No Iran Deal, Russell Brand Reads the Bible, and Ben Sasse’s Public Dying

About this episode

The episode discusses the rejection of the Iran deal, celebrity conversions to Christianity, and Ben Sasse's reflections on life and death.

This week, President Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end the war, saying he isn’t willing to accept Iran’s terms unless they agree to gut their nuclear capabilities. CT’s Bonnie Kristian joins Russell Moore and Clarissa Moll to discuss the status of the war. Eyes are on English celebrity Russell Brand assessing the authenticity of his conversion to Christianity. Why do Christians care so much when celebrities profess faith, and what is the role of testimony in the church? Bonnie, Russell and Clarissa weigh in. Finally, former US Senator Ben Sasse has terminal cancer and is using his final months to publicly talk about his love for his country, family, and God. CT’s Sho Baraka stops by for a heartfelt conversation about what it means to live and to die well. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: Christianity Today Bible Studies “AI Necromancy Impersonates the Dead” by Haleluya Hadero GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Bonnie Kristian is the deputy editor at Christianity Today. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting…

People in this episode

Host: Russell Moore

Guests: Bonnie Kristian, Clarissa Moll, Sho Baraka

Topics covered

• Iran Deal
• Celebrity Christianity
• Testimony in the Church
• Public Dying
• Faith and Politics

Keywords

• Iran
• Russell Brand
• Ben Sasse
• Christianity
• celebrity faith
• testimony
• politics
• death

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christianity Today

Books & works: Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community, A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today, AI Necromancy Impersonates the Dead

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