Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.
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French Friday: Are the Political Parties Trading Places?
Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 59:32
For the first time in decades, the Republican Party has removed all pro-life language from the party platform. Trump has also called for less free-trade, more government regulation, and he is indifferent about Russian aggression in Europe. At the same time, the Democratic Party is embracing patriotism, law and order, tax cuts, and retreating from its more progressive social and environmental policies. What's happening? David French and Skye Jethani discuss the realignment of the parties and whether this is a permanent change or just temporary rhetoric. Plus, French explains why he decided to endorse Kamala Harris after voting for write-in candidates in 2016 and 2020.
0:00 - Theme Song
0:17 - Episode Starts
2:20 - Would French Voting Third Party Be Just as Controversial as Voting Kamala?
14:00 - Trump Betraying Pro-Choice is No Surprise
19:50 - Are The Parties Flipping Sides?
33:45 - What Happens to the GOP When Trump Leaves?
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632: Smartphones & Spiritual Formation with Jonathan Haidt
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 • Duration 01:25:08
As we start a new academic year, school districts throughout the country are increasingly banning smartphones. No one is more responsible for this trend than Dr. Jonathan Haidt. He talks to Skye about his latest book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” and how smartphones are also interfering with our spiritual lives, and what Christian communities can do about it. Also this week—Donald Trump has completely abandoned the pro-life movement, sending some conservative evangelicals into a political crisis. Chick-Fil-A is launching its own streaming network, but will you be able to watch content on Sundays? And scientists discover Phil’s new favorite deep sea worm.
22:55 - How Pro-Life Groups Are Responding to Trump Dropping Pro-Life Platform
26:12 - Are the Democrats and Republicans Telling the Same Story About the World?
625: Loving Our Christian Nationalist Neighbors with Caleb Campbell
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 • Duration 01:33:47
It’s one thing to fight against a heresy, but what about the people caught in its grasp? Caleb Campbell’s new book, “Disarming Leviathan,” argues Christian Nationalism is an idolatrous, anti-Christian movement, but that we ought to take a gentle, loving, and missional posture toward our friends and neighbors following it. Also this week, Ronald Reagan often said America was a shining “city upon a hill.” Derwin Gray joins Skye and Kaitlyn to discuss the phrase, its original context in the Sermon on the Mount, and how Puritan colonists used it very differently than modern politicians. Plus, what’s behind all of the hot A.I. images of Jesus?
560: The Rise of Retaliation Politics & How to Suffer Well with Alan Noble
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 • Duration 01:26:37
Protests have continued after last month’s school shooting in Nashville, including in the Tennessee state legislature where the majority Republicans expelled two Democrats after their protests broke the rules of decorum. What was really accomplished by this extreme response, and what’s really behind the rise of retaliation politics? Then, Skye talks to Alan Noble about his new book, “On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living.” Noble says we’ve believed the lies that life is supposed to be pleasurable, that suffering is abnormal, and that our feelings are a reflection of reality. Instead, at a time when depression, anxiety, and loneliness are skyrocketing, he shows how our faith equips us to suffer well. Plus, scientists have grown mammoth meatballs. Yummy!
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11:27 - Tennessee GOP expels 2 Democrats from state legislature
20:45 - The merging of Christianity with populist right wing politics
31:41 - The rise of retaliation in politics
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559: The Nashville Shooting & Preaching to a Divided Nation with Matthew Kim & Paul Hoffman
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 • Duration 01:28:21
Description: Immediately after last week’s school shooting in Nashville, opportunists used it to advance their favorite culture war narratives. Why does this happen after every tragedy, and why are we more likely to empathize with victims we identify closely with? Then, what impact will Donald Trump’s indictment have on the 2024 presidential race? Are his evangelical supporters finally ready to move on? And, can preaching really undo the damage and division caused by cable news and social media? Kaitlyn Schiess interviews the authors of “Preaching to a Divided Nation: A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity.” Plus, Levi’s goes AI and Christian is having none of it.
19:43 - Avoiding culture war narratives after national tragedies
32:14 - What’s to be learned from tragedies like this
45:51 - Trump’s Indictment
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French Friday: Transgenderism & Parental Rights
Friday, March 31, 2023 • Duration 01:02:09
It’s becoming increasingly clear that parental rights is poised to be a significant issue in the 2024 election, particularly as it relates to transgenderism and gender-affirming healthcare. Skye Jethani talks to David French about his recent editorial that provoked a backlash from both ends of the political spectrum. French explains why recent efforts in California and Texas, which take opposite positions on youth transgenderism, both violate the long-affirmed rights of parents to make healthcare decisions for their own children without government interference. Is it another case of both the Right and Left embracing illiberal and unconstitutional tactics to fight the Culture War? Or, does the rise of transgenderism among kids demand the government’s intervention regardless of what parents want?
