The untimely death of Charlie Kirk has sent waves of grief and reflection across the American landscape, placing the intersection of faith and public life center stage. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot, Chris Hume offers five essential biblical guideposts for Christians navigating the conversation surrounding Kirk’s public memorial service and the state of Christianity in American conservatism. While celebrating the powerful public witness and proclamation of the Gospel at the service, we also need to apply necessary biblical discernment, asking: What does this event reveal about the depth and focus of modern American Christianity? Is the movement truly centered on the Law-Word of God, or human principles?
Chris Hume continues his analysis of a Sunday School series put on by Dr. Chris Walker (of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA). In this episode, he interacts with Dr. Walker’s session entitled, “What Is the Mission of the Church?”
In this episode, Chris Hume discusses President Trump’sexecutive order on flag burning, exposing how it elevates the American flag to an idolatrous symbol in civic life. Next, he critiques a clip from Doug Wilson on immigration, arguing that God’s Law offers true assimilation. Finally, he shares clips from Dr. Chris Walker, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA, as he briefly engages with Lancastrian theonomy during a recent Sunday school lesson.Episode about Dr. Chris Walker’s rationale for shutting downchurch: https://youtu.be/-zqh3Q_hVRw?si=ELc--DQH71nwtr87 Link to Dr. Chris Walker’s Sunday School session on theonomy:https://subsplash.com/u/westminsterpresbyteri-1/media/d/zgfvmc6-theonomy-and-the-relationship-between-gods-law-and-government?autoplayWatch Luke Saint's episode of Think & Reform discussingDr. Chris Walker's lesson: https://youtu.be/LfKCd4pyVhE?si=BE3HAcOqGMqI4fyG
Chris Hume dives into the recent St. Isidore Supreme Court case, unpacking the statist assumptions underlying the argumentation. He also exposes the false claim that education can ever truly be religiously neutral. Additionally, we play key clips from the oral arguments, providing analysis that cuts through the legal jargon to reveal the core issues at stake.
Chris Hume discusses the outreach at the Lititz Pride Fest, including a conversation Luke Saint had with someone about dinosaurs, and concludes with some comments on Pennsylvania's new cell phone law.
Chris Hume is joined by Luke Saint, Adam Terrell, and Camden Whitener to answer some leftover audience questions from the recent Lancastrian Theonomy Symposium and interact with a clip where Owen Strachan makes some comments about justice and the Old Testament. Strachan's comments suggest that Old Testament verses may not be binding on the Christian conscience unless explicitly reaffirmed in the New Testament – a stance with significant implications for the enduring authority and comprehensive scope of God's revealed Law-Word.
Jon Speed (along with T. Russell Hunter) recently debated Doug Wilson and Joe Rigney on abolition and smashmouth incrementalism. Following the debate, Speed released a video with his post-debate commentary. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume plays some of Speed’s comments and interacts with the issue from a theonomic perspective.Watch the Wilson/Rigney-Speed/Hunter Debate: https://www.youtube.com/live/aPu80Zsksu0?si=sh4axyBgh9XhsQBrWatch Jon Speed’s post-debate comments: https://www.facebook.com/904335127/videos/1034030191646782/
President Donald Trump has claimed that his tariffs could, among other things, eliminate the income tax for most Americans. “It will be a bonanza for America,” Trump wrote recently on Truth Social. Other are claiming that tariffs will lead to more jobs in America. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Oak Pongsree, Ph.D., joins Chris Hume to discuss tariffs. What are tariffs? And will they truly make America “great again”?
Is "Gentle Parenting" the proper approach to raising children? Or is something seriously amiss with this new approach? Justin L. Miller, author of the newly released book, The Not So Loving Side of Gentle Parenting, joins Chris Hume to discuss his new book, parenting, and child discipline.Order a copy of Justin's book here: https://freegracepress.com/products/gentle-parenting-preorder
After making a few comments about upcoming events and a statement from Northern End Stands Up, Chris Hume interacts with a few clips from a recent Stephen Wolfe video. Wolfe says that some people (midwits) are committing the “scary term fallacy” in critiquing his position. Chris affirms Wolfe’s argument in principle, but contends many Christian nationalists are committing that exact fallacy in attempting to refute theonomic arguments against Wolfe’s Christian nationalism.
In the final episode in our three-part series on Israel andJudaism, Chris Hume is joined by John Bingaman (board member with Future of Christendom) and Shak Khoury (born and raised in Israel) to discuss and apply our understanding of modern-day Judaism and the related concept of Zionism.
In part two in the series on Israel, Chris Hume summarizes James Jordan’s 1991 article entitled, “The Future of Israel Re-examined.” Jordan provides the preterist interpretation of Romans 11, a view which has ramifications for our view of “modern-day Judaism.”
The first part in a three-part series on Israel, Judaism, and Christianity. Chris Hume is joined by Ron Dodson to discuss the concept of Israel and the development of the people of God throughout the biblical narrative.Read Ron's article: https://americanreformer.org/2023/11/just-what-is-israel/
On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast two reformed Christian pastors have an informal discussion/debate on baptism and children in the church. Pastor Dan Horn defends the reformed credobaptist position and Pastor Rich Lusk promotes the reformed paedobaptist view. Enjoy this respectful and thoughtful exchange between two knowledgeable pastors!About the guests:Dan Horn serves as an elder at Reformation Baptist Church in Youngsville, North Carolina. He has written several books on theology including Sanctified by God: A Call to Keep the Christian Sabbath. Pastor Horn has been married to his wife, Kendra, since 1988 and they have three children and nine grandchildren. Pastor Horn frequently contributes to The Conquering Truth, a weekly podcast for Christians seeking to discern how to live in today’s world in alignment with God’s word.Rich Lusk serves as a pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to many articles, papers and essays, he is the author of Paedofaith: A Primer on the Mystery of Infant Salvation and a Handbook for Covenant Parents, as well as a contributing author to The Federal Vision and The Case for Covenant Communion. Resources from Pastor Lusk can be found at the TPC Pastor's Page.
Both the biblical narrative and church history are full of examples of the gospel being proclaimed in the "open-air." Nevertheless, many today claim such an approach is outdated and counterproductive. The guests on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast beg to differ. Listen in as Chris Hume asks three seasoned open-air preachers about their work and the reason they believe there is still a place to proclaim the gospel of Christ in the open-air.About the guests:Bill Adams is the overseer for SFOI.org, an organization with a vision is to "Mobilize the Next Generation of George Whitefields to Saturate the Western World with the Gospel." Bill has preached at and often led evangelism teams to 24 Super Bowls, 12 NBA & 13 MLB All-Star Celebrations, 16 Final Fours, 2 World Cups, 4 Summer and 3 Winter Olympic Games and 3 Rugby and 3 Cricket World Championships.Scott Smith heads up Schoolmaster Ministries and has preached on numerous college campuses across the nation. Originally from New England, God sovereignly converted Scott in October, 1979 when he was in Hawaii on his way to Australia.Ryan Denton is a church planter, open air preacher, and evangelist under Vanguard Presbyterian Church. He is author of seven books, as well as a contributor to DesiringGod, Founders Ministries, Ref21, The Confessional Presbyterian, Heidelblog, and others. He has a Th.M from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and lives in Texas with his wife and 3 sons. For more information about Ryan, visit RyanDenton.com.
Ben Kirkpatrick serves as the Operations Manager of Christianity Explored North America, a ministry with the goal of helping "people meet Jesus in the Bible and explore the Christian faith." On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume shares his experience with Christianity Explored and asks Ben to introduce people to this helpful evangelistic resource.Ben Kirkpatrick's personal meeting link: https://meetings.hubspot.com/ben-kirkpatrick/ce-coachingCE website: https://www.christianityexplored.us/The Leader's Area: https://www.christianityexplored.us/leaders-area/CE Events Page: https://www.christianityexplored.us/events/
Chris Hume explains that application is essential to any (biblical) position, talks about an erroneous sacred-secular divide, and ends with the story of Naboth's vineyard.
Chris Hume and Nolan Corcoran have a spirited informal debate on theonomy, focusing especially on the concept of legal precedent.Read Nolan's article: https://nolan-corcoran.com/blog/the-convergence-of-reformed-political-theoryRead Chris' article: https://futureofchristendom.org/divergence-between-theonomy-and-christian-nationalism/
Chris Hume is joined by Luke Saint, Adam Terrell, Josiah Huestis, and Julio Delgado for a thought-provoking discussion on immigration, sparked by clips from an episode of The Sword & The Trowel. They explore the contrast between the message of the 1883 sonnet, "The New Colossus," which welcomes the "wretched refuse" of nations to America, and the current mindset of keeping people out at all costs. The panelists tackle the immigration crisis and attempt to answer Graham Gunden's question: "Is it a sin to break U.S. immigration law?"
Chris Hume interviews Ron Kronz about his new book, The Gospel of Jeroboam and the Cult of Easy Christianity. Ron discusses how the “gospel” of Jeroboam leads to personal, cultural, and national bondage.
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