Faith & Culture

The guys gather to debate a hot button issue in this edition of "Pick A Side" focused on cultural Christianity. The proposition on the table is, "The death of cultural Christianity would be a net positive for everyone." Everyone picks a side and then defends their position. It forces us to ask tough questions: What impact has Christianity had on our culture? What does it mean to be a "cultural Chr...

In this episode, the guys each bring a "hot take" to share with the group and then spend time trying to convince the rest of the team to agree with them. At the end of the episode, the guys reveal who was the most convincing. This conversation provides a wide range of perspectives and questions about the growing presence of artificial intelligence in daily life. Are we training our our t...

In this episode, the guys debate whether Evangelicalism will be gone in 100 years or not. The discussion forces the guys to take sides and advance their perspectives based on their own observations and trends in the evangelical church in America. Time to Pick a Side! This conversation calls up many questions: What makes someone an "evangelical"? What do they believe? How has the movement changed o...

The modern world gives us a set of assumptions about reality: matter is all there is, nothing has meaning, the spiritual is an illusion. But every year at Christmas, people rebel against this stuffy worldview with Santa Claus, carol singing, and a feeling that miracles can still happen. What if Christianity offers a better vision of reality that makes sense of this hunger for an enchanted world? H...

In this holiday episode, we look back to the past to see some of the historical roots of the Thanksgiving holiday. We look at the early life of the Plymouth pilgrims as well as the more general practice of Thanksgiving holidays that has permeated American life. What can we learn about gratitude, courage, faithfulness, and endurance from these pioneer saints of the past? What lessons can we draw fr...

As Christians recover from election season, and a no-doubt contentious election day, we look at the landscape for Christians moving forward. What kind of world might Christians wake up to post-election? How have the rules of engagement changed as we seek to reach and change the culture for Christ? What new obstacles and opportunities are presented to Christians based on the administrations that ta...

In this Book Nook mini series, we dive into the great fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. We are tackling it book by book so each episode will cover half a paperback volume. Journey with us through one of the greatest works of Christian imagination in a century that is all the more relevant today. Today, we reach the end of all things in the final installment of our Lord of the Rings series! We foll...

In this Book Nook mini series, we dive into the great fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. We are tackling it book by book so each episode will cover half a paperback volume. Journey with us through one of the greatest works of Christian imagination in a century that is all the more relevant today. Part five covers the first half of The Return of the King . We return to our heroes defending the world...

This is a conversation about the men we want but can't seem to find. Courageous, competent, and filled with conviction. Is God's man an outlaw in a world that objects to him, an endangered species in a world that can't seem to produce him, or is he merely waiting to be called up to engage a world that desperately needs him? Welcome to "The Wanted Man". This episode will tackle the roles that men i...

In this Book Nook mini series we dive into the great fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. We are tackling it book by book so each episode will cover half a paperback volume. Journey with us through one of the greatest works of Christian imagination in a century that is all the more relevant today. Part Three covers the second half of The Two Towers. We rejoin Frodo and Sam as they join forces with th...

This is a conversation about the men we want but can't seem to find. Courageous, competent, and filled with conviction. Is God's man an outlaw in a world that objects to him, an endangered species in a world that can't seem to produce him, or is he merely waiting to be called up to engage a world that desperately needs him? Welcome to "The Wanted Man". This episode will tackle the problem of mascu...

In this Book Nook mini series we dive into the great fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. We are tackling it book by book so each episode will cover half a paperback volume. Journey with us through one of the greatest works of Christian imagination in a century that is all the more relevant today. Part Three covers the first half of The Two Towers. We follow Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli as they pursue...

This is a conversation about the men we want but can't seem to find. Courageous, competent, and filled with conviction. Is God's man an outlaw in a world that objects to him, an endangered species in a world that can't seem to produce him, or is he merely waiting to be called up to engage a world that desperately needs him? Welcome to "The Wanted Man". This episode will tackle the problem of mascu...

In this Book Nook mini series we dive into the great fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. We are tackling it book by book so each episode will cover half a paperback volume. Journey with us through one of the greatest works of Christian imagination in a century that is all the more relevant today. Part Two covers the second half of The Fellowship of the Ring, from Rivendell to the Breaking of the Fel...

This is a conversation about the men we want but can't seem to find. Courageous, competent, and filled with conviction. Is God's man an outlaw in a world that objects to him, an endangered species in a world that can't seem to produce him, or is he merely waiting to be called up to engage a world that desperately needs him? Welcome to "The Wanted Man". This episode will tackle the masculine crisis...

In this Book Nook mini series we dive into the great fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. We are tackling it book by book so each episode will cover half a paperback volume. Journey with us through one of the greatest works of Christian imagination in a century that is all the more relevant today. Book One covers Hobbiton to Rivendell and the guys focus on the themes of Simplicity, Home, Temptation,...

"Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven..." Thy Kingdom Come? What does that mean? What exactly are we praying for? And what exactly are we supposed to do about God's Kingdom on earth... here... now? How should I, as a Christian, relate to the culture around me? Retreat? Attack? Convert? Create? Avoid? Control? Redeem...

We discuss the academy award winning film A Man for All Seasons (1966) which depicts the heroic stand of Sir Thomas More against all the powers of England as King Henry VIII bends the church and state to his will. The silence and defiance of Sir Thomas paint a compelling picture of Christian conviction in a hostile culture. How can Christians be shrewd in their dealings with cultural traps? What i...

"Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven..." Thy Kingdom Come? What does that mean? What exactly are we praying for? And what exactly are we supposed to do about God's Kingdom on earth... here... now? How should I, as a Christian, relate to the culture around me? Retreat? Attack? Convert? Create? Avoid? Co...

We dive back into the pages of a book that matters in April, so this month pick up a copy of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle. This exciting historical book reads like an adventure novel and breathes life into medieval England in the midst of the viking invasions. We follow the young prince Alfred as he becomes king and confronts the great pagan pillaging horde...

"Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven..." Thy Kingdom Come? What does that mean? What exactly are we praying for? And what exactly are we supposed to do about God's Kingdom on earth... here... now? How should I, as a Christian, relate to the culture around me? Retreat? Attack? Convert? Create? Avoid? Co...

Every other month, when we are not in our Book Nook series, we watch (and encourage our listeners to watch) a film that captures an important conversation in our culture. We also hope to model how to get more out of your movies and see more clearly the messages Hollywood is sending us all the time! We return to our Reel Talk series with  Chariots of Fire  (1981), a sports film about two british ru...

"Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven..." Thy Kingdom Come? What does that mean? What exactly are we praying for? And what exactly are we supposed to do about God's Kingdom on earth... here... now? How should I, as a Christian, relate to the culture around me? Retreat? Attack? Convert? Create? Avoid? Co...

Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxes We return to our Book Nook series every other month this year to talk about books that matter. These are books that are important for Christians today to read to understand how to better understand and address our cultural conversations with Christian truth.  In this episode we discuss the inspiring and convi...

"Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven..." Thy Kingdom Come? What does that mean? What exactly are we praying for? And what exactly are we supposed to do about God's Kingdom on earth... here... now? How should I, as a Christian, relate to the culture around me? Retreat? Attack? Convert? Create? Avoid? Co...