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The Thinklings Podcast – 242 – Thinklings Answer Listener Questions #6

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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: […]

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The Thinklings Podcast – 241 – Prayer by George Herbert

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 240 – The Misquotable Lewis

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 239 – Jacob the Dunker, Part 3

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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:

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The Thinklings Podcast – 238 – Some Thoughts on Proverbs 31

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 237 – Death by George Herbert

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 236 – Hand Raising in Worship

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 235 – Jacob the Dunker, Part 2

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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 &

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The Thinklings Podcast – 234 – Godliness, Part 3

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 233 – The Windows by George Herbert

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 232 – TALQ 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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 231 – Jacob the Dunker, Part 1

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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 –

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 230 – What is Godliness, Part 2 (The Path of Discernment)

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 229 – The Adjuration Refrain in the Song of Songs

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – 228 – Friendship and Nicomachean Ethics

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 227 – The Bridge of San Luis Rey & Luke 13

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 226 – What is Godliness, Part 1

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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!

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 225 – Reading & Writing Plans for 2025

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 224 – A Conversation of Jewish History, Part 3

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 223 – TALQ 4

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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,

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The Thinkings Podcast – Bonus Episode – Booxing Day 2024

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 221 – Joy in the Gospels

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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!

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 220 – Immanuel, God with Us

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 219 – Thinking About Joy

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Chronicles of Christmas 5

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Bonus Episode

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 216 – Thanksgivlings 5

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 215 – A Podcast Runs Through It

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 214 – An Ecclesiological Odyssey, Part 3.5 – Women Pastors in the SBC Part 2

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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

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The Thinkings Podcast – Episode 213 – An Ecclesiological Odyssey, Part 3 – Women Pastors in the SBC

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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 –

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 212 – Discussion of “One Flesh” in Genesis 2 & Ephesians 5

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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,

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 211 – The Christian Mind

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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

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Time to Write: Of the Making of Many Books, There is No End Dr. Tim Little is an Assistant Professor at  Faith Baptist Theological Seminary. Tim also manages the bookstore and frequently podcasts with Andy & Charlie! Main Ideas in this Article Song of Solomon Publishing Books Writing Christian Authors Christian Publishing “Of the making

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 210 – Ecclesiological Odyssey, Part 2 – Jesus Calling…the Presbyterians

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 209 – A Conversation of Jewish History, Part 2

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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 –

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 208 – Thinking About God’s Grace

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 207 – An Ecclesiological Odyssey, The 2024 UMC General Conference

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Special Guest – Carolyn Weber, Author of Surprised by Oxford

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 205 – A Conversation of Jewish History, Part 1

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Season 9 – Episode 204 – Shouting Fools and Quiet Wisdom

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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,

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 202 – Summer 12 – Tim’s Chickens & Deuteronomy 7

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 202 – Summer 11 – The Minister as Shepherd & Psalm 14

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 201 – Summer 10

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 200 – Some Thoughts on Suits and Friends

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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

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InkThings #4 – Cliff Notes on Suits & Friends

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Cliff Notes on Suits Thinkling Carter works at Blue Cow Moving & Storage, teaches as an adjunct faculty at Faith Baptist Bible College, and loves podcasting with Andy & Tim! Here’s More about Charlie! “We want friendships to always feel nice and comfy, but they sometimes feel like an old suit. When this happens with

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 199 – Summer 9 – Wisdom of Bullfrogs and Psalm 84

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Summer 8 – Chaim Weitzman & Psalm 119

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 197 – Summer 7

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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! We were notified of a few glitches in this recording, so we have edited the file. If you are experiencing that. Try deleting the podcast off

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 196 – Summer 6 – Bullfrogs and Psalm 1

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Summer 5 – Public Library, Poetry, and Romans 1

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 194 – Summer 4 – An Albatross & 1 Timothy 1

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Summer 3 – Poetic Diction & Ecclesiastes 11

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Summer 2 – Random Tim & Psalm 84

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Summer 2024 #1 – 2 Chronicles 33 & Books

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 190 – Jesus is That Guy, Part 4 (Hebrews 1:8-12

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 189 – TALQ 3

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 188 – Proverbs 31

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 187 – TALQ 2

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Special Guest – S.D. Smith, Author of Green Ember

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 185 – Jesus is That Guy, Hebrews 1:7 (Part 3)

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 184 – Does the OT teach there are multiple gods?

