644: Unplugging from Politics & the Real Meaning of Acts with N.T. Wright
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2024
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
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.
Holy Post Plus Bonus Interview with N. T. Wright: https://www.patreon.com/posts/116319034/
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”
How to Get Through the Next Four Years: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/next-four-years-donald-trump-russell-moore-election-2024/?utm_medium=widgetsocial
Go Slow and Repair Things:
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/go-slow-and-repair-things-evangelicals-diverse-democracy/
All Sides News Source
https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news
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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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Holy Post. After a contentious election season and the re-election of Donald Trump, |
| 0:05.7 | what is a faithful way for Christians to navigate the next four years? Should we stay immersed in |
| 0:10.9 | political news or is it better to disconnect entirely? And should Christians join online political fights |
| 0:16.8 | or unplug and focus on serving our local communities? We respond to articles by a number of Christian leaders addressing these questions. |
| 0:25.1 | Then New Testament scholar N.T. Wright is back to discuss the book of Acts. |
| 0:29.9 | Wright says an understanding of ancient temples is the key to the message of Acts. |
| 0:35.0 | Here is episode 644. |
| 0:40.4 | Hey there, welcome back to the Holy Post podcast. This is Phil Vischer. I am here with two people, both on the West Coast, right? What city are you in, Sky? |
| 0:49.2 | I am in Woodland Hills, California. And Caitlin, what city are you in? |
| 0:54.1 | Long Beach, California. Oh, yes what city are you in? Long Beach, California. |
| 0:56.0 | Oh, yes. |
| 0:57.0 | They have that really long beach. |
| 0:58.0 | I remember that well. |
| 1:00.0 | And we'll explain why they're there in just a moment. |
| 1:03.0 | But first, last week, I'm sorry, everyone. |
| 1:05.0 | I forgot the theme song. |
| 1:07.0 | And I know that you were all despondent. |
| 1:10.0 | I guess they stuck it in somewhere. I'm not sure whereent. I guess they stuck it in somewhere. |
| 1:12.2 | I'm not sure where they, yeah, they stuck it in somewhere. |
| 1:15.0 | But I didn't do my job. |
| 1:17.0 | I didn't do my job. |
| 1:18.3 | So everyone, my pay was docked. |
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