Whistle Pig & The Bear

This one goes all over the place but well worth the time. We love each of you and hope our love and appreciation comes across in each of our conversations. Reach out via Instagram or text.

Getting back into the groove of Whistle Pig & The Bear.

For more info: - Immokalee Workers *Note - This recording experienced technical difficulties which have been corrected for our next conversation (#16).

Matt & Steve discuss "Book of Clarence" written and directed by Jeymes Samuel and catch up over other musings of the week.

Joining Steve & Matt this week is long-time friend, author Gabe "GJ" Stoutimore. In this conversation, Steve, Matt & Gabe discuss Gabe's latest work, Murder Baby, post-Christianity, humanity's constructs, and all things friendship. Go pick up your copy of Murder Baby is book one of the series, Knights of Sadira. Pick up your copy of Murder Baby here. About Knights of Sadira: The Knights of Sadira is a dark supernatural fantasy novel series telling the story of a once ancient sorority of demon slayers operating in secret in a surrealistic, cyberpunk future.  Firmly entrenched between dark fantasy and horror, the series follows five women in a generational struggle to overcome darkness, from the outside and within themselves. With engaging, relatable characters caught in the familiar, classic struggle between good and evil, The Knights of Sadira tells a tale of belonging, the testing of kinship, loss, trauma, identity, and death. Murder Baby is the first of four books.

Steve & Matt talk with special guest author-painter-podcaster Rob Bell about his new book "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship". You can find his podcast, The RobCast, here. Rob is a New York Times Bestselling author. Some of his works include: Velvet Elvis Love Wins Everything is Spiritual How To Be Here These works, along with "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship", are available at www.robbell.com.

In this conversation Steve & Matt discuss: "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life" by Karen Armstrong "Swampland of the Soul: New Life is Dismal Places" by James Hollis "Morning Sun on a White Piano: Simple Pleasures & the Sacramental Life" by Dr. Robin R. Meyers "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship" by Rob Bell Also referenced: Spiral Dynamics - including it's coverage by Ken Wilber in "Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World"

Steve & Matt discuss: What it looks like to life transitions that include following Christ outside of weekly church attendance and what it means to find one's true self while navigating the choice to live life as a presence in community.

Steve & Matt discuss: "In memoriam" Funeral home experiences in our small towns. We all grieve...uniquely (and that's okay). Streaming and the "all you can eat" buffet Familial practices "Everything fits" Books discussed: "Morning Sun on a White Piano" by Dr. Robin Meyers "Post-Modern Pilgrims" by Leondard Sweet Dora, Alabama Tazewell, Virginia Appalachian Podcasters

We're back! After a much-needed break and lots of transitions, Steve & Matt are excited to be back for another run of conversations!

After a few weeks of being under the weather, Matt & Steve catch up: - spring fever - pink duets - bussin bussin - 88 reasons in 1988 - Murder Baby (the Knights of Sadira) by GJ Stoutimore - Deep Creek National Park - LBJ - POTUS #36 - Mark's swing - Matt inverts - Updates re: WPTB - Stay Tuned!

Special Guest Chip Early from Littleton Colorado. Chip is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and long-time friend of Steve & Matt.

In this week's conversation Steve & Matt discuss: - Universal Christ by Richard Rohr - Dallas Willard - Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis - Progressive Christianity - Nature of the Divine - Armenian Pentecostalism - Public domain and Scrub Daddy - Othering - Considering your place and how it might be used for the good of the community - egg corns And other stuff :) Hey SEO...look here ;) #lovewins #transcendsandincludes #progressivechristianity #therehastobemore #richardrohr #stillinonepeace #findafriend #bettertogether

Steve & Matt's conversation... New reads...Rupert Spira's "Being Aware of Being Aware" Matt's new cat Madelyn Two of Matt's former students from Southeastern University reach out with questions.  "How are we reading the same Bible?" Water Brueggemann's "second naivety" Religious leaders' manipulation and attempt to control "the magic"...the Divine...work of the Spirit "Smoking what you're selling"...going all in...believing "they hype" Attempts to convert vs. conversations Matt and the Buddhist at Mount Rushmore on the 4th of July "Look at them in their idolatry" Appalachian Maple Bourbon Cutting back on the dairy. Chat GPT...the day the music changed Panpsychism Bill Wade "Jalen & Jacoby"...RIP Life is too short, too hard, and too much to do alone. Find a friend, find a community, and do life together! . . . #LoveWins #DeepakChopra #LeonardSweet #KeithGiles #BrianMcLaren #DianaButlerBass #RobBell #RichardRohr #Reconstruction #Faith #JesusWins #Buddhism #NonDualism #BothAnd #SoutheasternUniversity #EverythingBelongs #UniversalChrist #JosephMurphy #ExpandedConsciousness

. . . . . #NCPodcast #Life #Spirituality #Bestfriends #CatchingUp #Jesus #LoveWins #Church #VirtualMonastery #Monks #NorthCarolinaPodcast

Discussions around: Spotify 2022 Wrapped. Readers for Matt. Steve's & Matt's differing opinions on engagement with social media. Attention and energy loops. Rural Appalachian communities.  Peace - Not the absence of fear/insecurity/conflict. Humanity's response to the Divine. Yeezy, Twitter, & Elon Musk Follow and DM us on Instagram @whistlepig_thebear #NCPodcast #Spirituality #LoveWins #Invitation #BetterTogether #Friendship #Divine #Jesus #Buddha #Energy  #Church #Community #LGBTQ 

Steve and Matt discuss HOPE...is it healthy, lazy, realistic? Share your thoughts with us in a voice message at https://anchor.fm/whistlepigbear/message.

We’re back after a busy few weeks… . #cataractsurgery #TLC #envogue #ncretreat #perspective #rhythm #dynamicbalance #calendars #selfmedicate #limitations #marginalia #nooutlines #newbalance #bettertogether #ncpodcast

Lou Rawls Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller Anne Lamotte Rachel Evans Alone 

Discussion on what's ahead for Whistle Pig & The Bear in 2022. Steve encourages Matt to bring our Whistle Pig & The Bear lens to upcoming topics. Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant Tattoos GI Joe / Indian & The Cupboard The voices of Matt Huett Martyr syndrome