Efficiency! Remove the redundancy!" This is the cry of our individualistic, market-driven culture, but Skye thinks there's some very good reason to make things redundant. How does this lack of redundancy hurt us spiritually, politically, and socially? What does it mean for our government, our churches, and… for Boeing airplanes?

0:04 - Theme Song

0:36 - Updates

8:34 - Why Are Airplanes so Safe?

15:08 - Anti-Fragile

20:23 - We're Too Efficient

24:57 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus:

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Skye and Kaitlyn talk about James Talarico's Christianity as presented in a recent Ezra Klein interview. Talarico's progressive view of Christianity both loses a lot of the richness of the Gospel and has left America wanting something more. How does orthodox Christianity offer the world something it's deeply longing for?

Philip Yancey's affair raises questions about how we respond to the sins of famous Christians. And should prayers be written by ChatGPT? What about sermons? What about podcast devotionals? And why are people calling Justin Bieber's pastor a "hype priest?" Drew's got news and Skye's ready to talk about it.

0:06 - Theme Song

3:12 - Philip Yancey's Affair

18:05 - ChatCGP Prayeres

29:35 - End Credits

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Skye's here to answer questions—and talk about the Stranger Things finale. Is there a secret episode called "ConformityGate?" Then he talks about the questionable Christian cliches we use around grief and more.

Questions:

• Why do you tout your public education experience and say that you support public education?
• What are your thoughts on participating in interfaith outreach?
• When Jesus said to help the poor, did he mean in the local church or in the general?
• Is there a secret finale of Stranger Things?
• What was it like writing The World Born in You, since it's in a more autobiographical style?
• Does evil still exist in the Kingdom of Heaven?
• How do you express assurances and comfort when someone dies that reflect a biblical view about the person's state between now and the restoration of all things?

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As we wrap up our Christmas break, here's an oldie but a goodie from one of our first Skyepod episodes. Mike Erre and Michael Bird join Skye to break down our explainer video on the Rapture. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode.

0:13 - Theme Song

2:06 - Responding to Comments

7:36 - Urgent Preaching

14:23 - Is Jonah's Whale in the Bible?

18:23 - Harpazo?

22:42 - Hour of Trial

26:45 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus:

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Covering topics from politics to pop culture, Skye Jethani offers a slate of 2026 predictions to David French. Will the public finally rebel against the social media companies? Will Texas elect its first Democratic senator in nearly 40 years? Will we finally get definitive proof of UFOs? Will "Dune Part 3" or "The Odyssey" dominate the box office? French unpacks the predictions and explains which ones are overreactions and which are more plausible.

0:00 - Theme Songs

2:15 - Nolan's Odyssey

6:23 - First Texan Democrat Senator?

11:52 - Social Media Bans

29:15 - US Government Has Alien Technology?

36:25 - Trump Appoints New Supreme Court Justice

44:05 - Transgender Self-Identification Decline

58:55 - End Credits

Skye's prepared to get on his soapbox to respond to Drew's news stories and internet controversies. We all know Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but is Home Alone a Christian movie? Is Old Man Marley a Christ-figure to young Kevin? Skye agree with Kirk Cameron that annihilationism makes sense—but many have hinged their faith on eternal conscious torment. And do stories in sermons actually help people remember?

0:00 - Theme Song

3:03 - Is Home Alone a Christian Movie

9:40 - Kirk Cameron on Hell

22:35 - The Neuroscience of Worship

24:38 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146095822/

Topics Covered:

• Is Home Alone Christian?: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/home-alone-catholic-heart
• Kirk Cameron's Theology of Hell Changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RflbA8Vt_Y
• The Neuroscience of Worship: https://relevantmagazine.com/current/science/the-neuroscience-of-worship/
• Do Sermons Need Stories?: https://x.com/RebeccMcLaugh/status/1998783054626611250
• Therapy culture replacing religion: https://www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/no-not-everyone-needs-therapy

Continuing our study of the Apostle Paul's view of circumcision, this week focuses on Galatians 6. To perpetuate a popular view that certain groups were inferior to others, some Christians required others to be circumcised. Paul believed this was so contrary to the gospel, and he took the issue so seriously, that he wrote this part of his letter himself with extra-large letters. So, why don't we take discrimination within the church as seriously as Paul did? Why do we passively participate in the prejudice of others?

0:00 - Show Starts

2:05 - Theme Song

5:15 - Looking Down on Others

10:46 - Social Pressure to Be Superior

23:08 - Pressured to Antagonized Muslims

34:00 - End Credits

Victor Boutros joins Skye to talk about the Human Trafficking Institute, which he cofounded after going from ethics debates with his fellow students to seeing the reality of human trafficking in India. The Human Trafficking Institute now works internationally and have seen results beyond what they imagined possible. Boutros explains the common misconceptions around human trafficking and what is effective to combat it.

0:07 - Theme Song

7:33 - Seeing the Reality of Human Trafficking

15:06 - The Church's Focus on Human Trafficking

22:18 - Effective Solutions

28:24 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145084638/

Parent Guide from the Human Trafficking Institute

https://traffickinginstitute.org/event-guide-download/

Human Trafficking Institute:

https://traffickinginstitute.org/

Ken Burns has just released his new 12-hour PBS documentary about the American Revolution, and Skye's watched all of it. On this episode, he talks with David French about some of the less well-known aspects of the Revolution, how they shaped American history, and lessons we can apply to our current political and cultural challenges. David and Skye also share their favorite must-watch holiday movies.

0:00 - Theme Song

1:15 - Ken Burn's American Revolution Documentary

14:12 - American Grit and Consensus

20:25 - Strong Minorities

23:56 - Tory or Patriot?

32:00 - Great Man Theory

37:00 - Are We Actually Divided?

42:00 - The Activist Groups

58:00 - Holiday Movies

1:03:00 - End Credits