743: Why Americans Stopped Having Friends with Rich Villodas
Americans are spending more time alone, inviting fewer people into their homes, and struggling to build meaningful friendships. What's behin...
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The Holy Post
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, theo...
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20 of 810 episodes742: The Problem with Public Executions & Why We Fear Silence with John Mark Comer
Following last week's episode about the death penalty and a Southern Baptist leader calling for public executions, Defense Secretary Pete He...
741: Celebrity Pope, Christian Bloodlust & Is Israel Losing America with Todd Deatherage
Why is Pope Leo drawing massive crowds in one of the most secular countries in Europe? Phil, Kaitlyn, and Mike Erre talk about the Pope's su...
740: Is Empathy Killing the West & What Makes a Soul Secure with Alison Cook
Is empathy becoming a liability in American Christianity? Phil, Kaitlyn, and Mike Erre discuss the growing backlash against empathy and why...
739: Debriefing the Debate over Evangelicalism
Podcast hosts, ASSEMBLE! Phil, Skye, Kaitlyn, and Esau come together to debrief the new books by Kristen Kobes Du Mez, Bonnie Kristian, and...
738: Are Evangelicalism's Failures Bugs or a Feature? with Bonnie Kristian
Following the 9/11 terrorist attack 25 years ago, Americans began using more "good versus evil" rhetoric, but have we taken it too far? Many...
737: The Surprising Origin of Evangelical Femininity with Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of the best-selling "Jesus and John Wayne," is back with another look at the forces that shaped moder...
736: Reuniting Justice & Righteousness with Charlie Dates
Why are the Christians who profess right doctrine about God often the most opposed to social justice in his name? That contradiction is at t...
735: Is Socialism Christian? plus Matthew Loftus
Socialism appears to be having a moment with a recent CNN poll finding that one-third of Democratic voters now consider themselves "democrat...
734: The Problem With Modern Dating Culture and the Resurgence of Christian Music with Kelsey McGinnis
Dating apps were supposed to make romance easier, but have they actually made men and women worse at dating? Kaitlyn Schiess takes over the...
733: Will Progressive Pastors Close the Political "God Gap"? and Elizabeth Neumann
Since the 1980s, the Republican Party has increasingly been associated with Christianity, while the Democratic Party has distanced itself fr...
732: Mailbag! Prenups, "Mere Christianity," and Did Jesus Help People Get Drunk?
The age of generic, non-denominational Christianity may be coming to an end. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss why Christians are increasingly...
731: Why You Should Talk to Strangers with Nicholas Epley
"Big Eva" may be fading, but a new generation of online Christian influencers is taking its place. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss the rise...
730: The Idolatry of Church Growth with Andrew Root
Why was there almost no emphasis on "church growth" before the 1970s, and how does the fixation on it for the last 40 years correspond with...
729: Church Trauma & the Apostle Paul with Scot McKnight
Some of the Apostle Paul's letters in the Bible can be defensive, sarcastic, and even mean. New Testament scholar Scot McKnight says his nas...
728: The Political Divide over Matthew 25 plus Tish Harrison Warren
Two members of Congress, one Republican and one Democrat, had a meeting recently where they fundamentally disagreed about the meaning of the...
727: Rethinking the Sexual Revolution & America Turns 250 with Robert Tracy McKenzie
The United States is turning 250 this week, but the country is divided about the anniversary. Should the country celebrate or lament? Histor...
726: Reimagining Biblical Politics with Michael Rhodes
Over the last decade, white evangelicals in the U.S. have lost their moral credibility. In response, Peter Wehner says the church should emb...
725: The Cage Match for America's Story plus Nijay Gupta
Last year, the President celebrated his birthday with a military parade. This year, he hosted a UFC cage match on the South Lawn of the Whit...
724: The Problem with Pagan Masculinity with Zach Wagner
While secular journalists, scholars, and even the Pope are wrestling with big questions about Artificial Intelligence, the war in the Middle...