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Welcome to the Two-World Podcast where you can hear thoughts and reflections on unique intersections between faith and culture. Join us regularly for conversations about those 'aha moments' when different worlds come together and discover surprising connections in everyday life.
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The Magic of Board Games (opens the original)
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Barney, Ken, and Jacob reunite after a break to talk about their shared love of board games. They swap childhood memories and trace how games have connected them with their own kids and with older generations. Along the way they highlight Tabletop Station, a mobile game library run by Ken's relatives. It's a warm conversation about how something as simple as a game night can hold family history, forge friendships, and create memories worth keeping.
Patricia Johns on Concluding the Shepherd's Hill Trilogy (opens the original)
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Bestselling Amish romance novelist Patricia Johns returns for her third appearance on the Two-World Podcast to discuss Through the Valley, the final book in her Shepherd's Hill trilogy and her recent New York Times bestseller honor. The conversation covers the challenge of writing strong, capable women who do not fit tidy expectations, the quiet wisdom she has drawn from Amish and Mennonite life, and the real weight of divorce and forgiveness within tight knit communities. Patricia reflects on l
Letters for the River: Turning 30 in Sicily (opens the original)
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What does turning 30 actually mean? In this episode, Barney, Ken, and Jacob explore Northern Exposure's Season 4, Episode 1 "Northwest Passages" as a reference point for a wider conversation about milestones, aging, and how we mark the passage of time. Each shares where they actually were at 30, from launching a first career, to years into marriage and family life, to still figuring out what direction life was headed. They compare notes against the episode's rather bleak read on the milestone an
Book Clubs, Reading Culture, and the Connections They Build (opens the original)
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In this episode, Barney sits down with Ken to talk all about book clubs, what they're like, how they start, and why they matter beyond just the books themselves. Ken shares the story of his family's book club, "The Bookies," which came together in 2024 through his niece Briana. Barney offers a look at reading culture in Japan, from anonymous book covers on the train to borrowing English audiobooks through his hometown library from overseas. The two also preview an upcoming interview with author
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