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This week we have a special treat as Pops is subbing in for Jesse! This week Justin and Pops take a peek at the latest Cocomelon scandal. There's a video circulating of interracial homosexual parents encouraging their little boy to be himself and wear dresses if he likes. Well...another one bites the dust folks. Listen in tfor a further discussion of the issues surrounding this latest cultural blu...

Everyone and their mom has been talking about Doug Wilson and the "Moscow mood." Kevin DeYoung wrote an article...Doug responded...then Owen Strachan wrote an article. Ugh! So much writing, so little action! This week we have on our friend Dan Samms - Pastor at Restoration Church in Ohio and proprietor of the Underground Seminary - to talk through these articles. What "mood" should we have right n...

You've missed us and we've missed you! But it was all for a good reason. We hope you understand after listening to this week's episode! Join us in celebrating with Jesse and Hannah the arrival of baby Remington! Baby number 6! Enjoy this week's episode and we'll catch you next week! GRAB OUR NEWEST SHIRT! All throughout the Scripture we're admonished to raise our children in God-honoring ways. The...

We're back with the rest of the G3 Live review with Owen Strachan! This one is hilarious and serious all in one. We address some additional concerns with Owen's line of reasoning (it's more of a scribble than an actual line...). Hopefully we're not the crazy ones here, but if we are, please just drop us a line on any of the various social media accounts. We'd love to chat about it! RESOURCES The G...

You thought we forgot! We're back with more Christian Nationalism content. In this episode we begin to unpack some concerns and inconsistencies with Owen Strachan on his panel at G3 Live with Jon Root and our dear Erin Coates who got roped into this somehow. Please, never hesitate to reach out to us with comments, concerns, or just to chat! Seize the faith! RESOURCES The G3 Live in which Owen addr...

Holy hiatus, Batman! We're finally back. The audio from our convo on CN with Alex Rodriguez and Josh Kuipers was no good, so we have to re-record that. BUT this week we look at some alarming data about the young adults in America and what/how they're thinking about Israel and Hamas. It's alarming and, as always, the Gospel is the answer. Give a listen, message us some feedback, and seize the faith...

Allllrighty. Christian Nationalism is the buzzword(s) in the Reformed Internet Community these days, and for good reason. The past few years have cause most of us to consider the roles of government, policy, and the Word of God in our nations. And praise God for that! But over here at Carpe Fide, we are scratching our heads as to why this has to be such a divisive topic with such vitriol between b...

Better late than never! Sorry, no time to chat! Here's our G3 2023 recap. Live vicariously through us, and make sure not to miss the next episode where we tackle Christian Nationalism...again! GRAB OUR NEWEST SHIRT! All throughout the Scripture we're admonished to raise our children in God-honoring ways. The Lord has tried to teach us time and time again that  education is warfare. Grab our l...

We have a very special surprise ending to our Education is Warfare series. This episode we chat with Josh Alexander, the Canadian teen who was charged with trespassing and banned from his school for quoting God's Word on the correct amount of genders. Listen to his story and where he's heading next. You will be encouraged!  RESOURCES Follow Josh on Twitter...er...X Check out the website at sa...

We know. You were like, "Justin, Jesse, when are you going to do, like, brick and mortar Christian schools in your Education is Warfare series?" Well. If that was you, this week is your week! We have on Pastor/Headmaster Randy Frey of King Alfred Academy in Waterloo, Ontario on to talk Christian school. His insight into resourcing, cost, policies, and, above all,  worldview for their Christia...

Next up in our Education is Warfare series we interview a household name in the Gruber home: Liz Urbanowicz! She is the creator and founder of the Foundations Worldview curriculum for families, homeschool groups, churches, and Christian schools. Foundation Worldview exists to equip Christian adults with the resources they need to train children to soundly interpret Scripture, carefully evaluate ev...

Next up in our Education is Warfare series we have some news stories for you! Yay! Let's talk battlefield tactics. We're looking at a plummeting birth rate. What's that mean and why is that terrible. Plus Governor Murphy is sueing NJ school districts that want to inform parents of their child's gender preferences. Why does everyone hate kids so much? We discuss and give you some things to do (and...

