A look at the messiahs we often run after, and how this is missing the mission.

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Episode Resources:

David French: Christian Political Ethics are Upside Down

Kari Lake and "BDE"

More Kari Lake

The Young Turks Response to BDE

Lauren Boebert, AR-15s, and awful theology

Matt LaBash - Jesus Wept

In God We Trust Signs in Public Schools

Pew Survey: Declining Church Affiliation

DW Interview of Rick Wilson (quoted from around 4:30 mark)

Image: In God We Trust on the Gallows

In this episode, I take a look back at the transformation of Ted Cruz over the last six years. It isn't pretty.

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Links to some of the research for this episode:

The Rise and Fall of the Cruz-Trump Bromance

Cognitive Dissonance and the Peg Turning experiment (correction, in the episode I said this was from 1915. It's actually from 1959)

Let's Go Brandon

"Leave the rest to the Republican congressmen"

Inside Ted Cruz's Last-Ditch Effort to Keep Trump in Power

David French: There is No Remaining Christian Case for Trump

Jonah Goldberg: The Descent of Men

Liz Cheney's slaps away Jim Jordan

Ted Cruz's remarks on Texas seceding from the Union

In this episode, I explore more deeply the consequences of ignoring character in our leaders, in light of the COVID pandemic and the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Links:

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300,000 US COVID deaths could have been averted through vaccination, analysis finds: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/300000-us-covid-deaths-averted-vaccination-analysis-finds/story?id=84753284

Trump's faith advisor goes HEAVY METAL!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzIym0eZsH0

1/4/22 PRRI Study: https://www.prri.org/spotlight/anniversary-of-jan-6-insurrection/

While there is reason to be hopeful, there's always place for lament as well. Some reasons for grief from the past four years, with a special guest monologue from Molly Wahlquist.

What does it mean to be pro life? My observations as a pro life voter in this contentious election year.

This is the second half of my interview with Bethany and Thomas Macias, in which we explore ways our civic engagement can be loving toward our neighbor.

This is the first half of a two-part interview with my daughter Bethany and her husband Thomas, in which we take a look at the conflict in our country and discuss the causes and the possible remedies. They also share the wonderful story of their pandemic wedding.

An analysis of the deal that Donald Trump struck with evangelicals in 2016; the terms of the deal and what each party to the deal received.

An interview with my wife Jill regarding her journey of listening to and learning from the voices of people of color.

The title of this episode was coined by Dr. Drew Hart and describes the practice of listening to and believing the lived experiences and stories of others even when their stories seem foreign to us.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Departied Podcast. In this episode I examine modern evangelical End Times beliefs and how those beliefs can drive unhealthy views of our politics and the worth of other human beings.