In the Wilderness of 2026, the American Church faces a terrifying temptation: the lust for a spectacle of judgment. Drawing from the prophetic warnings of Jonah and Amos, this episode examines the "spectator’s hill"—that place where we sit, refreshing our feeds and waiting for our political and religious enemies to burn.

We perform a spiritual autopsy on the current state of Evangelicalism, exploring why we have traded the heavy burden of biblical justice for the electric thrill of tribal vengeance. From the fallout of the Epstein files to the dismantling of federal institutions, we ask a sobering question: Are we priests who intercede for the city, or prosecutors who cheer for the fire?.

Key Discussion Points

The Jonah Complex: Why we often find ourselves like the original "doomscroller," hoping for the destruction of those we believe deserve it.

The Amos Correction: An obituary for the "Evangelical Mind" and the architects who built a machinery of political desire that is now producing darkness instead of light.

The Shepherd’s Betrayal: A direct look at how modern leaders have converted evangelistic platforms into partisan tools, officiating the state's worship while ignoring the poor and the immigrant.

Vengeance vs. Justice: Discerning the difference between a "dopamine hit" of mockery and the restorative, structural weight of true justice.

A Wilderness Ethic: Practical protocols for the faithful remnant, including the discipline of silence, the necessity of lament, and the "Abrahamic posture" of standing in the gap.

Scripture References

Jonah 4:5, 10-11: The prophet’s anger at God’s reluctance to destroy.

Amos 5:18-19: The warning that the "Day of the Lord" may be darkness, not light.

Isaiah 28:21: Judgment as God’s "strange work."

Proverbs 24:17: The command not to gloat when an enemy falls.

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