Welcome to Episode 302 of The Thinklings Podcast!

This week the Thinklings begin with some podcast updates, discuss the new Thinklings Diner Mugs, debate which season of hobbit life best fits each person, and enjoy a conversation about C.S. Lewis before turning to a discussion of pastoral qualifications and the importance of guarding sound doctrine in the local church.

⏱️ Chapters

0:00 — Welcome & Introduction

1:55 — Thinklings Diner Mug Giveaway

2:53 — Coffee, Diner Mugs & Hobbit Seasons

9:32 — Books & Business

19:50 — Final Meditation

📚 Books & Business

Thinkling LittleThat Hideous Strength — C.S. Lewis

Tim shares thoughts after revisiting Lewis’s final Ransom Trilogy novel, leading to a conversation about modernity, technology, imagination, and some of Lewis’s recurring themes throughout his fiction.

🌿 Final Meditation

Andy reflects on pastoral qualifications from 1 Timothy and Titus, discussing the responsibility pastors have to guard sound doctrine, teach faithfully, and shepherd God’s people according to Scripture.

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