The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

180. Doug Wilson Is Wrong About Worship 04.06.2026 40min

In this episode, Chris Hume responds to three clips thatreveal a serious confusion of priorities in parts of the Reformed world.First, Doug Wilson claims that Sunday worship is the mostimportant thing a Christian does. Chris explains why this statement, though common, actually inverts the biblical order. God repeatedly shows us that He values justice and righteousness more highly than ritual and religiousobservance.Second, Wilson makes a revealing comment about structuringlaws to achieve desired outcomes. Chris pushes back on the idea that we are called to tinker with or redesign God’s Law in order to get better results.Finally, Chris addresses a statement from Dan Horn, whoargued that speeding is a sin and that churches should not elect pastors who speed. This comment exposes a deeper problem: treating man-made regulations as moral law.Throughout the episode, Chris argues that we have largelyinverted God’s priority list. Justice and righteousness are weightier matters than liturgy and institutional worship — and when we get this backwards, we distort the Christian life.More resources on speeding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=CQ3NXWjopv4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClPN2J3DyL4https://youtu.be/QzN0Pm3fSFU?si=Kggg37ndKqN04tOY

179. Matt Walsh Gets Halfway to Lancastrian Theonomy 24.05.2026 51min

In this episode, Chris Hume begins with the federal government’s latest crackdown on “antisemitism” and how Executive Orders 13899 and 14188 are expanding the definition of unlawful speech. He then plays a key clip from Matt Walsh that gets remarkably close to the Lancastrian theonomic position — before Walsh falls back into statism. Chris closes by addressing the immigration debate through a recent Future of Christendom meme, showing that the real problem is not people coming over the border, but what we are mass-producing inside our own borders through the rejection of God’s Law.

178. The Form and Purpose of Government (Further Response to Dr. Chris Walker) 21.05.2026 45min

After a months-long hiatus, Chris Hume returns to The Lancaster Patriot Podcast to (finally) wrap up his analysis of Dr. Chris Walker’s Sunday School series on civil government.

177. Statist Slavery, Biblical Servitude, and Leviticus 25 21.11.2025 44min

In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume contrasts statist slavery with biblical servitude and looks at a section of Leviticus 25. The ugly truth is that the United States has the fourth-highest incarceration rate on earth (behind only El Salvador, Cuba, and Rwanda), nearly 2 million souls locked in cages, a 70+% recidivism rate, and a system that turns petty offenders into lifetime wards of the state — all funded by your taxes. Most damning of all: the modern prison-industrial complex is the direct antithesis of the biblical law concerning servants. While man-made law locks men up for years with no path to restitution and no hope of restoration, God’s Law offers a different path.

176. Chris Hume and Wilson Whiting Discuss Morality, Knowledge, and God 30.10.2025 2h 45min

A couple weeks after their ⁠public debate⁠, Chris Hume (Christian) and Wilson Whiting (atheist) sat down to continue their conversation. The first hour largely focuses on biblical servitude, before the conversation transitions to morality and epistemology.

175. Atheist Arguments Against Biblical Slavery 16.10.2025 1h

Chris Hume follows up on his recent public debate with atheist Wilson Whiting by addressing the common atheist argument against biblical slavery. A common tactic among atheists is to simply read biblical law and watch Christians squirm. But this only happens because the church has not been taught to understand and love the Law of God. This episode will equip you to respond to the common atheist objection: "The Bible endorses slavery."Watch the HUME vs. WILSON Debate: https://youtu.be/Bu1d-s7B17U?si=mQIdveH0G9zD0Hla

174. Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service and American Christianity (feat. Luke Saint) 27.09.2025 54min

The untimely death of Charlie Kirk has sent waves of grief and reflection across the American landscape, placing the intersection of faith and public life center stage. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot, Chris Hume offers five essential biblical guideposts for Christians navigating the conversation surrounding Kirk’s public memorial service and the state of Christianity in American conservatism. While celebrating the powerful public witness and proclamation of the Gospel at the service, we also need to apply necessary biblical discernment, asking: What does this event reveal about the depth and focus of modern American Christianity? Is the movement truly centered on the Law-Word of God, or human principles?

173. More on Dr. Chris Walker’s Sunday School and Thoughts on Mission Drift 28.08.2025 35min

Chris Hume continues his analysis of a Sunday School series put on by Dr. Chris Walker (of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA). In this episode, he interacts with Dr. Walker’s session entitled, “What Is the Mission of the Church?”

172. Trump on Flag Burning, Doug Wilson on Immigration, and Chris Walker on Theonomy 27.08.2025 1h 18min

In this episode, Chris Hume discusses President Trump’sexecutive order on flag burning, exposing how it elevates the American flag to an idolatrous symbol in civic life. Next, he critiques a clip from Doug Wilson on immigration, arguing that God’s Law offers true assimilation. Finally, he shares clips from Dr. Chris Walker, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, PA, as he briefly engages with Lancastrian theonomy during a recent Sunday school lesson.Episode about Dr. Chris Walker’s rationale for shutting downchurch: https://youtu.be/-zqh3Q_hVRw?si=ELc--DQH71nwtr87 Link to Dr. Chris Walker’s Sunday School session on theonomy:https://subsplash.com/u/westminsterpresbyteri-1/media/d/zgfvmc6-theonomy-and-the-relationship-between-gods-law-and-government?autoplayWatch Luke Saint's episode of Think & Reform discussingDr. Chris Walker's lesson: https://youtu.be/LfKCd4pyVhE?si=BE3HAcOqGMqI4fyG

171. The St. Isidore SCOTUS Case 30.07.2025 44min

Chris Hume dives into the recent St. Isidore Supreme Court case, unpacking the statist assumptions underlying the argumentation. He also exposes the false claim that education can ever truly be religiously neutral. Additionally, we play key clips from the oral arguments, providing analysis that cuts through the legal jargon to reveal the core issues at stake.

