Show Notes
Skye's prepared to get on his soapbox to respond to Drew's news stories and internet controversies. We all know Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but is Home Alone a Christian movie? Is Old Man Marley a Christ-figure to young Kevin? Skye agree with Kirk Cameron that annihilationism makes sense—but many have hinged their faith on eternal conscious torment. And do stories in sermons actually help people remember?
0:00 - Theme Song
3:03 - Is Home Alone a Christian Movie
9:40 - Kirk Cameron on Hell
22:35 - The Neuroscience of Worship
24:38 - Get the full episode by signing up for Holy Post Plus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146095822/
Topics Covered: Is Home Alone Christian?: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/home-alone-catholic-heart Kirk Cameron's Theology of Hell Changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RflbA8Vt_Y The Neuroscience of Worship: https://relevantmagazine.com/current/science/the-neuroscience-of-worship/ Do Sermons Need Stories?: https://x.com/RebeccMcLaugh/status/1998783054626611250 Therapy culture replacing religion: https://www.freyaindia.co.uk/p/no-not-everyone-needs-therapy
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