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The ideas of the American Revolution did not appear in the summer of 1776. They had been building in colonial hearts and minds for decades, and by the time the Declaration was signed, Americans had thought harder about liberty, consent, and the limits of power than any people before them. That is the argument historian and economist Larry Reed brings to his new book Born of Ideas: How Principles, Faith, and Courage Forged America, and to this conversation with Doug Stuart.Reed, President Emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education, treats the American founding as an intellectual and moral achievement rather than an accident of geography or grievance. He answers the fashionable claim that America was defined by an "original sin," and he does it not by ignoring the country's failures but by putting them in the context of the world as the founders actually inherited it. What follows is the case the episode makes.Chapters:0:22 Welcome & Guest Introduction1:02 A Book of Revolutionary Ideas2:47 Founders and Liberty6:01 America's Flawed Origins12:06 The Mayflower Compact15:07 Anne Hutchinson's Exile16:41 Native Nations and the Revolution20:31 Black Patriots and Poets22:42 Common Sense Ignites26:43 Hidden Economics of War30:03 Slavery and the Founding35:50 Reconstruction What-Ifs37:46 Republic, Not Democracy41:14 Heroes and Foreign AlliesAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Come meet fellow Christian libertarians, sharpen your thinking, and be part of a growing movement rooted in faith and freedom at the Christians for Liberty Conference.Lunch is included in the price of the ticket. We will send out a form ahead of the conference requesting dietary preferences and restrictions.Learn more here.Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

Does democracy need Christianity to survive? Jonathan Rauch — a gay, atheist, Jewish journalist at Brookings and The Atlantic — has concluded that it does. His 2025 book, Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy, argues that Christianity is a load-bearing wall in the American experiment, and that two decades of de-churching have left the whole structure sagging.As an outsider who once celebrated secularization as progress and watched what filled the vacuum, Rauch now claims that democracy needs Christianity. What he found is that when the church stopped carrying its load, toxic partisanship, tribal politics, and substitute religions rushed in to take its place.Host Doug Stuart talks with Rauch to work through why the founders counted on Christian virtue, which three teachings of Jesus underwrite liberal democracy, why compromise is a Christian act rather than a betrayal, and what the church has to recover to be worth listening to again.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:22 Guest Intro and Book Origins4:03 Christianity's Civic Role7:28 Churches, Decline, and Politics12:23 Liberalism and Democracy Defined13:56 Founders on Virtue18:52 Jesus and Liberal Democracy25:10 Compromise as a Creative Process29:53 Congress and Political Cynicism32:50 Reforming a Broken System33:45 Christians and Culture War35:38 Freedom, Fear, and Public Faith38:10 Pseudo-Religions Fill the Void41:25 Libertarianism and Christianity45:39 Altruism, Virtue, and Freedom51:15 Latter-Day Saints and Agency59:18 Make Christianity Peculiar AgainAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Come meet fellow Christian libertarians, sharpen your thinking, and be part of a growing movement rooted in faith and freedom at the Christians for Liberty Conference.Lunch is included in the price of the ticket. We will send out a form ahead of the conference requesting dietary preferences and restrictions.Learn more here.Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

Acton University is one of the most respected gatherings in the faith-and-markets world. This year four hosts from the Christians for Liberty Network were able to find out what it was like to attend. Through a scholarship from the Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity, they spent four days at Acton University among Catholics, Calvinists, Eastern Orthodox, Jews, Muslims, and free-market thinkers from more than sixty countries, and came away deeply impressed.Doug Stuart is joined by Alex Bernardo, Cody Cook, and Kerry Baldwin to recap the experience: the core sessions, the standout speakers, the dinner-table conversations, and what it felt like to show up openly as Christian libertarians in a room that leads with virtue, stewardship, and dignity before it ever reaches policy. The short version is that it felt like being among kin.This recap walks through what Acton University gets right, where Christian libertarians found common ground, and the friendly, sharpening conversations that made the week worth every minute.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:22 Acton University Overview2:36 First Impressions of Acton5:08 Ecumenical and Marketed Faith9:16 Libertarianism Versus Libertinism15:24 Moral Language and Shared Values23:58 The Four Core Sessions30:59 Questions That Challenged43:03 Best Sessions and Standouts48:37 Receptivity to Libertarians52:51 Closing Reflections and ThanksAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Come meet fellow Christian libertarians, sharpen your thinking, and be part of a growing movement rooted in faith and freedom at the Christians for Liberty Conference.Lunch is included in the price of the ticket. We will send out a form ahead of the conference requesting dietary preferences and restrictions.Learn more here.Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

