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"Rings of Power" Season Two review: Imperfectly entertaining

Oct 3, 2024 | wng.org | Jonathan Boes

Rated TV-14 • Prime VideoThe second season The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power continues to explore the Second Age of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. While this modern television take on Tolkien doesn’t perfectly capture the author’s spirit, it comes an ent-sized step closer than Season 1. Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) returns as the primary protagonist in Season 2, but she takes a back seat in some episodes as other characters come to the fore.
Refashioning the ring

Aug 15, 2024 | wng.org | Jonathan Boes

When J.R.R. Tolkien sold the film rights for his epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings to United Artists in 1969, he didn’t know he had created a genre that would someday fill entire bookstore shelves. He also had no idea the deal, worth 100,000 British pounds—about $2 million today—would eventually earn over $5 billion at the box office or that the Tolkien Estate would see hardly any of it.
Religious liberties and the origin of human rights (with Steve West)

Jun 5, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes |Steve West

JONATHAN BOES: As we look at the news, this concept comes up again and again, it’s the concept of rights, free speech rights, parental rights, religious liberty, you know, in the United States where we’re recording this, the Constitution, and its amendments protect these rights. But where do those rights come from? And what trends do we see today that are challenging those rights? If only we knew somebody with an ear to the ground, on these trends, maybe somebody who covers these stories as a job?
Kaitlyn Schiess and whole-person politics (with Kaitlyn Schiess)

May 22, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes

KELSEY REED: Hello, welcome to Concurrently, the News Coach Podcast from WORLD Radio and God’s WORLD News. At Concurrently, we approach the news through a discipleship perspective. We tackle the challenging topics in culture and current events as learners and fellow laborers with parents, educators, and mentors of kids and teens. We consider the whole person, promoting growth in knowledge, attitudes, and action in the world. I’m Kelsey Reed. I’m here with Jonathan Boes. JONANTHAN BOES: Hello.
Nancy Pearcey and The Toxic War on Masculinity (with Nancy Pearcey)

May 8, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes |Nancy Pearcey

KELSEY REED: Hello, welcome to Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast from WORLD Radio and God’s WORLD News. At Concurrently, we approach the news through a discipleship perspective. We tackle the challenging topics in culture and current events as learners and fellow laborers with parents, educators, and mentors of kids and teens. We consider the whole person, promoting growth in knowledge, attitudes, and action in the world. I’m Kelsey Reed. I’m here with Jonathan Boes.
Conspiracy theories, mystery, and truth

May 1, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes

KELSEY REED: Hello, welcome to Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast from WORLD Radio and God’s WORLD News. At Concurrently, we approach the news through a discipleship perspective. We tackle the challenging topics in culture and current events as learners and fellow laborers with parents, educators, and mentors of kids and teens. We consider the whole person, promoting growth and knowledge, attitudes, and action in the world. I’m Kelsey Reed. I’m here with Jonathan Boes.
TikTok influencers and the weight of glory (re-release)

Apr 17, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes

Our kids and teens are obviously shaped by the cultural waters in which they swim, but we’ve perhaps never seen that as clearly as we do today, in our digital age. The Anxious Generation, a new book from Jonathan Haidt, has been getting a lot of press recently. We are reading it here at Concurrently, and we highly recommend it.
Housing crisis and finding contentment

Apr 3, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes

KELSEY REED: Hello, welcome to Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast from WORLD Radio and God’s WORLD News. At Concurrently, we approach the news through a discipleship perspective. We tackle the challenging topics in culture and current events as learners and fellow laborers with parents, educators, and mentors of kids and teens. We consider the whole person, promoting growth and knowledge, attitudes, and action in the world. I’m Kelsey Reed. I’m here with Jonathan Boes.
Trauma and the power of community (with Michael Coggin)

Mar 27, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes

KELSEY REED:Hello, welcome to Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast from WORLD Radio and God’s WORLD News. At Concurrently, we approach the news through a discipleship perspective. We tackle the challenging topics in culture and current events as learners and fellow laborers with parents, educators, and mentors of kids and teens. We consider the whole person, promoting growth and knowledge, attitudes, and action in the world. I’m Kelsey Reed. I’m here with Jonathan Boes.
Ancient wisdom for modern dilemmas

Mar 20, 2024 | wng.org | Kelsey Reed |Jonathan Boes

KELSEY REED: Hello, welcome to Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast from WORLD Radio and God’s WORLD News. At Concurrently, we approach the news through a discipleship perspective. We tackle the challenging topics in culture and current events as learners and fellow laborers with parents, educators, and mentors of kids and teens. We consider the whole person, promoting growth and knowledge, attitudes, and action in the world. I’m Kelsey Reed. I’m here with Jonathan Boes.