What do you believe in on a Monday?
Do you believe in a dreary, hopeless work week?
Or do you believe in the first day of a new set of possibilities and opportunities?
If you’re having trouble believing this Monday could be any different than the rest, maybe you could use some Monday Morning Music.
(Click Here to listen to How Could We Not Believe from Ben and Ellen Harper)
Welcome to Episode 19 of the POP GOD POPcast – an exploration of into the lives of people seeking God in the present tense.
This week we’re doing something a little different with the podcast – a preview of this summer’s biggest movies. My good friend and fellow movie buff Josh Gibbs sits down with me as we break down the movies we’re most (and least) excited about. We give our thoughts on Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers: Age of Extinction, 22 Jump Street, The Fault In Our Stars, TMNT and many more sequels, superheroes, cartoons, and even chick flicks.
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Enjoy this exploration into the movies which will inspire a whole slew of POP GOD posts over the summer. I challenge you to seek the presence of God out in these blockbusters as well.
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Every day when my Mom came home from work one thing was certain – she was going to watch her soap opera. Most of the time I watched it with her.
She was a religious fan of “Guiding Light” for as long as I can remember being alive. She set the VCR every morning and hit play every afternoon. Usually I sat on the floor playing with my wrestling toys as she watched (my own personal soap opera I suppose).
“Guiding Light” – like most soaps – was a pretty crazy show. There was your usual soapy drama – hookups, power plays, murder.
Then it got REAL crazy. People came back from the dead. There were twins with two different fathers. There was even a human clone. (The clone storyline was my favorite.)
My mom watched “Guiding Light” for as long as I can remember. She stuck around to the bitter end as aired its final episode in 2009. I have to admit, I grew pretty attached to the show too.
But I think sometimes we make our lives too much like soap operas. Continue reading
When you type something (anything) into Google, you realize how small the world is.
Literally. There is no search you can come up with that someone else hasn’t already searched for.
Makes it seem like there truly are no original thoughts left in the world.
No matter how crazy a thought or an idea is, there is already a similar thought or idea out there.
This makes the notion of Jesus all the more incredible. Continue reading
What will your life look like 3 years from now?
Some of you may be facing 3 more years of the same old, same old status quo. Others may be on the precipice of major changes and choices in life.
But wouldn’t it be cool to jump 3 years into the future to get a glance at how things will pan out?
That’s what “Parks and Recreation” did on their recent season finale. Not to give anything away, but the final scene took Leslie Knope and her Pawnee crew on a bold leap , skipping over 3 years and settling into the near future where the next season will take place. Continue reading
Welcome to Episode 18 of the POP GOD POPcast – an exploration of into the lives of people seeking God in the present tense.
This week’s guest is Carol Rezzelle. Carol is the Director of the Enopion Theatre Company. Enopion has been producing original musical theatre shows across Augusta for 15 years. Their latest show “Jacob” takes the stage in May and Carol sat down to chat about the 5 year journey this show has been on. Carol shares how Enopion got started, the purpose of each show, dreams for the future, and talks about the incredible power of theatre to impact someone’s life. Enopion is a real DIY passion project for Carol and her husband and you’ll understand why they’ve poured their lives into it after listening to this interview. Enjoy this deeper look inside the life of an artist truly seeking God in the present tense.
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Check out the Enopion site for more information on “Jacob” or call 706-771-7777 for tickets
Find out about how you can get involved with future Enopion productions
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If you’re anything like me, you look at Mondays the same way as Walt Grace – you’re done with them.
Walt Grace is the title character from John Mayer’s song “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967” from his Born and Raised album. It’s kind of a goofy title. And it’s kind of a silly song.
But I just love it. “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test” is the perfect type of Monday Morning Music. Continue reading
I got rid of my first Bruce Springsteen CD.
When I was in high school I purchased a copy of Born In The USA. I knew the songs everybody knew – the title track, “Glory Days”, “Dancing In The Dark”. I was all into exploring classic rock artists at the time and so I gave Bruce a shot.
I gave the CD one listen. I just couldn’t get into it. For some reasons Bruce’s brand of tunes didn’t connect to me at age 17.
So I took Born In The USA to the pawn shop and got some terrible trade-in value for it. The Boss and I went our separate ways.
I used to think I simply wasn’t a Bruce Springsteen fan. Then my tune dramatically changed. Continue reading
Welcome to Episode 17 of the POP GOD POPcast – an exploration of into the lives of people seeking God in the present tense.
This week’s guest is David Zach. David is the lead singer and founding member of the band Remedy Drive. Remedy Drive has been recording powerful, inspirational music for over 15 years including hits like “Daylight” and “Better Than Life”. We talk about the formation of the band and David’s early inspiration from 90s rock and jam bands – including how Dave Matthews Band inspired the band’s name. David also opens up about the difficulties of starting a music career and how the experience broke him and transformed him. David also shares the band’s connection with The Exodus Road and how you can get involved in the fight against child slavery. Enjoy this deeper look inside the life of a musician truly seeking God in the present tense.
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Check out Remedy Drive’s site for tour information and pick up Resuscitate on iTunes
Find out about how you can get involved with the fight against childhood slavery with The Exodus Road
Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, rate it, leave a comment, listen to all the other episodes, share it on Twitter and Facebook and anywhere else. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks.
I love sharing stories of people seeking God in the present tense. Let me hear your feedback. Leave me a comment and let me know how to improve things, what you’d like to hear discussed, and give me your ideas as to who you’d like to see on the next episode of the POPcast.
SPOILER ALERT: Your favorite character is going to die.
It’s happened on The Walking Dead. It’s happened on The Good Wife. It happens all the time on Game Of Thrones.
TV shows are killing off main characters left and right to shock the audience and get the Twitterverse talking.
A death on a show, especially of a major character, used to be reserved for a season or even sometimes only for a series finale.
Now it’s more commonplace for the lead in a show to die halfway through the second episode of the second season.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a comedy or a drama, if it’s on a major network or cable or Netflix – No character is safe. Continue reading
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