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Holy Hypocrites

150 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Hi, I'm Nathan Palatsky and this is Holy Hypocrites.

1 Corinthians 10 says, "'Therefore, whether you eat or drink "'or whatsoever you do, do it to the glory of God.'" But what does that mean if you're not a pastor or a full-time missionary? How do you do that day to day in the real world? That's where we're headed. Thanks for joining us. I'd invite you to subscribe on Apple or Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts.

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All-In-One Teacher, Therapist, Doctor, Pastor, Chef and Maid - #6 - Chauncey Loutsch

March 15, 2024 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

So far we've talked about mental and physical health, we've talked finances and education, and my guest today works in all of those fields at once, day in and day out. People like Chauncey work longer hours for less pay, they take less breaks and holidays, they pour more energy, emotion, and time in for less recognition. They carry more Biblical responsibility than any of us. She had a lot to teach us about juggling life and people about responsibility and especially rest and finding tho...

Religion, Science, and the Great Physician - #5 - Dr. Ross Pacini

March 08, 2024 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MB

Dr. Ross Pacini is a cardiologist practicing in and around Lincoln, Nebraska. We talked about the intersection of knowledge and humility, and the importance of both for an excellent doctor. Dr. Pacini shared how he demonstrates his faith into interactions with both patients and coworkers - like several others in this series, needing to SHOW Christ much more often than he is able to SHARE Christ. The real highlight of our conversation centered around the relationship between science and re...

The Ethics of a Christian Tax Man - #4 - Steve Britsch, CPA

March 01, 2024 15:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Steve Britsch is an accountant and business owner - as well as a Christ-follower. He has deftly navigated the complicated world of doing taxes with ethics and integrity for decades and brought a truckload of hard-earned wisdom to this conversation. We covered ambition and humility. Work ethic and passion. Steve unpacked what it's like talking people through some of their most uncomfortable secrets and most heartbreaking realities. Finances are hard and awkward and Steve has a lot to teach u...

Leader After God's Own Heart - #3 - LT. Ian Tjelta

February 22, 2024 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MB

Ian Tjelta is an Army officer, and a helicopter pilot in training, not to mention a father, husband and a young man who is desperate to do all of those things to the glory of God. We talked in depth about being a Christian in the military, and how Ian tries to set an example, to shine a light in that environment. We also talked about God's sovereignty in view of war, life and death. What is and isn't in our control as we strive to honor God with our skills. And finally, as I said in the i...

Humanitarian of the Mind - #2 - Dr. Kim Boyce

February 15, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

Dr. Kim Boyce has spent his career revolutionizing the practice human services with - of all things - humanity, dignity, Christ-centered value based on a person simply bearing the image of God. Our conversation moves from his origins, crafting his philosophy towards human services and moves into the relationship between psychology and theology - how does our view of God change our view of people? We covered what separates the great people in human services, those who make a real differenc...

Let Them Be Wrong! - Episode #1 - Ryan Reyes

February 06, 2024 15:06 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

Ryan is a teacher in California. Education is not a particularly God-friendly landscape at the moment, nor is California. So, how does he manage to show Christ when he usually can't share Christ?  Ryan takes us to Luke 6 - "A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher." - and we talk about the value of mistakes in the process of both knowing and helping others come to know Jesus.  Hope you enjoy this first, sample episode.  For more l...

SNEAK PEEK - Holy Hypocrites

January 30, 2024 20:04 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MB

I've already had a number of powerful interviews with Christian professionals talking about glorifying God day-to-day in secular careers. Already, some common themes are recurring across seemingly unrelated fields... I'm excited to share this sneak peek ahead of the first full episode dropping next week!

