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atypical:: matt chat…vulnerability [ep. 62]

Matt and Ginny discuss the theme of VULNERABILITY and other things including….

Crazy sports parents & thoughts on a recent scene from 7-year old baseball Matt’s recent trip to the Frederick Buechner Writer’s Workshop. Why we admire the vulnerability of others but hate it in ourselves.

Things Discussed::

Brene’ Brown:: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly. Podcast about our daughter Lena Jay & Katherine Wolf Podcast

Music by….
Jordan Hurst::  Album [I, Renae]
PRE-ORDER June 23rd he...

atypical:: matt chat [ep. 61]

Matt & Ginny sit down to continue their discussions on

the NBA playoffs as a motif for life, wal-martians, romphim…

as well as ask for your feedback on two important trends that have caught Ginny’s eye:

cell phones stored in unmentionables public beard petting

Give us your feedback at…

Ginny’s Instagram (for Wal-Martian sightings, etc.) Matt’s Instagram (let us know who we can we interview this summer?)

Music::  OOH Basketball by John Wesley Coleman

atypical:: matt chat [ep. 60]

Matt & Ginny discuss many different topics in this summer preview including:

the Wal-Martians invasion of 2017 Fidget Spinners a summer rant on children’s usage of the word “bored” RompHim- a Kickstarter for the male romper Donate here to get Matt to wear a male romper

If you have a summer rant, please phone it in to the atypical line:  501-5479448

Interview ideas for the podcast?  leave it in a comment on their Instagram accounts or follow along this week as they document the wal-martians…...

atypical:: Kyle Strobel [ep. 59]

This week Matt & Ginny talk to Kyle Strobel about his recent book The Way of the Dragon or the Way off the Lamb.

Kyle Strobel is a professor of spiritual theology and formation at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University and is an emerging voice among evangelicals on spiritual formation, discipleship, and theology. Kyle speaks regularly and has written for Pastors.com, Relevant magazine (and Relevant Magazine.com), ChurchLeader.com, and DeeperStory.com. Kyle lives in Southern California wi...

atypical:: Kyle Strobel

This week Matt & Ginny talk to Kyle Strobel about his recent book The Way of the Dragon or the Way off the Lamb.

Kyle Strobel is a professor of spiritual theology and formation at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University and is an emerging voice among evangelicals on spiritual formation, discipleship, and theology. Kyle speaks regularly and has written for Pastors.com, Relevant magazine (and Relevant Magazine.com), ChurchLeader.com, and DeeperStory.com. Kyle lives in Southern California wi...

the thing about a house…

[No podcast this week due to the realities of boxing up our lives and not being able to find stuff, etc.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are in the midst of moving. Boxes are stacked eye level whereby it is dangerous to walk through them. Especially, for the 1st grade boy tossing the football for touchdown catches between said boxes who are now dutifully serving as defense in the game played only in his head.

Watch out for the boxes, son.
That’s a new light fixture.
Not in here please.

We move...

atypical:: grab bag [ep. 58]

It’s a the grab bag episode; what else is there to say?  As we busy ourselves moving into the new house we thought we would pass on some of the fun things we’ve been able to be apart of recently including a talk Matt gave in DC on families that flourish as well as some highlights from the recent “99 Balloons Presents…”.

Prelude::  Jasper Logan’s new album 99 Balloons Blog (videos from 99b presents…) Newsletter sign up

atypical:: marriage matt chat [ep. 57]

Matt & Ginny celebrate 16 years of marriage with a list of 16 lessons from marriage & a few favorite podcast guests:

Do not set your eyes on each other. The same things that can drive you apart, can strengthen your bond. Decide to let some of those little things go…and actually let them go. A grace-filled marriage is a happy marriage. Sleeping arrangements. Ride the waves of change. Not EVERYTHING has to be dealt with in ENTIRETY, RIGHT NOW. But… it is good to talk about things. Ginny likes...

atypical:: matt chat// lists (ep. 56)

This week Matt & Ginny break out a themed Matt Chat solely on lists.  Favorite albums, current worries, must-have snacks in case of island desertion & much more- all in list form.

Cary Murphy’s Blog of lists::  Ivegotalistforthat.blogspot.com

Bullet Journaling::

Bullet Journal Intro Lazy Genius #1 Lazy Genius #2

Memoir::

Raggamuffin Gospel (Manning) Crosswick Journals (Le’Engle) Traveling Mercies (Lamott)

Documentary::

King of Kong Stones of Summer Spellbound

Podcast::

Where’s Richard...

atypical:: matt chat [episode 55]

Matt & Ginny record the end of the Lent series with a conversation from their porch because…..spring!
Topics include:

Family Easter Traditions from our pasts White House Egg Roll (article) Syria Arkansas & capital punishment (previous interview with Shane Claiborne) Gardening

and more.