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ADVENT WEEK FOURDecember 21, 2020Pour Out Your Heart1 Samuel 1:1-19“Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation all this time.” 1 Samuel 1:16The season of Advent lifts up this story of answered prayer from the beginning of First Samuel, because the birth of Samuel is seen in Christian tradition as a precursor to the birth of Jesus. And the text from I Samuel is read not only as a precursor in the historical sense of coming before, but also in the Christian allegorical sense of speaking about a longing that would be fulfilled only with the birth of Jesus.Instead of focusing on this traditionalist, and supercessionist logic of precursor/fulfillment, I would like us to stay close to the story’s depiction of Hannah’s tears. She has been tormented for years by Peninah for being barren, and she pleads with God to lift the stigma of barrenness from her. Eli takes her to be drunk as she moves her lips while “pouring out her soul before the Lord,” “speaking out of great anxiety and vexation.”There is desperation in Hannah’s anxiety, just as there is in so many of our prayers in these days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prayers and tears over loss of jobs, eviction from homes; tears of profound grief across the world for those who have already been ill and died. And in Hannah’s vexation we can hear as well the outrage of a nation and world over the injustice of George Floyd’s death—a death representing so many countless others—voicing a prophetic call for the courage to turn our hearts around and stand for justice with those who are suffering.With Hannah, let us pour out our hearts this Advent, longing for newness of life and for the mystery of God to draw near to us.Dr. Joe BesslerRobert Travis Peake Professor of Theology See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode, our duo of Geekery chat about another dynamic duo (sorry, not Batman and Robin), the Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan. These 2 have directed many different projects since their debut in 1984, with several of their films being lauded as some of the best ever made. With Hannah praising the atmosphere of "No Country for Old Men", and Donald quoting entire scenes from "O, Brother Where Art Thou?", the geek out levels reach an all time high!Want to support the show? Donate to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/generalgeekeryIntro and outro music, "anime sunset", provided by The Twilight! Check him out here: https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight You can see Hannah on Mondays on Loaded Dice Adventures: https://www.twitch.tv/loadeddiceadventures And also on the SPLANCHNIC's Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/5jdr1rXHR8mV0x2rsVogkS?si=BNeJK5FdQsSCQxXMtI7nUA Check Donald's stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/ryuzakimk7 Follow General Geekery on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=104468614348123&ref=content_filter And Instagram: https://instagram.com/generalgeekery?igshid=120vpn9nbada6
With Hannah having recently finished reading Bram Stokers Dracula for the first time, her and Donald talk this episode about the concept of vampires. From early fictional writings and regional folklores to modern recognition and exposure, the mere concept of "vampires" has been subconsciously engrained into our culture. This is an episode you won't want to miss!Intro and outro music, "anime sunset", provided by The Twilight! Check him out here: https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight You can see Hannah on Mondays on Loaded Dice Adventures: https://www.twitch.tv/loadeddiceadventures and also on the SPLANCHNIC's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jdr1rXHR8mV0x2rsVogkS?si=BNeJK5FdQsSCQxXMtI7nUA Check Donald's stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/ryuzakimk7 Follow General Geekery on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=104468614348123&ref=content_filter And Instagram: https://instagram.com/generalgeekery?igshid=120vpn9nbada6
New year, new idiots! With Hannah down, it's up to Sarah and Frankie to tackle the first idiots of 2020 and share your horror stories. WARNING: This podcast contains a few swears. Want to share your rants and raves with us? Follow us on all the social media at @NoIdiotsPodcast or email us at hownottobeanidiotpodcast@gmail.com. Outro music by Saul Sherry
Hello Movie Fans! We're back with a brand new episode featuring Hannah Blechman! Hannah is a movie buff and has a movie blog completely devoted to the works of Joel Schumacher. With Hannah we chat about her buddy Joel, film tropes, expectations of filmmakers as well as vampires, superheroes and more. Enjoy!
With Hannah and Ryan gone for the week, Chris and Tyler take a deep dive into the rumors around the future of the Avengers movies. Rumors and potential spoilers abound!Saladin Ahmed’s Black Bolt series, vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Bolt-Vol-Hard-Time/dp/1302907328Scott Snyder’s Justice League run, vol 1: https://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-Vol-1-Totality/dp/140128499X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539799476&sr=1-1&keywords=scott+snyder+justice+league See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With Hannah on sabbatical, Marty, Tim, and Nick keep the flame of joy in comics alive. This week, our team does a segment on the FUTURE and talks about some of our favorite post-apocalyptic comics. Spoiler: No x-men villains necessary! Segment 1: Futurecasting Comics Marty Kamala Khan - the grad school years Nick Peter Parker - ultimate team mentor The Fighting Furies - Nick Fury multi-verse team of Nick Furies Tim Maddie Cho The Leader She-Hulk Segment 2: Favorite Post-Apocalyptic comics Marty The Massive Nick Rising Stars Tim Tank Girl The RPG