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Episode 234: TV, Star Wars & Lent w/Aaron Damiani

How geography, TV shows and voting go hand in hand, how Star Wars got it’s mojo back by getting it’s religion back, and how Lent can change your life – with Aaron Damiani, author of “The Good of Giving Up: Discovering the Freedom of Lent.” This week on the podcast! Links: Star Wars – https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclu... […]

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Two Thoughts for a New Year

It’s a new year. Did you notice? People celebrated, balls dropped. Celebrities waxed poetic and pop stars sang on TV. Mariah Caray apparently had some technical issues with her performance, a fitting end to a year replete with issues, technical and otherwise. I am not sorry to say goodbye to 2016. It was not a […]

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Episode 233: Hell, Judgment and Holy War w/Joshua Ryan Butler

What kind of God would send people to Hell?  Judge people?  Call for “holy war?”  Portland, OR Pastor/Author Joshua Ryan Butler joins the podcast for a discussion of some of the more perplexing parts of Christian theology and his appropriately titled book, The Skeletons in God’s Closet.   Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this […]

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Throwback: Episode 172: Dude Ranches in Texas with Guest Bob Roberts

Phil and the gang are taking a break for Christmas, so here’s throwback episode 172. Muslim imams and evangelical pastors camping together on a dude ranch in Texas?? Some kind of bizarre reality show coming to cable this Fall? Nope! It’s the real life work of Texas megachurch pastor Bob Roberts – who joins us […]

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Episode 232: New Trends for a New Year w/David Kinnaman

Which religious group is the most educated?  Are Americans more divided than ever before?  When did “self-fulfillment” become our new religion?  Leading Christian pollster David Kinnaman joins us for this year-end podcast to talk about trends shaping the culture and the church.  (Plus his new book, Barna Trends 2017.)   Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find […]

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Episode 231: There’s More to Worship Than God and Me w/Aaron Niequist

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Episode 230: Movies, Movies, Movies! w/Josh Lindsay

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Episode 229: Throwback – Cultural Christianity w/John Dickson

Future grandpa Phil had to skedaddle off to Minnesota… So here’s a throwback! Way back! All the way to 2014! Phil and the gang are joined in studio by Aussie historian/theologian/apologist/former rocker John Dickson for a discussion of Christian culture in the US vs Australia and how to effectively engage the mainstream press, plus listeners […]

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Episode 228: What the Election Says About the Church w/Ed Stetzer

Evangelical Pastor/Researcher/Commentator Ed Stetzer drops in for a very lively discussion of the impact of the recent election on the church, what we’ve learned about evangelical values, and whether the term “evangelical” has – or hasn’t – outlived its usefulness. Fun, fun, fun on the podcast!! Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on […]

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Episode 227: Going Small with Francis Chan

Popular author and preacher Francis Chan walked away from his megachurch to try something completely different – a series of tiny house churches in inner city San Francisco.  Why the change?  And what can we learn from his big experiment in going “small?”  This week on the podcast with Francis Chan – is the future […]

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