Do you dream of becoming a Wolf on Wall Street? Is having a library dedicated to you on your bucket list? Are you prepping all your kids to become President because you never could? In America today, we generally consider ambition to be a laudable pursuit. And we want to have children to perpetuate our namesake. We want the fame, and we like little mes. But ambition is a sneaky sin, a glittering vice, which we cannot mistake for determination or pertinacity. And children are not parent swag.

In this thirteenth episode of season four, on common grace in culture, Chris and Kyle discuss the British spy TV series, Slow Horses, and two recurring themes in the show: ambition and family legacy. Ambition is canvassing for attention and accolades through achievements. “Look at me! Notice me! Am I worthy? I'm worthy. Please tell me I'm worthy!” That's something you say to the Lord, not your boss. And family legacy treats kids like purses to wear at fancy events. Stop striving for the sky, you’re not an angel. And parent your kids, don’t parade them.

We can neighbor work and "we" better. Let's go and do likewise.

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Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits!

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Rev. Dr. Kyle David Bennett and Dr. Christopher Cimorelli.

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You excoriated a colleague. You locked in but left the faucet on for a week. You were on full grindset but forgot to pay the bills. Have you ever made a mistake at work? Or failed? Maybe so. But can you really call an egregious error a "failure" if it can become an opportunity for growth? Or if God uses it to bless others? After all, it is only through misfortune that we can stand out as models, as Seneca eloquently put it.

In this episode of season four, on common grace in culture, Chris and Kyle discuss the British spy TV series, Slow Horses—an amusing story of a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their obnoxious boss. They discuss taking risks at work, believing that the Lord has a particular purpose for you, and why aura farming with holes in your socks is impossible. Neighbor better.

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Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits!

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Rev. Dr. Kyle David Bennett and Dr. Christopher Cimorelli.

Support the show

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

As the monks tend their barley fields and ferment their yeast, they remind us that stewardship is not abstract theology but a daily, delectable act of worship—bringing creation (and a good grains) to its joyful, God-intended end. A profound practice of creation care as they shepherd grapes, grain, water, and land. They also know how to practice silence in a noisy, overstimulated world.

In this episode, Chris and Kyle continue their conversation with Marty Tomzak, author of Time, Silence, and Yeast—transitioning to sacramental stewardship and silence. Head on over to Whole Foods and grab a Trappist beer (or a Voodoo Ranger), settle in, and join us for a conversation that tastes like communion: earthy, thoughtful, hopeful, and full of ordinary grace.

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Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits!

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Rev. Dr. Kyle David Bennett and Dr. Christopher Cimorelli.

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Time, Silence, and Yeast is now available from Cascade Books. If you enjoy beer, love good theology, and feel the call to love God and neighbor with everything—including the soil beneath your feet—this is a book worth getting and reading.

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