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NYC Mayor Mamdani sat down on the wrong side of George Washington's desk on July 3rd, squinting into a teleprompter, and turned America's 250th birthday into a 15-minute grievance list. Justin and Jesse go through the whole speech live — the "masked agents stealing your neighbors away in unmarked vans" line, the wealth redistribution language, the claim that American exceptionalism belongs t...

Turns out the country everyone warned the world about has air conditioning, free bread, and people who'll drive a total stranger to a soccer game for free. With the World Cup on American soil and the nation turning 250, Justin and Jesse dig into the flood of foreign tourists discovering — on camera, in real time — that America isn't the crime-ridden hellscape they were promised. They g...

Preamble: Who doesn't like free stickers? I offer some if you find the spot and follow the directions. BUT you're gonna have to slog a decent way through the episode to find it...if you do, message us and I'll get you what you deserve ;-)  Oh look, another internet theologian has figured out how to solve America’s deepest cultural wounds, and surprise! It involves a shocking amount of s...

A Texas Democratic politician went on Joe Rogan and explained that the angel Gabriel asked Mary for her consent before the virgin birth, that God is non-binary because Hebrew nouns have grammatical gender, and that Christians had no theological position on abortion until the religious right invented one in the 1970s — and Joe Rogan said "you should run for president." Justin and Jesse play t...

Welcome to Episode 230, where Justin and Jesse examine how a holiday meant for honoring fallen soldiers somehow morphed into a hyper-local dumpster fire of performative activism. Apparently, the latest trend for progressive politicians involves treating Memorial Day like a personal brand expansion, complete with highly coordinated tone-deafness and a side of crowd-control chemicals. We dive deep i...

In episode 229, Justin and Jesse tackle the progressive media's latest existential crisis: the Rededicate 250 prayer rally. According to one "highly vaccinated" USA Today columnist, gathering to pray is somehow a brazen violation of the First Amendment. Justin offers a free, desperately needed history lesson to those who still mistakenly believe the phrase "separation of church and state" is actua...

In this dispatch from the front lines, Jesse and Justin record from a new "zen" living room setup to equip the saints for cultural engagement. This episode tackles three major cultural skirmishes where Christians must hold the line and uphold a clear biblical standard: The Church as a Family: The brothers draw their swords against a progressive article arguing that the church should stop using "fa...

Welcome to this week's episode of the Carpe Fide podcast . We usually sit down to record together, but due to some unexpected audio issues, we are sharing a powerful recent sermon from Justin instead. In this message, titled " Every Spiritual Blessing: Unending Grace ," Justin dives into Ephesians 1:7c–8a to explore the incomprehensible nature of God's unmerited favor. While human beings nat...

Welcome to a very lonely episode of the Carpe Fide podcast! Jesse is MIA, so Justin is flying solo today to bring you some unfiltered, potentially Patreon-worthy thoughts. First, he tackles the absolute tragedy of the U.S. military losing a few replaceable planes to rescue a downed F-15 pilot in Iran. Justin gleefully roasts the social media critics complaining about lost hardware, reminding every...

This week, Jesse is on vacation and Justin is left all alone in NJ. We're posting our Easter sermon for your edification! Enjoy! LINKS  Visit carpefide.com and check out our BRAND NEW SITE, hunt for our Easter Egg to win a sticker, and buy our Abolitionist Shirt to represent.  Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main site Check out the discounted Men's an...

Welcome to Episode 224 of the Carpe Fide podcast, where your hosts finally admit they are totally lost and turn the show into a desperate theological therapy session. We needed someone to hold our hands and explain the wildly intricate worlds of Christian nationalism and theonomy, so we brought in the heavy artillery: Luke Saint. Luke is the President of the Future of Christendom, the smooth-voice...

Episode 223: The Weight of Truth in a Culture of Death In this sobering episode, we confront the devastating reality of a legal system and society that has severely degraded its understanding of morality . We discuss the harrowing recent case out of Georgia, where a 31-year-old woman intentionally took a massive dose of abortion pills at roughly 24 weeks. Tragically, the baby was born alive, strug...

