
Host Dick Staub welcomes guest lecturer the Reverend Earl Palmer for this annual winter lecture series on Orcas Island. The theme in 2001 was: Four Defiant Traditionalists & Four Great Truths that still make sense today (Karl Barth, GK Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers and CS Lewis). Rev. Palmer is a Pastor, Scholar, Master of textual exposition and friend to all! Graduate of University of California Berkeley and Princeton Theological Seminary, Earl's Pastoral Ministry has taken him to Manila, Berkeley, Seattle and Washington D.C.
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", WinterFest in April 11, 2011 by Dick Staub | No Comments »

Host Dick Staub with Reverend Earl Palmer in a discussion about John Bunyon's Pilgrim's Progress. Published in 1678, it is one of the most significant works of religious literature and has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. The themes are universal and timely even 300+ years later..
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Earl Palmer Ministries in April 8, 2011 by Dick Staub | No Comments »

In the afterglow of the Oscars, Bill and our cadre of gadflies, professor and sociologist Dr. Allyson Jule, film critic Peter T. Chattaway, and filmmaker Kevin Miller, add their wit and wisdom to our discussion of the best (and worst) films of 2010. Listen in as the panel explores the meanings and messages behind Oscar night's big winners and draws insight from what these films tell us about living life well.
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Western Canada With Bill Hogg in March 21, 2011 by Dick Staub | 1 Comment »

Host Dick Staub with Reverend Earl Palmer in a discussion about Reverend John Stott's life, work and spiritual journey and his classic book, Basic Christianity.
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Earl Palmer Ministries in March 9, 2011 by Dick Staub | 1 Comment »
Windrider co-founder and host Craig Detweiler interviews The Civil Wars about their new break-out album Barton Hollow (This interview was taped at Sundance the week before Barton Hollow's release!) The Civil Wars is a duo comprised of Joy Williams and Alabaman, John Paul White. And yes, they were heard singing their song Poison & Wine on Grey's Anatomy! Originally posted 02/15/2011
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Interviews in March 3, 2011 by Dick Staub | 1 Comment »

Host Dick Staub leads a discussion of Welcome annual "theology of academy award nominees show" with Jeffery Overstreet, film critic & author Jennie Spohr, producer of The Kindlings Muse, and Dr. Christine Chaney associate professor of English and chair of the English department at Seattle Pacific University. We look at the themes of this year's best picture nominees. 127 Hours, Black Swan, Inception, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone.
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Live @ Hales, Movies, Music, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality in February 28, 2011 by Dick Staub | 4 Comments »
In our premier Kindlings Muse Canada West broadcast of 2011, Bill Hogg and our cadre of gadflies, film critic Peter T. Chattaway, and filmmaker Kevin Miller, add their wit and wisdom to the discussion. Brett McCracken's Hipster Christianity. McCracken's debut book, deconstructs evangelicalism's quest for cool and considers the trends the church openly embraces. McCracken alleges that we are, "turning Christianity into a shape-shifting chameleon with ever-diminishing ecclesiological confidence and cultural legitimacy." In an increasingly post-modern society, how should a thoughtful Christian respond? Can church be cool? Should church be cool?
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Celebrity, Consumerism, Movies, Music, News, Performing Arts (Dance and Theatre), Seekers On Journey, Western Canada With Bill Hogg, Writing in February 17, 2011 by Dick Staub | No Comments »

It is not too late to register for this amazing (and free!) WinterFest lecture series with Earl Palmer! Come one come all! Bring some friends!
Posted in Earl Palmer Ministries in February 3, 2011 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Host Dick Staub leads a discussion of Glee, the surprising FOX TV series hit, with guests Dr. Jeffrey Keuss, SPU professor & an engaging interpreter of theology in popular culture; Jennie Spohr producer of TKM, film critic & ordained Presbyterian clergy; and Heather Hawkins, Seattle Actor and co- director of spring musicals at Eckstein middle school/Olympic view elementary
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Posted in A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Live @ Hales, Music, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV in February 2, 2011 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Windrider co-founder and host Craig Detweiler interviews the director, Alrick Brown, co-producer Deatra Harris and Lori Macklin, a friend of the production of Kinyarwanda, a remarkable true story of the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, who in the 1994 turmoil issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other.
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Posted in @ Sundance/Windrider, A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse" in January 28, 2011 by Carlo Nakar | No Comments »