Devices and Desires
We're taking a deeper dive into the culture we live in. We'll need three things: (1) An understanding of the culture we find ourselves in. (2) A sharp analysis of the cracks in the smooth, seemingly solid narrative that our culture tells us about what it means to live a good life. (3) A new imagination of what it looks like for the gospel of Christ to open up and thrive from within the cracks of our culture. This podcast comes from clergy and laypeople at Church of the Atonement in Buffalo, and St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church in Tonawanda, New York.
Episodes
16 episodes
Alcohol, Marijuana, and Soft Drugs
Dan Trippie joins us to discuss alcohol, marijuana, and soft drugs.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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55:33
The Social Dilemma
We discuss the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:13:56
The Intellectual Life and Discipleship
We sit down with Dr. Phil Reed to discuss why the life of the mind is essential if we are to flourish as people of God.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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58:50
How Urban People Relate to the Land
Before:In the city,Empty lots areMonumentsTo scarcity.The soil is crackedAnd scarred,Overgrown with weedsWho offer some kind Of green,But only takes away.Now:In the city,Gentle hands train...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:13:01
Family Catechesis
How do children relate to faith? What is our culture’s narrative? How does it fall apart? And what does it look like for the gospel to open up from within that secular culture?We interview Danielle Hitchen from Catechesis Books.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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49:27
Ministering in a Conservative/Progressive Culture
Fr. Bryan ministers in a more progressive culture, within the city of Buffalo. Fr. Andrew ministers in a more conservative culture in Texas. How can we learn together how the gospel transcends these cultural forces and speaks the transformation...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:10:44
Season 02 Teaser
Here is just the tip of the iceberg of what you can expect in Season 02 of Devices and Desires.
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Season 2
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9:57
The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon
In this episode, we talk about Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. Peterson rose to fame in 2016 with a resistance to progressive academic culture, lectures on the pscyhological significance of biblical stories, and the best-selling book "12...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:16:10
Read the News Like a Christian: Part 02
Part 2 of our Episode on the News. We apply the 7 Classic Virtues to being a reader of the news: Prudence, Courage, Temperance, Justice, Faith, Hope, and Love.Also, Andrew wades into a Saudi cultural controversy, and Bryan discusses spe...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:12:46
What is News? Part 01
What news is really worth paying attention to?What's just entertainment, or divisive, or a diversion? How can we use the news to be better Christians, rather than to give into the spirit of the age?This is Part 1 of a two-part s...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:01:41
Is the Church Essential?
Is the Church essential? As churches grapple with government directives about when to open after the COVID-shutdown, we’re confronted with this question. We’re talking about whether the church is really essential: not ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:01:09
Anxiety in our Modern Age
We sit down with Dr. Sam Cloud to discuss Anxiety in this day and age and what the church's response should be.Dr. Cloud is an attending physician at the Erie County Medical Center, where he specializes in emergency medicine. He'll give...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:02:51
Sex and Society
What narratives for sexual relationships are affecting us in the 21st century?How are those narratives failing us?And what does it look like for the gospel to flourish in a sexually broken culture? For singles and for couples?
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:17:16
Was the Nuclear Family a Mistake?
What's wrong with the nuclear family in the 21st century? What role does it play in the church and in the life of discipleship.We're continuing to seek a sacred world in a secular age, and today we're following up on a point made at the...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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