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Jul 2024
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626: Political Violence & the Narrow Pat...

PHIL VISCHER
About this episode

On Saturday, Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassin’s bullet. Will this begin to turn down the dehumanizing and apocalyptic rhetoric in our politics, or will it only add fuel for conspiracy theories and extremists? Rich Villodas is back to talk about his new book on the Sermon on the Mount—“The Narrow Path.” He says obeying the sermon “is not how we achieve salvation; it's how we demonstrate it.” And the fact that so few Christians seem to take Jesus’ commands seriously calls their salvation into question. Also this week, Phil reports from “Med City” and Kaitlyn introduces us to Persian ice cream.

 

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0:35 - Intro

 

1:49 - Show Starts

 

3:26 - Theme Song

 

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6:10 - Phil’s Adventure in Med City

 

10:40 - Club 33

 

15:33 - Where the Holy Post Crew Was When They Heard About Trump’s Assassination Attempt

 

19:11 - The Aftermath of the Shooting

 

34:15 - Catastrophizing, Social Media, and Violence

 

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54:23 - Interview

 

58:55 - The Sermon on the Mount and Building House on Rock

 

53:57 - Why did Campbell write about Christian Nationalism?

 

1:04:06 - Moralism, Successism, and Individualism

 

1:08:03 - Does the American Church Lack Salvation?

 

1:16:53 - Prayer is the Secret to Walking the Narrow Path

 

1:28:05 - End Credits

 

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The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls by Rich Villodas: https://a.co/d/6jhamVm

 

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