It's not a hotel—just a place to sleep. It's not a cave either—a place to get away from the crowd, from nuisance. It's also more than a box with meaningful memories and memorabilia. Your home is an extension of your body, and your body is not your own, but belongs to Christ. So your house belongs to Christ. So what are you doing with it? Witnessing to Him and blessing your neighbors? Good.

In this episode, Chris and Kyle mull over a Christian view of the home and homemaking. Whether you live in a house, dorm, condo, nook, treehouse, or your car, you should have a covenantal vision and mission of the home: a place where pockets of God’s people remember what He has done and worship Him—building altars and liturgies within each and every room.

Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

You have to know their middle name. And maybe not what they ate for dinner last night, but definitely what makes them tick and irks them. And their birthday. And the names of their kids, if they have any. And a willingness to say, “I can’t do this on my own. I need your help.” You earnestly want to read their book and you would willingly lay down your life for them.

In this episode, Chris and Kyle ruminate on friendship, and reflect on their decade+ of friendship. It’s a friendship of familiarity, trust, reliability, and relatability. They say, the face of a friend will make your cheeks stretch and their voice will make your neck turn. You’ll even give them the garage code to check on the plants while you’re away. You kinda love them.

Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor. Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

A Christian marriage and family is good for our neighbors, not just for us and our spouses and kids. It witnesses to a coming Kingdom full of covenantal communion, not leftovers of rotten relationships. A Kingdom full of trust and hope, not loss, disappointment, or shame. A Kingdom of neighboring, and the best kind of space and room, in which we find sacrifice, security, and fulfillment.

In this episode, Chris and Kyle discuss how family practices bear on the neighborhood. Whether it’s walking with the kids, holding hands in the backyard, cleaning the porch, shoveling the neighbor’s driveway, or picking up litter, your family can bless your neighbors and witness to Christ. Our Triune God, the Original Neighbor, has shown us the pattern. All we have to do is follow.

Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor.

Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

Our children are not our own. They look like us, and talk like us, but they aren’t ours. They are a heritage from the Lord (Psalm 127:3). They are good gifts from God that have been entrusted to us to raise and steward. Culture doesn’t see it this way. Having children is a choice that, for some, “is not for me.” Children are seen as ornaments or accoutrements.

In this episode, Chris and Kyle press the point. They discuss the obligation to have kids (if you can), the pitfalls and selfishness of careerism, how children are good for society and the church, and how Christian parents shouldn’t see their children as pounds of flesh waiting to become rational adults. They already are image-bearers; they already offer so much to society, the church, and the family.

Welcome to another episode of Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor.

Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

We like to hide our feelings in our hunger. To get lost in our craving. Until we indulge it in consumption. But that’s when we come up short. We come up empty. Consumption doesn’t work. Strolling through the store doesn’t make us happy—it makes the insatiable even more uncomfortable. Don’t let your “negative” emotions march you down to the hell of capricious indulgence. Fill your heart with what can fill it.

In this “excast” (excursus podcast) episode of Two Pour Spirits, Chris and Kyle talk about consumerism and our cultural craving to be full. Why do we willingly introduce our desires to things that we know won’t hit the spot? We are built to have full bellies, but why do we fill them with all the wrong things? Why do we feel compelled to want something when we have everything? The curse hits harder than we think.

Welcome to Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor.

Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

What hath the Spirit and the Son to do with sex and society? It's a question that will make the pious cringe, but will make the private quarters of the home thrive and the public square flourish. Sex is good. Say it out loud: "Sex is good." But how, when, where, why, who, what? That matters. OnlyFans, Pornhub, incelism, and the "impurity spiral" ain't going to get us there.

In this episode of Two Pour Spirits, Chris and Kyle talk about what you do in the bedroom trickles into the classroom and (possibly) into the White House. The private will always make splashes in the public. The connection and communion that transitions from a rib can make or break a republic. Sex has a purpose. Do it in the right way. Do it for the common good.

Welcome to Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor.

Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

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When 2.5 million women are on OnlyFans, others identify with the four Bs movement, some have committed to "boysobriety," men are addicted to pornography, dads are abandoning their kids by the dozen, college bros commit to becoming incels, and elementary school kids are now talking about “the rizz,” a conversation about the family and marriage is in order. We are far, far off the path.

In this episode of Two Pour Spirits, Chris and Kyle launch the second season by discussing the benefits the family has on society and the nature and purpose of marriage. To the Christian, marriage isn’t a mere custom—just something people do. Nor is it a contract: "If you commit to this, then I'll stay with you." It’s a covenant—a covenant the whole way down. But what is a covenant?

Welcome to Two Pour Spirits.

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Two Pour Spirits is a podcast of Project : Neighbor.

Project : Neighbor is a theological think tank and spiritual training ground for the Church and the common good. We think theologically about everything from soil to sky, and disciple believers from crib to casket. We draw widely from the catholic Christian tradition, are ecumenically-oriented, and practically-minded.

Project : Neighbor is co-directed by Kyle David Bennett and Christopher Cimorelli.

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https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |

In this final installment of "The Four Ps," Kyle and Chris discuss sticking to the script and disagreeing with laser-tight focus and order. It can be done, and they proffer a few suggestions.

Like: You can't be jumping around topics like a wild kangaroo or opening the can of worms at 10 p.m. right before bed. Especially if you've had a few drams of Maker's Mark Cask Strength.

Don't be dumb. That's not going to end well.

So join Chris and Kyle in this final episode of Season One of Two Pour Spirits (!) as they put forward a few tips and tricks for ensuring you don't set yourself up for gridlock, misery, or complete ruin.

https://www.projectneighbor.org/ | https://x.com/proneighbor |