The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

The owner of a farm stand in Lancaster County has spent thousands of dollars and lost hours and hours of production due to man-made legislation and regulation (all instituted for the "common good"). A dutiful zoning officer appears to have been monitoring Jesse Smucker's operation for years, and finally informed him that his Smucker's Farm Market was in violation of a local ordinance that limits the sales area to 500 square feet. Though Smucker did not break God's Law or harm his neighbor, he is now enmeshed in statist bureaucracy and costly legal meetings. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume shares this story and discusses the maddening fruit of natural law legislation.

Stephen Wolfe recently released a video response to Brian Zahnd's Christian Voter Guide. In that video, Wolfe does a fine job of critiquing many of Zahnd's claims. In the process, he makes an argument for using civil power for "human good." In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume plays a clip from Wolfe's video and raises a few points of disagreement with Wolfe (though not in terms of his critiques of Zahnd). Zahnd's voter guide can be accessed here: https://brianzahnd.com/2024/10/election-season-and-your-soul-2/ Watch Wolfe's video response to Zahnd's voter guide here: https://youtu.be/xeRysIwG5AA?si=F5drU56mpg2czehW Watch Chris Hume discuss non-legislative theonomy vs. natural law legislation: https://youtu.be/_rYRVNOhJzk?si=vXE71zN581TXWIm4 Support The Lancaster Patriot: https://www.patreon.com/TheLancasterPatriot

Chris Hume shares his thoughts on the Alan Maricle-Luke Saint debate on immigration held on Oct. 12, 2024 in Manheim, PA. Watch the debate here: https://youtu.be/YzKf7MvwIvA

How do theonomists respond to the idea that the Bible assumes a natural order? In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume responds to a question posed by Jon Harris and explains the key to understanding natural law, especially as it is applied in the civil realm.

As more and more man-made legislation spews forth from state capitals (and D.C.), Americans continue to be brainwashed in the religion of statism. Recent comments by a California sheriff highlight the degree to which Americans have accepted statism.

On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume and Travis Schmalhofer are joined by Rich Lusk to discuss Stephen Wolfe's The Case for Christian Nationalism, natural law, and theonomy. For more information about Pastor Lusk, visit: https://tpcpastorspage.com/

Brandon Adams, creator of 1689federalism.com, dives into the complexities of covenant theology from a Reformed Baptist perspective. He explores the foundational covenants with Adam and Christ, detailing their significance and contrasting interpretations within Reformed thought. The discussion also touches on justice in Scripture, the role of Jesus as the 'true vine,' and the implications of the New Covenant. Adams emphasizes respectful dialogue and the relevance of these theological concepts for believers today.

Charles Spurgeon once said that the "study of the Psalms has yielded me boundless profit and ever-growing pleasure." And yet, today, many churches avoid singing the Psalms. Shane Heilman is an exception. The leader of The Psalms Project, Shane is about the business of setting all 150 Psalms to modern music. And, most importantly, he refuses to "sanitize" the Psalms. Even the imprecatory psalms are meant to be sung by God's people. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume discusses the psalms with Shane. Enjoy the show, and be sure to check out the special offer for listeners of the show at thepsalmsproject.com/thelancasterpatriot The Lancaster Patriot is presented by Future of Christendom. For more information about Future of Christendom, visit: https://futureofchristendom.org/

Chris Hume shares his recent experience at the outreach to the pride festival in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

New Christendom Press recently held a conference on "Building Christian Boroughs." During the conference, a panel discussion involving several Christian thinkers was conducted. A good portion of that discussion focused on natural law and theonomy. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume, Luke Saint, Travis Schmalhofer, and Joel Saint interact with some clips from the New Christendom Press panel discussion and seek to distinguish between natural law and theonomy.