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Provoke & Inspire is a weekly podcast featuring four artists, ministry leaders, and passionate followers of Jesus (Ben, David, Luke, and Chad) with decades of front-line experience and the stories to back it up! Every week they discuss how Jesus might respond to current events and issues facing the church today.
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Members of the former Christian band Underoath are now singing songs related to the second coming. This time the lead vocalist is now singing that he will kill Jesus again when He returns as we take a look at the sad reality of turning away from Christ and leading yourself as well as others down the path of God hatred. Follow Good Fight Ministries …
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Send us a Text Message. Did the rise of New Atheism end up doing more damage to it's own cause than good? Can we ever truly escape our need for religion, and is the West turning back to God? Ben sits down with longtime friend Justin Brierley, formerly of the "Unbelievable?" podcast to discuss the new trends in spirituality that we are seeing unfold…
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Former sidekick of Logan Paul, George Janko, has made a name for himself outside of the wildly popular "Impaulsive" that he was once a part of as he has brought on a number of Christian and secular guests to the George Janko show in hopes of sharing the gospel with his growing audience. Some have come on and given advice that isn't biblical. Others…
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Send us a Text Message. A church in Germany hosts a service based around Taylor Swift, her music, and its themes of justice, love, tolerance, and more - packing out their building. Are they on to something? Is this a sign of the collapse of the church? Ben is joined by Luke and Chad to weigh in on this controversial event. -------------------------…
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Disney is using Germany as its test tube for their new satanic love story "Pauline" which has a 19 year old girl impregnated by the devil's son after meeting him on what looks to be Tinder. Petitions online have called for the show to be cancelled. We take a look at other shows and movies that have continued to push the envelope of antichrist accep…
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Send us a Text Message. Is there a deeper existential reality that sports, and our relationship to them, portray? Can David and Ben survive an expert-level Swiss ski hill? All of this and more on this week's episode of P&I! ------------------------------- Questions, comments, or feedback? We'd love to hear what you think! Send them to provokeandins…
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An NBA Star alongside a former adult entertainment star have exposed some of the wicked fetishes that players and celebrities have gotten into when their minds have been diluted by so much of what they have seen on screens and are doing in their private lives. We take a look at those in the industry exposing themselves as having nefarious plans to …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Ben goes solo to weigh in on the controversial commencement speech given last week at Benedictine College by NFL kicker and Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker (Kansas City Chiefs). ------------------------------- Questions, comments, or feedback? We'd love to hear what you think! Send them to provokeandinsp…
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The desperate Justin Timberlake attempts to resurrect his career with a demonic blood thirsty music video. We look back at how the former frontman of NSYNC was mocking Jesus Christ alongside his boy band cohorts when no one was even paying attention as we see the dangers of rearing your children with the songs of fools. Follow Good Fight Ministries…
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Send us a Text Message. Is a purpose-filled life only reserved for a select few who happen to have found their dream job and God-given calling? Is it something we have to create for ourselves? How do we deal with the fact that so many people who seem to have it all, even Christians, are dissatisfied with their day to day existence? What is the answ…
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The boys are back to talk about a baptism questionnaire from South Asia and what it costs to follow Jesus. Get yourself some blacksmith merchandise and apparel from Saint Galgano Armory. Email them at saintgalganoarmory@gmail.com or check them out on X or Instagram. Email us at hillhipsterpod@gmail.com or connect with us on X or Instagram.…
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The incredibly popular Eurovision, which garners close to 180 million viewers, just had a competitor from Ireland "Bambie Thug" make the final while performing her song "Doomsday Blue". She started her performance inside of a pentagram and ended with a sign stating "Crown the Witch" as she casted a death spell from Harry Potter on the audience. We …
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Send us a Text Message. How do we effectively reach Gen-Z for Jesus? Is there a common denominator between Gen-Z'ers that fall away from the faith, and those that don't? In this episode Ben and Chad talk with evangelist, disciple-maker, and bible-teacher Gabrielle McCullough who works closely with JP Pokluda of Harris Creek Baptist Church. They lea…
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Ryan Garcia, Russell Brand and Justin Bieber have publicly made declarations of their faith in Christ and yet have also continued to practice things that are contrary to the Christian faith. We take a look at not only them but others such as Kanye West, who have not only had their behavior shown to be contrary to the gospel, but have even gone into…
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Send us a Text Message. Are our smartphones killing our faith? Do we need to take drastic steps to protect ourselves from their misuse? Were Mark Driscoll's actions out of line at the Stronger Men's conference? In this episode the regulars cover these questions, amid the broader topic of our current smartphone addiction and epidemic, in light of au…
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The boys are back from travel, kids sports, etc. Oh, let's face it, they're just old and lazy. But the boys are back to talk about some recent men's conference controversies and talk about the feminization of men and the erasure of women. Get yourself some blacksmith merchandise and apparel from Saint Galgano Armory. Email them at saintgalganoarmor…
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From Britney Spears to Lindsay Lohan, the Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, Satan's bait and switch of building up innocent looking child stars and watching them turn into blasphemous sensual deviants has continued to be one of his playing cards. The latest to be used in such a fashion is JoJo Siwa. Her new music video for the song "Kar…
