Episode Summary In this milestone Episode 100 of Tearing Down High Places, hosts Average Joe and Pastor Jeff Kliewer celebrate with returning guest Cody Libolt for part two of his book “Redeeming the West.” The episode kicks off with reflections on the podcast’s journey, subscriber goals, and strategies for growth across platforms like YouTube and […]
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Summary In Episode 99 of Tearing Down High Places, hosts Pastor Jeff, Pastor Tim, and Average Joe examine actor Kirk Cameron’s recent embrace of annihilationism—the belief that the unsaved are destroyed rather than eternally punished in hell. They contrast this with traditional biblical views on eternal torment, stressing the need for scripture-driven theology over emotional
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The pastors & Average Joe of Tearing Down High Places confront Tucker Carlson’s jaw-dropping 2025 pivot: openly praising aspects of Sharia law (“rape rate of zero,” “leave your keys in your Lamborghini,” “the entire point of life is submission to God”), giving Nick Fuentes and Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper softball interviews, claiming Benjamin Netanyahu “controls
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Episode Summary (for description)In Part 1 of a new 4-part series, Cody Libolt (co-author of the new 400-page manifesto Redeeming the West) joins Pastor Jeff, Pastor Tim and Average Joe to lay the foundation for a bold claim: much of the irrationality, cowardice, and cultural collapse in the church and the West today stems from
[Powerpress] Episode Summary: In Episode 95 of Tearing Down High Places, hosts Average Joe Gormley, Pastor Tim Robinson, and Pastor Jeff Kliewer tackle the epidemic of baseless accusations and toxic empathy in modern culture, using Candace Owens’ unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a prime example. Drawing from Deuteronomy 19 and Matthew 18,
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In this lively episode of Tearing Down High Places, hosts Average Joe, Pastor Jeff, and Pastor Tim dive into the emotional and spiritual journey of sending a child to college or other post high school education, with a focus on choosing a Christian education in today’s challenging cultural landscape. The episode starts with Pastor Jeff’s
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Ep 77 | Deep questions about choosing a new church. This week Pastor Tim said, let’s talk about how Average Joe will be picking a new church since he moved across the country. The good news is we almost stayed at our 30-minute goal. You might remember us hitting that goal once or twice. The
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This week’s special guest Phil Brainerd sits down with Pastor Jeff Kliewer, Pastor Tim Robinson and Pastor Seth Brickley to discuss what happened at the EFCA One Conference. The EFCA is the Evangelical Free Church of America. This is the organization that Cornerstone Church used to be affiliated with before their last conference. The events
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This week’s guest is Pastor Craig Chambers from The Peak Church in Pueblo West, Colorado. He is a graduate of Tabot Seminary at Biola University and he’s been at his church for 21 years.On this episode Pastor Craig will share his “tells” of a “weak leader”. What’s a tell you may ask? According to Merriam
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Pastor Seth Brickly, regular co-host on Tearing Down High Places from Wisconsin wrote an article recently about Trump Derangement syndrome. While others discuss this regularly he uniquely points out the unbiblical ramblings of so-called evangelical leaders like David French. Here’s the article –https://truthscript.com/church/pride-ungratefullness-and-trump-derangement-syndrome/He asks: Are Christians like French evaluating the Trump presidency from a biblical
