584: Dress Codes, Growing Fears, & Why Grace is Still Amazing with Philip Yancey

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The Senate is relaxing its dress code so senators can wear hoodies and gym shorts, but senate staffers are still required to wear suits and ties. Is it a meaningless change or the sign of wider institutional decay? A new study finds 7 out of 10 pastors say their congregations are more fearful about the world and the future. Are they really being shaped by the gospel of Christ or by the fearmongers in the media? And researchers asked religious Americans, what’s the bigger problem today—actual racism or false accusations of racism? The responses are telling. Then, author Philip Yancey is back for the 25th anniversary of his best-selling book, “What So Amazing About Grace?” He says our culture is even more divided and condemning than when he first wrote the book in the 1990s, and he examines why grace has fallen out of favor even among Christians and how to get it back.

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0:00 - Intro

1:31 - Show starts

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6:34 - Dress Codes

15:44 - Growing fear in church congregations

36:20 - White Evangelicals claim racism is overblown

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46:01 - Interview Intro

Philip Yancey

48:07 - The original version of “What’s So Amazing About Grace”

53:29 - The need for grace

1:08:12 - Why social outcasts are often drawn to Jesus

1:15:27 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

Skye’s Twitter Rant - https://twitter.com/SkyeJethani/status/1704855253156610395?s=20

Nearly 70% of churchgoers have 'a growing sense of fear': Lifeway Research

https://www.christianpost.com/news/nearly-70-percent-of-churches-have-a-growing-sense-of-fear-lifeway.html

White Christians say too many see racism when it’s not there, new poll finds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/08/29/white-christians-pew-poll-racism/

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What's So Amazing About Grace? Revised and Updated by Philip Yancey

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