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The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to The Thinklings Podcast! This is a conversation intended to promote good thinking and the cultivation of the mind. Join Charlie Carter, Tim Little, and Andy Stearns as they discuss good books, good thinking, and the Word of God.

The Thinklings Podcast — Episode 263Frankenstein, Chapters 1–5Welcome to Episode 263 of The Thinklings Podcast!

In this episode, the Thinklings begin their discussion of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, covering Chapters 1–5. Together, they explore themes of ambition, grief, and longing woven through Victor Frankenstein’s story — and how Shelley’s work still speaks to questions of humanity, wisdom, and responsibility.

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s conversation!

📖 Main ContentOpening Discussion Points* An introduction to Mary Shelley and her life context. * A look at the narrative structure through the letters of Robert Walton. * A free-flowing discussion about the early chapters and how they set the stage for Victor’s obsession and isolation.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter closes with a meditation from 1 Corinthians 15, reflecting on life, resurrection, and true hope beyond human achievement.

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The Thinklings Podcast — Episode 262

The Thinklings Podcast — Episode 262Good Mornings, Harry Potter, and Hand-RaisingWelcome to this week’s episode of The Thinklings Podcast!

We begin with our regular Books & Business discussion, then move into a lively set of listener questions and literary reflections—from Gandalf and Bilbo’s “Good Morning” exchange in The Hobbit, to whether Harry Potter belongs in the same category as Tolkien and Lewis, to thoughtful questions about worship practices, laughter, and the Christian life.

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s conversation!

📚 Books & Business Thinkling Tim: Current State of OT Studies * Thinkling Josh: Sir Gawain & the Green Knight * Thinkling Andy: Sackett’s Land, Louis L’Amour (Strong 6) * Thinkling Charlie: A Farewell to Arms*

📖 Main Content Jeremiah Simpson’s Question (via Charlie): Why does Gandalf press Bilbo on the meaning of “good morning” in The Hobbit? What does this reveal about Tolkien’s view of language, and how should we think about Bilbo’s response? * Bethany Snell’s Question (via Josh): How should Christians think about Harry Potter compared to Narnia or The Lord of the Rings? What value might the series have, and where do Christians differ? * Dakota Holaday & Taylor Jarmon’s Questions (via Little): How do studies on worship apply to camp songs with actions? Is there a biblical connection between hand-raising and Sabbath observance? * Josiah Little’s Question (via Stearns):* What is the correlation between humor, laughter, and spirituality? Why do we laugh, and what does it reveal about our hearts?

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Stearns closes with a meditation on prayer, reflecting on the example of Manasseh.

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Welcome to Episode 261 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is Episode 6 of Season 11! 🎉

We kick off with our usual Books & Business discussion, then move into the main content: Thinkling Little explores the topic of so-called “failed” Old Testament prophecies — digging into context, meaning, and application for today.

Tune in for thoughtful dialogue, biblical insight, and a bit of fun-nonsense along the way!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Otherworld * Little: The Men We Need * Boyd: City of God * Carter: Piranesi*

📖 Main Content: “Failed” OT PropheciesThinkling Little takes us through a careful look at so-called “failed” Old Testament prophecies, examining the historical context, literary form, and theological meaning behind them. This episode invites listeners to see how God’s Word remains trustworthy and relevant.

🌿 Final MeditationThroughout the episode, Thinkling Little walks us through several passages of Scripture, so there’s no single final text this week — the whole conversation serves as our meditation in the Word. 📖

🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Stay connected with The Thinklings Podcast for more books, theology, and engaging conversation every week in Season 11!

Episode 260 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 260 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is Episode 5 of Season 11! 🎉

We start with our usual Books & Business segment before moving to the main content: Thinkling Stearns walks us through A Little Theology of Exercise, exploring how physical discipline and theology intersect.

Thinkling Little wraps up the episode with a closing thought from Psalm 103.

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: A Little Theology of Exercise * Little: Sin of Empathy (Quote) * Boyd: Euthyphro * Carter: Frankenstein*

📖 Main Content: A Little Theology of ExerciseThinkling Stearns leads an engaging discussion on the book A Little Theology of Exercise. Together, we consider how the rhythms of physical training can point us toward deeper spiritual truths.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Little concludes the episode with reflections from Psalm 103, helping us end the conversation grounded in Scripture. 📖

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Episode 259 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 259 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is Episode 4 of Season 11! 🎉

We kick things off with our regular Books & Business discussion before diving into the main content: Thinkling Boyd guides us through John Donne’s classic poem, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Thoughts Worth Thinking Blog – A Lot Can Change in Four Years * Little: Sing Hymnal * Boyd: Main Content – A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning * Carter: Phantastes*

📖 Main Content: John Donne’s PoetryThinkling Boyd takes us on a literary journey through John Donne’s A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, exploring its imagery, meaning, and significance. This classic poem opens up a conversation on love, parting, and deeper theological insights.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter concludes the episode with a meditation on Psalm 103, bringing us back to Scripture for encouragement and reflection. 📖

🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Stay tuned to The Thinklings Podcast for more from Season 11—where books, poetry, and theology come together each week!

Episode 258 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 258 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is Episode 3 of Season 11! 🎉

We begin with our regular Books & Business discussion, followed by the main content where Thinkling Carter starts a conversation in Ephesians 4, aimed at unpacking the theme of Christian maturity.

Tune in to hear our thoughts and reflections!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Ploductivity * Little: The Messiah in the OT * Boyd: Federalist 51 * Carter: Wuthering Heights*

📖 Main Content: Ephesians 4 & MaturityThinkling Carter leads the way in a thoughtful discussion on Ephesians 4, examining what biblical maturity looks like and how believers are called to grow together in Christ.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter guides us through multiple passages, and that serves as our meditation in the Word for this episode. 📖

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Welcome to Episode 257 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is Episode 2 of Season 11! 🎉

We kick things off with our regular Books & Business discussion, which includes a few great quotes and a review. Then, for the main content, Thinkling Little leads us through a handful of passages as we consider: Should Christians observe the Sabbaths?

Tune in to hear our discussion!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Ploductivity * Little: Scrolling Ourselves to Death * Boyd: How to Write A Lot * Carter: The Wind in the Willows* (Ranking)

📖 Main Content: The SabbathThinkling Little guides us through multiple biblical passages in a thoughtful discussion about the Sabbath. Should Christians observe the Sabbath today? We wrestle with the question and its implications.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Little’s Scripture exploration counts as our meditation in the Word for this episode. 📖

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Welcome to Episode 256 of The Thinklings Podcast!This episode is a bit unique! Each of the Thinklings brings a couple of book titles to discuss (and argue for), and at the end, we vote on which two we’ll read together—one in the fall and one in the spring.

We hope you’ll grab these books too and read along with us! A schedule for the first book will be released in the coming weeks. For now, enjoy the conversation as we thresh out the list of books!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: The Wheel on the School; The Weight of Glory * Little: Jane Eyre; Scrolling Ourselves to Death * Boyd: Frankenstein; Confessions * Carter: The Orphan Master’s Son; Beowulf*

📖 Main Content: Book ThreshingThe main segment of this episode is our “book threshing” session—where each Thinkling brings forward book suggestions, we hash them out, and decide together what to read as a group.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Boyd closes the episode with a devotional from Deuteronomy 8. 📖

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Episode 255 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 255 of The Thinklings Podcast!We’re keeping the summer style series rolling with more books, conversation, and Scripture. Thinkling Carter and Little each share a book, and Thinkling Boyd brings the episode home with a reflection from Psalm 90.

Thanks for joining us for another week of fun and thoughtful discussion!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Opens with the joke, “Have you heard about the restaurant on the moon?” 🌙 * Little: The Warrior Poet Way * Boyd: Psalm 90 * Carter: The Divided Soul*

📖 Main Content: Books & Psalm 90This episode’s main segment combines a lively book conversation with biblical reflection, culminating in a focus on Psalm 90 and its timeless wisdom.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Boyd closes with a devotional from Psalm 90. 📖

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Episode 254 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 254 of The Thinklings Podcast!We’re back with another summer style episode—a mix of books, banter, and Bible. Thinkling Boyd and Stearns each share what they’ve been reading, while Thinkling Carter wraps up the show with a reflection from Mark 10.

Thanks for joining us this week!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Talking all about Deacons * Little: Hosts (and wrangles) an unruly episode 😅 * Boyd: From Plato to Christ * Carter: Mark 10*

📖 Main Content: Books & Mark 10This episode features a blend of theological insight and lighthearted discussion. After covering this week’s books, the team shifts into a biblical reflection drawn from Mark 10.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter closes the episode with a final thought from Mark 10. 📖

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Episode 253 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 253 of The Thinklings Podcast!This week’s episode continues the summer style series—filled with books, reflections, and a bit of campfire humor. Thinkling Stearns and Carter each share about a book they’re reading, and Thinkling Little wraps things up with a devotional from Deuteronomy.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Tells a bad joke and discusses Humbled * Little: Final meditation in Deuteronomy and Luke * Boyd: Shares highlights from Camp Swampy 🏕️ * Carter: The Great Gatsby*

📖 Main Content: Books & DeuteronomyThe episode features a blend of humor, literature, and biblical reflection. Book conversations lead into a closing meditation centered on the truths of Deuteronomy.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Little closes out the episode with a devotional from Deuteronomy. 📖

🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Don’t miss an episode of The Thinklings Podcast—where deep truth, great books, and summer silliness collide!