UPDATE! - Holy Hypocrites

January 02, 2024 22:32 - 1 minute - 1.68 MB

Wanted to share a quick updated. Several episodes are recorded and being edited. Make sure you're subscribed to get notified when new episodes are published! 🎥 YouTube.com/@HolyHypocrites ✍️ nathanpalatsky.substack.com 🎙️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4LWK5TNCgtBA2Z4ZG7jc5w?si=ac054575718f474c 🍎 Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holy-hypocrites/id1483124915

WELCOME TO Holy Hypocrites

December 15, 2023 23:12 - 1 minute - 1.55 MB

Hi, I'm Nathan Palatsky and this is Holy Hypocrites. 1 Corinthians 10 says, "'Therefore, whether you eat or drink "'or whatsoever you do, do it to the glory of God.'" But what does that mean if you're not a pastor or a full-time missionary? How do you do that day to day in the real world? That's where we're headed. Thanks for joining us. I'd invite you to subscribe on Apple or Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts. 📝 https://nathanpalatsky.substack.com 🎙️https://open.spotify.com/show/4...

Stay Thirsty My Friends (3.50 Friday)

May 29, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.13 MB

Psalm 42. As we conclude season 3 of Word in Motion, I think Paul would “yes and amen” this sentiment from the Psalmist, my soul thirsts for God. Why are you cast down, verse 5, hope in God. Why are you cast down, verse 11, hope in God.

Alls Well (3.49 Thursday)

May 28, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MB

Season Wrap-up. Paul, I count EVERYTHING as loss for the sake of knowing Christ. Also Paul, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Also Paul, it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me.

Common Party (3.48 Wednesday)

May 27, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MB

Philippians 4:21-23. Who are you celebrating with? When was the last time you greeted a brother or sister IN CHRIST? When was the last time a conversation with another Christian was just ABOUT Christ? What would that look like?

Whatever I Want (3.47 Tuesday)

May 26, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

Phil. 4:10-20. I can do all things in Christ. It doesn't mean I can do all things I WANT to do… doesn't mean I can suddenly pass a test I didn't study for, or win a game I didn't practice for… But I can be content, I can even rejoice in my place, “He is the secret.”

Within Reach (3.46 Monday)

May 25, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.44 MB

Philippians 4:1-9. Remember how the book started, Paul is certain that he who began this work… NOT that the disciples will eventually achieve perfection, not that they will arrive with enough practice… but that he who began the work will complete it.

What is Worship (3.45 Friday)

May 22, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MB

Psalm 41. Ever read Psalms as a running part of your devotion time? As the weeks without singing together went on, I realized that by reading and really engaging with the Psalms, I was worshiping right along with the Psalmist.

But I Press On (3.44 Thursday)

May 21, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MB

Philippians 3:12-21. Future tense. but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own… past tense. He has done his job. I’m already his own. I dont press on to earn being his, but I am his, so I press on to own that… to live like what I am.

Count As Loss (3.43 Wednesday)

May 20, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB

Philippians 3:1-11. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ… and specifically the surpassing worth of knowing Christ… For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish… to what point and purpose?

Watering Pots (3.42 Tuesday)

May 19, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.44 MB

Philippians 2:19-30. Today’s passage seems a little out of the way, but I wanted to point something out that we have been talking about with students a lot lately… that Christians were designed to thrive in groups.

Whistle While You Work (3.41 Monday)

May 18, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MB

Philippians 2:12-18. Work out… for it is God who works… like dad telling his kid to pedal the bike, even while he holds the seat for balance and pushes it forward. The kid may just sit there, frozen and move forward, but to truly grow, and thrive, the child must still work.

Life in Context (3.40 Friday)

May 15, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MB

Psalm 40. Notice, there’s no promise here of deliverance from every single trial. Notice what God does give, a new song of praise to God. Verse 11, mercy, steadfast love, and faithfulness…

Hierarchy (3.39 Thursday)

May 14, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MB

Philippians 2:1-11. Jesus said in Matthew 22, the greatest commandments, love the Lord your God first, and love your neighbor as yourself second. These are the brick and mortar commands, as I like to think of it... And Paul echoes that in these verses.

