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The Yours Truly Podcast
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The Yours Truly Podcast
Jim vs The Future: The Multiverse, Free Will, and the Creative Imaginal | Joseph Holmes
OUT Now on Streaming!🎬 Watch Jim vs The Future: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/jim-vs-the-future/umc.cmc.187cheh4z8wtul85jdjtwam14Buy DVD:https://a.co/d/e1NmjYQTrailer: https://youtu.be/FGAXBYhex74?si=_LpsKFonNgbhGYKFWriter–director Joseph Holmes joins Yours Truly Podcast to talk about his new film Jim vs The Future — a story about free will, destiny, and meaning in a multiverse world.We explore: • How C.S. Lewis and Jordan Peterson influenced his storytelling • Why the Christian imagination still has power in modern cinema • The tension between meta-modern sincerity and Hollywood cynicism • Why ordinary faithfulness is a cosmic actHolmes is a critic and filmmaker who’s written for The New York Times, Forbes, Law & Liberty, and more. His film Jim vs The Future releases November 11.⸻🪞 People MentionedC.S. Lewis, Jordan Peterson, Tim Keller, Jonathan Pageau, Justin Wells, Matt Crotts⸻🔗 Links🎧 Listen to Yours Truly Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yours-truly-podcast/id1751129283💬 Join the conversation: https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt?s=21https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile🌿 Become a channel member & support: Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join
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6 days ago
1 hour 27 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
Choose a Worthy Enemy: Building a Life of Meaning After the Collapse | Rick Walker
In this episode of Conversation Craft, I sit down with Rick Walker, author of 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning, to explore what it takes to live with purpose in a post-collapse world.Rick represents the last serious generation before the cultural and institutional unraveling, while I speak from the first serious generation after it. Together, we examine the tension between those worlds — between duty and meaning, virtue and vision, building and believing.This is a conversation about meaning that refuses to hide behind “nice.” It’s raw, thoughtful, and rooted in both action and transcendence.📘 Rick’s book: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning – @rickwalkertx https://us.amazon.com/Steps-Build-Life-Meaning-Happiness-ebook/dp/B0F4LS82GP/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ojfCZdFhGeSonfwXSf3xF94oZBATbc5ZRWAXdBAv4oZP4Ta63Idwzja-XlBPG5aT48gLr56hF8riaUz_kEx2wJDuWN_lxjZu_Xq0RksPayiD_yQBNpJ7Kl7ZKgqA5FjgupYT3AadNpvINnEdr019HwU_sCMh-CIzTNvocHCcQyZbxxwZOusCtf5ad9F8BoaQFR79l8P-VEe7iQjWb96Hf4g6UxVx0qkKAaDgW51KmcY.J_luIXHIpVGZzLlfWazMhVF4P9AOSRN6_XRzJlJf9KM&dib_tag=se&qid=1761784668&refinements=p_27%3ARick+Walker&s=digital-text&sr=1-1Rick's Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@rickwalkertx/podcasts📺 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@christianbaxter_ytbecome a channel member to financially support the work of Yours Truly: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts: Yours Truly Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yours-truly-podcast/id1751129283https://chrbaxteryt.podbean.com/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVdyuKdUJ45CuLY-O7c5ADb9e96YkCvPBTimestamps:0:00 Intro – Why meaning requires struggle5:30 The lore of Rick Walker and “This Little Corner”14:00 The Peterson–Pageau lineage and the meaning crisis27:10 Step 1: Choose a Worthy Enemy45:50 Men Without Chests – Love, strength, and moral courage1:03:00 Aim High – The cost of mediocrity1:19:20 Identity, failure, and faith1:36:00 Meaning after the collapseMentioned:Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, Paul VanderKlay, John Vervaeke, C.S. Lewis, Alexander the Great, Chesterton, Charlie Kirk,
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1 week ago
1 hour 23 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
Choosing Penelope: From LA to Louisiana and the Myth of Going Home | Yours Truly Podcast
James Taylor Foreman returns to the Yours Truly Podcast to talk about faith, homecoming, and the New Renaissance he calls Techno-Rural. After years in Los Angeles, he and his wife left Hollywood for Louisiana—choosing marriage, meaning, and decay over abstraction, ambition, and illusion.We talk about his viral essays “Choosing Penelope” and “The New Renaissance Will Be Techno-Rural”, the symbolic act of rebuilding his father’s house, why the local reverses entropy, and how marriage and place can become the new frontier for spiritual renewal.It’s a conversation about re-enchantment, modern exile, and the beauty that still lives in small towns.