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All signs point to a big mid-term election for Democrats, but much will depend on their ability to win over religious voters. David French and Skye Jethani discuss the political "God gap," and why religious Americans of all types have moved toward the Republican Party since the 1980s. French reports on his recent trip to Texas, the Senate race between Paxton and Talarico, and why the state's most famous pro-Trump pastor is giving his church permission not to vote Republican. They discuss why Democrats, until recently, have struggled to use moral rhetoric. And why have pro-ICE, anti-empathy Christians on social media suddenly changed their tune?   0:00 - Theme Song   0:32 - Midterms   15:47 - Voting on Doctrine?   26:12 - Did Robert Jeffress Change His Mind?   41:23 - Democrats Talking Like Republicans   51:16 - Samuel Sey and Ice   1:10:22 - End Credit   The Return of Moralistic Democrats: https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/10/midterm-elections-and-return-of-good-and-evil/689145/   David French on the God Gap: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/opinion/talarico-paxton-texas-senate-evangelicals.html   David French on Empathy and Immigration: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/opinion/toxic-empathy-immigration-ice.html   Hannah Miller King on Pregnant Women in ICE Detention Centers: https://holypost.substack.com/p/ice-vs-the-unborn

Why do we experience powerful moments with God—then go back to our normal lives, unchanged? Skye explains why we, like Moses, lose the effects of God's glory and how the New Covenant offers us a way out of the cycle of mountain-top highs and spiritually-empty lows.   0:00 - Intro   4:08 - Theme Song   4:24 - Sermon Starts   9:34 - Down from the Mountaintop   14:05 - Was Moses Hiding Behind the Veil?   18:30 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/becd0d4d-939c-44b8-bad1-fabe22fae3cf?postPreview=free&updated=2026-10-22T17%3A59%3A18.098Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true

Drew, King of the North, brings his royal decrees and news from around the internet. He and Skye wonder why religious couples seem to be insulated from the sex recession. Does it all come back to smartphones? Then they talk about how AI is pushing people to find meaning and purpose outside of their vocations. And why does Skye seem less excited about Greta Gerwig's rock-infused Narnia than Drew is? All that, and Skye explains why he thinks Anthropic is a little like Uncle Buck.   0:01 - Theme Song   2:08 - Christians Resisted the Sex Recession?   8:14 - Why Religion Helps Sex   17:59 - Mathemeticians Look for God   26:44 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/6ec53a32-f8e6-46ae-a7dc-252b05bb6494?postPreview=free&updated=2026-10-15T18%3A41%3A00.353Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true   Articles: The Sex Recession: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/religion-sex-recession-marriage/688774/   AI Mathematician on The Meaning of Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-a-i-comes-for-your-purpose-in-life/id1200361736?i=1000796109623   New Narnia Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDJ-ini7fF0   Article on AI and the Church:  https://holypost.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-drill

Skye sifts through your questions, like panning for gold! Or, cleaning the gunk from your dishwasher, depending on your perspective. Mailman Mike's brought Skye questions about what repentance means, how we should respond to historically-questionable-sermon-illustrations, and if we take scripture-reading too seriously. Plus—what are women supposed to feel about all this talk about male circumcision in the Bible?   0:07 - Theme Song   2:13 - Repenting of Trump?   8:35 - Gehenna   17:17 - Sermon on the Mount: Serious and Literal?   30:44 - How Important is Scripture-reading?   31:44 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/5f17706f-3b89-4901-b1ed-a903f2638ffc?postPreview=free&updated=2026-10-08T20%3A21%3A26.549Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true     Questions Answered: What did Skye mean when he said Christians should repent of supporting Trump? Was Gehenna actually a trash-pit outside Jerusalem? How do you take the Sermon on the Mount seriously? Do we overemphasize scripture reading? Do men know how alienating discussions of circumcision are to women? How bad are the bears gonna be this year?