170. Lititz Pride Fest, Dinosaurs, and a New Cell Phone Law 09.06.2025 52min

Chris Hume discusses the outreach at the Lititz Pride Fest, including a conversation Luke Saint had with someone about dinosaurs, and concludes with some comments on Pennsylvania's new cell phone law.

169. Lancastrian Theonomy Symposium Recap and Owen Strachan’s Odd Comments 29.05.2025 1h 48min

Chris Hume is joined by Luke Saint, Adam Terrell, and Camden Whitener to answer some leftover audience questions from the recent Lancastrian Theonomy Symposium and interact with a clip where Owen Strachan makes some comments about justice and the Old Testament. Strachan's comments suggest that Old Testament verses may not be binding on the Christian conscience unless explicitly reaffirmed in the New Testament – a stance with significant implications for the enduring authority and comprehensive scope of God's revealed Law-Word.

168. Jon Speed Critiques Doug Wilson's Smashmouth Incrementalism 24.05.2025 45min

Jon Speed (along with T. Russell Hunter) recently debated Doug Wilson and Joe Rigney on abolition and smashmouth incrementalism. Following the debate, Speed released a video with his post-debate commentary. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Chris Hume plays some of Speed’s comments and interacts with the issue from a theonomic perspective.Watch the Wilson/Rigney-Speed/Hunter Debate: https://www.youtube.com/live/aPu80Zsksu0?si=sh4axyBgh9XhsQBrWatch Jon Speed’s post-debate comments: https://www.facebook.com/904335127/videos/1034030191646782/

167. The Truth About Tariffs (feat. Dr. Oak) 30.04.2025 1h 6min

President Donald Trump has claimed that his tariffs could, among other things, eliminate the income tax for most Americans. “It will be a bonanza for America,” Trump wrote recently on Truth Social. Other are claiming that tariffs will lead to more jobs in America. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Oak Pongsree, Ph.D., joins Chris Hume to discuss tariffs. What are tariffs? And will they truly make America “great again”?

166. The Not So Loving Side of Gentle Parenting (feat. Justin L. Miller) 25.04.2025 1h 6min

Is "Gentle Parenting" the proper approach to raising children? Or is something seriously amiss with this new approach? Justin L. Miller, author of the newly released book, The Not So Loving Side of Gentle Parenting, joins Chris Hume to discuss his new book, parenting, and child discipline.Order a copy of Justin's book here: https://freegracepress.com/products/gentle-parenting-preorder

165. Upcoming Events, Midwits, and Wolfe's Scary Term Fallacy 19.04.2025 54min

After making a few comments about upcoming events and a statement from Northern End Stands Up, Chris Hume interacts with a few clips from a recent Stephen Wolfe video. Wolfe says that some people (midwits) are committing the “scary term fallacy” in critiquing his position. Chris affirms Wolfe’s argument in principle, but contends many Christian nationalists are committing that exact fallacy in attempting to refute theonomic arguments against Wolfe’s Christian nationalism.

164. Modern-Day Jews and Zionism (feat. Shak Khoury and John Bingaman) 18.04.2025 1h 35min

In the final episode in our three-part series on Israel andJudaism, Chris Hume is joined by John Bingaman (board member with Future of Christendom) and Shak Khoury (born and raised in Israel) to discuss and apply our understanding of modern-day Judaism and the related concept of Zionism.

163. James Jordan’s Article on the Future of Israel 17.04.2025 47min

In part two in the series on Israel, Chris Hume summarizes James Jordan’s 1991 article entitled, “The Future of Israel Re-examined.” Jordan provides the preterist interpretation of Romans 11, a view which has ramifications for our view of “modern-day Judaism.”

162. What is Israel? (feat. Ron Dodson) 16.04.2025 1h 17min

The first part in a three-part series on Israel, Judaism, and Christianity. Chris Hume is joined by Ron Dodson to discuss the concept of Israel and the development of the people of God throughout the biblical narrative.Read Ron's article: https://americanreformer.org/2023/11/just-what-is-israel/

161. Dan Horn vs. Rich Lusk on Children in the Church 28.03.2025 1h 30min

On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast two reformed Christian pastors have an informal discussion/debate on baptism and children in the church. Pastor Dan Horn defends the reformed credobaptist position and Pastor Rich Lusk promotes the reformed paedobaptist view. Enjoy this respectful and thoughtful exchange between two knowledgeable pastors!About the guests:Dan Horn serves as an elder at Reformation Baptist Church in Youngsville, North Carolina. He has written several books on theology including Sanctified by God: A Call to Keep the Christian Sabbath. Pastor Horn has been married to his wife, Kendra, since 1988 and they have three children and nine grandchildren. Pastor Horn frequently contributes to The Conquering Truth, a weekly podcast for Christians seeking to discern how to live in today’s world in alignment with God’s word.Rich Lusk serves as a pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to many articles, papers and essays, he is the author of Paedofaith: A Primer on the Mystery of Infant Salvation and a Handbook for Covenant Parents, as well as a contributing author to The Federal Vision and The Case for Covenant Communion. Resources from Pastor Lusk can be found at the TPC Pastor's Page.