James Van Der Beek and Going All The Way

Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

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News, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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James Van Der Beek, an actor who was a part of every Millennial's childhood, passed away at the age of 48. He died with dignity. One thing we can learn from his dying is to proclaim the whole truth. Don't hold back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Politics by Faith. This is where we take the news of the day. We bring it to the Bible,
0:08.4	and we can walk away with the perspective and peace. There's new headlines every day. But Ecclesiastes
0:14.1	says there's nothing new under the sun. So thanks for being here. I'm going to get the true story.
0:18.7	Soli, day of, glory to God alone.
0:22.8	I want to talk about James Vanderbeek.
0:24.0	He passed away.
0:26.1	To every millennial who's listening now,
0:29.2	he was an important part of our childhood,
0:32.9	star of, I was going to say party of five,
0:36.3	Dawson's Creek, and Varsity Blues as well.
0:41.2	He was 48 years old and died from colon cancer.
0:42.9	He had six kids.
0:45.4	Beautiful family.
0:47.8	Kids like over the top cute.
0:52.9	And he wrote on Instagram relatively recently,
0:56.5	just posed to this stunning picture of his family.
1:00.7	And he said, being a father has been the most treasured honor of my life.
1:06.0	Thank you to my kids for reteaching me how to live, laugh, love, and show up in my own life and in the world.
1:07.1	And thank you to my superhero of a wife who constantly exceeds the boundaries of what I
1:10.7	thought was human capacity.
1:12.4	I love you with all of my heart.
1:15.8	Being a father has been the most treasured honor of my life.
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