We love stories about redemption, except when it happens to our enemies. Skye and Kaitlyn Schiess discuss why our culture has become fluent in justice, punishment, and public condemnation, but has lost the language of mercy, forgiveness, and restoration. Drawing from Priya Parker's conversation with Ezra Klein, they explore what happens when justice becomes vengeance and people are permanently sorted into victims and villains. They also ask whether the church still has the theological resources ...
May 22, 2026•26 min
Drew's back to talk about the youth and the Church. YouTube prophets preach about UFO's! Christian singles join dating shows on Hulu! Kids are saying "Christ is King..." but mean something different than allegiance to Jesus. It's a wild world, but Skye and Drew are here to talk about it. 0:08 - Theme Song 1:12 - Youtube Prophets and UFO Panic 16:46 - Christian Dating Reality Show? 24:52 - Gen Z Wants to be 80's Kids 26:08 - The full episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a...
May 15, 2026•27 min
Ryan Burge is back with graphs about (what else?) religion, as young men are increasingly identifying as religious, but aren't really participating in churches. What's going on? And how does this tie into Crotch Christianity? Skye and Ryan talk about this and maintaining humility in matters of faith. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:41 - People like the "Idea" of religion 5:11 - Young Men Claim Religious Identity 15:25 - Crotch Christianity, LGBTQ, and Roe V. Wade 24:01 - Moral Uncertainty and Religion Ryan ...
May 08, 2026•29 min
Skye reacts to recent comments by Pope Leo about the danger of assuming the church only cares about sexual morality and the backlash to his remarks from conservative evangelicals. He explains the origin and widespread acceptance of what Skye calls "crotch Christianity," why the over-correction by more progressive Christians is also problematic, and how Pope Leo points us to a healthier, more biblical vision of Christian ethics. 0:04 - Theme Song 0:45 - Live Show Recap 7:00 - Is Sex the Slippery ...
May 01, 2026•29 min
David French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actually That Weird? 2:26 - The Church Built a Blasphemer 10:55 - Online Gambling Debate 24:05 - Restricting Fr...
Apr 24, 2026•1 hr 2 min
Canadian Drew is watching American news with befuddlement as a US government official cites Quinton Tarantino as scripture, our scientists develop AI to be "ethical," and a pastor gets caught with stealing baseball cards from Wal-Mart.
Apr 17, 2026•26 min
Mailman Mike is bringing the big questions this week, as he asks Skye about servant leadership, late-stage capitalism, penal substitutionary atonement, and how we at Holy Post Media try to avoid becoming like the Evangelical Industrial Complex. 0:05 - Theme Song 1:12 - Foot-Washing Servant Leadership? 11:20 - Holy Post and the Evangelical Industrial Complex 27:40 - Is There a Good Alternative to Capitalism? Questions Covered: How do you understand John 13? How is Holy Post Media avoiding acting ...
Apr 10, 2026•30 min
John Ortberg explains his journey of faith, how Wheaton College and Dallas Willard helped shape him, and how he discovered the need for spiritual formation. 0:10 - Theme Song 1:14 - Where'd John Ortberg Come From? 7:36 - Wheaton's Influence 20:12 - Evangelicalism in the 80's 26:34 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154622908/...
Apr 03, 2026•27 min
David French unpacks how the Trump administration's decision to launch a war with Iran is different from previous American wars in the Middle East, including George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Does the criticism of Trump's war from some MAGA influencers signal the break-up of the movement? And what comes next? 0:00 - Theme Song 1:00 - Is This War Legal? 15:35 - Lack of Declared War 31:55 - What Makes People Leave MAGA? 48:04 - Trump Outperforms His Policies 1:11:57 - End Credits...
Mar 27, 2026•1 hr 12 min
Kaitlyn Schiess, Producer Mike, and some fellow named "Noah" discuss the Harry Potter fandom, controversial Hogwarts characters, and how deep christian themes permeate the series. And was Snape really that bad? 1:25 - Theme Song 1:52 - Who's Noah? 13:41 - Ginny Weasley: Not So Bad? 17:51 - Severus Snape: Also Not So Bad? 25:41 - The Theme of Free Will 26:51 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153946735/...
Mar 26, 2026•28 min
Skye and Mike Carl Erre don tin foil hats upon their bald heads and theorize about Peter Thiel's Antichrist warnings and Obama's comments on alien life. What does the Bible actually say about the Antichrist and what doctrinal implications would arise from aliens among us? 0:03 - Theme Song 4:52 - Evangelicals and Antichrist 12:29 - Gnosticism and Antichrist 24:11 - Anti-empathy and Antichrist 29:22 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to...
