630: Pain & God's Presence with Dave Gibbons

We all hear stories of people walking away from faith because of cultural challenges and hypocrisy in the church. That's what makes Dave Gibbons' new memoir, "The Shape of My Eyes," so powerful. He joins Skye to talk about growing up within American fundamentalism as a mixed-race kid, and how he encountered God despite deep family trauma and church dysfunction. Also this week—Mike Erre joins the crew to talk about the ongoing fallout from Megan Basham's new book, David French's decision to endorse Kamala Harris, and the rise of the post-religious right. Plus, cannibal frog sermon illustrations. 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Show Starts 3:41 - Theme Song 4:02 - Sponsor - Hiya Health - Go to https://www.hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order 5:06 - Sponsor - World Relief - Visit https://worldrelief.org/holypost/ to find out how to get two FREE e-learning courses and celebrate World Refugee Day with World Relief! 10:07 - Frog Cannibalism Sermon Illustrators 14:56 - Phil Accused by Megan Basham of Being a Sellout 22:08 - Do the Facts Matter? 28:48 - Conflating Christianity and Republican Party Issues 34:57 - David French Voting for Harris??? And Mike the Anabaptist 46:09 - T…