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Make it Make Sense with Dr. Mary McDonald and Maureen Yarborough

Make it Make Sense with Dr. Mary McDonald and Maureen Yarborough

The Frog in the Water

Aug 25, 2026 · 17 min · 6 segments

In this short reflection, Maureen Yarborough and Dr. Mary McDonald consider how faith can bring peace in a world that often feels confusing and fear-driven. Drawing on familiar films, everyday…

In this short reflection, Maureen Yarborough and Dr. Mary McDonald consider how faith can bring peace in a world that often feels confusing and fear-driven. Drawing on familiar films, everyday examples, and personal stories about rumors and influence, they explore the importance of listening carefully, discerning truth, and resisting manipulation. Together, they encourage listeners to stay grounded in faith and trust that God can bring all things together for good.

In this short reflection, Maureen Yarborough and Dr. Mary McDonald consider how faith can bring peace in a world that often feels confusing and fear-driven. Drawing on familiar films, everyday…

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Speakers: Maureen YarboroughHostMary McDonaldHost

Top entities: The Matrix×5 God×8 The Bourne Identity×5 The Truman Show×8 Joan of Arc×4

What the Three Movies Mean1:10 – 5:22

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:10

Well, it was kind of interesting.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:12

I've had these feelings of just different things along the way throughout these years.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:18

I've had songs that have popped into my head.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:21

Or I've just felt like this pull to watch certain things.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:27

And they've gotten actually more vivid recently.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:31

And so I just had this feeling that I...

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:38

I feel like sometimes when I'm falling asleep, that right before, it's as if I'm in between the realms almost.

Mary McDonaldHost

1:48

Like a different zone.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:50

Like a different zone.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:51

And I'm definitely not asleep.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:55

But I feel like I am seeing the path of... of faith and the path of the world and so it's not necessarily good and evil but it's more like okay this is what i and i feel such a peace and i feel like oh it makes sense now if i look at that path but then if i look at the worldly path it's like i have this sense of chaos and And I have the sense of uneasiness.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:27

Things feel chaotic, out of control.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:29

Yes.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:29

And so it is like, and I'll ask all these questions in my head.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:33

I think I've talked a little bit about this.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:34

Yes, you

Mary McDonaldHost

2:35

have.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:35

I've been

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:36

trying to figure out, because it sounds crazy when I say it.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:39

I feel like I'm crazy when I'm talking about it because I don't know how to explain the feeling.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:44

Yeah.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:45

But it's there and it's real.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:46

But it's there and it's real.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:47

And I've heard other people talk about that feeling that they have and I could relate.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:53

I could so relate.

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The Bourne IdentityMovie2002 film
69%5 mentions
The Truman ShowMovie1998 film
56%8 mentions
Joan of ArcPersonSaint
44%4 mentions
Anthony FauciPersonPhysician and former Chief Medical Advisor to the President of United States
31%2 mentions
The Walking DeadTV SeriesAmerican drama series
19%2 mentions
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6%1 mention

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What the Three Movies Mean1:10 – 5:22

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:10

Well, it was kind of interesting.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:12

I've had these feelings of just different things along the way throughout these years.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:18

I've had songs that have popped into my head.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:21

Or I've just felt like this pull to watch certain things.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:27

And they've gotten actually more vivid recently.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:31

And so I just had this feeling that I...

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:38

I feel like sometimes when I'm falling asleep, that right before, it's as if I'm in between the realms almost.

Mary McDonaldHost

1:48

Like a different zone.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:50

Like a different zone.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:51

And I'm definitely not asleep.

Maureen YarboroughHost

1:55

But I feel like I am seeing the path of... of faith and the path of the world and so it's not necessarily good and evil but it's more like okay this is what i and i feel such a peace and i feel like oh it makes sense now if i look at that path but then if i look at the worldly path it's like i have this sense of chaos and And I have the sense of uneasiness.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:27

Things feel chaotic, out of control.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:29

Yes.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:29

And so it is like, and I'll ask all these questions in my head.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:33

I think I've talked a little bit about this.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:34

Yes, you

Mary McDonaldHost

2:35

have.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:35

I've been

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:36

trying to figure out, because it sounds crazy when I say it.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:39

I feel like I'm crazy when I'm talking about it because I don't know how to explain the feeling.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:44

Yeah.

Mary McDonaldHost

2:45

But it's there and it's real.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:46

But it's there and it's real.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:47

And I've heard other people talk about that feeling that they have and I could relate.

Maureen YarboroughHost

2:53

I could so relate.

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