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April 5, 2017

atypical:: Hunter Bailey [ep. 54]

We attempt to be on our best behavior in continuing our Lent series with our friend- and our pastor- Hunter Bailey.  Hunter planted and is the pastor of Christ Community right here in the lovely Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Keller::  Missional Church Video  Benedict Option book  Missing Richard Simmons Podcast Left Hand Milk Stout 

Sound effects::  Freesound.org

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Published on April 05, 2017 13:01

March 22, 2017

atypical:: Amber Haines II [ep. 53]

Lent Series.

Part two of our conversation with author, poet and friend- Amber Haines.  We discuss Lent practices & the state of the church as well as Chance the Rapper, sci-fi shows that we’ve never hear of and more…

Amber’s Blog

Watchin’

OA The Expanse Stranger Things.

Readin’

The Way of the Lion and the Way of the Dragon  Christianity.  Beyond Belief 

Rockin’

Chance the Rapper.
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Published on March 22, 2017 03:44

March 15, 2017

atypical:: Amber Haines I [ep. 52]

Ginny & Matt sit down with author, poet, mother of boys and good friend, Amber Haines in their series on Lent.  The discussion includes:

being an 8 on the enneagram, mommy brain how the church is doing at this particular point in time and much, much more.

Part 2 of the conversation with Amber will air next week.

For the Life of the World:: Schmemann WSJ article  Amber’s Blog
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Published on March 15, 2017 03:00

March 9, 2017

atypical:: matt chat [episode 51]

Ginny fights off sickness to rally for today’s Matt Chat covering:

the challenge of balancing kid’s basketball, girl scout cookies and everything else. International Women’s Day. why builders are nice but inaccurate. preview upcoming series on Lent….

Feedback sought from dear listeners:
(comment here, head over to instagram or click on one of the ways at theatypicallife.com)

tips for handling kids’ chaos tips for moving houses questions, thoughts and ideas for Lent any thoughts on the uniq...
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Published on March 09, 2017 08:46

March 1, 2017

atypical:: Heather Avis [ep. 50]

Mother of three adopted children—two with Down syndrome—Heather Avis has learned that it’s the lucky few that recognize God’s plans are best, even when they seem radically different than our own.

Her book, The Lucky Few, releases March 21st.

HeatherAvis.com Macy Makes My Day Liturgist Podcast on Ableism

 

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Published on March 01, 2017 21:35

February 23, 2017

atypical:: matt chat [episode 49]

Matt & Ginny discuss what they’re reading, watching &  rockin’ while delving into issues of how the church approaches power, the wonderful comedy of speechless & how your personality determines what you think about the hit show This Is Us.

The Way of the Dragon and the Way of the Lamb Jean Vanier L’Arche  Engage Conference Speechless

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Published on February 23, 2017 13:06

February 15, 2017

atypical:: matt chat [ep. 48]

Ginny & I take sit down to discuss a few things including:

the good and bad of Valentine’s day our pre-marital counseling list entitled the top 3 points of tension in marriage Matt’s request to only be called “coach Matt” here forward Our unsolicited social media rules for millennials Ginny’s highlights from the Grammy’s and some other stuff.
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Published on February 15, 2017 08:02

February 2, 2017

atypical:: 5+5 =10 [ep. 47]

Today we tell the story of our daughter, Lena, as we celebrate 5 years of her being home with us after her adoption from Ukraine.  From here forward, she will have been with us for longer than she was away.  We celebrate that with a look back at her life and the remarkable journey she has been on.

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Photos::  Lynn Johnson (Nat’l Geographic Project)
Music::  Lee
Rosevere Quizitive (freemusicarchive.org)
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Published on February 02, 2017 05:43

January 25, 2017

atypical:: 1 year rewind with Jay & Katherine Wolf

In our 1-year rewind, we look back at one of our favorite discussions this past year with Jay & Katherine Wolf. In fact, we liked them so much that we invited them to Fayetteville, Arkansas to share their story at a live event on February 25th in our community…you should come:

99balloons.org.engage

Katherine & Jay Wolf are parents, communicators, and survivors. In 2008, Katherine’s life nearly ended with a catastrophic stroke. Miraculously, she survived and continues her recovery to this day....

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Published on January 25, 2017 06:41

January 18, 2017

atypical:: along the way. Brian Hurley [ep. 45]

This week we continue the along the way theme by talking with Brian Hurley- a local academic who has studied and experienced walking in America. Our time with Brian is broken into 3 chapters:

Chapter 1:: The Theory of Walking Chapter 2:: The Walk Chapter 3:: What Walking Taught Me

You can find Brian’s dissertation that we discussed here

John Muir
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Wild by Cheryl Strayed

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Published on January 18, 2017 21:28