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, it was his most public and spectacular miracle ever. But why were most of his miracles before this marked by secrecy and subtlety instead? In this message, Skye explores the role spectacles play in our faith, why we are so drawn to them, and why they usually fail to foster a transformative, sustainable love for God.   0:00 - Preamble   1:21 - Theme Song   1:52 - American Duels   6:46 - Lazarus and Duels   10:39 - How Jesus Creates Spectacle   16:04 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/f8df4b24-a965-417a-803a-56d559e03a56?postPreview=free&updated=2026-10-01T19%3A24%3A32.487Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true

Republican candidate Bo French in Texas created a controversy when he reacted to a photo of college students at the University of Texas football game. Many in the photo were of South Asian descent. He called it a "problem." David French (no relation) talks with Skye Jethani about the unmasked racism that MAGA has unleashed and what has led to the emergence of "heritage Americans" as a way of demoting immigrants and racial minorities. They also discuss the vacuum created efforts to diminish or remove American history from schools, and why overwhelming dissatisfaction with the two major political parties has failed to create a reform movement in the U.S.   0:00 - Theme Song   0:34 - Sports Catch-Up   2:36 - Bo French's Open racism   15:25 - 17 Million vs. 77 Million   25:09 - "Heritage Americans"   40:20 - Progressive Smugness   48:50 - Why Do Third Parties Keep Failing?   1:01:40 - End Credits   David French on Bo French: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/opinion/bo-french-university-texas-longhorns.html

Drew Dyck is back with another roundup of stories from the web. Is a "tsunami" really coming for the American church? How many of your favorite sermon illustrations are completely made up? Are parents raising successful young men who are boring to talk to? Skye and Drew also discuss the Gen Z stare, why worship leaders are burning out, and why women may be more suspicious of AI than men. Plus, if the people building AI think there's a chance it could destroy humanity, should the rest of us be a little more worried?   0:03 - Theme Song   6:13 - Can We Predict Church Change?   18:10 - Bogus Sermon Illustrations   25:45 - How to Raise an Unattractive Son   28:41 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/e0a58469-27ba-49a7-9cd2-b88d13a18252?postPreview=free&updated=2026-09-17T21%3A36%3A38.704Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true

We are two months away from the midterm elections, and with multiple clergy running for office, faith is playing a larger role. Are evangelicals souring on MAGA? Will the Democrats close the "God gap?" Skye is joined by former chief political analyst for NBC News and moderator of Meet the Press, Chuck Todd, to discuss the intersection of faith and politics. Their conversation also turns to their diverse religious upbringings, the role of public education, backlash against big tech, and how to repair our broken, corrupt political system. Once named "The Most Powerful Journalist in Washington" by GQ magazine, Todd now hosts The Chuck ToddCast, featuring in-depth interviews with political figures, experts, and thought leaders.   0:00 - Theme Song   0:26 - Empty Nesters   2:16 - Clergy Running as Democrats   16:06 - Inflection Point in Evangelicalism   27:36 - Importance of Pluralism   36:48 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/93204b4f-df70-496e-ab96-8f9ce2a9cca8?postPreview=free&updated=2026-09-10T18%3A46%3A02.325Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true

It's back to school and off to college season. Sociologists and master of "Graphs About Religion," Ryan Burge, is back with new data about which college majors are the most and least devoted to Christianity. He also has stats about declining birth rates even among religious groups, and why some kids raised with and without faith switch their beliefs as adults.   0:11 - Theme Song   2:17 - Religiosity Among Different College Majors   10:42 - Finance Bros are Major Church-Goers   20:14 - Deconstruction and College   27:32 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/so-you-want-your-child-to-keep-the

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   18:52 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/skyedive-resuscitation-vs-resurrection?r=35kf51&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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   29:31 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/drews-news-spiritual-puberty-ai-sermons?r=35kf51&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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   27:57 -  This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/6bb8ed52-78c1-45d3-bb70-4851140b06b2?postPreview=free&updated=2026-08-06T22%3A10%3A37.356Z&audience=only_paid&free_preview=true&freemail=true   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

Christopher Nolan's take on Homer's epic "The Odyssey" is the biggest film in the world right now. Holy Post Pundit and New Testament scholar, Nijay Gupta, joins Skye to talk about what it tells us about pagan religion in the ancient world. He explains how the faith taught by the Apostles contradicted the kind of idolatry and superstition described in "The Odyssey," and what the ancient Greek understanding of hospitality toward strangers—a major theme in the movie—shares in common with both the Old and New Testaments.   0:07 - Theme Song   2:03 - The Odyssey and the Ancient World   8:28 - Demigods Among Us   22:02 - Hospitality as a Virtue   28:13 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://holypost.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-bible-with-nijay?r=35kf51&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true   Link to Nijay's Substack series on Paganism: https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the   Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack): https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/       Link to Nijay's Substack series on Paganism: https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the   Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack): https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/