What makes a place home? After twenty-six years in Opelika, Alabama, Chris and his wife begin a new chapter on the Gulf Coast—only to find themselves evacuating for a hurricane just three weeks later. An unexpected train whistle stirs memories of the place they left behind and raises a deeper question about familiarity, belonging, and our longing for a permanent home. A personal reflection on the places we love, the memories we carry, and the hope of a home that lasts forever.

Why We Need Old Books. Old books do more than preserve the past—they challenge our assumptions, deepen our understanding of human nature, and draw us into conversation with generations beyond our own. In this episode, Chris Duncan reflects on C. S. Lewis’s warning against “chronological snobbery” and the wisdom of Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren’s How to Read a Book. Along the way, he considers how reading voices from another age can make us wiser, humbler, and less captive to the assumptions of our own moment.

Gospel Echoes in The Mandalorian. Star Wars has always been about more than spaceships and distant galaxies. In this episode, Chris Duncan explores themes of belonging, adoption, sacrifice, redemption, and “the Way” in the story of Din Djarin and Grogu. Drawing on John C. McDowell’s The Gospel According to Star Wars, he considers how a popular story can awaken our deeper longing for grace, family, and home.