Vào lúc lệnh cấm nhập khẩu khí ga hóa lỏng LNG của Nga sắp có hiệu lực, châu Âu trong vòng sáu tháng đầu năm 2026, đã mua gần như toàn bộ lượng LNG do nhà máy Yamal tại Siberia sản xuất. Sự việc cho thấy thế khó khăn của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu (EU) để thoát khỏi sự phụ thuộc vào khí đốt Nga, đồng thời phản ảnh nguy cơ làm suy yếu hiệu quả của các biện pháp trừng phạt khi khối này liên tục cho phép các ngoại lệ. Bất chấp các biện pháp trừng phạt, châu Âu chưa thể nào khóa được vòi khí đốt Nga. Trong một báo cáo công bố hồi đầu tháng 7/2026, Cơ quan Hợp tác Điều tiết Năng lượng EU (ACER) của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu ghi nhận : « Từ tháng 01-05/2026, nhập khẩu khí đốt qua đường ống tăng 7% so với cùng kỳ năm 2025, trong khi nhập khẩu khí ga hóa lỏng LNG tăng 11% ». Các dữ liệu từ công ty phân tích Kpler, được nhật báo tài chính Anh Financial Times dẫn lại, xác nhận xu hướng trên, theo đó, trong vòng sáu tháng đầu năm, Liên Âu mua gần như toàn bộ sản lượng của dự án Yamal LNG tại Siberia, do công ty tư nhân Novatek của Nga kiểm soát, đạt mức 9,89 triệu tấn, tăng 18% so với cùng kỳ năm 2025. Các nước Pháp, Bỉ và Tây Ban Nha là những nhà nhập khẩu khí đốt Nga nhiều nhất, để rồi từ đó tái xuất một phần sang các nước khác trong khu vực. Cũng theo Kpler, châu Âu dường như đã trả hơn sáu tỷ euro cho Nga. Xung đột Trung Đông : Khí đốt Nga được lợi ? Theo ACER, việc Liên Âu tăng nhập khẩu khí tự nhiên hóa lỏng (LNG) từ Nga là do các nước và doanh nghiệp tranh thủ nhập hàng trước khi các lệnh hạn chế mới có hiệu lực, cùng với những điều chỉnh trong hợp đồng và việc giữ lại một phần LNG vốn trước đây được trung chuyển sang nơi khác. Kênh truyền hình tư nhân Pháp BFMTV, nhắc lại, trung tuần tháng 3/2026, Liên Âu đã cam kết ngưng hoàn toàn mua khí đốt Nga từ đây đến tháng 11/2027. Các quy định của EU hiện nay cấm mua khí ga hóa lỏng Nga theo hợp đồng ngắn hạn. Và kể từ ngày 01/01/2027, lệnh cấm của EU đối với các hợp đồng dài hạn sẽ có hiệu lực. Ngoài ra, xung đột ở Trung Đông cũng làm giảm nguồn cung LNG từ Qatar, đặc biệt sau các rủi ro liên quan đến eo biển Hormuz. Vì vậy, trong giai đoạn châu Âu tích trữ khí đốt cho mùa đông, Nga tiếp tục trở thành một nguồn cung quan trọng. Về điểm này, chuyên gia Philippe Chalmin, giáo sư tại đại học Paris Dauphine, chuyên gia về thị trường nguyên nhiên liệu, trả lời kênh truyền hình tư nhân Pháp LCI, nhìn nhận, một phần nguyên nhân còn do việc khí ga tự nhiên hóa lỏng của Nga chưa bị trừng phạt, và mặt khác, đó còn là một thực tế khác khá mỉa mai : Châu Âu cần khí hóa lỏng Nga để có thể nhập khẩu ít hơn từ Mỹ. « Điều này diễn ra trong bối cảnh toàn cầu rất căng thẳng; hầu như không có LNG nào rời khỏi vùng Vịnh Ba Tư. Gần đây người ta đã chứng kiến ​​một vụ tấn công, gây ra mối lo ngại đáng kể, vào một cảng dầu ở Damietta, Ai Cập, mà cho đến hiện tại người ta vẫn chưa xác định được hoàn toàn nguồn gốc. Rõ ràng là thế giới hiện đang trải qua một thời kỳ căng thẳng liên quan đến khí tự nhiên hóa lỏng. Giá khí đốt lúc này không xa mức 20 đô la Mỹ/triệu BTU (đơn vị nhiệt Anh), và điều đó tương đương với giá ở châu Âu gần 60 euro/megawatt-giờ, vì vậy chúng ta đang ở trong một tình huống tương đối khó khăn. Có một điểm quan trọng cuối cùng cần nhấn mạnh là trước đây, khi thời tiết tốt hơn, mùa cao điểm tiêu thụ khí đốt tự nhiên là mùa đông. Hiện nay, với những đợt nắng nóng, sau điều được gọi là "mùa sưởi ấm", chúng ta có mùa hè, "mùa làm mát", hay mùa của máy điều hòa. Điều này có nghĩa là lượng tiêu thụ điện tăng lên và do đó, tỷ lệ tiêu thụ khí đốt tự nhiên cũng tăng theo. » Lệnh trừng phạt và những mâu thuẫn của Liên Âu Theo Cơ quan Hợp tác Điều tiết Năng lượng EU, hiện nay khí đốt Nga vẫn chiếm 12% nhu cầu của khối. Tại hai nước Đông Âu là Hungary và Slovakia, khí đốt Nga chiếm từ 70 – 80% lượng tiêu thụ, được sử dụng chủ yếu cho sưởi ấm nhà và ngành công nghiệp. Từ góc độ này, chuyên gia về nguyên nhiên liệu Philippe Chalmin, giải thích vì sao châu Âu vẫn chưa sẵn sàng từ bỏ khí đốt Nga vào lúc lệnh cấm đối với LNG Nga sắp có hiệu lực vào đầu năm 2027. « Nếu chúng ta muốn tuân theo logic của các lệnh trừng phạt, chúng ta thực sự sẽ phải từ bỏ LNG của Nga. Vấn đề là, chúng ta sẽ thay thế LNG của Nga bằng cái gì ? Về cơ bản là đối với châu Âu là bằng LNG của Mỹ. Nhưng như vậy, chúng ta có nguy cơ phải trả giá cao hơn cho LNG của Mỹ. Bởi vì, khi một tàu chở LNG rời vịnh châu Mỹ, như ông Trump nói, hoặc Vịnh Mexico, như cách gọi trước đây, thì có hai khả năng : Đi đến châu Âu, là lựa chọn gần nhất, hoặc đi đến châu Á. Hiện tại, sự chênh lệch giá cả khiến chúng nghiêng về phía châu Á nhiều hơn. Điều đó có nghĩa là có một cuộc đấu về giá cả giữa châu Á và châu Âu. » Một nghịch lý khác cho thấy rõ sự phụ thuộc của EU đối với khí đốt Nga : Ngày 23/07/2026, để có thể đạt được gói trừng phạt thứ 21 nhắm vào Matxcơva, EU đã chấp nhận một ngoại lệ theo yêu cầu của Hy Lạp. Theo đó, nước này được phép tiếp tục vận chuyển LNG của Nga đến các nước thứ ba trong một số điều kiện nhất định, trái ngược hoàn toàn với quyết định được Liên Âu đưa ra vào trung tuần tháng Ba năm nay. Thời báo Le Temps của Thụy Sĩ nhận định, quyết định này đã làm nổi rõ sự khó khăn ngày càng lớn của châu Âu trong việc thống nhất áp đặt các biện pháp trừng phạt đối với Matxcơva. Quyết tâm chính trị chung ngày càng vấp phải những thực tế thương mại và lợi ích quốc gia riêng. Việc cho phép các trường hợp ngoại lệ đồng nghĩa với việc tạo ra những kẽ hở và làm suy yếu một trong những công cụ gây sức ép quan trọng nhất của khối. Đội tầu ma của Nga Trong khoảng thời gian này Nga cũng đang điều chỉnh và thích nghi với tình hình, khi không ngừng mở rộng « hạm đội ma » nhằm tìm cách lách các lệnh trừng phạt bằng nhiều biện pháp như đổi cờ hiệu đăng ký, vô hiệu hóa hoặc gây nhiễu hệ thống định vị, cũng như sử dụng các công ty bình phong để che giấu hoạt động. Theo tiết lộ của Financial Times, « hạm đội ma » của Nga giờ có đến 25 tầu, bao gồm tám chiếc mua lại. Mặc dù Liên Âu ngày càng siết chặt các biện pháp nhắm vào mạng lưới này, nhưng Matxcơva dường như vẫn luôn đi trước một bước. Gói trừng phạt mới nhất của EU lần đầu tiên nhắm vào các tầu và các nhà cung cấp dịch vụ bên thứ ba hỗ trợ trực tiếp về hậu cần hoặc vận hành cho đội tầu bí mật. Tuy nhiên hiệu quả của các biện pháp đó vẫn còn hạn chế. Trên kênh truyền hình LCI, nhà sử học quân sự, Benoist Bihan, chuyên gia về các vấn đề chiến lược giải thích : « Việc này sẽ trở nên khó khăn hơn bởi vì việc chuyển trở lại trực tiếp một số tầu dưới quốc kỳ Nga có thể cho phép Nga chẳng hạn như triển khai lực lượng bảo vệ có vũ trang trên tàu, hay nói cách khác là "quốc hữu hóa hạm đội ma" của mình. Điều đó sẽ khiến việc kiểm tra, chặn bắt hoặc khám xét các tàu này trên biển trở nên phức tạp hơn rất nhiều. Bởi vì, việc kiểm soát một tầu mang cờ hiệu của nước thứ ba hoàn toàn khác với cách xử lý một con tàu treo quốc kỳ Nga và được hưởng sự bảo hộ trực tiếp của Nhà nước Nga. Do đó, Nga cũng đang thích nghi với các biện pháp mà các nước châu Âu, trong đó có Pháp, đã áp dụng trong những tháng gần đây nhằm cản trở hoạt động của các tàu này. Nga vẫn có khả năng bố trí các tàu hộ tống đi kèm, điều này có thể buộc các nước phương Tây phải vượt qua những ngưỡng đối đầu nghiêm trọng hơn nếu muốn ngăn chặn tuyến vận tải này. Vì vậy, đây hoàn toàn không phải là một vấn đề đơn giản. Tôi cũng muốn nói thêm rằng Tuyến Hàng hải Phương Bắc (Northern Sea Route), chạy dọc phía bắc nước Nga và kết nối đến châu Á, hiện đang ngày càng được khai thác nhiều hơn. Khi khí hậu ấm lên, tuyến đường này không bị băng bao phủ lâu như trước và có thể hoạt động trong thời gian dài hơn trong năm. Điều đó tạo ra những hành lang vận tải mới vì lượng băng ngày càng ít đi. Đồng thời, các tuyến đường này đặc biệt có lợi cho Nga vì chúng nằm trong những khu vực mà hải quân NATO khó tiếp cận hoặc khó triển khai hoạt động quân sự, qua đó giúp Nga duy trì và phát triển các tuyến vận chuyển năng lượng sang thị trường châu Á. » Song song với đội tầu ma, Nga hiện nay dường như cũng đang tự sản xuất các tầu chở khí tự nhiên hóa lỏng, qua đó từng bước giảm sự phụ thuộc vào cơ sở hạ tầng và công nghệ phương Tây. Trong bối cảnh này, trang Le Temps đặt câu hỏi : châu Âu đã thực sự sẵn sàng đi xa đến mức nào để cắt đứt nguồn khí đốt Nga, nguồn thu góp phần tài trợ cho cuộc chiến ở Ukraina ? Một chính sách trừng phạt liên tục kèm theo các trường hợp ngoại lệ cuối cùng lại có thể gởi đi thông điệp ngược với mục tiêu ban đầu : Matxcơva vẫn có thể dựa vào những bất đồng và chia rẽ trong nội bộ Liên Âu, tờ báo kết luận.