Mar 20, 2026•30 min
Drew supports loud children in church, clothed teenagers in the media, and non-edgy influencer adults. He and Skye go over some news and articles about generals trying to start the end of the world, christians reflecting on the sexualization of teenagers that spurred on the purity culture movement, and teens accusing Jesus of having a God-complex. 0:03 - Theme Song 2:23 - Army Generals Talking Armageddon 4:38 - Horseshoe Theory Fundamentalists 12:00 - Bad Theology and the Apocalypse 19:23 - Wher...
Mar 13, 2026•26 min
Asbury University became a center of national attention as students had what many called a revival—Dr. Kevin Brown, President of Asbury, calls it an "outpouring of the spirit." Dr. Brown joins Skye to talk about how he experienced this take place and how he tried to steward it wisely. 0:07 - Theme Song 2:18 - Was this revival? 5:56 - Being on Campus When it was Happening 11:58 - Responsibility During Spiritual Movement 20:40 - Light Attracts Bugs 27:30 - This episode is available only for Holy P...
Mar 06, 2026•28 min
David French says false Christian ideas are behind the rise of antisemitism, and it requires a Christian response. He believes that response should be Christian Zionism. Skye pushes back on French's re-definition and argues that the term "Christian Zionism" creates more problems than it solves because of its roots in bad theology and the oppression of Palestinians. They also discuss the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" and what it illuminates about American ideals we still have not reached. 0:00 ...
Feb 27, 2026•1 hr 2 min
Skye and Kaitlyn discuss Harry Potter—covering its weird relationship to Christianity, who Hermione should have ended up with, and why it had such a deep effect on its fans. This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/151173335/
Feb 20, 2026•27 min
Skye and Drew talk about gambling, phone addiction… and get mildly depressed. In this edition of Drew's News, Drew's brought stories about the dating recession, the dark side of servant leadership and AI being out of control. All of this leads Skye to ask if we should let children have cigarettes. 0:05 - Theme Song 3:50 - The Dark Side of Servant Leadership 12:51 - The Disciples' Arrogance 20:01 - Gambling Money on Jesus' Return 27:05 - End Credits The Dark Side of Servant Leadership: https://co...
Feb 13, 2026•28 min
Have our churches been designed to keep us from going deeper with Christ? Skye draws on brain science to explain why we need a lot more than the church gives us if we're going to become more like Jesus. 0:06 - Theme Song 1:35 - Puppy News 3:15 - Up Soon on Holy Post 8:33 - Pilots Forgetting to Fly 13:37 - Thinking Fast and Slow 22:41 - Jesus' Community Was a Challenge 26:27 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150047930/...
Feb 06, 2026•27 min
Efficiency! Remove the redundancy!" This is the cry of our individualistic, market-driven culture, but Skye thinks there's some very good reason to make things redundant. How does this lack of redundancy hurt us spiritually, politically, and socially? What does it mean for our government, our churches, and… for Boeing airplanes? 0:04 - Theme Song 0:36 - Updates 8:34 - Why Are Airplanes so Safe? 15:08 - Anti-Fragile 20:23 - We're Too Efficient 24:57 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy P...
Jan 30, 2026•26 min
Skye and Kaitlyn talk about James Talarico's Christianity as presented in a recent Ezra Klein interview. Talarico's progressive view of Christianity both loses a lot of the richness of the Gospel and has left America wanting something more. How does orthodox Christianity offer the world something it's deeply longing for?
Jan 23, 2026•30 min
Philip Yancey's affair raises questions about how we respond to the sins of famous Christians. And should prayers be written by ChatGPT? What about sermons? What about podcast devotionals? And why are people calling Justin Bieber's pastor a "hype priest?" Drew's got news and Skye's ready to talk about it. 0:06 - Theme Song 3:12 - Philip Yancey's Affair 18:05 - ChatCGP Prayeres 29:35 - End Credits Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/148304064/...
Jan 16, 2026•31 min
Skye's here to answer questions—and talk about the Stranger Things finale. Is there a secret episode called "ConformityGate?" Then he talks about the questionable Christian cliches we use around grief and more. Questions: Why do you tout your public education experience and say that you support public education? What are your thoughts on participating in interfaith outreach? When Jesus said to help the poor, did he mean in the local church or in the general? Is there a secret finale of Stranger ...
