Mailman Mike is bringing the big questions this week, as he asks Skye about servant leadership, late-stage capitalism, penal substitutionary atonement, and how we at Holy Post Media try to avoid becoming like the Evangelical Industrial Complex. 0:05 - Theme Song 1:12 - Foot-Washing Servant Leadership? 11:20 - Holy Post and the Evangelical Industrial Complex 27:40 - Is There a Good Alternative to Capitalism? Questions Covered: How do you understand John 13? How is Holy Post Me

A government official claims God teleported him to a Waffle House, and somehow that is not the strangest part of this conversation. Esau is joined by producer Mike and Stephen Harris to discuss Holy Week at the White House, where the language of resurrection, sacrifice, and salvation was tangled up with politics, power, and some very questionable comparisons. They also wrestle with how Christians can believe in the miraculous without losing their grip on wisdom, and why perfo

We have a roundup of extravagant Easter celebrations, including helicopter egg drops, holy week drone shows, and skydiving bunnies.

So, every year, we talk about Jesus dying and coming back. Did that just happen once, or did he die and come back? Kaitlyn and Mike talk about why we mourn Jesus every year even though he only died once. 0:00 - Theme Song 2:45 - Does Jesus Die on the Cross Every Easter? 9:08 - Crucifixion and Communion 18:25 - Sponsor - Tyndale - Ask better question and discover the Gospel of Being Human with Marty Solomon. Check it out at: https://www.navpress.com/ 19:30 - Sponsor - Hiya Hea

Easter has a lot of disconnected traditions. The Easter Bunny laying eggs. Eggs being given to priests. Also things not connected to eggs, like Palm Sunday. Was it the same people who celebrated Jesus on Palm Sunday who called for him to be killed? Did all the disciples abandon him? Kaitlyn breaks down some silly and some serious myths and traditions in the way we celebrate Easter. This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over t

As parents, we always want to help our kids when they’re struggling—but what do we do when they’re struggling with making friends? We can’t totally control that situation, but Esau’s here to talk about what we can do. This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154626322/

John Ortberg explains his journey of faith, how Wheaton College and Dallas Willard helped shape him, and how he discovered the need for spiritual formation. 0:10 - Theme Song 1:14 - Where’d John Ortberg Come From? 7:36 - Wheaton’s Influence 20:12 - Evangelicalism in the 80’s 26:34 - This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154622908/

A sci-fi blockbuster about the end of the world is somehow the most hopeful movie in years. What does Project Hail Mary's success say about a culture drowning in cynicism? Esau McCaulley, Malcolm Foley, and Mike Stralow dig into why audiences are craving optimism again and whether the church (and Holy Post Media) has something to learn from it. Then the conversation turns to all the recent talk about “revival.” Is something actually happening, or are we just reading the signs

Catholic bishops around the U.S. are reporting a dramatic increase in applications for church membership and a surge of new converts as Easter approaches. What’s driving this new interest in the Catholic Church, and why aren’t evangelical churches seeing a similar boom? Mike Erre joins Phil and Kaitlyn to discuss the trend. Gabriel Salguero is back to update Skye on the impact of immigration enforcement on Hispanic churches and communities. He shares about two evangelical pas

Ever read something Jesus said and thought… wait, was that supposed to make sense? One young listener asks why Jesus seemed to intentionally confuse people  in Mark 4, and it turns out she’s stumbled onto one of the hardest passages in the Gospels. Kaitlyn and Mike dig into the parable of the sower, Jesus’ surprising quote from Isaiah, and whether God actually wants  some people not to understand. They also wrestle with a tension many of us feel: why doesn’t God just make eve

David French unpacks how the Trump administration's decision to launch a war with Iran is different from previous American wars in the Middle East, including George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003. Does the criticism of Trump's war from some MAGA influencers signal the break-up of the movement? And what comes next? 0:00 - Theme Song 1:00 - Is This War Legal? 15:35 - Lack of Declared War 31:55 - What Makes People Leave MAGA? 48:04 - Trump Outperforms His Policies 1:11:57 -