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What’s the Deal With 2020? Hamilton, Cancel Culture & Legacy

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2020 is nuts. Pandemic. Polarization. Social upheaval. The election. We try to put our arms around where the year is and where it might head next, seeking how we might respond from a Christian perspective.

Everyone is talking Hamilton (again). We discuss this cultural juggernaut in terms of its artistic value, how it relates to our current climate, what it says about legacy, and more.

Come along for Your Sunday Drive – quick conversation about current events, politics, pop culture and more, from the perspective of a couple of guys trying to follow Jesus.

Hosts: Matt Hill and Nate Polzin. Presented by the Church in Drive of Saginaw, MI, as often as possible. Please visit churchindrive.com and facebook.com/thechurchindrive

Super Bowl, Kobe Bryant: Questions & Reflections

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Should Christians “celebrate” secular “holidays” like the Super Bowl? What risks and opportunities are there when we participate in such cultural events?

How can we respond to the sudden death of a celebrity like Kobe Bryant? Can we find context and insight and comfort from the Bible at times like this?

Reflections on these and other questions in Your Sunday Drive Podcast Season 2, Episode 2.

Come along for Your Sunday Drive – quick conversation about current events, politics, pop culture and more, from the perspective of a couple of guys trying to follow Jesus.

Hosts: Matt Hill and Nate Polzin. Presented by the Church in Drive of Saginaw, MI, as often as possible. Please visit churchindrive.com and facebook.com/thechurchindrive



Josh Harris & Deconversion; Mass Shootings; The Boys & Euphoria

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How should we respond when Christian leaders leave the faith? What more can be said about recent mass shootings in the U.S.?

In this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast, we talk about Josh Harris, purity culture, his deconversion and issues related to “losing faith.”

We also go deep on recent mass shootings in the U.S., gun control, online influence, and whether deeper spiritual malaise is a factor.

Finally, Matt does a hot take on Amazon’s The Boys and HBO’s Euphoria as symptomatic of this malaise, yet with redemptive kernels.

Take a listen and let us know what you think! Want to interact with us? Comment here, or on Spreaker or Facebook!

Moon Landing Then & Now; Trump, Dissent & Political Divide

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It was recently the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, bringing to mind how unity and division often exist together in the U.S.

In this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast, we go deep with a moon landing retrospective, contrasted with a conversation about Trump, free speech, dissent, the current political divide in the U.S., how Christians are involved and how Christian witness is impacted.

Also: how amazing was the moon landing?, human drive to explore and know, a Christian worldview upholds scientific discovery, Trump comments about “the squad,” free speech and does it have limits?, is being associated with Trump good for the church and the spread of the gospel?, should the gospel always be “unoffensive?,” and more.

Take a listen and let us know what you think! Want to interact with us? Comment here, or on Spreaker or Facebook!

The Immigration Debate; Stranger Things 3

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How should Christians respond to the current debate and controversy surrounding immigration? Are there deeper spiritual meanings to be found in Stranger Things 3?

In this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast, we go deep on these issues, touching on topics such as: the early history of conflict for Christians between loyalty to God’s kingdom and loyalty to governments; how immigration became a moral/political issue for Christians in the U.S.; questions such as “do the ends justify the means?” and “what would Jesus do?”; nostalgia and loss of innocence in Stranger Things; Stranger Things as a portal story and call to adventure.

Take a listen and let us know what you think! Want to interact with us? Comment here, or on Spreaker or Facebook!

Do Christian Movies Suck?

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Is there a quality problem with faith-based, “Christian” movies? Is the “Christian” vs. “secular” distinction always helpful when it comes to media? What makes good art anyway? And what’s it for?

In this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast, we unpack this topic in a wide-ranging conversation that covers some specific titles, such as Fleabag, The Americans, God’s Not Dead and The Passion of the Christ.

We land in a place which, we hope, affirms the good intentions of many faith-based films, while also acknowledging a higher standard for art *and* the value of “secular” media for bringing spiritual meanings to light.

Also in this episode: Doubt vs. Faith in the Christian life, substantial quoting from a couple source articles, +10 for a random Marshall McLuhan reference, a story about a near-fight in a theatre, Nate shows up a prof, and more! 🙂

Womanhood in Proverbs 31, Theopoetics – Your Sunday Drive Podcast

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Want to go past surface meanings of scripture to something deeper? Truer? Wiser? Ever thought about creativity as a vehicle for that?

In this special “anniversary” episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast: Our first ever guest, Kindra Silk Kreislers, brings a new perspective on the Proverbs 31 woman and talks about theopoetics.

Also: Using context and genre in interpretation, other common places in the Bible to apply this line of thinking, Jesus the Word vs. God’s word, not making the Bible the “fourth person of the Trinity,” jokes about Kindra’s Russian husband, Matt and Nate both attempting not to mansplain to varying degrees of success, etc. 🙂 

Outrage Culture & Identity Politics, Black Mirror, Game of Thrones Finale

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TRIGGER WARNING: You might need a safe space for this episode of the Your Sunday Drive podcast.

What’s it about? Outrage or call-out culture. Identity politics. Our seemingly too-easily-offended age and how Christians might navigate it with some wisdom.

Other related topics come into it as well: Privilege, the influence of the internet and social media, etc.

We also do a quick plug for new Black Mirror and go in-depth on the Game of Thrones finale. What were the spiritual takeaways? Find out!