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  • The real problem with Lecrae idolizing John Piper

    The real problem with Lecrae idolizing John Piper
    2026/07/22
    In this episode of the Unsilent Church, we discuss Lecrae's recent video about his experience and what he called "idolatry" along his journey. A lot of people could frame Lecrae's video about John Piper as a deconstruction story; but in this episode we contend that the wall he hit was built by the theology handed to many in Christian hip-hop and young, black and reformed circles often felt more revisionist than reformed—especially in cases where it involved social issues. Drawing from an article from Anthony Bradley, the problem was never really Piper, specifically. Piper was just positioned at the center of an industrial complex that that gave men like Lecrae a toolkit that was inadequate to address or help him navigate the real world he was living in and it begs the questions that if the gospel can't hold its own when we're navigating the streets, is that the gospel that Jesus really preached?
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    33 分
  • The God of Christian Nationalism is not Jesus

    The God of Christian Nationalism is not Jesus
    2026/07/09
    Most people treat Christian nationalism as bad theology to argue against and defeat. Caleb reframes it as a tribal culture that authoritarianism exploits, and the key that most people are missing is that the god underneath it all is Mammon (i.e. Money). What we talk about in this episode is realization that the response is not competition, but mission.
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    37 分
  • What does forgiveness look like for Kanye West?

    What does forgiveness look like for Kanye West?
    2026/06/23
    Should people forgive Kanye West? And if so, what does forgiveness for him actually look like? Kanye West has always been one of the most complicated figures in music, culture, and celebrity. His creativity, influence, and impact are undeniable, but his public actions, comments, and controversies have left many people asking harder questions about forgiveness, accountability, support, and restoration. In this episode, we wrestle with the tension between Christian forgiveness and real-world consequences. Does forgiveness mean listening to the music again? Buying the shoes? Defending the person? Ignoring the harm? Or can forgiveness coexist with wisdom, boundaries, and accountability? We talk through Kanye, cancel culture, separating art from the artist, and the strange way celebrity makes us feel like we know people we've never actually met; along with a number of other cultural and spiritual tensions that come up along the way. We don't give a lot of answers, but do our best at asking better questions. So we'd love to hear from you in the comments: 1. Do you separate the art from the artist? 2. Should Christians think differently about forgiveness if the offender is especially egregious? #KanyeWest #ChristianPodcast #Forgiveness #CancelCulture #ArtVsArtist #Christianity #Kanye
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    42 分
  • The History of Black Christianity You Were Never Told

    The History of Black Christianity You Were Never Told
    2026/06/09
    Every conversation about "Black Christianity" gets stuck arguing about the modifier. Aren't we all just Christians? Believe it or not, that's like saying "I don't see color." Talking to Dr. Walter Strickland (author of Swing Low and professor at Southeastern Seminary), he flips the conversation in the first two minutes. Christianity without a modifier is actually the dangerous one because it smuggles in one culture as normative for everybody else. And that's just one of the gems that get dropped in this episode of the Unsilent Church Podcast.
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    56 分
  • Christian patriotism is starting to look a lot like classic idolatry.

