Our first ever Mini Orbit! We limit ourselves to a 10 minute orbit on hip hop legend, J Dilla, and what his style of beats can teach us about rhythms of rest and Sabbath.

Episode 15: Vintage: The Things From Our Past That Hold Value

Feb 23rd, 2022 55m 29s

A geriatric millennial walks into a vintage store and realizes he’s old. When it comes to life and faith, how do we decide what to throw away and what to keep that still has value? Join our conversation on all things VINTAGE.

Episode 014: Self-Awareness: The Key To...Everything?

Feb 11th, 2022 1h

What is the key to change? How about the key to relational health? What makes someone a humble leader? Self-awareness is a concept required for any kind of growth and change. When we turn a blind eye to our mistakes and gaps, we miss the chance

Episode 013: Growing Pains: Why All Growth Requires Pain

Feb 4th, 2022 56m 23s

Mike Seaver was right—growing can be painful. Why is it this way? And why do we always forget this truth, longing for things to come easily? Join our conversation as we talk about guitar callouses, Genesis 3, becoming healthy, and the Korean co

Episode 12: Finding God Through Fishing and Free Throws

Jan 28th, 2022 50m 57s

Do we make connection with God too complicated? Many speak of being distant or far from this God but what if connected with the Divine is as simple as shooting free throws or casting a reel in and out? This week we talk about being a TEMPLE of

Episode 11: Spectrum Thinking: How to Embrace the Gray

Jan 21st, 2022 57m 54s

Call it toxic tribalism or extremism or polarity—we live in a time of great binaries. I’m on the left, therefore everyone on the right, is wrong. It’s either black or white.More than ever, the world needs people who think with nuance, refusin

Episode 10: An Escaped Tiger and Origin Stories

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 9m

This week we talk the time a tiger named Shawna escaped in Circus City, USA and what that can teach us about origin stories and our need for approval. It's a weird one!

Episode 9: Slow Is The New Fast

Feb 22nd, 2021 1h 8m

Hurry and hustle and busy. We celebrate these 3 words in our society. You are important if you are busy and in a rush and have things to do. The faster you find success, the better you are. We rush to prove our worth to others. But it’s killing

Episode 8: Rotofugi and the Beauty of Subcultures

Feb 6th, 2021 1h 2m

What’s the difference between Starbucks and a local coffee shop? And how does this teach us about churches and nationalism and embracing our uniqueness? Rotofugi and Coldplay and QAnon. This week we orbit around the beauty of subcultures.

Episode 7: How Sports Can Teach Us About Identity and Tribalism

Jan 25th, 2021 1h

Sports are simple, right? Just a ball, a goal, and some rules? Underneath the game, we see the complex nature of tribes and ego. My team is good, that team is bad. We play the right way, they are a disgrace. That player is a god and I want to b

Episode 6: How 90's Hip Hop Saved My Life

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 3m

Music can give us an identity. An expression. A tribe to belong to. Why is music and art so often sanitized and dulled down? Why were so many of us told to conform? The best music and art gives us a chance to sit in our pain and our darkness an

Episode 5: The Value Of Play

Jan 7th, 2021 1h

What is the value of play? It's more important than many of us give it credit for. Play is connected to humility and vulnerability and being present. Nobody likes people that take the world too seriously, but many of us are guilty of doing this

Episode 4: Why I Suck At Everything

Dec 23rd, 2020 54m 39s

Do you ever feel like your work or art is never good enough? Are these feelings good or bad? Sometimes they motivate us to get better and sometimes they come from envy and comparison. This week we discuss the concepts of kaizen, process over re

Episode 3: Why My Favorite Worship Service Had No Worship Songs

Dec 16th, 2020 1h 11m

What is sacred? What is secular? Many of us have been taught to view art and music through these filters. Imagine if we opened our eyes to the magic in every moment, in every work of art, every fragment of life and responded to the awe and beau

Episode 2: Why Fried Okra Is Comfy

Dec 9th, 2020 59m 38s

This episode we talk about comfort food, time travel, ebenezers, and tribalism. You know, just normal stuff. Join us as we orbit around comfort food and what it can teach us about life and faith.

Episode 1: Good Movies Have The Power To Change Our Lives

Dec 1st, 2020 54m 18s

What can movies and stories tell us about the human experience? Can a movie about aliens help us recalibrate our current reality? What does this all have to do with faith and relationships and living in the now? Join us in our first episode as

An Introduction

Nov 30th, 2020 20m 15s

Welcome to Unseen Orbits. This first episode is a brief introduction to Nuree and Adam, and what is in store for this podcast. Buckle up and enjoy the ride.

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