Episode 252 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 252 of The Thinklings Podcast!This week’s summer-style episode brings more books, more banter, and more Bible! Thinkling Boyd and Stearns each share a book they’ve been reading, and Thinkling Carter leads a devotional in the book of Job.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: I Cheerfully Refuse * Little: Brings “the bounciest” introduction yet 🎉 * Boyd: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self * Carter: Job*

📖 Main Content: Books & the Book of JobThis episode features a blend of cultural and theological reflection, starting with our book discussion and transitioning into a deeper look at the message and meaning of Job.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter closes the episode with a meditation from the book of Job. 📖

🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Stay tuned to The Thinklings Podcast for more summer episodes packed with Scripture, insight, and a bit of fun-nonsense along the way!

Episode 251 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 251 of The Thinklings Podcast!This week continues our summer style series with another fun and thoughtful episode. Thinkling Stearns and Little share what they’ve been reading, while Thinkling Boyd wraps up with a devotional from James 4:3.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Everything I Learned from Star Wars (Golden Book style) * Little: Jane Eyre * Boyd: James 4:3 * Carter:* Apparently doesn’t drink coffee anymore… ☕❌

📖 Main Content: Books & James 4The episode features a mix of literature and theology, with book discussions and a focus on James 4. Expect engaging thoughts, laughter, and biblical reflection.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Boyd concludes the episode with a meditation on James 4:3. 📖

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Episode 250 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 250 of The Thinklings Podcast!It’s a special one—our 250th episode! We continue the summer style with books, laughter, and Scripture. Thinkling Little and Boyd each share a book they’ve been reading, and Thinkling Carter brings us home with a devotional from James 1.

Thanks for joining us for this milestone episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Introduces the podcast * Little: Napoleon * Boyd: The Republic * Carter: James 1*

📖 Main Content: Books & James 1The heart of this episode is a mix of literature and Scripture. The team shares thoughts on their recent reads and dives into the wisdom of James 1—a fitting reflection for episode 250.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter closes the episode with a devotional from James 1. 📖

🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Follow The Thinklings Podcast to celebrate 250 episodes of thought, theology, and a little fun-nonsense every week!

Episode 249 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 249 of The Thinklings Podcast!This week’s summer-style episode continues the fun, books, and Scripture rhythm! Thinkling Boyd and Carter each bring a book to discuss, and Thinkling Stearns wraps things up with a devotional from 1 Timothy 3.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Devotional on 1 Timothy 3 * Little: The Best Introduction in the History of Mankind * Boyd: Traditional Logic I * Carter: Strange Lyre*

📖 Main Content: Books & 1 Timothy 3The main content blends literary reflection and Scripture, with book discussions from Boyd and Carter followed by a thoughtful devotional from Stearns in 1 Timothy 3.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Stearns leads the closing meditation from 1 Timothy 3. 📖

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Episode 248 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 248 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we continue our summer style series with another blend of books, fun, and Scripture. Thinkling Boyd and Stearns each share about a book they’re reading, and Thinkling Little wraps up the episode with a devotional from Genesis 49.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: The Conscience * Little: Genesis 49 * Boyd: Strangely Bright * Carter:* Is a pumpkin… apparently… 🎃

📖 Main Content: Books & Genesis 49This episode’s main content features a thoughtful book conversation and a biblical focus on Genesis 49. It’s the perfect mix of lighthearted fun and deep reflection!

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Little closes the episode with a devotional from Genesis 49. 📖

🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Be sure to follow The Thinklings Podcast for more summer conversations, literary gems, and Scripture-based encouragement!

Welcome to Episode 247 of The Thinklings Podcast!This week brings another delightful summer style episode filled with surprises, literary insights, and biblical reflections. Thinkling Carter reads a surprising email from… Owen Barfield?! Thinkling Stearns and Little talk about some current reads, and Thinkling Boyd wraps it all up with a devotional.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Expository Apologetics * Little: When Poets Were Warriors * Boyd: Proverbs 13 * Carter:* Reads an email from Owen Barfield ✉️

📖 Main Content: Books & Proverbs 13This episode blends literature and Scripture, with a fun book segment and a thoughtful discussion on Proverbs 13. You’ll laugh, learn, and maybe even want to write your own Barfield-style email!

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Boyd closes the episode with a devotional from Proverbs 13. 📖

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Episode 246 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 246 of The Thinklings Podcast!This week’s episode continues our summer style format—relaxed, thoughtful, and filled with great conversation. We cover books, a bit of fun, and spend meaningful time in Scripture!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Talks about his latest blog post * Little: Sin of Empathy * Boyd: The Great Announcer… (you’ll have to listen to understand) 🎤 * Carter: A Tale of Two Cities*

📖 Main Content: Books & Titus 3The main content centers on our book discussion and a deep dive into Titus 3. A blend of literary engagement and biblical reflection makes this a refreshing summer episode.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Stearns leads the closing meditation with a passage from Titus 3. 📖

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Episode 245 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 245 of The Thinklings Podcast!We’re kicking off the summer episodes with a goofy intro, some literary reflection, and a final meditation! It’s a shorter book, a longer book, and a Scripture-rich close to the show.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business & Meditation Stearns: Offers his best Charlie impersonation — a solid 7/10 on the goodness scale 😂 * Little: Leads the final meditation in Ecclesiastes 9 * Boyd: The Great Gatsby * Carter: O Pioneers*

📖 Main Content: Gatsby & Ecclesiastes 9This week’s discussion blends the literary and the biblical: a conversation on The Great Gatsby paired with reflections from Ecclesiastes 9. A unique mix of classic fiction and timeless truth!

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Little wraps up the episode with a Scripture meditation from Ecclesiastes 9. 📖

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Episode 244 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 244 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, the Thinklings return to the mailbag and tackle more listener questions—ranging from rededication to sin-leveling to the Garden of Eden. The episode wraps up with a devotional from Thinkling Stearns in 1 Timothy 3.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Wrote a blog about video games 🎮 * Little: The Case of Galileo and the Church * Boyd: Promoting the Honors School at FBBC 🎓 * Carter: Scripture and Counseling*

📖 Main Content: Listener QuestionsThe Thinklings dive into another round of listener-submitted questions:

What are your thoughts on people rededicating their lives to Christ? Were they already saved, or never saved at all?
How important is community in the Christian life? Can someone grow spiritually with “just me and God”?
Is sin-leveling a biblical idea? Are all sins equally grievous, or just equally condemning?
What happened to the Garden of Eden after the fall?
What is the fear of the Lord—and how do we live in it?

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Stearns closes the episode with a devotional on deacon qualifications from 1 Timothy 3. 📖

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Episode 243 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 243 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Carter leads a rich and thoughtful discussion on James 2. The team digs deep into Scripture, exploring faith, works, and the practical outworking of gospel truth.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Mastering the Art of Bible Study * Little: The Messiah in the Passover * Boyd: Christian Reflections * Carter: Depression*

📖 Main Content: James 2Thinkling Carter takes the lead in a discussion on James 2, focusing on the connection between faith and works, and what genuine Christian living looks like.

🌿 Final MeditationNo final meditation this episode—we spent a good amount of time in the Word during the main content! 📖

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Episode 242 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 242 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, the Thinklings take on a special edition of the show: Listener Questions! Thoughtful, theological, and sometimes tricky—these questions spark great discussion and reflection.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Phantom Tollbooth * Little: Your Name is Daughter * Boyd: The Godly Man’s Picture * Carter: Father Hunger*

📖 Main Content: Listener QuestionsThe Thinklings respond to a collection of insightful questions from listeners, including:

Can Catholics, Mormons, Methodists, etc., be saved?
Is there any benefit for a Christian in secular philosophy?
Was Paul’s strongest motivation to do good works the love of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14)? If we’re motivated by anything else, is that legalism?
What is the significance of the blazing torch and the firepot in Genesis 15?
Why did Eve say God commanded them not to touch the tree, when He only said not to eat from it? Was it a mistake—or something more?

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter closes out the episode with a reflection from James 2. 📖

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Welcome to Episode 241 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Boyd returns to the poetic brilliance of George Herbert, offering more reflections and analysis on the themes and beauty found in Herbert’s work.

Thanks for joining us for this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: KJV Debates * Little: Dracula * Boyd: A George Herbert Companion * Carter: Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands*

📖 Main Content: More Poetry from George HerbertThinkling Boyd shares additional poems and insights from George Herbert, continuing a rich and thoughtful journey through the devotional poetry of one of history’s great Christian poets.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Stearns closes the episode with a meditation from 1 Timothy 1. 📖

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Welcome to Episode 240 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Stearns takes us into the world of C.S. Lewis with a discussion on Misquoting Lewis—exploring myths, misattributions, and the importance of accuracy when quoting the beloved author.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Misquoting Lewis * Little: Becoming the Pastor’s Wife * Boyd: Homeric Moments * Carter: Scripture & Counseling*

📖 Main Content: The Misquotable LewisThinkling Stearns dives into the book The Misquotable Lewis, unpacking common misquotes and how they shape (or distort) our understanding of C.S. Lewis’s legacy.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Carter closes the episode with a reflection from Ecclesiastes. 📖

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Episode 239 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 239 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Carter wraps up his series on Jacob the Dunker! It’s the final installment in a thoughtful, quirky, and Scripture-rich journey through history and theology.

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Me, Myself, and Bob * Little: Job and Ecclesiastes Intertextual * Boyd: Unfortunately, Josh was dealing with Chihuahuas… according to Stearns… 🐕 * Carter: Farmer Giles of Ham*

📖 Main Content: Jacob the DunkerThinkling Carter concludes the Jacob the Dunker series, sharing final thoughts and reflections drawn from Scripture and historical narrative.

🌿 Final MeditationNo final meditation this week—the team spent plenty of time in Scripture during the main content! 📖

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Welcome to Episode 238 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Little leads a discussion on Proverbs 31—a beloved and often-quoted passage of Scripture. But first, as always, there’s some fun-nonsense, a little coffee, and a round of Books & Business ☕📚.

Thanks for joining us for this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Adorning the Dark * Little: A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War * Boyd: Unfortunately, Josh was off hunting dragons in the north. * Carter: A Tale of Two Cities*

📖 Main Content: Proverbs 31Thinkling Little explores the wisdom and beauty of Proverbs 31, offering thoughtful reflections on its meaning and significance.

🌿 Final MeditationNo final meditation this week—Thinkling Little and the crew were deep in Scripture throughout the episode! 📖

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Welcome to Episode 237 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Boyd guides us through another work by the great poet George Herbert—this time, the poem Death. But first, we kick things off with some fun-nonsense, a little coffee talk, and a round of Books & Business ☕📚.

Thanks for tuning in!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: Me, Myself, and Bob * Little: Keep Your Kids * Boyd: The Household and the War for the Cosmos * Carter: A Tale of Two Cities*

📖 Main Content: Death by George HerbertThinkling Boyd continues his poetic series with a look at George Herbert’s profound meditation on death. Read along with the full poem below:

Death, thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing,

Nothing but bones,

The sad effect of sadder groans:

Thy mouth was open, but thou couldst not sing.

For we considered thee as at some six

Or ten years hence,

After the loss of life and sense,

Flesh being turned to dust, and bones to sticks.

We looked on this side of thee, shooting short;

Where we did find

The shells of fledge souls left behind,

Dry dust, which sheds no tears, but may extort.

But since our Savior’s death did put some blood

Into thy face,

Thou art grown fair and full of grace,

Much in request, much sought for as a good.

For we do now behold thee gay and glad,

As at Doomsday;

When souls shall wear their new array,

And all thy bones with beauty shall be clad.

Therefore we can go die as sleep, and trust

Half that we have

Unto an honest faithful grave;

Making our pillows either down, or dust.

Episode 236 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 236 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Little leads a thoughtful conversation about hand raising in worship. But before diving into that, we warm up with some fun-nonsense, coffee chatter, and the beloved segment: Books & Business ☕📚.

Thanks for joining us for another episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: The Treasure Principle * Little: The Canonicity of the Song of Songs * Boyd: My Antonia * Carter: Real Life Discipleship*

📖 Main Content: Hand Raising in WorshipThinkling Little guides a conversation on the posture of worship, particularly focusing on the practice of raising hands. It’s a thoughtful and Scripture-filled discussion you won’t want to miss.

🌿 Final MeditationNo final meditation this week—Thinkling Little was deep in Scripture throughout the episode! 📖

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Episode 235 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 235 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Carter continues his series on Jacob the Dunker! But before we dive in, there’s the usual fun-nonsense, coffee talk, and a round of Books & Business 📚☕.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: How Do We Live in a Digital World * Little: For the Glory of God * Boyd: Christian America * Carter: Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands*

📖 Main Content: Jacob the DunkerThinkling Carter keeps the series going with more reflections on Jacob the Dunker and stories from his old Bible. A thoughtful and personal continuation you won’t want to miss.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Little closes out the episode with a meditation from 1 Samuel 2. 📖

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Episode 234 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 234 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Stearns completes his series on Godliness! But first, we dive into some fun nonsense, coffee discussions, and of course, Books & Business 📚.

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: How Do We Live in a Digital World * Little: Song of Songs Commentary * Boyd: The Sin of Empathy * Carter: The Brothers Karamazov*

📖 Main Content: GodlinessThinkling Stearns wraps up his insightful discussion on Godliness. Don’t miss this final installment of the series!

🌿 Final MeditationNo final meditation this week—we’re in the Bible for most of the content! 📖

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Welcome to Episode 233 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Boyd walks us through a poem by George Herbert: The Windows. But first, we kick things off with our usual segments:

“What Coffee Are We Drinking?” ☕
A banterful, segue-enriching Books & Business 📚
Main Content – The Windows by Herbert
Final Meditation in Matthew 5

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode!

📚 Books & Business Stearns: I Cheerfully Refuse * Little: Reading on Divine Absence * Boyd: The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel * Carter: A Tale of Two Cities*

📖 Main Content: The Windows by George HerbertThinkling Boyd walks us through George Herbert’s beautiful poem, The Windows. Here it is if you’d like to read along:

Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word?
He is a brittle crazy glass;
Yet in thy temple thou dost him afford
This glorious and transcendent place,
To be a window, through thy grace.

But when thou dost anneal in glass thy story,
Making thy life to shine within
The holy preachers, then the light and glory
More reverend grows, and more doth win;
Which else shows waterish, bleak, and thin.

Doctrine and life, colors and light, in one
When they combine and mingle, bring
A strong regard and awe; but speech alone
Doth vanish like a flaring thing,
And in the ear, not conscience, ring.

🌿 Final MeditationThinkling Stearns shares a reflection from Matthew 5.

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Welcome to Episode 232 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is a TALQ episode, where we answer listeners’ questions! Some of these questions were emailed in and some were submitted by Thinkling Stearns & Thinkling Carter’s Christian Experience students.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Books & Business Stearns – Deacons * Little – The Destruction of Christianity * Boyd – Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom * Carter – Brothers Karamazov*

Main ContentHere are a list of the questions we interact with on this episode:

Is it helpful and edifying for Christians to be involved in sports? – 19:02
What is the best way to protect sexual purity? – 26:39
Why is drinking alcohol, typically, looked down upon in Christian circles? – 29:31
Do we as Christians believe that places can be haunted/how would we define haunted? – 35:43
If the High Priest wore a hat in the Holy of Holies, why is it wrong to wear a hat in the church? – 41:38
If I sometimes doubt the Bible and the existence of God, does this make me an unbeliever? – 45:02
What does the Bible teach about free will, and how do we reconcile that with the doctrine of “irresistible grace?” – 47:15
Speed RUN – a few questions about prayer! – 52:45
How do I focus on others rather than myself and my own feelings? – 56:06
Can you be friends with Christians who are continually rebelling? – 57:42

Final MeditationSince many of our questions interact with Scripture, there is no final meditation.

Welcome to Episode 231 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Carter begins a series on Jacob Brower, the previous owner of a large Bible that Charlie was gifted. As always, or mostly always, the content is after some Books & Business!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Books & Business Stearns – Nightingale Series * Little – 1 Samuel Commentaries… * Boyd – Josh was off fighting cave trolls… * Carter – The Annals of History*

Main ContentThinkling Carter starts a new series about an old Bible, its previous owner, and European theological history!

Final MeditationThinkling Stearns talks about 2 Peter 3:11.

Welcome to Episode 230 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Stearns continues his series on godliness with part 2. As always, or mostly always, the content is subsequent to some Books & Business!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Books & Business Stearns – Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands * Little – Made to Be She: Reclaiming God’s Plan for Femininity * Boyd – Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully by Piper * Carter – A History of German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America*

Main ContentThinkling Stearns leads part two of his godliness series!

Final MeditationThere is no final meditation because the content is in Scripture!

Welcome to Episode 229 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Little discusses the adjuration refrain in Song of Songs, after Books & Business of course!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Books & Business Stearns – Poem (Writing) * Little – Reexamining the Adjuration Refrain (Quote) * Boyd – Off defending the school from trolls… * Carter* – True Christianity (Quote)

Main ContentThinkling Little discusses the adjuration refrain in Song of Songs.

Final MeditationThere is no final meditation because the content is in Scripture!

Welcome to Episode 228 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Boyd discusses Nichomachean Ethics by Aristotle (and his ideas regarding friendship).

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Books & Business Stearns – Apologetical Ethics (Quote) * Little – Recovering from Purity Culture (Comment/Review) * Boyd – Nichomachean Ethics (Main Content) * Carter – Brothers Karamazov* (Quote)

Main ContentThinkling Boyd discusses ideas on friendship from Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics.

Final MeditationThinkling Carter shares thoughts from James 1:19-26.

Welcome to Episode 227 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Carter discusses The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder…after a good hearty dose of Books & Business, of course.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Books & Business Stearns – Memoria (Fischer) & I Cheerfully Refuse (Unger) * Little – My Dear Hemlock * Boyd – Why Read Moby Dick? * Carter – Bridge of San Luis Rey*

Main ContentThinkling Carter summarizes and reflects upon finishing The Bridge of San Luis Rey.

Final MeditationThinkling Stearns discusses Luke 13!

