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Canon Press
The point of this podcast is pretty broad — “All of Christ for all of life.” In order to make that happen, we need “theology that bites back.” I want to advance what you might call a Chestertonian Calvinism, and to bring that attitude to bear on education, sex and culture, theology, politics, book reviews, postmodernism, expository studies, along with other random tidbits that come into my head. My perspective is usually not hard to discern. In theology I am an evangelical, postmill, Calvinist, Reformed, and Presbyterian, pretty much in that order. In politics, I am slightly to the right of Jeb Stuart. In my cultural sympathies, if we were comparing the blight of postmodernism to a vast but shallow goo pond, I would observe that I have spent many years on these stilts and have barely gotten any of it on me.
Episodes
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Aug 14, 2025 • 18min
That CNN Report: Viewing the Game Film
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Aug 14, 2025 • 13min
Is That All America Is To You?
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Aug 13, 2025 • 7min
Dealing With Anxiety
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Aug 5, 2025 • 13min
Okay, Okay . . . All Right, Already
The podcast tackles the backlash surrounding American Eagle's ad campaign, highlighting the clash between political correctness and public opinion. It explores the distinction between true morality and shallow moralism in Christian ethics, contrasting Pharisaical judgment with Jesus' message of grace. The discussion also covers personal temptations, emphasizing the biblical approach to self-reflection. Additionally, it addresses the issues of judgment and envy through the experiences of a teenage girl, critiquing societal beauty standards and the hypocrisy in moral judgments.
Jul 30, 2025 • 14min
The Wine of Red Forgiveness
Explore the challenges of forgiveness in a Christian nationalist context through a fictional parable that critiques misunderstandings in relationships. Delve into the diverse motivations within Christianity and the pitfalls of generalizing beliefs. Examine the contentious debate around faith and governance, urging a reevaluation of political motivations against genuine gospel values. Finally, discover the transformative power of the cross, emphasizing the importance of spreading the gospel for societal change.
Jul 29, 2025 • 12min
Gamaliel, Hot Heads, and Pan-Flashes
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Jul 21, 2025 • 10min
Dealing With Discouragement
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Jul 16, 2025 • 11min
The Epsteen, Epstyne, Epstain Affair
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Jul 16, 2025 • 10min
Let’s Play Chase—Anglican and Puritan Version
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Jul 7, 2025 • 10min
Blut und Boden Sounds Scarier in German
When surrendered and restored, God makes possible a profound affection and love for The Things of Earth. The man who hates his wife (Luke 14:26) is thus equipped to love her as Christ loved the church (Eph. 5:25). The man who places home and hearth before Christ is trying to make his home a place where people will bite and devour one another (Gal. 5:15).
This is a box that people really don’t understand as they are deciding to open it up. All they know is that the label says home and hearth, blood and soil . . . nothing but wholesome happy thoughts inside. They are blindly reacting to the globalist imperative that insists we deracinate everything and everybody, and because it is an reaction, they lurch into a flirtation with the wrong kind of blood and soil ideology.
