# Reclaiming Scripture from the Culture Wars w/ Zach Lambert

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Podcast: [Disarming Leviathan Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/disarming-leviathan-podcast-6408736)
Published: 2026-01-08T10:47:00+00:00
Episode link: https://disarmingleviathan.substack.com/p/reclaiming-scripture-from-the-culture
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## Resource

In this episode, pastor and author Zach W. Lambert confronts the weaponization of Scripture in American public life and church culture. Drawing from his book Better Ways to Read the Bible , he outlines how harmful interpretive “lenses” have been used to justify everything from Christian nationalism to slavery to spiritual abuse. Rather than abandoning Scripture, Lambert calls Christians to reclaim a Jesus-centered, context-aware, fruit-bearing engagement with the Bible. He offers four healthy lenses—Jesus, context, flourishing, and fruitfulness—and explains how these can guide both personal discipleship and public theology in a way that heals rather than harms. About Zach Zach W. Lambert is the founding pastor of Restore Austin, a multiethnic, multigenerational church in Austin, Texas. He is the author of Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing , a book that helps Christians rethink how Scripture is interpreted and applied in both church and society. Zach is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to justice, public theology, and deconstruction. His work appears on Substack under the title Public Theology , and he shares regular content on Instagram and X at @ZachWLambert. Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

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