Veterans of Culture Wars Zach Malm and David Lester
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Conversation on the beliefs, history, culture and personal stories from Evangelical Christianity as engaged by veteran culture warriors and friends.
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109: The Ballot and the Bible: Kaitlyn Schiess
Co-Host of the Holy Post podcast, Kaitlyn Schiess stops by the VCW hall to talk about her new book, The Ballot and the Bible. She discusses points of American history and how the Bible was interpreted on multiple sides of an issue by Christians- sometimes for good, sometimes for bad, and sometimes for really ugly evil.
Support the show on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod
Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q
Twitter: @vcwpod
Zach- @muzach
Dave- @Davejlester
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108: Jewish Voices for Peace: Dr. Alice Rothchild and Abby Brockman
With Israel's brutal war against Gaza still raging, Dr. Alice Rothchild and Abby Brockman join the VCW hall to talk about the horror of Israel's war, to talk about their interactions with Palestinian people and the hospitality they experienced as well as speaking about their perspectives on Jewish faith and values.
Read Dr. Rothchild's articles:
The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/in-israel-hamas-war-where-are-the-voices-of-the-healing-profession/
The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/opinion/children-mothers-pregnant-gaza.html
Support the show on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod
Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q
Twitter: @vcwpod
Zach- @muzach
Dave- @Davejlester
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107: Theologizin' Bigger With Trey Ferguson
Pastor Trey Ferguson joins the VCW hall to talk about Theologizin' Bigger, his new book out now. We talk about theology and imagination, Biblical inerrancy including the 1978 Chicago statement, an Ark in Kentucky and much more.
Get Pastor Trey's book right here: https://www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/theologizin-bigger/
Listen to The New Living Treyslation right here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-living-treyslation/id1576078435
Listen to Three Black Men podcast right here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/three-black-men-theology-culture-and-the-world-around-us/id1535582503
Support the show on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod
Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q
Twitter: @vcwpod
Zach- @muzach
Dave- @Davejlester
Check out Zach's music by going to: https://muzach.bandcamp.com -
106: Our Favorite Movies of 2023 Part 2 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Dr Mary McCampbell
Part 2 of the big annual pre-Oscars dive into our favorite movies of the year and the Oscar nominees. Part 2 covers the top 7 films on each our our top 10 lists, which we'd started going through toward the end of Part 1.
Jeffrey Overstreet returns and brings with him new VCW guest Dr Mary McCampbell, an author, professor, and speaker who focuses on the theological significance of popular music, film, and literature.
Subscribe to Mary's Substack The Empathetic Imagination: https://marymccampbell.substack.com/
Subscribe to Jeffrey's Substack Give Me Some Light:
https://jeffreyoverstreet.substack.com/
Read R. Scott Okamoto's blog on the Oppenheimer film right here (referenced in the episode): https://rscottokamoto.substack.com/p/ok-oppenheimer
Support the show on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod
Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q
Twitter: @vcwpod
Zach- @muzach
Dave- @Davejlester
Check out Zach's music by going to: https://muzach.bandcamp.com -
105: Our Favorite Movies of 2023 Part 1 with Jeffrey Overstreet and Dr Mary McCampbell
Our big annual pre-Oscars dive into our favorite movies of the year and the Oscar nominees is back! Jeffrey Overstreet returns and brings with him new VCW guest Dr Mary McCampbell, an author, professor, and speaker who focuses on the theological significance of popular music, film, and literature.
Subscribe to Mary's Substack The Empathetic Imagination: https://marymccampbell.substack.com/
Subscribe to Jeffrey's Substack Give Me Some Light:
https://jeffreyoverstreet.substack.com/
Read R. Scott Okamoto's blog on the Oppenheimer film right here (referenced in the episode): https://rscottokamoto.substack.com/p/ok-oppenheimer
Support the show on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod
Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q
Twitter: @vcwpod
Zach- @muzach
Dave- @Davejlester
Check out Zach's music by going to: https://muzach.bandcamp.com -
104: Warren Throckmorton on David Barton's Christian Nationalist Lies
Warren Throckmorton returns to the VCW hall to talk about his new podcast Telling Jefferson Lies, a companion to the recently released updated version of his 2012 book with Michael Coulter, Getting Jefferson Right. We talk about the conservative pseudo-historian David Barton, and how he distorts history to uphold and further a White Christian Nationalist view of America. Also, Mark Driscoll shares his thoughts on the new Apple Vision Pro VR headset.
Check out Professor Warren Throckmorton's work on his website: https://wthrockmorton.com/
Listen to the "Getting Jefferson Right" podcast right here: https://gettingjeffersonright.com/
Support the show on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/vcwpod
Dave's second podcast- "Does the Bible Say THAT?": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0a8CCeIvjiFn1lKwKmxNt6?si=H1UswE0VT3m2tmZNFuSC4Q
Twitter: @vcwpod
Zach- @muzach
Dave- @Davejlester
Check out Zach's music by going to: https://muzach.bandcamp.com
Customer Reviews
Are you kidding me??
I have never heard my own concerns voiced so clearly and compassionately! Trying church after church, wanting to ensure my kids grow in the faith, but being forced to leave because the churches I have tried to belong to weren’t teaching biblically accurate information and the political charge and propaganda was so obvious to me. As a Christian who grew up in a Muslim country I so looked forward to more religious freedom when I moved to the US! Not the case! Churches are clearly charged for political gain, and as a Californian I’m mocked often for even being a Christian (not the case back in my Muslim country) you finally explained and clarified this to me. Not only will I rush to Patreon to support your podcast but you gained a loyal fan.
And to Roula, thank you for bravely (and somehow calmly) sharing facts that our world tries to deny. We ARE the original Christians, we came to Christ and stayed in the faith generation after generation. We know HE is the way, and he came for everyone! Sending you so much love and support Roula!
Asking all our questions for us out loud
So much of Evangelical culture is about obeying leaders, being good followers and accepting “God’s ways are higher than our ways” as a means to suppressing the questions that should be part of a robust faith. I appreciate the ways that Dave and Zach model an authentic audit of our beliefs, without expecting tidy answers or an easy way out.
Thoughtful engaging conversations with the best guests!
This is not a scorched earth podcast where they dunk on religion to make soundbites. These are two men betrayed by faith working the through the ramifications- like so many of us are. They bring on fantastic guests with a variety of views and always do their homework so the conversations are deep. A great addition to your faith work!