Backwoods Belief
Backwoods Belief
The future of Christianity is on the margins, on the frontier - away from the institutions and self-professed leaders that have failed the church repeatedly. Christianity thrives in the Backwoods.
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Oct 15, 2025 • 1h 6min
DateGate
The guys discuss the current dating landscape. Why guys and girls aren't dating anymore. Why theyy must be, and what can be done about it.Some more mature topics in the latter half of this episode so you may want to listen to it without kids around first.
Sep 26, 2025 • 50min
Course Corrections (The Great Rebrand)
Jeff and Ben discuss the rising trend of evangelical figures who are reinventing themselves in light of the current cultural shifts toward the right.What's the problem? What should we do about it?
Apr 10, 2025 • 1h 30min
What should Congregations Expect from their Pastor? Part 1: Preaching
On this episode of Backwoods Belief Ben and Jeff address what church goers should expect from their pastors.
Mar 13, 2025 • 1h 1min
What is a Pastor Good for?
There's been lots of talk from dissident evangelicals and now Big Eva about pastors staying in their lane.What does that mean? What's the appropriate scope of a pastor's public work? We'll work through it on this episode.Go to FarmerBillsProvisions.com and use code BACKWOODS for to save 20% off todayBecome a member at jettisonentertainment.com
Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 19min
Why the Old-Timey Hymns Hit Different
Why do the hymns of your grandparents’ church have greater staying power than modern worship? On this episode of Backwoods Belief Ben and Jeff explore why the old-timey hymns hit different.Go to FarmerBillsProvisions.com and use code BACKWOODS for to save 20% off todayBecome a member at jettisonentertainment.com
Feb 28, 2025 • 1h 49min
Captured Institutions
On this episode of Backwoods Belief, Ben and Jeff discuss the various institutions in evangelicalism that have been captured by leftism.Jettisonentertainment.com
Feb 20, 2025 • 1h 40min
On the Inner Ring
What is the inner ring and why is it so appealing? C.S. Lewis experts, Ben and Jeff explain.
Feb 13, 2025 • 1h 52min
Ecclesiastical Struggle Sessions
Ben and Jeff return for another episode of Backwoods Belief to discuss Ecclesiastical Struggle Sessions and how to handle them.Jettisonentertainment.com
Feb 6, 2025 • 1h 15min
A Late Year End Review
What's gone on in evangelicalism since we last talked? What does it mean for the year moving forward?
Sep 16, 2024 • 1h 25min
How to Raise a School Shooter - Inside the Audrey Hale Journal
The journal of Audrey Hale, the Covenant School (Nashville) shooter, was recently released. Despite not being the purported manifesto it was billed as the document does give an intimate look inside the mind of a brutal spree killer.
To learn what we can from it, namely how Hale was formed and how we can prevent more like her, we brought on David Harris - author of an excellent explainer article on the Hale journal for TruthScript.
This one is pretty dark, full of material you won't want your kids listening to with you. But it is important so let's get going.
