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

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. Holy Post Plus:  Getting Schooled - Christian Asks - How Can We Know an Unknowable God? https://www.patreon.com/posts/89886985 0:00 - Intro   1:31 - Show starts   2:05 - Theme Song   2:28 - Sponsor - Faithful Counseling Get 10% off your first month at www.faithfulcounseling.com/HOLYPOST 3:41 - Taylor Swift   6:34 - Dress Codes   15:44 - Growing fear in church congregations   36:20 - White Evangelicals claim racism is overblown 43:46 - Sponsor - Sundays Dog Food Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to www.SundaysForDogs.com/HOLYPOST or use code HOLYPOST at checkout - Sponsor - Fast Growing Trees Get 15% off  your entire order when you go to www.fastgrowingtrees.com/HOLYPOST but only through October 15th   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/ Other resources: What's So Amazing About Grace? Revised and Updated by Philip Yancey https://amzn.to/3t6TIWK   Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/   Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus   Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost   Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.