Faithfulcrum
Faithfulcrum Conversations on faith, spirit, creativity and meaning Faithfulcrum is a space for openhearted dialogue about the things that move us — and the things we’re still trying to understand. Hosted by Mark and Scott, lifelong friends and creative collaborators, each episode weaves together story, song, and searching conversation to explore how we live, create, and believe in a complex world. From late-night thoughts to original music, Faithfulcrum embraces the tension between mystery and clarity — not to solve it, but to stay with it faithfully.
Episodes
In this episode of Faithfulcrum, Mark and Scott circle a question that refuses to stay technical: what happens to the human soul when our tools begin to speak back to us? Beginning with fears of AI as something demonic or exploitative, the conversation ranges widely—through science fiction, loneliness, attachment, imagination, culture, and the long human habit of turning new...
Welcome to Faithfulcrum, where we slow the conversation down long enough to feel its weight—and maybe find our footing again.
In this episode, Season 2, Episode 3, we sit with a force that shapes our lives far more than we’d like to admit: fear. Not just fear of death, but fear in the streets, fear in politics, fear in violence, fear in silence, fear in the tools...
In this warm, winding conversation, Scott, Mark, and guest Amy Abeln explore the strange new intimacy of creating with AI—especially when it flatters you. What does it mean when a machine tells you your writing is brilliant? Can digital tools deepen creativity, or do they quietly take something away? And how do you keep your true voice alive inside the noise?
Amy shares stories...
In this premiere episode of Season 2, Mark and Scott dive deep into a rich, reflective conversation on meaning-making, creativity, memory, and art. From personal revelations to poetic philosophy, they explore how humans — like bees making honey — are driven to shape beauty, culture, and connection out of the raw material of life.
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Mark and Scott talk about "inspiration" and the Bible, and what sort of claims the Bible actually makes (or doesn't make) about itself.
Traditional Hymn- Give Me the Bible, lyrics by Priscilla J. Owens. Music: Edmund S. Lorenz, 1883. Performed by the Edmond Church of Christ, March 19, 2011.
New Hymn- Inspired Hath by Mark Baldridge, 2023
Mark and Scott talk about the defensiveness of many conservative Christians, where it may come from, and whom Jesus called people to defend.
Hymn: "Abide With Me" Words by Henry Francis Lyte, music by William Henry Monk. Year of release and songwriting credit from "Edison Blue Amberol," (1912). Croxton Quartet.
New Hymn: "She's Dear Too Hymn" by Scott Simpson (2023)
Mark and Scott talk about the ongoing battle between Evolutionary theory and Biblical Literalism.
Hymn: "There is a Fountain." Words by Rev. William Cowper. Year of release and songwriting credit from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.8 (1910). Sacred hymn. Mixed voices, unaccompanied.
New Hymn: "Two Percent Angel" by Mark Baldridge (2023)
Mark and Scott talk about the tendency for some religious folk to downplay the importance of care for the environment.
Hymn: "Only A Beam of Sunshine" performed by Harry Anthony and James F. Harrison from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.8 (1910).
New Hymn: "I'm Going Mental" by Scott Simpson, 2023.
After having given up podcasting for lent, Mark and Scott are now back and ready to discuss "Spirituality" and "Religion" as the two battle it out for the title.
Hymn: “I Love to Tell the Story,” composed by William G. Fischer, recorded 1913 for Edison Blue Amberol featuring the Edison Mixed Quartet
New Hymn: “The Pigeon and the Dove” (2023) by Mark Baldridge
Mark and Scott discuss gender, gender fluidity, shifting gender perspectives and several passages from the Bible involving eunuchs.
Hymn: “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” trad. spiritual recorded December 1909 for Victor Studios by the Fisk University Jubilee Quartet
New Hymn: “He, She, They” (2022) by Scott Simpson
In this episode, Mark and Scott converse about school shootings, guns and the Second Amendment, and they look at some things Jesus said concerning violence.
Hymn: "Onward Christian Soldiers" Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould (1865) music composed by Arthur Sullivan (1871)
New Hymn: "Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear is Armed and Dangerous" (2022) Mark Baldridge
In this episode, Mark and Scott converse about the current iteration of Christian Nationalism and they look at a few Bible verses that relate to the "blessing of a nation" and to submitting to national authorities.
Hymn: "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1908) Frank C. Stanley
New Hymn: "Something to Believe In" (2022) Scott Simpson
Mark and Scott chat about several sections from the Bible and explore the idea of Moral Relativism.
Intro hymn: "Old Time Religion" Traditional hymn, performed by Polk Miller and his Old South Quartette, 1910.
New hymn: "This 'n That" by Mark Baldridge, 2022
Mark and Scott chat about four "proof-texts" from the Bible that are frequently used on multiple sides of the national debate around abortion and women's reproductive rights.
Intro hymn: "To the Work" Words by J. Crosby, performed by Edison Mixed Quartette, 1908.
New hymn: "Mother and Child" by Scott Simpson, 2022
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