Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Bootleggers and Baptists. This mental lever, from Public Choice Theory economics, explains incentives and behaviors inside the Conflict Machine (politics). Many people demonize political actors, especially while analyzing the activities of the opposition party. But when you see CRONYISM at work, or if you believe you've discovered a CONSPIRACY THEORY, this Baptists and Bootleggers heuristic will h...

Grace means knowing your subject - and doing your homework - especially when the matter is sensitive. People have been asking my opinion about what happened in Gaza. But I've been hesitant to comment. Here are my initial thoughts... Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

Robert Kennedy is essentially quitting the race. Cornell West is doing the same. Neither man realizes it yet. Each man is doing what at least one billionaire promises to do each year - run as an independent. This means a run to irrelevance. Those men abandon their campaigns. Here, I explain why. Kennedy has been complaining that the Democratic Party is not at all Democratic - it's Rigged. So... **...

A Universal Rule that Zeroes Aggression What if everyone already agrees with you? There's a concept that's agreed upon almost universally. The version most Americans know is called the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have done to you." It's Golden for a reason. It's primary. It's elevated. It sums up a lot. And any professed adherent to the long list of value systems we cover in this sti...

Because Gracearchy was recently censored, we're ready to Rumble. YouTube removed one of our episodes. The good news is that we appealed and within four hours they restored it. We're not leaving YouTube because it's the biggest platform. It's natively on everyone's phone and smart TV. The goal of any show, including ours, is to reach as many people as possible. This is an outreach, and we believe w...

We've been talking with Baxter Kruger of Perichoresis about the Trinity and the myth of separation from God. This is revolutionary stuff, or so it seems. For many people, the stuff we said in Part 1 (Ep 65) and Part 2 (Ep 66) of this series may seem new. That's why, with this final installment, I wanted you to see something Baxter has never done in any publicly available video... _Layout the histo...

Have you ever been told you're separated from God, that there's an inherent evil within you that makes God turn away? While such beliefs have provided comfort to some, they've also caused rifts and justified cruelty. In this episode, we shatter the myth of separation from God and embark on a transformative journey. Join Jim and Bill as they converse with Baxter Kruger in our enlightening series, '...

When we started Gracearchy, we made a short list of guests, including... C. Baxter Kruger: My go-to teacher on the Trinity. People struggle to get this RELATIONSHIP inside God - individuals in self-giving love, to which you are invited. Losing sight of that, faith became a knowledge test, even a blind leap, leading to... Legalism. People inside felt trapped and unworthy. They projected that on the...

Dear NY Times, Climate Alarmism Is Immoral Burning Man participants got stuck in the mud. Like most things, the NY Times thinks climate change is to blame, or at least, they think that's what will get readers to open this article... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/opinion/burning-man-flood-playa-climate-change.html They run articles like this... ALL THE TIME. Climate change is happening. But is...

Bipartisan Boom in Trump Mug Shot Merchandise Demonstrates the Healing Power of Commerce https://reason.com/2023/08/28/bipartisan-boom-in-trump-mug-shot-merchandise-demonstrates-the-healing-power-of-commerce That's an article by Christian Britschgi of Reason about Trump's Atlanta arrest. It offers a real grace perspective, so... We need to salute this wonderful bit of journalism! Haters and lovers...

How does a candidate soar one week, riding high on the waves of good news, and then crash the next week with a burst of surprising, even shocking news? ...tales of corruption, ugly alliances, hidden business practices, or even sexual scandal? Do you know how you're being manipulated and why? A peak behind the wizard's curtain at the world of political reporting. To be informed is to be prepared. B...

My friends say we should talk. Why? Please give me four minutes to explain. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

In 1994, Mark Noll wrote a book to encourage reform with his fellow evangelicals. He titled it, "The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind."  But the pews are emptying. A mass exodus is underway. And many observers say the real scandal is the political mind of the religious right.  Are the critics correct?  Bill Protzmann and I (Jim Babka) had a long, wide-ranging discussion.  And it led me to praise th...

Must future outbreaks be brother vs brother? Bill Protzmann took the lead in this discussion and interviewed Dave Brisbin and me (Jim Babka) about our response to the shot, to mandates, and how that stuff affected us. Our responses are different. Our decisions about the shot were the opposite. So… How could they both be the "right response" from a shared faith perspective? How could brother agree...

You're going to think, based on the title, that we're doing an episode about Donald Trump's indictments. Well, as Thoreau wrote, "There are a thousand hacking at the branches... to one who is striking at the root." There could be a dozen more indictments. Let the regime media obsess about that. What's more interesting is that candidate Trump seems to be crushing it in the polls! Why? Could you ima...

Whether you love or hate the song "Rich Men North of Richmond," you would also have to admit... _It's a damned shame that this song resonates with so many people._ **Who are the Rich Men North of Richmond?** Even more importantly, what do those Rich Men (and women) actually do? Bill Protzmann joins me (Jim Babka) to analyze first the music, then the lyrics of Oliver Anthony's viral hit, "Rich Men...

Sex, God, Individuality, and Connection Our discussion about the Kingdom in the previous episode led to a dialogue about the Trinity. Inside and outside of Christianity, this is a wholly misunderstood concept. A discussion like this is needed. For me (Jim), the Trinity is one of the two most profound metaphysical concepts at the foundation of my voluntaryist worldview. If you know a Christian who...

This episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka is efficient. In less than 14 minutes you get some innovative thinking, answering the question... What is the Kingdom of God? In the previous episode, Pastor Dave Brisbin and I (Jim Babka) agreed "98%." In this episode, I quickly picked a fight about the other 2%. You won't be surprised to learn that my answer, to the Kingdom question, was social with a li...

Why orthodoxy does addicts little or no good. In mid-May, Bill and I sat down with Dave Brisbin. He's pastor at theeffect, a church founded by and for people in recovery from addiction. We recorded four episodes. The first episode in this series with Dave Brisbin tackles right doctrine (orthodoxy) vs right practice (orthopraxy) as experienced in addiction recovery. Along the way, we discuss... * T...

Instant Grace question: Is Grace always warmth, kindness, and sweetness? News just came down that Sinéad O'Connor died suddenly at age 56. May she Rest In Peace. But Jim Babka notes how one event can seem to define a life, and in the case of Sinéad, much of the media is talking about how she tore the Pope's picture on an October 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live. Was Grace at work?   Bill Protzm...

A progressive politician, who is also a black person, ignores the fact that someone has to pay for the "free" stuff she wants to "offer." In response, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire suggests she should be a slave! Both the political proposal and the response lack Grace. Jim Babka explains how this happens and then shows each side the gracious path. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAgg...

Does anyone really believe that cocaine in the Biden White House matters? In this episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka, we prove that no one really cares about this issue. Even the people talking about it are driven by other things. You see, our news cycle operates on something called Agenda-Setting Theory. The theory suggests that the media influences not what we think, but what we think about th...

**How can music bring grace to your world?** Music is not merely entertainment; it has powerful healing modalities. It can transform teams and tribes. It can integrate the person. Music enriches meditation, helps with depression, and aids motivation. Used correctly, it can heal the soul. A collection of favorite songs often plays a miraculous role in Alzheimer's patients and can provide a bridge w...

**There are three descending levels of inflation. Do you know all three?** Do you know why the central bankers and politicians MUST inflate? Do you understand what the U.S. Dollar really represents? And why don't you have a flying car by now? In just ten-and-a-half minutes, we cover all of that and more! In just ten additional minutes, I completely counter... **The Wasted Vote Argument** Maybe we...

Joe Rogan provides Dr. Peter Hotez an opportunity to debate and defeat RFK on the largest talk show in the nation. The dispute would be over covid vaccines, but knowing the two men's previous history, it would inevitably include childhood vaccinations. And Rogan promised a lot of money to Hotez's preferred charity. He's also promised unlimited time so that cheap debate tactics like the "Gish Gallo...