What started out as a discussion about local farmer Reuben King and gun regulations quickly morphed into an impromptu, friendly debate about man-made law, the U.S. Constitution, and biblical law. Do we need more laws (or codes) than the ones that God has given us in the Bible? Or do we simply need righteous judges to apply God's law and adjudicate between disputants? Travis Schmalhofer, Joel Saint, and Chris Hume address these topics on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast.

Earlier this month, Joel Saint and Luke Saint traveled to the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide teaching on applying the Bible to the civil sphere. On this episode, they explain the need, both in the Congo and in the United States, for a biblical vision for civil government.

John Leach, founder of Waymakers Missions Africa, is a South African Christian who serves the church in Zambia and Angola. Leach joins Pastor Joel Saint and The Lancaster Patriot's Chris Hume to discuss his work among the rural Luvale people in Zambia and Angola. For more about John Leach, visit: https://waymakers.org.za/ To support The Lancaster Patriot, visit: https://www.patreon.com/TheLancasterPatriot

In 2020, many Christian leaders suspended the assembly of the saints. Notable pastors who supported such decisions include John MacArthur and W. Robert Godfrey. MacArthur said it was an "easy call" to listen to the government and suspend worship. Godfrey claimed that God was the one "who has stopped our worship as the gathered body of Christ on the Lord’s Day." Ernie Springer, Dr. Joel Yeager, and Dr. Daniel O'Roark disagree. Their book, Coronavirus and the Leadership of the Christian Church, is a cleareyed critique of the closing of the American church, and a call to repentance for those who buckled. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Springer and Yeager join Pastor Joel Saint and The Lancaster Patriot's Chris Hume to discuss their book and the failure of Christian leadership, including the failure to repent of shutting down the assembly of the saints. To purchase Springer and Yeager's book, visit: https://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-oroa... For a free download of Hume's book, visit: https://essentialservice.dudaone.com/ To read the article by Peter Van Doodewaard that Joel Saint referenced, visit: https://theaquilareport.com/covid-19-... For more on MacArthur and Godfrey's words (and actions), see: https://reformedhope.com/2022/08/05/g...

On August 20, Jennifer Butler will present “Reclaiming Faith to Counter White Christian Nationalism” at the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren in Lancaster County. Butler claims that the Bible teaches that women have the right to abort their children and that white Christian nationalists think American should be a Christian nation because the founders were Protestants. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume challenges some of her claims and publicly invites her to participate in a debate.

Ryan Miller, also known as Cultural Contrarian, joins Chris Hume and Joel Saint on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast to discuss policing in America. To watch a recently released video of Miller being detained by a Pennsylvania State Trooper, visit https://youtu.be/5YtMBzy4c2Q. For more information about Miller, visit: https://culturalcontrarian.org/discovery/. For more information about the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society's upcoming conference, visit: https://futureofchristendom.org/.

Rolling Stone's Tim Dickinson recently wrote an article focusing on an episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast featuring Luke Saint and a discussion about Luke's book, The Sound Doctrine of Theocracy. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Luke Saint comes back on the show to respond to Dickinson's article. He is joined by two other guests: Joel Saint (Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society) and Dave Stoltzfus (CEO of The Lancaster Patriot).

Over the weekend, Rolling Stone published an article entitled, "These Christian Nationalists Want to Stone Adulterers to Death." The article came in response to Episode #57 of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, wherein Luke Saint discussed his book, The Sound Doctrine of Theocracy. In this episode, Chris Hume offers a public invitation to Tim Dickinson to join the show to discuss Luke's book, specifically the issue of stoning.

In recent years the theological vision of postmillennialism has garnered more attention. The view teaches that the Christian message will gradually influence more and more people in the world, leading to widespread faith in Christ and societal transformation. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, local pastor Joel Saint discusses postmillennialism with The Lancaster Patriot's Chris Hume. (To listen to Pastor Joel's presentation on postmillennialism, visit https://youtu.be/eyjxbOkrhF4.)

Speeding tickets and other traffic citations account for sizeable portions of the budget for many townships. What is behind this? Is it a concern for justice, or revenue? Furthermore, how does biblical law apply to the concept of speeding tickets? Pastor Joel Saint joins The Lancaster Patriot's Chris Hume to discuss those questions on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast.