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Season 1

[S1E13] Beautifying the body directly
If clothes are an extension of our bodies, to add glory to them, what should we think about beautifying ourselves more directly?
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
40:49
[S1E12] Questions & answers about the clothing of the future
In this episode we develop the symbolism of clothing into some specific applications for reforming our dress in the future, and answer some questions…
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
35:08
[S1E11] Stages of life & liturgical clothing
If reforming our clothing means returning to the patterns of scripture, does that mean we should be wearing sackcloth when fasting, and that ministers…
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
1:02:23
[S1E10] What it means for clothes to be beautiful (or not)
Now that we understand the symbolic nature of clothing, how should we begin reforming it?
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
40:35
[S1E9] Answering questions & objections to head coverings
Following up our explanation of why head coverings matter in the new covenant age, we consider several objections — and even more questions — to flesh…
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
1:05:18
[S1E8] The cosmological significance of head coverings
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…
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
46:55
[S1E7.5] Hair, trees, crowns, angels & glory-clouds
In this tweener episode, Bnonn lays some groundwork for episode 8 (head coverings) with a didactic overview of the biblical symbolism that unifies hair…
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
35:33
[S1E7] Glory, shame & pixie cuts
If long hair is a woman’s glory, what does that mean for pixie cuts and bobs?
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
33:25
[S1E6] How should we dress for church?
Is the idea of a Sunday best biblical?
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
41:52
[S1E5] Thorny questions about modesty as place-keeping
If modesty is fundamentally about knowing and keeping our place, then certain thorny questions naturally arise.
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
49:54
[S1E4] Modesty isn't about what you wear, but what you wear is about modesty
In the first of a two-parter on this topic, we look at the strangely inconsistent history of modesty in Christendom, and suggest that the reason we find…
 • Bnonn Tennant and Smokey Tennant
1:02:48
[S1E3.5] Identity, masking & magic
Listen now (30 mins) | In this bonus episode, Bnonn builds on the foundation of clothing as corporate identity, and talks specifically about the weird…
 • Bnonn Tennant
30:27
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