The Tale of Two Adams: Recent Episodes
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Are you... Are they... the One to save... win... conquer? The point is: they're the Chosen One! The Guy! Jump in with us as Adam and Adam run through some of their favourite chosen one tropes in fiction and Scripture! Ft. An example from real life!
All you need is... hope! What a crucial theme for media and scripture. The driver behind nearly every plot, and the fuel for the Christian life. Let's dig into this theme as we discuss, hope!
They are a messy-beautiful, God-given gift to humanity: families. Join Adam and Adam as they discuss the joys and trauma associated with being part of such a unique group. As they dig through fiction and Scripture, they start to plumb the depths of what God has in store for us in families.
It's the beginning of 2024, so what are we discussing? Middles. We hope you enjoy as Adam and Adam walk through their favourite "middles" in fiction and Scripture. We promise to never be "mid."
Ho, Ho, No! Join Adam and Adam as they talk about the true meaning of Christmas. Santa? Family? Food? Come along on the journey on the last episode of 2023.
What lights your spark? What gets you out of bed in the morning? Adam and Adam discuss their personal passions, their favourite passionate characters and the concept of passion throughout scripture. Join us on the journey!
Nearly every great conflict has an element of failure. The moment when the hero faces the villain for the first time and gets beaten. When the team you're rooting for loses the big game. How do we deal with failure?
Join Adam and Adam as they survey their favourite failures throughout fiction and Scripture!
Something that touches all of our lives. Suffering is inevitable in this life, and we all have our own way of dealing with it. How does fiction handle such a subject? How does the Bible handle this kind of subject?
Join Adam and Adam as we explore this central theme to life and scripture.
Oh the places you'll go! Adam and Adam go exploring! Touring through the greatest places in fiction and Scripture. Join us on the journey! Along the way, we'll discuss our opinions on Barbie, the nature of stories, and the worldbuilding of Star Wars! Come along!
Covering the last few week; reflecting on things learnt, content consumed, and the latest Barbie movie, Adam and Adam cover what's going on! Join us to catch up with Adam.
It's already half way through the year! Join Adam and Adam as they reflect on six months of Ministry Apprenticeship, the movies and TV they've seen, and things on their mind. Get a look inside the mind of an Adam and learn which dog breed he might be?
Be patient with us. It's a virtue. Patience is one of those undervalued but often critical components of our character. Why is it so critical? And why is it tied into God's character? Join Adam and Adam as they explore fiction and scripture for this essential virtue.
Trust. It's the foundation of all of our relationships. Including our relationship with God. Join Adam and Adam as they plumb the depths of trust in fiction and in scripture.
Ah friendship! One of the best parts of life is a strong friendship. However they can also be complex, painful, and sometimes hurtful! Join Adam and Adam as they explore and discuss the theme of friendship through fiction and the Bible.
Weddings! I love Weddings! Drinks All Around! What better occasion for a celebration! We love weddings and we know you do too. Join us as we explore some beloved fictional weddings and deep dive through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, searching for the Bible's greatest weddings.
We're back for Season 2! Air horn noises Join Adam and Adam as they walk through some of their favourite beginnings and discuss the importance of a good start in fiction and scripture. It's been a year of learning and growing and we're so glad to have you along with us as we start this year of podcasts.
Finales. The climax to the story. The happy ending. Catharsis and relief from conflict. As things come to an end for the year, Adam and Adam explore their favourite finales. Join us as we discuss finales through fiction and scripture and then look ahead into the New Year and the future of the podcast. Jump in!
Sacrifice. A pillar of our culture, and the main fruit of love. Through countless forms of media, the theme of sacrifice weaves its way through. Some of the most emotional and poignant moments in our favourite forms of fiction happen through the theme of sacrifice. Join Adam and Adam as they explore this foundational theme in the Bible and fiction.
It's the spooky season and monsters abound. Join the two Adams as they embark on a journey through fiction, horror, and the Bible as they discuss their favourite monsters. The idea of the supernatural and unexplainable permeate our imaginations so powerfully that they appear in nearly every genre and style. Come along with the Adams as they develop the idea and explore monsters together.
Gifts. That moment of anticipation as you eagerly tear at the paper. Unable to sleep as you anxiously await Christmas morning. Those precious moments of joy as you see loved ones enjoy the particular presents you've selected. We love gifts. Our culture rings with the signs of manifested love wrapped in a bow. Join Adam and Adam as we explore some of our favourite gifts, some of our favourite fictional gifts, and how Scripture celebrates gifts and the Giver.
Whether a tiny seed or feeble muscle, a flawed character or a doubting heart - GROWTH is an ever-present, driving force of life. We're fixated on it but in a culture of self help and health, how are we actually meant to grow? Where does lasting, true growth come from? Join Adam and Adam as they explore their favourite growth arcs throughout fiction and discuss the topic throughout the Bible.
Freedom. Liberation. Release. There aren't many more powerful themes in culture or in Scripture. From the first to the last page, the Bible screams of our need for freedom. Join the two Adams as they explore the theme of freedom through their favourite pop cultural artefacts and throughout Scripture. FREEDOM!!
In their mid-year episode, the two Adams recap and add to a sermon they've done in the past. Our lives are filled with all sorts of fearful and frightful moments and often we're left to either fight or flee from fear. Jesus offers a third way; a way of faith and trust. As they reflect on Mark 4:35-5:43, join Adam and Adam on the journey that Jesus calls on us... from fear to faith.
In celebration of all the mothers and mother figures that have impacted our lives, Adam and Adam explore their favourite fictional and Biblical mothers. Through the good and the bad, motherhood has such a lasting and profound image that even God uses it to explain his own love. Join us as we explore one of the most prominent themes in fiction and we hope you enjoy the episode.
In the Easter spirit, Adam and Adam explore the theme of resurrection throughout fiction and scripture. The only hope for mankind, resurrection is repeated through our creative works as the ultimate vindication, expectation, and climax. Join us as the Two Adams explore this crucial theme and its implications from scripture.
Identity. What makes me, me. Adam and Adam discuss their favourite discussions of identity throughout fiction, then the theme of identity through Scripture. What is the foundation? What is the basis? And where does our ultimate hope of identity come from? Following on the theme, the Adams then discuss their respective personalities, using a series of tests to learn more. Who are we? Who is Adam? Let's find out together.
Love. It's in the air. It binds us all together. The subject of songs, literature, and film. People live for it. People wield it. It's a force in itself. Let's dig in. Join Adam and Adam as we discuss our favourite explorations of love in pop culture and scripture.
Redemption. The theme that we just can't seem to shake. Recurring in thousands of fictional works, what draws us into the idea? What makes it so compelling? In this episode, Adam and Adam jump into some of their favourite redemption arcs and discuss how they all point towards and echo Christ, the Redeemer. 0:43 Introducing Adam and Adam 17:15 Discussing fictional redemption arcs 46:15 Discussing redemption biblically 1:01:20 Fun Segment
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