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/In this episode I talk with Dr. Jeff Roper about his book To the Ends of the Earth: Romans and the Mission of God, out now on Wipf and Stock. In this book Roper reads Paul's letter to Rome not as a work of abstract theology but as a missionary appeal to a culturally diverse church. Roper explains the social and cultural background of the church in Rome, the tension between Jews and Gentiles, Roman attitudes towards the Spanish barbarians Paul seeks to evangelize, and the diversity within the Roman congregation. We discuss how the main themes of Romans contribute to this larger missionary goal, and why Paul is concerned about contextualizing his gospel to ensure that people from every tribe, tongue, and nation place their faith in Jesus. He then shows how Romans is a fruitful framework for thinking about missions today, and how the Western church should embrace the cross-cultural missionary challenge of Romans. Media Referenced:To the Ends of the Earth: https://a.co/d/0h90GSvrJeff Roper Website: www.jeffroper.comFoursquare Missions: www.foursquaremissions.orgJeff Roper Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.roper.7/ Sign up for LCI's 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

C dans l'air l'invité du 14 janvier 2026 avec Nicolas Domenach, chroniqueur politique, éditorialiste à Challenges et LCI, co-auteur de "Néron à l'Elysée", aux éditions Albin Michel."C'est l'histoire d'un homme exceptionnel... qui s'est exceptionnellement planté !". C'est ainsi que l'ouvrage se présente. L'histoire d'un président, Emmanuel Macron, "fulgurant dans la conquête, incertain puis catastrophique dans l'exercice du pouvoir". Les auteurs révèlent les coulisses des mandats Macron, de son affrontement incessant avec le chef du premier syndicat de France, Laurent Berger, à sa confrontation musclée avec François Bayrou, qui va l'amener à Matignon. Ils décrivent un président, enfermé à l'Élysée, fâché avec la plupart de ses anciens ministres, et qui n'arrive pas à reprendre le contrôle de la situation.Le duo fait remonter à la réélection du 24 avril 2022 le déraillement de la machine. Un triomphe sans gloire et, deux mois plus tard, la perte de la majorité à l'Assemblée nationale, les prémices d'une « descente aux enfers » du résident de l'Elysée. Puis il y aura la dissolution, cette "histoire de fous", décrétée deux ans plus tard, en juin 2024, et dont le pays n'a pas fini de subir les conséquences. Au cœur de ce réquisitoire, Nicolas Domenach et Maurice Szafran n'ont pu résister à la tentation de rapprocher Macron de Néron, « des incendiaires fascinés par les feux de société qu'ils allument ».

Welcome to the third episode of Improvper Conduct! Hosted by Iain Luke Jones, Improvper Conduct is a fast-paced improv comedy panel show where two teams of experienced improvisers compete in a series of outrageous games, quick-fire challenges and increasingly ridiculous contests, all for a completely arbitrary score. In this episode, guest panellists Kat Cooke and Dave Hodgson join team captains Michael Ananins and Sekki Tabasuares to put their wit, imagination and teamwork to the test as they battle through a variety of improv games before one captain is crowned the winner and faces the ultimate challenge: delivering the all-important Captain's Acceptance Speech. Expect quick thinking, terrible ideas, shameless point scoring and plenty of laughs along the way. So sit back, relax and enjoy the third episode of Improvper Conduct.

Black empowerment is often framed as a debate between pro-black, welfare state progressivism and anti-black, law-and-order conservatism. But what if free markets, not big government, is the key to black empowerment? In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, Cody Cook talks to Dr. Rachel Ferguson about the dominant narrative that racial justice requires state intervention. Ferguson demonstrates that classical liberalism offers a more historically grounded, morally coherent, and economically effective path forward.Ferguson argues that the worst racial injustices in American history were not failures of markets but failures of the state — from slavery to Jim Crow to redlining to welfare policies that fractured families and communities. She also highlights the long, overlooked tradition of Black classical liberals who championed individual rights, entrepreneurship, and civil society as the real engines of flourishing.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:24 Welcome and Black Liberation Through Markets2:53 Challenging White Privilege Claims7:04 Douglass and Classical Liberalism9:00 Why Freedom Needs a Voice13:19 Slavery's Economic Costs19:57 Defining Real Free Markets22:57 Welfare's Perverse Incentives27:18 Beyond Bootstraps and Blame31:11 Sharecropping After Emancipation34:05 Lynching and Public Memory37:59 Racism Beyond the Law40:48 Populism and Immigration Fears44:39 Churches and Civil SocietyAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Come meet fellow Christian libertarians, sharpen your thinking, and be part of a growing movement rooted in faith and freedom at the Christians for Liberty Conference.Lunch is included in the price of the ticket. We will send out a form ahead of the conference requesting dietary preferences and restrictions.Learn more here.Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/In this Theology Thursday episode, I explore what Paul's comments in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 about becoming “all things to all men” and doing “all things for the sake of the gospel”. Paul is not claiming that Christians should ever compromise the gospel, which he believes is God's power for salvation, or our moral values, but that we must wisely tailor our presentation of the gospel to meet the needs of our audience. Embedded within a larger conversation about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols, Paul presents himself as a model of sacrifice, renouncing his rights for the edification of others. We also see throughout Acts and Paul's own letters how he is always aware of the needs of his audience and can contextualize his presentation of the gospel to best meet their needs without compromising the truth. I then discuss how believers can implement this insight today.  Media Referenced:Bennema imitation interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-206-imitation-in-early-christianity-with-cornelis-bennema/Chris Chen Interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-252-government-officials-advancing-the-gospel-with-christopher-chen/Paul and the Corinthians: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-276-paul-and-the-corinthians-with-paul-duff/1 Corinthians 2:6-8: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-257-the-rulers-of-this-age-are-passing-away-1-corinthians-26-8/ Sign up for LCI's 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

In this episode, we speak with Matt Morizio about his path from childhood baseball ambitions to five seasons in professional baseball, including being drafted twice and playing in the minor leagues. He also shares how his faith developed during his baseball years, especially through conversations in the clubhouse and weekly chapel services.We then discuss his transition out of baseball after being released in spring training in 2011, and how he had to rethink identity, marriage, parenthood, and work while finishing his degree. Matt also talks about money, fear, and stewardship, explaining how he moved from scarcity-driven thinking to viewing money as a tool and building habits around prayer, financial education, and giving.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:24 Welcome and Baseball Dreams3:26 Finding Identity Beyond Sports12:54 Marriage, Release, and Rebuilding21:20 Reconstructing Money Mindsets31:21 Practical Steps to Freedom40:50 Client Transformations45:35 Radical Generosity in Action50:15 Where to Find MattThe Faith Ventures Podcast is part of the Christians For Liberty Network, a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth App!https://podsworth.comUse code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!

Preorder my new book Politics, Economics and New Testament Interpretation here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/In this episode I talk with Rabbi Steven Bob about his new book When Judaism Began: Exploring the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which examines the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah through an historical and theological framework, explaining how Judaism begins during that era of history. We talk about the neglect of Ezra and Nehemiah in both Jewish and Christian circles, the historical background of the period in which they were written, and how the geographical return from exile shaped Judaism. Rabbi Bob explains the ambiguous political relationship between the returned exiles and their Persian rulers, Jewish conflicts with the people of the land, the development of Torah, the Hebrew language, the temple, ritual, and sacrifice, and Ezra and Nehemiah as historical figures. We also explore how Judaism continued to develop between the time of Ezra and Nehemiah and the first century CE, the impact of these works on modern Judaism and biblical interpretation, and the way in which it prefigures twentieth-century Zionism.  Media Referenced:When Judaism Began: https://a.co/d/03CQeIpLAuthor bio: https://mycec.org/rabbi-steven-bob/ Sign up for LCI's 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Most people who want to know how to study the Bible are looking for a system. A plan to finish in a year, the "right" translation, a highlighting method that finally sticks. Alex Bernardo, host of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast and a trained biblical studies student, spent this episode dismantling that instinct. There is no single correct method. There is only the daily habit of putting yourself in front of the text and refusing to leave until it has done something to you.Doug Stuart noticed Alex's heavily marked-up Bible over breakfast at Acton University and wanted to know the man behind the exegesis. What came out is a working philosophy of Bible study that treats intellectual growth and discipleship as the same project, not competing ones. You cannot grow as a disciple without growing in understanding, and understanding that never touches your life is just trivia.This is a practical guide to how to study the Bible over a lifetime: how to build the habit, which translations reward close reading, when to bring in commentaries, what to mark, and which popular practices are worth abandoning.Chapters:0:22 Welcome and Bible Reading Habits2:53 Early Bible Memories4:39 Faith Through the Gospels6:06 Daily Reading Routine8:36 Reading Without a Plan10:26 Lectionary Life12:05 Choosing the NASB16:00 Paragraphs and Verse Marks18:09 Reading as Narrative22:22 Finding the Right Translation28:30 Using Study Tools33:07 Memory and Bible Flow35:23 Marking Key Passages41:30 What Didn't WorkAudio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

