Episode 86: More Adventures in Atheism and Christian Radio Abroad?!

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Episode 86: More Adventures in Atheism and Christian Radio Abroad?!

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Jan 20, 2014

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Phil's faith adventure continues as viewers write in with questions, and atheists respond. PLUS - ever wonder what the difference is between Christian radio in the US and the UK? It's significant! (And it doesn't make us Yanks look good...)

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Jan 20, 2014

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Join VeggieTales and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer and co-host Skye Jethani (author, speaker, pastor) for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology, and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an increasingly post-Christian culture.

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Episode 1: Freedom, Fear, and Futurism: The inaugural episode of The Phil Vischer Podcast! Phil Vischer and Skye Jethani are your hosts for a fast-paced and often funny conversation about pop culture, media, theology and the fun, fun, fun of living a thoughtful Christian life in an... by The Holy Post
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Episode 12: Live from Arnold's Park with Guest Rob Vischer!: Live this week from Arnold’s Park, Iowa! Phil’s brother, Rob, joins the crew at the Bible conference their grandfather founded. Rob and the gang discuss Chick-Fil-A, Wheaton College's lawsuit against the federal government, and... by The Holy Post
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Episode 3: Lady Gaga and Guest Jed Macosko: In Episode 3 of The Phil Vischer Podcast, the crew discusses pop culture and Lady Gaga before interviewing Wake Forest biophysicist Jed Macosko. Listen here or download from iTunes. Jed Macosko is a leading physicist at Wake Forest University... by The Holy Post
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Episode 4: Guest Eric Metaxas: Join The Phil Vischer Podcast crew as they spend the afternoon with NY Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas (Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy). Eric Metaxas is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr,... by The Holy Post
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Episode 5: Os Guinness: This week's special guest on the Phil Vischer Podcast is Os Guinness! Os Guinness is an author, a social critic, and Senior Fellow of the EastWest Institute in New York. Great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, he was born in China... by The Holy Post
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Episode 15: A Reggae Interlude and Conversations About Heaven!: The show gets off to a Reggae-tastic start with a special appearance. Then the crew discusses a follow up question to the podcast with Rob Vischer – do we live in a country with freedom from religion rather than freedom of religion? This leads... by The Holy Post
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Episode 6: Christian Tomatoes and Gender Roles!: Phil Vischer, Skye Jethani and Christian Taylor talk about Christian tomatoes, TV theme songs and gender roles in movies. by The Holy Post
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Episode 19: Conferences, Spacesuits and the Hubble Telescope!: Phil and Skye share conference experiences, singer-songwriters wear spacesuits, and What's in the Bible becomes a best-seller! AND the latest photos from the Hubble Telescope set off another discussion on faith, science, and atheism!... by The Holy Post
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Episode 14: Worship, Vices, and Virtues with Guest Brandon O'Brien!: Can worship be addicting? The gang discusses why we need both corporate worship and individual communion. How do different cultures define vices and virtues? Brandon O'Brien joins the show to talk about our contextual biases in reading scripture - the... by The Holy Post
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Episode 21: On the Air with Singer-Songwriter Andrew Peterson!: Phil hosts the podcast by himself this week with special guest singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson! They discuss the path of Andrew's career, as well as his latest album, Light for the Lost Boy, his novels, and his online storytelling... by The Holy Post
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Episode 31: Thoughts on Connecticut: In a special episode, Phil discusses the events in Connecticut last week in the light of Christmas next week, and explains how the tragedy illuminates what even Christians have lost from the Christian narrative, and from Christmas itself. by The Holy Post
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Episode 40: Atheist Church, Tim Tebow & the Boy Scouts: A theme song sung by Yoda, then... church for atheists? And what do Tim Tebow, the Boy Scouts and Southern Baptists all have in common? Cap it all off with a wrap-up song that goes a little better than last week's! by The Holy Post
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Episode 13: The Olympics, Aliens, and Atheist Billboards!: This week’s podcast opens up with a special guest – Sunday School Lady from What’s in the Bible? – talking about the end of the Olympics. Phil, Skye and Christian talk about Bill Gates’ initiative to invent the toilet of... by The Holy Post
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Episode 22: Religion, Relationship, Science, and Creation!: Skye shares his thoughts after returning from the Global Church Forum and then the guys answer listener questions - ranging from religion vs. relationship to science vs. creation! PLUS a discussion around a recent Pew study that says... by The Holy Post
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Episode 38: Guest David Kinnaman: Phil and Skye talk about Super Bowl commercials and pastors behaving poorly in Applebee's. Then they're joined by author/researcher David Kinnaman for a fascinating discussion about Christians and their views on religious freedom in... by The Holy Post
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Episode 33: The Fiscal Cliff, The End Times & 2013 Predictions: In this week's Phil Vischer Podcast, Phil, Skye and Christian discuss the fiscal cliff and the current political environment in the US. This leads to a conversation about the end times and interpreting the Scriptures based on our cultural context.... by The Holy Post
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Episode 35: The Golden Globes, Gun Control and Louie Giglio: Phil announces the launch of the all new JellyTelly, and the crew discusses the Golden Globes, euthanasia and gun control. They talk about Louie Giglio's invitation to pray at President Obama's inauguration, why he withdrew from the event, and then... by The Holy Post
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Episode 86: More Adventures in Atheism and Christian Radio Abroad?!

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