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Send us a Text Message. Ben and David sit down with rap and hip hop artist Esteban Shedd, as he shares about the beginnings of Streetlights audio bible, and how from a basement to a parking lot, to a studio, to a non-profit, to the road, to the globe - contextualizing the word of God has effectively reached millions who might never walk into a chur…
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Mark Driscoll was commended by many online for his recent rebuking of a "Jezebel spirit" at a men's conference he was speaking at as he was asked to step down from the stage by the pastor of the church holding the event only to be asked back up to stage in order to preach again. We take a look at the latest viral event that Driscoll has been apart …
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Send us a Text Message. So often our culture in the church sets people up for failure with expectations of prosperity, healing, and after coming to Jesus, when the truth is that this is just not the reality to be expected. David and Ben ask the question of whether or not healing is a guaranteed part of being a Christian, or if God might sometimes h…
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The boys talk about why Jesus demanded the demons to be silent and the people He healed to not tell anyone. Get yourself some blacksmith merchandise and apparel from Saint Galgano Armory. Email them at saintgalganoarmory@gmail.com or check them out on X or Instagram. Email us at hillhipsterpod@gmail.com or connect with us on X or Instagram.…
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From CERN to red heifers and even the most recent eclipse, doomsdayers as well as date setters and truthers are all caught making a number of predictions even claiming that the Large Hadron Collider is being used to open up the bottomless pit mentioned in Revelation 9. Others are pointing to the red heifers and the solar eclipse as a sign of the en…
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Send us a Text Message. Is prayer something inevitably dull and boring? How can we faithfully engage in prayer to change the world for Jesus? In this episode Ben and Luke talk with the founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement, Pete Greig, and discuss how a life of prayer is the only hope we have in making a difference as Christians. --------------------…
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The boys are tired. Besides with the eclipse, the world may end and this will be the final episode. So it doesn't matter that the boys are tired. But they do manage to talk about the weird side of ministry. The things that seminary or our mentors never prepare us for... from bed bugs to a topless woman. Get yourself some blacksmith merchandise and …
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Steven Furtick's church called "Elevation Church" is under fire from many who see their advertising for the celebration of Jesus' resurrection as akin to blasphemy or at the very least deceptive in not wanting people to realize that Jesus' resurrection is what is being celebrated on what others call Easter. We take a look at the history of Steven F…
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Send us a Text Message. Is modern therapy making us all worse? Has the church adopted the secular mindset of medicating its way through the normal hardships of everyday life? In many ways it seems we've forgotten the healing power of the gospel, and the restorative power of the Holy Spirit. In this episode the regulars weigh in on this controversia…
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The boys talk about the rise of the religious none's in America, taxes, and pray through Psalm 1 all while manning up and leaving in the things they wanted to take it. Get yourself some blacksmith merchandise and apparel from Saint Galgano Armory. Email them at saintgalganoarmory@gmail.com or check them out on X or Instagram. Email us at hillhipste…
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P. Diddy has two different homes raided as he is being investigated for sex trafficking. Many of the allegations that have been made about him over the years are now being brought forth legally as some are making a distinct parallel to what Diddy was doing in the music industry with what Mr. Epstein was doing with so many of the worlds elite. Did U…
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Send us a Text Message. Is the current war on men justified? How do we as Christians aim to address and remedy the toxic masculinity in our culture as followers of Jesus? Professor Nancy Pearcey sits down with Ben and Chad to discuss this topic in light of her new book, "The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes" ---------…
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The boys are back to talk about Revelation 13:10. Get yourself some blacksmith merchandise and apparel from Saint Galgano Armory. Email them at saintgalganoarmory@gmail.com or check them out on X or Instagram. Email us at hillhipsterpod@gmail.com or connect with us on X or Instagram.By Andy Crowe and Chad McCool
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Kanye West, who at one point had an album titled "Jesus is King" and even professed to be a Christian, is now saying that he has issues with Jesus because He didn't answer some of his prayers. He also talks about how he doesn't like Christianity because it says you need to fear God and he even goes as far as to claim that he himself is a god while …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Ben and Aaron sit down with Reverend and Dr. Lisa Pak, who works alongside Pastor Rick Warren at Finishing The Task, an organization that exists to see every people group in the world engaged with an indigenously led church planting movement. Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 that, "...this gospel of the kingdom w…
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Gladiator 2 is set to come out in theaters in November starring Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington. There was a script that was written by artist Nick Cave who was asked by Russell Crowe to come up with a good reason to do a sequel. It didn't make the cut as it had Maximus coming back to life and going back in time to kill Jesus. Hollywood Unmasked…
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Send us a Text Message. Why do we quit? What is it that is making the average American change jobs every four years? In this quick hit Ben talks about perseverance, and how the significance of our lives depends on us getting this right. ---------------------------------------------------- Want to invite Ben to speak? Click HERE! Questions, comments…
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Send us a Text Message. The Bible instructs us to run the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). As followers of Jesus, how can we practically set out to accomplish this? Ben, David, and Chad wrestle through the topic of perseverance in the life of a Christian, and how we can do so in…
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