⏱ Chapters00:00 - Intro – Why James Left LA02:17 - Moving From Los Angeles to Louisiana06:28 - The Myth of Penelope and Choosing Decay13:45 - Marriage as Metaphor and the Meaning of Home21:34 - The Techno-Rural Vision33:02 - Entropy, Beauty, and the Local47:50 - Cleaning Your Father’s House56:15 - The South, History, and Re-enchantment1:08:03 - Church Buildings, Decay, and Renewal1:19:45 - The Machine and Our Relationship With Technology1:33:10 - Embodiment, Faith, and Wisdom1:42:26 - The Future of “The Metaphor”1:47:55 - Closing Reflections & OutroMentioned & ReferencedJonathan Pageau (@JonathanPageau )Paul VanderKlay (@PaulVanderKlay )Jordan Hall (@JordanGreenhall )Paul Kingsnorth, “The Machine” @PKingsnorth Jordan Peterson @JordanBPeterson The Metaphor (Substack by James Taylor Foreman)📖 Follow James Taylor ForemanSubstack: https://themetaphor.substack.com🎙 Follow Christian Baxter / Yours Truly PodcastYou can find Christian hanging out in these places https://x.com/chrbaxter_ythttps://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?Podcast linkshttps://chrbaxteryt.podbean.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yours-truly-podcast/id1751129283💠 Support the Channel + Become a MemberJoin Channel Memberships to support thoughtful, rooted content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 53 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
From Postmodern Chaos to Communion | Leaving NYU, Wokeness, and the Self-Made - Randos Adam & Wambui
In this episode of Yours Truly I sit down with Adam and Wambui for some Conversation Craft, — two people who met across continents and found Christ through the ruins of modern spirituality, the chaos of academia, and the burnout of Silicon Valley optimization.Wambui’s story begins in Nairobi and winds through NYU and the self-designed religion of postmodern life — yoga, myth, therapy, and self-curation — until everything collapsed.Adam’s story runs through the hyper-productivity of startup culture — quantified self, meditation-as-performance, the endless search for “flow.”Both hit the same wall: the exhaustion of being their own gods.We talk about:NYU, wokeness, and the failure of self-made meaningSilicon Valley spirituality and the religion of optimizationWhy “build your own religion” always breaksOrthodoxy, liturgy, and the beauty of a faith that doesn’t center on the selfThe mystery of Communion as healing for a fractured digital worldThis isn’t a conversion story as much as it is a mirror — for anyone trying to make sense of their own collapse and renewal in the postmodern world.From Postmodern Chaos to Communion isn’t just a title — it’s the movement of this whole conversation.Mentioned in this EpisodeMoralistic Therapeutic Deism and Modern CollapseSilicon Valley EschatologyOrthodox Liturgy and the Beauty of LimitsJordan Peterson, Paul VanderKlay, and the Estuary conversationThe “Algorithm of Salvation”Support the Work🔹 Join Channel Membership to support the channel finacially!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join🔹 Follow on Substack & Xhttps://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt🔹 Podcast on Podbean & Applehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yours-truly-podcast/id1751129283https://chrbaxteryt.podbean.com/
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 57 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
When the Background Religion Breaks | Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and the American Soul
America’s unspoken civil religion — be nice, feel good, God’s chill — has crashed.In this conversation, Sam Tideman (Transfigured) and I trace the rise and fall of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, the “default faith” of modern America. From Harvard Unitarianism to megachurch moralism, from the Chicago World’s Fair to the Jordan Peterson wave, we explore what happens when the background religion of “nice” stops working — and what comes next.🎙️ Guest: Sam Tiedeman – Host of Transfigured @transfigured3673 📺 Watch Sam’s MTD series:• Part 1 – The Forgotten History of Moralistic Therapeutic Deismhttps://youtu.be/5eHYMzanOvs?si=d_hUAfvIg7LrVc9M• Part 2 – Does Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Still Exist?https://youtu.be/XZfOfq6NJ4Y?si=oApWtsIJSjdecLD7@MarkDParker Live Stream Mentioned with Sam @transfigured3673 link: https://www.youtube.com/live/HNoaLoVLFsQ?si=Cey0iD9HKgau8_DBBecome Channel Member to support the work of Yours Truly & Converesation Craft:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/joinfollow me on X: https://twitter.com/chrbaxter_yt—Listen on Podbean & Apple Podcastshttps://chrbaxteryt.podbean.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yours-truly-podcast/id1751129283
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1 month ago
2 hours 8 minutes

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Flattened Pastors, Nihilistic Piety, and the Loss of Sacred Office
Ross Byrd returns to the Yours Truly Podcast for a heavy but necessary conversation. We wrestle with what it really means when pastors fall — not just “a sinner like the rest of us,” but men entrusted with sacred office, whose failures ripple through families, churches, and communities.We dig into Ross’s Patient Kingdom essay on the cliché “There but for the grace of God go I” — asking whether that phrase short-circuits deeper honesty about betrayal, shame, and the costly road back to trust. Along the way we examine Carl Lentz’s story, the revolving door of evangelical scandals, and the flattening of pastoral authority into what Ross calls “nihilistic piety.”This episode is not about gossip or cynicism. It’s about telling the truth: grace is not a hall pass, forgiveness is not the same as restored trust, and sacred office is more than private accountability.Mentioned • Ross Byrd – https://substack.com/@rossbyrd?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile • Carl Lentz & Lights On podcast: @lightsonwithcarllentz • Evangelical scandals: Ravi Zacharias, Bill Hybels, Steve Lawson, Robert Morris • Scripture: 1 Timothy, Acts, GenesisKey Ideas• Sacred office isn’t interchangeable with personal piety.• “Grace” without truth or trust becomes hollow.• Confession belongs in the light, not just in private.• Restoration is costly — it takes time, patience, and truth-telling.👉 If this conversation resonates, please subscribe, share, or consider becoming a channel member to support longform work like this: Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join
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1 month ago
1 hour 44 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
From Pixels to Presence: The Meyers in Conversation Craft on Yours Truly
Conversation Craft — Ep. 129: The MeyersFaith, family, and conversation as a craft.Miles and Rebecca Meyers (of Our View from the Plains) share their journey—from early grief and a rocky start to marriage, to rediscovering a call to ministry and building a household shaped by prayer, table, and church. They talk candidly about repentance, identity, and how to move from one-time “conversion moments” to a way of life rooted in practice and ritual.Find the Meyers: ​⁠@OurViewFromThePlains (YouTube)⸻Support the workJoin channel memberships • Substack • Podcast feed • Social links⸻Notes (from the conversation): their channel mission and “table → sacraments” frame; their family story and “where do we go from here?”; cultivation over one-off conversion; the “Friday concert / Saturday conference / Sunday liturgy” hierarchy; and “Sundays are holy.” 🎯 Core Episode Tags • Miles and Rebecca Meyers • Our View from the Plains • Conversation Craft podcast • Yours Truly Podcast • Christian Baxter⸻🏠 Faith & Family Tags • Christian parenting • Marriage and faith • Homeschooling and theology • Family discipleship • Passing down the faith • Christian family legacy • Raising kids in faith⸻✝️ Theological / Ecclesial Tags • Eucharist vs communion • Sacramental Protestantism • Sunday is holy • Call and response liturgy • Christian tradition and submission • Conversion vs cultivation • Practicing the faith • Legacy of the church fathers⸻🌐 Digital / Corner Tags • This Little Corner of the Internet • Symbolic World community • Estuary conference • Digital vs embodied church • Online Christian community⸻📈 Broad SEO Reach Tags • Faith and culture podcast • Christian YouTube channels • Christianity in modern America • Protestant sacramental theology • Christian family stories
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1 month ago
2 hours 19 minutes

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Rangers in the Wild: TLC, Midwest Estuary, and a Catholic Conversion — @Neal_Daedalus
Neil Daedalus joins me to trace a journey from Jordan Peterson’s Genesis lectures and Sam Harris debates, through Jung, grief, and a searing encounter at Mass, to entering the Catholic Church. We get into Babylon 5’s “Rangers” as a living metaphor for TLC, why Gen Z’s arena feels more political than personal, video games as training-grounds for agency, resentment/journaling as shadow work, and why grace (not optimization) breaks the frame. Along the way: PVK, Midwest Estuary, Jordan Hall, Mary Harrington, and the uneasy dance between individuation and personhood. To support the work of the channel you can do this throygh YouTube channel memberships:Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/joinCheck out the work @Neal_Daedalus is doing on his channel!Follow me over on X and Substack:https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt?s=21https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profilePeople & works mentionedJordan Peterson (Genesis lectures), Sam Harris (“What Is Truth?”), Joe Rogan, John Vervaeke, Paul VanderKlay (PVK), Jordan Hall, Mary Harrington, Rigel Thurston, Hector Avalos (The Bad Jesus), Babylon 5 (J. Michael Straczynski), ACTS/RCIA, Novus Ordo & TLM.
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1 month ago
1 hour 55 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
Henry’s Rando: Black-Pilled by Comic Culture, Re-Humanized by Conversation
Guest: Henry ​⁠@Unfocusedfaiththoughts — a first rando telling of his story: nominal Christian home, rare congenital birth condition, a grandmother’s steady love, youth-group altar-call anxiety, getting black-pilled by comic-book culture wars, COVID isolation, college + ecclesial anxiety, and finding Peterson/PVK, House of Woo, and the spirit of play that rebuilt agency. We talk LEGO as imaginal practice, being the “responsible sibling,” teaching high school, and why randos still matter.Why this matters: Not every conversion comes with fireworks. Henry’s is about fidelity, friendship, and slow agency online.People & channels mentioned • Paul VanderKlay (PVK) • House of Woo • Jordan Peterson (Genesis lectures) • Neil “Daedalus” • Ethan Kahi • Grim Griz • Matt C / Kyrie / God’s Dog (context: comics + corner) • Andrew Peterson (song mention context)ThemesNominal to faithful; suffering to meaning; culture war fatigue - humane conversation; play lot agency; baptismal identity greater than altar-call theatrics.Support & links • Become a channel member to help me host more randos + essays Join: youtube.com/@christianbaxter_yt/joinLink: Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join • Podcast feed + socials: Substack: https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profileX: https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt?s=21The Yours Truly Podcast, please check it out. https://www.podbean.com/pi/pbblog-y77sn-117e7a0 • Guest: https://youtube.com/@unfocusedfaiththoughts?si=rBbGilWonxHMUpPGHashtags#RandoStory #SymbolicTheology #PVKCorner #LEGO #EcclesialAnxiety #JordanPeterson #ComicsCulture #Baptism
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1 month ago
1 hour 59 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
Yours Truly Live - Charlie Kirk’s affect on GenZ Men
@PresidentFoxman - Substack in response to to Charlie Kirk’s Death: https://open.substack.com/pub/presidentfoxman/p/its-been-a-tough-few-days?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios@AphraelPilotson stream on the thoughts after Kirk’s death - https://www.youtube.com/live/fpzfP1MUT80?si=79Wt6farcfk_tMXNPlaylist of my other conversations with the panelists: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVdyuKdUJ45AWbbDC65gmQlQkz5I4nvTU&si=fBGyAjp6R_jHUeoY
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1 month ago
1 hour 59 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
Coming Out of the Lurk: Courtney Trotter on Orthodoxy, Youth Ministry, and the Spirit of Big Eva
In this conversation, Christian welcomes Courtney Trotter—a Beeson Seminary MDiv, language nerd (Greek/Hebrew), youth-ministry veteran, and now an Orthodox catechumen—to talk about growing up Southern Baptist on the Gulf Coast, discovering creed and calendar, and why “church that doesn’t feel like church” quietly hollowed out our formation. We trace Courtney’s path from Beeson through youth ministry, the shock of DEI language inside a church context, and the slow, estuarial work of hospitality-driven evangelism in North Carolina’s Triangle. Along the way: Jordan Peterson, Verveke’s 4Ps, “Big Eva,” the trend-train of worship, and how catechesis + liturgy give people a faith they can sing at a deathbed.My substack about “Sacrotheonomy” - https://open.substack.com/pub/christianbaxteryt/p/sacrotheonomy-a-long-remembering?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Intro: Courtney Trotter & coming out of the lurk05:30 – Growing up Southern Baptist with Brazilian–Jewish roots12:45 – Called to ministry & early love for the Bible20:10 – Beeson Seminary, languages, and interdenominational formation28:20 – Youth ministry in a liturgical Baptist church36:00 – Jordan Peterson pipeline → Verveke’s 4Ps → youth discipleship44:50 – Moving to Durham: culture shock in the Research Triangle55:10 – DEI framework clashes with baptism call in youth group1:05:40 – From startup church culture to estuarial table ministry1:17:00 – Why “church that doesn’t feel like church” fails seekers1:28:20 – Deathbed hymnody & the case for stable liturgy1:40:00 – AI in church planting, techno-theocracy, and sacramental ontologyPeople and Organizations mentioned:Jordan Peterson; John Vervaeke (4Ps of knowing); Tim Keller/Gordon-Conwell; ARC / Acts29 / TGC; Alister McGrath; Tom Holland (anti-Christianity thesis); DEI / “safe space”; Real Presence; Revised Common Lectionary; Orthodox catechumenate.#Orthodoxy #Evangelicalism #Liturgy #YouthMinistry #JordanPeterson #Verveke #BigEva #DEI #Catechesis #BeesonSeminary
