The SkyePod
Episodes
Drew's News
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The SkyePod - Rejecting Passive Participation in Prejudice
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our study of the Apostle Paul's view of circumcision, this week focuses on Galatians 6. To perpetuate a popular view that certain groups we...
The SkyePod - Rethinking How We Fight Human Trafficking
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Boutros joins Skye to talk about the Human Trafficking Institute, which he cofounded after going from ethics debates with his fellow students t...
French Friday: Lessons from the American Revolution
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Burns has just released his new 12-hour PBS documentary about the American Revolution, and Skye's watched all of it. On this episode, he talks wit...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big Eva's dead! Long live—Gig Eva? Big Giga? Drew brings us news about anti-institutionalism, pro-Christian Nationalism, and gig-evangelicalization...
The SkyePod - Alan Hirsch
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the church supposed to be? Alan Hirsch is here to discuss the church growth movement, the duty of discipleship, and how we are tempted to plan...
French Friday: The Nazi Rot on the Right
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Open Nazi rhetoric is gaining traction on the right, and the response from conservative institutions has been inconsistent at best. Skye and David tra...
The SkyePod - Liberalism
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye and Kaitlyn talk Liberalism, a political philosophy that's shaped our world—but the word has become totally conflated with whatever is consider...
The SkyePod - Jordan Raynor
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Raynor joins Skye to talk about Christians throughout history who demonstrate how faith and work go together, from TV star Fred Rogers to the i...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew’s Newsletter is launching soon! To celebrate, he’s brought his smorgasbord of news. Bond’s gun is missing in action from Amazon Prime poste...
The SkyePod - Protesting ICE in Chicago with David Swanson
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye talks with his friend, Pastor David Swanson, about his confrontation with Border Patrol agents at an ICE protest in Chicago. What's really happen...
The SkyePod - SkyeDive: Hypocrisy
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hypocrites! No one wants to be seen as one. While most people claim to hate hypocrisy, does our hatred of hypocrisy take our attention from more bald-...
French Friday: The Christian Case for Free Speech
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration is making concerning claims free speech in light of the Charlie Kirk assassination. David French is here with Skye Jethani to...
The SkyePod - Both-Sidesism
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holy Post Media is no stranger to accusations of both-sidesism. Skye and Kaitlyn talk about why they believe pointing out problems on both sides isn’...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye and Drew open this edition of Drew’s News by reflecting on Charlie Kirk's assassination and the string of recent political violence. Is this an...
The SkyePod - What Improv Teaches Us About Faith
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people think improv is about being quick and funny, but what if it’s really about learning to listen, let go of control, and trust the people a...
French Friday: It's Time to Amend the Constitution
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An amendment to the Constitution has not been ratified since 1992, and with the political corruption and chaos of recent years, some believe we are ov...
The SkyePod - Justin Brierley
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Brierley believes there’s a surprising rebirth in the belief in God—he’s hosted conversations between people of very different faiths for...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did AI prove the existence of God? Drew and Skye think that might be the wrong question—what’s the point of apologetics in the first place? Drew’...
The SkyePod - Temple Theology (Rerelease)
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carmen Imes joins to talk about the Temple and the Ark of the Covenant—and how much of it is redeemed Egyptian religious imagery. Why is the New Jer...
French Friday: The Gaines, Gaza, and "The Bear"
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some Christians are calling for Chip and Joanna Gaines to be cancelled because their new HBO home improvement show features a married same-sex couple....
The SkyePod - Air Mail
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this highly theological edition of The SkyePod, Skye answers questions about free will, Heaven, and hearing the voice of God. What red flags should...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will God use technology to enact immortality? Skye and Drew are skeptical about all kinds of technology—ChatGPT speaking in tongues, Lexapro worship...
The SkyePod: Superman Nerdfest
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The long-awaited Superman movie is out—Skye, David French, and Esau McCaulley went to an early screening and are here to share their opinions. How...
The SkyePod - The World Born in You
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye Jethani shares the introduction and first chapter of his new book, The World Born in You. He talks about how his relationship to his own name, hi...
French Friday: Spiritual Warfare & Political Violence
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tragic political assassination in Minnesota has raised new alarms about the radicalization happening inside certain corners of American Christianity...
The SkyePod - Paul Putz
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Putz from Baylor University is here to explain to Skye about how sports, football especially, has become so associated with Christianity in Ameri...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew and Skye think a lot of our problems come back to the same thing: pursing success over incarnation connectional and spiritual maturity. Do psyche...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye and Mike answers your questions. With A.I. becoming more prominent, it begs the obvious question: is it a form of… necromancy? And what heresy ...
French Friday: Open Corruption & Religious Public Schools
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since taking office in January, Trump's net worth has increased by nearly $3 billion thanks to his family-branded cryptocurrencies being purchased by ...
