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Episode 56 - The Anti-Greed Gospel: A Revolutionary Conversation with Malcolm Foley on the Battle with Mammon.

No surprise. Malcolm is pretty great. Thank you all for listening, sharing, and reviewing! Keep sharing in 2026. We're working on a few things behind the scenes to make this podcast even better.

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• I Stand with Israel? When Empires Claim His Name...

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• Trump Gaza
• "I...We are the Law"
• "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law"
• Megan Basham's critique of the Black Fellowship Dinner
• David French's kind response to an "opponent."

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How ought the Christian feel about presidential pardons given our personal dependence on pardons? On today's episode, we dug into the messy intersection of presidential pardons, public trust, and Christian theology to ask a hard question: when a leader can erase consequences with a signature, who bears the cost of the harm?

We start with a rapid-fire tour through a heavy news cycle filled with violence, a personal reset, and broach the topic of gerrymandering as another “false scale” that skews representation, eroding legitimacy and fueling resentment.

Then we shift from civics to Scripture. God’s pardon isn’t favoritism; it’s costly love. The cross tells us forgiveness absorbs harm rather than denying it, and real grace aims at transformation: repentance, repair, and a life remade in Christ. That vision challenges cheap mercy in politics while resisting vindictiveness.

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A non-violent exemplar

Rob Reiner on Charlie Kirk in contrast to how he was mourned

Rand Paul on Gerrymandering

Ezra Klein Episode mentioned

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On this episode of Theology in Pieces, Slim and Malcolm are back with a full plate—and not just because Thanksgiving is still lingering in our arteries. We kick things off with National Signing Day and why college football used to be great but is actually terrible. Then we wade into the typical swamp of terrible tweets, biblical misquotes, and the unsettling ease with which Christians can justify killing people unlawfully… all before asking, Why can’t we actually be friends?

That question brings us to our guest, Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz, whose new book Knowing and Being Known invites us to rethink intimacy. She recounts the quote, “I can live without sex, but I cannot live without intimacy.” Why intimacy is the enemy of Shame, and helps us explore why we’re so bad at friendship and genuine connection. We lament the loss of good friendship stories in the culture and Erin acts as a friendship coach for Malcolm and Slim.

If you’ve ever wondered why Christian “community” doesn’t always feel communal—this conversation is for you.

Listen in, laugh a bit, wince a bit, and maybe learn how to be a better friend.

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Malcolm Foley - on twitter @MalcolmBFoley
Slim Thompson on twitter @wacoslim

For more information on the church,
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