Jeremy Pryor's Podcast

The 2 main positions on violence in Christianity are Just War Theory and Pacifism. I don't like either of them. In fact, I think there's a third way that really gets to the core of who we are as Christians in a way that I believe is most biblically accurate and true to our identity as followers of Christ. I'm calling it Missionalism, and it has MUCH more to do with fulfilling Jesus' instructions to us as believers to disciple the nations than it does with justifying violence or retreating from society, as the 2 main positions would have us do. Please know that this is Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, not Family Teams or 1KH...which means I often tease out things I'm thinking about, working on, and haven't fully wrapped my head around. Because of that I'd love to get your feedback in the comment section, either on Youtube or on my Substack. Thanks! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:21 Violence as a Christian 4:04 Just War Theory 6:19 Pacifism 7:59 A Parallel Government 11:44 Missionalism Resources Mentioned: The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801048494 --- Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Sometimes the only way to process enormous issues is to get the family together and have a deep conversation. That's just what Jeremy, April, Kelsey, and Elisa did in this episode, tackling divorce and family expectations, the enormous cost of not taking swamp hag symbolism seriously, and the biggest problem in the evangelical movement. This conversation will put you on the path toward answering these societal questions yourself from a grounded, Biblical point of view, and help to shift some cultural assumptions that you may accidentally have taken for granted. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:20 She almost divorced her husband over this 15:11 The most confusing verse in the New Testament? 43:24 We Stopped Fearing Swamp Hags and Society Collapsed 1:01:53 The Soft Underbelly of Evangelicalism --- Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor --- Resources Mentioned: House For Community: https://www.1kh.org/communitycoaching Story Formed Life: https://www.storyformedlife.org/ --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

I'm joined today by Johann Kurtz, author of the amazing new book Leaving a Legacy. We discuss the idea of the Thousand Year Family, and talk about what modern American families can learn from aristocratic families that have lasted hundreds (or more) years. This is a deep episode that covers everything from foundational beliefs and mindset about family, wealth, theology, and legacy, to a defense of nepotism versus meritocracy (seriously), to lessons from families that last for centuries. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:13 The Thousand Year Family 7:09 How To Pass On Great Wealth Without 17:26 Theology of Legacy 24:13 For Families Considering a Liquid Exit 34:44 Creating a Ruling Family 44:14 Defending Nepotism? Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Becoming Noble on Substack: https://substack.com/@becomingnoble Leaving a Legacy by Johann Kurtz: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2CK4M59/ --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Just as there are anti-christs who will come to take the place of Christ, I believe there could be anti-families that come to take the place of family. Now I'm not saying that corporations are antichrists. But I am saying that the analogy might hold. When we shifted the locus of economic activity from the family to this new entity called the corporation...what did that actually do to the family? I'd argue it did a lot. And if we want to have flourishing families that obey God's original mandate in Genesis 1:28, perhaps we need to start thinking about how we can build within our own multi-generational family instead of building another corporate entity. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:11 Are modern corporations The Anti-Family? 3:47 Why didn't God create corporations? 8:48 Corporations vs families Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Rory Groves Podcast Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPPClJbq2fc Take Back Your Family by Jeff Bethke: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400221765/ --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Sam Harris recently had Doug Wilson on his podcast where he brought up 2 "kill shots" against Christianity. One is women's right to vote. The other is slavery. While I think Doug did a decent job explaining household voting as a reasonable and ideal alternative to our current voting system, he left a LOT to be desired in his defence of Biblical slavery. The first conversation is good, and something we've talked about here at Family Teams, so I hope you'll watch it and get a sense of why household voting could work. But the second one is very important. Not because it's culturally relevant today, necessarily, but because so many atheists and libertarians think that there's a glaring moral hole in the Bible as it relates to slavery. We MUST be able to defend how the Bible talks about slavery, and I give my version of what I think Doug should have said here. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:43 Doug Wilson responds to whether women should vote 13:16 Boomers and individualism 17:28 How to think about slavery as Christians 36:54 The only abolitionists were Christians Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Sam Harris & Doug Wilson Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRQ6Tcw9maM JOIN THE FAMILY TEAMS ACCELERATOR: https://familyteams.com/accelerator --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Why is our culture obsessed with sex, race, and Israel? And what do these moral battles have in common? In this episode, we unpack a powerful biblical lens that explains our modern obsession with virtue-signaling and moral outrage. From pride flags to anti-racism campaigns to protests over Gaza, each movement taps into humanity's desperate need to feel good...to be one of the "good guys." But Scripture reveals that this hunger for moral justification isn't new; it began in the Garden of Eden. Discover how the gospel uniquely answers our craving for moral virtue, without hypocrisy, pride, or destruction. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:43 The Human Need to Be Seen as Good 4:50 Sexual Ethics and the New Morality 8:28 The Bible's Solution: Admitting We're The Baddies 11:49 Racism and the Modern Morality Game 15:13 Antisemitism and the Search for Moral Superiority 19:25 The Gospel as the Only Way Out Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

The shocking murder of Charlie Kirk has shaken many of us. But more than grief, it has unveiled something deeper. In this episode, Jeremy and Phil Cotnoir wrestle with what moments like this reveal: not just political tension, but the spiritual battle beneath it all. What do these "micro-apocalypses" show us about meaning, about the sacred order holding our society together, and about the false religions rising in our culture? Jeremy shares how his own thinking has been reshaped, why silence is no longer an option for Christians, and how we can respond with clarity, courage, and truth. This is a sobering yet hope-filled conversation you won't want to miss. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 0:44 Responding to Charlie Kirk's Murder and the Question of Meaning 3:06 The War Is Not Cultural but Religious 8:04 Why Christians Avoid Culture Wars 16:30 The Leftist Religion 21:06 The Sacred Order at the Heart of Every Civilization 27:07 The Danger of Mis-Categorizing Political vs. Religious Ideas 37:06 The Rise of Violence on Both Left and Post-Christian Right 39:22 Jesus as the Fulcrum of Nonviolence in Society Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: The War Is Not Cultural, It's Religious: https://jeremypryor.substack.com/p/the-war-is-not-cultural-its-religious --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