Welcome to episode 222 of the Carpe Fide podcast, where we prove that the biblical response to evil is a healthy mix of soup kitchens and airstrikes . This week, former Army sniper John Cooper drops in to talk about Iran. He starts off by giving us some background on how he saved the Niagara Gospel Mission from financial ruin by actually discipling the homeless, rather than just handing them clean...

Welcome back to the Carpe Fide podcast! For this episode, we are taking a brief break from our usual programming to share a special sermon recently preached at Missio Dei Church.  In this message, we dive deep into Ephesians 1:7 to explore the incredible spiritual gift of redemption. The sermon examines the believer's profound transition from the infinite past of being chosen by God into the...

Welcome to Episode 220 of the Carpe Fide podcast, where Justin and Jesse Gruber tackle the completely normal, definitely-not-insane internet trend of deciding Hitler actually "wasn't that bad of a guy". Because dropping $100 on Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History archive was simply out of the budget, the guys instead bring on their former pastor and biblical counselor, Joe Schenke, to help them na...

Justin and Jesse Gruber broadcast from the badlands of South Jersey to officially rename hockey to "Ice Football" and celebrate the beautiful sound of the New Jersey governor getting relentlessly booed by Devils fans. Moving from sports to spiritual gymnastics, the guys trace the 1950s "stay out of our bedroom" movement directly into the modern church. They compare C.S. Lewis's safe, "vanilla" Ang...

In this sermon, Justin dives into the deep theological waters of Ephesians 1:5-6 to explore the tension of divine election and the overwhelming reality of God's grace. Have you ever found yourself wanting to "pause" the Bible's song of praise to lodge a formal complaint with the Creator about fairness?. We tackle the struggle of our finite minds trying to grasp infinite truths, shifting the cultur...

 The bags under our eyes are officially larger than a 2000s-era grocery haul, but the show must go on. In this "Year of the Viral Illness," we’re caffeinated, congested, and ready to break down a news cycle that is somehow even more feverish than we are. In This Episode: California’s Super Surcharge: We look at the "privilege" of playing the Super Bowl in the Golden State, where p...

We have another sermon for you this week! Why settle for the "crumbs" of religious entertainment when the Master has invited us to the actual meal? In this exposition of Ephesians 1:4, we confront the weight and glory of the doctrine of Election. Before the stars existed or the foundations of the world were laid, God chose a people—not based on merit or data, but in the sufficient couns...

On this episode, we talk about ICE. Let's look at what's going on in Minnesota. Let's talk about Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Let's talk about the responses. No reason not to. Come reason with us! LINKS  Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main site Check out the discounted Men's and  Women's bundles for our listeners at Old Forge Press We have RELAUNCHED...

On this episode, we cover the happenings of one Don Lemon at Cities Church in Minnesota, a bizzare "debate" on interracial marriage, and just how stupid everything is. No need for a long blurb about it, you can listen for yourself! LINKS  Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main site Check out the discounted Men's and  Women's bundles for our listeners at...

We missed recording this week, but join us as we launched into our new sermon series at Missio Dei church. Here's the intro to Ephesians...from Revelation :-D LINKS  Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main site Check out the discounted Men's and  Women's bundles for our listeners at Old Forge Press We have RELAUNCHED our store! New shirts, colorways, and...

This week, Kermit sits down for his yearly interview with President Donald J. Trump to discuss some current events and muse on the past year. It's reflective, it's entertaining, it's yuuuuuge! Enjoy this special bonus episode of the Carpe Fide Podcast as we ring in the new year with some laughs! LINKS  Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main site Check out th...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We've been smitten with illness and holiday busyness the past few weeks, but here's a sermon from Jesse on Luke 2 that we hope will edify you as you wait for new content. Preached at Missio Dei Church.  LINKS  Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main site Check out the discounted Men's and  Women's bundles for our...

We got off to a slow start, but this episode quickly picks up as we review some recent headlines including marijuana usage in Massachusetts, Islamic radicalization, and the taxpayer-funded CBC pushing LGBTQ ideology on Canadian kids. There's not a better hobby for these kids? Anyway, tune in and join us in the comments on socials for further discussion! LINKS  12/11 Episode of Al Mohler's The...