled relationship with the church- maybe they have left the church altogether, or stopped going for any number of reasons. Debi talks with them and them one of her gracious theological friends about how we might think through the issues. We're proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today.
6/7/20: Dave Zahl, "The Authority of Love" by Christ Church Charlottesville
5/17/20: Dave Zahl, "Substitute Closure" by Christ Church Charlottesville
3/29/20: Dave Zahl, "First Century Quarantine" by Christ Church Charlottesville
12/1/19: Dave Zahl, "The Season of Surprise" by Christ Church Charlottesville
The Thinking Fellows sit down with Dave Zahl to talk about his new book. Dave explains the concept of Seculosity and how people create systems of self-justification. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: HWSS 2020 Mockingbird Seculosity
10/27/19: Dave Zahl, "Desperate Messages" by Christ Church Charlottesville
9/29/19: Dave Zahl, "A Hopeful Investment" by Christ Church Charlottesville
5/5/19: Dave Zahl, "I Once Could See But Now Am Blind" by Christ Church Charlottesville
Our good friend Dave Zahl from Mockingbird joins us to talk about music, television, and his latest book Seculosity. He is one of our favorite smart guys. Then he closes us out with a devotional on Luke 3.
Little known fact: the original name of Virtue in the Wasteland was “Jeff and Dan’s Vanity Project to Explore Their Hobbies” but we decided to go a little more broad and talk about society and religion and stuff… Maybe that’s not exactly how it played out, but there is a funny bit of guilt we feel whenever we dive head first into a topic that is seemingly just tickling our fancy as mass entertainment and thus unworthy of critical reflection. But on this show we will argue that R.E.M. is not just one of our favorite bands, but the most important American band of all time. Sound hyperbolic? Check out the show and see if we can pull off the argument and join in on virtueinthewasteland.com We recorded this show from the RV somewhere between Athens, GA and Charlottesville, VA after our pilgrimage to the mecca of R.E.M. fan sites. We got to discussing the band, its evolution and role in 80’s and 90’s pop culture. On this show, which was recorded moths ago and feared lost until only a few days ago, we make the audacious argument that R.E.M. is the most significant rock band in U.S. history. 3 caveats: this is not “the best R.E.M. songs” podcast. In fact, if it was, it would suffer from being terribly mundane and uninventive as a “best of”. Doing that, using commercial success and air play to judge significance, would make this super lame and obvious. So the tracks we pick are the hits, but the ones that are indicative of the band, and tell us something about them and the society they reflected. Caveat # 2: There is a lot of music on this episode! About a minute or so of each song we talk about. Using all the actual music is allowed under the Fair Use Act, as we are playing it to comment on, and use for teaching purposes. In case you were concerned. Caveat #3 We do not discuss R.E.M. post New Adventures in Hi-Fi. This is not because we dislike later R.E.M. (listen to our show with Dave Zahl, he convinced us to give late R.E.M. more attention in our own lives. We could argue that R.E.M after New Adventures is a different band, as Bill Berry suffered an aneurysm on tour and retired, giving way to a rotating list of drummers and (unfortunately, in this case) drum machines. I have recently picked up an article I’ve been working on ,which ranks every R.E.M. song. Late R.E.M is well represented. On the Spotify list below, you can see some of our picks for post Hi-Fi R.E.M. songs.
On episode 6 we heard from Dr. Mike Horton on the resurrection of Jesus and the hope it gives us. On this episode, our good friend from Mockingbird ministries, Dave Zahl, helped us think through the final resurrection, our human flesh and the Gospel truths that this clause has to teach us. Enjoy the show, and make sure to share an episode and check out the the free Bible study at www.thesoulofchristianity.com
10/7/18: Dave Zahl, "The Exact Imprint" by Christ Church Charlottesville
7/29/18: Dave Zahl, "Feeding 5000" by Christ Church Charlottesville
6/24/18: Dave Zahl, "David and Goliath (Slight Return)" by Christ Church Charlottesville
5/6/2018: Dave Zahl, "Lonely Servants (and Their Friends)" by Christ Church Charlottesville
1/21/18: Dave Zahl, "The Great Invincible Surmise" by Christ Church Charlottesville