The SkyePod

New data finds that almost half of Gen Z adults won't consider going to church because of Christians' support for Donald Trump. David French and Skye Jethani wonder what the research means for the majority of evangelical churches that avoid anything political, and why that may actually be part of the problem. They also discuss the rise of socialism on the political left and why JD Vance's recent memoir suggests socialism may be just as popular on the political right. Plus, what America can learn from the goodness of Dolly Parton.
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
0:17 - Mourning Dolly Parton
 
9:23 - Is Polarization Keeping Gen Z Out of Church?
 
21:02 - Should the Church Be Political?
 
31:04 - The Rise of Socialists
 
50:21 - Can the Middle Hold Together?
 
1:04:32 - End Credits

Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave, but Lazarus was not transformed. He was still mortal, subject to the curse, and destined to die again. In other words, Lazarus was resuscitated; he was not truly resurrected. This message contrasts the difference between being rescued by God and being reborn, and asks whether we have accepted a lesser gospel of mere resuscitation when the life we are called to is one of transformation possible through the power of Christ's resurrection.
 
0:05 - Theme Song
 
0:20 - Intro
 
4:42 - John  Newton's Resuscitation
 
10:00 - Two Tombs
 
14:01 - Jesus Came Back Different
 
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In perhaps the most faith-centric Drew's News yet, Drew Dyck brings us the rise of A.I. sermons, the rise of exorcisms, and the delayed rise of an airplane where a woman decided to evangelize to the unenthusiastic captive audience. Skye and Drew also speculate if the brief period of lucidity dementia patients experience shortly before death points to the existence of the human soul. And why does the church favor people going through "spiritual puberty?" All this and more on the new Drew's news!
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
2:52 - Is Deconstruction a meaningless word now?
 
15:03 - Florida Evangelist Kicked Off Alaska Flight
 
27:12 - Terminal Lucidity
 
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Skye wants to wrap his head around what's happening with A.I. There's the economic factor, the ethical factor, the societal factor… too much for most of us to keep up with. Skye sat down with Meghan Sullivan, a leading voice on ethics with A.I., to talk about how people in Silicon Valley are navigating this thorny topic.
0:00 - Intro
 
8:18 - Theme Song
 
8:38 - LLMs with Personalties
 
14:57 - Market Pressure
 
23:45 - Theory of Secularization
 
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Read more about Meghan Sullivan's work at her website: https://meghansullivan.org/

Guess what time it is? Once every year, David French and Skye Jethani devote an episode to movies, TV shows, and pop culture nerdery. This year's Nerdfest focuses on Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," and David makes his case that the film is a Trojan horse filled with conservative values. They also react to the new "Avengers: Doomsday" trailer, why superhero movies aren't working anymore, and their shared hatred of multiverses. Finally, from the non-nerd world, they discuss new data showing Gen Z is turned off to Christianity by the evangelical support for Donald Trump. What's really behind the numbers?
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
1:24 - The Conservatism of The Odyssey
 
16:04 - The Odyssey and Culture Wars
 
25:42 - Marvel, Star Wars, and Decay
 
43:24 - Is Trump Driving Gen Z from Church?
 
1:03:00 - End Credits