• The Virtues of Disagreement (Part 4): Honesty
    Dec 12 2024

    Can we be honest for a sec? People don't get honesty. They can't really define it, and they don't comprehend how essential it is to any relationship.

    Honesty isn't truth-telling or forthrightness. It carries a different posture and tightens relationships differently. There's more affection, more involvement.

    Honesty is kinda like really important. For having a clear conscience. Praying to your Creator. Having and keeping friends. And confessing your sins.

    Join Chris and Kyle as they discuss honesty and its place in achieving disagreement in this eighth episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Virtues of Disagreement (Part 3): Courage
    Dec 4 2024

    Courage is the topic of this third installment of The Virtues of Disagreement.

    Having to defend your argument for Christian Nationalism in front of a political pundit or asking what “indefatigable” means takes some courage. Disagreement can help with this.

    But fighting off jellyfish doesn’t count. And being afraid of flies makes you a pusillanimous. And running into a burning building might just be tomfoolery. And ranting about cultic churches on Facebook is just dumb.

    So what is courage, and how does disagreement cultivate and refine it? Join Chris and Kyle as they discuss this important virtue for the common good in the seventh episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Virtues of Disagreement (Part 2): Humility
    Nov 20 2024

    In this second installment of The Virtues of Disagreement, Kyle and Chris discuss humility and how it can be cultivated in and through disagreement.

    But humility has got a lot of doppelgängers. Like a soft form of narcissism with a fake ID, and a false modesty that tries to wear humility's hat. Both are posers.

    If you're looking for the true manifestation of humility, besides Jesus, look no further than John the Baptist. He gets it. "Mission over Me" is the motto.

    Join Chris and Kyle as they discuss humility in this sixth episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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    56 mins
  • Special Episode: Being Mindful of Dignity
    Nov 14 2024

    Chris and Kyle are all about chasing down the Devilish Disagreers and setting them straight.

    But in light of recent events, Chris and Kyle were feeling the unction to talk about dignity. Christians care about the sacred, and we care about the worth given by the sacred. Because our neighbors are created in God's image, they have dignity, they have worth.

    It's difficult to remember this in the midst of an argument. Our brain gets focused on winning. Our body gets warm and we find ourselves yelling and shouting and resorting to ad hominem jabs.

    How do we prevent this? Can we treat others with dignity even while we're angry? How do we show others dignity even when we disagree? Join Chris and Kyle as they discuss dignity in this fifth episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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    59 mins
  • The Virtues of Disagreement (Part 1): Patience
    Oct 28 2024

    They dealt with Disagreeable Disagreers. Everyone gave three cheers. Disagreeable Disagreers are literally the worst. And everyone despises them.

    But now Chris and Kyle have to convince their own traditions and tribes that disagreement can cultivate Christian character. That it's good for the Church.

    The "dynamic duo" will spend the next four episodes discussing the virtues of patience, humility, courage, and honesty.

    In this first installment, they examine patience. If disagreement is about arriving at understanding, then we have to listen to others. And listening takes patience.

    Join Chris and Kyle as they explore how to get there. Even if it means losing it.

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    56 mins
  • Dealing with Disagreeable Disagreers: The Obstinate Person and The Instigator
    Oct 15 2024

    Completing the trilogy of Dealing with Disagreeable Disagreers, Chris and Kyle discuss The Obstinate Person and The Instigator. How do you deal with someone who doubles down or won't budge? Similarly, how do you engage a person who attempts to upset others or revels in stirring up controversy? Chris and Kyle have some suggestions in this third episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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    59 mins
  • Dealing with Disagreeable Disagreers: The Devil's Advocate and the Know-It-All
    Oct 2 2024

    Chris and Kyle continue in their discussion of characters and types of conversation-partners who make disagreement difficult. In this second installment, they discuss The Devil's Advocate and The Know-It-All.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Dealing with Disagreeable Disagreers: The Interrupter and The Deflector
    Sep 24 2024

    Join Chris and Kyle as they discuss characters and types of conversation-partners who make disagreement difficult. In this episode, they discuss The Interrupter and The Deflector.

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    49 mins