Episodes 206
Avg. Duration 46m
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Since Jan 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Seeking the Hidden Thing searches for the "deeper truths,” the wisdom, the understanding, that is hidden in the space between, that which is experienced but cannot be spoken.

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168. Ron Dodson: "Ethnos" and "Genos" in the New Testament

Jun 01, 2026 1h 27m

Ron and I get together to extend our discussion of the church as a nation unto itself by discussing the politically charged terms "ethos" and "genos" as they were used then and how they apply now.…

167. Dave Greene: Is the GAE Weaker in the Center than the Periphery?

May 27, 2026 1h 31m

Dave and I get together to discuss the state of the Global American Empire This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…

165. Garen Kaloustian: America Is an Economic Zone, Actually

May 12, 2026 1h 7m

I have Garen Kaloustian on to talk about the central organizing force of America and American society. Is it Protestant Christianity? Anglo culture? Enlightenment liberalism? It's commerce. This is a…

166. Year A - 5th Sunday of Easter - 1 Peter 2:2-10 - "You Are God's Chosen Race"

May 07, 2026 30m

Scripture Reading2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.4 As you come to him, the living…

164. Ben Fleming: Let's Talk About the Reformation

May 07, 2026 1h 28m

Ben and I get together to talk about the Reformation, what caused it, and how we should properly think about it in the context of the times and the flow of historical events. This is a public…

162. Ben Fleming: Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground"

Apr 10, 2026 1h 19m

Ben Fleming is back to discuss a work, Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground," that underscores the thesis that the west is largely "stuck" playing out the same themes and ideas from the…

163. Year A - Palm Sunday - Philippians 2:1-11 - "Radical Obedience"

Mar 30, 2026 32m

Pulpit NotesNote: the spoken version of this message diverged quite a bit from the text that I brought with me to the pulpit.Today is Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday. Deep into Lent, we are boring into…

159. The "Exception" and So-Called Artificial Intelligence

Mar 27, 2026 44m

Carl Schmitt's short work "Political Theology" offers some key insights into the nature of LLM algorithms, and their key, fundamental fatal flaw. It's the same problem the "the rule of law" has. This…

158. Why Ideological Populism Is a Dead End

Mar 20, 2026 26m

The politics of ideas -- conservative vs. liberal -- and the notion of popular sovereignty persist to this day. We need to understand why populism is a political dead end. Seeking the Hidden Thing is…

161. Year A - 4th Sunday of Lent - Ephesians 5:8-14 - "Children of Light"

Mar 18, 2026 30m

ScriptureEphesians 5:8-148 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10…

160. The Story of God and Cain

Mar 17, 2026 13m

An interesting piece was brought to my attention: a reflection on the so-called "Cain and Abel" story. I was going to respond with a note, but there is enough here to warrant a short meditation. …

157. Thinking Theologically About Immigration

Mar 14, 2026 37m

Some recent questions in my replies require longer answers than a mere "reply" can provide. One such query on immigration got me thinking and gave me an opportunity to think through this issue.…

155. The Black Horse: Discussing the Fertility Crisis

Mar 04, 2026 1h 14m

Black Horse recently posted a monologue on the fertility crisis, making the big point that almost everything you think caused it, didn't because most of your assumptions about it are wrong.Here is…

154. Ben Fleming - Edmund Burke: The Father of Everything Wrong with Conservatism

Feb 26, 2026 1h 20m

Ben Fleming and I get together to discuss Edmund Burke because of a series of exchanges on Twitter with Erin O’Toole where he suggested that what is needed today is “ordered liberty.” When we mocked…

156. Year A - 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 - "We Are God's Building"

Feb 19, 2026 29m

Pulpit NotesOne of the compliments that people often give when assessing a sermon is that it was “meaty.” What they often mean is that it was heavy in theology or history. It made them think about…

152. The Problem of Complexity: or Why You Can't Just Do Things

Feb 12, 2026 25m

Ever since the phrase, "You can just do things" hit the online ecosystem, it has troubled me, in large part because it gives the promise that "fixing" everything would be easy if we just had the…

153. Year A - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 5:1-12 - "The Beatitudes"

Feb 02, 2026 40m

This text is one that is surprisingly political and many do not want to hear its message. Revealing the Kingdom of Heaven through the church community is not the same as "taking back the nation."…

151. The Black Horse: Peter Thiel, a Surprisingly Deep Thinker

Jan 28, 2026 1h 18m

The Black Horse and I get together to talk about the writing and thought of Peter Thiel. We look at several essays written between 1995 and 2010 dealing with the question of diversity, technological…

150. Ron Dodson: The Covenant, the Body of Christ, and the Nation without a Homeland

Jan 23, 2026 1h 29m

Ron and I get together to discuss the theology of the church as the covenant people of God under his Kingship and why this is the proper place to begin when talking politics as Christians.Seeking the…

149. David Bănică: Mircea Eliade and the Burden of History

Jan 22, 2026 1h 14m

I invite David on to talk about Eliade: why we should not just casually accept the idea of "history" and the negative effects it has on society today.Sponsorship PartnersFoxNSons CoffeeSteve Fox is…

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