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Ba Vojdaan (با وجدان)

James D. Newcomb

Ba Vojdaan (با وجدان) — With ConscientiousnessI'm James D. Newcomb, a musician at heart who views the world through an artistic lens.Ba Vojdaan is a Persian expression meaning "with conscientiousness." It's a fitting description of how I try to approach life: with curiosity, thoughtfulness, never satisfied with what the world decides what passes for ultimate truth.Through conversations with people from all walks of life, along with reflections of my own, I explore why we believe what we believe, why we do what we do, and how our experiences shape the way we interact with one another and the world around us.The subjects range from faith, culture, and politics to music, personal experiences, and the seemingly ordinary things that reveal something about being human.I don't expect every conversation to produce agreement, profound revelations, or tidy conclusions. Sometimes the value is simply in hearing another perspective.Different people. Different experiences. Conversations appr

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20 episodes

  1. Alternatives to the Red and Blue Kool-Aid 38:51
  2. Who's Training Who? 37:08
  3. The Great Winds of Dialogue 3:29
  4. All the King's Words 16:47
  5. The Hospitality Gap: Two Cultures, Two Approaches to Service 36:23
  6. The Missing Chapter in Mental Health (And It’s Not Positive Thinking) 28:20
  7. Thinking Orthodox & A Primer on that "Other" Way of Christian Discipleship w/ Jeannie Constantinou 1:03:23
  8. What If the God You Believe In Doesn’t Exist? feat. Todd Isberner 35:58
  9. When the Temple Implodes: Rebuilding a Life in Christ feat. Paul Karos 1:15:12
  10. Madison Becomes Madison: How Scott Stewart Built and Sustained a Drum Corps Powerhouse 58:27
  11. Your Divinity Is Your Ability with Laura Burkey 31:10
  12. I Reserve the Right to be Wrong 12:17
  13. This Guy Knows What He Wants 26:30
  14. Protestants v. Catholics in America's Founding Era: When Certainty Becomes the Threat 6:57
  15. The Non-Wall That Has Marginalized Christianity from the American Public Consciousness 9:52
  16. Errand Into the Wilderness: Puritans, Power, and the Roots of American Exceptionalism 5:59
  17. The Scroll Precedes the Sword 6:33
  18. It's Not What It Was 4:32
  19. The Wise Old Owl 18:02
  20. The Destination Is Resonance 10:36