660: Following Christ in “Negative World” and Charlie Peacock

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Phil Vischer

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🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

With declining church attendance and shifting values, there’s no denying that our culture’s posture toward Christianity has changed. Some say America is now “post-Christian,” but author Aaron Renn believes it is downright “anti-Christian.” In a recent NY Times profile, Renn explains why he thinks Christianity now occupies a “negative world,” and why the winsome approach of leaders like Tim Keller should be abandoned for more aggressive tactics. Then, Phil talks with legendary musician, songwriter, and producer Charlie Peacock about his new memoir, “Roots in Rhythm: A Life in Music.” Also this week, a leaked memo reveals the real impact of Trump’s foreign aid cuts and immigration policy, and what exhibits would you add to the Museum of Failure?

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0:00 - Show Starts

2:35 - Theme Song

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5:10 - Museum of Failure

10:35 - Trump Cutting Funding—to the US?

24:30 - Negative World

32:57 - Crotch Christianity?

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55:20 - Interview

1:06:00 - Personal Spirituality and the Music Industry

1:14:22 - Death on the Mountaintop

1:31:30 - End Credits

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Museum of Failure:

https://abc7news.com/post/museum-failure-look-legal-challenges-surrounding-what-could-san-franciscos-newest-attraction/15955141/

Article on Aaren Renn by Ruth Graham and Madeleine Hordinski:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/aaron-renn-christianity-conservative-negative-world.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c&pvid=37FBD019-9B01-4CB8-B85C-587FBFCB4794#

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Roots and Rhythm by Charlie Peacock: A Life in Music: https://a.co/d/2lwSYE2

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Holy Post. There's no way to deny that our culture's posture toward our faith is
0:05.2	changing. Some now say America is post-Christian, but author Aaron Wren believes it's downright
0:11.3	anti-Christian. In a recent New York Times profile, Wren explains why he calls this new era
0:17.1	a negative world for our faith, and why winsome approaches of leaders like Tim Keller need
0:22.6	to be abandoned. Then Phil talks with legendary musician, songwriter, and producer Charlie Peacock
0:28.5	about his new memoir, Roots and Rhythm, A Life in Music. Also this week, a leaked memo reveals
0:35.3	the real impact of Trump's foreign aid cuts and immigration
0:38.2	policy, and what exhibits would you add to a museum of failure?
0:43.4	Before we get started, it's not too late to buy your tickets for our Philadelphia show
0:47.2	this Saturday with Shane Claiborne.
0:49.3	Also, be on the lookout for future Holy Post media events this spring in LA, Washington, D.C., and Detroit.
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0:59.0	Finally, for Holy Post Plus subscribers, we now have exclusive content being posted almost every day.
1:05.0	Honestly, if this podcast is all that you engage, you're like standing in the foyer of a giant Holy Post Media mansion for you
1:12.4	to explore. So right now, sign up and you'll get access to all that content, including a bonus
1:18.1	interview that Phil has done with Charlie Peacock, where he reflects on the rise of intolerance
1:22.9	and authoritarianism in some parts of the American church. Peacock talks about how this is a
1:28.3	reoccurring pattern in church history and why he emphasizes the need for authentic
1:33.0	community, storytelling, and daily spiritual practices to model genuine, humble faith in Jesus.
1:39.8	It's a fantastic listen, but it's exclusively for Holy Post plus subscribers. So you can get that interview
1:45.2	and access to everything else in this giant mansion of content by going to holypost.com
1:50.8	and signing up today. All right, here is episode 660. Hi there. I'm Phil. Welcome to the Holy Post
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