<p>In which RJ, Sarah and Dave talk astrology, masculinity, and minor league saints. Also, a certain Scorpio experiences the opposite of good will on a visit to Good Will. </p>

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<li><a href="https://reductress.com/post/why-i-dont-believe-in-astrology-unless-it-reaffirms-something-i-already-thought/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read the Reductress article &quot;Why I Don’t Believe in Astrology Unless It Reaffirms Something I Already Thought.&quot;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/10/christine-emba-masculinity-new-model/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read Christine Emba&#39;s essay &quot;Men Are Lost. Here&#39;s a Map Out of the Wilderness&quot; in the Washington Post. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/heroic-toxic-masculinity-boys/675172/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read Caitlin Flanagan&#39;s &quot;In Praise of Heroic Masculinity&quot; in The Atlantic.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/saint-of-second-chances-review-the-doc-that-is-making-grown-men-cry" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read &quot;Why Baseball Doc ‘Saint of Second Chances’ Is Making Grown Men Cry&quot; by Nick Schager in The Daily Beast. </li>
<li><a href="https://mbird.com/the-magazine/mercy-begets-mercy/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read Katelyn Beaty&#39;s essay &quot;Mercy Begets Mercy&quot; in The Mockingbird. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw0KTDjsC3r/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read Andy Squyres&#39;s devotion &quot;I Saw God&quot;. </li>
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Episode 248: God's Great Merciful Lie

The Mockingcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by RJ Heijmen, Sarah Condon and David Zahl, and brought to you by Mockingbird Ministries, an organization which seeks to connect the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life in fresh and down-to-earth ways. You can find out more about Mockingbird at www.mbird.com. Audio production provided by TJ Hester.