Alright…here goes my attempt to capture everything that was grace implicit or saturated in 2024…There is so much I had to leave out due to time, but enjoy what I was able to scrape together! Click Here for a Wrap Up of 2024!
Category Archives: pop culture
December Wrap Up
Time for our December Wrap Up! Here are all the places we noticed law/gospel implications in life this month! Due to time, we could not expound on everything, but hopefully we captured the essence of December…from our perspective at least. Enjoy! Click Here to View This Month’s Wrap Up!
Midwest Meditations | December Edition
To close-out the year, we are featuring an interview with Joshua Retterer, who is a self described “polarizing figure no one has heard of“. In addition to writing for Mockingbird Ministry, Josh is a fellow Midwesterner and grace addict. Let’s dive in to our 90 minute conversation, which was edited down from 3 hours, lol!Continue reading “Midwest Meditations | December Edition”
Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | Enjoy Your Forgiveness!
Happy Sabbath! This morning we discuss Red Pills, Blue Pills, LSD, Fatal Attraction, Progressive Sanctification, Mercy, and Forgiveness. Get your favorite coffee mug (the one with the inspirational sayings on it) and join us as we continue reading through the Mockingbird Law & Gospel book! Click Here to View the Latest Episode!
Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | Message in a Bottle
Happy Saturday! Join us this morning as we discuss The Gospel as News From Across the Sea. We are continuing our read-through of the Mockingbird Law & Gospel book. We discuss the apostle Peter’s martyrdom, the 1951 Biblical epic, Quo Vadis, Richard Pryor & Gene Wilder films, Martin Luther’s ‘uses’ of the Law and much more! Get yourContinue reading “Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | Message in a Bottle”
Law & Gospel in Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino’s film, Pulp Fiction was released on October 14, 1994. Here is a 30th Anniversary reflection that teases out the unintentional law/gospel implications of this seminal film that changed the independent film industry and had a significant impact on the way we view pop culture and cinema. Enjoy! Click Here to Read About LawContinue reading “Law & Gospel in Pulp Fiction”
Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | There is No ‘Try’
Congratulations! You survived another week! This morning, we continue our read-through of the Mockingbird Law & Gospel book. Today, we conclude the ‘Law’ section by considering three common responses we tend to have when we experience ‘the law-in-life’. Join us as we discuss Beck, The Empire Strikes Back, Michael Jordan emblems, and more. Get yourContinue reading “Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | There is No ‘Try’”
Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | Don’t You Forget About Me
This morning, we continue or read-through of the Mockingbird Law & Gospel book. We consider “The Law as the Death of the Old Adam”. Join us as we thread together the 1985 John Hughes classic ‘The Breakfast Club’, Jesus’ chastisement of the Pharisees, the Apostle Paul’s conversion, the multiple ‘selves’ we wear to work, and much more! GrabContinue reading “Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | Don’t You Forget About Me”
Midwest Meditations | Saturday Morning Edition | September 28th
This morning, we are connecting the dots between 2 Corinthians, Amy Schumer, Megan Thee Stallion, Big Boi, Kurt Cobain, law, and gospel! Get your coffee, your copy of Mockingbird Law & Gospel, your King James bible and pull up a chair, sofa seat, or pallet, and join us for 50 minutes of law/gospel conversation! ClickContinue reading “Midwest Meditations | Saturday Morning Edition | September 28th”
Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | September 21st
Happy Autumn! Happy Saturday! This morning, we are continuing our read-through of the Mockingbird Law & Gospel Book. This week, we are considering ‘the law as control’. Get your favorite Saturday morning refreshments and join us as we discuss how Lord of the Rings, Janet Jackson, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and The Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19) help us see our addiction to control,Continue reading “Midwest Meditations: Saturday Morning Edition | September 21st”
Law, Grace, & Daily Living 