The SkyePod

Latest Episodes:

The Post-Election Livestream Nov 08, 2024

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The day after the 2024 election, Skye is joined by Producer Mike Stralow and CEO Jon Houghton to respond to people's sent-in questions and live chat messages. He discusses how people who aren't happy with the result of the race can grieve and process the results—and why no matter where you are politically, you need to intentionally seek a church community.

Chris Crawford Nov 01, 2024

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Chris Crawford, a policy strategist with Project Democracy, joins this edition of The SkyePod to talk about the upcoming election. How have the last few years changed how elections look? Why is disinformation such a threat this year? And why does Skye go to a Chinese food restaurant every year on election night?

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Other Resources:

Interfaith America:

https://www.interfaithamerica.org/resources/faith-in-elections/

Election Task Force:

https://electiontaskforce.org/

God is Not a Divine Vending Machine Oct 25, 2024

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Skye gives a message called "God is Not a Divine Vending Machine," originally written and recorded for the Chicago Fellowship. Do we trust God's character or are we just trying to control him? And how can people perform miracles and cast out demons yet not be close to Jesus?

Hell & Haunted Houses with Kaitlyn Schiess Oct 18, 2024

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Skye and Kaitlyn Schiess have a spirited discussion of haunted houses, Halloween, horror movies—and what they mean for Christians. Skye digs up the startling history of the Christian version of the horror house, the Hell House, and Kaitlyn explains why she likes, but disagrees with, her favorite horror movie's vision of the world.

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A Brief History of the Haunted Houses: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-haunted-house-180957008/

Drew's News Oct 11, 2024

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Drew arms us with important knowledge about a man who survives hurricane in small boat, how fewer college students can read books, and why the current news cycle resembles the 1929 stock market crash!

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https://www.patreon.com/posts/113768642/edit

Skye's Constitution video:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/113768642/

Air Mail Oct 04, 2024

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Skye answers listener questions with Producer Mike. Why does he think Christmas might be more pagan than Halloween? Will disability persist into Heaven as a redeemed thing? And what does forgiveness even mean?

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SkyeDive: Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction 2024 Sep 20, 2024

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Skye does an overview of "Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction," what intentions and discussions went into its creation, and why he believes the critiques against it prove its necessity.

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https://www.patreon.com/posts/skyepod-skyedive-112321370

Evangelical Confession 2024:

https://www.evangelicalconfession2024.com/

Why Evangelical Political Theology Needs a Nature-Grace Upgrade by Andrew Walker:

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/political-theology-nature-grace/

Drew's News Sep 13, 2024

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Drew joins us to tell Skye about the stories he's gathered in his internet travels. Kirk Cameron claims public schools are a bad choice for Christian parents, women find men with digital-based hobbies less attractive, and Tucker Carlson hosts a Holocaust denier. Join us on this episode of The SkyePod to hear about it!

Skye's Explainer Video on Immigration: https://youtu.be/cgfp5ngxqBI?feature=shared

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Deborah Haarsma Sep 06, 2024

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BioLogos President Deborah Haarsma is here to talk about scientific discoveries around dark matter, how faith is perceived in the scientific community, and whether the multiverse theory and the fine-tuning argument are in conflict.

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Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design by Deborah Haarsma and Loren D. Haarsma: https://a.co/d/7X5Afk6

BioLogos: https://biologos.org/

SkyeDive: The Cheesecake Factory & Fundamentalism Aug 29, 2024

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Skye shares his theory of why fundamentalism is gaining so much ground—and how we as Christians can avoid giving in to what's so alluring about it.

David French Article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/opinion/christianity-fundamentalist-evangelical-pentacostal.html

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