Since 2012, Vischer has recorded more than 440 episodes of the “ Holy Post ,” a weekly podcast that he co-hosts with his friend, Christian author and speaker Skye Jethani. The show has also spawned videos about race, politics and the history of the evangelical movement, drawing millions of views.
Phil Vischer was born June 16, 1966 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. For three semesters, Vischer attended St. Paul Bible College (currently known as Crown College); around that time, he also worked at a small Christian video production company.
How many episodes of the Holy Post have there been?
Since 2012, Vischer has recorded more than 440 episodes of the “ Holy Post ,” a weekly podcast that he co-hosts with his friend, Christian author and speaker Skye Jethani. The show has also spawned videos about race, politics and the history of the evangelical movement, drawing millions of views.
Is there such a thing as a ‘holy post’?
The answer, it turns out, is yes. Since 2012, Vischer has recorded more than 440 episodes of the “ Holy Post ,” a weekly podcast that he co-hosts with his friend, Christian author and speaker Skye Jethani. The show has also spawned videos about race, politics and the history of the evangelical movement, drawing millions of views.
Is ‘holy post’ turning millennials into ‘VeggieTales kids’?
While the early audience for “Holy Post” was largely made up of “VeggieTales” fans, in recent years the podcast has increasingly spoken to millennial evangelicals who have been turned off by developments in the movement — “VeggieTales kids,” Vischer calls them, whose spiritual development he still sees as his responsibility.
Episode 496: The Embrace of Tyrants & the Despair of Pastors
A scary number of Americans now say violence may be necessary to fix the country. A new report looks at what combination of beliefs cause a person to endorse political violence, and why it’s more common on the right.
Episode 495: The False Gospel of Democracy with Robert Tracy McKenzie
Should churches stop live-streaming their services and return to in-person worship? A recent editorial by Tish Harrison Warren has gotten a lot of negative reactions from chronically ill and disabled people who value online worship.
Episode 494: Falwell Fallout & How Not to Read the Bible with Dan Kimball
Jerry Falwell Jr. is doing damage control following his profile in Vanity Fair (discussed at length in last month’s French Friday episode). He’s even posted a statement of faith affirming his Christian beliefs.
What was the Holy Post inspired by?
The inspiration for the “Holy Post” actually predates Vischer’s becoming a household name in evangelical Christian culture during the 1990s. The Bible school dropout — he flunked chapel — first pitched a David Letterman style talk show for teens but no one bit.
Who is Michael Agapito?
Michael Agapito, a seminary student who works at a Baptist housing ministry in Champaign, Illinois, has fond memories of watching “VeggieTales” with his parents, who are immigrants from the Philippines. The show, he said, encouraged kids “to think biblically about morals.”.
Is the Holy Post podcast on Vischer?
The answer, it turns out, is yes. Since 2012, Vischer has recorded more than 440 episodes of the “ Holy Post ,” a weekly podcast that he co-hosts with his friend, Christian author and speaker Skye Jethani.
Episode 11: The Crossover Episode
It’s a crossover event! On April 20th, the longest and shortest running Episcopal podcasts* took over Middle Way at the Church of Bethesda-By-The-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Listen as Popping Collars co-hosts, Greg Knight and Betsy Carmody, join us, Eli and Laura, to discuss how podcasting has informed the way we think about faith and […]
Episode 10: Being Truly at Rest with Michelle Diffenderfer
Today’s episode features Michelle Diffenderfer, a woman who wears many hats, from a wife and mother of two teen girls, to an entrepreneur/President of her law firm, and co-chair of West Palm Beach Mayor’s Task Force for Racial and Ethnic Equality. In her busy life, she’s found a balance of rest and adventure as a […]
Episode 9: Being Truly Willing with Christian Taylor
Christian Taylor, Co-host of the Holy Post Podcast weaves stories. In this episode, she shares tales of her life’s adventures and how they led her to jump whole-heartedly into creating a documentary (which she had never done before) about a French girl’s celebration, along with many other characters, of D-Day in Normandy–All because she was […]