Redefined Life (3.38 Wednesday)

May 13, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MB

Philippians 1:18-30.  One line in today’s passage summarizes Paul’s entire existence… What have we learned this season, from Galatians and Ephesians? I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me? So, what does that new life look like?

Point and Purpose (3.37 Tuesday)

May 12, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

Philippians 1:12-18. If you were praying for someone, and trying to find a chance to share Jesus with them, and someone else did before you… would you be happy? Did Paul suffer for his own glory?

Certainty (3.36 Monday)

May 11, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MB

Philippians 1:1-11. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ...

Hope in the Lord (3.35 Friday)

May 08, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

Psalm 39. My hope is in you, Lord. When we consider that, it takes such a weight off. Our lives aren’t hinging on our own aptitude, our own success or failure. If you WANT a challenge for weekend, commit Psalm 39:7 to memory. Cherish it and let is lighten your load. As we like to say in our youth group, he's G-O-T-C-H-U… He’s GOTCHU. And that’s wonderful.

Armor Up (3.34 Thursday)

May 07, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MB

Ephesians 6:10-24. Today we conclude the book of Ephesians, and the tone here is urgent. I dont think I have taken this passage seriously enough in the past… but Paul is not using war terminology lightly.

Get Over Yourself (3.33 Wednesday)

May 06, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MB

Ephesians 6:1-9. What if we treated every interaction as if it was with Christ? How would you treat your son or daughter differently? How would you treat your mom or dad differently? How about your boss or your employee? People society expects us to disrespect, people society ALLOWS us to disrespect… What if it was Christ?

Easier Said (3.32 Tuesday)

May 05, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MB

Ephesians 5:22-33. Paul says in verse 30, we are members of his body, Christ’s body. For all of us, married or single, let’s stop fighting over our own little corner of control. Let’s stop being eyes trying to hear or noses trying to see. Let’s embrace the roles God created and equipped us for, and celebrate how he made us all to fit together for his glory and the spread of the gospel.

Copycat (3.31 Monday)

May 04, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MB

Ephesians 5:1-21. In Christ, we find the color we want to be… and the rest of our lives as his disciples should be spent holding up different things against what scripture tells us about Christ, and whittling down what matches.

Desperation (3.30 Friday)

May 01, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MB

Psalm 38. Simple. You need God. I need God. We need God for every single thing… Don’t mourn that fact but celebrate who God is, that he does provide, and instead of banging on the doors he has closed, look forward to the doors he is opening for you this very week…

The Other Side (3.29 Thursday)

April 30, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB

Ephesians 4:25-32. When we realize its all for God’s glory, and we aren’t fighting for every scrap of glory for ourselves, then we can live honestly, and build others up. We first needed grace and forgiveness and tenderness, and the very one we rejected and disobeyed with our sin, he gave freely.

The Difference (3.28 Wednesday)

April 29, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MB

Ephesians 4:17-24. What sets you apart from the world? How are we reflecting the world, with its sensuality, greed, and impurity… or how are we reflecting Christ? 

Dispatch (3.27 Tuesday)

April 28, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

Ephesians 4:7-16. Let me say this clearly. The mission you have been given as a follower of Jesus - to go and make disciples - have been fully planned and supplied by God. So any success we have is not to our credit. It’s not because we are awesome, and God wants to use us because of what we can do but what he can do through us.

The How (3.26 Monday)

April 27, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB

Ephesians 4:1-6. You were called into fellowship with Christ… that’s permanent, eternal calling, regardless of jobs that come and go, relationships that come and go, money, possessions that come and go… How do you walk in that?

