This week we bring you another installment of a Midweek Listening Party! This is where we choose an album and provide live commentary while listening. We dive into Young Ocean's record from 2017, "Suddenly (Or the Nuclear Sunburst of the Truth Revealed)".

JM's Album Of The Week: John-Mark Dorough - Four Visions

Stream John-Mark's ambient album on Spotify & Apple Music.

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Bradford's Book Club: The Search For God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World by Stephen Mansfield

This week, we continue our ongoing Meet a Pastor series by having a conversation with Aaron Ashlock, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Aubrey, Texas! We also take a trip down to the Email Corridor!

JM's Album Of The Week: John-Mark Dorough - four visions

Bradford's Book Club: Truth in a Culture of Doubt: Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Bible by Andreas J. Kostenberger & Darrell L. Bock

Shades Midweek officially makes it to episode 250! Jonathan, Brad, and JM reflect and share some of our favorite clips from Midweek history. Cheers to all of the listeners and here's to 250 more!

JM's Album Of The Week: The Fearless Flyers - The Fearless Flyers V

Bradford's Book Club: Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze

Two Sundays ago we concluded our series on the book of Ecclesiastes called Smoke and Mirrors. Today, Jonathan gives us some of the material left on the cutting room of the floor. This is the Extended Edition of our Ecclesiastes series.

JM's Album Of The Week: Ken Pomeroy - Cruel Joke

Bradford's Book Club: Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age by Joshua D. Chatraw

Patrick Smith joins Brad & JM this week to dive into the 2002 M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi horror film Signs! They look at the film through the lens of Ecclesiastes as well as the cultural impact that 9/11 would've had on the making of the film and more!

JM's Album Of The Week: Arcade Fire - Pink Elephant

Bradford's Book Club: Deep Focus: Film & Theology In Dialogue by Robert K. Johnston, Craig Detweiler, Kutter Callaway

This week, John-Mark takes over the podcast to discuss the upcoming untitled new album from Shades and how you can help them finish the record! Follow them on Instagram

JM's Album Of The Week: Lucius - S/T

Bradford's Book Club (JM's Pick): Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire by Preston Sprinkle

We continue our Meet a Member series this week with SVCC member Jules Thompson!

JM's Album Of The Week: The Mars Volta - Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio

Bradford's Book Club: Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport

We had to audible this week and record a last minute emergency pod after JM had some car issues! Brad and JM discuss Holy Week, Easter Sunday at SVCC, upcoming events at Shades and more!

JM's Album Of The Week: John Mark McMillan - Cosmic Supreme

Bradford's Book Club: The Art of Disagreeing: How To Keep Calm and Stay Friends in Hard Conversations by Gavin Ortlund