The SkyePod - SkyeDive: The World Born in You
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye’s new book, The World Born in You, is all about how to navigate the current world without fear, anger, and power grabs—but he has a novel ide...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew’s news for the month includes secret social media accounts, space aliens, and—breakfast? Skye and Drew break down the newest stories from the...
The SkyePod - Rich Villodas
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The spiritual formation movement is starting to catch the attention of the secular world—but risks becoming a shallow trend rather than a path towar...
The SkyePod - Picking Pastors & Popes with Kaitlyn Schiess
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlyn Schiess joins to discuss church structures. What are the major ways church hierarchies are organized and what are the pros and cons to these s...
French Friday: Fear the World vs. Love your Neighbor
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David French says there are two kinds of churches: love-your-neighbor churches and fear-the-world churches. Using these categories, Skye Jethani and D...
The SkyePod - SkyeDIVE: Humiliation
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye talks about high expectations, fear of humiliation—and pretending to be a spy. With Easter right around the corner, it’s common to wonder how...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Dyck, future Canadian dictator, brings us tales of technological terror: loved ones back from the dead, dire wolves back from extinction, and cul...
The SkyePod - Todd Deatherage: Israel/Hamas War Update
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Deatherage, Co-Founder of the Telos Group, is back to lay out the current situation in Gaza, with the recent short-lived ceasefire, Trump’s vis...
French Friday: Signalgate & the Future of the Democratic Party
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Top Trump officials are embroiled in a scandal after they accidentally included a journalist on an insecure text thread containing top secret military...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye answers mailbag questions about emotional faith, Christians in government, and church structure. How do you avoid falling into going through the ...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew’s thinking about church movements, from Promise Keepers, to CEO-style leadership in Churches, and Gen Z’s increased interest in marriage. Wha...
The SkyePod: Power & Politics with Mike Erre
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Erre is here to be challenged on his anabaptist views of how to be a faithful Christian in our politically-charged world. Can we apply things sai...
The SkyePod - SkyeDIVE: Worship & Justice
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye explains the strong biblical ties between two seemingly related concepts: worship and justice. Can you even have one without the other? Get t...
The SkyePod - James Bryan Smith
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye invites James Bryan Smith to talk about Dallas Willard’s life, ministry—and what he was like to be around personally. They cover how reactive...
The SkyePod - Ryan Burge
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The “nones” are over, it’s the time of the “nons.” Non-denominational churches have grown in popularity—but is this structure of church-gr...
The SkyePod - SkyeDive: Small Men
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye talks about his recent article about “small men.” He breaks down how his metaphor works, how Einstein’s theory of relativity relates to thi...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drew’s News is back, and he’s got some questions—why are so many Christian men defending Andrew Tate? Why are so many Christians participating i...
The SkyePod - Temple Theology
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carmen Imes joins to talk about the Temple and the Ark of the Covenant—and how much of it is redeemed Egyptian religious imagery. Why is the New Jer...
The SkyePod - SkyeDive: Teaching the World to Sing
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye reads from The Divine Commodity about consumerism’s impact on evangelism in the 20th and 21st centuries. From Coca-Cola co-opting evangelism to...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew brings us stories like Christmas presents—Does Trump really want to annex Canada? Was Saint Nick’s tomb just discovered? And why is Skye so a...
The SkyePod - SkyeDive: Mass Deportation
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye talks about mass deportation—the history of deportation in America, the present border situation, and how this could play out in the future. Wh...
The SkyePod - Air Bag
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye believes in aliens, fancy razors for bald heads, and a Jesus that makes us uncomfortable in this episode of the mailbag. How can Christians disag...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew's News returns—and so does our hero, Lieutenant Dan, who has survived the Hurricane Milton—but can he survive waste disposal laws? Drew and S...
The SkyePod - Ryan Burge
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Burge joins to talk about the religious, political, and economic trends that may have contributed to the election of Donald Trump. He and Skye co...
The SkyePod - The Post-Election Livestream
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The day after the 2024 election, Skye is joined by Producer Mike Stralow and CEO Jon Houghton to respond to people's sent-in questions and live chat m...
The SkyePod - Chris Crawford
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Crawford, a policy strategist with Project Democracy, joins this edition of The SkyePod to talk about the upcoming election. How have the last f...
The SkyePod - God is Not a Divine Vending Machine
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye gives a message called "God is Not a Divine Vending Machine," originally written and recorded for the Chicago Fellowship. Do we trust God's chara...
