In this highly theological edition of The SkyePod, Skye answers questions about free will, Heaven, and hearing the voice of God. What red flags should we look for to see if we are hearing the Holy Spirit or just ourselves? Will we have free will in Heaven? And why would Skye choose the Star Wars prequel trilogy over the Star Wars sequel trilogy?

Questions covered:

If you had to watch one Star Wars trilogy that's not the OT, would you watch the prequel trilogy or the sequel trilogy?

There has been a lot of talk lately in Christian circles about how doubts are fine. That God can handle our doubts and questions and that doubts and questions ultimately grow our faith. This is a nice change from the history of shaming doubt in the church. However, I struggle with passages in the gospels where it appears that Jesus rebukes people for not having enough faith. How do you reconcile these rebukes with the idea that God can handle our doubts and questions?

How do you read all the books you discuss in your interviews? Do you take speed reading classes, have a system to skim through them, or have people who read and summarize them for you? I've always been a reader, and I can read faster than the average person, but there's no way I could talk about all the books you discuss. How do you do that?

I have a friend who in the last few years started reading early church fathers (ie.Augustine, Aquinas, Ignatius). After being raised in a good Christian family his entire life, he now believes the only way to follow God is to convert to Roman Catholicism. Can you help me understand this leap?

If the ability to sin is what makes obedience valuable (we are not robots who have to obey), why doesn't that follow through to heaven/new earth? If there is no sin there, does the inability to sin cheapen our obedience/love? Or will we have the ability, but won't choose it? Does competition that comes from sports belong in New Creation?

How do you know whether the voice in your head is the Holy Spirit or your own mind?

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Will God use technology to enact immortality? Skye and Drew are skeptical about all kinds of technology—ChatGPT speaking in tongues, Lexapro worship songs, and Peter Thiel's boasts of technology letting us achieve immortality.

0:03 - Theme Song

11:25 - Have Mercy on Me, a Zinner

22:00 - Lexapro and Jesus

26:54 - End Credits

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The long-awaited Superman movie is out—Skye, David French, and Esau McCaulley went to an early screening and are here to share their opinions. How does this version of Superman reflect our changing relationship with power and authority?

0:03 - Theme Song

4:30 - James Gunn

14:44 - Good, but not Subtle

22:55 - Past the Origin

31:50 - Gen Z's Superman

40:50 - Populism and Superman

51:30 - Superman the Immigrant

57:47 - End Credits

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Skye Jethani shares the introduction and first chapter of his new book, The World Born in You. He talks about how his relationship to his own name, his family, and his ethnicity changed and reshaped his entire view of empathy—and how radical empathy is exemplified by an unlikely biblical figure.

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A tragic political assassination in Minnesota has raised new alarms about the radicalization happening inside certain corners of American Christianity. David French and Skye Jethani discuss the rise of spiritual warfare language within independent Pentecostal and charismatic movements, and how this language is spilling over into mainstream evangelicalism. Then, they turn to a major Supreme Court case that could reshape how pornography is accessed online. Should adults be required to verify their identity to view explicit content and does the state have a responsibility to protect children from online harm?

0:00 - Theme Song

1:42 - The Problem of the Christian Assassin

19:22 - Why So Much Warfare Imagery?

35:42 - Trump and Prophecy

49:20 - Digital Porn Laws in Texas

1:01:20 - End Credits

Lifeway Report on Christians Believing Heresy:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2018/10/what-do-christians-believe-ligonier-state-theology-heresy/

Paul Putz from Baylor University is here to explain to Skye about how sports, football especially, has become so associated with Christianity in America. He traces the history from the early 1900's, how it tied into the social gospel, racism, liberal Protestantism—and how it's evolved to what we see today. And what's a "Middlebrow Protestant?"

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Drew and Skye think a lot of our problems come back to the same thing: pursing success over incarnation connectional and spiritual maturity. Do psychedelics tie into this? Maybe! Scandals? Could be! Digital churches? You betcha—join in for a slew of stories and learn why Drew and Skye don't approve of the Unabomber.

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Skye and Mike answers your questions. With A.I. becoming more prominent, it begs the obvious question: is it a form of… necromancy? And what heresy risks are there in saying that God can't see the future? And of course, Skye has thoughts on Lord of the Rings adaptations.

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Since taking office in January, Trump's net worth has increased by nearly $3 billion thanks to his family-branded cryptocurrencies being purchased by foreign governments and businesses. He accepted a Boeing 747 as a "gift" from the government of Qatar, and has issued pardons to people who paid $1 million to attend a fundraiser dinner. David French explains why the Constitution's prohibition against foreign gifts is being ignored, and why Trump's shameless corruption has been met with silence by journalists and politicians. French and Skye Jethani also discuss why Trump's evangelical supporters don't care about his corruption, and how celebrity pastors and the Prosperity Gospel prepared them to accept the President's behavior as acceptable. Then, they discuss the case before the Supreme Court seeking to allow religious charter schools to receive public funding. French and Jethani examine the pros and cons of school choice and why Christians may want to reconsider accepting tax dollars for religious education.

0:00 - Theme Song

3:20 - Trump's New Plane

11:00 - Trump's Shamelessness

20:00 - Personal Corruption

34:20 - Are Charter Schools Public Schools?

54:08 - Public Schools as an Equalizer

1:05:40 - End Credits

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The Trump Presidency's World-Historical Heist by David Frum:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-golden-age-corruption/682935/

Skye's new book, The World Born in You, is all about how to navigate the current world without fear, anger, and power grabs—but he has a novel idea for how to write it. Come along and see what this is all about!

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