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The Season 3 finale is here and it could be our last one....EVER? Join us as we reminisce on the last 3 years of the show and our plans for going forward and maybe you'll even be able to beat us at TCIC trivia. Thank you all for being a part of this adventure with us! #WelcomeToTheAdventure #3SeasonsAndAMovie


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Community (TV Series)
The Great British Baking Show (TV Series)
Tenet (Movie)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mobile Game)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Movie)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Movie)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Movie)
Crusader Kings III (Video Game)
Texas Renaissance Festival
Irish and Scottish Music
Minecraft (Video Game)
Acquisitions Inc. "The C Team" (D&D Podcast)
Smallville (TV Series)
Catholic Stuff You Should Know (Podcast)



Challenges:




Recognize life as an adventure that God is at work in and constantly strive to find Him working in the story of your life and the lives of others.



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This week we cover the last listener episode for a while: A Knight's Tale. We unravel Christian themes found in the middle ages, jousting, peasants, and so much more. Check out this episode for all that and so much more. #WelcomeToTheAdventure


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Love on the Spectrum (TV Show)
The Oh Hellos (Band)
1920's/Speakeasy Music
Gloomhaven (Boardgame)
Dungeons & Dragons (TTRPG)
The Hobbit: Deckbuilding Game (Card Game)
Lord of the Rings: Deckbuilding Game (Card Game)
The Dragon Prince (TV Show)
The Great British Bake-Off (TV Reality Show)
Red Wall: Mossflower (Redwall Book Series)
James TW (Musician)
A Knight's Tale (Movie)



Challenges:




Examen the desires in your heart and discern whether they are good (of God) or not. Then invest in the virtues and people needed to achieve the desires that are of God.
Read Scripture. Start with the Gospels.



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This week we contrast the two songs 'Karma' by AJR and 'Holy' by Justin Bieber. Why does it sometimes feel like we are doing everything right but everything is going wrong? Is it enough to just be good or are we called to something greater? Join us as we discuss what we can learn from these songs about pursuing a relationship with God. #WelcomeToTheAdventure


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Animal Crossing (Video Game)
Hollow Knight: Silksong (Video Game)
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life (Netflix Comedy Special)
Banjo
Instrumental Pop Songs
Greek (TV Show)
Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Video Game)
"A Cry of Honor" by Morgan Rice (Book)
Counsel of Trent (Podcast)
David Guetta (DJ and Producer)
The Overtones (Band)
'Holy" by Justin Bieber ft Chance the Rapper (Song)
'Come Hang Out' by AJR (Song)
'Karma' by AJR (Song)
Jon Bellion (Musician & Producer)
'Stressed Out' by 21 Pilots
"Thoughts in Solitude" by Thomas Merton (Book)
Lanky Guys (Podcast)



Challenges:




Pray with the Thomas Merton Prayer
Be attentive to the needs of others and be interruptible
Examine your mindset right now. Are you pursuing holiness and finding joy in your suffering or are you pursuing earthly things which are good but are leaving you unsatisfied?



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Karma by AJR Genius Lyrics'Holy' by Justin Bieber ft. Chance the Rapper Genius LyricsJustin Bieber - Holy ft. Chance The Rapper Music Video — The new era has begun for Justin Bieber with his first single HOLY featuring Chance the Rapper. So much more to come. Thomas Merton Prayer — the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.

This week we discuss how God's creation can be seen so easily in the nature of the secular world, how the desire for community is needed for communion with God, and how finding the joys and struggles in "the journey" is spiritual whether you want it to be or not. These themes come from the reality tv game show: Alone. Tune in this week to check it out. #WelcomeToTheAdventure


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The Dragon Prince (TV Series)
Rocket Man (Elton John Biopic)
Word on Fire (Podcast)
Bishop Barron (Podcast)
Seven Days to Die (Video Game)
James Bay (Muscician)
Alone (Reality TV Series)
Crusader Kings 3 (Video Game)



Challenges:




Offer up a prayer of thanks this week. Grow in Gratitude.
Actively choose to not be alone.



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Join us this week as Gordon reveals his new recipes for meatless Friday fasting, Clint makes dad jokes, and we discuss the hit Netflix series and comic 'The Umbrella Academy'. The show reveals the consequences of a life apart from the father; desperately seeking love but often falling into deadly sin and temptation. With all of this we emphasize the need to find a family and a home for our oddities where we can experience love and a relationship with the father. #WelcomeToTheAdventure


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Parks and Recreation (TV Series)
High Score (Netflix Mini-series)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mobile Game)
Jurassic Park (Movie)
Hot Ones (YouTube Series)
The Interview (Movie) Warning: Mature Content
Kangaroo Jack (Movie)
'Jesus is King' by Kanye West (Album)
Taskmaster (British TV Show)
James Acaster (British Comedian)
Unicorn Store (Movie)
Cyberpunk 2020 (Tabletop RPG Game)
Dragon Prince (Netflix Series)
Umbrella Academy (Netflix Series & Comic)
X-men (Comic Series)
Clockwork Orange (Book & Movie) Warning: Mature Content



Challenges:




Give special attention to the ways that you give and receive love.
Recognize the gifts and talents that you have and use them. Don't fall into the sin of sloth or indifference.
Pray and reflect on which of the 7 deadly sins you struggle with and address them.
Contemplate your identity. As you do, remove any characteristics that are experiences and not identifiers. Then take what remains to prayer.



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The Beatitudes Within "The Umbrella Academy" — In the Beatitudes, Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth…” If he had been watching Netflix’s recent release of The Umbrella Academy, he might have said, “Blessed are the beaten, broken, and the blundering… for they shall have to save the world.”The Umbrella Academy - Wikipedia — The Umbrella Academy is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá.IMDB - The Umbrella Academy — A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.

This week we allow Clint to geek out over words, language, and their origin. We uncover common terms we may throw around or hear today and where we can see their roots found in scripture. Though all of these are attributed to the bible or Judeo-Christian culture, the origins of some of them are uncertain. But one thing we do know is that there are huge parts of modern languages that only exist because of Christianity. #WelcomeToTheAdventure


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Legend of Korra (TV series)
Parks & Recreation (TV series)
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mobile Game)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Video Game)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Video Game)
Hollow Knight (Video Game)
Metroid (Video Game)
Love, Rosie (Movie)
Kacey Musgraves (Musician)
Disney Music
Lord of the Rings Deck Buidling Game
Sword Art Online (TV series)



Challenges:




Be concious of the words that you use
Choose one or more of these phrases and study their meaning



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7 Words You Didn’t Know Had Christian Origins — You can’t get away from the fact that Christianity has been highly influential to the culture of the West, from morality and science, to architecture and music. Our language, one of the most important aspects of a culture, has also been highly influenced by the Christian faith.18 Everyday Expressions Borrowed From the Bible — The Oxford English Dictionary credits The Wycliffe Bible, a 14th century Middle English translation of the Bible, with more early citations of English words than the works of Dickens, Ben Jonson, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Pepys, and John Milton combined. The Bible even outranks William Shakespeare in the OED, with evidence of a grand total of 1547 new words compared to Shakespeare’s 1524.37 Common English Sayings (From the Bible) — The Bible has influenced and transformed many lives, leaving a mark forever on the lives of millions. The cultural influence of the Bible even impacted even the English language, specifically with the King James Version.The Biblical Origin of the Phrase "Straight And Narrow" — The phrase the straight and narrow means the honest and morally acceptable way of living....