Fri, 28 April 2023
From Harvard Law School to The New York Times, David French has repeatedly found himself in communities where secular progressivism is the majority view, and where his Christian beliefs face suspicion, ridicule, or even hostility. Skye Jethani asks French how he's learned to not just survive in these post-Christian enclaves, but actually thrive. What mistakes did he make? How did he successfully build relationships across political and philosophical barriers? And how did closer connections with those he disagreed with strengthen his faith? French also explains why Christians who sow fear and anger toward the culture will reap fear and anger from the culture. He's made that error and says joy and curiosity are what Christian leaders need to display in the public square instead.
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - David’s childhood in rural Kentucky
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8:37 - David’s time at Harvard
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25:38 - How Christians should tolerate beliefs they disagree with
34:48 - David’s regret about being too combative
49:26 -The Power of Joy
58:49 - End Credits
Links mentioned in interview
Holy Post episode 412 - This is Your Brain on God with Jim Wilder https://www.holypost.com/post/episode-403-this-is-your-brain-on-god-with-dr-jim-wilder
Other resources: David French: https://twitter.com/DavidAFrench
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Wed, 26 April 2023
After admitting it broadcast election lies and conspiracies, and paying $787 million in damages, Fox News has fired its most popular host. Does this signal a change at the cable news network? An online chatbot says Christianity gives it hope. Are we witnessing the first A.I. convert? Then, more innocent people are being shot by fearful gun owners who “feel threatened.” Is this the inevitable outcome of America’s addiction to fear and idolatry of guns? And Derwin Gray is back to ask a question he’s been sitting on for 20 years—why isn’t the Civil Rights Movement considered a Christian revival? He talks to Skye about the history of revivals in America, and how economic and political idols have prevented us from truly embracing the messianic mandate of Jesus. Plus, a Florida shark got hammered on spring break.
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0:00 - Intro
3:25 - Theme Song
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4:55 - Tucker Carlson Fired from Fox News
15:31 - Florida Man Beats Shark with Hammer
19:20 - Google AI becomes a Christian?
24:06 - Recent “Wrong Place, Wrong time” Shootings
36:50 - Feelings and Institutions
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50:16 - Interview Intro Derwin Gray - https://www.derwinlgray.com/
53:11 - Why the Civil Rights Movement should be considered a revival
1:03:14 - Were the great American revivals of the past actually revivals?
1:11:55 - Problems of seeing faith as only individualistic
1:24:12 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
Florida man accused of beating a shark with a hammer arrested
Experimental Google AI 'Bard' talks faith in the first person, says 'Christianity gives me hope' https://www.christianpost.com/news/experimental-google-ai-bard-talks-faith-in-the-first-person.html
Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 4 separate shootings https://apnews.com/article/wrong-place-shootings-3c6e5061adb30d889ac3d071893ef129
Other resources:
Why Isn’t the Civil Rights Movement Considered a Revival Movement?
How to Heal Our Racial Divide by Derwin Gray
Missional and Multiethnic: Are You Ready for the Future of the Church?
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Wed, 19 April 2023
From the Jesus Movement in the 1970s, through the Religious Right in the 1980s, the rise of New Calvinism in the 1990s, and the MAGA movement today, as a Christian kid in the suburbs and then a political journalist in Washington, Jon Ward has had a front seat to the most significant characters and events in American evangelicalism. He talks with Skye about his new autobiography, “Testimony,” and why he is still committed to Christian faith despite the failure of the movement that raised him. Also this week, early data shows a reduction in the number of abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, but it’s less than many predicted. The so-called “independent prophets'' are predicting God will kill Donald Trump’s opponents next month. Why are they still supporting him when there are alternatives? And a report finds advocates of Christian Nationalism are more rooted in cultural heritage than Christian theology. Is anyone surprised?
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0:00 - Intro
3:26 - Theme Song
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4:56 - Show continues
5:35 - MAGA prophet says anti-Trumpers will experience sudden deaths in May
13:48 - Abortion rates since Dobbs decision
29:52 - Why some Christians feel the need to pass God’s law as the nation’s law
43:22 - How Christian is Christian Nationalism
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59:23 - Interview Intro Jon Ward - https://www.jonwardwrites.org/
1:02:14 - Jon’s upbringing from the Jesus Movement to New Calvinism
1:07:22 - Gnosticism’s influence on Evangelicalism
1:18:54 - Journalism during the Trump era
1:30:46 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
MAGA prophet Lance Wallnau says that anti-Trumpers in both political parties will start dying “sudden deaths” next month
Legal Abortions in US Down 5,000 Per Month Since the End of Roe
How Christian Is Christian Nationalism? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/04/03/how-christian-is-christian-nationalism
Other resources:
Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation by Jon Ward
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Wed, 12 April 2023
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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0:00 - Intro
4:15 - Theme Song
4:37 - Woolly Mammoth Meatball
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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51:45 - Interview Intro Alan Noble - https://www.oalannoble.com/
56:15 - Normalizing suffering
1:05:07 - The importance of finding community
1:16:11 - Talking about mental health with nonbelievers
1:26:04 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
Meatballs made with mammoth DNA created by Australian food startup https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/world/mammoth-meatballs-cultured-meat-climate-scn/index.html
How Tennessee GOP expelling 2 Democrats could have ripple effect in other states https://www.axios.com/2023/04/07/tennessee-house-lawmakers-expulsion-democrats
Three and Out - Thoughts on Tennessee https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/boilingfrogs/three-and-out/
'It's worth it': Charlie Kirk calls school shootings 'a prudent deal' to protect the Second Amendment
Other resources:
On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan Noble
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Wed, 5 April 2023
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.
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0:00 - Intro 4:09 - Theme Song 4:30 - Skye tries pickleball 7:17 - Levi’s using AI models 13:23 - Nashville school shooting 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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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
Links mentioned in news segment:
Levi’s will test AI-generated clothing models to ‘increase diversity’ https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/27/23658385/levis-ai-generated-clothing-model-diversity-denim
Why Phil usually waits to comment on national tragedies https://twitter.com/philvischer/status/1641852609391624208
Other resources:
Preaching to a Divided Nation: A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity by Matthew Kim and Paul Hoffman
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