
King & Culture
Luke Simmons and Seth Troutt discuss cultural and theological questions through a biblical lens.
Latest episodes

Jun 23, 2024 • 52min
Ep 84. Abortion with Cathi Herod
Seth and Cathi discuss how Cathi's story led to her involvement in the Pro-Life cause and how her relationship to Jesus animates her work in the realm of public policy. AZ Policy Website Vineyard Pregnancy CenterHope Women's Center

Jun 8, 2024 • 41min
Ep 83. Masculinity with Nancy Pearcey
Seth and guest Nancy Pearcey discuss some of her newest book The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She’s been described by The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."www.nancypearcey.com/

May 18, 2024 • 60min
Ep 82. Singleness with Dani Treweek
Seth and guest Dr. Dani Treweek discuss singleness and the church. How did the early church view unmarried people? What does the bible have to say about unmarried people? How can the church grow in her love for and inclusion of unmarried people?Read Dani's book here.

May 14, 2024 • 44min
Ep 81. Defiant Joy with Jennifer Greenberg
Seth and guest Jennifer Greeberg discuss various misconceptions of joy, how misused bible verses have harmed God's people, and practically discuss how we can follow Jesus who "for the joy set before him endured the cross.

5 snips
Apr 27, 2024 • 48min
Ep 80. Psychedelics and Jesus w/ Ashley Lande
Seth and guest Ashley Lande discuss her journey into and out of the search for God using drugs and pagan spirituality before eventually coming to faith in Jesus.ArticlePre-order Ashley's book here

Apr 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
Ep 79. Party Crasher
Seth and guest Josh Butler discuss the four political religions in America and six strategies for how Christians can faithfully engage politically.Buy Josh's book here.

Mar 30, 2024 • 42min
Ep. 78 Thoughts and Prayers
Seth and Luke discuss how to think, speak, and pray about authority figures and leaders.

Mar 16, 2024 • 41min
Ep 77. Poverty and Prosperity
Seth and Luke discuss the warnings given to the rich in the Bible and the tension that exists between enjoying God's blessings and living with radical generosity.

Feb 29, 2024 • 59min
Ep 76. Deconstruction & Reconstruction w/ Ian Harber
Luke, Seth, and Guest Ian Harber discuss the crisis of deconstruction and how to walk with people in the process of reconstructing their faith.Ep 24. Deconstructing Deconstruction Ep 12. Decolonizing DeconstructionRead Ian's TGC Article hereSubscribe to Ian's Substack here

Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 4min
Ep 75. Fragility & Resilience w/ Tony Ziolko
Seth and guest Tony Ziolko LPC discuss the nature of trauma and how to develop resilience in ourselves and our children.