Ben Watson and Russell Moore on The Just Life

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Retired NFL player Benjamin Watson has been on this show several times over the years, and he’s recently released his own podcast, The Just Life. Russell was a guest on the show, and together they talked about Russell’s background along with matters of justice, gospel-centered living, and faithful action. Check out Ben’s show here. Resources mentioned in this episode: Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity by Paul Kingsnorth Savage Gods by Paul Kingsnorth Buccmaster Trilogy by Paul Kingsnorth Paul’s Essay, “The Cross and the Machine” Keep up with Russell: Sign up for the weekly newsletter where Russell shares thoughtful takes on big questions, offers a Christian perspective on life, and recommends books and music he's enjoying. Submit a question for the show at [email protected] Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.8	Here, we look for signposts in a strange time by standing fast to what really matters.
1:22.5	Kingdom over culture wars, truth over tribalism, pilgrimage over partisanship, sanity over cynicism, witness over winning,
1:30.3	and Christ over everything.
1:32.3	Today we have a conversation to do just that. Hey, all, if you've ever seen the old movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito called Twins,
1:48.0	that's the film I reference every time that I'm with my friend Benjamin Watson,
1:52.8	who is, of course, a longtime professional football player, a lot bigger guy than I am, and also one of the best people I know,
2:06.1	and I always have fun talking to him. And because his new podcast, The Just Life, is now in the
2:16.1	CT family of podcasts, I thought I would introduce it to you. And so this is an
2:23.4	episode that he and I did together. This is going to be a little bit different because it's him
2:29.1	interviewing me rather than the other way around. But I thought you'd get a good feel for what he's doing over at the Just Life.
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