Carpe Fide

Welcome to Episode 230, where Justin and Jesse examine how a holiday meant for honoring fallen soldiers somehow morphed into a hyper-local dumpster fire of performative activism. Apparently, the latest trend for progressive politicians involves treating Memorial Day like a personal brand expansion, complete with highly coordinated tone-deafness and a side of crowd-control chemicals.We dive deep...

In episode 229, Justin and Jesse tackle the progressive media's latest existential crisis: the Rededicate 250 prayer rally. According to one "highly vaccinated" USA Today columnist, gathering to pray is somehow a brazen violation of the First Amendment. Justin offers a free, desperately needed history lesson to those who still mistakenly believe the phrase "separation of church and state" is...

In this dispatch from the front lines, Jesse and Justin record from a new "zen" living room setup to equip the saints for cultural engagement. This episode tackles three major cultural skirmishes where Christians must hold the line and uphold a clear biblical standard:The Church as a Family: The brothers draw their swords against a progressive article arguing that the church should stop using...

Welcome to this week's episode of the Carpe Fide podcast. We usually sit down to record together, but due to some unexpected audio issues, we are sharing a powerful recent sermon from Justin instead. In this message, titled "Every Spiritual Blessing: Unending Grace," Justin dives into Ephesians 1:7c–8a to explore the incomprehensible nature of God's unmerited favor. While human beings naturally...

Welcome to a very lonely episode of the Carpe Fide podcast! Jesse is MIA, so Justin is flying solo today to bring you some unfiltered, potentially Patreon-worthy thoughts. First, he tackles the absolute tragedy of the U.S. military losing a few replaceable planes to rescue a downed F-15 pilot in Iran. Justin gleefully roasts the social media critics complaining about lost hardware, reminding...

This week, Jesse is on vacation and Justin is left all alone in NJ. We're posting our Easter sermon for your edification! Enjoy!LINKS Visit carpefide.com and check out our BRAND NEW SITE, hunt for our Easter Egg to win a sticker, and buy our Abolitionist Shirt to represent. Use code CARPE FIDE for 10% off your book purchase at Mud Hen Mama's main siteCheck out the discounted Men's and Women's...

Welcome to Episode 224 of the Carpe Fide podcast, where your hosts finally admit they are totally lost and turn the show into a desperate theological therapy session. We needed someone to hold our hands and explain the wildly intricate worlds of Christian nationalism and theonomy, so we brought in the heavy artillery: Luke Saint. Luke is the President of the Future of Christendom, the...

Episode 223: The Weight of Truth in a Culture of DeathIn this sobering episode, we confront the devastating reality of a legal system and society that has severely degraded its understanding of morality. We discuss the harrowing recent case out of Georgia, where a 31-year-old woman intentionally took a massive dose of abortion pills at roughly 24 weeks. Tragically, the baby was born alive,...

Welcome to episode 222 of the Carpe Fide podcast, where we prove that the biblical response to evil is a healthy mix of soup kitchens and airstrikes.This week, former Army sniper John Cooper drops in to talk about Iran. He starts off by giving us some background on how he saved the Niagara Gospel Mission from financial ruin by actually discipling the homeless, rather than just handing them clean...

Welcome back to the Carpe Fide podcast! For this episode, we are taking a brief break from our usual programming to share a special sermon recently preached at Missio Dei Church. In this message, we dive deep into Ephesians 1:7 to explore the incredible spiritual gift of redemption. The sermon examines the believer's profound transition from the infinite past of being chosen by God into the...