Backsliding (DMX, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)

05/11/21 • 39 min

Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast

Every Christian falters in their faith. The late rapper DMX did so publicly; in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes does so symbolically. Josh, Claude, and JR. discuss what both say about slippin’.

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