    Christian patriotism is starting to look a lot like classic idolatry.
    2026/05/27
    When does patriotism become idolatry? Recently, a golden statue of Donald Trump was unveiled and celebrated at Trump National Doral in Miami. The statue showed Trump with his fist raised, echoing the image from the assassination attempt, and several Christian leaders participated in the dedication ceremony. For many people, the image was hard to ignore: a golden statue, a public ceremony, political loyalty, religious language, and Christian leaders insisting that this was not worship. That raises a bigger question. What actually makes something an idol? In this episode, we talk about the golden Trump statue, the story of the golden calf in Exodus, Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image in Daniel, and why Christians should be deeply careful when political devotion starts borrowing the language, posture, and symbolism of worship. This conversation is not only about Donald Trump. It is about the church, power, compromise, patriotism, celebrity, and the danger of using God’s name to bless something that may not look like God at all. Because idolatry does not always announce itself as rebellion. Sometimes it calls itself gratitude. Sometimes it calls itself patriotism. Sometimes it says, “This is not worship,” while standing right beside a golden, graven image. We don’t want to just ask whether this statue was strange. We want to ask what kind of people we are becoming when we can no longer tell the difference between honoring God and defending power. So we’d love to hear from you in the comments: 1. At what point do you think patriotism becomes idolatry? 2. What should Christians do when political loyalty starts to look like worship? 3. Would you have attended the dedication ceremony? Why or Why not? #GoldenTrump #ChristianPodcast #Idolatry #Christianity #PoliticsAndFaith #Trump #GoldenCalf #Patriotism #Evangelicalism #CulturePodcast #Theology --- VISIT US IN PERSON Roosevelt Community Church 924 N 1st St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sunday Service: 10:00 AM rooseveltchurch.org CONNECT WITH US: 📧 Newsletter: Text "newsletter" to 855-834-2593 📝 Want to connect with us? Start here: roosevelt.church/connect 💚 Support the work at RCC: roosevelt.church/give FOLLOW US: Instagram: instagram.com/rooseveltchurch Facebook: facebook.com/rooseveltchurch TikTok: tiktok.com/@rooseveltchurch LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: 🎧 The Un-Silent Church - Available wherever you get podcasts Apple Podcasts: roosevelt.church/apple Spotify: roosevelt.church/spotify ABOUT ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY CHURCH: We exist to engage all people with all of Jesus. Located at the intersection of Roosevelt and 1st Street in the Roosevelt Arts District in Downtown Phoenix. RCC is a multiethnic congregation gathering every Sunday, with a unique voice crossing theology, street, and family. We make content to help extend the message of the gospel everywhere people are, far beyond Sunday morning. We share theological social commentary on a number of issues and current events, so that as much as it depends on us, we do not fail to speak on matters that have gone unspoken from churches historically. We believe the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom, and all its righteousness is thorough and complete as the authority to help us navigate our world, so we want to be faithful in providing everyone who listens a clear path to follow the way of Jesus.
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    28 分
  • What does healthy masculinity look like?

    What does healthy masculinity look like?
    2026/05/19
    How would you describe the type of man the world needs right now? Let us know in the comments.
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    43 分
  • The ministry mistake almost every church makes ft. Brian Dye

    The ministry mistake almost every church makes ft. Brian Dye
    2026/04/29

    Legacy Conference: legacydisciple.org

    Legacy Disciple programs: Thriving Minds, Hood Heroes, J29 Homes

    2025 Legacy Conference cities: Phoenix (Dec 5), Chicago, LA, Miami, Houston

    Mentioned voices: Sue "Soup" Campbell, Dan Ball, Lecrae, Eric Mason, Preston Perry, Jackie Hill Perry, KB, DA Horton, Brian Loritts

    Scripture: Matthew 17 (temple tax), Mark 5 (the demoniac), Isaiah 61, Ephesians 5, Hebrews 10, Genesis 3, Leviticus 25 (Year of Jubilee)
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    50 分
  • Did Jesus practice toxic empathy?

    Did Jesus practice toxic empathy?
    2026/04/19
    A growing number of Christian voices are warning the church about something they're calling "toxic empathy." Allie Beth Stuckey wrote a book on it, and Joe Rigney has called it "the sin of empathy." The concern, more or less, is that empathy has been used to pull Christians away from love and truth, and into condoning sin. But is that what's really happening, or is that just a narrative they've created? Because the story of the gospel is not a God who stayed at a safe distance or a God who stayed away from sinners. It's a God who wrapped himself in flesh, walked into our mess, and met people inside their stories, even so much as to "become sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God." So did Jesus practice toxic empathy? We talk about this and more in this episode of the Unsilent Church podcast.
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    30 分