# Episode 283: The Ol’ Telling the Truth Trick

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-09-29T10:45:00+00:00
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## Resource

&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk silent retreats, repentant writing, alien mercy, and Hallmark movies. Also, RJ goes Confucian while Dave spitballs a new kind of Dry January. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2025/09/20/silent-retreat-meditation-religion/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ben Brasch's article &quot;Silent Retreats Are Surging in Popularity&quot; in the Washington Post.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/briefing/the-psychological-value-of-repentance.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Lauren Jackson's newsletter on &quot;The Pscyhological Value of Repentance&quot; in the NY Times. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/grace-in-practice/grace-in-an-age-of-vengance/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Sarah's &quot;Grace in an Age of Vengeance&quot; on Mbird. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/alien-mercy/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ashley Hales's interview with Elizabeth Bruenig in Christianity Today, &quot;Alien Mercy.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/07/death-row-executions-witness/682891/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Elizabeth Bruenig's lengthy essay &quot;Witness&quot; in The Atlantic.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/church/the-gospel-is-not-your-happy-ending/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to re…

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