Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
DiscipleDojo's favorite guest @CarmenJoyImesPhD is BACK! And here newest book is, in my opinion, her best!
"Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters" is available for pre-order at: ivpress.com/becoming-god-s-family
Previous episodes with Carmen about the first two books in her trilogy:
* Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters - youtu.be/XFpl_bDrAvc
* Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters - youtu.be/44RqvPjsgQM
Subscribe to Carmen's channel here on YouTube at: @CarmenJoyImesPhD
Carmen's substack "The OPEN BOOK": substack.com/@carmenjoyimes
Follow Carmen on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes
Carmen's blog: carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com
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DiscipleDojo's favorite guest @CarmenJoyImesPhD is BACK! And here newest book is, in my opinion, her best!
"Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters" is available for pre-order at: ivpress.com/becoming-god-s-family
Previous episodes with Carmen about the first two books in her trilogy:
* Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters - youtu.be/XFpl_bDrAvc
* Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters - youtu.be/44RqvPjsgQM
Subscribe to Carmen's channel here on YouTube at: @CarmenJoyImesPhD
Carmen's substack "The OPEN BOOK": substack.com/@carmenjoyimes
Follow Carmen on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes
Carmen's blog: carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com
***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - zazzle.com/discipledojo
***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - discipledojo.org/donate
***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at discipledojo.org/contact
***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at facebook.com/groups/grownupstable
------ Go deeper at discipledojo.org
Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:
SoundCloud - soundcloud.com/discipledojo
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7
iTunes - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837
Amazon - tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet
![Fall Book Club 2026 Announcement! [Currently Full!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qAxsqA_R9a4/mqdefault.jpg "Fall Book Club 2026 Announcement! [Currently Full!]
*UPDATE: WE HAVE REACHED OUR LIMIT. FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT REGISTER, YOU ARE WELCOME TO FOLLOW ALONG ON YOUR OWN AFTER WE POST THE SESSIONS*
Time: 8-10pm ET
Register via the contact form, using the ministry dropdown menu item at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact
* Aug 25 - Discuss “The Planets” poem & chs.1-2
* Sept 1 - Discuss chs.3-6
* Sept 8 - Discuss chs. 7-9
* Sept 15 - Discuss chs. 10-14
* Sept 22 - Discuss chs. 15-18
* Sept 29 - Discuss chs. 19-22 & Postscript
Zoom sessions will be recorded and viewable on DiscipleDojo youtube channel after each week’s session
Recommended edition of the book
* https://www.amazon.com/Space-Trilogy-C-S-Lewis/dp/0007528418/
Other recommended reading by Lewis:
* Essay: “Religion and Rocketry” (The World’s Last Night) - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59370772a5790a59d042a4be/t/60a65b910f22b8147280fc70/1621515153825/religion_rocketry.pdf
* Poem: “The Planets” (Poems) - https://www.maltsoc.com/post/the-planets-poem-by-c-s-lewis
* The Discarded Image - https://www.amazon.com/Discarded-Image-Introduction-Renaissance-Literature/dp/1107604702/
Other recommended reading about the Ransom Trilogy:
* Planets in Peril (David Downing) - https://www.amazon.com/Planets-Peril-Critical-Lewiss-Trilogy/dp/087023997X/
* Deeper Heaven (Christiana Hale) - https://www.amazon.com/Deeper-Heaven-Readers-Lewiss-Trilogy/dp/1944482563/
* Life on the Silent Planet (Rhys Laverty, ed.) - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Silent-Planet-Christian-Trilogy/dp/1949716252/
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***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate
***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact
***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable
Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org
Instagram: Instagram.com/discipledojo
Facebook: Facebook.com/discipledojo
Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:
SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837
Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet")
