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Skye talks about how our certainty often conflicts with humility—with disastrous results, like declining churchgoing rates, alien doomsday cults, and dead bellringers.
 
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Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, some are saying that God saved his life for a divine purpose. Phil, Kaitlyn, and Skye discuss the selective use of Christian rhetoric surrounding the former President. Then, multiple speakers at the Republican convention used anti-immigrant language associated with the “heritage Americans” movement. We examine the movement and its link to the isolationist and racist policies of the 1920s. And Skye welcome Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, to talk about the Palestinian Christian community in the Holy Land and the impact of the war in Gaza on the church.
 
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0:36 - Intro
 
1:52 - Show Starts
 
3:14 - Theme Song
 
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5:54 - Update on Lisa Vischer
 
6:55 - RNC, Biden Dropout—The Apple Cart is Upset!
 
9:52 - Messianic Interpretations of the Trump Assassination Attempt
 
18:26 - What Events Do We Assume Are Divine Intervention?
 
25:50 - Why is Trump Still Winning?
 
31:45 - The Politically Unengaged, Patriotic, and Exhausted
 
37:00 - Heritage Americans
 
45:38 - Reputational Challenges Facing Harris
 
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51:50 - Interview
 
53:16 - The Christian Palestinian Community
 
1:04:47 - Palestinian Christian Reactions to October 7th
 
1:10:20 - The American Church’s Effect on the War
 
1:16:52 - The Positive Impact of Palestinian Christians
 
1:22:47 - End Credits
 
Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
 
Kaitlyn’s Appearance on NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/15/nx-s1-5040606/trumps-assassination-shooting-god-religion
 
Skye Jethani’s Racism and Immigration Video:
https://youtu.be/cgfp5ngxqBI
 
Other resources:
The Other Side of the Wall: A Palestinian Christian Narrative of Lament and Hope: https://a.co/d/aFLu0I9
Christ at the Checkpoint
https://christatthecheckpoint.bethbc.edu/munthers-blog/
 
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On Saturday, Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassin’s bullet. Will this begin to turn down the dehumanizing and apocalyptic rhetoric in our politics, or will it only add fuel for conspiracy theories and extremists? Rich Villodas is back to talk about his new book on the Sermon on the Mount—“The Narrow Path.” He says obeying the sermon “is not how we achieve salvation; it's how we demonstrate it.” And the fact that so few Christians seem to take Jesus’ commands seriously calls their salvation into question. Also this week, Phil reports from “Med City” and Kaitlyn introduces us to Persian ice cream.
 
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1:49 - Show Starts
 
3:26 - Theme Song
 
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6:10 - Phil’s Adventure in Med City
 
10:40 - Club 33
 
15:33 - Where the Holy Post Crew Was When They Heard About Trump’s Assassination Attempt
 
19:11 - The Aftermath of the Shooting
 
34:15 - Catastrophizing, Social Media, and Violence
 
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54:23 - Interview
 
58:55 - The Sermon on the Mount and Building House on Rock
 
53:57 - Why did Campbell write about Christian Nationalism?
 
1:04:06 - Moralism, Successism, and Individualism
 
1:08:03 - Does the American Church Lack Salvation?
 
1:16:53 - Prayer is the Secret to Walking the Narrow Path
 
1:28:05 - End Credits
 
Other resources:
The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls by Rich Villodas: https://a.co/d/6jhamVm
 
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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?
 
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1:18 - Show Starts
 
3:18 - Theme Song
 
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5:52 - Responding to Feedback on Debate Coverage
 
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
 
Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
Is America a City on a Hill or a Nation on the Precipice?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/opinion/american-exceptionalism-reagan-biden-trump.html
 
Hot AI Jesus is Huge on Facebook
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/06/hot-jesus-ai/678814/
 
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Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor by Caleb Campbell: https://www.ivpress.com/disarming-leviathan
 
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In this special episode, Kaitlyn and Skye are joined by the co-hosts of the Church Politics podcast, Justin Giboney and Chris Butler, to discuss the fallout from last week’s presidential debate. Will President Biden drop out? What does the Supreme Court’s ruling about presidential immunity mean for a possible second Trump term? And why have both political parties nominated candidates who are demonstrably incapable of fulfilling the presidential oath of office? It’s a wide-ranging conversation about the broken state of American politics and where Christians can find hope.



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1:08 - Intro
 
2:26 - Theme Song
 
2:47 - Show starts
 
4:35 - Recapping the Presidential Debate
 
10:00 - Fallout from Biden’s Debate Performance
 
22:00 - Our Broken Political System
 
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42:41 - Predictions for the rest of the election season
 
1:05:10 - Trump Immunity Case Ruling
 
1:19:00 - End Credits
 
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As the Supreme Court releases a slate of new rulings the justices appear to be sending a message: "Congress, do your job!" David French explains to Skye Jethani why congressional leaders are increasingly reluctant to take votes or pass laws, how this is making the presidency dangerously powerful, and why the courts are saying it's unconstitutional and harmful to democracy. Then, David tells why his former denomination canceled him—with some members even calling him a "heretic"—despite his full agreement with all of their doctrine and positions. Why are so many churches being driven by fear and non-essential beliefs?
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
0:17 - Episode Starts
 
1:17 - Garland V. Cargill
 
5:34 - Trump Changing Statutes
 
9:20 - Obama Changing Statutes
 
13:50 - Congress Refusing to Pass Laws
 
20:33 - Why Congress Doesn’t Want to Pass Laws
 
29:51 - How Low-Information Voters Feed Into This Ecosystem
 
32:06 - The Right Thing to Do vs Appeasing the Mobs
 
42:05 - When Every Issue is Considered a Fundamental
 
49:16 - When Every Issue is a Foreground Decision
 
58:16 - What a Partisan Fears
 
1:01:20 - Capitulation is Not Peace, the Center Does Not Hold
 
1:07:23 - End Credits
 
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Advisory Opinions on Recent Supreme Court Decisions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-anachronism/id1490993194?i=1000659362706
 
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