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Ep 248: Far Above All Rule and Authority | Ephesians 1:15-23

Podcast

I had the flu and Streamyard defaulted to my computer microphone, so I apologize for my voice! In this episode I discuss Paul’s comments in Ephesians 1:15-23, particularly 1:20-22, that ...

Ep 447: You Have No Right to Your Culture, with Bryan Caplan

Culture

Economist and author Bryan Caplan returns to discuss his latest book, You Have No Right to Your Culture. Bryan explains why genuine “cultural preservation” would require totalitarian control over children ...

Ep 247: History and Theology in Biblical Interpretation Debate with Jacob Winograd

Hermeneutics

This episode is a recording of a debate I had with Jacob Winograd in the fall of 2025 about whether history or theology should take priority in Biblical interpretation. I ...

Bible Stories

3 Important Bible Stories That Reframe the Immigration Question

Christian Ethics

3 Important Bible Stories That Reframe the Immigration Question We read many of these Bible stories as children, but we have failed to apply them to the issues of our ...

Ep 246: Wicked Shepards and Lost Sheep: Luke 15, Jeremiah 23, and Ezekiel 34

Podcast

In this episode I explore the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15:1-7 in which Jesus, directly responding to his critics, explains how his audience would leave ninety-nine sheep ...

Ep 446: The Jesus Invasion: Paul’s Apocalyptic Theology, with Nicholas Quient

Podcast

In a more theology-heavy discussion, the Libertarian Christian Podcast welcomed guest Rev. Nicholas Quient, pastor and New Testament PhD candidate, for a deep dive into apocalyptic theology in Pauline studies. ...

Ep 245: Galatians 4:1-7 and Deliverance from this Evil Age with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I talk with Cody Cook about his new book Delivered from This Present Evil Age where he argues that Galatians 4:1-7 portrays Christ defeating the spiritual powers which ...

From Lutheran Republican to Reformed Libertarian

Libertarianism

Series Introduction Not everyone is born a libertarian, and even those who were must come to it on their own terms. We believe in the importance of hearing the stories ...

Ep 445: The Forgotten Abolitionist: Reverend John Rankin’s Hidden Legacy

Podcast

Doug Stuart interviews Caleb Franz, author of The Conductor: The Story of Reverend John Rankin, Abolitionism’s Essential Founding Father. Franz shares the fascinating story of how he discovered and researched ...

Ep. 38: Faith, Finance, and the Meaning of Work, with David Bahnsen

Podcast

Faith Ventures welcomes David Bahnsen, founder of the Bahnsen Group of investors and financial planners. Today we explore the intersection of Christian faith, work, and economic stewardship in today’s marketplace. ...

Ep 244: Mark 10 Wrecks Modern Economic and Political Assumptions

Economics

In this episode I explore the economic and political consequences of two passages in Mark 10. I explain how modern progressive and conservative Christians implicitly assume the nineteenth-century nation state ...

A Libertarian’s Least Favorite Bible Verse

Libertarianism

When you’re a libertarian Christian, you keep a number of Scriptures on your theological Rolodex. We love to talk about 1 Samuel 8, where Israel asks God for a king ...

Ep 444: Books: a Biography, with Joel Miller

Podcast

In this episode, Cody Cook interviews Joel Miller, author of The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future. A former publishing executive, Miller reveals how books—far more ...

Anti-ICE Protesters Should Learn from MLK Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

Culture

Watching the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and other major cities, it is striking how enraged and utterly unrestrained the protesters appear. So many target ICE agents with shouted profanities, obscene ...

American Hegemony

American Hegemony — Do We Have a Right to Run the World?

Podcast

American Hegemony — Do We Have a Right to Run the World? Madeleine Albright once declared that America is the indispensable nation — that we stand tall and see further ...

Ep 243: Government is God’s Servant? Romans 13, Isaiah 10, and Jeremiah 25

Podcast

In this episode I discuss Paul’s statements in Romans 13:1-7 that governing authorities “are established by God” (Rm. 13:1) and that “rulers are servants of God” (13:6). I explain the ...

