The SkyePod

Historian Daniel G. Hummel joins Skye Jethani to talk about the changing relationship between American evangelicals and Israel. Driven by a particular view of the end times, Hummel explains the origin of evangelical support for the modern state of Israel, and why current events are testing that commitment. They also examine influential media voices, like Tucker Carlson, who are aggressively pushin...

In honor of Independence Day, Holy Post Media released a new explainer video titled "Should America Rededicate Itself to God?" The short 12-minute video featured clips of a conversation between Skye Jethani and Caleb Campbell, the pastor of Desert Springs Bible Church in Phoenix and author of "Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor." This episode features their full conver...

It's a history lesson on today's French Friday. David French explains the parallels between the Vichy French government that cooperated with the Nazis in WWII and Christian nationalists in America today. Both were highly misogynistic, nativist, and blamed liberal democracy for all of the country's problems. Obviously, things did not end well for the Vichy government in France. David and Skye discu...

Skye and Esau saw Disclosure Day by Steven Spielberg this weekend—did it make them believe in aliens? Maybe not, but it does show a cultural preoccupation with our place in the world. Would the existence of aliens change history? Would you believe aliens were telling the truth? Skye and Esau debate these issues and Esau pitches a sequel.   0:06 - Theme Song   1:15 - Disclosure Day   7:27 - Why Ali...

The internet keeps serving up strange stories, and Drew Dyck is back to help Skye figure out what they reveal about faith, wisdom, and our very weird cultural moment. They start with a Christianity Today article on marijuana and the Christian life, but the conversation quickly turns toward a bigger question about how believers learn discernment when Scripture doesn't give a simple rule. Then they...

Because it's graduation season, Skye offers some lessons for those starting their careers. He takes us through the story of his professional development from seminary, to pastoral ministry, into journalism, publishing, and eventually the creation of Holy Post Media. Along the way, he draws on the metaphor from Gordon Mackenzie's 1996 book, "Orbiting the Giant Hairball," to explain the tension betw...

The Supreme Court recently struck down a provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Bill that prevented the dilution of votes by racial minorities, unleashing red states throughout the South to redraw congressional districts before the 2026 midterm elections. The outcome is likely to be fewer Black representatives in Congress. David French and Skye Jethani discuss the issue of gerrymandering—partisan and...

We love stories about redemption, except when it happens to our enemies. Skye and Kaitlyn Schiess discuss why our culture has become fluent in justice, punishment, and public condemnation, but has lost the language of mercy, forgiveness, and restoration. Drawing from Priya Parker's conversation with Ezra Klein, they explore what happens when justice becomes vengeance and people are permanently sor...

Drew's back to talk about the youth and the Church. YouTube prophets preach about UFO's! Christian singles join dating shows on Hulu! Kids are saying "Christ is King..." but mean something different than allegiance to Jesus. It's a wild world, but Skye and Drew are here to talk about it. 0:08 - Theme Song 1:12 - Youtube Prophets and UFO Panic 16:46 - Christian Dating Reality Show? 24:52 - Gen Z Wa...

Ryan Burge is back with graphs about (what else?) religion, as young men are increasingly identifying as religious, but aren't really participating in churches. What's going on? And how does this tie into Crotch Christianity? Skye and Ryan talk about this and maintaining humility in matters of faith.   0:00 - Theme Song   1:41 - People like the "Idea" of religion   5:11 - Young Men Claim Religious...

Skye reacts to recent comments by Pope Leo about the danger of assuming the church only cares about sexual morality and the backlash to his remarks from conservative evangelicals. He explains the origin and widespread acceptance of what Skye calls "crotch Christianity," why the over-correction by more progressive Christians is also problematic, and how Pope Leo points us to a healthier, more bibli...

David French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it.   0:00 - Theme Song   1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actuall...

Canadian Drew is watching American news with befuddlement as a US government official cites Quinton Tarantino as scripture, our scientists develop AI to be "ethical," and a pastor gets caught with stealing baseball cards from Wal-Mart.

Mailman Mike is bringing the big questions this week, as he asks Skye about servant leadership, late-stage capitalism, penal substitutionary atonement, and how we at Holy Post Media try to avoid becoming like the Evangelical Industrial Complex.   0:05 - Theme Song   1:12 - Foot-Washing Servant Leadership?   11:20 - Holy Post and the Evangelical Industrial Complex   27:40 - Is There a Good Alternat...

John Ortberg explains his journey of faith, how Wheaton College and Dallas Willard helped shape him, and how he discovered the need for spiritual formation.   0:10 - Theme Song   1:14 - Where'd John Ortberg Come From?   7:36 - Wheaton's Influence   20:12 - Evangelicalism in the 80's   26:34 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://...

David French unpacks how the Trump administration's decision to launch a war with Iran is different from previous American wars in the Middle East, including George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Does the criticism of Trump's war from some MAGA influencers signal the break-up of the movement? And what comes next?   0:00 - Theme Song   1:00 - Is This War Legal?   15:35 - Lack of Declared War  ...

Kaitlyn Schiess, Producer Mike, and some fellow named "Noah" discuss the Harry Potter fandom, controversial Hogwarts characters, and how deep christian themes permeate the series. And was Snape really that bad?   1:25 - Theme Song   1:52 - Who's Noah?   13:41 - Ginny Weasley: Not So Bad?   17:51 - Severus Snape: Also Not So Bad?   25:41 - The Theme of Free Will   26:51 - This episode is available...

Skye and Mike Carl Erre don tin foil hats upon their bald heads and theorize about Peter Thiel's Antichrist warnings and Obama's comments on alien life. What does the Bible actually say about the Antichrist and what doctrinal implications would arise from aliens among us?   0:03 - Theme Song   4:52 - Evangelicals and Antichrist   12:29 - Gnosticism and Antichrist   24:11 - Anti-empathy and Antichr...

Drew supports loud children in church, clothed teenagers in the media, and non-edgy influencer adults. He and Skye go over some news and articles about generals trying to start the end of the world, christians reflecting on the sexualization of teenagers that spurred on the purity culture movement, and teens accusing Jesus of having a God-complex. 0:03 - Theme Song 2:23 - Army Generals Talking Arm...

Asbury University became a center of national attention as students had what many called a revival—Dr. Kevin Brown, President of Asbury, calls it an "outpouring of the spirit." Dr. Brown joins Skye to talk about how he experienced this take place and how he tried to steward it wisely.   0:07 - Theme Song   2:18 - Was this revival?   5:56 - Being on Campus When it was Happening   11:58 - Responsibi...

David French says false Christian ideas are behind the rise of antisemitism, and it requires a Christian response. He believes that response should be Christian Zionism. Skye pushes back on French's re-definition and argues that the term "Christian Zionism" creates more problems than it solves because of its roots in bad theology and the oppression of Palestinians. They also discuss the film "The...

Skye and Kaitlyn discuss Harry Potter—covering its weird relationship to Christianity, who Hermione should have ended up with, and why it had such a deep effect on its fans.   This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/151173335/  

Skye and Drew talk about gambling, phone addiction… and get mildly depressed. In this edition of Drew's News, Drew's brought stories about the dating recession, the dark side of servant leadership and AI being out of control. All of this leads Skye to ask if we should let children have cigarettes.   0:05 - Theme Song   3:50 - The Dark Side of Servant Leadership   12:51 - The Disciples' Arrogance  ...

Have our churches been designed to keep us from going deeper with Christ? Skye draws on brain science to explain why we need a lot more than the church gives us if we're going to become more like Jesus.   0:06 - Theme Song   1:35 - Puppy News   3:15 - Up Soon on Holy Post   8:33 - Pilots Forgetting to Fly   13:37 - Thinking Fast and Slow   22:41 - Jesus' Community Was a Challenge   26:27 - Get the...

Efficiency! Remove the redundancy!" This is the cry of our individualistic, market-driven culture, but Skye thinks there's some very good reason to make things redundant. How does this lack of redundancy hurt us spiritually, politically, and socially? What does it mean for our government, our churches, and… for Boeing airplanes?   0:04 - Theme Song   0:36 - Updates   8:34 - Why Are Airplanes so Sa...