This episode breaks down 3 of the 10 surprising practices of multi-generational families that Jeremy has identified. From celebrating talent in big families (without relying on teachers/coaches/tutors/etc.), to protecting daughters from the degenerate culture of feminism, to setting up the family leadership under a respected and cherished patriarch and matriach...these things are counter-cultural, but that's what we need if we're ever going to build a multi-generational family. Today's culture certainly isn't building them! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 3:23 10 surprising practices 4:40 Celebrate talent through family showcases 10:12 Safeguard daughters from harm 18:24 Patriarch and matriarch Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Full article on Jeremy's Substack: https://jeremypryor.substack.com/p/10-surprising-practices-of-successful Mastery Contracts With Your Kids Episode: https://youtu.be/ACELRfqh6-I?si=nBuQ6sgMsAuGt90P&t=1844 --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

What's the big deal about thinking that people inherently struggle with wickedness in their heart (a Christian belief)? OK great, just some theology, right? Wrong. This one, seemingly innocuous question changes everything. In fact, it's at the core of the anti-Christian, anti-life, anti-wisdom movement that's unfolding with increasing speed in our world today. Jeremy and Sydney react to a couple all-time great takes by Dennis Prager, and discuss the importance of this one belief and how it shapes all of society. 🎧 Listen now to rethink what you believe about human nature, wisdom, and how to build a better future. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:29 Why There's So Much Moral Confusion In The World 16:47 Reversals of Reality in Snow White 24:12 What's Happened To Our Universities? 36:16 Individuals vs. Institutions 41:46 Christianity Made Murder Bad Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Dennis Prager on Triggernometry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIGKF0IiC9Y --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Looking for a great way to build community without the small talk? It may be time to start a "bring your own book" club! Today's guest, Brad Bevers, has been doing this for over a decade, and Jeremy had him on to get the why and how-to, so that Jeremy, and you, have a template to follow to successfully launch something like this. So, if you're ready to increase fellowship, and get some amazing book recommendations you otherwise wouldn't have thought of, give this a listen! On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Starting A "Bring Your Own" Book Club, and How To Run It 11:00 Facilitating Discussion 16:30 Recruiting People To Start The Club Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor Resources Mentioned: Integrated Mastermind: https://courses.familyteams.com/integrated Family Plan Calendar: https://shop.familyteams.com/products/family-plan-calendar --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

In this episode, Jeremy gives a deep dive on who Abraham was and why he is so critically important for fathers to model. In short, Abraham is the Holy Spirit-inspired description of how God interacts with fatherhood and how He thinks about family. What you think about Abraham WILL define how you see family. He may be our only path back from demographic disaster. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Abraham Overview 4:51 When Jeremy's View of Fatherhood Flipped 14:53 Abraham As The Perfect Depiction of Godly Fatherhood 20:52 More Than Historical...Symbols 26:04 Has The Enemy Veiled Christian's Ability To See God's Heart For Family? 30:48 Don't Abandon Your Family In Your Pursuit To Be Pious 38:57 Bluey Fatherhood vs. Abraham 41:49 Prayer Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Jeremy and Lucas Cole discuss takeaways from the ARC Conference - the new, anti-Wold Economic Forum think tank group. From an acceptance of Judeo-Christian values on the public stage, to defining the ideal, monogamous, childbearing family, to remembering that the ordinary truly is extraordinary, this is a conversation and conference that will encourage you and get the ideas turning in your head. It's time for us to influence the world with Truth, instead of being ashamed of it. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Debriefing the ARC Conference 4:28 Takeaway 1: Stop Apologizing For Judeo-Christian Values 14:22 Takeaway 2: The Ideal Family 22:55 The Slide Into A Polygamous Culture (Andrew Tate Response) 31:00 Takeaway 3: The Economy Runs on Family and Energy 41:05 Jordan Peterson and The Basics Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeremympryor/ X: https://x.com/jeremympryor/ Resources Mentioned: ARC Conference: https://www.arcforum.com/ Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743289692/ Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578526123/ --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

Gisela Kreglinger and Randy Frazee join Jeremy to talk about their upcoming project Wine in the Word, designed to redeem the Biblical gift of wine for Christ, from a secular culture. Find out why wine has been so maligned in our American culture compared to the rest of the world, why it matters that we get it right, and the theological significance of this drink that "gladdens human hearts" (Psalm 104). On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:23 Wine in the Word 9:07 The Theology of Wine 14:48 What We're Missing Not Having A Biblical Wine Culture 24:52 How To Understand This Theme Better 29:57 How To Go Deeper with Wine In The Word Subscribe on Substack ➡️ https://jeremypryor.substack.com Follow Jeremy on Instagram and Twitter. Resources Mentioned: Wine In The Word - Video and Book Study Guide The Connecting Church by Randy Frazee Cup Overflowing by Gisela Kreglinger Family Inc --- Welcome to Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, or what I like to call, "Jeremy Pryor Unfiltered." We are excited to bring you seasons of content all the way from Tolkien to Theology, from Business to Family. If you like to contemplate deep philosophical ideas across a wide range of topics, you've come to the right place. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!