Welcome to Episode 226 of The Thinklings Podcast!All four of us are into* the swing of 2025 classes! In this episode, we each discuss some reading we have been doing in our Books & Business segment!

The main content of the episode is Thinkling Stearns discussing godliness (part 1)!

Thanks for listening this week!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little – Entrusted to Lead * Thinkling Boyd – Reduction of Art to Theology * Thinkling Carter – The Bridge of San Luis Rey * Thinkling Stearns* – Adorning the Dark

Main Content:Thinkling Stearns focuses on godliness!

Final Meditation:Thinkling Stearns’ content gets us into Scripture!

Welcome to Episode 225 of The Thinklings Podcast!Did you know that 25% of people read 225 and think that it’s 25% of the way to 1000? While that is a made-up statistic, 225 is not 25% of the way to 1000. However, it still feels significant in some way!

We have all four Thinklings for this episode where we discuss our recent reading endeavors during Books & Business, recap Booxing Day 2025, and share our reading and writing plans for 2025!

Thanks for listening this week!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little: Candide * Thinkling Boyd: How to Read a Book * Thinkling Carter: The Brothers Karamazov * Thinkling Stearns:* Adorning the Dark

Main Content:Each Thinkling shares their reading and writing plans for 2025!

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter leads a meditation in Philippians 4 on reasonableness.

Welcome to Episode 224 of The Thinklings Podcast!After Books & Business, Thinkling Little returns to his series on Jewish History!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little: The Message * Thinkling Carter: The Enduring Hills * Thinkling Stearns:* Then Sings My Soul

Main Content:Thinkling Little continues his fascinating series on Jewish History!

Final Meditation:Thinkling Stearns shares insights from 1 Peter 5 and 1 Timothy 3.

Episode 223 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 223 of The Thinklings Podcast!This is the last podcast for a whole year (yes… we know…)!

After Books & Business, we commence TALQ 4 (Thinklings Answer Listener Questions).

We hope you will be helped and edified as we answer these questions! Thank you for listening, and we will see you next year!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little: The Fight for Female * Thinkling Carter: The Stranger * Thinkling Stearns:* On Writing and Writers

Main Content:Thinklings Answer Listener Questions:1. Question 1: What are “the Classics” when we talk about books? (25:19) 2. Question 2: What books or other resources have you used to teach the Bible to your children/do you have a list of books you want your kids to read before leaving the home? (35:47) 3. Question 3: In That Hideous Strength (CSL), what is the significance of Mark touching a spot on the ceiling – during his conditioning? (44:50) 4. Question 4: Do the Thinklings have any thoughts on Ben Hur – the book? (50:48) 5. Question 5: What are your thoughts on paraphrase Bible “translations”? (51:18) 6. Question 6: What are the Thinklings’ life verses? (1:08:34)

Welcome to Episode 222 of The Thinklings Podcast!Merry Booxing Day!Here is our second annual celebration of “Booxing Day,” a day to read the boox (books) gifted to you at Christmas!

We hope you have a wonderful day recovering from Christmas festivities by immersing yourself into a fun novel, informative biography, or at the least the wonderful pages of Scripture.

Main Content:In this special episode, we give each other books to be read on Booxing Day! Join us for a lighthearted and fun episode dedicated to our favorite reading holiday!

Take this opportunity to unplug from the busy holiday season, grab a cozy spot, and dive into some wonderful books. And as always, don’t forget the greatest book of all—the Bible!

Happy Booxing Day, from all of us at The Thinklings Podcast!

Welcome to Episode 221 of The Thinklings Podcast!Merry Christmas from the Thinklings!

Announcement: If you are selected as a 200 for 200 Giveaway winner, we will announce those winners in this episode! Winners will need to visit the bookstore by the end of January or email us a mailing address to receive their prize!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little: Womanish Theology * Thinkling Carter: Bible Doctrine II * Thinkling Stearns:* Lumen

Main Content:Thinkling Carter leads a study from the gospels on Joy.

Welcome to Episode 220 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our normal Books & Business and Thinkling Little walks through Isaiah 7!

Announcement: If you are selected as a 200 for 200 Giveaway winner, we will announce those winners on the December 24th episode! Winners will need to visit the bookstore by the end of January or email us a mailing address to receive their prize!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little: Words are Not Enough * Thinkling Carter: Theology Readings – Angelology * Thinkling Stearns:* Lumen

Main Content:Thinkling Little leads a study in Isaiah 7.

Welcome to Episode 219 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our normal Books & Business and discuss the topic of joy in the main content of the episode!

Announcement: If you are selected as a 200 for 200 Giveaway winner, we will announce those winners on the December 24th episode! Winners will need to visit the bookstore by the end of January or email us a mailing address to receive their prize!

Books & Business: Thinkling Little: State of OT Studies * Thinkling Carter: LOTR * Thinkling Stearns:* The Rise and Fall of Communism

Main Content:Thinkling Carter leads a discussion on joy.

Welcome to Episode 218 of The Thinklings Podcast!This episode is our annual Chronicles of Christmas episode, where we discuss books we recommend for the Christmas season (or books we look forward to reading or gifting).

We have a long list of books here, and we hope you’ll grab a copy of one or more to enjoy this Christmas season!

Books & Business:Thinkling Little:* From Eden to Golgotha * For Our Good Always * Mapping Discipleship * Finding Beauty in the Bible * Message of Wisdom * State of OT Studies

Thinkling Stearns:* The Treasure Principle * Skipping Christmas * Personality Brokers * Story of the Trapp Family Singers * An Otis Christmas (Children’s Rec) * Christmas Carols for the Kid’s Heart (Children’s Rec) * When Santa Learned the Gospel (Children’s Rec)

Thinkling Carter:* Hatchet * My Side of the Mountain * Christmas Carol * I Cheerfully Refuse * Personality Brokers * Farewell to Arms * Brothers Karamazov

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a final meditation from Philippians 4.

BONUS EPISODE!Happy Thanksgiving!

The Thinklings thought it fit to conduct a little official business and share a bonus episode. May this be a wonderful side dish to the main event of family, turkeys, football, and most importantly—giving thanks to God for all His many blessings to us!

Main Content:We talk about some of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions and what we’re thankful for!

Welcome to Episode 216 of The Thinklings Podcast!Happy Thanksgivlings!

In this episode, we have our Books & Business segment, followed by Thinkling Stearns discussing the Thanksgiving holiday and its history. Thinkling Little closes the podcast with a final meditation from Deuteronomy 12.

Books & Business: Who Owns the Land? – Thinkling Little * Can A Speeding Ticket Change Your Heart?* – Thinkling Stearns (Ranking) * Online Class Prepping… – Thinkling Carter

Main Content:Thinkling Stearns talks about the Thanksgiving holiday and forces Tim (or invites Charlie) to participate in trivia.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Little shares a final meditation from Deuteronomy 12.

Faith Publications:YOU can PREORDER Carter’s NEW BOOK, Mapping Discipleship, at this link!

Welcome to Episode 215 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business segment, followed by Thinkling Carter discussing the book A River Runs Through It, and Thinkling Little closing the podcast with a final meditation from 2 Timothy 2:5.

Books & Business: Lingua Latina – Thinkling Little * Today’s Christian and The Church’s Bible – Thinkling Stearns (Ranking) * A River Runs Through It* – Thinkling Carter

Main Content:Thinkling Carter shares about A River Runs Through It and explains why it’s worth reading for the discerning/appropriately-aged reader.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Little shares a final meditation from 2 Timothy 2:5.

Faith Publications:YOU can PREORDER Carter’s NEW BOOK, Mapping Discipleship, at this link!

Welcome to Episode 214 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business segment, followed by Thinkling Stearns continuing his discussion on the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent deliberations on women pastors. Thinkling Carter closes the podcast with a final meditation from John 15.

Books & Business: The Bible and Marriage: The Two Shall Become One Flesh – John Bergsma – Thinkling Little * Born Again This Way – Rachel Gilson – Thinkling Stearns (Ranking) * Hear, My Son* – Daniel Estes Jr. – Thinkling Carter

Main Content:Thinkling Stearns returns to his series, “An Ecclesiological Odyssey,” with the second part of a conversation about women pastors in the SBC.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a final meditation from John 15.

Faith Publications:YOU can PREORDER Carter’s NEW BOOK, Mapping Discipleship, at this link!

Welcome to Episode 213 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business segment, followed by Thinkling Stearns beginning a discussion on the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent deliberations on women pastors. Thinkling Little closes the podcast with a final meditation from Isaiah 7.

Books & Business: What About Free Will – Scott Christensen – Thinkling Little * Born Again This Way – Rachel Gilson – Thinkling Stearns * Macbeth* – Shakespeare – Thinkling Carter

Main Content:Thinkling Stearns returns to his series, “An Ecclesiological Odyssey,” with the first part of a conversation about women pastors in the SBC.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Little shares a final meditation from Isaiah 7:1-9.

Welcome to Episode 212 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses “one flesh” throughout Scripture, and Thinkling Carter ends the podcast with a final meditation in John 15.

Books & Business: New Testament Nuptial Imagery – Richard Baty – Thinkling Little * Selected Poems of Byron, Keats, Shelley – Byron, Keats, Shelley – Thinkling Stearns * Hillbilly Elegy* – J.D. Vance – Thinkling Carter

Main Content:Thinkling Little leads a discussion on the “One Flesh” phrase in Scripture.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a final meditation from John 15.