Jan 09, 2026•27 min
As we wrap up our Christmas break, here's an oldie but a goodie from one of our first Skyepod episodes. Mike Erre and Michael Bird join Skye to break down our explainer video on the Rapture. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode. 0:13 - Theme Song 2:06 - Responding to Comments 7:36 - Urgent Preaching 14:23 - Is Jonah's Whale in the Bible? 18:23 - Harpazo? 22:42 - Hour of Trial 26:45 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147034184/...
Jan 02, 2026•28 min
Covering topics from politics to pop culture, Skye Jethani offers a slate of 2026 predictions to David French. Will the public finally rebel against the social media companies? Will Texas elect its first Democratic senator in nearly 40 years? Will we finally get definitive proof of UFOs? Will "Dune Part 3" or "The Odyssey" dominate the box office? French unpacks the predictions and explains which ones are overreactions and which are more plausible. 0:00 - Theme Songs 2:15 - Nolan's Odyssey 6:23 ...
Dec 26, 2025•59 min
Skye's prepared to get on his soapbox to respond to Drew's news stories and internet controversies. We all know Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but is Home Alone a Christian movie? Is Old Man Marley a Christ-figure to young Kevin? Skye agree with Kirk Cameron that annihilationism makes sense—but many have hinged their faith on eternal conscious torment. And do stories in sermons actually help people remember? 0:00 - Theme Song 3:03 - Is Home Alone a Christian Movie 9:40 - Kirk Cameron on Hell 22:...
Dec 19, 2025•26 min
Continuing our study of the Apostle Paul's view of circumcision, this week focuses on Galatians 6. To perpetuate a popular view that certain groups were inferior to others, some Christians required others to be circumcised. Paul believed this was so contrary to the gospel, and he took the issue so seriously, that he wrote this part of his letter himself with extra-large letters. So, why don't we take discrimination within the church as seriously as Paul did? Why do we passively participate in th...
Dec 12, 2025•34 min
Victor Boutros joins Skye to talk about the Human Trafficking Institute, which he cofounded after going from ethics debates with his fellow students to seeing the reality of human trafficking in India. The Human Trafficking Institute now works internationally and have seen results beyond what they imagined possible. Boutros explains the common misconceptions around human trafficking and what is effective to combat it. 0:07 - Theme Song 7:33 - Seeing the Reality of Human Trafficking 15:06 - The C...
Dec 05, 2025•29 min
Ken Burns has just released his new 12-hour PBS documentary about the American Revolution, and Skye's watched all of it. On this episode, he talks with David French about some of the less well-known aspects of the Revolution, how they shaped American history, and lessons we can apply to our current political and cultural challenges. David and Skye also share their favorite must-watch holiday movies. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:15 - Ken Burn's American Revolution Documentary 14:12 - American Grit and Con...
Nov 28, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Big Eva's dead! Long live—Gig Eva? Big Giga? Drew brings us news about anti-institutionalism, pro-Christian Nationalism, and gig-evangelicalization. He and Skye look at our shifting Christian landscape in America (and Canada) and the news stories that represent it. And if all that brings you down, Skillet has a cover of an old Christmas song—but not everyone is happy. Topics Covered: Goodbye Big Eva? https://firstthings.com/goodbye-big-eva-hello-gig-eva/ Seth Troutt on AI: https://holypost.us21....
Nov 21, 2025•29 min
What is the church supposed to be? Alan Hirsch is here to discuss the church growth movement, the duty of discipleship, and how we are tempted to plant pulpits rather than real churches. But Skye questions if retooling our idea of church may be leaving behind wisdom from our forefathers. 0:04 - Theme Song 5:00 - Constantine and Christian Nationalism 12:11 - Church as Movement 21:27 - Numerical Growth vs Spiritual Depth 28:04 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: Resources: The...
Nov 14, 2025•29 min
Open Nazi rhetoric is gaining traction on the right, and the response from conservative institutions has been inconsistent at best. Skye and David trace the roots of the problem, the incentives that fueled it, and the late-breaking backlash that may signal a tipping point. They also look at ICE's increasingly aggressive "Kavanaugh stops," the risks of expanding executive power, and why election integrity could be threatened when extremism and state authority begin to reinforce each other. 0:00 -...
Nov 07, 2025•1 hr 1 min
