It’s In the Code Ep. 32: The War on Christmas
We’ve all heard the rhetoric about the so-called “war on Christmas.” But why, exactly, do some Christians talk this way? Why do they get so angry? What are they so afraid of? And is there more going on with this rhetoric than might appear on the surface? In this episode, Dan decodes the “war on […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep 4 Part I: Michael Flynn – Spiritual Warfare General
Michael Flynn was raised Catholic. But in recent years his spiritual identity has shifted – or expanded. He talks often about spiritual warfare and the need for any army of God’s warriors to do battle. It is one thing to hear pastors or even worship leaders talk about spiritual warfare and “expanding spiritual territory,” but […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep 4 Part II: Cindy Jacobs – General of Spiritual Warfare
Cindy Jacobs is one of the most influential independent charismatic apostles on the planet. And almost no one outside of charismatic circles has any idea who she is or what she does. It was through Cindy Jacobs that C. Peter Wagner came to believe that Christian prayer could be mobilized on a grand scale to […]
Weekly Roundup: End of Year Tax Season
Brad and Dan begin by discussing a litany of stories related to the 45th president – the releasing of his tax returns, the criminal referrals to the DOJ by the J6 Select Committee, and the silence from the GOP. They then get into a column at the New York Times that bemoans how Americans have […]
It’s In the Code Ep. 31: Remember the Reason for the Season
We’ve likely all heard someone tell us to “remember the reason for the season.” But what exactly does that mean? What are Christians doing when they say that? In this episode, we find that there never has been a single “reason for the season” and decode the demand that we nevertheless “remember” the reason for […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep 3 Part II: Lance Wallnau and Spiritual Memes
There are two phenomena that we hear a lot about these days in connection to the NAR: The Seven Mountains Mandate and Sean Feucht. The former is a theology, or ideology, or brand depending on who you ask. It proposes that Christians have a call to dominate every sphere, or mountain, of earthly existence–from the […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep 3 Part I: Sean Feucht, Lance Wallnau, and the Seven Mountains
There are two phenomena that we hear a lot about these days in connection to the NAR: The Seven Mountains Mandate and Sean Feucht. The former is a theology, or ideology, or brand depending on who you ask. It proposes that Christians have a call to dominate every sphere, or mountain, of earthly existence–from the […]
Weekly Roundup: Biblical Manhood is All Out War
Brad and Dan begin by discussing the Young Republicans gala, where the president said: “We want to cross the Rubicon. We want total war. We must be prepared to do battle in every arena. In the media. In the courtroom. At the ballot box. And in the streets. This is the only language the left […]
It’s In the Code, Ep 30: Who Owns Christmas?
Who “owns” Christmas? When Christians tell non-Christians that they need to “remember the reason for the season,” or accuse them of engaging in a “war on Christmas,” do they have a right to do so? Is Christmas “theirs” just because it originated as a Christian religious holiday? In this episode, Dan argues that American Christians […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep 2: Modern-Day Apostles and the Spiritual Oligarchy
Ché Ahn Builds an Empire and Inspires an Insurrection