Justin Brierley believes there’s a surprising rebirth in the belief in God—he’s hosted conversations between people of very different faiths for years, and he think’s something’s happening, but many critics and statisticians disagree. What’s Brierley’s response to this skepticism?

0:00 - Theme Song

3:05 - Revival?

14:10 - Which churches are growing?

17:40 - Backlash to Secularism?

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Bible Society’s report on “The Quiet Revival:”

https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival

Surprising Rebirth podcast: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/

Books: 'Why I’m Still A Christian’ & ’The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God’ https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/

Justin's newsletter https://justinbrierley.com/get-justins-newsletter/

'Responding To The Rebirth’ Conference on 22 Nov: http://rebirthconference.net/

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’s here with some news—man-keeping, post-secularism, and his dog’s literary name.

Topics Covered

Secretary of Defense Retweeting Doug Wilson: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/video/christian-nationalist-doug-wilson-pam-brown-digvid

The Emotional Labor of Mankeeping: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/well/family/mankeeping-definition.html

ChatGPT Declares God Exists: https://www.christianpost.com/voices/chatgpt-says-its-a-fact-that-god-exists.html

Post-Secular Society?: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/are-we-moving-from-post-christianity-to-post-secularism/id1462274371?i=1000719760672

0:00 - Theme Song

2:20 - Why’s Only Half the Show Free?

5:40 - Christian Nationalist Pastor Retweeted by Secretary of Defense

10:40 - Is the Secretary of Defense Anti-American?

25:50 - Emotional Labor of Mankeeping (Not Manscaping)

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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 Jerusalem in Revelation cubic shaped? Were Egyptian statues’ noses cut off on purpose?

This was a great episode from the earlier days of The SkyePod when it had a smaller following—we're rereleasing it so you don't miss it!

0:13 - Theme Song

3:25 - Importance of Temple

12:40 - Adapted Pagan Imagery

19:04 - Genesis 1, the Cosmic Temple

22:08 - End Credits

The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God: https://a.co/d/dVA1ypn

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