In the Heavens: The God Who is Near

Voxology

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Is God closer than we think? Join us as we rediscover heaven and explore the profound reality of God's presence in our lives. This episode dives into the meaning of "heaven" in scripture, challenging traditional views and unpacking the closeness of God in the very air we breathe. The hosts thoughtfully discuss the intersections of Christianity, faith, and politics, addressing cultural challenges and the role of the church in society. With themes like cruciformity and justice, they unpack how the teachings of Jesus invite us into a life of humility, curiosity, and critical engagement with faith.

Throughout the conversation, we examine how misconceptions about heaven and God's proximity have shaped faith practices and cultural narratives, often distorting the gospel message. Drawing on examples from scripture and modern-day challenges, we seek to understand how faith can transcend ideological boundaries and bring hope to our communities.

Feel free to email in questions, engage the conversation on Facebook and Instagram, or share your thoughts as we pursue dialogue and learning together. We encourage and would love discussion as we explore faith, cultural issues, and theology with honesty and openness.

CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Seth's Christmas 01:38 - Nate's Christmas 04:12 - Matt's Christmas 05:08 - Stranger Things 05:54 - Welcome 06:34 - Christmas-themed Christian Nationalism 10:38 - Exalting Christ 11:27 - Roundup 17:47 - What is Christian Nationalism 20:44 - Christian Nationalism vs. Jesus 23:10 - Good Always Wins 25:32 - The Church's Issue 29:00 - The Garden of Gethsemane 32:07 - Our Father in the Heavens 32:36 - Our Father in Heaven 36:36 - God from the Heavens 39:34 - Jacob's Ladder 43:46 - Heaven is Not Far Away 47:10 - God is Not in Your Heart 48:08 - God is Right Here With Us 49:29 - The Kingdom of the Heavens 51:15 - The Most Powerful Power Grab 54:35 - God is Close 56:08 - Outro

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0:00.0	Hey, man. Welcome to Fox, O'Sipagus. Today, welcome to the favorite episode.
0:14.5	Favorite episode?
0:15.3	To first, it's three.
0:17.1	525, yep.
0:18.1	And first, Big Nate Erie Kis says something to you. Big Nate Erie, say something to you. 525. Yep. Fiscus, Big Nate Irie, say something to you. Big Nate Erie, say something to you. Nice. Seth, you don't know with you, bro. Get over here. Get over here before Big Ney. Nobody knew when they logged in today that it was going to be their favorite episode. I don't know. I know. This is our favorite episode? Yes. That's awesome.
0:37.7	All right, Seth Erie.
0:38.8	Yeah.
0:39.1	It was Christmas.
0:40.1	Yes.
0:40.7	Tell us about Seth Erie's Christmas.
0:43.2	It was so great.
0:45.3	It was so great?
0:46.4	Yes.
0:47.0	You've been talking about it for months.
0:49.4	Yes.
0:49.6	So did it live up to your expectations?
0:52.1	I do.
0:52.7	I do?
0:53.5	Yeah.
0:54.0	Okay. He does. Fantastic. You got another guitar. Yep. Yep. And a ukulele. And what's the keyboard that you blow into? What's that called? Like, it's not a harmonica, but it has like this little straw thing and it's a keyboard or whatever. We got one of those. Yeah. We got a saxophone. We got a cahone. Oh, my goodness. Oh, yeah. It's a whole band. You had to dress them up like Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins where you just have the entire one-man band. I don't know about Dick Van Dyke and Mary Poppins. No, it's Post-Cart propaganda. It's Post-Card propaganda, which brings us to the day after Christmas, which is... Seth's birthday. Sess-Bur-day. How old are you, Seth? 17. And let's talk about that day. Let's just real quick tell everybody what we did that day.
1:50.8	So remember this. We go to bowling alley. We play games. We don't bowl at the bowling alley. They have a little game thing where you win tickets and you spend $80 on plastic hardware.
1:56.7	Yep. Yep. We did that. What else we do?
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