Episodes 45
Avg. Duration 1h 9m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (15)
Since Sep 2024
Latest Episode May 2026

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Two ministers discussing current events and topics.

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S1E45 May 12th - Ellul, Propaganda, Mammon-shaped Evangelicalism, and funding Christian Nationalism.

May 14, 2026 57m

Ben and Bon talk Ellul, propaganda, how the Iran war is effecting people on the ground, the K shaped economy, why Kevin de Young went full Wilson, how pastors show their true colors, Mammon-shaped…

S1E44 April 26 - Ben and Bon answer listener questions and try to save the world.

Apr 28, 2026 1h 5m

Ben and Bon answer listener questions, talk MAGA Christen responsibility, what happens to Evangelicalism after Trump, the limits of charity, how propagandists like Allie Stuckey use children to…

S1E43 Being Saved from Other People, Instead of Our Sin.

Apr 15, 2026 1h 6m

Ben and Bon talk Iran, Pro-War Christians, the coming economic damage, Trump's return to demonizing immigrants, the homogenization of the Evangelical Church, and what happens when the Gospel we…

S1E42 War! What Is It Good For?

Mar 28, 2026 58m

Ben and Bon talk about the Trump/Iran war, how war changes Christians, and the cracks appearing on the MAGA shield.

S1E41 March 2nd - Immigration, Witness, and Jon Musserman

Mar 04, 2026 57m

Ben and Bon sit down for a sobering and reflective discussion, with Jon Musserman of World Relief, about immigration, the status of the MN crackdowns, what Christians can do to help migrants and…

S1E40 February 5th - "Toxic" Empathy vs Sacrificial Christian Praxis, Pastor Joe Rigney, and Meg Basham's history.

Feb 06, 2026 2h 37m

In this double-length episode Bon and Ben interview Pastor Joe Rigney about "toxic" empathy. Afterwards, Ben and Bon hold a postmortem discussion on Rigney's words and discuss what can happen when we…

S1E39 January 28th - The Fall of the Information Wall begins in Minneapolis

Jan 29, 2026 59m

Ben and Bon talk about the murder of Alex Pretti, the crumbling of walls between information ecosystems, the Holocaust, consistency as witness, and what happens when one’s entire identity is built…

S1E38 January 12th - Authority

Jan 13, 2026 1h 18m

Ben and Bon are joined by veteran and academic Jay Mallow to discuss democratic transactional authority.

S1E37 December 21st - Advent, Refugees, and You!

Dec 22, 2025 57m

Ben and Bon talk with John Musser about refugees, and then John teaches us a strong Christian ethic on how to respond to newcomers in our community.

S1E36 December 8th - The evil of Just War Theory, Murder in the Caribbean, and Advent

Dec 09, 2025 52m

Ben and Bon talk about Daniel Heimbach’s take on Just War Theory and how it applies to current events, the normalization and rationalization of violence by Christians, and the hope for mankind found…

Nov 18th - Epstein, Identity, Formation, and the Church

Nov 19, 2025 1h

Ben and Bon talk about Epstein and how deep the tendrils of evil go, along with why evil is often excused within the Church due to a lack of an identity centered on Christ, and they talk about how…

S1E34 October 30th - SNAP and Allie Beth Stuckey

Oct 30, 2025 1h 12m

Bon and Ben talk about the war on the poor, Allie Stuckey's Islamophobia, the practice of Christian witness, and the best Presbyterian joke, ever.

S1E33 October 18th - Josh Howerton and the redefinition the image of the Church and the Gospel.

Oct 19, 2025 1h 16m

In this episode Bon and Ben talk about Josh Howerton's dive into critical theory, church growth, what the Gospel DOESN'T depend on, how "Biblical" can be a weapon, the national drop in church…

S1E32 October 9th - The Missionary Kids

Oct 13, 2025 1h 18m

Bon and Ben talk again with historian Dr. Holly Fletcher about her just released book "The Missionary Kids" and discuss the cost of personal discipleship, what happens when discipleship costs…

S1E31 October 1st - The Myth of Christian Parenting

Oct 02, 2025 1h 35m

Bon and Ben sit down with Marissa Burt to talk about her new book The Myth of Christian Parenting and how we often make false idols that we call the Gospel.

S1E30 Sept 6th - Bonus Episode - The Local Church Cult

Sep 07, 2025 1h 29m

Ben and Bon sit down with Sarah Stiltner to talk about her time in the Local Church movement/cult and discuss what a high-control structure looks like and what it does to those within it.

S1E29 August 22 - Dobson's Death, Genocide, Trump eyes the Pearly-Gates, Shame Culture, and the "Good" Christian.

Aug 26, 2025 1h 24m

In this episode, Bon and Ben talk Dobson's legacy, Gaza, Trump's afterlife, the "Good Christian," the value of a person, and Ben teaches us about shame culture.

S1E28 August 7th - Dr. Beth Allison Barr on Becoming the Pastor's Wife.

Aug 10, 2025 1h 5m

Ben and Bon sit down with Dr. Barr as she discusses her latest book "Becoming the Pastor's Wife" and how a specific role has been used to hold women back, and what we can do to change the role, free…

S1E27 July 18th - Trump/Epstein, Ryan Walters, PepFar, Deportation, and the Paxton divorce.

Jul 21, 2025 1h 15m

In this episode Ben and Bon talk the Trump/Epstein Pedophile Ring, Ryan Walters, the ending of PEPFAR, deporting non-criminals, and the Paxton divorce.

S1E26 July 3rd - The Big Bad Bill and Alligator Alcatraz.

Jul 04, 2025 1h 23m

In this episode, Bon and Ben talk about the Big Bad Bill, the newly built Alligator Alcatraz, and what we as believers can do to lessen the effects of both.

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