In this episode, Jordan and Brendan go through the wardrobe to discuss the deep magic of sacrificial love, the awakening of the imagination, Lewis’s iconic imagery, resurrection beauty, the renewing power of awe, the questionable allure of Turkish Delight, and their favorite “goosebump” moments.

What We’re Reading:

The Odyssey by Homer Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Dynamics of Spiritual Life by Richard F. Lovelace

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss Great American novels, the desire for immutable justice, the inconsistency of moral judgment, the need for our immediate worlds to be put right, and the fact that on a map, small places add up to a big place.

What We’re Reading:

• The Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite
• This is Happiness by Niall Williams
• A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the power of music, the problem of pain, where we go to deal with suffering, the communal experience of lament, the cisterns we choose over the fountains of living water, showing up for the ones we love, and whether beer is in fact meant to be served cold.

What We’re Reading:

• The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton

• The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri

• The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Other Mentions:

• Jeremiah 2:13
• REBC Episode 9 “The Gilded Six Bits”
• REBC Episode 2 “A Lesson Before Dying”