True Magic

Feb 18 2025 29 ep. 33 mins 33
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On earth as it is in heaven—working to embody Christ’s reign by finding the spiritual patterns expressed in physical things. Reformed & postmil. www.truemagic.nz

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[S1E9] Answering questions & objections to head coverings

Feb 18 2025 65 mins  
Following up our explanation of why head coverings matter in the new covenant age, we consider several objections — and even more questions — to flesh out the exegetical case, and apply it to modern life.Objections answered:1. It’s just cultural [00:02:08]2. The hair is the covering [00:15:32]3. Prayer and prophecy doesn’t mean worship, but spiritual gifts [00:17:23]4. We c

Talky Bnonnsense #13: Rhythms of eternity

Jan 21 2025 30 mins  
Bnonn and Smokey discuss the natural and cyclical rhythms built into the human psyche, which somehow involves the French Revolution, Hadestown, Joss Whedon, WD-40, and the heat death of the universe. And the gospel. Obviously. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

[S1E8] The cosmological significance of head coverings

Dec 12 2024 46 mins  
In the new cosmological order inaugurated by Christ, where all believers now serve inside the veil of the most-holy place, men should no longer cover their heads, but women should—and both for the same reason the priests of the Old Covenant did. In the case of men, there is no longer anything between God and them in the hierarchy; rather, man is the glory of God, and should there

Talky Bnonnsense #12: Smokey’s review of The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale

Nov 13 2024 35 mins  
Having just seen the Lord of the Rings musical on stage, Smokey pontificates on the good, the bad and the ugly, giving it 4 stars for sheer audaciousness, and recommending you see it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

Talky Bnonnsense #11: the specious stereotype of cooking (art) vs baking (science)

Nov 08 2024 22 mins  
In which Smokey, driven mad by her great learning, rants with considerable erudition about how cooking is just as much a science as baking, baking is as much an art as cooking — and why it matters, and we should all be more like Walter White. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subs

Talky Bnonnsense #10: divorcing Superman

Oct 20 2024 25 mins  
Superhuman machines have made us unprecedentedly wealthy…and the blessings of our forebears are now luxuries we cannot afford. When it becomes pointless to do anything yourself, you may discover that you yourself become pointless. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

[S1E7.5] Hair, trees, crowns, angels & glory-clouds

Sep 09 2024 35 mins  
In this tweener episode, Bnonn lays some groundwork for episode 8 (head coverings) with a didactic overview of the biblical symbolism that unifies hair, trees, crowns, angels, and the glory-cloud of God.The sermon referenced, on the connection between worship and judgment: https://redwoodchurch.substack.com/p/how-should-we-worship-part-13-the This is a public episode. If you'd like

Talky Bnonnsense #9: is disability an impediment to marriage?

Aug 05 2024 48 mins  
What is the heart of marriage? What are its duties and obligations — and does being disabled prevent you meeting them? We look at historic practice and scriptural data to establish where the lines are…and where things get pretty gray. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

Talky Bnonnsense #8: wives with jobs aren’t (necessarily) betraying their husbands

Jul 02 2024 23 mins  
While it’s true that a wife should be oriented toward her husband, her household, and especially her children, it is false that simply having a job ipso facto divides her loyalties. Employment under another man is not a covenantal relationship. The article referenced in this episode: https://bnonn.com/works-righteousness-a-square-contractual-peg-in-a-round-covenantal-hole/ This i

Talky Bnonnsense #7: how Jane Austen (kinda) predicted feminism

Jun 14 2024 21 mins  
Smokey, in lieu of doing research for the next episode, instead regales us with wisdomous thoughts about how the character motifs in Jane Austen’s novels paint a bleak picture of a society starving for effective providers and protectors — with inevitable results. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi