The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast , presented by Future of Christendom, Chris Hume responds to Doug Wilson's recent NPR interview — and to one revealing line in particular: "I love the Constitution… I love the constitutional structure." It sounds like a harmless patriotic sentiment. But God has given His people a law and a structure for justice of His own — so what sho...

On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast , presented by Future of Christendom, Chris Hume shares his thoughts following the soccer matchup of two nations that have a rich Christian history: the Netherlands and Morocco. Two nations that once held robust places within Christendom, and now neither one does. One was conquered by the sword of Islam. The other threw Christ out the front door and...

In this episode, Chris Hume responds to three clips thatreveal a serious confusion of priorities in parts of the Reformed world. First, Doug Wilson claims that Sunday worship is the mostimportant thing a Christian does. Chris explains why this statement, though common, actually inverts the biblical order. God repeatedly shows us that He values justice and righteousness more highly than ritual and...

In this episode, Chris Hume begins with the federal government’s latest crackdown on “antisemitism” and how Executive Orders 13899 and 14188 are expanding the definition of unlawful speech. He then plays a key clip from Matt Walsh that gets remarkably close to the Lancastrian theonomic position — before Walsh falls back into statism. Chris closes by addressing the immigration debate through a rece...

After a months-long hiatus, Chris Hume returns to The Lancaster Patriot Podcast to (finally) wrap up his analysis of Dr. Chris Walker’s Sunday School series on civil government.

In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast , Chris Hume contrasts statist slavery with biblical servitude and looks at a section of Leviticus 25. The ugly truth is that the United States has the fourth-highest incarceration rate on earth (behind only El Salvador, Cuba, and Rwanda), nearly 2 million souls locked in cages, a 70+% recidivism rate, and a system that turns petty offenders into li...

A couple weeks after their ⁠public debate⁠ , Chris Hume (Christian) and Wilson Whiting (atheist) sat down to continue their conversation. The first hour largely focuses on biblical servitude, before the conversation transitions to morality and epistemology.

Chris Hume follows up on his recent public debate with atheist Wilson Whiting by addressing the common atheist argument against biblical slavery. A common tactic among atheists is to simply read biblical law and watch Christians squirm. But this only happens because the church has not been taught to understand and love the Law of God. This episode will equip you to respond to the common atheist ob...

The untimely death of Charlie Kirk has sent waves of grief and reflection across the American landscape, placing the intersection of faith and public life center stage. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot , Chris Hume offers five essential biblical guideposts for Christians navigating the conversation surrounding Kirk’s public memorial service and the state of Christianity in American conserv...

Chris Hume continues his analysis of a Sunday School series put on by Dr. Chris Walker (of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA). In this episode, he interacts with Dr. Walker’s session entitled, “What Is the Mission of the Church?”

In this episode, Chris Hume discusses President Trump’sexecutive order on flag burning, exposing how it elevates the American flag to an idolatrous symbol in civic life. Next, he critiques a clip from Doug Wilson on immigration, arguing that God’s Law offers true assimilation. Finally, he shares clips from Dr. Chris Walker, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA, as he briefly...

Chris Hume dives into the recent St. Isidore Supreme Court case, unpacking the statist assumptions underlying the argumentation. He also exposes the false claim that education can ever truly be religiously neutral. Additionally, we play key clips from the oral arguments, providing analysis that cuts through the legal jargon to reveal the core issues at stake.

Chris Hume discusses the outreach at the Lititz Pride Fest, including a conversation Luke Saint had with someone about dinosaurs, and concludes with some comments on Pennsylvania's new cell phone law .

Chris Hume is joined by Luke Saint, Adam Terrell, and Camden Whitener to answer some leftover audience questions from the recent Lancastrian Theonomy Symposium and interact with a clip where Owen Strachan makes some comments about justice and the Old Testament. Strachan's comments suggest that Old Testament verses may not be binding on the Christian conscience unless explicitly reaffirmed in the N...

Jon Speed (along with T. Russell Hunter) recently debated Doug Wilson and Joe Rigney on abolition and smashmouth incrementalism. Following the debate, Speed released a video with his post-debate commentary. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast , Chris Hume plays some of Speed’s comments and interacts with the issue from a theonomic perspective. Watch the Wilson/Rigney-Speed/Hunter Deba...

President Donald Trump has claimed that his tariffs could, among other things, eliminate the income tax for most Americans. “It will be a bonanza for America,” Trump wrote recently on Truth Social. Other are claiming that tariffs will lead to more jobs in America. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast , Oak Pongsree, Ph. D., joins Chris Hume to discuss tariffs. What are tariffs? And wil...

Is "Gentle Parenting" the proper approach to raising children? Or is something seriously amiss with this new approach? Justin L. Miller, author of the newly released book, The Not So Loving Side of Gentle Parenting , joins Chris Hume to discuss his new book, parenting, and child discipline. Order a copy of Justin's book here: https://freegracepress.com/products/gentle-parenting-preorder

After making a few comments about upcoming events and a statement from Northern End Stands Up, Chris Hume interacts with a few clips from a recent Stephen Wolfe video. Wolfe says that some people (midwits) are committing the “scary term fallacy” in critiquing his position. Chris affirms Wolfe’s argument in principle, but contends many Christian nationalists are committing that exact fallacy in att...

In the final episode in our three-part series on Israel andJudaism, Chris Hume is joined by John Bingaman (board member with Future of Christendom) and Shak Khoury (born and raised in Israel) to discuss and apply our understanding of modern-day Judaism and the related concept of Zionism.

In part two in the series on Israel, Chris Hume summarizes James Jordan’s 1991 article entitled, “The Future of Israel Re-examined.” Jordan provides the preterist interpretation of Romans 11, a view which has ramifications for our view of “modern-day Judaism.”

The first part in a three-part series on Israel, Judaism, and Christianity. Chris Hume is joined by Ron Dodson to discuss the concept of Israel and the development of the people of God throughout the biblical narrative. Read Ron's article: https://americanreformer.org/2023/11/just-what-is-israel/

On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast  two reformed Christian pastors have an informal discussion/debate on baptism and children in the church. Pastor Dan Horn defends the reformed credobaptist position and Pastor Rich Lusk promotes the reformed paedobaptist view. Enjoy this respectful and thoughtful exchange between two knowledgeable pastors! About the guests: Dan Horn  serves as an el...

Both the biblical narrative and church history are full of examples of the gospel being proclaimed in the "open-air." Nevertheless, many today claim such an approach is outdated and counterproductive. The guests on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast  beg to differ. Listen in as Chris Hume asks three seasoned open-air preachers about their work and the reason they believe there...

Ben Kirkpatrick serves as the Operations Manager of Christianity Explored North America, a ministry with the goal of helping "people meet Jesus in the Bible and explore the Christian faith." On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast , Chris Hume shares his experience with Christianity Explored and asks Ben to introduce people to this helpful evangelistic resource. Ben Kirkpatrick&...

Chris Hume explains that application is essential to any (biblical) position, talks about an erroneous sacred-secular divide, and ends with the story of Naboth's vineyard.