Ep 443: Trump’s Second First Year, explained through Mimetic Theory

Podcast

Doug welcomes back returning guest Jim Babka for a libertarian Christian deep dive into Donald Trump’s “second first year” in office. They walk through key events from 2025–26 and ask ...

Godliness, Investing, and Worthy Work, with Robin John

Podcast

Faith Ventures welcomes Robin John, co-founder and CEO of Eventide Financial, to explore what it truly means to honor God in the world of investing and business. Robin shares his ...

Ep 242: Is Libertarianism Right-Wing or Left-Wing?

Podcast

This episode features a debate I had with Cody Cook on LCI’s Greenroom, moderated by Jacob Winograd, where Cody and I debate whether libertarianism is compatible a right-wing or left-wing ...

Year End Review

Christian Year End Review 2025 — 3 Lessons on Faith, Politics, and What Actually Matters

Podcast

Christian Year End Review 2025 — 3 Lessons on Faith, Politics, and What Actually Matters If 2025 left you exhausted by politics, you are not alone — and that exhaustion ...

Endorsements

LCI Publications Endorsements Thanks for supporting upcoming releases from the Libertarian Christian Institute. We’re preparing multiple projects for 2026, including the Updated & Expanded edition of Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian ...

Ep 241: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism with Cody Libolt

Christian Worldview

In this episode I talk with Cody Libolt, writer, podcaster, and co-author of the new book Redeeming the West: A Christian Defense of Reason and Individualism. Cody defines both ‘reason’ and ...

Ep 442: From Incarnation to Ecclesia: Theology of the Lowly Body of Christ, with Javan Lapp

Podcast

Cody Cook sits down with Javan Lapp—a manufacturing executive, amateur historian, and Lancaster County keeper of goats—to explore the insights of 16th-century Anabaptist thinker Pilgram Marpeck into what it means ...

Ep 240: Could the Swiss Canton Model Solve the Israel/Palestine Conflict? with David Beito and Phil Saunders vs. Walter Block

Podcast

In this episode David Beito and Phil Saunders debate Walter Block on the Israel/Palestine conflict. David and Phil defend the proposition that a Swiss-style canton model of government could resolve ...

Ep 441: What Hath Geneva To Do With Ancapistan? with Gregory Baus

Podcast

LCI’s own Gregory Baus chats with Cody Cook about his journey to libertarianism and how it relates to his faith as a Reformed Christian. As an Anabaptist, Cody presents a ...

O Come Emmanuel

O Come Emmanuel: Why Christmas Is About Exile Before Celebration

Podcast

Ep. 114: O Come Emmanuel — Why Christmas Is About Exile Before Celebration Christmas is not primarily a celebration. It is a cry. Before it is Joy to the World, ...

Ep 239: Understanding Biblical Law with Dru Johnson

Podcast

In this episode Dr. Dru Johnson returns to discuss his new book Understanding Biblical Law: Skills for Thinking Through and With the Torah, out now on Baker. Dr. Johnson explains ...

Ep 440: MAGA Christianity and the Protestant Reformation, with Jacob Winograd

Podcast

In this episode of the Libertarian Christian Podcast, host Cody Cook and guest Jacob Winograd (host of Biblical Anarchy) dissect the provocative Dispatch article “Is MAGA Christianity True Christianity?” by ...

Ep. 36: Money Matters: Biblical Wisdom for Financial Freedom, with Stephen Dissette

Podcast

Faith Ventures welcomes Stephen Dissette, investment advisor and Navy veteran, for a heartfelt conversation about financial freedom, stewardship, and living out faith in business. Stephen Dissette shares the journey that ...

Ep 238: Hell Yes or Hell No? Annihilationism vs. ECT with Cody Cook

Podcast

In this episode I am joined once again by the great Cody Cook, this time to discuss the recent controversy regarding Kirk Cameron’s changing views of hell. Cameron defended the ...

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