The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.
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Jun 30, 2015 • 52min
Episode 159: The Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage and More Movies!
Big news! Big news! Skye Jethani actually went to see some movies! Oh yeah - and the Supreme Court made a decision about something or other. Much discussion ensues, this week on the podcast!
Jun 23, 2015 • 56min
Episode 158: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate
What do Franklin Graham, Tony Campolo, Tim Keller and the nation of Ireland have in common? They’ve all taken bold stands on same-sex marriage in the last month. From wholeheartedly embrace to all-out boycott, Phil and the gang talk through wildly varied responses to the same question.
Jun 16, 2015 • 50min
Episode 157: Blockbusters and the American Way!
Christian’s back from France! And dinosaurs stomp the box office, leading Phil to speculate about the growing influence of China on Hollywood blockbusters and how Hollywood, once the biggest proponent of “the American Way,” must cater more and more to sensitivities - and censors - of the the world’s fastest growing film market.
Jun 9, 2015 • 55min
Episode 156: Godless in Dixie with Guest Neil Carter
Phil and Skye are joined by Mississippi geometry teacher and atheist blogger Neil Carter ("Godless in Dixie") to hear his journey from evangelical to atheist and his experience rejecting faith in the heart of the "Christian South."
Jun 2, 2015 • 59min
Episode 155: Mad Max, Feminism, and Underwear!
Tomorrowland and Mad Max and feminism and gender-neutral underwear. Need we say more??
May 26, 2015 • 45min
Episode 154: The Decline of Self-Identifying Christians
Listener feedback on “modesty.” Is Phil a voice of reason? Or just another crabby old white guy pining for the past?? Plus Phil and Skye discuss the decline in self-identifying “Christians” in America. Bad? Good? Indifferent? This week on the podcast!
May 19, 2015 • 57min
Episode 153: Waco, the Billboard Music Awards, and Youth Ministry!
Phil finds connections between events in Waco, TX and the Billboard Music Awards, then guest Jim Walton joins the gang to discuss observations from 35 years in youth ministry plus his new work as an online apologist at the3rdchoice.org!
May 12, 2015 • 56min
Episode 152: Corporate Worship with David Gungor!
Is modern worship music contrived? Formulaic? Manipulative? NYC worship leader and indie/alt/liturgical artist David Gungor (The Brilliance) joins the gang for a lively discussion about the state of corporate worship in America!
May 5, 2015 • 48min
Episode 151: 40 Days of Christian Media
Are Christians leaving the faith “in droves?” Should Christians provoke? And the gang discusses Nate Fleming’s “40 days of nothing but Christian media” experiment!
Apr 28, 2015 • 49min
Episode 150: Islam, ISIS, and the Protestant Reformation!
"You say you want a Reformation ... " Is Islam in need of a reformation? Or is that exactly what is happening right now? How is ISIS similar to the Protestant Reformation? Plus listener questions!
