https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com The Divide Podcast is for anyone trying to follow Jesus in a world that keeps drawing lines for them. Each episode begins with a raw, honest take on the issues shaping our lives—faith, politics, culture, and everything in between—then moves into real conversations that wrestle with what Scripture actually says. Some say you can’t follow Jesus and vote a certain way or live a certain way. Others say it doesn’t matter. And the rest of us are trying to make sense of it all. The Divide cuts through the noise to refocus on what the Bible actually says. In the end, it’s about the courage to live where faith draws the line.

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:42:36 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us 2026 Religion & Spirituality 1440 episodic The Divide Podcast is for anyone trying to follow Jesus in a world that keeps drawing lines for them. Each episode begins with a raw, honest take on the issues shaping our lives—faith, politics, culture, and everything in between—then moves into real conversations that wrestle with what Scripture actually says. Some say you can’t follow Jesus and vote a certain way or live a certain way. Others say it doesn’t matter. And the rest of us are trying to make sense of it all. The Divide cuts through the noise to refocus on what the Bible actually says. In the end, it’s about the courage to live where faith draws the line. Benjamin Orian Benjamin Orian No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8192117/dividepodcastlogo.png https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com 144 144 6 - Does AI Cross the Line https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/aicrossedtheline/ https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/aicrossedtheline/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:42:36 -0400 thedividepodcast.podbean.com/9edb0bab-483a-3c3c-b412-9a57dcaf2622 Let's explore what happens when AI moves from simply answering questions to influencing decisions, shaping our thinking, and potentially crossing boundaries we should be paying attention to. Ben shares his own journey with AI, examines the recent “sandbox” incident, and asks where Christians should draw the line between using AI as a helpful tool and allowing it to do our thinking for us. And, right in the middle of the conversation, Ben and ChatGPT have a little exchange of their own, including ChatGPT offering to just do the podcast for him. The episode ultimately brings the conversation back to faith, wisdom, discernment, and the question of who gets to shape the shaper.

]]> Let's explore what happens when AI moves from simply answering questions to influencing decisions, shaping our thinking, and potentially crossing boundaries we should be paying attention to. Ben shares his own journey with AI, examines the recent “sandbox” incident, and asks where Christians should draw the line between using AI as a helpful tool and allowing it to do our thinking for us. And, right in the middle of the conversation, Ben and ChatGPT have a little exchange of their own, including ChatGPT offering to just do the podcast for him. The episode ultimately brings the conversation back to faith, wisdom, discernment, and the question of who gets to shape the shaper.

]]> Let’s explore what happens when AI moves from simply answering questions to influencing decisions, shaping our thinking, and potentially crossing boundaries we should be paying attention to. Ben shares his own journey with AI, examines the recent “sandbox” incident, and asks where Christians should draw the line between using AI as a helpful tool and allowing it to do our thinking for us. And, right in the middle of the conversation, Ben and ChatGPT have a little exchange of their own, including ChatGPT offering to just do the podcast for him. The episode ultimately brings the conversation back to faith, wisdom, discernment, and the question of who gets to shape the shaper. Benjamin Orian false No 1696 1 6 full 5 - The Law No One Wants https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/thelaw/ https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/thelaw/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:17:30 -0400 thedividepodcast.podbean.com/8126e47b-5c95-3f44-92e4-3907e77506ed Every civilization has similar laws — murder, theft, trespassing, and more. Almost no one would argue that we don’t need laws. In fact, someone has estimated the US has made about 30,000 laws since it became a nation. So why do so many believe the universe can survive without God's laws? This episode of the Divide takes on the question many have overlooked: if God's law was negotiable, what was Jesus actually dying for? We’re talking law and grace. And we're  the God who apparently thought both mattered enough to die over. This is The Divide — where faith draws the line.

]]> Every civilization has similar laws — murder, theft, trespassing, and more. Almost no one would argue that we don’t need laws. In fact, someone has estimated the US has made about 30,000 laws since it became a nation. So why do so many believe the universe can survive without God's laws? This episode of the Divide takes on the question many have overlooked: if God's law was negotiable, what was Jesus actually dying for? We’re talking law and grace. And we're  the God who apparently thought both mattered enough to die over. This is The Divide — where faith draws the line.

]]> Every civilization has similar laws — murder, theft, trespassing, and more. Almost no one would argue that we don’t need laws. In fact, someone has estimated the US has made about 30,000 laws since it became a nation. So why do so many believe the universe can survive without God’s laws? This episode of the Divide takes on the question many have overlooked: if God’s law was negotiable, what was Jesus actually dying for? We’re talking law and grace. And we’re the God who apparently thought both mattered enough to die over. This is The Divide — where faith draws the line. Benjamin Orian false No 1702 1 5 full 4 - 21 Words Separating Church and State https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/churchandstate/ https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/churchandstate/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:39:55 -0400 thedividepodcast.podbean.com/f242f89c-3b9e-382d-896c-0372a523db91 Twenty-one words is all that stands between you and a government that decides who's allowed to preach. This episode traces the line from Roger Williams, banished from Massachusetts for saying the state has no business in anyone's conscience, through jailed Baptist preachers in colonial Virginia, to the Thirty Years' War, Henry VIII, and a June 2026 Oval Office moment that keeps the whole argument alive today. It’s a story about what happens when governments start needing religion, and religion starts needing government. This is literally where Faith Draws the Line.

