In this episode, the guys discuss the way our Christians ancestors viewed the calendar. Why did the church put holidays like Christmas and Easter on the calendar when they did? What is the significance of seeing time as a means of retelling God's story? How should a Christian view time and history to see God working in them? Does our faith give us a better view of reality than just an empty clockwork universe?

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 In this episode, the guys explore the important role of laughter in the life of a Christian. What is laughter, why did God give us laughter, and what benefits does it give to us? What role can comedy and laughter play in improving a person and improving a culture? How can Christians use joviality to increase our faith and obedience? How can laughter help us through suffering, temptation, and confusion? Welcome to the conversation!

The guys discuss the importance of gift giving as a spiritual practice. They share stories of great gifts they have received and what the Bible tells us about being generous, caring, and jovial.

How does God excel at giving good gifts? What are some of the greatest gifts we have received in Christ? How can we make gift giving a means to deepen our relationships and further our faith? Welcome to the conversation!

The guys explore the classic Christmas tale "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss as a timely portrayal of our culture's own "grinchy" spirit.

In what ways has our culture taken up the Grinch's attitude of cynicism, bitterness, and resentment? How can we learn from the indomitable joy of the who's? What does choosing joy and meaning at Christmas look like for Christians?  What tools does the Gospel give us to prevent our heart from being "two sizes too small"? Welcome to the conversation!

In this episode, the guys discuss the importance of kids stories for cultivating virtue in our children. They discuss the issues with many modern kids stories, the value of many forms of children's tales, and the importance of storytelling for faith and character formation.

What kind of world are we showing our kids through the stories we tell them? What kind of people will they become if they model what those stories show? How do the movies, books, and lessons we teach our children shape their view of the world? How can Christian parents be intentional about captivating the imaginations of their kids with good stories?

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In this episode, the guys discuss the current state of the debate over creation. They discuss the serious issues and consequences of the darwinian worldview and present some of the major ideas and thinkers pushing back against evolutionary theory.

What is really happening in Genesis 1? What evidence is there for belief in creation? Why doubt darwin? What options exist for thinking Christians discussing the origins of the world? Welcome to the conversation!

In this episode, the guys discuss C.S. Lewis's imaginative story about inhabitants of hell being offered a vacation to heaven and a chance at redemption. More than speculating on the afterlife, Lewis is inspecting the human soul to reveal how our hearts cling to sin even when offered God's grace.

Why do people choose evil? How do our sins entangle us? What does it take to love and pursue God? How do people become "ghosts"?

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In this episode, the guys discuss the harrowing events surrounding the murder of Christian commentator and political organizer, Charlie Kirk.

How should Christians react to the life and death of Charlie Kirk? What range of reactions have we seen from Christians and what does this tell us about our cultural moment? What does this latest violence demand from us as Christian witnesses moving forward? How do we foster the needed clarity, conviction, and courage of the hour?

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In this episode, the guys discuss the recent mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School that recently shocked the nation with a transgender shooter murdering two innocent Christian children and injuring 21 other people.

What's behind the chaos violence of our times? What does this kind of violence say about our culture and the kind of people our culture builds? Why do ideologies that fight against reality (transgenderism, nihilism, atheism) lead to violence? How is the Christian worldview, founded on the Gospel, the only antidote to our culture of despair and death? Join us for this heavy but important conversation.

In this episode, the guys discuss which fruit of the Spirit is least likely to be cultivated by western American Christians and why. They investigate the kinds of virtues our culture wars against and how Christians have neglected some of these same spiritual markers.

What work of the Holy Spirit are we most likely to resist in our culture? How have we twisted some of these fruit of the spirit into vices? What would it take to reclaim these Holy Spirit evidences in our lives? Welcome to the conversation!