Truce - History of the Christian Church
Truce Podcast
Truce - History of the Christian Church
Truce Podcast
Tuesday 22 June 2021 : The myth of the American cowboy features a lone man who makes his fortune on the open plains. He doesn't need the government, and he doesn't...
Tuesday 08 June 2021 : What do you think of when you picture a cowboy? A rugged, handsome individual? A lover? Someone who doesn't need the government's help?...
Tuesday 25 May 2021 : Christians throughout history have responded to politics in different ways. In our modern era, it can seem like Christianity and Republican...
Tuesday 11 May 2021 : Do systems really keep minorities down? Even asking the questions sound socialistic to some. But we need to go through our society to root...
Tuesday 27 April 2021 : Some of the most common feedback I heard about season 3 of Truce is that I didn't give the Christian America camp enough time to back their...
Tuesday 20 April 2021 : At the 2019 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Los Angeles, I had a chance to sit down with Dr. Richard Land. Dr. Land is a man...
Tuesday 13 April 2021 : A few months ago I produced two episodes about the Christian roots of American labor unions. And... a bunch of people stopped listening to...
Tuesday 06 April 2021 : Season three of Truce has been all about how the rise of communism in Russia impacted the Christian Church. As we approach the end of the...
Tuesday 30 March 2021 : MAGA folks look back on the history of the United States and see a golden era: the 1950s. When religion was in the public eye, television...
Tuesday 16 March 2021 : The January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol demonstrated the dangers of extreme Christian nationalism. When we allow our ideas about God and...
Tuesday 02 March 2021 : How should Christians react in a post-Christian society? Many theologians describe our modern era as being post-Christian. Meaning that...
Tuesday 16 February 2021 : When did school prayer end? When was school prayer made illegal? American Christians have disagreed about school prayer ever since it was...
Tuesday 02 February 2021 : Jerry Falwell Sr. was one of the most outspoken evangelical Christians in the 1980s. He founded Liberty University and the Moral Majority...
Monday 25 January 2021 : Hello everyone! I'll be hosting two live town halls via Zoom and I'd like you to join me. You can get the links if you join my email list,...
Tuesday 19 January 2021 : Melani McAlister, author of "The Kingdom of God Has No Borders" and Professor of American Studies and International Affairs at George...
Monday 18 January 2021 : Hello everyone! I'll be hosting two live town halls via Zoom and I'd like you to join me. You can get the links if you join my email list,...
Thursday 07 January 2021 : When I was a kid, we were playing at a friend's house. I fell and scraped up my knee pretty badly. Dirt and rocks were in the wound. My...
Tuesday 05 January 2021 : Many of us are familiar with Joseph McCarthy and his infamous hearings on Communism in the US government. What we don't know is that...
Wednesday 30 December 2020 : Give a little money to help support Truce! Details are at www.trucepodcast.com/donate 2020 has been a difficult year for many. I wanted to...
Tuesday 22 December 2020 : It's time for our second annual Christmas Episode Exchange! Each year I put out a call on the Christian Podcasters Association Facebook page...
Thursday 10 December 2020 : Hello everyone! I'm putting together a special bonus episode of Truce and I'd love for you to submit your thoughts. We all know 2020 has...
Tuesday 08 December 2020 : The 1983 Supreme Court case Lynch v Donnelly brought church and state together in one important decision. In it, the court decided that a...
Tuesday 24 November 2020 : In 1954 the United States government, led by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, staged a coup to oust President Jacobo Arbenz of...
Tuesday 10 November 2020 : Billy Graham may have been the most important evangelist of the 20th century. His words were heard by millions of people around the world....
Tuesday 27 October 2020 : What do American Christians really want in the Trump era? I think that we just want representation. We want someone to stand for us, to...
Truce - History of the Christian Church
Truce Podcast
The American West: Johnson County War
The myth of the American cowboy features a lone man who makes his fortune on the open plains. He doesn't need the government, and he doesn't...
The American West: Jesus and John Wayne (feat. Kristin Kobes Du Mez)
What do you think of when you picture a cowboy? A rugged, handsome individual? A lover? Someone who doesn't need the government's help?...
Kaitlyn Schiess and Our Four False Gospels
Christians throughout history have responded to politics in different ways. In our modern era, it can seem like Christianity and Republican...
Jemar Tisby and How to Fight Racism
Do systems really keep minorities down? Even asking the questions sound socialistic to some. But we need to go through our society to root...
Takeaway 5: It's Easier to Call People to a Heritage Than A Saving Faith
Some of the most common feedback I heard about season 3 of Truce is that I didn't give the Christian America camp enough time to back their...
Takeaway 4: Complexity is Cool
At the 2019 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Los Angeles, I had a chance to sit down with Dr. Richard Land. Dr. Land is a man...
Takeaway 3: Treat Labor Well
A few months ago I produced two episodes about the Christian roots of American labor unions. And... a bunch of people stopped listening to...
Takeaway 2: Communism as a Scapegoat (feat. Jemar Tisby)
Season three of Truce has been all about how the rise of communism in Russia impacted the Christian Church. As we approach the end of the...
Takeaway 1: Think Deeper About the Past
MAGA folks look back on the history of the United States and see a golden era: the 1950s. When religion was in the public eye, television...
How to Deal With Christian Nationalism
The January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol demonstrated the dangers of extreme Christian nationalism. When we allow our ideas about God and...
Skye Jethani and Post-Christian America
How should Christians react in a post-Christian society? Many theologians describe our modern era as being post-Christian. Meaning that...
Is School Prayer Illegal?
When did school prayer end? When was school prayer made illegal? American Christians have disagreed about school prayer ever since it was...
Jerry Falwell and Apartheid (feat. Melani McAlister)
Jerry Falwell Sr. was one of the most outspoken evangelical Christians in the 1980s. He founded Liberty University and the Moral Majority...
Town Hall Reminder
Hello everyone! I'll be hosting two live town halls via Zoom and I'd like you to join me. You can get the links if you join my email list,...
Exporting Jesus and the American Way (feat. Melani McAlister)
Melani McAlister, author of "The Kingdom of God Has No Borders" and Professor of American Studies and International Affairs at George...
Town Halls Coming Soon
Hello everyone! I'll be hosting two live town halls via Zoom and I'd like you to join me. You can get the links if you join my email list,...
A Christian Response to the Attack on the US Capitol
When I was a kid, we were playing at a friend's house. I fell and scraped up my knee pretty badly. Dirt and rocks were in the wound. My...
McCarthyism Before McCarthy
Many of us are familiar with Joseph McCarthy and his infamous hearings on Communism in the US government. What we don't know is that...
Positive Memories of 2020
Give a little money to help support Truce! Details are at www.trucepodcast.com/donate 2020 has been a difficult year for many. I wanted to...
Christmas Episode Exchange
It's time for our second annual Christmas Episode Exchange! Each year I put out a call on the Christian Podcasters Association Facebook page...
I Want to Hear From You!
Hello everyone! I'm putting together a special bonus episode of Truce and I'd love for you to submit your thoughts. We all know 2020 has...
Are Nativity Scenes Illegal on Public Land?
The 1983 Supreme Court case Lynch v Donnelly brought church and state together in one important decision. In it, the court decided that a...
The American Coup in Guatemala
In 1954 the United States government, led by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, staged a coup to oust President Jacobo Arbenz of...
Billy Graham v. Communism (feat. David Aikman)
Billy Graham may have been the most important evangelist of the 20th century. His words were heard by millions of people around the world....
We Want a King
What do American Christians really want in the Trump era? I think that we just want representation. We want someone to stand for us, to...
