The StoryMen catch up on the stories of the week and PPOW, then offer up one of our all-time most popular episodes: we talk with Dr. Peter Enns about how to read the Bible – and what to do when the Bible behaves badly!
Story Men - May 9, 2014
Romancing the Church with Melissa Tag
The StoryMen welcome author, blogger and romantic comedy expert Melissa Tagg. We evaluate the respective merits of Jack Bauer, Chris Hemsworth, the 1980s. We debate the difference between Romantic Comedies and Chick Flicks, and pick apart what makes a great Romantic Comedy great. Melissa walks us through how she writes a Romantic Comedy and what it looks like to romance the Church. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Melissa Tag vs. Matt Mikalatos 03:00 - Who Loves Jack Bauer? 09:30 - Who Loves Chris Hemsworth? 12:30 - Melissa vs. the 1980s 18:30 - Clay Hates the Sound of Music 20:30 - The Anatomy of the Romantic Comedy 28:30 - Our Favorite Romantic Comedies 39:30 - Writing Christian Romance 43:30 - When the Church idolizes Marriage 48:30 - Here to Stay 53:00 - GIVEAWAY!
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In this Episode:
6 – Stories of the Week
15 – PPOW
22 – Where are the StoryMen?
24 – Peter Enns
30 – The Bible Tells Me So
40 – The Bible Behaving Badly
64 – Letting The Bible Be What It Is
70 – Q&A
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Stories of the Week:
Matt: A linguist explains why Laurel Sounds LIke Yanny
Clay: The Man with the Golden Arm
JR.: Europa Has Water!
PPOW
JR.: TIMELESS (NBC)
Clay: Jamestown
Matt: Black Hammer by Jeff Lemier
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