]]> Twenty-one words is all that stands between you and a government that decides who's allowed to preach. This episode traces the line from Roger Williams, banished from Massachusetts for saying the state has no business in anyone's conscience, through jailed Baptist preachers in colonial Virginia, to the Thirty Years' War, Henry VIII, and a June 2026 Oval Office moment that keeps the whole argument alive today. It’s a story about what happens when governments start needing religion, and religion starts needing government. This is literally where Faith Draws the Line.

]]> Twenty-one words is all that stands between you and a government that decides who’s allowed to preach. This episode traces the line from Roger Williams, banished from Massachusetts for saying the state has no business in anyone’s conscience, through jailed Baptist preachers in colonial Virginia, to the Thirty Years’ War, Henry VIII, and a June 2026 Oval Office moment that keeps the whole argument alive today. It’s a story about what happens when governments start needing religion, and religion starts needing government. This is literally where Faith Draws the Line. Benjamin Orian false No 1704 1 4 full 3 - Earthquakes: Shaken But Not Stirred https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/earthquakes/ https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/earthquakes/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:03:21 -0400 thedividepodcast.podbean.com/25b9b293-973e-3e36-9936-6db02c08eab7 Major earthquakes. Global headlines. Some say this is it. Others dismiss it all as nothing more than geology. So who's right? In Shaken, Not Stirred, Ben examines what Jesus actually said about earthquakes in the last days, what modern science tells us about seismic activity, and why the greatest divide isn't found along the world's fault lines—but in the faith lines revealed when life begins to shake. Join the conversation on The Divide, where faith draws the line.

]]> Major earthquakes. Global headlines. Some say this is it. Others dismiss it all as nothing more than geology. So who's right? In Shaken, Not Stirred, Ben examines what Jesus actually said about earthquakes in the last days, what modern science tells us about seismic activity, and why the greatest divide isn't found along the world's fault lines—but in the faith lines revealed when life begins to shake. Join the conversation on The Divide, where faith draws the line.

]]> Major earthquakes. Global headlines. Some say this is it. Others dismiss it all as nothing more than geology. So who’s right? In Shaken, Not Stirred, Ben examines what Jesus actually said about earthquakes in the last days, what modern science tells us about seismic activity, and why the greatest divide isn’t found along the world’s fault lines—but in the faith lines revealed when life begins to shake. Join the conversation on The Divide, where faith draws the line. Benjamin Orian false No 1588 1 3 full 2 - Sabbath in the News https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/sabbath/ https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/sabbath/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:24:20 -0400 thedividepodcast.podbean.com/aafb2c44-9e42-31cc-bac6-6f02754d3699 Why is a productivity-driven culture suddenly talking about rest? In this episode, Ben explores the renewed attention to Sabbath, prayer, and sacred time. Is this a spiritual awakening or just collective exhaustion? We look at the Biblical meaning of rest and why it feels so difficult to practice. Where do we draw the line in a restless world?

]]> Why is a productivity-driven culture suddenly talking about rest? In this episode, Ben explores the renewed attention to Sabbath, prayer, and sacred time. Is this a spiritual awakening or just collective exhaustion? We look at the Biblical meaning of rest and why it feels so difficult to practice. Where do we draw the line in a restless world?

]]> Why is a productivity-driven culture suddenly talking about rest? In this episode, Ben explores the renewed attention to Sabbath, prayer, and sacred time. Is this a spiritual awakening or just collective exhaustion? We look at the Biblical meaning of rest and why it feels so difficult to practice. Where do we draw the line in a restless world? Benjamin Orian false No 1682 1 2 full 1 - Why We've Confused Conviction with Controversy https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/1-why-weve-confused-conviction-with-controversy/ https://thedividepodcast.podbean.com/e/1-why-weve-confused-conviction-with-controversy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:51:57 -0400 thedividepodcast.podbean.com/6661035d-bf0b-3cb6-817c-608e35902da6 Why does it seem like Christians are becoming louder but less like Christ? In this debut episode of The Divide, we explore the difference between conviction and controversy, truth and outrage, and why so many believers feel spiritually exhausted in today's culture. What if the greatest threat to your faith isn't opposition—but formation by the wrong voices?

]]> Why does it seem like Christians are becoming louder but less like Christ? In this debut episode of The Divide, we explore the difference between conviction and controversy, truth and outrage, and why so many believers feel spiritually exhausted in today's culture. What if the greatest threat to your faith isn't opposition—but formation by the wrong voices?

]]> In a culture fueled by outrage, division, and endless noise, we cut through competing voices to explore what Scripture actually says about living faithfully in a divided world. Benjamin Orian false No 1749 1 1 full