Esau, Skye, and Mike explore what happens when vows stop meaning anything. They discuss the Anglican Church’s latest abuse crisis, the NBA’s betting scandal, and the U.S. admiral who resigned rather than follow Trump’s unlawful orders. What does integrity look like in an age when everyone’s breaking their promises? When should one try to reform from within, and when is it time to leave? Also, Esau reveals his recurring nightmare as a kid and it involves...a pickup basketball

This week is Halloween, and on this special episode recorded with a live audience, the Holy Post hosts discuss why our culture isn’t afraid of monsters and demons anymore. How did all of our pop culture heroes and villains become morally ambiguous? Also, would communal living solve our loneliness epidemic? Kaitlyn is all for it, but Skye isn’t so sure. Also this week—audience Q&A, Phil, Skye, Kaitlyn, and Esau play a game of true confessions, and Phil’s favorite news segment

Why don’t Christians talk about the Holy Spirit more often? Have we quietly replaced dependence on God’s Spirit with confidence in our own smarts and systems? What starts as a kid’s Halloween question about the “Holy Ghost” quickly turns into a bigger conversation about why the church is so divided, whether we’d even notice if the Spirit disappeared from our theology, and how we might learn to let God surprise us again. After all, the Holy Ghost isn’t here to haunt us, but to

What is a “Proverbs 31 Woman?” This concept has been used in many ministries and has frequently put a huge weight on women. Have we misunderstood why this is written? And how does that reveal how other cultural ideas have retroactively changed our view of scripture? This episode is available only for Holy Post Plus subscribers. Not a subscriber? Head on over to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141977858/ Resources: How to Read Proverbs (How to Read Series) by Tremper Longman II

Jordan Raynor joins Skye to talk about Christians throughout history who demonstrate how faith and work go together, from TV star Fred Rogers to the inventor of the Lego brick to a civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. What can these people teach us about how our faith plays out outside of ministry positions? 0:06 - Theme Song 0:38 - Work and Faith  7:26 - Instrumental Thinking 12:40 - Mere Christians: Binge-Worthy Biographies That Show You How to Glorify God in Your Work by

Last week, OpenAI announced it will remove moral limits from ChatGPT and “let adults be adults,” opening the door for adult content on the platform. Esau and Mike are joined by Malcolm Foley to talk about how AI is reshaping our view of relationships and making it easier to chase selfish desires resulting in destructive consequences. Then, they turn to the leaked racist group chat among young Republicans. Does it reveal anything new, or just prove that racism never disappeare

A recent article tries to explain why so many politically active Christians behave unchristianly in the public square by differentiating “vertical” and “horizontal” sources of morality. The Holy Post crew examines the argument and finds it weak. Has MAGA ignited a revival in the U.S.? David French says we may be confusing a political revolution for a spiritual revival. Jamin Goggin joins Skye to discuss recovering the practice of confession in our churches. Goggin says it sho

Chicago Pastor David Swanson joins Skye to discuss ICE's activity in Chicago in recent weeks. ICE is using increasingly aggressive methods to target and round up immigrants without warrants, and US citizens have been caught up in the raids as well. How should Christians respond? What is the church's obligation to our neighbors who are vulnerable and afraid right now? Listen to the full conversation on The SkyePod here . Skye: There’s been a lot happening in Chicago with feder

Do you have weird dreams? Could they be from God? In the Bible, God sometimes talks to people through dreams. Why did he do that? Does he still do that today? Kaitlyn and Mike talk about prophetic dreams and what they tell us about our relationship to God and to our own minds. 12:10 - Sponsor - Check out the Gracebased Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or learn more at https://gracebased.com/podcasts/ 13:10 - Sponsor - Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and

Drew’s Newsletter is launching soon! To celebrate, he’s brought his smorgasbord of news. Bond’s gun is missing in action from Amazon Prime posters—is this doing any good? There’s a slow exodus of older church-goers from the church—is the solution to this problem right in front of us? Why’s there such a dip in young people identifying as trans? And has ministry just become content creation to a smaller and smaller audience? 0:04 - Theme Song 0:32 - Drew’s Newsletter! 2:31 - Is

Immigration enforcement isn’t the problem. Dehumanization and injustice are. 

Critics have recently accused the Black Church of promoting “ethnic idolatry,” but is that fair, or even historically accurate? Esau McCaulley is joined by Kaitlyn Schiess and producer Mike to unpack where the Black Church came from, why it exists, and what these critiques reveal about American Christianity. Then, is it ok to have joy in the midst of so much suffering and why did we talk about the Taylor Swift album when it is full of explicit material? Also, we break down th