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A sci-fi blockbuster about the end of the world is somehow the most hopeful movie in years. What does Project Hail Mary's success say about a culture drowning in cynicism? Esau McCaulley, Malcolm Foley, and Mike Stralow dig into why audiences are craving optimism again and whether the church (and Holy Post Media) has something to learn from it. Then the conversation turns to all the recent talk about "revival." Is something actually happening, or are we just reading the signs we want to see? They unpack why Christians are so fixated on growth, what we might be measuring wrong, and whether real renewal looks less like hype and more like repentance. Plus, Holy Week reflections, what's bringing them joy right now, and a pair of red Air Force Ones.

0:00 - Theme

0:21 - Holy Week with Esau

12:22 - Revival or Not?

17:56 - Curiosity Around Religion

26:10 - Endurance and the Black Church

30:05 - Slavery is a Crime Against Humanity

46:55 - End Credits

Holy Week Bible Reading: Thursday

Matthew 26:17-46

Mark 14:12-42

Luke 22:7-46

John 13-17:26

(Read from the Christian Standard Bible Version)

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The Christian life is tough to get started because it’s not just a new way of thinking it’s a whole new way of living. It’s like moving from darkness to light; from being self-centred to being like Christ. But as you persevere, the journey keeps getting better and better.

Life seems to be moving faster and faster, so it requires intentionality to slow down. Jennifer Dukes Lee ran so hard that she reached a breaking point, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. She and her husband decided to leave the hurry sickness behind and go back to farm life, where they could learn a different pace and discover a deeper relationship with God and family through the seasons of life. In this discussion, Jennifer will help you “grow slower” to refresh your mind, body, and soul.

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You stare into the darkness. The ceiling fan whirls above you. Your husband slumbers next to you. In minutes the alarm will sound, and the demands of the day will shoot you like a clown out of a cannon into the three-ring circus of meetings, bosses, and baseball practices. For the millionth time you’ll make breakfast, schedules, and payroll…but for the life of you, you can’t make sense of this thing called life. It’s beginnings and endings. Cradles and cancers and cemeteries and questions. The meaning of life, the poor choices of life.

Did you know God answers the mess of life with one word? Grace. Do we really understand it? God in the Bible says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you” (Ezekiel 36:26 NKJV). That’s grace! Grace calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.

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In this episode of Cults, Michael and Zach shift from the gospel question to a foundational issue beneath it: authority. Who has the final say in matters of faith—Scripture itself, or an institution that interprets it?

Tracing the development of papal authority from Gregory the Great to Vatican I, the episode examines whether Rome’s claims represent legitimate development or a departure from earlier church history. The discussion then turns to the formation of the biblical canon, challenging the idea that the Church created Scripture and instead arguing that it recognized what was already functioning as authoritative across the early Christian world.

Finally, the episode addresses the role of the Magisterium, the nature of interpretation, and key texts like Matthew 16. The takeaway is clear: the core divide is not structure versus chaos, but where ultimate authority rests—within the Word of God itself or in a centralized interpretive authority.

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