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One Last Time. (I Hope.)

There’s a point in every VeggieTales episode where Bob – almost always Bob – comes out and says, “It’s time to talk about what we learned today.” It seems I’ve created a bit of a brouhaha here on the interwebs. My post a few days ago about the election has generated more than 600 comments […]

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Episode 226: Livestream W/Patreon Supporters!

We’re giving everyone access to the live streaming Q&A the gang did recently to discuss the election and other Patreon subscriber questions. These events happen every month, so sign up at www.Patreon.com/PhilVischer and join in live next month! Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Let’s Try This One More Time…

All right, let me put this another way. Over the last 24 hours I’ve been called a “moron” and “ignorant.” I’ve been told by Christian brothers and sisters they will no longer use my Bible-teaching resources with their children. Why? Because of the post I wrote yesterday stating my concern that white Christians have lost […]

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Church, We’ve Got Some Explaining to Do

Church, we’ve got some explaining to do. Last night America voted to transition from our first African-American President to a President whose campaign was marked with charges of implicit and explicit racism and xenophobia. Former KKK “Imperial Wizard” David Duke claimed after the victory that Trump couldn’t have won without the support of “my people,” which, […]

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Episode 225: Exploring the Qur’an with Mark Robert Anderson

Currently 1 out of 5 human beings revere a certain religious book, and it isn’t the Bible. Religious scholar and author Mark Robert Anderson talks us through the Qur’an… what is it? How do Christian approach it, and why does it matter? Plus Christian has gone crazy for the Cubbies and everyone is sweating the […]

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Episode 224: What Did Jesus’s Death Really Do? With NT Wright

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Episode 223: How Did We Get Here? A History of the Religious Right

What really birthed the religious right? Why have black and white Christians swapped political parties over the last 60 years? Based on a class he’s teaching, co-host Skye Jethani takes us deep into the surprising history of 20th-century Christian political involvement. It’s a fascinating journey you won’t want to miss! Listen to the episode | Download the […]

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Episode 222: Solving the Problem of Youth and the Church with Kara Powell

Why are young people leaving the church and what are some churches doing that is helping them stay?  Is it all about “hipping up” our churches with coffee bars and skinny jeans, or is it something deeper?  Fuller Youth Institute director Kara Powell returns to the podcast to discuss her new book, Growing Young, and the […]

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Episode 221: Learning How to Fail With J.R. Briggs

Is the church in America obsessed with success? Do we sacrifice genuine growth to avoid failure? Pastor/author J.R. Briggs joins Phil and Skye to discuss the idolatry of success and his own journey in learning how to “fail well.” Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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It’s Not About the Show

My church celebrated it’s 50th birthday yesterday, and it got me thinking. Thinking about a junior high boy who first walked through those doors on Easter Sunday, 1980. It was a smallish church in a dorky little building in the middle of cornfields.  It was the second church my mother had dragged us to that […]

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