My first book, Politics, Economics, and New Testament Interpretation, will be released on Christians for Liberty Press on Tuesday, September 15, 2026! The thesis of my book is simple: the New Testament does not endorse modern authoritarian socialism. A massive amount of research went into this book, and I am very excited to share it with you! Preorder a physical copy here: https://libertarianchristians.com/store/politics-economics-and-new-testament-interpretation/ You can also preorder the Kindle version here: https://a.co/d/0do2v9ZWThe book will be available in both physical and electronic formats on most major platforms starting September 15! Get yourself a copy!Sign up for LCI's 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

In this episode, Norman Horn speaks with Justin Bennett, owner of Strong Tower Consulting and author of "Level Up Your Finances", about helping people improve their finances through coaching, training, and a faith-based framework. They discuss Justin's experience of getting into significant debt, which led him to study money more closely and begin financial coaching in 2010.They also cover his biblical approach to money, including saving, budgeting, living below our means, avoiding debt, and practicing generosity. He explains his 3P framework of principles, process, then plan, and emphasizes that couples should agree on shared financial principles before making decisions.Chapters:0:00 Intro0:24 Welcome1:58 From Banking to Coaching4:12 Biblical Money Principles6:52 Coaching Through Scripture9:55 Principles Before Plans14:21 Rethinking Debt Wisely18:57 Reading Money Scripture22:22 Debt Kills Enjoyment29:15 Rest, Work, and Joy34:07 Generosity Brings Joy36:58 Hope for Financial PeaceThe Faith Ventures Podcast is part of the Christians For Liberty Network, a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth App!https://podsworth.comUse code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI! 

In this episode I talk with Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason magazine and author of the forthcoming book Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right, out September 1, 2026 on University of Notre Dame Press. Slade argues that fusionism is much more than the Cold War coalition between conservatives and libertarians, but is rather a philosophy in which the pursuit of liberty and virtue are bound to one another. Slade explains how a free society is impossible without the cultivation of virtue, and how libertarians and conservatives have often marginalized or even outright rejected the value of virtue in social discourse. Slade explains how fusionism, through the work of F.A. Hayek and Frank Meyer, won out during the Reagan administration but then became a casualty of its own success. She discusses how liberty without virtue leads to cultural degradation and how virtue cannot be properly pursued without liberty, why the right needs to reclaim the mantle of fusionism, and why Christian libertarians should be naturally predisposed to fusionists ideals.  Media Referenced:Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right: https://a.co/d/01kUhQx6Stephanie on X: @sladesrStephanie at Reason: https://reason.com/people/stephanie-slade/Ep. 58 Slade Interview: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-58-political-expression-civil-rights-and-catholic-libertarianism-with-stephanie-slade/ Sign up for LCI's 2026 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on Saturday, October 17! Many LCI content creators, including myself, will be speaking at the event, and it will be an excellent opportunity to connect with likeminded, liberty-loving Christians. Check out the event and sign up here: https://libertarianchristians.com/conference/The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Welcome to the second episode of Improvper Conduct! Hosted by Iain Luke Jones, Improvper Conduct is a fast-paced improv comedy panel show where two teams of experienced improvisers compete in a series of outrageous games, quick-fire challenges and increasingly ridiculous contests, all for a completely arbitrary score. In this episode, guest panellists Ebe McInerney and Dan Ayache join team captains Michael Ananins and Sekki Tabasuares to put their wit, imagination and teamwork to the test as they battle through a variety of improv games before one captain is crowned the winner and faces the ultimate challenge: delivering the all-important Captain's Acceptance Speech. Expect quick thinking, terrible ideas, shameless point scoring and plenty of laughs along the way. So sit back, relax and enjoy the second episode of Improvper Conduct.

Most abortion debates fail to advance the conversation because the two sides aren't arguing on the same grounds — one side makes a moral or religious case, the other a case from women's rights; so they talk past each other. Kerry Baldwin argues that there's a better approach. In this FreedomFest debate with Michael Shermer, Baldwin makes her case. Shermer approaches abortion from a secular humanist perspective, making a moral-pragmatic case for pro-choice that centers the lived reality and full moral status of women. Baldwin, though a professing Christian, does not argue from religious or moral grounds. Instead, she argues from a natural law, libertarian legal-rights, and free-market perspective. Both are critical of the conventional pro-life argument, and both believe that reducing unwanted pregnancies through free-market solutions is the practical path forward. What they disagree on is whether a consistent defense of women's rights can stop short of recognizing fetal self-ownership. Rather than relitigating the familiar culture-war framing, this debate advances the liberty conversation by asking what libertarian principles actually require and what the net benefit is for women's rights more broadly.Be sure to bring your questions and participate in Kerry's post-debate live Q&A here: https://mereliberty.com/freedomfest-attendee-email-list/Kerry's main site: https://mereliberty.com/The Reformed Libertarians Podcast: https://libertarianchristians.com/shows/reformed-libertarians-podcast/Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode I explain the New Testament concept of ‘inaugurated eschatology' and mount a biblical response to the claim that we are currently living through the end times. ‘Eschatology' simply means ‘the study of final things', and in theology eschatology explores how God is going to bring his plans for creation to their intended conclusion. Despite the rhetoric that the end times have begun in recent years, the New Testament authors unanimously affirm that the end of history began with the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. God, according to the Old Testament prophets, would be faithful to his promises, and in the end would rescue his people, pour out his Spirit, reestablish the temple and sacrifices, and install a Davidic king on the throne. Jesus accomplishes all these goals, and so the Old Testament ‘end of history' is inaugurated by Jesus, who then gives his Spirit-enabled people the ability to build his kingdom until his final return. Inaugurated eschatology, the idea that the end times have already begun, is central to New Testament theology and must shape our faith and practice today. Media Referenced:Ascension, Kingdom, and Eschatology: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-235-ascension-kingdom-and-eschatology/Apocalypticism: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-272-the-apocalyptic-worldview-of-ancient-judaism-and-christianity-with-john-j-collins/1 Corinthians 2:6-18: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-257-the-rulers-of-this-age-are-passing-away-1-corinthians-26-8/Ephesians 1: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-248-far-above-all-rule-and-authority-ephesians-115-23/Ascension: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-233-the-ascension-of-jesus-with-ross-hastings/The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Faith Ventures introduces something new: a roundtable format. Dr. Norman Horn is joined by Jacqueline Isaacs — long-time LCI collaborator, communications and content strategist, and DMin student at Fuller Theological Seminary in their faith, work, and marketplace ministry program. Jacqueline spent years doing content work for the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics (IFWE), founded by the late Hugh Welchel, and has been embedded in the faith and work movement long enough to know where its best ideas are and where the gaps remain.The Faith Ventures Podcast is part of the Christians For Liberty Network, a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth App!https://podsworth.comUse code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!