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2 months ago
1 hour 52 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
The Belong-Apocalypse // The Fellowship of the Spirit
Become a channel member to help support the channel!Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/joinRoundtable Participants on YouTube @Landbeorht @greyhamilton52 @Freerilian On Xhttps://x.com/landbeorht?s=21https://x.com/g_m_h_?s=21https://x.com/freerilian?s=21https://x.com/clevergull?s=21
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2 months ago
1 hour 48 minutes

The Yours Truly Podcast
Voice Over Exit: Aaron Renn on Re-Building Protestant Institutions in the Negative World
Aaron Renn from ​⁠@TheAaronRennShow joins Christian Baxter to chart a post-Keller, post-Driscoll landscape. We dissect Renn’s Negative World thesis, his call to “use your voice, not the exit,” why Redeemed Zoomer’s “Silicon-Valley-tier ambition” ruffles feathers, and how America’s reflex to exit rather than reform shapes churches, cities, and schools.Key topics:• Why the Young-Restless-Reformed moment cooled off• Mainline “Operation Reconquista” vs. endless schisms• Masculinity, the Manosphere, and evangelical blind spots• Act 60 school consolidation, civic health, & rural revitalization• Jordan Peterson “eating the church’s lunch” and what pastors can learnChapters00:00 Intro & Renn bio05:12 Young-Restless-Reformed post-mortem17:45 Voice vs Exit—Hirschman’s frame32:10 Redeemed Zoomer & Reconquista playbook44:55 Masculinity, servant-leadership reconsidered56:40 Jordan Peterson, AI trust & digital frontiers1:08:15 Rural schools, Act 60 & civic renewal1:19:00 Hope index for 20501:25:40 Rapid-fire close & resources(adjust timecodes once final edit is locked)Mentioned: Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, Redeemed Zoomer, Jordan Peterson, Paul VanderKlay, Bethel McGrew, Albert Hirschman.👥 Support & Connect• Support the channel: Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join• Substack: https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile• Twitter/X: https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt?s=21• Guest: https://www.aaronrenn.com | Life in the Negative World🛎️ Like, subscribe, and share to keep thoughtful conversations alive.
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3 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 32 seconds

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Growing at the Speed of Relationships – Cassidy VanderKamp on Breakwater 2025
EVENT INFORMATION: Breakwater Festival Culemborg, The Netherlands: November 7-9 2025Crowdfunding/Pre-sale ticket link: https://igg.me/at/BackingBreakwaterBreakwater Email: contact.breakwater@gmail.comBreakwater Discord: https://discord.gg/8DQr77MR33Cassidy VanderKamp returns to Yours Truly to preview the 4th Breakwater Festival (Nov 7-9 | Kattenburg, NL)—the estuary-style gathering born in Paul VanderKlay’s “This Little Corner.”Why it matters: Cassidy calls the original online estuary meet-ups “life-changing” and now hopes to “grow at the speed of relationships,” scaling conversations from Discord to embodied community. We unpack:• How Breakwater flips internet culture into flesh-and-blood hospitality• The new “naturally grungy” factory venue & speaker lineup (Joseph Foley, Nathan Jacobs, Jelle Houtman)• Crowdfunding model (tickets at cost, extras like a speaker-dinner & retreat housing)• Lessons from estuary hubs in NL, Germany & the UK—and why sustainability still matters• Moving from deconstruction to deeper faith, and why neutral “meaning spaces” help seekers reconnect to church lifeChapters00:00 Intro & Cassidy’s estuary origin story05:40 “Life-changing” online Randos08:10 Growing at the speed of relationships17:30 Truth-seeking vs. “capital-T truth” showdowns24:30 What Europe’s estuary leaders need next36:00 Why Breakwater 2025 picked a ‘naturally grungy’ venue44:15 Speaker roster & cross-pollination theme50:00 Crowdfunding perks & how to attend56:30 Closing encouragement & contact info(adjust once the final edit is locked)Mentioned: Paul VanderKlay, John van Donk, Taylor Swift, Jordan Peterson, Joseph Foley, Nathan Jacobs, Jelle Houtman, Christopher Hitchens.👥 Support & Connect• Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join • Substack: https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?utm_source=user-menu• Twitter/X: https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt
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3 months ago
56 minutes 35 seconds

The Yours Truly Podcast
From NPC to Agency: Grey’s Journey into Faith and Meaning
Grey Hamilton—college tennis coach, husband, father, and rando from This Little Corner—joins me to share the long, winding story of how he moved from divorced-family disillusionment and elite achievement into Christian discipleship, awakening through Jordan Peterson and the TLC community.Raised without deep roots in church, Grey pursued excellence in tennis from childhood, eventually playing Division I at Ole Miss and entering the professional circuit. But his journey is far more than a sports story—it’s one of father wounds, cultural dislocation, relational idols, psychedelic descent, and personal resurrection.We walk through: • Grey’s early family fractures and his mom’s post-hippie secular progressivism • His friendship with a steadfast Christian teammate • A college romance with a rooted Southern Christian family • The Peterson pipeline and awakening through “12 Rules for Life” • His mushroom trip and the experience of unmoored identity and divine reorientation • His struggle to integrate faith with vocation • And the present tension: discerning where and how to plant roots for his family after losing his job at BaylorWe end with a deep dialogue about generational presence, community, sacred memory, and the weight of choosing place over platform in an era where meaning has been traded for mobility.🕰️ Timestamps00:00 Intro – Grey Hamilton, rando from TLC02:30 Growing up in Pinehurst, NC – sports, divorce, and secular drift14:00 Tennis becomes life – success, loneliness, and escapism26:15 College & culture shock – from Columbia to Ole Miss36:20 Meeting Rob – a real Christian friend amid a team of atheists44:10 Awakening begins – Peterson, humility, and curiosity51:00 Dating Savannah – gospel witness through family and relationship58:00 Losing idols – breakup, injury, and collapse1:07:15 The mushroom trip – seeing beyond attachment and self1:17:30 From secular NPC to sacramental seeker1:25:00 What Paul VanderKlay, Peugeot, and TLC unlocked1:33:00 Working at Baylor – the promise and the disillusionment1:42:15 Job loss and the wilderness – how to discern what’s next1:51:30 Should we stay or go? Generational trauma, place, and permanence2:01:00 What makes a good life? Local roots and eternal vision⸻🎙️ Guests Mentioned / Referenced • Paul VanderKlay • Jordan Peterson • Jonathan Pageau • John Vervaeke • Rob Henderson • Kale Zelden • Dallas Willard • CS Lewis • John Mark Comer • Ian McGilchrist • Jordan Hall • Ross Bird • Ryan Peterson (Grey’s old coach)⸻📌 Stay Connected🔔 Subscribe: @christianbaxter_yt💬 Join the conversation in the comments💒 Support rooted ministry & digital witness: Join as a Channel Member: Join this channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt?s=21📖 Substack: https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt?r=433pnb&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
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3 months ago
2 hours 7 minutes 45 seconds

The Yours Truly Podcast
Midwest, Miracles, and Meaning: A Conversation with Free Rilian | Yours Truly Podcast
In this episode of Yours Truly, I sit down with Nick—better known as Free Rilian—for a longform conversation about growing up in small-town Illinois, navigating revival culture, and trying to find God in the middle of depression, disappointment, and spiritual confusion.Nick shares his deeply personal story—from early days in a charismatic church and the soul-numbing pressures of purity culture, to chasing identity through performance, ministry, and eventually the promise of healing at Bethl’s School of Supernatural Ministry. Along the way, we talk about Jordan Peterson, fatherhood, the haunting beauty of old family land, and the surprising grace of Anglican liturgy.This isn’t a hot take. It’s a testimony. Honest, funny, raw, and full of the ache for something real.