Welcome to Episode 211 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business, and Thinkling Carter discusses The Christian Mind by Harry Blamires, and Thinkling Stearns ends the podcast with a final meditation in 2 Peter.

Books & Business: Another Gospel – Alisa Childers – Thinkling Carter * Lumen – J.J. Fischer – Thinkling Stearns * The Healthy Pastor* – Dean Tayler – Thinkling Little

Main Content:Thinkling Carter discusses a book, The Christian Mind by Harry Blamires.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Stearns shares a final meditation from 2 Peter.

Welcome to Episode 210 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business, and Thinkling Stearns returns to his series, “Ecclesiological Odyssey,” to discuss Jesus Calling and the PCA. We end the podcast with a final meditation from Thinkling Little from Proverbs 12 & 16!

Books & Business: The Christian Mind – Harry Blamires – Thinkling Carter * Rescue Plan – Deepak Reju – Thinkling Little * Screwtape’s Favorite Song* – Thinkling Stearns

Main Content:Thinkling Stearns leads a discussion on Jesus Calling and the PCA meetings from this past summer.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Little shares a final thought from Proverbs 12 & 16!

Welcome to Episode 209 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business, and Thinkling Little returns to his series on Jewish history! We end the podcast with a final meditation from Thinkling Stearns from 2 Peter!

Books & Business: Mere Discipleship – Alister McGrath – Thinkling Carter * Rescue Plan – Deepak Reju – Thinkling Little * Calor* – J.J. Fischer – Thinkling Stearns

Main Content:Thinkling Little leads a discussion on Jewish history.

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Stearns shares a final thought from 2 Peter!

Welcome to Episode 208 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business, and Thinkling Carter spends some time discussing the idea of grace from Scripture.

Books & Business: A River Runs Through It – Norm Macleod – Thinkling Carter * The Christian Mind – Harry Blamires – Thinkling Carter * Christ Fulfills All – Richard Belcher – Thinkling Little * Calor* – J.J. Fischer – Thinkling Stearns

Main Content:Thinkling Carter leads a discussion about grace from multiple Scriptures.

Welcome to Episode 207 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we have our Books & Business, Thinkling Stearns discusses what he calls “An Ecclesiological Odyssey,” and Thinkling Carter shares a few thoughts from 1 Thessalonians 2!

Books & Business: Packing Up Boxes is Easier Than Packing Away Memories – Thinkling Stearns * Preach – Dever – Thinkling Carter * The OT as Literature* – Longman – Thinkling Little

Main Content:Thinkling Stearns describes an Ecclesiological Odyssey…

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a final thought from 1 Thessalonians 2!

Welcome to episode 206 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we discuss Surprised by Oxford by Carolyn Weber…

…with Carolyn Weber!

We hope you enjoy it!

Books & Business: A Severe Mercy – Sheldon Vanauken – Thinkling Stearns * A Severe Mercy – Carolyn Weber * The OT as Literature – Longman – Thinkling Little * The Silver Trumpet* – Owen Barfield – Thinkling Carter

Main Topics: Surprised by Oxford* – Carolyn Weber * Psalm 66

Main Content:Thinklings & Carolyn discuss Surprised by Oxford.

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a final thought from Psalm 66!

Welcome to Episode 205 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we discuss some books, discuss Jewish history, and conclude with a meditation on God’s word!

Books & Business: Pilgrim Prayers – Tim Challies – Thinkling Little * Just Behave, Pablo Picasso – Thinkling Stearns * A River Runs Through It* – Thinkling Carter

Main Topics: Books & Business * Pilgrim Prayers – Tim Challies * Just Behave, Pablo Picasso * A River Runs Through It* – Norman Maclean * Psalm 109 * Psalm 119

Main Content:Thinkling Little begins a fall series discussing Jewish history!

Final Meditation:Thinkling Stearns shares from Psalm 109 and Psalm 119!

Welcome to Season 9!

Fall is upon us, with new classes at school and Starbucks pumpkin drinks to order!

That also means a new season of The Thinklings Podcast!

We return to our standard, lengthier discourse, including our typical elements.

In today’s episode, we talk about the onset of fall, Tim’s Chickens, Books & Business, and Ecclesiastes 9-10! Thanks for tuning in, and we hope you find something you enjoy in today’s episode!

Main Topics in Episode 204:

Books & Business
Remarriage and Early Christianity – Andrew Das
Tim’s Chickens
Philippians – John MacArthur
Backyard Chickens for Beginners – R.J. Ruppenthal
Ecclesiastes 9
Ecclesiastes 10

Main Content & Final Meditation:

Thinkling Carter shares from Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:15!

Welcome to Episode 203 of the Thinklings Podcast!We noticed the audio of this episode was cut off at the end, so we have updated the audio! If you want to remove the download from your phone and redownload it, the full episode should now be available!

This is our last summer episode, so next week we will return to less truncated episodes.

In today’s episode, we do a brief summer recap along with our regular Books & Business! Thinkling Stearns discusses The Moscow Rules, a book about the Cold War. Random Tim reveals some random chickens, and Thinkling Carter mentions Fox and the Hound, A River Runs Through It, and Lord of the Rings!

Main Topics in Episode 203: Books & Business + The Moscow Rules – Jonna Mendez + Tim’s Chickens + Fox and the Hound + A River Runs Through It + Lord of the Rings* – Tolkien + Deuteronomy 7

Final Meditation:Thinkling Little shares a meditation from Deuteronomy 7!

Welcome to Episode 202 of the Thinklings Podcast!Here’s a trivia question for all of our savvy listeners:

What is required to post a podcast episode???

Internet!

Sorry for the delay today. We can thank Metronet for the long wait for your podcast episode!

In today’s episode, Thinkling Carter discusses The Minister as Shepherd by Charles Jefferson and gives it a rating. Thinkling Stearns puts a book on the shack stack, and Thinkling Little mentions Redeeming Sex and Marriage by Scott Mehl. Thinkling Stearns ends the episode with a meditation from Psalm 14!

Main Topics in Episode 202: Books & Business + The Minister as Shepherd – Charles Jefferson + Redeeming Sex and Marriage* – Scott Mehl + Psalm 14

Final Meditation:Thinkling Stearns shares a meditation from Psalm 14.

Welcome to Episode 201 of the Thinklings Podcast!The Summer is drawing to a close, and we only have a few more Summer episodes before we return to our standard season format!

In today’s episode, Thinkling Little continues discussing his book about Chaim Weitzman and gives it a rating. Thinking Stearns mentions a quote from C.S. Lewis, and Thinkling Carter talks about moving to Grimes, IA, and Psalm 103!

Main Topics in Episode 201: Books & Business * Chaim Weitzman: A Biography * Quotable Lewis* – C.S. Lewis * Psalm 103

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a meditation from Psalm 103.

Welcome to Episode 200 of the Thinklings Podcast!It is an age of few men, even less cats, but at least a few podcasts.

Thank you for all of your support on the road to 200 podcast episodes. We understand that not all episodes were created equal (with respect to length, content, and/or quality), so those of you who have journeyed with us—we love and appreciate you.

We look forward to continuing our podcast another 200!

Main Topics in Episode 200: Books & Business + Dr. Josh Boyd + John Ronald’s Dragons – Carolyn McAlister + Jewish History – A Very Short Introduction – David Myers + Thinking Christian* – James Spencer + Cliff Notes on Suits & Friends + Ecclesiastes 4

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a meditation from Ecclesiastes 4.

Welcome to Episode 199 of the Thinklings Podcast!We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends!

For Books & Business, Thinkling Carter mentions Reading Biblical Poetry by J.P. Fokkelman. We get a glimpse of Random Tim, and Thinkling Stearns gives his final analysis of Wisdom of the Bullfrog, which he mentioned first a few episodes back.

Thinkling Carter wraps up the episode with a final meditation from Psalm 84.

Main Topics in Episode 199: Books & Business + Reading Biblical Poetry – J.P. Fokkelman + Wisdom of the Bullfrog* – William H. McRaven + Random Tim + Psalm 84

Final Meditation:Thinkling Carter shares a final meditation from Psalm 84.

Welcome to Episode 198 of the Thinklings Podcast!We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends!

For Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses Chaim Weitzman: A Biography, Thinkling Stearns discusses a few more C.S. Lewis quotes from Quotable Lewis, and Thinkling Carter mentions a random blog he is working on (and will be posted soon)!

Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with a final meditation from Psalm 119.

Main Topics in Episode 198: Books & Business + Chaim Weitzman: A Biography + Quotable Lewis* – C.S. Lewis + Cliff Notes on Suits + Psalm 119

Final Meditation:Thinkling Stearns shares a final meditation from Psalm 119.

Welcome to Episode 197 of the Thinklings Podcast!We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends!

For Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses the Wedding Wisdom poem he crafted for Andy’s Wedding, Thinklings Little mentions The Phoenix and The Carpet by E. Nesbit, and Thinkling Stearns shares a few more C.S. Lewis quotes and mentions a book he has started, The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott R. Swain!

Thinkling Little wraps up the episode with a final meditation on wedding metaphors in Scripture, focusing on the Song and Ephesians 5, etc.!

