720: The Casino-fication of the Church and Mark DeYmaz

From The Holy Post by Phil Vischer

May 13, 2026 · 1h 24m

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of online gambling on sports and parallels it with individualism in the church, featuring an interview with Mark DeYmaz on navigating divisions within his church.

Online gambling is changing the way we watch sports. Rather than cheering for a team together, more people now focus on their individual prop bets. Russell Moore says the same thing is happening in the church as individual interests and personal goals are overshadowing our collective calling as Christ's people. Mark DeYmaz talks with Skye about how the prayer of St. Francis has helped his church navigate racial, economic, and political divisions. Christian colleges say a provision in the Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill is an "existential threat to the future of religious higher education in the US." Also this week—Christian leaders praying at the feet of a golden statue in Florida insist it's not an idol. Holy Post Plus: Ad-Free Version of this Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/158090824/ Bonus Interview with Mark Deymaz: https://www.patreon.com/posts/158093785/ 0:00 - Show Starts 2:20 - Theme Song 2:41 - Sponsor - Ridge - The Ridge 5-in-1 Power Bank, power on-the-go without compromise! Get 40% off Ridge by going to https://www.ridge.com/HOLYPOST 4:36 - Sponsor - AG1 - Heavily researched, thoroughly purity-tested, and filled with stuff you need. Get the AG1 $76 Welcome Pack…

People in this episode

Host: Skye

Guest: Mark DeYmaz

Topics covered

online gambling
church dynamics
racial divisions
economic divisions
political divisions
Christian education
idolatry

Keywords

gambling
church
individualism
prayer of St. Francis
racial division
Christian colleges
idolatry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian colleges