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro & Who is Free Rilian?03:20 – Growing up in revival-town Illinois06:45 – Pentecostal roots, prophetic women, and family salvation stories13:50 – The quiet wound of an absent father in church19:00 – Porn, shame, and the moralistic trap29:00 – “What if she breaks up with me?” – High school heartbreak and the descent34:00 – “God, I want to do this your way” – prayer and a slow climb back36:00 – Worship as David’s harp in the dark40:00 – Years at Bethl: chasing healing in the charismatic machine48:00 – Discovering Peterson, truth-telling, and deconstruction54:00 – Making the leap in a St. Louis restaurant58:00 – Working as a janitor, listening to every Peterson lecture1:03:00 – Sacraments, symbols, and the real presence of God1:08:00 – Why Nick became Anglican1:14:00 – Apostles Creed & Chill1:18:00 – Local life, home, family, and the death of small towns1:27:00 – On Midwest estuary and the TLC subculture1:32:00 – Holding onto land, family legacy, and resisting fragmentation1:40:00 – What we lose when everything becomes fair1:50:00 – From synths to sacraments: reclaiming tradition1:58:00 – Final reflectionsMentioned:– Jordan Peterson– Jonathan Pageau– Paul VanderKlay– Matt C– Bethel Redding / BSSM– Apostles Creed Bar & Chill– Midwestuary 2025https://www.midwestuary.com/📍 Stay connected:☕ Support the channel & become a member: youtube.com/@christianbaxter_yt/join🐦 Follow me on X: https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt🎧 Podcast on Spotify/Apple: The Yours Truly Podcast
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4 months ago
1 hour 59 minutes 14 seconds

The Yours Truly Podcast
Always Somewhere Else: Chronic Displacement, Faith, and Coming Home | Yours Truly Pod
🎙 Episode 118 — Always Somewhere Else: Chronic Displacement, Faith, and Coming Home🎧 DESCRIPTIONIn this deeply personal episode, Christian and Meg Baxter reflect on the emotional toll of chronic travel, the impact of arrested development, and the long road home—to marriage, family, and faith. Prompted by a quote from a Chris Williamson interview with members of the band Underøath, they explore how Christian's past in touring worship bands and recent years as a travel nurse have shaped their relationship and spiritual life.From NICU trauma to marriage fatigue, from fan culture in Christian music to the quiet pain of disconnection, this conversation is as raw as it is redemptive. It’s a love story shaped by absence and return, confession and rebuilding—a testimony of grace that can only come from living it all the way through.Whether you're wrestling with your own version of "chronic displacement," or trying to abide more fully where you are, we invite you into this honest space.⏱️ Episode ThemesThe Quote That Hit Us – Chronic displacement, fight-or-flight, and life on the roadTouring, Marriage, and Arrested Development – How early ministry shaped usThe Cost of Absence – Travel nursing, disconnection, and placelessnessComing Full Circle – Returning to the NICU where our daughter was bornPostpartum and the Fog of Shame – Meg’s honest reflection on bonding and griefConfession and Collapse – When truth shattered everything and became the path to healingLearning to Come Home – Reintegration, small talk, and invisible laborFaith After Failure – Why Christian still believes after betrayal, burnout, and brokennessPeace in the Valley – Meg on unshakable peace and the presence of God in darknessThe Practice of the Better – Ending with poetry, presence, and a vision for wholeness👥 PEOPLE MENTIONED– Chris Williamson (Modern Wisdom) @ChrisWillx – Underøath (Spencer Chamberlain & Aaron Gillespie) @underoathmusic – Jordan Peterson @JordanBPeterson – Esther Perel– Michael Tate (DC Talk / Newsboys)– Jonathan Pageau @JonathanPageau 📌 JOIN THE COMMUNITY🕊️ Become a channel member: Join Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join Follow on X: 📝 Subscribe to the Substack: https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt🎧 Listen to Yours Truly wherever you get podcasts🌐 Website: [Coming Soon]
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4 months ago
1 hour 56 minutes 18 seconds

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Monoculture Is Dead, and So Is the Consensus: Kale Zelden on Rebuilding Meaning | Yours Truly Pod
Become a channel member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/joinMidwestery 2025 and the “Fellowship of the Spirit”event link: https://www.midwestuary.com/🧑‍💻 Guest:Kale ZeldenCatholic educator, writer, and cultural commentator📰 UnHerd Author Page: https://unherd.com/author/kale-zelden/?us🧠 YouTube Channel: @thekalezelden on X: https://x.com/kalezelden
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4 months ago
1 hour 55 minutes 35 seconds

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The Peterson Pipeline: How the Internet Is Reshaping Evangelical Theology