In the long-awaited Round 4 of our "Ludwig von Mises vs. A Christian Scholar" series I examine one of the most important questions at the intersection of biblical theology and economics: what is the relationship between justification, righteousness, and social justice? In the first half of this episode, I review James D. G. Dunn's understanding of righteousness and justification as presented in The Justice of God: A Fresh Look at the Old Doctrine of Justification by Faith. In the second half, I critically evaluate and challenge Alan Suggate's chapter in the same volume, arguing that while he rightly recognizes that justification has profound social implications, he reaches mistaken economic conclusions that are inconsistent with both Scripture and sound economics. Beginning with the Old Testament and Paul's letter to the Romans, I argue that Dunn is right to emphasize that righteousness is both vertical and horizontal, encompassing our relationship with God and our relationships with others. Those who are justified by grace through faith are incorporated into God's covenant family and transformed by the Holy Spirit, meaning that justification necessarily has social consequences. I then argue that Suggate incorrectly concludes that these social implications justify coercive government redistribution, whereas the biblical vision of righteousness is better embodied through voluntary cooperation, peaceful exchange, and Christian charity. Drawing on the Austrian School of economics, particularly the work of Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, I critique Suggate's analysis of markets, wealth, and social justice, contending that free markets foster social harmony, reward service to others, and provide the conditions for genuine charity without resorting to state coercion. Ultimately, I argue that Paul's vision of justification calls the church to embody the cruciform righteousness of Christ through lives of sacrificial love, demonstrating that biblical concern for the poor is not only compatible with economic liberty but is best realized through voluntary rather than coercive means. Media Referenced:Mises Round 1, Michael Gorman: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ludwig-von-mises-vs-christian-scholar-round-1-michael-gorman/Mises Round 2, James K.A. Smith: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ludwig-von-mises-vs-christian-scholar-round-2-james-k-a-smith/Mises Round 3, N.T. Wright: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-178-ludwig-von-mises-vs-a-christian-scholar-round-3-n-t-wright/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Christians often talk about missions, hospitality, and loving the stranger. But few American believers ever test those convictions by stepping outside their own cultural world. This episode explores the reasons Christians should travel overseas, not as tourists chasing novelty but as disciples learning how God forms His people through displacement, cross‑cultural life, and the humility of being a foreigner.Benj Giffone has lived, taught, and ministered across Lithuania, India, South Africa, Singapore, and beyond. His story gets us thinking about how overseas experience reshapes how Christians read Scripture, helps us to think differently about war, immigration, and national identity. The episode argues that travel can be a spiritual discipline that exposes idols, expands empathy, and clarifies what Christian responsibility actually demands.What follows is an editorial‑style overview of Giffone's argument — why global life matters, how it sharpens libertarian instincts, and what Christians should weigh when considering whether to stay, leave, or sojourn for a season. But to get the whole argument, you'll need to listen to or watch the episode!Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode I talk with Dr. Jason Staples about his book Paul and the Resurrection of Israel, in which he argues that the resurrection of Israel is a major motif in Paul's thinking. Staples explains how the resurrection of Israel is based on the prophetic hope, rooted in passages like Ezekiel 37, that God would rescue and restore Israel based on His covenantal promises to them. He demonstrates that there is a distinction between “Israel” and “the Jews” in the Bible, and that God's promises to restore all of Israel must go beyond the descendants of the southern kingdom. Ephraim, the northern kingdom, had effectively been dissolved into the nations, and Paul's mission to the Gentiles is a fulfillment of the promise to restore Israel. Staples dives headfirst into Romans 2 and 9-11, showing how in passage after passage Paul believes the restoration is being accomplished through faith in Israel's Messiah Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit, which enables those who are a part of Abraham's family to obey God. In Romans 9-11, Paul describes the plight of Israel in great detail, demonstrating through detailed interpretation of key Old Testament passages how the remnant of Israel will in fact be saved on the final day and how the incorporation of Gentiles into God's people through faith and the Spirit is a fulfillment of God's promises. We then finally explore the contemporary application of Staple's insight for modern Christian theology.  Media Referenced:Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: https://a.co/d/00Y25mXYJason Staples Website: https://www.jasonstaples.com/Jason Staples on X: @jasonstaples The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

C dans l'air du 13 juillet 2026 - Trump : le détroit, c'est à moi !Nos experts :- Général Patrick DUTARTRE - Général de l'armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, ancien pilote de chasse - Gallagher FENWICK - Journaliste, spécialiste des questions internationales, ancien correspondant à Washington - Sofia AMARA - Journaliste et grand reporter, spécialiste du Moyen-Orient - David RIGOULET-ROZE - Chercheur à l'Institut français d'analyse stratégique, rédacteur en chef de la revue « Orients stratégiques », auteur de « La République islamique d'Iran en crise systémique » - (en duplex) Sonia DRIDI - Correspondante à Washington pour France 24 et LCI

C dans l'air du 13 juillet 2026 - Trump : le détroit, c'est à moi ! Les États-Unis vont « devenir les gardiens du détroit d'Ormuz », a déclaré lundi le président américain Donald Trump dans une interview téléphonique à Fox News. « Nous allons conserver le contrôle du détroit, et nous allons probablement l'exploiter. Nous deviendrons le gardien du détroit », a-t-il ajouté. Ces déclarations font suite aux nouveaux échanges de tirs entre les Etats-Unis et l'Iran ce week-end. Washington a visé des installations stratégiques dans l'ouest et le sud de l'Iran en riposte à l'Iran qui avait attaqué samedi un navire chypriote, qui empruntait selon lui une « route non autorisée » dans le détroit d'Ormuz. Ce lundi, les gardiens de la révolution ont tiré des drones et missiles contre des installations américaines situées à Oman et Bahreïn. Après de premiers échanges de tirs la semaine dernière, le cessez-le-feu signé entre les Etats-Unis et l'Iran le 17 juin est de plus en plus menacé. Face à ce conflit qui n'en finit plus, Donald Trump semble sans solutions. D'autant que les Iraniens semblent prêts à tout pour imposer leur loi sur le détroit d'Ormuz, « plus important que des dizaines de bombes atomiques », selon le conseiller militaire du Guide suprême iranien, Mohsen Rezaï. Vendredi, le guide suprême iranien Mojtaba Khameneï avait juré dans un message écrit de « venger » le « sang pur » de son père, Ali Khamenei. Donald Trump serait directement visé par un projet d'assassinat de la part du régime islamique, a rapporté le Wall Street journal la semaine dernière, citant des sources du renseignement israélien. « Mille missiles sont armés et prêts à être tirés (…) si le gouvernement iranien met à exécution sa menace (…) d'assassiner, ou de tenter d'assassiner, le président en exercice des Etats-Unis, en l'occurrence MOI ! », a immédiatement répondu le président américain Donald Trump sur son réseau Truth social. Ce ne serait pas la première fois que les Iraniens tentent de s'en prendre au président américain : en mars, un Pakistanais a été condamné par un tribunal fédéral de New York soupçonné d'avoir tenté de recruter des agents afin de commettre des assassinats pour le compte des gardiens de la révolution. En France, c'est dans le contexte de la guerre en Ukraine que le président Emmanuel Macron prépare le dernier défilé du 14 juillet de son mandat. Mardi, quelque 500 soldats des États membres de la coalition des volontaires ouvriront la parade sur les Champs Élysées, suivi par 25 militaires ukrainiens. Un « symbole fort de l'Europe, qui prend conscience de la dangerosité du monde et qu'il faut prendre en main son destin », a souligné l'Élysée dans un communiqué. Ce dixième défilé du chef de l'État doit illustrer le « réarmement stratégique de la France et le réveil stratégique européen », a ajouté l'Élysée. Depuis son arrivée au pouvoir en 2017, Emmanuel Macron a quasiment doublé le budget des Armées, passé de 32 à 57 milliards d'euros. Pour quelles raisons les combats entre les Etats-Unis et l'Iran ont-ils repris depuis ce week-end ? Faut-il prendre au sérieux les projets d'assassinat iraniens sur Donald Trump ? Et qu'attendre du dernier défilé du 14-Juillet pour Emmanuel Macron ?Nos experts :- Général Patrick DUTARTRE - Général de l'armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, ancien pilote de chasse - Gallagher FENWICK - Journaliste, spécialiste des questions internationales, ancien correspondant à Washington - Sofia AMARA - Journaliste et grand reporter, spécialiste du Moyen-Orient - David RIGOULET-ROZE - Chercheur à l'Institut français d'analyse stratégique, rédacteur en chef de la revue « Orients stratégiques », auteur de « La République islamique d'Iran en crise systémique » - (en duplex) Sonia DRIDI - Correspondante à Washington pour France 24 et LCI

Welcome to the very first episode of Improvper Conduct! Hosted by Iain Luke Jones, Improvper Conduct is a fast-paced improv comedy panel show where two teams of experienced improvisers compete in a series of outrageous games, quick-fire challenges and increasingly ridiculous contests, all for a completely arbitrary score. In this debut episode, our panellists put their wit, imagination and teamwork to the test as they battle through a variety of improv games before one captain is crowned the winner and faces the ultimate challenge: delivering the all-important Captain's Acceptance Speech. Expect quick thinking, terrible ideas, shameless point scoring and plenty of laughs along the way. So sit back, relax and enjoy the very first episode of Improvper Conduct.

