The Unsettled Question

Anton Sorkin
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  • Christianity
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This is a place for those who labor in the vineyards of the law. Each season, Anton sits down with lawyers, scholars, and students to talk through the many challenges of faithful presence in legal practice. This podcast is connected to the Legal Ministry Network on Substack for Christians working in law. You are not alone. Join us today: https://legalministry.substack.com. A special thanks to our sponsor: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF).

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    1.7 Stand In The Gap

    In this seventh (and final) episode of the series, Mike Kelley and I focus on his three part article, "Stand in the Gap." Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Among the many things we discuss: the value of writing as an opportunity for public defense; role of emotion in legal practice; meaning and application of rest; the importance of careful speech; organizational slothfulness and urgency; whether we all perform our work in the same way; cultivating a practice of listening and waiting; how the work of a lawyer is a priestly calling; AND SO MUCH MORE! Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com This episode was produced by Josh Deng, with music from Scott Buckley. A special thanks to our sponsors at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the work they're doing in legal ministry. To find out more, check out their new Law School Ministry website here.

  2. Oct 21

    1.6 Bind the Strongman

    In this sixth episode, Mike Kelley and I focus on his article, "Bind the Strongman." READ IT HERE Among the many things we discuss: The value of the Old Testament and what we can learn from the patterns of old saints; The balance of time and how we wrestle with its pervasiveness and effect in legal culture; The mechanism of the profession and how it impacts our human relations; The art of emptying ourselves in the cause of faithful presence; The strongman of Matthew 12 and the returning spirits; The work of vigilance and rest; AND MORE. Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com This episode was produced by Josh Deng, with music from Scott Buckley. A special thanks to our sponsors at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the work they're doing in legal ministry. To find out more, check out their new Law School Ministry website here.

  3. Oct 7

    1.5 Tearing Down the High Places

    In this fifth episode, Mike Kelley and I focus on his article, "Tearing Down the High Places." READ IT HERE Among the many things we discuss: the ego and how to avoid its toxic influence; the tension in refusing to make peace with our idols despite developing a spiritual proclivity toward reconciliation; the preamble of awareness and the subsequent tearing down of the high places even when built on the altars of good things; performative Christianity and how lawyers can learn to avoid building on a foundation of sand; how we come to embrace a life of costly discipleship; reading the Bible for what it is and what it can do;  our definition of success and what it means to be a faithful presence; AND MORE! Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com This episode was produced by Josh Deng, with music from Scott Buckley. A special thanks to our sponsors at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the work they're doing in legal ministry. To find out more, check out their new Law School Ministry website here.

  4. Sep 23

    1.4 Breaking the Jar

    In this fourth episode, Mike Kelley and I focus on his article, "Breaking the Jar." READ IT HERE Among the many things we discuss: the "smell" of the world and its connection to the idols of familiarity; the significance of developing a shallow religion defined by spirituality and pragmatism; what it means to present our bodies as broken jars of worship and sacrifice; faking a move of the Spirit in a life of ministry that God never called you to; how we lie to others to disguise the depravity of our spiritual condition; AND MORE! Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com MUSIC: Life In Motion by Scott Buckley

  5. Sep 9

    1.3 They Have Not Spoken Rightly of Me

    In this third episode, Mike Kelley and I focus on his article, "They Have Not Spoken Rightly of Me." READ IT HERE Among the many things we discuss: the two spiritual temptations of passivity and domination, and how they distort character formation; ways to balance our peace and anger; the importance of the "long obedience" in the right direction; the theology of Job's friends and how it remains a pattern in legal practice; how lawyers must resist the profession's pull towards automation; the significance of AI and the potential judgment that awaits; how we come to walk a path of yielding fruit with broken hands; AND MORE! Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com MUSIC: Life In Motion by Scott Buckley

  6. Aug 26

    1.2 The Weapons of Peace

    In this second episode, Mike Kelley and I focus on his article, "The Weapons of Peace." READ IT HERE Among the many things we discuss: what the ordinary religion of the law school classroom implies and what products it produces; the temptation to live by the philosophy that the ends justify the means; the ill-effects of small compromises that aggregate and bend lawyers into unfamiliar forms; the need for community of saints discerning and willing to speak into the patterns of our behavior; the weapons of peace and how to wield them faithfully in the service of God; the importance of meekness in the leavening of the legal profession; calling things by their proper name; AND MORE! Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com MUSIC: Life In Motion by Scott Buckley

  7. Aug 12

    1.1 Where Chaos Meets Holy Ground

    In this first episode of Season 1, Mike Kelley and I focus on his first of seven articles: "Where Chaos Meets Holy Ground." READ IT HERE Among the many things we discuss: the tensions between serving "the Faith" and serving "the Code;" the culture of legal education that all those who seek to practice in its temples will need to navigate; the natural state of chaos that accompanies the "hired gun" mentality; the weapons we choose as the things that form our character and reputation; the tension between the noise of the profession and the music of creation; the little decisions we make and the importance of appreciating the aggregating weight of moving in the right directions; the significance of Joshua 5 and the reality that a self-proclaimed righteous task may not be aligned with God's calling; the topic of Ephesians 6 and the timeless question of how we begin to fight a spiritual battle in the midst of flesh and blood; AND MORE! Listen. Share. Leave Us Feedback. Join the Network: https://legalministry.substack.com. MUSIC: Life In Motion by Scott Buckley

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    0. Welcome Letter

    Welcome to the Unsettled Question! A place for Christian lawyers, scholars, and students to work through the many challenges surrounding faithful presence in legal practice. My name is Anton Sorkin. I am an affiliate professor at Trinity Law School. I also used to be the host of the Cross & Gavel podcast (episodes #100-212). And now I'm back, hosting not only this podcast, but also building out a Legal Ministry Network for those who want to dig a little deeper into the confluence of faith, work, and culture. "Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?" (Zechariah 4:10, NIV) JOIN TODAY: https://legalministry.substack.com [MUSIC: Life In Motion by Scott Buckley]

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This is a place for those who labor in the vineyards of the law. Each season, Anton sits down with lawyers, scholars, and students to talk through the many challenges of faithful presence in legal practice. This podcast is connected to the Legal Ministry Network on Substack for Christians working in law. You are not alone. Join us today: https://legalministry.substack.com. A special thanks to our sponsor: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF).

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