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644: Unplugging from Politics & the Real Meaning of Acts with N.T. Wright

After an exhausting year of politics and the re-election of Donald Trump, what is a faithful way for Christians to navigate the next four years? Should we continue to immerse ourselves in political news, or is it better to disconnect from the media? And should Christians join the political fights online, or unplug to better serve our local communities? The Holy Post crew responds to articles by a number of Christians leaders addressing these questions. Then, New Testament scholar, N.T. Wright, is back to discuss the book of Acts. Wright says an understanding of ancient temples is the key to the message of Acts. Also this week—the origin of F-words.




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0:00 - Intro


0:38 - Show Starts


1:30 - Theme Song


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6:15 - Trump Cabinet Picks and Praying for Leaders


15:33 - Russell Moore on Getting Through the Trump Years


27:20 - Is the Church a Turtle?


33:39 - The Wisdom Literature 


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43:30 - Interview 


47:18 - The Holy Spirit Before Pentecost?


52:09 - Ananias and Sapphira


56:17 - Why Did Early Christians Still Go to the Temple?


1:04:55 - The Church, Division, and Revelation


1:16:55 - End Credits  


Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

Farming Gave Us “F” and “V”



Go Slow and Repair Things:


All Sides News Source


Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A Heartwarming Compassionate Portrait of Injured Turtles, Perfect for Nature Lovers by Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: https://a.co/d/fTEnlVg


Other resources:


The Challenge of Acts: Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is by N. T. Wright: https://a.co/d/exFbNRH


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2 Comments


Tim Tillinghast
Tim Tillinghast
3 days ago

RE news sources that show all sides, check out Ground News app which will show all the sources for a story, where they fit in left to right, and show you visually the biased (e.g. only 4 % of sites on the right are reporting this).

It provides an unbiased summary and then lets you choose the sources you want to read.


It has a "Blindspot' feature that showcases stories only reported on the left of the right

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I discovered The Holy Post in February, and now your mixture of light-hearted news and thoughtful commentary from a Christian perspective is the highlight of my week. But this week's episode left me feeling a little sad because I am really curious what Skye's hat said. I am blind so cannot see it on YouTube.

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