652: Families Need Formation Not Formulas with Emily McGowin

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How can we help those impacted by the L.A. wildfires? Because of A.I., climate change, and falling fertility rates, Ezra Klein says we are living “in the age of monsters,” but is he really just upset about Trump? And how is technology fundamentally rewiring our brains to avoid social interaction, and what should we do about it? Phil, Kaitlyn, and Skye offer their suggestions. Then Kaitlyn talks with Wheaton College theology professor Emily McGowin about her new book, “Households of Faith,” and what it means to think of our families formationally rather than formulaically. Also this week—the new Holy Post studio is killer!

0:00 - Show Starts

2:16 - Theme Song

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7:57 - California Wildfires

15:22 - The Time of the Monsters

25:11 - The Time for Churches

31:25 - The Anti-Social Century

39:12 - Tiktok and Lonely Routines

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55:00 - Interview

56:42 - Why Write About Family?

1:00:40 - Discernment and Improvisation

1:08:04 - Family of God

1:16:05 - Sabbath for Fellowship

1:22:31 - Rhythms of Life

1:29:30 - End Credits

Households of Faith: Practicing Family in the Kingdom of God by Emily Hunter McGowin: https://a.co/d/7hd5XIW

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

Ezra Klein’s “Now is the Time of the Monsters:”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/opinion/ai-climate-change-low-birth-rates.html

The Anti-Social Century:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/

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