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  1. #59 Gabbing about the Greek Isles2009/06/23
    http://media.libsyn.com/media/carvern/59_59_Gabbing_about_the_Greek_Isles.mp3To listen in your browser, click on the link above; to download, right-click (option+click on a Mac).No Ruth this time; just boring old me, wrapping up our trip, talking about Corinth and the Greek Isles we visited: Mykonos, Rhodes, Patmos, Crete and Santorini, PLUS the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey. Enjoy!
  2. Ambling thru Athens2009/06/13
    http://media.libsyn.com/media/carvern/Ambling_through_Athens.mp3To listen in your browser, click on the link above; to download, right-click (option+click on a Mac).Ruth and I sit down on our balcony at the Herodian Hotel in Athens, Greece, halfway through our 15 day trip, "Following the Footsteps of Paul." We just chat about our experiences. Enjoy!
  3. Thalkin' in Thessoloniki2009/06/11
    http://media.libsyn.com/media/carvern/RAM090609.mp3To listen in your browser, click on the link above; to download, right-click (option+click on a Mac).Ruth and I sit down on our balcony at the City Hotel in Thessoloniki, Greece, three days into a 15 day trip, "Following the Footsteps of Paul." We just chat about our experiences. Enjoy!
  4. #56 Mars Hill Musings Part 22006/07/03
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Here's the followup to our trip to Mars Hill Church in Grand Rapids, MI. In which we "debrief" about the church experience and our time in GR. Next week I'm off to a Thompson Family Reunion. Should have plenty of podcasting opportunities. Plus a road trip to Colorado with Andrea and Ruth.Enjoy!
  5. #55 Mars Hill Musings2006/06/26
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein my wife, her brother Jack and I take a road trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan to visit our friends, Claudia & Paul Schulte (and children) and take in the happenings at Mars Hill, a leading "Emergent" church. The Emergent Church movement is quite the happening thing and we wanted to see it first
  6. #54 Musings about Mayans, Part 22006/05/13
    Wherein I continue the talk I gave on Mayan history and civilization begun a week ago.Thanks for listening.
  7. #53 Musings about Mayans, Part 12006/05/08
    Wherein I (after a long absence) restart Ramblings and Musings by talking about the recent talk I gave on Mayan history and civilization.I've added a few books to the list to the lower right, books about Mayans and the history of decoding the Mayan glyphs. Its very interesting reading.Enjoy
  8. #52 Birthday in Chicago2005/12/31
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I record the conversation we (Ruth, Liz, Liz's friend Liz Browning and I) had on our way to Chicago to meet Andrea and have a birthday celebration dinner for Liz (our Liz, that is), who turned 21 on December 28th.We talk about "Facebook", my wife's gullibility, the girls career goals and
  9. #51 Podcasting and Music Ramblings2005/12/10
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I ramble on about things happening in the podcasting world, including my possible involement with Podshow. I also think that Frappr maps are pretty cool. Click here to see my map for the No Idle Frets podcast I do.Here is a link to my favorite Christmas CD. Listen to some of the clips at Amazon.I
  10. #50 Lollygagging with Liz, Part 22005/12/03
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherin I continue my conversation with Liz, my daughter. Hey, its show #50. Didn't think the show would last this long, did you? Do you think I'll make it to #100?Enjoy.
  11. #49 Lollygagging with Liz2005/11/27
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I sit down with my daughter, Liz, and we talk about our mutual obsessions and she talks of her ever-changing academic interests. We are both into the "More Hip than Hippie" podcast. You should check it out!Enjoy.
  12. #48 Iraq and Movies2005/11/20
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I rant on the pathetic state of the political debate regarding Iraq and talk about my love affair with movies, especially my introduction to the movies of Ingmar Bergman at Wheaton College and everybody's favorite pervert, Woody Allen.Enjoy.