Main Topics in Episode 197: Books & Business + Poetry + The Phoenix and The Carpet – E. Nesbit + C.S. Lewis + The Trinity: An Introduction* – Scott R. Swain + Song of Solomon + Ephesians 5

Final Meditation:Thinkling Little shares a final meditation from The Song and Ephesians 5.

Welcome to Episode 196 of the Thinklings Podcast!We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends!

Welcome back, Random Tim!

For Books & Business, Thinkling Stearns discusses Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, Thinklings Carter mentions a Ransom Cycle guidebook he is reading, and Thinkling Little discusses Faith Publications!

Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with a final meditation on Romans 1!

Main Topics in Episode 196:

Books & Business
- Wisdom of the Bullfrog – William H. McRaven
- A Compass for Deep Heaven – Diana Glyer
- To Be a Jew Today
- Random Tim
- Faith Publications
- Psalm 1

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Carter shares a final meditation from Psalm 1.

Welcome to Episode 195 of the Thinklings Podcast!

A quick heads up: there is a moment or two in the episode where you will experience some feedback. We did not realize this was happening until after the fact, and a few portions were unavoidable in the editing process. Thank you for your patience in enduring these as you listen. We hope they will be few and short!

We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends!

This was the first episode we recorded after Thinklings Stearns’ wedding! The front end involves a good bit of catching up. There are a handful of fun stories and tidbits before we get to Books & Business!

For Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses To Be a Jew Today by Noah Feldman (a title he picked up at the public library!), Thinklings Stearns reflects on a recent blog and shares a couple more C.S. Lewis quotes, and Thinkling Carter reads a poem he wrote around and for Andy’s wedding!

Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with a final meditation on Romans 1!

Main Topics in Episode 195:

Books & Business
Brickhouse Coffee Co.
An Experiment in Criticism – C.S. Lewis
To Be a Jew Today – Noah Feldman
Romans 1

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Stearns shares a final meditation from Romans 1.

Welcome to Episode 194 of the Thinklings Podcast!

We hope your summer is going super well and you’re reading tons of great books and discussing them with your friends!

We do our normal things in this summer episode! Thinkling Little does the best introduction you’ve ever heard, Thinkling Carter talks about shooting wild birds (an Albatross perhaps), and Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with a devotional in 1 Timothy!

Main Topics in Episode 194:

Books & Business
C.S. Lewis
The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Lingua Latina
1 Timothy 1

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Stearns shares a final meditation from 1 Timothy 1.

Welcome to Episode 193 of the Thinklings Podcast!

Is Andy back from his honeymoon?

What is Tim doing on his “home”-ie moon?

These are questions we address in this awesome Summer episode!

After Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses Ecclesiastes 11!

Thanks for listening this week!

Main Topics in Episode 193:

Books & Business
- Letters of C.S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves – C.S. Lewis
- Poetic Diction – Owen Barfield
- Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 11

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Little shares a final meditation from Ecclesiastes 11.

Welcome to Episode 192 of the Thinklings Podcast!

After a few moments of introductory fun, led by Thinkling Little due to it being a summer episode, we cover our normal bases. During Books & Business, we get a few book thoughts as well as Tim’s conception of what “random” means (truly a “summer in left field oddity).

After Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses Psalm 84!

Thanks for listening this week!

Main Topics in Episode 192:

Books & Business
- Answers to Catholic Claims – James White
- Random Tim
- Samuel Coleridge
- William Wordsworth
- Psalm 84

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Carter shares a final meditation from Psalm 84.

Welcome to Episode 191 of the Thinklings Podcast!

Episode 191 is our first Summer episode of 2024! As you will hear a handful of times in this week’s episode, Summer episodes are truncated. We still do most of our usual things, but we intentionally try to be brief so we can all run along to the many summer festivities we have.

One such festivity may be a wedding! Speaking of weddings, congrats to Andy & Melissa! The best wedding gift you could give them would be leaving us a 5-star review and comment in Apple Podcasts!

Thanks for listening this week!

Main Topics in Episode 191:

Books & Business
Every Woman a Theologian – Phylicia Masonheimer
C.S. Lewis
God in the Dock
Perelandra
2 Chronicles 33

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Stearns shares a final meditation from 2 Chronicles 33

Welcome to Episode 190 of the Thinklings Podcast!

In this episode, we conclude (for now) the recent Hebrews 1 study focusing on the seven OT passages that describe Jesus. This conversation, led by Thinkling Carter, follows a bright and bouncy opening to the podcast, which features all our normal frivolity, books, business, sponsors, and bad jokes.

Thanks for listening this week!

Main Topics in Episode 190:

Coffee
Books & Business
- Out of the Silent Planet – C.S. Lewis
- Clear Winter Nights – Trevin Wax
- Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Aimee Byrd
- Hebrews 1

Main Content & Final Meditation:

Thinkling Carter shares thoughts from Hebrews 1:8-12

Welcome to episode 189 of the Thinklings Podcast!

This is a TALQ episode, where Thinklings Answer Listener Questions (get it?).

We also have our normal items, with a lot of folly and Books & Business!

Key ideas in Episode 189 – Proverbs 31

Books & Business
- Exodus 1-18
- Carolyn Weber
- Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Lord’s Table
- John Piper
- Pastoral Qualifications
- Spiritual Blindness
- 2 Corinthians 4

Main Content:

Questions we answer:

When will Books & Business be updated on the website?
Should we be actually “breaking bread” at the Lord’s table?
What do we think of John Piper?
How does being “Satan’s seed” affect the ability to discern the truth?
Should we train pastorally unqualified men to fill the pulpit/preach?

Final Meditation:

Thinkling Carter shares a thought on 2 Corinthians 4!

Welcome to episode 188 of the Thinklings Podcast!

We have a full slate of great things in this podcast:

Folly – a bunch of jokes and laughing
Coffee Sponsors
Weekly Wisdom
Books & Business
Proverbs 31

Key ideas in Episode 188 – Proverbs 31

Books & Business
Exodus 1-18
Every Woman a Theologian – Phylicia Masonheimer
Joshua – John Goldingay
Clear Winter Nights – Trevin Wax
Malcolm Guite
Phantastes – George Macdonald
Sex and the City of God – Carolyn Weber
Proverbs 31

Main Content & Meditation:

Thinkling Little leads a study of Proverbs 31!

Welcome to Episode 187 of the Thinklings Podcast!

This is a TALQ episode where we answer listener questions! Here are the questions we discuss in this episode, after Books & Business, of course:

What kind of interlinear would you recommend?
What Greek textbook does FBBC use, and what books would you recommend for a student to “keep his Greek?”
What do you think about Susan in the last battle? Is she worldly, or does she lose salvation??
What premarital books would you recommend?
Is there anything in the works for a “thinklings moot” (a meeting of thinklings listeners/live podcast experience, etc..)?
How do you best care for someone who is/has gone through something difficult?

Key ideas in Episode 187 – TALQ 2

Books & Business
- Surprised by Oxford – Carolyn Weber
- Flirtation Experiment;
- Stop Calling Me Beautiful – Phylicia Masonheimer
Reading
Writing

Main Content:

We answer questions that were emailed to us!

Final Mediation:

Psalm 66

Welcome to Episode 186 of the Thinklings Podcast!

Special Guest Alert!

We were thrilled to have S.D. Smith (Sam), author of Green Ember and other titles, as a guest on this episode.

After Sam participates in some Books & Business, we dive into his writing process and philosophy!

You do not want to miss out on this one!

Key ideas in Episode 186 – S.D. Smith

Books & Business (11:04)
- The Green Ember – S.D. Smith
- Surprised by Oxford – Carolyn Weber
- Finally Free – Heath Lambert
- Slow Productivity – Cal Newport
Reading
Writing
Imagination
Ecclesiastes

Main Content (20:42):

We interview Sam Smith about his books and writing process!

Welcome to Episode 185 of the Thinklings Podcast!This week’s episode discusses Hebrews 1:7 and its quotation from Psalm 104! This is the third episode of the series “Jesus is That Guy,” and you can go back and listen to those previous episodes if you missed them (Ep. 166 from December 2023 & Ep. 174 from February 2024).

Of course, we do some Books & Business and Weekly Wisdom, too; we’re not barbarians!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 185 – Jesus is That Guy, Part 3:* Books & Business (6:14) * Weekly Wisdom – Proverbs 30 * Conquered Conquerors – Danilo Verde * Poetic Diction – Owen Barfield * Pursuing Peace – Robert Jones * Hebrews 1 * Psalm 104

Main Content & Meditation (17:33):Thinkling Carter – Jesus is That Guy, Part 3 – Hebrews 1:7 quotation of Psalm 104:4

Episode 184 – The Thinklings Podcast

Welcome to Episode 184 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Little explores the idea of “gods” in the OT; does the OT teach that there are multiple Gods?

Have you ever wondered which LOTR character the Thinklings would be? We also discuss that in this episode, followed by some Books & Business, of course!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 184 – Does the OT teach there are multiple gods?* Books & Business * Weekly Wisdom – Proverbs 1 * Unseen Realm – Michael Heiser * Tools of Titans – Tim Ferris * The Hive of “The Bee-Hunter” – Thomas Bangs Thorpe * Psalm 45 * Psalm 82

Main Content & Meditation:Thinkling Little – Does the OT teach there are multiple gods?

