Ep. 19 - Al Franken & the Gropers, Darwin's Black Box, Aischrotes

$Ep. 33 - Higher-Ed Bubble, The Pilgrim’s Regress, Akatastasia: Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about the higher education bubble. Then he plugs The Pilgrim’s Regress, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Akatastasia”. Happy Plodding! Show Notes: Higher-Ed Bubble anything that can’t go in indefinitely won’t we have lost the concept of university, because you need a universe we have a fragmented system we have people treating higher education as a sure ticket into the job market everything you could learn at school you can find online for a fraction of the cost there is going to be a crash, the higher education bubble will burst the pricing is crazy, and the government is involved we need to deregulate higher ed The Pilgrim’s Regress written by C.S.Lewis it is challenging and difficult book the book is an allegory defending reason and romanticism he wrote this book in two weeks Akatastasia Paul says God is not the author of confusion, but rather of peace (1 Cor.$

Ep. 23 - Lenin & Gramsci, You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, Aischunomai: Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address Lenin & Gramsci. Then he plugs James Duane’s book, You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, and then plods on to talk about the Greek word “aischunomai”. Happy Plodding! by Plodcast

18 min listen

Ep. 16 - High Education Madness, Men & Marriage, Hairesis: Current Events: High Education Madness - The Progressives "commitment" to Free Speech - This movement has no internal braking system. - It must be externally confronted in terms of cutting off the financial supply. 10:12 Book Plug: Men and Marriage - George Gildere - If in the grip of feminism you outlaw constructive dominance, you will not get passive men, but you will get destructive dominance. Hamartiology: hairesis - heresy - Initially it simply meant faction or sect, but over time it became closely identified with that which helps sects to form -- a distinctive false doctrine or teaching, which the sectarians use to distinguish. by Plodcast

27 min listen

Ep. 15 - War on Energy, Leave it to Psmith, Athesmos: Doug Wilson talks about the endless war on energy, Wodehouse's amazing book "Leave it to Psmith", and then he finishes off with a look into the word "athesmos". Happy Plodding! Current Events: The War on Energy - Scott Pruitt (EPA) - The War on Energy is really a war on the poor. - James 2:16 9:20 Book Plug: Leave It To Psmith -- Wodehouse - Favorite crafter of metaphors - Code of the Woosters - Joy Comes in the Morning 15:40 Hamartiology: athesmos: 2 Peter 2:7, 3:18 "error of the wicked" - Christians need to learn to "keep it simple." We know God destroyed Sodom, and we know why. What we don't know is how many long term, committed relationships there were in Sodom. Neither should we car. Growing in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus is directly related to the avoidance of wickedness. Sad to say, this assertion is now officially controversial in some Christian quarters. by Plodcast

23 min listen

Ep. 40 - Climate Change & The Government, A Preface to Paradise Lost, Alogos: Listen to Pastor Wilson talk about climate change and the government. Then he plugs C.S. Lewis’ book, A Preface to Paradise Lost, and wraps things up with a talk about the Greek word “Alogos”. Happy Plodding Show Notes: Climate Change & The Government: your reflex action is going to go to your God when an entity inspires to become ones “God”, they can cook up a disaster they can save you from the climate change disaster is always presented with a sales pitch 10 years later when climate change is all said and done, people are going to want their money back A Preface to Paradise Lost: written by C.S. Lewis Lewis is amazing on any subject he touches on the theme throughout the book is hierarchy this book will suggest to you a different way of thinking about life Alogos: means unreasonable found in Acts 25:27, 2 Pet. 2:12, Jude 1:10 sin permitted in destroys a man’s capacity to make sense of the world around by Plodcast

19 min listen

Ep. 48 - Identity Politics, Suicide of the West, Hamartano & Hamartia: Howdy! Listen in to hear Pastor Wilson talk about how identity politics has crept its way into the church. He plods on to review Jonah Goldberg’s book, “Suicide of the West” and finishes things off with another look at Hamartano and Hamartia in Romans. Show Notes: Identity politics & the church Identity politics would not be making such in-roads into the church unless we were having an identity crisis Our identities have to be in Christ As identity politics come into the church, race & gender relations get worse If we try to have any kind of harmony that doesn’t confront the fact of our sinful natures it is a grave mistake Suicide of the West Even though I’m going to be critical, the book is amazing... buy three copies Written by Jonah Goldberg Goldberg’s book “Liberal Fascism” is one of the best books I’ve ever read The critique is that the first line of the book says that there is no God in this book Ham by Plodcast

17 min listen

Ep. 24 - Privilege, An Experiment in Criticism, Autia: Tune in to hear Pastor Wilson address the booming issue of privilege. Then he plugs C.S.Lewis’ book, An Experiment in Criticism, and then plods on to talk about the Greek word “autia”. Happy Plodding! by Plodcast

18 min listen