The Holy Post 574: Non-Toxic Masculinity & Lessons from the Black Church with Justin Giboney
Son's Transformative Remote Hiking Trip
- Sky shared that her son returned from a 10-day no-phone hiking trip in British Columbia and found it transformative.
- The trip removed modern comforts and produced growth that Sky described as 'hardest thing he's ever done.'
Surfboard-Stealing Sea Otter Story
- The hosts discussed a female sea otter in Santa Cruz aggressively stealing surfboards and even riding them on waves.
- They used the incident humorously to suggest animals are 'rising up' and to riff on cultural meanings.
Beware Using Scripture To Validate Culture
- The podcast critiques how parts of the church weaponize the Bible to validate cultural or political agendas instead of following Jesus' example.
- Christian masculinity risk lies in projecting cultural ideals onto scripture rather than imitating Christ's servant leadership.
The feminist movement has made significant advances in the last 50 years, but data indicates men are falling behind. Fewer men then women are graduating from college, deaths of despair are highest among men, and the phrase "toxic masculinity" is ubiquitous in the culture. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss Christine Emba's new article seeking a positive vision for masculinity and why it's elusive to both the right and left. Then, Kaitlyn talked to Justin Giboney from the And Campaign about the upcoming 2024 election. How can Christians avoid the partisan polarization and culture war extremism? Giboney says we should be like Jesus who took firm positions on issues of his day, but he did not pick sides. And he explains the wisdom of the historic Black church with its commitment to Scripture and justice. Also this week, what is God trying to tell us through a surfing sea otter?
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0:00 - Intro
1:34 - Show Starts
5:22 - Theme Song
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7:24 - Animal News
15:57 - Masculinity
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1:04:44 - Interview Intro
1:06:10 - Lessons learned since 2020
1:14:19 - The third way
1:26:28 - The And Campaign
1:41:14 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
Surfing sea otter steals surfboards, eludes capture
https://www.kron4.com/news/california/photos-surfing-sea-otter-steals-surfboards-eludes-capture/
Men are lost. Here's a map out of the wilderness
Chistine Emba's previous appearance on The Holy Post
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