686: Shootings, Single Fathers, & the Shadow Side of Ambition with Miroslav Volf

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Following the school shooting in Minneapolis, The Christian Post has offered a definitive answer for why these massacres keep happening and why gun restrictions won’t work—people are evil. But why don’t politically conservative Christians apply this logic to any other issues? Surprising new data show that more young men than women want to be parents one day, and there’s a growing trend of single men becoming fathers by choice. What does this reveal about our society and the breakdown of dating and marriage? Theologian and best-selling author, Miroslav Volf, discusses his new book, “The Cost of Ambition.” He says our culture of competition is damaging, and too many Christians ignore what the Bible says about the dangers of ambition. Also this week, Phil brings us news from the glowing future.

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0:00 - Show Starts

2:05 - Theme Song

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5:12 - News of the Glowing Future

11:58 - Mass Shootings and the Evils of Man

20:28- Is This an Argument for Antinomianism?

33:34 - Single Fathers by Choice?

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54:00 - Interview

57:06 - America and Competition

1:01:23 - Superiority vs. Excellence

1:13:28 - Nothing Out of Selfish Ambition

1:23:25 - End Credits

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Christian Post’s Take on Minneapolis Shooting:

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/an-answer-to-why-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooting-happened.html

Single Fathers by Choice:

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/08/single-fathers-by-choice-america/683885/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-atlantic-am&utm_term=The+Atlantic+AM

Other Resources:

The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes us Worse (Why Ambition Is at Odds with the Christian Faith) (Theology for the Life of the World) by Miroslav Volf: https://a.co/d/gZnFRX7

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