Do you hate it when they leave splattered marinara sauce in the microwave? Do you hesitate to pass the ball to them because you don’t believe they’ll make the shot? How many times did you draft that email response to make it cordial? From whence did you get these collegiality cues? You don't have to court them or be their companions in order to have camaraderie and cooperate with them, ya know.

In this fifteenth episode of season four, on common grace in culture, Chris and Kyle continue their discussion of the British spy TV series, Slow Horses. Here they focus on working Christianly with others: avoid rivalry and seek communion. The rival says, “This is my river and it’s not wide enough for me and your reputation.” The Christian says, "You need to read more Aquinas."

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Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits!

Where signature cocktails meet spirited conversations for the sake of the Church and the common good.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor.

Project : Neighbor ecumenically educates, equips, and empowers the Church to image her Creator and love all creatures, including her enemies, in public places with particular practices. From soil to sky, crib to casket.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Rev. Dr. Kyle David Bennett and Dr. Christopher Cimorelli.

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Do you dream of becoming a Wolf on Wall Street? Is having a library dedicated to you on your bucket list? Are you prepping all your kids to become President because you never could? In America today, we generally consider ambition to be a laudable pursuit. And we want to have children to perpetuate our namesake. We want the fame, and we like little mes. But ambition is a sneaky sin, a glittering vice, which we cannot mistake for determination or pertinacity. And children are not parent swag.

In this thirteenth episode of season four, on common grace in culture, Chris and Kyle discuss the British spy TV series, Slow Horses, and two recurring themes in the show: ambition and family legacy. Ambition is canvassing for attention and accolades through achievements. “Look at me! Notice me! Am I worthy? I'm worthy. Please tell me I'm worthy!” That's something you say to the Lord, not your boss. And family legacy treats kids like purses to wear at fancy events. Stop striving for the sky, you’re not an angel. And parent your kids, don’t parade them.

We can neighbor work and "we" better. Let's go and do likewise.

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Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits!

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Rev. Dr. Kyle David Bennett and Dr. Christopher Cimorelli.

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You excoriated a colleague. You locked in but left the faucet on for a week. You were on full grindset but forgot to pay the bills. Have you ever made a mistake at work? Or failed? Maybe so. But can you really call an egregious error a "failure" if it can become an opportunity for growth? Or if God uses it to bless others? After all, it is only through misfortune that we can stand out as models, as Seneca eloquently put it.

In this episode of season four, on common grace in culture, Chris and Kyle discuss the British spy TV series, Slow Horses—an amusing story of a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their obnoxious boss. They discuss taking risks at work, believing that the Lord has a particular purpose for you, and why aura farming with holes in your socks is impossible. Neighbor better.

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Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits!

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Rev. Dr. Kyle David Bennett and Dr. Christopher Cimorelli.

Support the show

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |