Backwoods Belief

What is the inner ring and why is it so appealing? C.S. Lewis experts, Ben and Jeff explain.

Ben and Jeff return for another episode of Backwoods Belief to discuss Ecclesiastical Struggle Sessions and how to handle them.

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What's gone on in evangelicalism since we last talked? What does it mean for the year moving forward?

The journal of Audrey Hale, the Covenant School (Nashville) shooter, was recently released. Despite not being the purported manifesto it was billed as the document does give an intimate look inside the mind of a brutal spree killer.

To learn what we can from it, namely how Hale was formed and how we can prevent more like her, we brought on David Harris - author of an excellent explainer article on the Hale journal for TruthScript.

This one is pretty dark, full of material you won't want your kids listening to with you. But it is important so let's get going.

We've got one of the best reporters working visiting the Backwoods on this one. He's talking to us about Abortion Abolition, Christian faithfulness at the ballot box, and voting Trump (or not).

We're aiming for more light and less heat on this one. Did we do it? Hit play and let us know.

Despite a church's stated polity it is often the case they are governed by a secret body of Shadow Elders.

We'll talk about who these Shadow Elders are, how to know if they control your church, and what to do about it in this episode.

The Southern Baptist Convention and Presbyterian Church in America recently had their yearly get-togethers.

The SBC meeting was a disaster for conservatives. The PCA meeting was a win for conservatives.

What made the difference? And what does this say about contemporary evangelicalism?

Hit play and find out!

The guys from The Backwoods welcome you out to a good ol' grab-bag episode touching on some recent controversies in Reformed Evangelicalism.

Big takeaway: Christ is Lord and therefore it is ok to say it.

Michael Clary comes out to the Backwoods to discuss gratitude for Godly forefathers and his book, God's Good Design for Human Sexuality.

From Michael Clary:

American Reformer - Scorning Our Forefathers

Book - God's Good Design: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Guide to Human Sexuality

Can we build institutions that don't move Left over time? Can we prevent existing organizations from doing so?

Here's some resources on creating and keeping important groups conservative.