Unseriously

Put on the Cardi B., snap on your overalls, and lace up those combat boots--it's time for the ladies from At His Feet studies, Hope Blanton and Chris Gordon.
(Did you know they named their new book after Hope?? Yeah, the publisher wouldn't let them call it Hope & Chris for the Anxious and Depressed...so weird, B&H.)
Hope and Chris BRING IT in this episode, letting us all know we really should be more afraid of the butterfly house, the microwave, and those boys in Hebrew class. These ladies set the example for being unapologetically themselves, and the way they live life in color is refreshing and shame-releasing. And also possibly has undiagnosed dyslexia...maybe, we don't know, but probably yes.
They bring their whole hearts to this episode, laughing together and reminding us all that Jesus is not ashamed of us.
Chris and Hope's new book, Hope for the Anxious and Depressed, releases September 29th with B&H and is on preorder now. You can find all of their previous studies at their web site, athisfeetstudies.com, where you can also find their latest study on 1 Corinthians. The ladies are also on the Instagram.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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It's a very special Get Serious episode with Holly's real life friend, Mark Whitworth. Mark served for 27 years in several capacities at the Southeastern Conference (or the SEC for those of you sportsy-folk), ultimately as associate commissioner. Through a series of events you've just got to hear him tell, he was recruited to Asbury University first as their Athletic Director, and now as a Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff...and he landed there just a couple of years before the revival, or what is now referred to as the Outpouring at Asbury.
Mark shares stories from those extraordinary days, ushering those of us who observed from afar straight into Hughes Auditorium, letting us in on just how God had used his previous training at the SEC to equip him for such a time as this. Be encouraged as you are reminded how God writes our stories and prepares us for the unimaginable. Plus, it's a call to radical humility and an expectant heart.
Holly wants you to know if only she could have named this episode a normal Unseriously-style name, she definitely would have called it: "Mark Whitworth Ditched Chapel."
Look for more funny stories from Mark on an upcoming episode, but for now this episode will lean into the serious, and we hope your heart is led into worship as well.

Links, Mentions, and Resources:
Asbury University on Instagram
Battle for the Heart/Wellspring Group Mark references, and their previous episode of Unseriously
OMPC founding and former lead pastor, Bob Flayhart
Mr. "I Preached a Stinker. I'll Be Home Shortly."-himself, Zach Meerkreebs
@sojourner_films, and Outpouring info and vids.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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Pop that top on an ice cold Cherry Coke and get ready to break into the song "Safety Dance," it's one of Christendom's most recognizable artists, Ned Bustard. Listen in as Ned tells of his daughters co-opting superhero story lines, how he most easily catches shade from them, and all about how they both betray and disobey him. And oh yeah--you might take this episode as a fair warning before you invite Ned over for dinner.
But there's also some serious too--Ned and Holly will talk about their shared appreciation for a spirit of collaboration (see what we did there??), reading aloud as an act of love, Bible & Bagels, and of course, his artwork. You can find Ned on his web site, worldsendimages.com, where you can see all of his books and projects, and at rabbitroom.com, where you can specifically find the Every Moment Holy collection--his collaboration with Doug MacKelvey. Ned is also on Instagram. John Hendrix, Stephen Crotts, Joe Sutphin, and Matt Clark likewise get shout-outs, as do the spectacular Alan & Diana Bauer of Square Halo Books. Find the art Holly references on p. 200 of Every Moment Holy, Volume I.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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Happy back to school! Listen, you are welcome to hold to all manner of emotions about this fact - exuberant joy all the way down to woeful lethargy. But you know what can help with ALL of the feels? A little PG Unseriously!
In this episode we have absolute gems of stories from seven previous guests, and each is going to take us somewhere related to a story from way back when in their own school days.
Settle in for the laughs as we
go to detention with Karen Swallow Prior,
go rolling with Nicole Conrad,
hit up the mall with Harrison Scott Key,
drop by the Hot Topic with Annie B. Jones,
sneak away to the piercing salon with Glenna Marshall,
grab a snack at the Canadian Cracker Barrel with Carolyn Weber,
and oh yeah, get our volunteer hours in at the library with Sophie Blackall.

Pack up those backpacks, it’s the PG back to school edit of Unseriously.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
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"What! What! What!" It's a mini-bonus with the fabulous Elizabeth Santelmann of Sunshine in My Nest podcast! Aaaaand it's a fun one, as she and Holly give one another a book rec and discuss previous recs. Links to all the titles mentioned are listed below.
Find Elizabeth on Instagram, @sunshineinmynest, and look for her brand new Bible study, Gently Tended, available soon.

Books!
The Many Lives of Mama Love, Lara Love Hardin
The Secret to Confidence, Rebekah Hannah
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Beth Brower
Half Broke Horses and Hang the Moon, Jeanette Walls
The Supper of the Lamb, Robert Farrar Capon

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.
Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.