David French

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1,997 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago

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The SkyePod · French Friday: Nerdfest 2026 · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

We can temporarily do it through whatever, but gravity is gravity. matched

And this was, don't think of it as defy the gods, think of it as defy the moral law. matched

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Watch what happens. matched

And so in that sense, it felt like a very traditional small C conservative movie. matched

Yeah, exactly. matched

I think a lot of people focus on the fact that he's reunited with Penelope and he's sort of sailing off into the sunset happily, and he leaves his son on the throne, happy ending. matched

But he's not king. matched

He's not king anymore. matched

So he comes, he confesses, he sort of pays his penance, but then he's also an instrument of justice for the violation of the divine law by the suitors. matched

So the suitor, this is a very, this is not a Christian movie. matched

I did not say it as a capital C Christian movie. matched

I said it's more small C conservative. matched

So he walks in and he becomes the instrument of sort of divine vengeance at the grotesque violation of the divine law engaged in by the suitors. matched

Exactly. matched

And so then it's, to me, it's very interesting that just as often happens in real life where you reconcile yourself to your sin, you confess your sin, that doesn't mean necessarily that the rest of your life is this bleak, empty wilderness. matched

You can go on and do other, you know, in our Christian world, by God's grace, by God's incredible mercy and grace, you can go on and have joy and live a life. matched

But the consequences of what you do still matter. matched

And I thought it was very interesting that matched

It is a consequence, this sounds weird to say, of course, like as if I'm breaking news at 11, there's a consequence to not being king when you're king. matched

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