Talkingbird
About the show
Your destination for talks given at events hosted by Mockingbird (www.mbird.com), both present and past. Subjects run the gamut from religion and theology to psychology and literature to pop culture and relationships and everything in between. Humor and grace abound.
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Episodes
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Devotion 1 — Dave Johnson
December 3rd, 2025 | 16 mins 23 secs
A talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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The Physics of Grace (& Other Such Nonsense) — Hannah Anderson
November 18th, 2025 | 19 mins 48 secs
A talk from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Devotion 1: Paul Walker
November 18th, 2025 | 9 mins 39 secs
A devotion from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 14, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Devotion 2: Amanda McMillen
November 18th, 2025 | 9 mins 32 secs
A devotion from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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You Make Loving Fun: The Experience of Delight in a Self-Serious World — Jordan Griesbeck
November 18th, 2025 | 40 mins 50 secs
A breakout session from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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When the Anchorman Breaks (News, Character, Chains) — David Zahl
November 18th, 2025 | 30 mins 14 secs
The closing talk from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Jesus Be a Neurotype — Taylor Harris with Jane Grizzle
November 18th, 2025 | 42 mins 21 secs
A breakout session from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Grace in the Life and Work of Flannery O’Connor — Josh Bascom
November 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
A breakout session from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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The Feeling You're Feeling Is Longing — Sarah Condon
November 18th, 2025 | 35 mins 11 secs
The opening talk from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 14, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Teaching Grace in a Secular Classroom — Tim Davis
November 18th, 2025 | 56 mins 55 secs
A breakout session from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Anchors Really Bring Me Down — Sam Bush
November 18th, 2025 | 32 mins 32 secs
A talk from the 2025 Mockingbird Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA: Anchored by Grace. Nov. 15, 2025. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Justification and the Search for Enoughness
November 9th, 2025 | 43 mins 52 secs
Delivered at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, VA on 10/26/2025 as part of their Mbird 101 adult education series.
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I’ve Just Gotta Get a Message To Me (and You) — David Zahl
October 22nd, 2025 | 25 mins 43 secs
A talk from the 2013 Mbird NYC Conference "Good News That Never Gets Old". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Grace for the Second Third of Life - Paul Zahl
October 10th, 2025 | 30 mins 5 secs
A talk given at a 20s & 30s Event at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL on October 2. For more, see PZ's book Peace in the Last Third of Life.
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Science Is From Mars: Theology Is From Venus… — Bethany Sollereder + Bonnie Zahl
October 8th, 2025 | 47 mins 50 secs
A talk from the Mbird NYC Conference "10 Years of Grace". 2017. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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The Future’s Past: Time Travel and Justification in Fiction, the Bible and You – Adam Morton
September 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 36 secs
A talk from the 2016 Mbird NYC Conference "Relief". Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).