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She Taught Us Well! Dorothy Sayers a Whimsical Believer Read
June 24, 2016

The Rev. Earl Palmer, along with host Dick Staub, delve into Dorthy Sayers and her collection of whimsical essays Christian Letters to a Post-Christian World.

The Oscars | Live at Hales Ales
February 22, 2016

Each year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote on the best films of the year - a global event known as "The Oscars". What do the choices for "best picture" have to say about what our culture values?

“The Joy of Reconciliation" – Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil | KindlingsFest 2015
January 24, 2016

How do you hear the word “Reconciliation"? Is it something joyful or something ominous and difficult to consider? KindlingsFest 2015 explored "Joy: The Art of Living" through song, art, teaching, poetry, and friends on the journey together.

The Kindlings Muse | Annual Christmas Show!
January 14, 2016

Christmas is a time of new birth. Whether celebrating the coming of the Christ child or planning New Year's resolutions, this season orients us toward new beginnings. What is it about 'the most wonderful time of the year' that stirs in all of us a call...

Artist and Interpreter of the Bible: Rembrandt Van Rijn
January 07, 2016

The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, by Henri Nouwen,  is a spiritual adventure story. A chance encounter with a poster depicting a detail of Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son set in motion a chain of events that enabled Nouw...

Star Wars: The Force That Is Still With Us
December 02, 2015

Decades on the cultural 'force' of the Star Wars legacy continues to shape global culture. Why does the story of "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far way..." still capture our imagination? What lessons might the Church consider as this next chapter of...

The People Who Make A Difference -The Road to Character by David Brooks
November 17, 2015

Rev. Palmer explores David Brooks' amazing new book, The Road To Character: “I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it.”—David Brooks.

After Ten Years – A Reckoning (1943) by Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Earl Palmer
October 27, 2015

Earl Palmer discusses one of the great classics of prison literature, Letters and Papers from Prison – which effectively serves as the last will and testament of the Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer,

God Help the Child – How Childhood Trauma Shapes and Misshapes.
September 03, 2015

Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel prize for literature, the Pulitzer, the National Book Foundation’s Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and the National Book Critics Circle award published her 11th novel,

The Best Music for 2015, So Far: Why Listen and What's God Got To Do With It?
May 27, 2015

The spring offers some of the most notable music releases for the year. Our May show highlights some of the biggest releases in the first half of 2015. There's more going on in popular music than meets the ear. Whether it's Kacey Mugraves,