Plodcast

In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the unrest in Europe and argues that immigration policies have neglected the importance of assimilation. He then examines okneros, the New Testament word for slothfulness, and reviews Michael LeFebvre's Singing the Songs of Jesus on the place of the Psalms in Christian worship.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers immigration, assimilation, and the relationship between culture and religion. He examines oinophlugia, the New Testament word for drunkenness or excess of wine, and reviews Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer, reflecting on the kind of person drawn to all-consuming political and ideological movements.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers AI, data centers, and the danger of using technological fears to expand government control. He examines oinopotes, the New Testament word for a drunkard or winebibber, and reviews C. S. Lewis’s Spirits in Bondage, a collection of poetry written before Lewis became a Christian.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the standoff with Iran and the coming midterms, examines nothros, the New Testament word for being dull or slothful, and reviews Holy Helps while commending accessible Puritan and Reformation classics for practical Christian reading.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers Sidney Sweeney, sports gambling, and the temptation for Christians to grade morality on a political curve. He continues his study of sin with nosphizomai, the New Testament word for keeping back or purloining, and reviews R. J. Snell’s Acedia, a study of sloth as a joyless loss of delight.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers how social media can blur the line between personal and electronic identity for teenagers, then examines noseo, “to dote,” and the danger of fixating on obscure doctrines, before reviewing Churchill and the Jews and Churchill’s long support for the establishment of Israel.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson reflects on public memory of the COVID era and Fauci’s recent testimony, then examines nothos in Hebrews 12:8 and the relationship between chastisement and sonship, before offering some “judicious conjecture” about LBJ and the JFK assassination in a review of Blood, Money, and Power.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers how the demand for AI data centers has affected climate change alarmism, then examines neophutes, or “novice,” and Paul’s warning against promoting young ministers too quickly, before reviewing John Downame’s The Cure for Unjust Anger.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson considers the tragedy surrounding Jason Arday and argues that DEI systems bear responsibility for promoting unqualified people, then looks at naugeo, “to make shipwreck,” in 1 Timothy 1:19 and reviews Jeremiah Burroughs’s Contentment, Prosperity, and the Glory of God from the Puritan Treasures for Today series.

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In this episode, Douglas Wilson argues for the blessings of colonialism, continues his study of New Testament foolishness with the word moros, and reviews Michael Kruger’s The Question of Canon and its case for the organic formation of the New Testament.

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