David French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it.

0:00 - Theme Song

1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actually That Weird?

2:26 - The Church Built a Blasphemer

10:55 - Online Gambling Debate

24:05 - Restricting Freedom for Virtue

34:50 - Cultural Shift from Libertarianism

44:22 - Majority Opinion Ignored

53:12 - Right Problem, Wrong Solution

1:02:10 - End Credits

Chris Christie and David French's Debate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAmVu4WVG7Q&t=1s

Canadian Drew is watching American news with befuddlement as a US government official cites Quinton Tarantino as scripture, our scientists develop AI to be "ethical," and a pastor gets caught with stealing baseball cards from Wal-Mart.

Mailman Mike is bringing the big questions this week, as he asks Skye about servant leadership, late-stage capitalism, penal substitutionary atonement, and how we at Holy Post Media try to avoid becoming like the Evangelical Industrial Complex.

0:05 - Theme Song

1:12 - Foot-Washing Servant Leadership?

11:20 - Holy Post and the Evangelical Industrial Complex

27:40 - Is There a Good Alternative to Capitalism?

Questions Covered:

• How do you understand John 13?
• How is Holy Post Media avoiding acting like the Evangelical Industrial Complex?
• Is there a better alternative to capitalism?
• Do you agree with the Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory of the Crucifixion?

Getting Schooled - Penal Atonement 101:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/getting-schooled-84872925

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John Ortberg explains his journey of faith, how Wheaton College and Dallas Willard helped shape him, and how he discovered the need for spiritual formation.

0:10 - Theme Song

1:14 - Where'd John Ortberg Come From?

7:36 - Wheaton's Influence

20:12 - Evangelicalism in the 80's

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David French unpacks how the Trump administration's decision to launch a war with Iran is different from previous American wars in the Middle East, including George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Does the criticism of Trump's war from some MAGA influencers signal the break-up of the movement? And what comes next?

0:00 - Theme Song

1:00 - Is This War Legal?

15:35 - Lack of Declared War

31:55 - What Makes People Leave MAGA?

48:04 - Trump Outperforms His Policies

1:11:57 - End Credits

Kaitlyn Schiess, Producer Mike, and some fellow named "Noah" discuss the Harry Potter fandom, controversial Hogwarts characters, and how deep christian themes permeate the series. And was Snape really that bad?

1:25 - Theme Song

1:52 - Who's Noah?

13:41 - Ginny Weasley: Not So Bad?

17:51 - Severus Snape: Also Not So Bad?

25:41 - The Theme of Free Will

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Skye and Mike Carl Erre don tin foil hats upon their bald heads and theorize about Peter Thiel's Antichrist warnings and Obama's comments on alien life. What does the Bible actually say about the Antichrist and what doctrinal implications would arise from aliens among us?

0:03 - Theme Song

4:52 - Evangelicals and Antichrist

12:29 - Gnosticism and Antichrist

24:11 - Anti-empathy and Antichrist

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Drew supports loud children in church, clothed teenagers in the media, and non-edgy influencer adults. He and Skye go over some news and articles about generals trying to start the end of the world, christians reflecting on the sexualization of teenagers that spurred on the purity culture movement, and teens accusing Jesus of having a God-complex.

0:03 - Theme Song

2:23 - Army Generals Talking Armageddon

4:38 - Horseshoe Theory Fundamentalists

12:00 - Bad Theology and the Apocalypse

19:23 - Where Purity Culture Had a Point

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Asbury University became a center of national attention as students had what many called a revival—Dr. Kevin Brown, President of Asbury, calls it an "outpouring of the spirit." Dr. Brown joins Skye to talk about how he experienced this take place and how he tried to steward it wisely.

0:07 - Theme Song

2:18 - Was this revival?

5:56 - Being on Campus When it was Happening

11:58 - Responsibility During Spiritual Movement

20:40 - Light Attracts Bugs

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What Statistics About Religion Tell Us—and What They Don't:

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/01/26/perspective-what-statistics-about-religion-tell-us-and-what-they-dont/

David French says false Christian ideas are behind the rise of antisemitism, and it requires a Christian response. He believes that response should be Christian Zionism. Skye pushes back on French's re-definition and argues that the term "Christian Zionism" creates more problems than it solves because of its roots in bad theology and the oppression of Palestinians. They also discuss the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" and what it illuminates about American ideals we still have not reached.

0:00 - Theme Song

5:00 - Rising Right-Wing Antisemitism

16:06 - Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism

20:08 - David's Definition of Christian Zionism

33:52 - Equality for All

43:22 - The Testament of Ann Lee

1:02:04 - End Credits