A conversation on "The Meaning of Things" myth, and the search for an embodied, symbolic faith.📺Jordan Peterson and the Gospel: Where Evangelicals Are Headed NextWhat happens when archetypes meet the altar? In this longform conversation with Eric Benjamin @meaningofthings we trace how Jordan Peterson's symbolic lens is influencing evangelical theology, confession, and spiritual formation. From the rise of internet spirituality to in-the-trenches church leadership, we explore the hunger for meaning reshaping the evangelical imagination — and why the gospel must remain more than myth, but not less than one. We wrestle with the question: Is the future of evangelicalism symbolic, sacramental, or something deeper still?🔔 Subscribe and become a channel member to support more conversations like this.channel membership link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Intro + The Symbolic World Summit and Evangelical CrosscurrentsChristian reflects on the emerging overlap between Peterson’s ideas and evangelical influencers like Ruslan and “What Do You Meme.”12:30 – Confession, Collapse, and Archetypal AwakeningA personal story of failure, sacrifice, and how ancient symbols can become painfully real.24:10 – Are Stories Just Symbols? Evangelical Bible Reading ReconsideredEric and Christian examine the difference between moral lessons and spiritually participatory narratives.34:55 – Jordan Peterson, Ladder Theology, and the Limits of Self-Help ChristianityA critique of archetypal religion that tries to climb to God rather than receiving grace from Him.46:40 – From Worship Teams to Embodied Faith: Can the Church Recover Participation?Why worship isn’t just music — and how structure and liturgy create space for real presence.58:15 – The Role of Communion in Non-Sacramental ChurchesWhat does it mean when even low-church pastors admit “our communion sucks”?1:10:20 – Discipleship, Gardens, and the Fractals of WorshipFrom prayer journals to baking bread, how small, embodied acts shape a whole theology.1:22:40 – Can Peterson Ever Walk Through the Door?Peterson holds the door open for seekers — but can he ever fully step through?1:33:15 – Hell, Healing, and Rebuilding Self-Respect After SinChristian shares how telling the truth didn’t fix everything — but started the path back.1:42:30 – The Archetype and the Flesh: Why Jesus Must Be More Than a PatternThe gospel isn’t just a model to imitate — it’s a person to follow, trust, and be saved by.🧠 Guests & Mentions:Eric Benjamin @meaningofthings Paul VanderKlayJonathan PageauJordan PetersonTim Mackie (BibleProject)Michael HeiserJohn VervaekeRuslanWhat Do You Meme📌 Join the conversation:🔗 Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/join🎙️ The Yours Truly Podcast → https://www.youtube.com/@christianbaxter_yt🐦 Twitter/X → https://x.com/chrbaxter_yt📬 Substack → https://substack.com/@christianbaxteryt
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4 months ago
1 hour 56 minutes 29 seconds

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Cory Kobel: Bridging Tradition and Modern Faith Practices | The Yours Truly Pod
Ever felt the pull of something ancient in the middle of modern life? In this episode, Cory shares his journey from a Baptist upbringing into the deep tradition of Catholicism. We talk about how the Eucharist became a turning point for him, why liturgy isn’t just ceremony, and what it means to recover sacred rhythms in a world that rarely slows down.Key Topics Covered:Understanding Liturgy: How liturgical practices shape our worship experiences.The Eucharist Explained: Why the Eucharist holds a central role in Catholic worship and its impact on faith.Tradition vs. Modernity: Balancing age-old practices with contemporary spiritual needs in today’s world.Community in Faith: The importance of connecting with others and fostering a sense of belonging in diverse Christian denominations.Whether you're a lifelong Christian, exploring your faith, or curious about the dialogue between different traditions, this conversation offers valuable insights into how we can navigate our faith journeys together.Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more enlightening conversations about faith, worship, and community!Connect with Christian:X: https://x.com/chrbaxter_ytBecome a Channel Member! --- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5SNBfTo4umhjYz6M0Jsmg/joinJoin the conversation in the comments!#CoryKobel #Christianity #Liturgy #Eucharist #FaithJourney #Catholicism #Tradition #Community #ModernFaith
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4 months ago
1 hour 56 minutes 10 seconds

The Yours Truly Podcast