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 183 – Ask for Wisdom in Faith

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 182 – The Proverbs 26 Fool

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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 –

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The Thinklings Podcast – 181 – Thinklings Answer Listener Questions (TALQ #1)

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 180 – When I Consider How My Light is Spent (John Milton) with Dr. Josh Boyd

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 179

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 178 – Discovering Dispensationalism with Dr. Cory Marsh & Dr. James Fazio

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast, Episode 177 – Sertified Reading Rules

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 176 – Guest: Dr. Doug Brown – God’s Expectations to Honor Aging Parents

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Welcome to Episode 176 In 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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 175 – Marriage: Contract or Covenant?

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 174 – Jesus is That Guy, Hebrews 1:6 (Part 2)

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 173 – The Crowd & The Cloud

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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

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 172 – The Thinklings’ Mood

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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

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InkThings #2 – When God’s Grace Is Unexpected

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When God’s Grace is Unexpected Thinkling Stearn’s regularly contributes to his personal blog.       Thoughts Worth Thinking  Related Links Sunday Leftovers Anchors for the Soul: The Cloud of Witnesses and the Crowd of Witnesses Good Books. Good Thoughts. Good Conversation.

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InkThings #1 – The Thinklings Plan to “Ink” Things

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The Thinklings Plan to Ink Things (Write) Learn More About UsWith future posts, we will have the author’s picture and biographical information here. Our group’s name, “The Thinklings,” draws inspiration from the renowned writers known as “The Inklings.” Our collective aspiration has always been to explore writing as an integral aspect of the intellectual life

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 47 – Pursuing Contentment

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Welcome to Episode 47 In this episode of The Thinklings Podcast, we engage in our usual activities. We discuss the books we’ve been reading during Books & Business, continue Thinkling Stearns’ contentment series, and conclude with a final thought from God’s Word by Thinkling Carter. Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode! Key Ideas

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 9 – “Do Books Make You Weary?”

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Welcome to Episode 9 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, Thinkling Little discusses Ecclesiastes 12 and how many books may make you weary. Spoiler alert…that might be a good thing! Books & Business Stearns – Knowledge and Christian Belief – Plantinga Little – Ecclesiastes Commentaries Here are some approximate time stamps: Time stamps: 1:06

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Thinklings Podcast – Episode 8 – Some Thinklings Thoughts on…What Makes a Book Good?

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Welcome to Episode 8 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, The Thinklings discuss “What Makes a Good Book?” The discussion is designed to help us think through what books we should choose to read, reread, stop reading, and recommend reading. Here are some approximate time stamps: 1:50 – An Excerpt to Prime the Pump

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Thinklings Podcast – Episode 007 – “Careful Observations”

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Welcome to Episode 007 In this episode of The Thinklings Podcast, we discuss some books, delve into making “Careful Observations” when studying the Bible, and conclude with a quick thought from Colossians. Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode! Key Ideas in Episode 47 – Pursuing Contentment Reading Books & Business The Missing Gospels

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 6 – “Some thinklings Thoughts on Reading”

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Welcome to Episode 6 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we stray from our typical structure. Against every bone in Tim’s body, we will not have a Books & Business in this episode. We will pause for a moment of silence. Thank you for your pause. So, what we do discuss in this episode

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 5 – “Where Mentoring Came From, Part 2”

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Welcome to Episode 5 of The Thinklings Podcast! In this episode, we do our usual things: we discuss some books during Books & Business, we have some nonsense (12:45…cough…), and we continue discussing The Adventures of Telemachus. For Books & Business, Thinking Stearns discusses How to Read Slowly by James Sire, Thinkling Little discusses The

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 4 – “Where Mentoring Came From, Part 1”

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Episode 4 – The Thinklings Podcast Where Mentoring Came From, Part 1 Welcome, to episode four of The Thinklings Podcast! Have you ever wondered about where the idea of “mentoring” originated? The idea or task has existed from the beginning, but we discuss one way to answer this question in this episode! After Books &

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 3 – “Learning the Fear of the Lord”

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Episode 3 – The Thinklings Podcast Learning the Fear of the Lord Welcome, to episode three of The Thinklings Podcast! This episode, officially, makes Books & Business a tradition. We return to discussing some of the books we have been reading recently. There are a few good quotes from them about reading and thinking, too!

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 2 – “Don’t Read Into This Title”

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Don’t Read Into This Title Welcome to episode two of The Thinklings Podcast! Something extraordinary is born in this episode, something Thinklings will do until the end of life on this earth: Books & Business. Boom – a new podcast segment was born! During this segment, we talk about books we have been reading (or

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 1 – “Pilot”

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The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 1 – “Pilot” The Thinklings Podcast – Episode 1 – “Pilot” Podcast / By thinklingspodcast What is a “Thinkling?” Welcome to the first episode of The Thinklings Podcast! You might be wondering what “Thinklings” actually means! The podcast’s title is a dedication and homage to a few great writers and

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