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
Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Music, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV in February 2, 2011 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Hi there! As of today, my newest book, About You, Fully Human: Fully Alive, is now available online and at bookstores everywhere. If I may be so bold as to ask this favor? If you have enjoyed my writing, speaking, broadcasting, podcasting or whatever other contact we’ve had, I hope you run right out and buy a copy or order online for your kindle! Please read it and then post online comments at Amazon, make mentions on your Facebook or blogs, or suggest this book for your book groups ~
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Posted in Books, Celebrity, Consumerism, Justice Issues, Kindlings Hearth Alum Blog, Movies, Music, Performing Arts (Dance and Theatre), Poetry, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting, Writing in August 11, 2010 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Join irrepressible Kindlings host Bill Hogg in conversation with Dr. Allyson Jule, Peter Chattaway and Kevin Miller as this lively panel of cultural gadflies explores The Gospel According to The Simpsons. With over 450 episodes spanning two decades and a feature film to boot, why does the dysfunctional first family of Springfield enjoy continued popularity? What does The Simpsons tell us about family, gender, God, faith, religion, spirituality and ourselves?
Posted in "Live @ Western Canada With Bill Hogg", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", TV in March 31, 2010 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Glimmers Of Artistic Hope““ I see faint glimmers of hope on the artistic front.“
1) Classical Music Listen to what Aaron Jay Kernis, composer of “Newly Drawn Sky, said to Seattle Symphony conductor Gerard Strauss about his aspirations. “I want to write music that is visceral, that is moving, and that is impeccably put together. I don’t want classical music to be a passive experience. I want it to have as much of an 55
Posted in Books, Celebrity, Kindlings Hearth Alum Blog, Movies, Music, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting, Writing in January 8, 2008 by Dick Staub | 6 Comments »
An encore presentation of a Dick Staub Interview with author Chris Seay whose book, The Gospel According to Tony Soprano explores the many reasons why this hit series has connected so deeply with American culture and exposes the mysteries of faith, family, life, and God that permeate the show. Published to coincide with the debut of the highly anticipated fourth season of the HBO series, it is written by Chris Seay, pastor of Ecclesia, a progressive Christian community in Houston, Texas. For the latest on the 2007 season finale read the interview with Soprano’s creator, David Chase.
Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV in June 13, 2007 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
An encore presentation of a Dick Staub Interview with author Chris Seay whose book, The Gospel According to Tony Soprano explores the many reasons why this hit series has connected so deeply with American culture and exposes the mysteries of faith, family, life, and God that permeate the show. Published to coincide with the debut of the highly anticipated fourth season of the HBO series, it is written by Chris Seay, pastor of Ecclesia, a progressive Christian community in Houston, Texas. For the latest on the 2007 season finale read the interview with Soprano’s creator, David Chase.
Posted in Books, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV in June 11, 2007 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
On this podcast Dick Staub turns the reins of The Kindlings Muse over to his trusted friend Bill Hogg a man with that rare blend of wisdom and wit delivered in the tongue of one who speaks in the accent he swears we will hear in heaven. They are talking about Dick Staub’s newest book The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite,described by scholar/pastor NT Wright as “an urgent book for our times.” One recent reader encouraged the author with these words, “The new book, what can I say? I laughed. I cried. I felt one with the cosmos. I craved macaroni and cheese for three weeks. I did the Hokey Pokey and turned myself around until I couldn’t stand up! Enjoy!
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On this podcast Dick Staub turns the reins of The Kindlings Muse over to his trusted friend Bill Hogg a man with that rare blend of wisdom and wit delivered in the tongue of one who speaks in the accent he swears we will hear in heaven. They are talking about Dick Staub’s newest book The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite, described by scholar/pastor NT Wright as “an urgent book for our times.” One recent reader encouraged the author with these words, “The new book, what can I say? I laughed. I cried. I felt one with the cosmos. I craved macaroni and cheese for three weeks. I did the Hokey Pokey and turned myself around until I couldn’t stand up! Enjoy!
Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Celebrity, Consumerism, Justice Issues, Movies, Music, News, Technology, TV, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting in May 10, 2007 by Dick Staub | 5 Comments »
Tonight Dick Staub turns the reins of The Kindlings Muse over to his trusted friend Bill Hogg a man with that rare blend of wisdom and wit delivered in the tongue of one who speaks in the accent he swears we will hear in heaven. They are talking about Dick Staub’s newest book “The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite,” described by scholar/pastor NT Wright as “an urgent book for our times.” One recent reader encouraged the author with these words, “The new book, what can I say? I laughed. I cried. I felt one with the cosmos. I craved macaroni and cheese for three weeks. I did the “Hokey Pokey” and turned myself around until I couldn’t stand up!” Enjoy!
Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Celebrity, Consumerism, Justice Issues, Movies, Music, News, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, Technology, TV, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting in May 9, 2007 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Filmmaker Sidney Pollack was asked recently about the steady deterioration of the aesthetic and intelligence of American film. What he said is illuminating: “Are American films bad? A lot of them surely are, and so are a lot of everybody else’s, the way most anything produced is bad”breakfast cereals, music, most chairs, architecture, mail-order shirts. There probably hasn’t been a really beautiful rake since the Shakers stopped making farm implements!” In the visual arts, the abandonment of an artistic sensibility rooted in the good, the true and the beautiful led art critic Brian Sewell to say of the avant-garde gallery scene of the twentieth century’s last decade, “If this is art, I know no word that fits the work of Michelangelo and Titian. In the breadth of application of Christian thought to all of life.”CS Lewis made observations about faith and art. What would CS Lewis do?
Posted in "Live at The CS Lewis Centre", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Movies, Music, Performing Arts (Dance and Theatre), Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, TV, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting in April 28, 2007 by Dick Staub | 3 Comments »
