Killing in the Name of...

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Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Philosophy

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Mike and Tim explore the significance of God's name, particularly in the context of the Lord's Prayer. They discuss the cultural understanding of names in ancient times, the meaning of the Tetragrammaton, and how God's name reflects His character and covenant with His people. The conversation delves into the implications of misusing God's name in modern contexts, the nature of God's jealousy, and the relationship between God's name and humanity. Ultimately, they emphasize the importance of honoring God's name in worship and daily life.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and New Year Reflections

03:52 Exploring the Lord's Prayer

10:30 The Significance of God's Name

19:17 Understanding God's Jealousy and Covenant

30:43 The Nature of God's Revelation

33:21 Covenant Ideology and Community Involvement

34:41 Suboptimal Conditions and Progressive Revelation

37:33 The Role of Law and Suggestive Nature

40:51 Understanding God's Name and Character

45:47 The Significance of God's Name in Community

49:38 Living into the Character of God's Name

55:36 The Relationship Between Commands and Character

01:00:26 The Challenge of Christian Nationalism and Authenticity

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the Voxology podcast, Mike Erie, Tim Stafford. Happy New Year. Hello, 2026.
0:16.9	Yeah, yeah. Any forecasts for the year, Tim?
0:22.7	I don't want to say it can't be worse because I feel like that's just inviting it to.
0:26.7	It's like a challenge.
0:28.9	Yeah, I agree. Are you a resolution guy? I don't remember. I always ask you this.
0:34.0	No, I think maybe years and years and years ago I tried and I was
0:39.1	just like this is new year's is the weirdest holiday you just like stay up and then the clock turns
0:43.8	like all right uh see you guys later yeah yeah the only one that was fun was Y2K just like is it is it is it
0:51.3	is it not like are we are we going to be alive are we are we going to be alive are we
0:54.8	we all saw the ball drop in australia 12 hours prior we're like oh no i guess we're fine i think
1:00.0	we're okay i remember that one um did you in stranger things right you just finished yeah we watched
1:06.2	it that night finished all right no spoilers um i thought the last 15, 20 minutes were just groovy, phenomenal.
1:16.8	Tim and I and others have been texting.
1:20.7	I love your philosophy.
1:22.2	Let's just let them tell the story and see where they take it.
1:26.2	Yeah, I can be overly critical of that stuff.
1:27.4	So I decided a while ago with that show, I can be overly critical of that stuff. So I decided
1:27.8	a while ago with that show, I'm just going to sit in the sidecar and whatever story they want to tell. Yeah. I will watch it and cheer along and have fun with it. I'm not going to over-analyze it. You're just going to run up that hill with them. That's right. At the end of the day, end of the day. And I am, if for the, for the tens of you that go on
1:47.5	our YouTube channel, I'm looking a little Vecna-ish. This is the time of year, it's the time of year
1:55.1	when Big Mike decides, okay, it's time for chemo cream on his face. And so it's this, it's this gnarly stuff that just like, it doesn't affect healthy skin cells, but man, it goes after like anything that's pre-cancerous.
2:11.8	And my face, this is only day three.
2:15.7	And my face is looking aglow.
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