The Holy Post podcast

The Holy Post

Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.

Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.

 

#765

699: The Limits of Liberalism & Punishing Immigrants with Matthew Soerens

Two writers from the New York Times say the liberal values that have flooded our culture w... more

10 Dec 2025

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:32

10 Dec 2025


#764

698: De-Christianizing America & Re-Christianizing Advent with Rich Villodas

The government of Israel has been criticized for building fences in Gaza and the West Bank... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:56

03 Dec 2025


#763

What Does the Magi Story Really Tell Us About Jesus? (From this week's Curiously Kaitlyn)

We're popping a Curiously Kaitlyn episode into your feed this week because we're starting ... more

02 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:08

02 Dec 2025


#762

697: Cancelling "Judeo-Christian," Defending Slavery, & Rethinking Gaza with J. Ross Wagner

The term "Judeo-Christian" has been used by the Religious Right for decades as a positive ... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:34

26 Nov 2025


#761

696: Transcending Our Political Divisions & Labels with Andy Beshear

Mike Erre joins Phil and Skye to discuss a New York Times column by David Brooks. He says ... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:31

19 Nov 2025


#760

695: Analyzing the Blue Wave & Why the Church Still Matters with Carmen Joy Imes

The Democratic Party swept the off-cycle elections last week, but this isn't the first blu... more

12 Nov 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:41

12 Nov 2025


#759

French Friday: The Nazi Rot on the Right

Open Nazi rhetoric is gaining traction on the right, and the response from conservative in... more

07 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:43

07 Nov 2025


#758

694: Why Don't We Take Church Unity Seriously? with N.T. Wright

A new survey finds that moderately religious Americans are the most likely to say that the... more

05 Nov 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:02

05 Nov 2025


#757

693: Holy Post LIVE from Chicago 2025

This week is Halloween, and on this special episode recorded with a live audience, the Hol... more

29 Oct 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:11

29 Oct 2025


#756

692: Vertical vs. Horizontal Morality & Rediscovering Confession with Jamin Goggin

A recent article tries to explain why so many politically active Christians behave unchris... more

22 Oct 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:25

22 Oct 2025


#755

691: The Antichrist, Illiberalism, & Why Gen Z Accepts Political Violence with Elizabeth Neumann

In a series of invitation-only, off-the-record lectures about Christianity, technology bil... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:37

15 Oct 2025


#754

690: Flying Bishops, Evangelical Ignorance, & Slow Theology with A.J. Swoboda & Nijay Gupta

For the first time ever, the U.K. has appointed a woman as the Archbishop of Canterbury to... more

08 Oct 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:40

08 Oct 2025


#753

689: The Rapture, Repentance, & Redefining the Good Life with Grace Hamman

After a South African pastor claimed that Christ would come for his church on September 23... more

01 Oct 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:37

01 Oct 2025


#752

688: The MAGA Contradiction & Educational Injustice with Terence Lester

The memorial service for Charlie Kirk revealed a deep contradiction with the MAGA movement... more

24 Sep 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:51

24 Sep 2025


#751

687: Charlie Kirk & the Conflict Entrepreneurs

Last week, a gunman in Utah killed Charlie Kirk on a college campus. Rather than uniting t... more

17 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:12

17 Sep 2025


#750

686: Shootings, Single Fathers, & the Shadow Side of Ambition with Miroslav Volf

Following the school shooting in Minneapolis, The Christian Post has offered a definitive ... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:59

10 Sep 2025


#749

685: Finding Unity in a Divided Church with Beth Moore

Is unity in the church still possible when everyone is so divided? At the Legacy Conferenc... more

03 Sep 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:13

03 Sep 2025


#748

684: Dobson Died, Cracker Barrel Cancelled, & Flipping Christian Politics with James Talarico

James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, died this week. Critics are saying Dobso... more

27 Aug 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:02

27 Aug 2025


#747

683: The Meaning of the Scopes Monkey Trial 100yrs Later with Chris Staron

New data shows the nations with the highest standards of living are seeing the sharpest de... more

20 Aug 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:16

20 Aug 2025


#746

682: Why We Still Need the Institutional Church with Brad Edwards

The Holy Post crew is suspicious of a new study that finds MAGA supporters score higher in... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:49

13 Aug 2025


#745

681: Strategically Small Churches with Brandon O'Brien

A whites-only community has launched in Arkansas under the legal guise of a "private membe... more

06 Aug 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:21

06 Aug 2025


#744

680: Cancelling Colbert, Starving Gaza, & American Charisma with Molly Worthen

CBS has cancelled the top-rated late-night talk show. Was it really a financial decision, ... more

30 Jul 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:52

30 Jul 2025


#743

679: Individualism, Transhumanism, & Learning from Abolitionists with Daniel Lee Hill

Why is our society so fractured and angry? David Brooks' recent article draws from the wor... more

23 Jul 2025

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:25

23 Jul 2025


#742

678: Is Gen Z Having a Religious Revival? with Ryan Burge

The IRS has decided churches are no longer prohibited from endorsing political candidates.... more

16 Jul 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:18

16 Jul 2025


#741

677: Ending PEPFAR & Why the Self-Esteem Movement Failed with Sharon Hodde Miller

When George W. Bush created the PEPFAR program in 2003, it was celebrated by evangelical l... more

09 Jul 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:48

09 Jul 2025