Episode 401: William Wilberforce—Christian Hero & Drug Addict with Timothy McMahan King
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2020
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
William Wilberforce is celebrated as a model of Christian cultural engagement for ending the British slave trade, but most Christian biographies of Wilberforce ignore the fact that he was addicted to opium for most of his life. Timothy McMahan King, author of "Addiction Nation," explains why. He shares his own story of overcoming opioid addiction which kills over 70,000 Americans every year, and how equating addiction with moral failure hurts far more than it helps. Also this week, Hulk Hogan says God is judging our idolatry with COVID19. Is he right? Skye explains why the eschatological nuts are probably wrong about this being the end of the world. And Phil tries to cut his hair with horse clippers.
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| 0:00.0 | Henry Dunant was the child of a wealthy Swiss family in Geneva that was heavily influenced |
| 0:06.1 | by a local Christian revival. |
| 0:08.4 | Henry's parents taught him God wanted them to help others, wherever and whomever they |
| 0:13.3 | might be. |
| 0:14.6 | Young Henry led Bible studies in Geneva and founded the Swiss branch of the YMCA. |
| 0:20.3 | On a business trip through Italy in 1859, Henry stumbled upon the aftermath of the Battle |
| 0:26.8 | of Sulferino. |
| 0:28.6 | Henry dropped everything and spent weeks organizing help for the wounded soldiers on both sides. |
| 0:35.4 | Then he wrote a book about his experience. |
| 0:37.4 | Then he proposed a new movement to alleviate suffering in war, a movement that he named |
| 0:44.0 | the Red Cross. |
| 0:45.6 | Today the movement Henry felt God calling him to start has saved more lives than any other |
| 0:50.8 | movement in human history. |
| 0:53.0 | Why do I bring this up? |
| 0:54.5 | Because Henry Dunant is one of the people your kids will meet on Mr. Phil TV. |
| 0:59.4 | Amazing people across history from St. Teresa to Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 1:04.7 | People whose faith in God inspired them to make the world a better place. |
| 1:10.2 | Go to Mr. Phil TV for a free two week trial. |
| 1:13.6 | Hey there, this is Phil. |
| 1:15.5 | Welcome back to the Holy Post podcast. |
| 1:17.5 | I am here with Christian Taylor. |
| 1:20.3 | Hey Phil. |
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