The SkyePod

David French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it.
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actually That Weird?
 
2:26 - The Church Built a Blasphemer
 
10:55 - Online Gambling Debate
 
24:05 - Restricting Freedom for Virtue
 
34:50 - Cultural Shift from Libertarianism
 
44:22 - Majority Opinion Ignored
 
53:12 - Right Problem, Wrong Solution
 
1:02:10 - End Credits
 
Chris Christie and David French's Debate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAmVu4WVG7Q&t=1s

Canadian Drew is watching American news with befuddlement as a US government official cites Quinton Tarantino as scripture, our scientists develop AI to be "ethical," and a pastor gets caught with stealing baseball cards from Wal-Mart.

Mailman Mike is bringing the big questions this week, as he asks Skye about servant leadership, late-stage capitalism, penal substitutionary atonement, and how we at Holy Post Media try to avoid becoming like the Evangelical Industrial Complex.
 
0:05 - Theme Song
 
1:12 - Foot-Washing Servant Leadership?
 
11:20 - Holy Post and the Evangelical Industrial Complex
 
27:40 - Is There a Good Alternative to Capitalism?
 
Questions Covered:
How do you understand John 13?
How is Holy Post Media avoiding acting like the Evangelical Industrial Complex?
Is there a better alternative to capitalism?
Do you agree with the Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory of the Crucifixion?
 
Getting Schooled - Penal Atonement 101:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/getting-schooled-84872925
 
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John Ortberg explains his journey of faith, how Wheaton College and Dallas Willard helped shape him, and how he discovered the need for spiritual formation.
 
0:10 - Theme Song
 
1:14 - Where'd John Ortberg Come From?
 
7:36 - Wheaton's Influence
 
20:12 - Evangelicalism in the 80's
 
26:34 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154622908/

David French unpacks how the Trump administration's decision to launch a war with Iran is different from previous American wars in the Middle East, including George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Does the criticism of Trump's war from some MAGA influencers signal the break-up of the movement? And what comes next?
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
1:00 - Is This War Legal?
 
15:35 - Lack of Declared War
 
31:55 - What Makes People Leave MAGA?
 
48:04 - Trump Outperforms His Policies
 
1:11:57 - End Credits