The next interview drop in our Education is Warfare series is here with Dr. Ben Merkle! He's the President of New Saint Andrew's Liberal Arts College in Moscow, Idaho. We discuss the importance of Christian higher education, what makes higher ed "Christian," and how to keep your kids Christian through college. His answers may surprise you! You can also head to our site to purchase our NEW Educatio...

Our first interview in our Education is Warfare series is HERE! Meet Nicki Truesdell, perhaps one of the fiercest Christian Homeschooling advocates out there. Full of grace and truth, she's been through a ton on her homeschooling journey and she wants you to know that you  can do it too! She's the purveyor of nikkitruesdell.com and author of Anyone Can Homeschool. Listen and be edified! RESOU...

Here it is! We're kicking off a NEW series called Education Is Warfare. We have some awesome interviews lined up for you, but this week Jesse and Justin take the wheel and cover the updated statistics following NJ's gender guidelines for the public schools.  RESOURCES Here's the article outlining the updated stats CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, netw...

We're back! After a bit of a hiatus giving you our Vignettes of Valor Conference,we have some freshly recorded convos for you. This week we have our long time friend, Nathan McCargo, on to discuss the atrocity that was Jill Scott's "National Anthem." It's really bad guys. Listen in to this week's episode, and seize the faith! RESOURCES Here's the " anthem " itself Here's an article covering the "a...

The last installment from our Vignettes of Valor Conference - the obligatory Q&A. Alex Rodriguez, John Cooper Jr., and Justin address everything from engaging with culture to head coverings in church. It's wild! Listen in! CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, network of podcasts, livestreams, and blogs put out by men sold out for the local church. Head to...

This week we release the sixth talk from the Vignettes of Valor Conference held at Jesse & Justin's church, Missio Dei Church, earlier this Spring. Alex Rodriguez, Lead Pastor and Planter of The Outpost Bible Church in McHenry, IL and founder of The Men's Muster brings the heat in this week's talk. CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, network of podcasts,...

This week we release the fifthtalk from the Vignettes of Valor Conference held at Jesse & Justin's church, Missio Dei Church, earlier this Spring. Alex Rodriguez, Lead Pastor and Planter of The Outpost Bible Church in McHenry, IL and founder of The Men's Muster brings the heat in this week's talk. CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, network of podcasts, l...

This week we release the fourth talk from the Vignettes of Valor Conference held at Jesse & Justin's church, Missio Dei Church, earlier this Spring. John Cooper Jr., Director of the Niagra Gospel Mission and host of The Godly Grunts Podcast brings the heat in this week's talk. CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, network of podcasts, livestreams, and blogs...

This week we release the third talk from the Vignettes of Valor Conference held at Jesse & Justin's church, Missio Dei Church, earlier this Spring. John Cooper Jr., Director of the Niagra Gospel Mission and host of The Godly Grunts Podcast brings the heat in this week's talk. CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, network of podcasts, livestreams, and blogs...

This week we release the second talk from the Vignettes of Valor Conference held at Jesse & Justin's church, Missio Dei Church, earlier this Spring. Pastor Alex Rodriguez of Outpost Bible Church and founder of The Men's Muster delivers the second talk.  CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP Carpe Fide is a part of the Fide Fellowship, network of podcasts, livestreams, and blogs put out by men sol...

This week we release the first talk from the Vignettes of Valor Conference held at Jesse & Justin's church, Missio Dei Church, earlier this Spring. Justin takes the stage to remind us what true manhood is and how the Scriptures call for men is clear. We need to be manly, not man-ish. RESOURCES & SCRIPTURE During the talk, Justin uses visual aids. Here are the pics from the presentation so...

Boy, oh boy are major organizations walking into the woke buzzsaw recently! We chat about the dodgy Dodgers re-inviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence back to their pride celebration and what demonic stuff that means. We also look at Target's tuck-friendly kid's bathing suits, and get some clarity from Voddie Bauchum about all this. Take a listen! RESOURCES & SCRIPTURE Isaiah 5:20, Prov 1...

On this episode Jesse and Justin go over Rosaria Butterfield's recent article she wrote on transgender pronouns for Reformation21. In it she unequivocally seeks forgiveness and repentance for using the preferred pronouns of transgender people. What can we learn from this? A lot! Listen in and be strengthened! RESOURCES & SCRIPTURE Here's the article Rosario wrote. CHECK OUT THE FIDE FELLOWSHIP...