And When I Say... I Mean...

This week Adrian and Austin talk about memories and how they effect how we live and treat people. Austin tells us about "The Buried Giant" by Kazuo Ishiguro and how memories drive the character actions and decisions and discuss if the internet is allowing us to remember too easily. Finally, we ask the question if social media allows us to remember in helpful or harmful ways.

Why do we keep talking about super heroes? In this episode, Adrian and Austin talk about how super hero movies are the modern myths, yet the miss a large part of what makes a myth a myth. We talk about Superman and why he does good when he has unlimited power. Finally, we discuss why super heroes have the morals they do and how we, as the viewers, need to finish the stories.

In this episode Adrian finally talks to Austin about First Reformed. First, we give a brief synopsis of the movie and discuss our understanding of the ending. We talk about how Reverend Toller is focused on the question, "will God forgive us?" and doesn't answer the question if Toller will forgive himself. Finally, we talk about how to embrace grace and allow that to effect how we live and how we interact with others.

Do you know your neighbors? This week Adrian and Austin dive into the question of how do we love our neighbor. First, we look at how do online communities effect our interactions with our actual communities. Next, our family is really important to us but can it get in the way of meeting our neighbors. And finally we talk about how do we actually love our neighbors. Here is the video mentioned in this episode.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gz4Bagg-vw