Favored or Forsaken: Celebrity Christians

In the wake of news about Carl Lentz, we’re taking a broader look at celebrity Christian culture. In this episode, we deconstruct the difference between celebrity Christians and Christian celebrities, as well as discuss their rise to power, the different standards we hold them to and potential checks and balances that would solve all our problems.MENTIONS How Great Is Our God - Louie Giglio Sermon Carl Lentz Leaked Audio Rise of Christian Celebrities Vox Article Hot Pastor Problem Article Make Pastors Uncool Again Post Jan Karon Party Playlist Pondering Playlist The Preacher’s Wife by Kate C. Bowler FAVORED OF THE MONTH Knox - Books: Jesus and John Wayne Jamie - Music: Leslie Odom Jr.’s Simply Christmas and The Christmas Album | Penny and Sparrow’s Christmas Songs | A Charlie Brown Christmas instrumental Vince Guaraldi Trio Erin - Web Stuff: @blackliturgies | @liturgiesforparents | @katecbowler BIBLE BINGE SEMINARYOur Patreon supporters can get full access to ad free Bible Binge Classic episodes, Bible Scholar QTNAs, monthly Sacred Cinema episodes, Faith Adjacent book club, and more! Become a partner.SHOW SPONSORS Cru: For only $21 a month, you can provide three people with Bibles each and every month. And because Cru is so awesome, they’ll send you a Fearfully and Wonderfully Weird Bible Binge tote for your donation! Go to give.cru.org/BibleBinge to donate and get your tote! Faithful Counseling: Faithful Counseling wants you to start living a happier life TODAY. Visit FaithfulCounseling.com/biblebinge to join the over 500,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional and get 10% off. THE POPCASTCheck out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie.It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist.Follow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram| Twitter| Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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