Welcome to Episode 183 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Carter walks us through James 1:5-8. Of course, we do all our normal things, including weekly wisdom from Thinkling Stearns, listener interaction with Thinkling Little, and Books & Business!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 183 – Ask for Wisdom in Faith* Books & Business * Weekly Wisdom – Psalm 31:21-23 * Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus – Heather & Ashley Hollerman * Conquered Conquerors – Danilo Verde * Surprised by Oxford – Carolyn Weber * James 1:5-8 * Wisdom

Books & BusinessThinkling Carter – Surprised by Oxford
Thinkling Little – Conquered Conquerors
Thinkling Stearns – Sent

Main Content & Meditation:Thinkling Carter – James 1:5-8

Welcome to Episode 182 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, Thinkling Stearns walks us through Proverbs 26. Of course, we do all of our normal things, including some introductory folly, weekly wisdom from Thinkling Little, listener interaction, and Books & Business!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 181 – The Goodness & Kindness of God* Books & Business (10:11) * Weekly Wisdom – Proverbs 27 * This Momentary Marriage – John Piper * Clear Winter Nights – Trevin Wax * Mapping Discipleship * Don’t Fire Your Church Members * A Passover Haggadah – Arnold Fruchtenbaum * Proverbs 26

Main Content & Meditation (14:41):Thinkling Stearns – Proverbs 26

Welcome to Episode 181 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, after a nice, hearty dose of our regular activities, we answer some questions about the Christian life! This TALQ (Thinklings answer listener questions) will be a template we will follow in future episodes in which we answer more questions from listeners!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 181 – The Goodness & Kindness of God Books & Business * Night Operation * Owen Barfield * Proverbs Commentaries * Michael Fox * Clear Winter Nights* * Trevin Wax * Proverbs 27

Books & Business:* Night Operation – Owen Barfield (Thinkling Carter) * Proverbs Commentaries – Michael Fox (Thinkling Little) * Clear Winter Nights – Trevin Wax (Thinking Stearns)

Main Content & Meditation:Proverbs 27 – Thinkling Little

Welcome to Episode 180 of The Thinklings Podcast!We have the most honored Dr. Josh Boyd joining us in this episode to civilize our proceedings. Before the main content of the episode, where Josh walks us through John Milton’s Sonnet 19, we do our usual things: drink coffee, talk about books, and even have a brief (seriously brief) visit from Dr. Dan Brown.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 180 – The Goodness & Kindness of God Reading * Writing * Poetry * Books & Business * The Triumph of the Imagination * Leland Ryken * When Pain is Real and God Seems Silent * Ligon Duncan * Don’t Fire Your Church Members * Jonathan Leeman * Proverbs: Wisdom Calls * Zoltán Schwáb * Sonnet 19 – When I Consider How My Light is Spent – John Milton*

Books & Business:* The Triumph of the Imagination – Leland Ryken * When Pain is Real and God Seems Silent – Ligon Duncan * Don’t Fire Your Church Members – Jonathan Leeman * Proverbs: Wisdom Calls – Zoltán Schwáb

Main Content & Meditation:When I Consider How My Light is Spent – John Milton

Welcome to Episode 179 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, which we recorded outside of our usual time (leading to a bit of frivolity…as if that is anything new), Thinkling Little shares some Weekly Wisdom, we eventually get around to discussing some writing projects, and Thinkling Stearns walks us through a recent Electronic Ink Post he wrote!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 179 – The Goodness & Kindness of God Reading * Writing * Books & Business * The Defence of Poesy – Sir Philip Sidney * Proverbs 25 * Romans 2 * Galatians 5*

Books & Business: Here is a link to The Defence of Poesy* – Thinkling Carter * Here is a link to Thinkling Stearns’ recent blog post!

Main Content & Meditation:The Goodness & Kindness of God

Welcome to Episode 178 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we discuss a new book – Discovering Dispensationalism – with two of the book’s contributors/editors. They are Dr. Cory Marsh and Dr. James Fazio from Southern California Seminary. After our typical activities, we discuss ideas and portions of the book.

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key ideas in Episode 178 – Discovering Dispensationalism Reading * Discovering Dispensationalism – Dr. Cory Marsh, Dr. James Fazio * Bless You – Warren Wiersbe * Numerical Sayings in the OT – Roth * The Americanization of the Apocalypse – Donald Akenson * Becoming J.N.D. – Max Weremchuk * John Nelson Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism – Crawford Gribben * Biblical Patriotism – Adam Wyatt * The Future Restoration of Israel – Stanley Porter, Alan Kurschner * 2 Thessalonians*

Books & Business (25:06):Bless You (Warren Wiersbe) – Thinkling Stearns

Numerical Sayings in the OT (Roth) – Thinkling Little

The Americanization of the Apocolypse – Dr. James Fazio

Becoming J.N.D. – Dr. James Fazio

John Nelson Darby and the Roots of Dispensationalism – Dr. James Fazio

Biblical Patriotism – Dr. Cory Marsh

The Future Restoration of Israel – Dr. Cory Marsh

The Mind of the Maker – Thinkling Carter

Main Content (41:16):Book discussion: Discovering Dispensationalism

Final Meditation in God’s Word (1:24:44):2 Thessalonians – Thinkling Stearns

Welcome to Episode 177 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we discuss a few books, talk about recent writing projects we’ve inked, and talk about ways to improve in our reading!

We recently had some Electronic Ink hit the page (web), and if you would like to see those you can follow this link or this link!

We discuss a recent email we received that was a blessing to us regarding the content of Episode 176, and we also have some Weekly Wisdom from 1 Timothy 1:18.

Key ideas in Episode 177 – Sertified Reading Rules Reading * Marriage * This Momentary Marriage – John Piper * The Odyssey – Homer * 5 Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age – Rosaria Butterfield * The Intellectual Life – A.G. Sertillanges * 1 Timothy 1:18 * Proverbs 2:1*

Books & Business:* This Momentary Marriage – Thinkling Stearns * 5 Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age – Thinkling Little * The Odyssey – Thinkling Carter

Main Content:Thoughts on reading and improving in reading distilled by the Thinklings, originally from A.G. Sertillange’s book The Intellectual Life.

Final Meditation in God’s Word:Proverbs 2:1 – Thinkling Stearns

Welcome to Episode 176In this episode of The Thinklings Podcast, we have a friend of the podcast with us for another guest episode: Dr. Doug Brown of Faith Baptist Theological Seminary. The main content of the podcast is Dr. Brown sharing ideas from a recent Faith Pulpit article he wrote earlier this month!

The Thinklings and Dr. Brown partake in a fantastic Books & Business session, Weekly Wisdom, and listener interaction. During Books & Business, Dr. Brown mentions his family is reading through the Chronicles of Narnia together. Thinkling Stearns mentions a marriage book he has been reading, and Thinkling Carter discusses Why We Love the Church by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck (rating it a 3 on the goodness scale). Thinkling Little rounds out Books & Business by discussing Who Wrote This? by Naomi Baron.

As mentioned, the main content of the episode concerns honoring God by honoring parents as the aging process continues, and children need to love and serve their parents well.

If you want to read Dr. Brown’s article, you can check it out at this link!

If you want to read Thinkling Carter’s Electronic Ink (once posted this Friday), you can check it out at this link!

Thanks for listening to this week’s episode!

Key Ideas in Episode 176: Reading * Marriage * This Momentary Marriage * John Piper * The Chronicles of Narnia * C.S. Lewis * Why We Love the Church * Kevin DeYoung * Ted Kluck * Who Wrote This?* * Naomi Baron * Faith Pulpit * Dr. Doug Brown * Deuteronomy 5:16

Books & Business (14:46):* The Chronicles of Narnia – Dr. Doug Brown * This Momentary Marriage – Thinkling Stearns * Who Wrote This? – Thinkling Little * Why We Love the Church – Thinkling Carter

Main Content (34:04):Preparing for Life’s Final Transition: God’s Expectations to Honor Aging Parents – Dr. Doug Brown

Final Meditation in God’s Word (1:13:47):Deuteronomy 5:16 – Thinkling Little

Welcome to Episode 175 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we do our usual things: we drink coffee, we talk about recent events and listener interaction, we get around to Books & Business, and we discuss Divorce & Remarriage in the main content.

For Books & Business, Thinkling Little discusses Knowable Word by Peter Krol (and ranks it 7 on the Thinklings’ Goodness Scale). Thinkling Stearns discusses A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent (and ranks it a 7 on the Thinklings’ Goodness Scale). We discussed this for a few extra minutes, so we hope you enjoy our banter! Thinkling Carter rounds out Books & Business by discussing the origins and his finishing of Song of Songs for Singles by Tim & Angela Little. With Stearn’s help, we decided to rank it a 6 (plus 4, so 10) on the Thinklings’ Goodness Scale!

The main content and meditation from God’s Word come together in this episode as Thinkling Little discusses marriage, divorce, and remarriage. Our discussion lasts awhile in this episode, so we hope you enjoy an extended episode. We might come back to this again as well, so please email us if you have any additional questions regarding this topic.

Key Ideas in Episode 174 – The Cloud & the Crowd Books * Coffee * Thinklings * Inklings * Song of Songs for Singles – Tim & Angela Little * A Gospel Primer – Milton Vincent * The Knowable Word* – Peter Krol * Marriage * Divorce * Remarriage * Deuteronomy 24:1-4 * Matthew 5:27-32 * Matthew 19

Weekly Wisdom (2:42)Thinkling Stearns talks about the song: Oh God, Beyond All Praising. Enjoy this recording of the FBBC Chorale singing this in Germany a few years back!