The SkyePod - Hell & Haunted Houses with Kaitlyn Schiess
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye and Kaitlyn Schiess have a spirited discussion of haunted houses, Halloween, horror movies—and what they mean for Christians. Skye digs up the ...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew arms us with important knowledge about a man who survives hurricane in small boat, how fewer college students can read books, and why the current...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye answers listener questions with Producer Mike. Why does he think Christmas might be more pagan than Halloween? Will disability persist into Heave...
The SkyePod - SkyeDive: Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction 2024
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye does an overview of "Our Confession of Evangelical Conviction," what intentions and discussions went into its creation, and why he believes the c...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew joins us to tell Skye about the stories he's gathered in his internet travels. Kirk Cameron claims public schools are a bad choice for Christian ...
The SkyePod - Deborah Haarsma
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BioLogos President Deborah Haarsma is here to talk about scientific discoveries around dark matter, how faith is perceived in the scientific community...
The SkyePod - Skye Dive: The Cheesecake Factory & Fundamentalism
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye shares his theory of why fundamentalism is gaining so much ground—and how we as Christians can avoid giving in to what's so alluring about it. ...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew returns to bring us more stories—is digital church-attendee-poaching technology new? Do Olympians pee in the pool? And why does Skye feel uncom...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mail carrier Mike Stralow is back with questions for Skye—Does Skye disagree with congressman having term limits? What's the difference between cogn...
The SkyePod - Israel/Palestine (Pt 2) with Gary Burge
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Burge brings analysis and history on the Gaza conflict and American perceptions of it. Has tourism completely skewed our understanding of the Isr...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew brings us some more stories—a new Bonhoeffer movie that may be capitalizing on the culture war, the U.S. surgeon general wants to put warning l...
The SkyePod - The American Revolution Myth with Michael Bird
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bird joins Skye this week to talk about the history of the American Revolution from a British perspective. Is the Declaration of Independence ...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye and Mike go over audience questions—Why should we care about whether or not women are in ministry? Have Christians always believed in souls? An...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew brings us news on what happens when you give Amazonian tribes internet access, new Ryan Burge statistics about religious opinions on medical sex-...
The SkyePod - Skye Dive: Israel/Palestine (Pt 1)
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye opens up about what we saw in Israel/Palestine and how he believes we’ve let critical thinking give way to easy slogans—with terrible results...
The SkyePod - The Sparrow
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlyn and Skye discuss the sci-fi novel "The Sparrow" and the questions it opens about God's sovereignty, what it means to be made in the image of G...
The SkyePod - Tim Alberta
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Alberta joins the SKYEpod this week to talk about the upcoming election. Why are Republicans seemingly supporting Vladmir Putin? Is media coverage...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew and Skye have a cornucopia of news coverage—from friendly alligators and the declining book industry, to John MacArthur denying PTSD and Antifa...
The SkyePod - Shane Claiborne
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Claiborne and Skye discuss recent Pro-Palestine protests—and continue their conversation on pacifism from Holy Post Podcast Episode 551. Shane...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye gets into your questions. What conspiracy theories intrigue Skye? Does he ever miss being a pastor? And why do we address right-wing craziness so...
Skyepod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye and Drew discuss the doubt thrown on an OnlyFans model's public faith conversion, Spring Hill church discontinues livestreaming services, Dawkin'...
The SkyePod - Skye Dive: Certainty & Stupidity
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye talks about how our certainty often conflicts with humility—with disastrous results, like declining churchgoing rates, alien doomsday cults, an...
The SkyePod - What Improv Teaches Us About Faith
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Ash, local improv coach, talks with Skye about how improv has changed his outlook on life, parenting, and faith. Do we too tightly script life in...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew's news, a buffet of odd news stories—from Google Gemini apologies to a German man over-vaccinating himself. Get the full episode by signing up ...
The SkyePod - Skye Dive: Identity & Empathy
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye talks about how identity and empathy are linked, how studies demonstrate this relationship, how that became relevant in his own life, and how som...
The SkyePod - Air Mail
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this new episode of the Skyepod, Skye answers some questions from listeners—is he still an Evangelical? What did he learn when publishing his fir...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alistar Begg comes under fire for advice on going to a relative's transgender wedding, studies say trust in pastors is declining, Jesus painting is co...
The SkyePod - Rapture Video Debrief
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye, Mike Bird, and Mike Erre discuss the recently released Rapture video. Didn't Jesus say the sea creature that swallowed Jonah was a whale? Why is...
The SkyePod - Todd Deatherage: Israel/Hamas War Update
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The carnage in Gaza persists and political forces are invested in keeping it that way. Todd Deatherage, Co-Founder of the Telos Group, joins Skye to d...
The SkyePod - Drew's News
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Skye Jethani's podcast takes its maiden voyage with Drew Dyck as they discuss airplanes, audiobooks, and the upcoming presidential election. We're go...