Backwoods Belief

Sep 16 2024 29 ep. 63 mins 42
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The future of Christianity is on the margins, on the frontier - away from the institutions and self-professed leaders that have failed the church repeatedly. Christianity thrives in the Backwoods.

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How to Raise a School Shooter - Inside the Audrey Hale Journal

Sep 16 2024 84 mins  
The journal of Audrey Hale, the Covenant School (Nashville) shooter, was recently released. Despite not being the purported manifesto it was billed as the document does give an intimate look inside the mind of a brutal spree killer. To learn what we can from it, namely how Hale was formed and how we can prevent more like her, we brought on David Harris - author of an excellent exp

Ben Zeisloft on Abortion Abolition and Voting Trump

Jul 25 2024 58 mins  
We've got one of the best reporters working visiting the Backwoods on this one. He's talking to us about Abortion Abolition, Christian faithfulness at the ballot box, and voting Trump (or not). We're aiming for more light and less heat on this one. Did we do it? Hit play and let us know.

Shadow Elders in the Church

Jul 19 2024 61 mins  
Despite a church's stated polity it is often the case they are governed by a secret body of Shadow Elders. We'll talk about who these Shadow Elders are, how to know if they control your church, and what to do about it in this episode.

SBC, PCA, and What Makes the Difference

Jul 12 2024 71 mins  
The Southern Baptist Convention and Presbyterian Church in America recently had their yearly get-togethers. The SBC meeting was a disaster for conservatives. The PCA meeting was a win for conservatives. What made the difference? And what does this say about contemporary evangelicalism? Hit play and find out!

Christianity is Self-Referential

Apr 25 2024 51 mins  
The guys from The Backwoods welcome you out to a good ol' grab-bag episode touching on some recent controversies in Reformed Evangelicalism. Big takeaway: Christ is Lord and therefore it is ok to say it.

Valuing Our Forefathers & God's Good Design with Michael Clary

Mar 13 2024 66 mins  
Michael Clary comes out to the Backwoods to discuss gratitude for Godly forefathers and his book, God's Good Design for Human Sexuality. From Michael Clary: American Reformer - Scorning Our Forefathers Book - God's Good Design: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Guide to Human Sexuality

Institutional Bravery (The Talk)

Feb 16 2024 27 mins  
Can we build institutions that don't move Left over time? Can we prevent existing organizations from doing so? Here's some resources on creating and keeping important groups conservative.

The Charles Haywood Interview

Jan 25 2024 68 mins  
We're pleased to welcome Charles Haywood out to the Backwoods. This interview is wide ranging and we hope you enjoy listening to it half as much as we enjoyed recording it. ---- Read Charles at The Worthy House

Life in the Objective Room

Jan 08 2024 75 mins  
You live in The Objective Room. If you know what that means then you know we have to figure out how to live faithfully in there. If you don't? Hit Download, press Play, and we'll catch you up. --- C.S. Lewis' Essay "The Inner Ring"

The Dorean Principle with Conley Owens

Dec 20 2023 61 mins  
We're talking to author Conley Owens about his book The Dorean Principle and how we fund ministry in modern evangelicalism.