http://www.thekindlings.com Intelligent, imaginative, hospitable explorations of ideas that matter in contemporary life. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:10:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Host Dick Staub is joined by a live audience at Taproot theatre in Seattle's Greenwood district who had just seen the theatrical production of C.S’ Lewis’ The Great Divorce (adapted by George Drance). This work of fantasy portrays Christian perceptions of the life after death allegorically and  follows one individual's ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/03/05/the-great-divorce-podcast-live-at-taproot-theatre-segment-1-of-1/ Dick Staub welcomes you to the annual Theology of Academy Award Nominees show in which we ask three questions of the best picture nominees: 1) Where is God or Who is God in this film? 2) What is the human condition/dilemma addressed in this film? 3) What is redemption in ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/02/25/theology-of-academy-award-nominees-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ Host Dick Staub discusses a film the NYT describes as  "A big, warm hug of feel-better entertainment and a community salve.” The film tells the story of New York-based actor James Lecesne, choreographer Gerry McIntyre and musical director Randy Redd Who embark on a journey to New Orleans  to see ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/02/16/after-the-storm-hilla-medalia-john-and-ed-priddy-podcast-live-from-sundance-2010-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Dick Staub interviews Ralph Winter, a Hollywood film producer who has produced blockbuster movies such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Star Trek series.  Films on his resume, stretching back to 1982, have earned more than four billion dollars at the box office worldwide. Winter is a member of the ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/02/04/producer-ralph-winter-podcast-live-from-sundance-2010-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Your friendly neighbourhood Kindlings host, Bill Hogg is joined by Kindlings regulars Allyson Jule and Kevin Miller who engage in lively debate with special guest,  Dave Diewert. Dave Diewert, is  a founding member of Streams of Justice, and is  actively involved in raising awareness about the homelessness crisis and fighting ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/02/04/are-the-olympic-games-good-for-vancouver-podcast-live-at-canada-west-with-bill-hogg-1-of-1/ The Dry Land features a tight, well-written script and outstanding performances as it tells the heartfelt story of a veteran and his family and friends, all of whom are dealing with unforeseen changes in his life when he returns home from the Iraqi war. After seeing the film Hollywood news ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/01/28/the-dry-landpodcast-live-from-sundance-2009-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Host Craig Detweiler interviews writer, Director Thabo Wolfaardt (UCLA) and Producer Melanie Blair about their film Joburg, the story of a young newspaper vendor who struggles to care for his ailing brother. A pregnant woman discovers a terrible secret about her fiancé. At the height of their desperation, these two ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/01/26/joberg-podcast-live-from-sundance-2009-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Dick Staub discusses The Gospel According to Motown with guests Dr. Jeff Keuss a professor at SPU and an engaging interpreter of theology in popular culture. Rev Jennie Spohr ordained Presbyterian pastor, producer of the Kindlings Muse and a gadfly on a myriad of issues and Chris Estey who has ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/01/21/the-gospel-according-to-motown-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ In this show host Dick Staub and Earl Palmer discuss the most quotable of all American literary figures, Mark Twain, who was fiercely independent, consistently critiqued religion, yet was married and devoted to his wife who was a very devout Christian and counted Christians among his best friends. Did he ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/01/13/mark-twain-did-he-believe-more-than-he-let-onpodcast-live-at-earl-palmer-ministries-1-of-1/ The fact that you’re reading this column, likely means you are a reader. I don’t mean a reader, as in you are capable of reading, I mean someone who loves to read and reads a lot each day. My father was a clergyman who started his career in Bly, a rough ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2010/01/05/the-reader-guest-blogger-dick-staub/ Read Christmas Staublogs Past and Present. • Order one of Dick's books for Christmas! Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters OR The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite: Dear Friend of Staublog & The Kindlings "In a poem every word must pull its ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/12/18/christmas-2009-guest-blogger-dick-staub/ Dick Staub hosts the annual Kindlings Muse Christmas show at Hales with guests including artist Kathy Hastings, producer & actor Jennie Spohr, poet & novelist Maureen McQuerry, theologian, Jeff Keuss, actor Carlo Nakar, and singer/songwriter Mark Mohrlang. http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/12/18/annual-kindlings-muse-christmas-show-at-hales-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ In this show host Dick Staub and Earl Palmer discuss Fanny Crosby whose story is told in Edith Blumhofer’s, “Her Heart Can See” America’s Songwriter. Story of Her Life and Her Songs:” Fanny Crosby was a hymn writer and poetess who wrote 9,000 hymns.. Blind, deeply committed to the poor, ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/12/10/fanny-crosby-%e2%80%9cher-heart-can-see%e2%80%9d-america%e2%80%99s-songwriter-story-of-her-life-and-her-songs%e2%80%9dpodcast-live-at-earl-palmer-ministries-1-of-1/ Why are Canadian young people leaving the church? Why are young adults disconnecting from their childhood and adolescent faith? What can we do to address this? Listen in as your irrepressible host Bill Hogg ignites the conversation with our lively panelists: Trinity, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn. Better known as Kindlings ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/12/02/the-new-exodus-podcast-live-at-canada-west-with-bill-hogg-1-of-1/ In her book Fingerprints of God NPR religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Haggerty set out in search for a science of spirituality. Interviewing leading neurologists, physicists, psychologists and a burgeoning breed of scientists intent on researching the physical imprint of the spiritual, her book offers a travelogue through the world of ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/11/29/fingerprints-of-god-the-science-of-spirituality%e2%80%9d-by-barbara-haggerty-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ Host Bill Hogg & panelists Dr. Allyson Jule author and Co-Director of gender Studies Institute at Trinity Western University; culture watcher, movie critic and Charlton Heston fan boy Peter Chattaway ; award-winning screenwriter  Kevin Miller who has appeared as Lex Luthor on Smallville. In this show thee panel discusses TITLE: ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/11/14/speak-of-the-devil-repostedpodcast-live-at-canada-west-with-bill-hogg-1-of-1/ Welcome to The Kindlings Muse @ Earl Palmer Ministries. This event is taped for podcast in front of a live audience at the Burke Museum Café on the campus of the university of Washington. Each month we feature the Reverend Earl Palmer selecting and then discussing a book thinking Christians ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/11/11/three-ways-to-understand-the-world-%e2%80%9d-one-day-in-the-life-of-ivan-denisovich-by-alexander-solzhenitsynpodcast-live-at-earl-palmer-ministries-1-of-1/ Tonight Dick Staub talks with our esteemed panel of film critics about the three best movies about God they suspect many have not seen. Wings of Desire, Wim Winders, The Decalogue, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Babette’s Feast, Gabriel Axel. On our panel are Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic, author of Auralia's Colors, ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/10/27/the-best-movies-about-god-you%e2%80%99ve-never-seen-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ Welcome to The Kindlings Muse @ Earl Palmer Ministries. This event is taped for podcast in front of a live audience at the Burke Museum Café on the campus of the university of Washington. Each month we feature the Reverend Earl Palmer selecting and then discussing a book thinking Christians ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/10/14/the-defiant-traditionalist-who-believed-in-god-orthodoxy-by-g-k-chesterton-podcast-live-at-earl-palmer-ministries-1-of-1/ Description: Host Bill Hogg & panelists Dr. Allyson Jule author and Co-Director of gender Studies Institute at Trinity Western University; culture watcher, movie critic and Charlton Heston fan boy Peter Chattaway ; award-winning screenwriter  Kevin Miller who has appeared as Lex Luthor on