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Episode 26: Saved! Aug 28, 2017

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Matt and Adam are back for a new season of Technicolor Jesus. On this week’s episode, Bromleigh McCleneghan, author of Good Christian Sex, joins the conversation to talk about the 2004 movie Saved! A sweet send-up of evangelical purity culture, Saved! is asking bigger questions than it might appear. The discussion about Saved! ranges from talk about sex, education and young people, to how to build a community for those who never quite fit in. The show then turns its attention to the coming Sunday’s lectionary passages (9/3) to discuss how Jesus’ admonition, “Get behind me Satan” might be read in light of our film. Finally, Adam and Matt talk counter-insurgency and marginalia. So renew your membership to the Christian Skateboarders Association it’s time for another week of Technicolor Jesus. Our Guest: Bromleigh McCleneghan Good Christian Sex: Why Chastity Isn’t the Only Option-And Other Things the Bible Says About Sex- https://www.amazon.com/Good-Christian-Sex-Chastity-Option/dp/0062428594 Bromleigh's writing at The Christian Century: https://www.christiancentury.org/contributor/bromleigh-mccleneghan Show Schedule: 0:00-32:00 Justification by Faith- Saved!, theology, and ministry. 32:19-49:00 Preaching to the Choir- Saved! and Ordinary 22 Year A 49:08- Postlude: War Machine and Selected Works of T.S Spivet

25.5: Oscar After Show Feb 27, 2017

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After a winter hiatus, Matt and Adam are back for an emergency recap of the Oscars. They discuss this year's Academy Awards show, the gaff that ended the show and the preaching potential for this year's nominated films. They also provide an update on their future whereabouts and the schedule for next season of Technicolor Jesus. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: King Harvest, Dancing in the Moonlight

#25: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1) Dec 20, 2016

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On the eve of Christmas, Adam and Matt welcome Amy Merrill Willis to talk about the Christmas merits of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (part 1). Did you bring your camping tent, your hiking shoes, and a teenage dose of angst? Good. Then you are ready to discuss the penultimate installment in the Harry Potter movie series. Amy leads us in a wide ranging discussion about the moral formation of young people, the dark times of Christmas, and how the thing we want to destroy can actually poison our relationships. This is not your typical Christmas podcast, but it might be the one you need to hear this season. So dust off your magic wand, polish your Hogwarts diploma, and tune in to another week of Technicolor Jesus. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: Okee Dokee Brothers, "A Thousand Star Hotel"

#24: The Technicolor Jesus Christmas Spectacular Dec 13, 2016

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Get your eggnog ready, on this week's episode of Technicolor Jesus we talk Christmas movies! Rather than focus on one Christmas movie, Matt and Adam each choose four Christmas movies and talk about their merits for people in ministry. What does Gonzo's apearance as Charles Dickens mean for our Christmas vocabularies? How does Buddy the Elf help us understand the genealogies in Matthew and Luke? How is Rocky an agent of reconciliation? Also, stay for Adam's rant for why It's a Wonderful Life is the real war on Christmas. It's all here, folks. Your one stop shop for Christmas movie and ministry frivolity. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: Christmas in Hollis- Run DMC

#23: Dr. Strange Nov 29, 2016

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On this episode of Technicolor Jesus we travel across dimensions in a psychedelic thrill ride of Marvel's making. Today we talk Dr. Strange with our guest Chaz Howard, the University Chaplain at University of Pennsylvania. In Marvel's newest movie installment, Dr. Strange, Dr. Stephen Strange goes on a mystical journey to find himself, gain a measure of humility, and save the universe. Chaz guides our Advent 2 discussion about heros' journeys, the need for training and mentorship, and the lectionary passages for the second week in Advent. In the postludes, Matt and Adam explore the rationale behind the podcast and the theological weight of Christmas hymns. Advent has arrived in our dimension (I can't say the same for others), and Technicolor Jesus is here to meet it. Chaz Howard's new book, Pond, River, Ocean, Rain: https://www.amazon.com/Pond-River-Ocean-Rain-Storms/dp/1501831038 Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: Cream, Strange Brew

#22: The Prestige Nov 14, 2016

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This week on Technicolor Jesus we examine how obsession, craft, and performance intersect with the weekly work of ministry. We welcome Tim Hughes, Associate Minister of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Church in Baltimore Maryland to discuss Christopher Nolan's 2006 movie The Prestige. As two magicians square off in the Prestige, we discuss how the eucharist is like a magic trick, how much minister's ought to sacrifice for their work, and how Jesus came to shine light on our scapegoating. Finally, Matt and Adam reflect on what to say in the wake of the election. Are you watching closely? Because it is time for another episode of Technicolor Jesus. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: B.O.B w/ Rivers Cuomo- Magic

#21: Garden State Nov 07, 2016

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Can we outgrow movies? What happens when a movie loses its power on you? Today we sit down with writer and minister Mihee Kim-Kort to talk about Zach Braff's 2004 movie Garden State. Garden State is the white male quarter-life-crisis dramedy about a young man who returns home to New Jersey for his mother's funeral. In the process, he searches for himself, falls in love and learns to explore the infinite abyss of life. Driven along by a soundtrack full of early 2000 indie darlings, Garden State raises questions about ministry and mental health, the place of rage in our world, and the perils of going home. In our final segment, Matt searches the futuristic theme park of Westworld for insight into ministry, and Adam wonders about clergy detectives. So retrieve your youthful angst and get ready to scream into a giant quarry, it is time for Technicolor Jesus. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: Sara Watkins, Young in All the Wrong Ways

#20: O Brother, Where Art Thou Oct 25, 2016

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“A third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without beddin her back down.” On the cusp of a national election, Technicolor Jesus turns to Joel and Ethan Coen's 2000 Mississippi depression oddysey, O Brother Where Art Thou. Led by our guest Steve Bragaw, Visiting Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University, we search for help on integrating citizenship and ministry. O Brother provokes questions about technology, political theater, music and its political power, and what it means to journey home when home is about to be lost in a flood. Finally, Matt wonders what Ang Lee is doing and Adam longs for talking dogs. Just another week here at the Technicolor Jesus, so eat a third of gopher and join us in conversation. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail- www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: Muddy Waters, Flood

#19: The Iron Giant Oct 11, 2016

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How do we learn to stop worrying and love the bomb? This week Technicolor Jesus welcomes MT Davila, Associate Professor of Ethics at Andover Newton Theological School, to talk about Brad Bird's 1999 masterpiece, The Iron Giant. What does 1950's nuclear anxiety have to do with our work as ministry today? How does a sentient weapon learn to love? How does a boy help us learn to stop fearing the future and learn to practice compassion? So duck and cover because this week we are discussing what The Iron Giant might mean for your ministry. Intro: Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g Outro: The Flaming Lips, Waitin' for Superman

18: A Little Princess Sep 27, 2016

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Feeling rested (or maybe lethargic) Matt and Adam are back for the second season of Technicolor Jesus! This week we welcome Katherine Willis Pershey, author of Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity, to the show. What do you get when you mix a beloved Victorian novel with a young auteur hopped on the Wizard of Oz, Annie, and Tim Burton movies? You get Alfonso Cuaron's 1995 film, A Little Princess. On this weeks show we discuss the power of storytelling, the delight of a great film meal, and how we might more faithfully celebrate World Communion Sunday. So find your inner princess and get ready, it's another episode of Technicolor Jesus. Intro: 20th Century Fox Fail (www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrKAzHsp0g) Outro: Prince, Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

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