  13. #47 Renovare2005/11/12
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I finish up my recent obsession with theology. Hopefully. I've provided links to the Renovare movement before. Today I present some audio from Richard Foster and Dallas Willard on Renovare.Enjoy
  14. #46 More from Pastor Ruth, Part 22005/11/05
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I continue by conversation with my wife, sitting in a Caribou Coffee in St. Paul, Minnesota. She talks about her seminary program pursuing a Master of Arts in Childrens and Family Ministry.Have fun.
  15. #45 More from Pastor Ruth2005/10/29
    Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I sit down with my wife in St. Paul, Minnesota and talk about what has happened in her professional life since we talked last March on Ramblings and Musings show #2. Hear about her pursuit of a degree from Bethel Seminary.Enjoy
  16. #44 Ramblings about Theology, Part 22005/10/22
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I continue my ramblings on Theology, with particular attention paid to Romans 5 and the "before the foundations of the world" passages.Here is a page on hermeneutics and biblical hermeneutics from Wikipedia.I also talk about the Renovare movement founded by Richard Foster and Dallas Willard.Email
  17. #43 Ramblings about Theology2005/10/15
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I continue my ramblings I started in Episode 36 about my journey from Calvinism to Free Will Theism and then to Open Theism. If you have questions or comments or would like to convene a church council to denounce me, feel free to email me at carvern@gmail.com.Thanks for listening.
  18. #42 Dawdling with Dan, Part 22005/10/08
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I continue my chat with Doctor Dan. Listen as he waxes eloquently about life as a Navy Dentist, including his tour of duty on the Carrier Nimitz during the first Gulf War. Lots of fun stories.Thanks for listening. As always, I enjoy comments and recommendations. Enjoy!
  19. #41 Dawdling with Dan, Part 12005/10/01
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I run the risk of having "Ramblings and Musings" become the "Mahn Family Story Hour" by interviewing Dan Mahn, youngest brother of Shirley and Ron's version of "My Three Sons". Dan is equally entertaining although, unlike Paul, I actually think most of what he says is true! The only thing he says
  20. #40 Phooling around with Phil, Part 22005/09/24
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein Phil and I continue our ramblings on various subjects. We talk about old TV shows, Rap music, my ignorance about comtemporary popular music and Phil's parting words of wisdom."Ramblings and Musings" is a Disembodied Voices Podcast.Thanks for listening.
  21. #39 Phooling around with Phil, Part 12005/09/18
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I sit down with Phil Kendl, electric guitarist extraordinaire and audiophile and we talk. And we talk. And we talk.Among other things you get to hear some Madonna, Jim Reeves and Kenny Burrell.As always it is a pleasure to offer you this bit of my world. Enjoy.
  22. #38 Playin' in Playa, Pt. 22005/09/10
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)This is a picture of our good friends, Gunther and Maricarmen Spath. They own "Casa del Agua", a fine, fine restaurant on Fifth Avenue in Playa.This is the conclusion of my conversations with Eric Hobbs from the sunny environs of Playa del Carmen, Mexico.Remember to vote at Podcast Alley."Ramblings and
  23. #37 Playin' in Playa, Pt. 12005/09/05
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Eric Hobbs and I just got back from a four day trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, where we went to check out "Casa Alfa", the house we built there in 2000-1. Next week we'll conclude our conversation about the house and about our sister church (or is it churches?) in Playa.Enjoy.
  24. #36 Baseball and Original Sin2005/08/28
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I go to a Milwaukee Brewers home game (against Atlanta; alas the home team lost, 8-4). My daughter Andrea took me to the game as a gift for Father's Day and she brought along her college roomate, Heidi Heslinga. We got Bob Uecker Bobblehead dolls and saw the celebration of his 50th year in baseball
  25. #35 Rambling about Coffee Makers and Cindy Sheehan2005/08/20
    (Click on the title to hear the podcast or right click (option+click on a Mac) to download.)Wherein I pause from my many interviews to talk about a significant personality flaw: my obsessive/compulsive need for constantly trying new things. Unfortunately it leads me astray sometimes.Check out www.singleservecoffee.com for interesting articles on coffee makers and coffee.I've added a new link to
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