Books & Business (7:53)Thinkling Little discusses Knowable Word by Peter Krol (and ranks it 7 on the Thinklings’ Goodness Scale). Thinkling Stearns discusses A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent (and ranks it a 7 on the Thinklings’ Goodness Scale). Thinkling Carter discusses Song of Songs for Singles by Tim & Angela Little (ranked a 6, plus 4, so 10, on the Thinklings’ Goodness Scale).

Main Content (26:06)Thinkling Little discusses marriage, divorce, and remarriage in this episode. The discussion extends for a while, so it’s an extended episode. Listeners are encouraged to email if they have additional questions on this topic.

Welcome to Episode 174 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we do our normal things: we drink coffee, we talk about recent events and listener interaction, we get around to Books & Business, and we discuss Hebrews 1:6.

For Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses a book gifted to him from Thinkling Stearns, The Smith of Wootton Major by Tolkien. Thinkling Little discusses a book on the Aaronic Blessing in the OT by Glodo, and Thinkling Stearns mentions A Gospel Primer by Vincent.

The main content and meditation from God’s Word come together in this episode as Thinkling Carter returns to his series from Hebrews 1. We had some semi-technical discussion related to the location of the OT quote in verse six, and we also discussed the overall idea of the verse and the author’s point. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode!

Key Ideas in Episode 174 – The Cloud & the Crowd Books * Coffee * Thinklings * Inklings * Song of Songs for Singles – Tim & Angela Little * Smith of Wootton Major – J.R.R. Tolkien * The Lord Bless You and Keep You – Michael Glodo * A Gospel Primer* – Milton Vincent * Hebrews 1:6

Introduction & Weekly Wisdom (1-4:55)Listener Feedback (4:55)Books & Business (7:51) The Smith of Wootton Major by J.R.R. Tolkien * Book on the Aaronic Blessing in the OT by Michael Glodo * A Gospel Primer* by Milton Vincent

Main Content: Hebrews 1:6 Discussion (17:12)

Welcome to Episode 173 of The Thinklings Podcast!In this episode, we start by sipping great coffee in some awesome coffee mugs. Thinkling Stearns walks us through a recent Electronic Ink work he has written (others call these sorts of writings “blogs”). Also introductory, we interact with a listener email regarding “learning your rules.”

Thinkling Stearns also kicks off Books & Business in this episode, discussing This Momentary Marriage by John Piper. Thinkling Carter discusses finally finishing The Intellectual Life by A. G. Sertillanges (after a quick mention of Perelandra), and Thinkling Little rounds out B&B discussing Rediscovering Eve by Carol Meyers and a few commentaries on the book of Numbers!

The main content of the episode features a recent Electronic Ink of Thinkling Stearns that draws its inspiration from Hebrews 11. We all have “the Cloud” of witnesses to encourage us in our walk of faith, and we also each have a “Crowd” walking the Christian road with us here on earth. We hope you enjoy thinking through these ideas in conjunction with Hebrews 11! Thanks for listening!

Key Ideas in Episode 173 – The Cloud & the Crowd* Books * Coffee * BrickHouse Coffee Co. * Porch Light Coffeehouse

Books & Business (4:55) This Momentary Marriage by John Piper * The Intellectual Life by A.G. Sertillanges * Rediscovering Eve by Carol Meyers * Commentaries on the book of Numbers: + Numbers – New American Commentary by Dennis R. Cole + The Book of Numbers – New International Commentary of the OT by Timothy R. Ashley + Numbers – Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary* by R. K. Harrison

Main Content (18:13)More information and resources from Thinkling Stearns can be found at andystearns.net.

Episode 172 – The Thinklings’ Mood

Welcome to Episode One-Hundred Seventy-Two of The Thinklings Podcast!First things first – Happy 8th Day of Balrog! For your singing pleasure, to the tune of “12 Days of Christmas,” here are the lyrics:

On the tenth day of Balrog,
Gandalf said to me
What do you mean?,
Is the morning good?,
How ’bout old friends?
Haven’t aged a day!
Pity stayed his blade!,
Foooooool of a took!, (5 golden rings…..)
You cannot pass,
Fly you fools!
Back to the shadows,
I’m a servant of the S’cret Fire! (And a partridge and pear tree)

During the introductory portion of this podcast, we discuss two exemplary coffee shops (BrickHouse Coffee Co. & Porch Light Coffeehouse). You should probably just visit them both, even though one is likely much more local to you.

After Books & Business, Thinkling Carter discusses ministry philosophy and mood. This discussion provides an overview of some thoughts from both Kevin DeYoung and Doug Wilson, and The Thinklings seek to arrive at a balanced position.

You may ask: “What does balanced mean?” That is a great question! We hope that the main content of this episode presents some sort of balance on mood/tone in ministry as we all seek to engage our culture from a Christian Worldview.

Thinkling Stearns wraps up the episode with a final meditation in 1 Kings 19! Surprisingly, flamethrowers tie our content and final thought together, but you’ll have to listen to catch the full sense of it!

Key ideas in Episode 172 – The Thinklings’ Mood:

Books
Coffee
BrickHouse Coffee Co.
Porch Light Coffeehouse
Books & Business
Centering Discipleship
E.K. Strawser
Evil Isn’t Evil
Julie Faith Parker
Rediscovering Eve
Carol Meyers
Moscow Mood
Kevin DeYoung
Doug Wilson
1 Kings 19

Time Stamps:

Books & Business

7:40 – Thinkling Carter – Centering Discipleship
12:03 – Thinkling Little – Eve Isn’t Evil
21:03 – Thinkling Stearns – When God’s Grace is Unexpected

Main Content:

24:34 – Thinkling Carter – The Thinklings’ Mood

Final Meditation in God’s Word

1:13:34 – Thinkling Stearns – 1 Kings 19

If you couldn't guess from the title of this post...we have a special guest!

Thanks for listening to The Thinklings Podcast! In this Episode, Thinkling Little walks us through a good understanding of Ecclesiastes 12:12!

What's in this episode?This entire episode is the three of us discussing how to read better (more frequently, more efficiently, etc). Yes, that means there is no Books and Business but it will be back next week!

What's in this episode??

0:35 - As always...Books and Business! 0:45 - How to Read Slowly - James Sire - Thinkling Stearns5:10 - Valley of Vision - Thinkling Little7:07 - Space Trilogy - Thinkling Carter10:38 - Perelandra, Beauty, and the Curse12:35ish - Something really funny...at least it was to us...13:05 - Adventures of Telemachus Quotes - Thinkling Carter17:45 - Being Instructed by Adversity20:23 - Deuteronomy 8; James 121:41 Thinklings Thoughts on Adversity23:43 - Proverbs on "Instruction" & "Rebuke" - Thinkling Little

What is in this episode??

0:32 - As always...Books and Business!

0:40 - Prince Caspian - Inspiration to Write... - C.S. Lewis - Thinkling Carter

1:48 - How to Read Slowly - James Sire - Thinkling Stearns

6:15 - The Gathering Storm - Al Mohler - Thinkling Little

9:21 - Eating a "Steak" Book - Thinkling Stearns

9:45 - Adventures of Telemachus - Francois Fenelon -Thinkling Carter

11:10 - The Character "Mentor" - Thinkling Carter

14:17 - "Mentor" Quote/ The Value of Virtue - Thinkling Carter

17:38 - Discerning the Difference Between Spirit and Flesh - Thinkling Carter

18:54 - Being Mentored by Example - Thinkling Stearns

22:09 - Proverbs 1 - Thinkling Stearns

What is in this episode?

0:37 - As always...Books and Business!

0:42 - The Tree of Life - Roland Murphy - Thinkling Little

1:46 - A Good Thinklings Exhortation About Books - Thinklings

3:15 - "Read until your brain creaks" - Doug Wilson - Thinkling Stearns

5:45 - Oh...Hans Georg Gadamer... - Thinkling Stearns

6:15 - Wordsmithy Quote - Doug Wilson - #2 - Thinkling Stearns

7:37 - Adventures of Telemachus - The Need to Read - Thinkling Carter

9:13 - Learning the Fear of the Lord - Thinkling Little

17:00 - A Beautiful Thinklings Moment - "Mindish" - Thinkling Stearns

17:56 - Abolition of Man Quote - Thinkling Carter

18:45 - Fearing the Lord and Loving the Lord/What is Love? - Thinklings

20:28 - Love at First Sight? - Thinklings

21:45 - Ecclesiastes 3

What is in this episode?

0:35 - As always...Books and Business:

0:37 - The Tree of Life - Roland Murphy - Thinkling Little

1:50 - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis - Thinkling Carter

4:43 - What order should you read The Narnia Series?

6:59 - Wordsmithy - Doug Wilson - Thinkling Stearns

10:22 - Main Content - Authorial Intent - Thinkling Stearns

20:43 - Isaiah 5 - Thinkling Little

Welcome to the first episode of The Thinklings Podcast!

What is in this episode?

The Thinklings - Charlie Carter, Tim Little, and Andy Stearns introduce the podcast and themselves!