In this episode, we discuss the new edition of Faith Seeking Freedom, which expands the original book from 102 to 230 questions and is designed to help libertarian Christians work through a wider range of topics while still keeping the book concise. We talk about the different theological backgrounds on the writing team, including Reformed and Anabaptist influences, and how those perspectives shaped the project. We also reflect on the writing and editing process, including revisions and disagreements, and mention chapters on abortion, capitalism, immigration, American history, Christian nationalism, and culture war issues. The conversation closes with a discussion of how Christians might think about political engagement, the limits of libertarianism, and using the book as a starting point for further conversation.Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★

This Theology Thursday episode of The Protestant Libertarian Podcast features a recording of a sermon I preached on Sunday, June 21, on Jesus' teaching about worry in Matthew 6:25–34. While Jesus famously commands His followers not to worry, this passage raises important questions: Does Scripture prohibit all forms of concern, and how should Christians reconcile Jesus' words with the Bible's many commands to work diligently and provide for ourselves and our families? In this sermon, I argue that Jesus' teaching can only be properly understood within the larger context of the Sermon on the Mount and His announcement that the Kingdom of God has arrived. Rather than condemning responsible planning, Jesus exposes the misplaced priorities and false securities that often lie behind our anxiety, especially our tendency to trust wealth, status, politics, or other good gifts more than God Himself. Looking at passages such as Matthew 6, 1 Timothy 6, Romans 8, and the example of the early church, I argue that the antidote to worry is not wishful thinking but confidence in God's kingdom, which has been inaugurated through the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ and will one day be fully consummated. As citizens of that kingdom, we are called to seek first God's reign, examine the priorities that shape our lives, and live with the hope that God will ultimately vindicate His people and make all things new. The sermon concludes with three practical applications for learning to live free from worry by placing Christ's kingdom above every earthly concern. Media Referenced:Patience Sermon: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-174-patience-and-the-fruits-of-the-spirit-sunday-sermon/Faith Sermon: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-163-faith-and-the-fruits-of-the-spirit-sunday-sermon/Ephesians Sermon: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-144-ephesians-and-the-church-sunday-sermon/Revelation Sermon: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-136-the-book-of-revelation-sunday-sermon/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Le 7 juillet 2026, aux alentours de 13h30, Marine Le Pen a été déclarée coupable de détournement de fonds publics et de complicité de détournement de fonds publics, dans le procès en appel des assistants parlementaires européens du Front National. Ce même 7 juillet, au 20h de TF1, Marine Le Pen a déclaré sa candidature à l'élection de 2027.En quelques heures, la vie politique française a été bouleversée par ces deux informations, qui auront dans tous les cas de lourdes c ...

« J'étais heureuse que l'on rende aux Français leur liberté de voter et que la cour me rende mon éligibilité. » C'est par ces mots que Marine Le Pen a réagi à la décision de la cour d'appel de Paris, le 7 juillet 2026 sur le plateau de TF1. Quelques heures plus tôt, la présidente du groupe Rassemblement national à l'Assemblée nationale avait appris qu'elle était condamnée pour « détournements de fonds publics », dans l'affaire des assistants parlementaires européens du Front national, mais que sa peine était réduite en appel.En particulier, la peine d'inéligibilité est réduite d'un tiers, ce qui lui permet de concourir pour la quatrième fois à l'élection présidentielle. Marine Le Pen a aussi été condamnée à une année de prison ferme, aménageable sous la forme d'une « détention à domicile sous surveillance électronique ». Pour éviter de mener la campagne entravée par un bracelet électronique, la cheffe de file des députés du RN a annoncé se pourvoir en cassation – un acte qui suspend la sentence mais l'expose à un risque : celui d'être définitivement condamnée à quelques semaines du premier tour de l'élection présidentielle.Alors pourquoi a-t-elle choisi de prendre ce risque ? Comment comprendre la décision de la cour d'appel ? Et comment cette quatrième candidature de Marine Le Pen rebat-elle les cartes pour les multiples candidats connus et attendus lors de la prochaine élection présidentielle ? Dans cet épisode du podcast « L'Heure du Monde », trois journalistes du journal Le Monde analysent cette séquence inédite dans la vie politique française : Laura Motet, du pôle Enquêtes, Clément Guillou, en charge de l'extrême droite au service Politique et Abel Mestre, éditorialiste politique.Un épisode de Marion Bothorel et d'Esther Michon. Réalisation : Thomas Zeng. Présentation et rédaction en chef : Thomas Baumgartner. Dans cet épisode : extraits d'entretiens accordés par Marine Le Pen au journal de 20 heures de TF1 le 7 juillet 2026, à BFMTV le 25 février 2026 et à LCI le 1er juillet 2026 ; extraits des directs des chaînes France 24, BFM-TV, franceinfo, LCI ; extraits des déclarations de candidature à l'élection présidentielle de Gabriel Attal, d'Antoine Mikolajczak, de Benjamin Lucas, de David Lisnard, d'Edouard Philippe, de Jérôme Guedj, de Jean-Luc Mélenchon, de Karim Bouamrane, de Lydie Massard, Marine Tondelier, de Florian Philippot, de Bruno Retailleau, de François Ruffin.Cet épisode a été publié le 8 juillet 2026.---Pour soutenir "L'Heure du Monde" et notre rédaction, abonnez-vous sur abopodcast.lemonde.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this episode I talk with Dr. Paul Duff, professor emeritus in the department of world religions at George Washington University and the author of the brand-new book Paul and the Corinthians: Reconstructing the Relationship and the Letters, out now on Eerdmans. In this book Dr. Duff explores 1 and 2 Corinthians , the divisions which plagued the church, and Paul's complicated relationship with his Corinthian congregation. We talk about the theory that 2 Corinthians is a collection of several small letters Paul sent to Corinth, Paul's identity and travels, and the city of Corinth. Duff explains the rocky relationship Paul had with his Corinthian congregation and the various issues he addresses in 1-2 Corinthians. We talk about the divisions which plagued the church (1 Cor. 1-4), issues of sex, celibacy, and marriage (1 Cor. 5-7), eating meat sacrificed to idols (1 Cor. 8-10), the collection for Jerusalem (1 Cor. 16:1-4, 2 Cor. 8-9), and Paul's defense of his ministry (2 Cor 2-7, 10-13). We conclude by discussing the relevance of Paul's relationship with the Corinthians for the church today.  Media Referenced:Paul and the Corinthians: https://a.co/d/0cmDcKKBJesus Followers in the Roman Empire: https://a.co/d/0aQ8zIZS The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

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In this episode I talk with Jeremy Todd, the Libertarian candidate for Congress in Kentucky's 4th district. Todd talks about his decision to run, his opponent and the GOP establishment, and his campaign. Todd believes that Massie represented a principled, America-first agenda and that foreign lobbyists bought his seat in Kentucky. He explains how the GOP candidate Ed Gallrein is a political opportunist who doesn't care about the people of KY-4 and why he would not represent us in Congress. Todd argues that Massie was right about never-ending debt, government spending, and the warfare state, and would spend his time in Washington trying to restore fiscal sanity and a truly America-first foreign policy. He would also fight against government surveillance, CBDCs, and the proliferation of data centers which will be weaponized against the American people. Support his campaign by following the links below: Media Referenced:Support Jeremy Todd: https://jeremy-todd.com/Follow Jeremy on X: @Jtodd601The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Faith Ventures welcomes Tony Bradshaw, host of The Millionaire Choice Podcast and Get Business Smart Podcast, former executive at the Dave Ramsey organization for over a decade, and author of The Millionaire Choice and 31 Days to Get Money Smart. Tony shares the wealth-building process he has taught for years: the financial awakening that breaks the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, the mindset shift that makes wealth feel possible, and the specific steps — getting money smart, finding a mentor, building a millionaire tribe, and investing aggressively — that turn belief into results. He also makes a pointed theological argument: the church has put satanic blinders on believers when it comes to money, equipping them to give faithfully while failing to equip them to generate wealth in the first place. Whether you've been told that wanting wealth is unspiritual, you've finished Dave Ramsey's program and want to know what's next, or you've simply never been given permission to think seriously about building wealth, this episode will challenge and equip you.The Faith Ventures Podcast is part of the Christians For Liberty Network, a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth App!https://podsworth.comUse code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!

