Category Archives: Memento Mori

Things Have Changed: 07×01 “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be”

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

  • Negan’s Choice
  • Producers’ Rationale
  • Is Negan Too Brutal?
  • Negan’s Restraint
  • Things Have Changed
  • Is Negan a Governing Authority?

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

Intro to Season 7

We are back in regular podcasting mode!

Just a quick intro to remind you of where we are in the show, why Negan matters so much, and who might not last the night.

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

Negan’s Choice: Season 6 Finale

“And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.” Zechariah 14:12

Today’s show is dedicated to the simple question of “Who does Negan choose?” during the final moments of the Season 6 Finale.

This is a spoiler-light episode. You will know that certain people survive until the end of Season 6. That may take a little bit of the tension off of the previous episodes, but it’s not a big deal.

  • Results of the poll
  • What the cast and crew have said
  • Wild speculation about Negan’s choice.
  • Definitive proof from the Bible of a zombie apocalypse

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

Rick Grimes The Ordinary Pastor: Cody Almanzar

“The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.” John 10:12

  • Rick Grimes the Pastor?
  • A Tale of Two Cities: Woodbury and The Prison
  • Father Gabriel’s Denomination
  • Looking Forward to Season 6.5

We are joined by special guest Cody Almanzar, host of The Ordinary Pastor Podcast for a discussion about pastoral and redemptive themes in The Walking Dead.

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

Zombie Theology: Fear The Walking Dead

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

  • What Makes a Zombie Show Interesting?
  • Religion in the World of The Walking Dead
  • The Theology of Fear The Walking Dead
  • Los Angeles in Protestant History
  • Hopeless Scientists
  • The Military Overrun?

Special guest Gene Gosewehr of ClearLens.org and LetThereBeMovies.com joins us to talk about Season 1 of Fear The Walking Dead.

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

It Has Begun: FTWD 01×01 “Pilot”

“They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. ” – 2 Tim 2:18

  • Personal and Podcast Update
  • Reviews
  • Initial Thoughts on Fear The Walking Dead Episode 1 “Pilot”

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ News & Spiritual Formation

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10

A relatively spoiler free discussion on what we know about Fear The Walking Dead, the spinoff series that begins this summer. Then we address a tweet about spiritual formation that caused some controversy on Facebook. Continue reading ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ News & Spiritual Formation

Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

Entertainment: Drew Hood (Gotham Central)

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“Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Cor 10:31

We are joined by special guest Drew Hood, co-host of the Gotham Central podcast for a discussion about entertainment through a Christian worldview.

In addition to TWD, we discuss changes in the television industry and media consumption.

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

Narrative Theology

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“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Psalm 19:1

Narrative is the single most common literary form in Scripture. We were recently critiqued by a host on the Bible Thumping Wingnut Podcast – in this episode we will springboard off that to discuss the importance of engaging with story and how it is fundamental to Christian theology:

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.

The State of Nature: Len Pettis (Bible Thumping Wingnut)

“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.” Psalm 51:5

We are joined by special guest Len Pettis, co-host of the Bible Thumping Wingnut podcast. In addition to TWD, we discuss Presuppositional Apologetics and Theonomy:

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Owen grew up in Los Angeles and moved overseas after college. After a brief stint in political campaigns, Owen returned overseas as a missionary in Russia & Bulgaria with his wife and son.