Trust and Wait (3.25 Friday)

April 24, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MB

Psalm 37. Easier said than done, but trust and wait. I think of the disciples in the boat during the storm, and Jesus was sleeping, and their panic as they woke him with “dont you care that we are perishing?!?!” He cares. He knows, he delivers and he saves…

Selfless in Prayer (3.24 Thursday)

April 23, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

Ephesians 3:14-21. On Tuesday, I asked you to pick a person and start praying for them intentionally. Did you do that? Because today, we take it up a notch. I challenge you to pray these verse over that person.

Due Credit (3.23 Wednesday)

April 22, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MB

Ephesians 3:1-13. God’s grace was a gift. Paul’s preaching even is a gift of grace, from God. As he says in 11, this is all according to God’s purpose, realized in Christ Jesus…

Each One (3.22 Tuesday)

April 21, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MB

Ephesians 2:11-22. Remember, you were once separated, alienated as Paul says, cut off from God. And by no action of yours, you were given the opportunity to know him… 

Off Topic (3.21 Monday)

April 20, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5 MB

Off Topic. GO OUTSIDE! Maybe just a walk around the block. Maybe just put a chair in the back yard, or walk to the grocery store if you can. Find an excuse! In many places, March-April is the absolute perfect time to go outside and witness evidence of the creator in his creation!

Steadfast Love (3.20 Friday)

April 17, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MB

Psalm 36. Webster’s dictionary defines “steadfast” as resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. In other words, the God who is the same yesterday, today and forever, the Lord who never changes and will stand forever, apparently his love fits those same characteristics.

The Gospel (3.19 Thursday)

April 16, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MB

Ephesians 2:1-10. This is one of the most important passages Paul ever wrote, in my humble opinion. Paul comes back to the core of the gospel message many times, but in my time studying, never more clearly or mind-blowingly stated than it is here.

Work in Progress (3.18 Wednesday)

April 15, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MB

Ephesians 1:15-23. So if the church is a work of God, then Paul can be thankful even in their current unfinished state, and he can join them in prayer for increasing completion. So we can be thankful for the work God is doing in you, and every other believer around you. We can root for each other and pray for each other.

Tee Ball Missionary (3.17 Tuesday)

April 14, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MB

Ephesians 1:1-14. If you read Paul talking about “to live is (by definition) Christ and to die is gain” and you ask “why,” well, Paul’s letters are filled with the answer. It’s right here. He has done all the work, Paul tells the Romans that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

Gospel Economics (3.16 Monday)

April 13, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MB

Galatians 6:11-18. Closing Paul's letter to the Galatians, he says, "But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." 

The Lord Does (3.15 Friday)

April 10, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MB

Psalm 34. Our God is also our Father. He sees and hears and knows everything… I like to say when God says yes he is providing for us out of infinite grace and love and when he says no he is protecting us out of infinite grace and love.

Team Lift (3.14 Thursday)

April 09, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MB

Gal 6:1-10. Paul picks up in chapter six, right where he left off in chapter five. Remember the last couple days. 5:1, For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Verse 13, For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Two Masters (3.13 Wednesday)

April 08, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MB

Gal 5:16-26. Jesus said in Matthew 6, no one can serve two masters. You can’t serve the world and Christ, because one says its all about you and the other says it all about Him. And Paul says here in Galatians 5, the fruits, the results of serving the flesh are exactly opposed to the results of serving the Spirit.

Free to Serve (3.12 Tuesday)

April 07, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MB

Gal 5:1-15. What matters? How about this… You have been set free to love and serve others. 

Free Slaves (3.11 Monday)

April 06, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MB

Gal 4:21-31. Paul is repetitive on purpose. As we’ve already seen in Galatians, if you are under the law, its already over. Because to be saved by the law, you have to be completely in every way perfect. That’s the bar under the law. But you, he says in verse 28, you are children of promise!

Well-Placed Hope (3.10 Friday)

April 03, 2020 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB

Psalm 33. In this time of uncertainty, some fear and instability around us… Please remind yourself who God is, what he is capable of and what his feelings are for his children. His word is upright. His work is faithful. His council stands forever. His eyes are on his children…

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