About this episode
New Testament professor, award-winning author, and New York Times columnist Esau McCaulley joins Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn for a special year-end episode with a live studio audience. They review what happened in 2023 and offer their picks for the most important news stories of the year. Topics range from Tim Keller's passing, the navel-gazing of American evangelicalism, and the comfort of Cracker Barrel biscuits. They offer predictions for 2024. Esau joins the audience to play three hilarious rounds of "Bluff the Listener." And, a 57-year-old woman experiences an "adverse event" in an MRI machine. Holy Post Plus Hear the full version of "The Rise and Fall of Plinky Pete" https://www.patreon.com/posts/95343878 0:00 - Sponsor - Calvin University Register for the January Series at Calvin University today at www.calvin.edu/january-series 1:06 - Intro 2:02 - Theme Song 2:24 - Show Starts 3:30 - News of the Butt 8:40 - Welcome Esau! 11:40 - Phil's story of 2023 24:16 - Kaitlyn's story of 2023 37:20 - Skye's story of 2023 49:50 - Esau's story of 2023 1:02:36 - 2024 predictions 1:10:35 - Sponsor - Hiya Health - Go to www.hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order 1:11:43 - Sponsor - AG1 - Get your FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase, go to www.athleticgreens.com/HOLYPOST 1:13:16 - Bluff the Listener 1:33:12 - End Credits Links mentioned in news segment: Why a bucolic Tennessee suburb is a hotbed of 'Christian Nashville-ism' https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/11/08/nashville-suburbs-christian-nationalism/ The Rev. Timothy Keller, Pioneering Manhattan Evangelist, Dies at 72 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyregion/the-rev-tim-keller-dead.html What's lost when religion becomes a 'luxury good' https://religionnews.com/2023/07/28/whats-lost-when-religion-becomes-a-luxury-good/ Other resources: Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.