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My guest today is John Larsen, a software developer from Norway, who enjoys PHP, and doesn’t seem to like Java very much. He was raised into a fringe Christian Church with 8 siblings, and after seeing that Church dissolve, got into his own path to test his faith, landing where he is today.
At some point he has read 200 books in a year, with more than 40 in a month. We talked about the Church Fathers, the Didache, and had a very intellectually satisfying discussion about what constitutes belief.
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Josh Cirre comes from a creative background, but got into coding from a desire to help his customers. Now he works for Laravel as a Support Engineer and DevRel.
We talked about beauty, morality and logic, and how he views them as pointing to God.
We talked about a main objection to all of that, which is the existence of the Raccoon, and played a nice thought exercise that illuminated the role faith plays in his life.
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My Guest today is Adon Irani. We had a great conversation as his upbringing in a mixed home with a Zoroastrian father and a Baptist mother, how at age
11 he dedicated his life to Christ but completely forgot about it, and the important role that faith plays in his life.
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Join me today to talk about Java & Jesus with Mary Grygleski. She is the president of the Chicago Java Users Group, a Developer Advocate, and the AI Practice Lead at Callibriti.
We discussed her upbringing as a Catholic in Hong Kong, the harsh environment where her family came from, and how she was able to transform her life through 20 years of Eucharist Adoration. -
My guest today is Mina Abadir. Mina is the CTO of Flightcontrol, and a member of the Coptic Church. In this episode we talked about growing up in Egypt as part of a minority religion, and how he had his religion inscribed in his national ID. We also discussed how the Coptic Church differs from others, and how his faith helped him in his career.
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In today's episode, I sat down for a chat with Eric Anderson. A PM from Google turned a successful Venture Capitalist at Scale, where he invested in companies like Datastax, Permit.io, and Honeycomb.io.
Eric grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We discussed the community-building implications of growing up as a member of a church community, as well as the rational basis upon which his faith rests. -
In today's episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Raina. She is a cradle Catholic from Pakistan, and we had a great conversation about how her experience growing up, and how in contrast with the safety we have in the West to profess our faith - or lack thereof - she had to worry about minor nuisances like the Taliban.
Raina is now an aerospace engineer that "keeps planes from falling from the sky" (she does not work for Boeing), and shared how she believes the Holy Spirit guided her in her career. -
Today, we flip the script: Kent C. Dodds is the host, and I'll be the guest.
I had the opportunity to talk about how I was raised in a nominally Catholic environment, but left it at age 14 when I was convinced atheism was the thing smart people do.
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In this episode, TJ DeVries joins me to talk about Dostoevsky, suffering, and whether nailing your own testicles to the ground is a smart idea.
We talked about predestination, Calvinism, the various views of God's omnipotence, and resolve the 500-year long dispute on the matter. It is safe to say if we were alive in the 16th century, history would have been a lot more peaceful.
We also covered the universe as a simulation, and how order in the universe points to design.
Connect with TJ:
https://twitter.com/teej_dv
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Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Brandon Bayer. He is the creator of Blitz.js, and the founder of Flightcontrol. Brandon and I talked about his upbringing in the Old German Baptist Brethren Church. He walked us through his journey from a social Christian towards a true believer, and how that impacted his life, and his work.
Learn more about Brandon:
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In today's episode I spoke to ThePrimeagen. One of the biggest influencers in tech today, we chatted about his difficult upbringing, his struggles resulting from nihilism, and how one day, his life suddenly changed.
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In today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking to Nadia Asparouhova - x.com/nayafia, a writer and researcher, and the author of Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software (Stripe Press).
We discussed how after a life of atheism, transcendental experiences like childbirth and the Jhanas, an ancient attention-based meditation technique led her to believe there is more to life than matter. We also discussed the surprising connection between meditation and Mr. Miyagi, from the movie Karate Kid. -
In today's episode, I had an emotional conversation with Aaron Francis, the founder of TryHard Studios, and a powerhouse in the PHP/Laravel Community.
Aaron went to school to become an accountant, but later found love the love for technology that propels him to these days.
He shared with us an inspiring example of how he persisted in his faith, which he considers irresistible, through hardship and periods of questioning.
Learn more about Aaron Francis:
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In today's episode I spoke and got to know Joshua Berrios - @JBerri0s, the host of the @code_fellowship podcast. We discussed his life as a military man, his relationship with his father and how he got into technology. Whether or not NDEs are to be believed, and his journey into his current ministry.
Meet Joshua in his own words:
I am a military vet in tech that was saved by grace. I am a podcast host of codeFellowship, a video podcast centered around bringing light to Christian Developers' testimonies and how they intersect their faith with their work in tech. Just a few months ago, God confirmed codeFellowship as a ministry He wants me to continue developing all while being a full-time software engineer at a healthcare SaaS company and a dad of 3. -
Today's episode is a bit of a reversal: Lane Wagner is a former member of the Church of Mormon, that after being confronted with things he had growing up without knowing, abandoned the church at first, and shortly after, religion altogether. We had a great time discussing how his stance evolved over the years, the problem of evil, and how the need for faith for salvation (in his view) is the thing that still keeps him grounded in atheism.
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In today’s episode I speak with Kent Dodds. A renowned frontend engineer and a household name in the Javascript ecosystem.
Kent tells us about his faith, and growing up as one of 12 siblings, all members of the church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, also known as The Mormons.
I had a great time talking about his personal experiences that led him to believe that God is real, and the unique aspects of his belief system. -
This is the first episode of the Save File! Tejas Kumar is a Best Selling Author, Fluent React. Host, ConTejas Code Podcast. Investor. Advisor. Formerly at ▲ Vercel, Spotify, Xata, and more. He is a Christian living in Germany.
In today's episode, we discuss his hard upbringing, and how he models his life.
Learn more about Tejas: x.com/TejasKumar_
