Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast ReFrame Ministries

Josh, Aarik, and Abby discuss whether any spiritual comfort can be found amidst the sonic agitation of Vampire Weekend’s fifth album, Only God Was Above Us.

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TC podcast on Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride - https://thinkchristian.net/podcast/resurrection-hope-avengers-endgame-vampire-weekends-father-of-the-bride

Joel Mayward on Father of the Bride - https://thinkchristian.net/father-of-the-bride-of-christ

John J. Thompson on Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City - https://thinkchristian.net/vampire-weekend-can-the-undead-have-spiritual-journeys

Roslyn Hernández on ‘Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER as Liturgy’ - https://thinkchristian.net/cowboy-carter-as-liturgy

Kate Meyrick on ‘Lizzy McAlpine and Questioning our Worth’ - https://thinkchristian.net/lizzy-mcalpine-and-questioning-our-worth

Serena Wang on ‘Good News for Taylor Swift (and Other Tortured Poets)’ - https://thinkchristian.net/good-news-for-taylor-swift-and-other-tortured-poets

Listen in as TC’s Josh Larsen and Fuller Seminary’s Elijah Davidson lead a conversation with Movie Club members about the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki.

SHOW NOTES

Join the TC Movie Club - https://www.thinkchristian.net/movieclub

Elijah’s book, Hayao Miyazaki: Lifted - https://elijahdavidson.com/books/icons-of-cinema/hayao-miyazaki-lifted-ebook/

Josh’s video essay on ‘What Miyazaki and Christianity Have in Common’ - https://thinkchristian.net/what-miyazaki-and-christianity-have-in-common

Josh on ‘Ponyo and the Challenges of Multiculturalism’ - https://thinkchristian.net/ponyo-and-the-challenges-of-multiculturalism

Ben Lashar on ‘My Neighbor Totoro and Becoming Like Little Children’ - https://thinkchristian.net/my-neighbor-totoro-and-becoming-like-little-children

Victoria Grace Howell on ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’s Cultural Mandate’ - https://thinkchristian.net/nausicaas-cultural-mandate

What can Christians take from a series that is rooted in Eastern spirituality? Josh, Claude, and Roslyn find a lot in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, from the way wisdom is shared across generations to the contrasting of fear with love to an appreciation for the “thin places” where the spiritual realm breaks into ours.

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Sarah Welch-Larson on “Avatar: The Last Airbender and Spiritual Gifts” - https://thinkchristian.net/avatar-the-last-airbender-and-spiritual-gifts

TC podcast on Netflix’s One Piece - https://thinkchristian.net/podcast/one-piece-come-follow-me

Sara Kyoungah White on “One Piece and ‘Straw Hat Christians’” - https://thinkchristian.net/one-piece-and-straw-hat-christians

Josh’s video essay on “What Miyazaki and Christianity Have in Common” - https://thinkchristian.net/what-miyazaki-and-christianity-have-in-common

Roslyn’s Chasing Justice podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chasing-justice/id1511600139

Roslyn’s FYI on Youth Ministry podcast - https://fulleryouthinstitute.org/podcast

Claude’s Substack newsletter - https://claudeatcho.substack.com/

Josh, Kathryn, and Sarah each bring a Best Picture nominee to the table, resulting in conversations about biblical justice in the context of Oppenheimer and personal conviction as it relates to The Zone of Interest. They also spend way more time than they anticipated singing the praises of Lorraine, a supporting character in American Fiction who quietly mirrors the gracious love of God.

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Roslyn Hernández on ‘Barbie and Our Reason for Being’ - https://thinkchristian.net/barbie-and-our-reason-for-being

Previous podcast on The Holdovers as an Advent movie - https://thinkchristian.net/podcast/five-films-for-advent

Robert Hubbard on ‘False Apostles and Deceitful Workers in Killers of the Flower Moon’ - https://thinkchristian.net/false-apostles-and-deceitful-workers-in-killers-of-the-flower-moon

D. Marquel on ‘Oppenheimer and Our Appetite for Destruction’ - https://thinkchristian.net/oppenheimer-and-our-appetite-for-destruction

Zachary Lee on ‘Presence and Absence in Past Lives’ - https://thinkchristian.net/presence-and-absence-in-past-lives

Join the TC Movie Club - https://www.thinkchristian.net/movieclub

Sarah’s Seeing & Believing newsletter - https://seeingandbelieving.substack.com/

Can JR. and Abby bring Josh around on Fargo Season 5? They discuss the Coen brothers-inspired series — including the theology-soaked season finale.

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Josh Pease on Fargo Season 2 - https://thinkchristian.net/fargos-faith-in-little-green-men

David Kern on Fargo Season 3 - https://thinkchristian.net/fargo-seeking-harmony-in-the-face-of-discord

Josh’s video essay on 1996’s Fargo - https://youtu.be/qaRRXpfTyfU?si=U3knjwTTNIvpxid9

Abby on ‘Five Films for Lent' - https://thinkchristian.net/five-films-to-help-you-observe-lent-at-home

JR.’s Substack newsletter - https://substack.com/@jrforasteros

How do we sense God’s presence? Through voice, touch, mystery? Josh, Claude, and Roslyn each bring a favorite 2023 film for discussion, only to realize their picks all circle around this question in some way. They cover Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, The Boy and the Heron, and All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt - while listener choices bring a handful of other titles to the table.

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A complete list of our favorite 2023 movies, according to Think Christian contributors, listeners, and readers - https://thinkchristian.net/best-movies-of-2023

Isabel Bishop on “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and Listening for God’s Still Small Voice” - https://thinkchristian.net/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-listening-for-gods-still-small-voice

Join the TC Movie Club - https://www.thinkchristian.net/movieclub

Claude’s “Good Things” newsletter - https://claudeatcho.substack.com/

Roslyn’s forthcoming website - https://roslynhernandez.com/