In this episode I talk with Tony Scarcello about his brand-new book Love All Our Neighbors, where he explores how churches can faithfully hold to a traditional Christian sexual ethic while genuinely loving and ministering to LGBTQ people. Tony discusses the tension many Christians feel in this conversation, the ways the church has often failed LGBTQ individuals, and why many people leave not because of doctrine but because of their experiences. He explains why the perceived conflict between truth and love is a false dichotomy, offers a positive theological vision of the traditional sexual ethic rooted in creation and the gospel, and provides practical guidance for how churches and individuals can better reflect the heart of Jesus. We also discuss the dangers of purity culture, how pastors and laypeople alike can build positive relationships with LGBTQ neighbors, and why this is important to the witness and mission of the church.  Media Referenced:Love All Our Neighbors: https://a.co/d/0glpvxhzRed Hills Church: https://www.redhills.church/staff The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

durée : 00:39:27 - Questions du soir : le débat - par : Quentin Lafay - “Qui est capable de citer le nom de trois Chinois vivants ?” Cette question, posée le 28 mai 2026 sur le plateau de la chaîne LCI, a provoqué un long silence : aucun des journalistes présents n'a su répondre. Ce test dit “des trois Chinois" révèle-t-il notre ignorance, ou est-il un faux indicateur ? - équipe : Stéphanie Villeneuve, Mathias Mégy, Diane de Vanssay, Antoine Ayral, Juliette Mouëllic, Léa Racine - invités : Romain Graziani Professeur en études chinoises à l'école normale supérieure de Lyon, Emmanuel Lincot Professeur à l'Institut Catholique de Paris, chercheur associé à l'Iris et sinologue Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

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In this episode I offer an introduction to the doctrine of sanctification. I explore how the language of sanctification is related to holiness-language, and that ‘holiness' primarily denotes a state of being set apart for a particular purpose and is the Greek behind the NASB's ‘saints'. I explore how holiness is related to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament by exploring Ephesians 1, then demonstrate that the Spirit was promised in the Old Testament in passages like Ezekiel 36 and Joel 2 (tracing their lineage back to Deuteronomy 30 and complimented by Jeremiah 31) which prophecy that in the eschatological era God will establish a faithful people by giving them the Holy Spirit, a promise which is fulfilled at Pentecost in Acts 2. We then explore how sanctification works in two Pauline passages, Romans 6:19-22 (and by extension Romans 8) and 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, both of which use the language of sanctification as it relates to the presences of God's Spirit and the obedient moral transformation it effects. Sanctification is, then, the process of becoming in practice what God has declared His people to be at their justification, namely, holy. If we are holy, we cast off sin and cultivate obedience through the power of the Spirit, living into our holy identity, which is the process of sanctification. Sanctification is a life-long process which God will complete for us in the resurrection and allows us to overcome the degenerative power of sin and death in the present.  Media Referenced:Overcoming Sin Through the Spirit: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-267-overcoming-sin-through-the-spirit/ Ephesians 1: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-248-far-above-all-rule-and-authority-ephesians-115-23/ The Active and Passive Wrath of God: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-270-the-active-and-passive-wrath-of-god-romans-1-and-6/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Faith Ventures welcomes Dr. Benjamin Long, sleep physician, pediatrician, and author of The Sleep Habits Journal: Practices, Prayers, and Devotions to Ease Your Sleepless Nights. Dr. Long grew up watching his grandfather practice pediatrics and his father live a fully bivocational life — Air Force pilot by day, minister by calling — and he has spent his career building a similarly integrated vocation: physician in the clinic, seminary student at the desk, and theologian-in-formation across both.The Faith Ventures Podcast is part of the Christians For Liberty Network, a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth App!https://podsworth.comUse code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!

In this episode I talk with Dr. John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Emeritus at Yale University and the world's leading scholar of apocalypticism and apocalyptic literature, about his brand-new book Apocalypticism as a Worldview in Ancient Judaism, out June 25, 2026 on Eerdmans. Dr. Collins discusses his career and life-long interest in apocalypticism and his role in formulating the standard definition of apocalyptic literature. He explains how ‘apocalyptic' should only be used as an adjective and why the noun ‘apocalypticism', denoting a worldview of related concepts, is more appropriate. When then discuss how apocalypticism works in ancient Judaism and its primary characteristics, including a view of history which offers a hope beyond ‘the end', the use of myths and symbolism to communicate apocalyptic ideas, the cosmic scope of apocalypticism which includes a spiritual realm inhabited by spiritual beings which are sometimes at war with humanity, and the social and political crises which generate apocalypticism. We also discuss the relationship between millenarianism and apocalypticism, why early Christians transmitted apocalyptic literature, how apocalypticism manifests itself in modernity, and the impact of apocalypticism on Christian theology in today.   Media Referenced:Apocalypticism as a Worldview in Ancient Judaism: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802885005/apocalypticism-as-a-worldview-in-ancient-judaism/ John J. Collins Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00AZMCO66?ccs_id=f0f3d77f-61af-4a1c-b058-3eb29998dc25 Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Collins The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

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A Evian-les-Bains, le défi du G7 était de trouver des consensus dans le contexte économique et géopolitique actuel, avec un Donald Trump imprévisible. Dans « La Story », le podcast d'actualité des « Echos », Pierrick Fay fait le bilan de ce sommet avec les envoyés spéciaux du journal à Evian.« La Story » est un podcast des « Echos » présenté par Pierrick Fay. Cet épisode a été enregistré en juin 2026. Rédaction en chef : Clémence Lemaistre. Invités : Richard Hiault et Guillaume de Calignon (journalistes au service international des « Echos »). Réalisation : Willy Ganne. Chargée de production et d'édition : Clara Grouzis. Musique : Théo Boulenger. Identité graphique : Upian. Photo : Ludovic Marin/Reuters. Sons : BFMTV, Elysée, extrait de « La folie des grandeurs », France 24, LCI, Emmanuel Macron.Retrouvez l'essentiel de l'actualité économique grâce à notre offre d'abonnement Access : abonnement.lesechos.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this episode I talk with Dr. Carl-Magnus Carlstein, lecturer on Biblical Studies at Linkoping University, Sweden, about the contribution he contributed with co-author Rebekah Eklund in New Testament Ethics, out now on Eerdmans, which explores the ethics of possessions and wealth in the New Testament. We discuss the often-neglected topic of possessions, why many Christians are uncomfortable with this topic, and why it is so significant to the New Testament. Carl explains why Luke has a unique take on this subject, how Christians tend to emphasize either radical renunciation or charity as the models for thinking about the ethics of wealth, and how Jesus is more concerned with intentions, moral formation, and the heart. We then look at four passages in Luke's gospel which address the issue of wealth and possessions, show how in case after case Jesus is concerned with the disposition of those who possess wealth and how we must be transformed to use wealth properly. Finally, we discuss how the church can implement this vision today and cultivate healthy, God-honoring motivations towards what we possess.  Media Referenced:New Testament Ethics: https://a.co/d/02cjLNETDr. Carlstein: https://liu.se/en/employee/carca26Dr. Eklund: https://www.loyola.edu/academics/theology/faculty/directory/eklund-rebekah.htmlEpisode on Barclay, Wealth, and the New Testament: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-260-wealth-and-the-new-testament-a-response-to-john-barclay/  The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

This week host Iain Luke Jones sits down with the brilliant Jennifer Mullins to dive deep into her improv journey! Jen is two years into her improv adventure and is absolutely loving every single minute of it. As a wonderful artist and photographer who is deeply passionate about the creative and expressive arts, Jen brings a unique perspective to the craft. In this episode, she shares what drew her to the improv world, how her background in the visual arts influences her play, and what she has discovered about herself along the way. It is an inspiring and warm conversation packed with insights about creativity, expression, and the joy of stepping onto the stage. So sit back, relax, and grab a brew, it's time to find out all about Jennifer's improv journey!

