<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Contemplative Ignoramus: The DeValois Conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are Isaac and Josiah DeValois—two brothers calling one another into patterns of deeper thinking and wiser living.]]></description><link>https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/s/the-devalois-conversation</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2p_5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95023bd5-3282-4d0d-83f4-cb4db38884ef_1200x1200.png</url><title>Contemplative Ignoramus: The DeValois Conversation</title><link>https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/s/the-devalois-conversation</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:30:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[themindingofisaac@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[themindingofisaac@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[themindingofisaac@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[themindingofisaac@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[TDC #4: What Is Demanded of Us Shapes Who We Are Becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are hacks really helpful for us?]]></description><link>https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-4-what-is-demanded-of-us-shapes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-4-what-is-demanded-of-us-shapes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:53:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/147135877/0b452f94b145758d850db4eafcbba27b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The DeValois Conversation!</p><p>We are Isaac and Josiah DeValois&#8212;two brothers inviting you to join us in our weekly conversations, where we call one another into patterns of deeper thinking and wiser living.</p><p>This week, we decided to pause our discussion of Mere Christianity so we could discuss our thoughts on a <a href="https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/parenting-hacks-that-work?r=1mkz0u">recent piece of writing</a> posted by Isaac. </p><p>In this episode we talk about hacks, limits, constraints, being formed by the things we do, and how we might think about these things.</p><p>If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with a friend! </p><p><em>Our apologies for missing a couple weeks of posting - recording ahead of time with two different lives and posting on a regular schedule is harder than we thought! </em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[TDC #3: The Reality of the Law of Human Nature (Mere Christianity)]]></title><description><![CDATA[But why should I to be unselfish?]]></description><link>https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-3-the-reality-of-the-law-of-human</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-3-the-reality-of-the-law-of-human</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:49:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/146884779/0f49ce529fed372526e8df5b8aab4ab6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The DeValois Conversation!</p><p>We are Isaac and Josiah DeValois&#8212;two brothers inviting you to join us in our weekly conversations, where we call one another into patterns of deeper thinking and wiser living.</p><p>We are continuing our read-through of <em>Mere Christianity</em> by C.S. Lewis. You can listen along with our conversations or pick up your own copy of the book and read with us. </p><p>In this episode we continue our discussions on Book 1 of Mere Christianity by stammering through non-answers to the question, &#8220;Why should we be unselfish?&#8221; Bear with us, we&#8217;re still learning to think aloud, but we&#8217;re having fun doing it!</p><p>If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with a friend! </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[TDC #2: Some Objections to the Law of Human Nature (Mere Christianity)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do our instincts supersede the moral law?]]></description><link>https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-2-some-objections-to-the-law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-2-some-objections-to-the-law</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/146643528/61cde271be68e32dca458e87548c88c6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The DeValois Conversation!</p><p>We are Isaac and Josiah DeValois&#8212;two brothers inviting you to join us in our weekly conversations, where we call one another into patterns of deeper thinking and wiser living.</p><p>We are continuing our read-through of <em>Mere Christianity</em> by C.S. Lewis. You can listen along with our conversations or pick up your own copy of the book and read with us. </p><p>In this episode we continue our discussions on Book 1 of Mere Christianity by talking about some objections C.S. Lewis puts forth against his own points from Chapter 1.</p><p>If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with a friend! </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[TDC #1: Mere Christianity, Pt. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | In which we discuss the preface, foreword, and first chapter of the book.]]></description><link>https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-1-mere-christianity-pt-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindingofisaac.substack.com/p/tdc-1-mere-christianity-pt-1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isaac DeValois]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:30:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/146143969/e7265a860d6290de3d7ba09280dba5a0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The DeValois Conversation!</p><p>We are Isaac and Josiah DeValois&#8212;two brothers inviting you to join us in our weekly conversations, where we call one another into patterns of deeper thinking and wiser living.</p><p>We are beginning this series by reading and discussing our way through <em>Mere Christianity</em> by C.S. Lewis. You can listen along with our conversations or pick up your own copy of the book and read with us. </p><p>In this episode we begin a series of five discussions on <em>Right and Wrong As a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe</em>. This collection of five chapters was originally aired on the BBC as <em>The Case for Christianity</em> in 1942. We are excited to ask some good questions and learn from these readings together.</p><p>If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with a friend! </p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>