0:00 - Theme Song
5:22 - Don’t Let the Culture War Degrade the Constitution
11:00 - Parental Rights in California
21:47 - Parental Rights in Texas
33:52 - Kaylee McGhee White’s Critique
46:52 - Navigating the polarization of our communities
1:01:40 - End Credits
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558: Saddleback vs the SBC & Misusing the Marriage Metaphor with Beth Felker Jones & Amy Peeler
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 • Duration 01:19:33
Description: Rick Warren, the founder and former pastor of Saddleback Church, is speaking out after his church was ejected from the Southern Baptist Convention for ordaining women. Phil explains how the SBC went from being accepting of female leaders, to opposing them, to kicking out churches that depart even slightly on the issue. Then, Kaitlyn talks with Dr. Beth Felker Jones and Dr. Amy Peeler about Joshua Butler’s controversial article comparing the gospel to marital sex. They explain what his article gets fundamentally wrong about the New Testament’s marriage metaphor. Plus, a new study finds evangelicals are the least liked religious group in America, except by evangelicals who think they’re great. And someone is anonymously leaving their mark on Broadway.
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9:03 - Evangelicals loved by Evangelicals, but not anyone else
14:14 - SBC history around women ordination
26:49 - Denny Burke’s response to Rick Warren
557: The Rise of Christian Nashville-ism & What Christians Must Do with Claude Alexander
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 • Duration 01:32:15
557: The Rise of Christian Nashville-ism & What Christians Must Do with Claude Alexander
Why doesn’t Congress work? A recent article explains how diversity, education, and geography are driving the political parties apart. These findings also help explain the widening fractures among evangelicals. In the past, evangelicalism was primarily driven by academic institutions in the North, but now it’s increasingly fueled by entertainment interests in the South. Phil explains this rise of “Christian Nashville-ism.” Then, Skye talks to Bishop Claude Alexander about his book “Necessary Christianity,” and what he believes to be the most urgent issues facing the church today. Plus, more listener feedback about teen mental health research, how puppies, infants, and Baby Yoda hack our brains, and an unexpected animal attack in Ohio.
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22:45 - Feedback from our Mental Health Discussion
30:56 - The Four Quadrants of American Politics
40:13 - Fragmentation of Evangelical Politics
49:16 - Rise of Christian Nashville-ism
556: Teen Mental Health Revisited & Digital Discipleship with Nona Jones
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 01:30:31
Feedback on the recent episode about the teen mental health report by the CDC was so strong that the Holy Post gang revisits the topic. Jonathan Haidt says three untruths that fuel depression were embraced by progressives ten years ago, but now they’re commonplace among conservatives too. Then, in 1976, Jimmy Carter represented a biblically-rooted evangelicalism that was also politically progressive. So, why did white evangelicals abandon him—or did they? And former Facebook executive, Nona Jones, explains why social media companies say their mission is to create community but their business models do the opposite. Jones still believes there is hope for these platforms and is now working with YouVersion to build digital disciples. Plus, respected historian, Dave, believes there’s a buried treasure under Kate’s house.
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0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Theme Song
3:00 - The Holy Grail and Ark of the Covenant thought to be found in England
12:16 - Teenage Mental Health
38:10 - Jimmy Carter and Evangelicals
48:50 - Ryan Burge on race and religion in American politics
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555: “The Article” & Biblical Critical Theory with Christopher Watkin
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 • Duration 01:39:21
The Gospel Coalition published an article last week that brought together every divergent faction of the church to say, “Ick!” While many are discussing the troubling content of the article on social media, the Holy Post crew examines what is says about the troubling state of evangelical publishing. Then, new data finds liberal teens are struggling with depression at higher rates on average than conservative teens. What’s the explanation? And Phil talks to professor Christopher Watkin about his book, “Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture.” Is critical theory really as evil as some culture warriors say it is? Watkin offers a more thoughtful and Christian perspective on how to critique society. Plus, Japan discovers 7,000 new islands.
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50:47 - Interview intro
35:46 - Does the Lack of a Pro-Life Candidate Mean Conversations About Other Issues?
43:47 - Not Into Pep Rallies
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48:05 - Interview
50:21 - Responses to The Anxious Generation
55:29 - The Collective Action Problem
1:04:08 - Why the Partial Phone Ban in Schools Doesn’t Work
1:10:45 - How the Medium of Phones Create Loneliness
1:19:58 - How Religion Combats the Negative Effect of Phones
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12:26 - Shining City on a Hill
19:42 - Guiding People Away from Idolatry
30:36 - Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
34:41 - Hot A.I. Jesus
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51:49 - Interview
53:57 - Why did Campbell write about Christian Nationalism?
1:15:15 - Practical Advice
1:23:53 - What About Flipping Tables?
1:33:14 - End Credits
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Is America a City on a Hill or a Nation on the Precipice?
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53:16 - Guest Interview - Matthew Kim and Paul Hoffman
59:19 - Does preaching still have an impact on people?
1:11:10 - How to deal with difficult topics through centered and bounded sets
1:16:22 -How to discern when is the right time to bring up a controversial topic
1:27:49 - End Credits
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