In this episode I explore the relationship between God's active and passive wrath, demonstrating how God's wrath is often manifested by Him allowing people to suffer the consequences of their sins, which is what Paul has in mind when he thrice says that God “handed them over” to sinfulness in Romans 1. Romans 1 and Romans 6, focusing especially on Paul's understanding of obedience, participation in Christ, sanctification, and the Christian life. I discuss the theological categories of “active” and “passive” obedience and consider whether these categories always fit neatly within Paul's participatory and covenantal framework. A central theme throughout the episode is the idea that Paul does not merely present salvation as a legal declaration detached from transformation, but rather as incorporation into the Messiah himself. Romans 6, in particular, emphasizes dying and rising with Christ, liberation from the reign of sin, and becoming enslaved to righteousness. I argue that Paul's theology consistently frames obedience within the context of union with Christ and the work of the Spirit rather than autonomous moral achievement. The episode also explores how Romans 1 introduces many of the themes Paul develops throughout the letter, including the “obedience of faith,” the kingship of Christ, the gospel as the fulfillment of Scripture, and the transformation of the people of God through participation in the Messiah. Along the way, I discuss tensions within Protestant theological traditions regarding sanctification, imputation, transformation, and participationist readings of Paul, while emphasizing the deeply Christological nature of Paul's gospel. Media Referenced:More work on Romans:Romans 8:29-30 Episode: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-268-christs-image-and-human-glory-a-political-reading-of-romans-829-30Christology and Romans: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-261-the-christology-of-romans-and-romans-13/Government as God's Servant in Romans 13: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-243-government-is-gods-servant-romans-13-isaiah-10-and-jeremiah-25/Why We Get Romans 13 Wrong: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-130-everyone-is-wrong-about-romans-13-including-me/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

In this episode Dr. Kevin Burr and I critique The Ballot and the Bible by Kaitlyn Schiess. Schiess is an author and co-host of The Holy Post podcast and published this book in 2023. It is an analysis of the ways in which Scripture has been used and abused in American politics, and while there is a lot of excellent content in the book Kevin and I wanted to offer a thoughtful and respectful critique of the areas in which she falls short. We discuss how the book assumes the left-right political spectrum and her own unstated commitment to center-left political policies, question the notion that state-run welfare programs actually help the poor, her conception of the ‘common good', and her interpretation of Jeremiah 29:7 and Romans 13. We discuss the Biblical view of a church set apart to steward God's creation and how the New Testament offers us insights into the questions addressed by Schiess in the book. We also challenge her definition of concepts such as individual rights, capitalism, individualism, and libertarianism, as well as discuss her neglect of the warfare stated aggrandized by W. Bush and Obama.  Media Referenced:The Ballot and the Bible: https://a.co/d/096xwBOOBarclay Response: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-260-wealth-and-the-new-testament-a-response-to-john-barclay/Kevin Burr Twitter: @kbburrFaith in the Folds Twitter: @faithinthefoldsFaith in the Folds Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/faithinthefolds/Faith in the Folds Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLaLhEOui1uJi_1UrqP7oAYouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZZM-uE_LoU&t=1144sProgressive Christian Nationalism Article: https://libertarianchristians.com/2023/10/09/progressive-christian-nationalism-left-right-authoritarian/Listen to the article here: https://libertarianchristians.com/episode/ep-112-progressive-christian-nationalism/ The Protestant Libertarian Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute and a part of the Christians For Liberty Network. The Libertarian Christian Institute can be found at www.libertarianchristians.com.Questions, comments, suggestions? Please reach out to me at theprotestantlibertarian@gmail.com.  You can also follow the podcast on Twitter: @prolibertypod, and YouTube, @ProLibertyPod, where you will get shorts and other exclusive video content. For more about the show, you can go to theprotestantlibertarianpodcast.com. If you like the show and want to support it, you can! Go to libertarianchristians.com, where you can donate to LCI and buy The Protestant Libertarian Podcast Merch! Also, please consider giving me a star rating and leaving me a review, it really helps expand the show's profile! Thanks!

Housing costs have exploded across the United States and everyone seems to have a scapegoat in mind. Some blame BlackRock. Others blame immigrants. Still others blame boomers who “refuse to downsize.” But none of these explanations get us close to the real answer. If you want to know what caused the housing affordability crisis, you have to look at the one actor powerful enough to restrict supply everywhere at once: the government.In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, David Rand takes us through the deeper structural causes of the crisis and explains why the United States went from a property‑rights‑based land system to a managerial, centrally planned regime that chokes off new housing. The result is predictable: scarcity, skyrocketing prices, and a generation locked out of home ownership.Rand is the president and CEO of the Land Liberty Movement, a new national nonprofit working to rebuild the American Dream by restoring property rights, and the freedom to build. He also produces content for Build the Dream, a Substack that explores housing policy. You can also find him on X @David_Rand_ Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv series and explore the letter 'K'! Host Iain Luke Jones is joined once again by the brilliant Emma T, returning guest and true friend of the show, for a lively, thoughtful, and wide-ranging chat about what this letter brings to the world of improv. Together, they break down ten distinct improv-related concepts, performance techniques, and philosophies that all begin with K. From how these ideas show up in scenes to how they impact your mindset on stage, this episode dives into the practical tools and improvisational magic that make the letter K such a fascinating stop on our journey through the alphabet. What made the final list? You'll have to press play to find out! Whether you're a seasoned player or just starting out, there is plenty of gold to unpack in this one. So sit back, relax, and grab a brew, it's time to journey through the letter K!

Most Americans trace "separation of church and state" to Thomas Jefferson. The real origin is 150 years earlier — a devout Puritan named Roger Williams who argued from scripture that the church needed protection from the state, not the other way around.Filmmaker Andrew Linn joins Doug Stuart to discuss his documentary Church and State: Roger Williams and the Founding of Freedom of Religion. They cover:Why the Puritans fled religious persecution and then replicated it in MassachusettsWilliams's two-table reading of the Ten Commandments and what it limits government from enforcingHis "garden and wilderness" metaphor: how state-church fusion corrupts the churchWhy religious liberty is a Christian idea — and why Christians should be its loudest defendersWhat Christian nationalism gets wrong, and what Williams already said about itAndrew Linn's documentary is free on Faith Channel, Fawesome TV, YouTube, and RedeemTV.com. churchandstatedoc.com Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★

If he hadn't passed away in 1995, Murray Rothbard would have turned one hundred this year. Why do his ideas still endure, inspire, and provoke? The answer isn't nostalgia. It's that Rothbard's ideas continue to shape libertarian thought, economics, and the case for a free society in ways few thinkers ever have. His influence is visible in the modern liberty movement, in the resurgence of Austrian economics, and in the ongoing debates about property, the state, and intellectual freedom.Stephan Kinsella, himself a friend and ally of Rothbard disciple Hans-Hermann Hoppe, joins Cody Cook to explain why Rothbard's legacy endures. The episode argues that Rothbard still matters because he built a framework that remains indispensable for understanding political economy, human action, and the moral limits of state power.Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★

Christians in the West are often unsure how to think about Islam. Some fear it. Some ignore it. Others assume that polite silence is the path of peace. But should Christians fear Islam, especially when confronted with radical expressions of the faith, rising tensions in Europe, and the growing cultural pressure to avoid “offending” anyone?This episode argues that fear is the wrong response. Jay Smith, a veteran Christian polemicist who has spent decades engaging Muslims in London, India, Africa, and across Europe, makes the case that Christians should not retreat from Islam but confront it with clarity, courage, and confidence in the gospel. His experience with radical Muslims, free‑speech battles, and the theological roots of Islamic expansion offers a direct challenge to Western timidity.Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs  ★ Support this podcast ★