Mia Burke
Mia Burke grew up crisscrossing the US with her family, preparing her for life as a military wife. She is the author of Come Undone, two televised documentaries, and a few sketches, shorts, and articles with potential literary value. She has also written many research papers for her MFA in Communications and BA in English, persuasive marketing copy, and more checks to educational institutions than should be allowed.
After many years of patchwork careers as a waitress, producer, college administrator, maid, college instructor, magazine curator, and communications director, Mia finally accepted that she is a writer and writes full-time.
She now lives on the Gulf Coast. Her favorite people are:
One husband supporting,
four adult kids adulting,
two dogs a-barking,
one cat meowing,
and a grand monkey in an Orlando orange tree.
Mia Burke + Kevin Lucas use The Matrix + The Terminator franchises to explore the idea that reality may not be what it appears, drawing parallels between “waking up” in the films + spiritual awakening in the Christian life- ultimately pointing to Scripture as the true foundation for understanding reality, freedom, + truth in a world filled with deception.
In the podcast episode, Clay Carson, Kyle Revette, and Mia Burke explore Inception as a lens for understanding how easily reality can be shaped by perception, emotion, + belief. It challenges us to consider whether we are grounding our understanding of reality in truth or constructing our own versions of it.
Mia Burke introduces “Reality,” exploring in this edition how modern culture—especially digital life + media—can distort our understanding of identity, purpose, + truth. Using the Loki series, she invites readers to consider that while the world offers conflicting versions of reality, true identity + purpose are found in God’s redemptive truth.
In this two-part series, DeGreecing the Church, our Curator, Mia Burke, connects with Christine Walker over the Hebraic Roots of our faith. They explore the historical move away from a Jewish worldview as Greco-Roman influence became dominant in church culture. This episode probes the differences between the two worldviews in the understanding of reality, perception of God and man, and finds a return to our roots opens a broader understanding of both the Bible and our faith.
Secular and sacred. Formal words dividing reality into godly or ungodly, Christian or worldly. But is God’s creation so cleanly divided? God’s opening words during Creation, recorded in Genesis, state that everything He created is good.
In its intended state, it’s all good. Not to be naive or unrealistic, there are unredeemed and profane elements of our culture. However, God’s primary vocation is the business of redemption.
I’ve been incredibly blessed to have had a circle of women a life stage ahead, who have selflessly poured into me: Mama Steph, Martha, Fran, and Mary Ann. I observed that they were all Boomers and Jesus Freaks (Boomers who, in one way or another, were saved and filled with the Holy Spirit during the 1960s-1970s). They boldly shared their stories leading up to their salvation and how that era impacted their lives/respective ministries
Mia Burke explores the Ted Lasso series as a “fantasy” of what relationships could look like if marked by grace, forgiveness, + genuine care. It challenges us to consider how these idealized dynamics contrast with reality— + invites us to live out Christ-like love in our own relationships.