Smallville engage in a lively exchange about ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/10/07/the-end-of-faith-podcast-live-at-canada-west-with-bill-hogg-segment-1-of-1/ Music is a language of the gods and when the lyrics are thoughtful all the more so. Tonight our topic is Beatnik Spirituality for Today: The New Dylans”A look at Dylan, Low, The Long Winters, Parenthetical Girls, Bright Eyes and Cold War Kids with Chris Estey, and special guest musicians ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/09/25/beatnik-spirituality-for-today-the-new-dylans%e2%80%9d-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ KindlingsFest 2009 explored theme of Broken Beauty with Dr. Jerry Root, Nigel Goodwin and artists-in-residence Bruce Herman, Michael Ward, Rick Stevenson and Michael Kelly Blanchard. http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/09/16/dr-jerry-root-broken-beauty-art-and-the-awakening-of-empathypodcast-live-at-kindlingsfest-2009/ KindlingsFest 2009 explored theme of Broken Beauty with Dr. Jerry Root, Nigel Goodwin and artists-in-residence Bruce Herman, Michael Ward, Rick Stevenson and Michael Kelly Blanchard. http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/09/08/dr-jerry-root-broken-beauty-and-the-awakening-of-desirepodcast-live-at-kindlingsfest-2009/ Dick Staub interviews artist in residence Bruce Herman, whose painting “Called” was featured at KindlingsFest 2009. KindlingsFest 2009 explored theme of Broken Beauty with Dr. Jerry Root, Nigel Goodwin and artists-in-residence Bruce Herman, Michael Ward, Rick Stevenson and Michael Kelly Blanchard. http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/09/04/bruce-herman%e2%80%99s-journeypodcast-live-at-kindlingsfest-2009/ KindlingsFest 2009 explored theme of Broken Beauty with Dr. Jerry Root, Nigel Goodwin and artists-in-residence Bruce Herman, Michael Ward, Rick Stevenson and Michael Kelly Blanchard. http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/08/27/dr-jerry-root-broken-beauty-madness-the-arts-and-the-restoration-of-sanity-podcast-live-at-kindlingsfest-2009/ At the annual gathering of the International Arts Movement 2009, Dick Staub interviewed Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff prior to his lecture on an updated look at his classic work, Art In Action. Dr. Wolterstorff is the Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University, Fellow of Berkeley College at ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/07/02/dr-nicholas-wolterstorff-art-in-action-new-thoughts-podcast-live-at-iam-2009-segment-1-of-1/ Host Dick Staub and guests Dr. Jeff Keuss a professor at SPU and an engaging interpreter of theology in popular culture, Jennie Spohr producer of TKM, Ordained Presbyterian Clergy, shameless U2 stalker and Chris Estey, who has been writing about music in Seattle since 1986, discuss U2's album which Rolling ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/05/27/u2%e2%80%99s-no-line-on-the-horizonpodcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ Host Dick Staub facilitates a discussion of film with author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet , producer and film critic Jennie Spohr and Greg Wright Managing Editor of Hollywood Jesus and Past The Popcorn.  Films discussed on this podcast include: Angels and Demons; Departures; Star Trek; Audience of One; Times ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/05/22/angels-and-demons-departures-star-trek-audience-of-one-times-and-winds-wise-blood-the-wrestler-a-walk-to-beautiful-lord-of-the-rings-on-blu-ray-moontkm-live-at-the-movies-segment-1-of-1/ Host Dick Staub and guests Adrian Wyard, founder of counterbalance, a website exploring issues of faith and science; Jennie Spohr, Presbyterian pastor & frequent co-host of TKM; Dr. Bryan Burton, theologian and gadfly of faith & culture, join in a rollicking exploration of the best-selling book by Dan Brown, also ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/04/29/dan-browns-angels-and-demonspodcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ Host Dick Staub facilitates a discussion of film with Jeffery Overstreet, producer and film critic Jennie Spohr and Greg Wright Managing Editor of HollywoodJesus.com & Past the Popcorn. Films discussed on this podcast include: Knowing; Coraline; Sunshine Cleaning; Days and Clouds; Rachel Getting Married; Still Life; Silent Light; The Robe; ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2009/04/23/knowing-coraline-sunshine-cleaning-days-and-clouds-rachel-getting-married-still-life-silent-night-the-robe-jesus-of-montreal-tkm-live-at-the-movies-segment-1-of-1/