Ep 1410 | Korie Robertson Revives Phil’s Vision for Family & Jase Opens Up About Life Without His Dad
August 31, 2026
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The Robertson family opens this episode of Unashamed with a characteristic blend of theological wrestling and family banter—Jase, Willie, and Korie Robertson spend the first several minutes untangling a game of telephone that started when Jase shared a controversial take on Scripture with a relative named Zach, who then relayed a "perverted view" to Willie, who passed it along to Korie's husband, and by the time it circled back, nobody could remember what the original argument was about. This is not a digression. It is the episode's central tension in miniature: how do you hold a family—and a faith—together when everyone reads the same words and walks away with different conclusions?
The Sermon on the Mount as the Missing Key
The conversation keeps returning to the Book of James, which Jase argues is nearly impossible to understand without first absorbing the Sermon on the Mount. He points out that James quotes or echoes Jesus' sermon roughly twenty-four times. "When you read James," Jase says, "people are like, 'Boy, he's stepping on some toes here.' He's really not—he's just taking the Sermon on the Mount and putting it out there practically."
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What you'll learn
- 1 Timestamped Outline
- 2 (00:00) **Opening Banter & Family Dynamics** - The Robertson family jokes about third-hand conversations, misinterpreted theology, and Willie's tendency to twist Jase's words
- 3 (04:47) **Funeral Reflections & Generational Intensity** - Jase shares about speaking at cousin John's funeral and how it brought back memories of the passionate theological debates between their parents' generation
- 4 (07:01) **The Sermon on the Mount & James Connection** - The group explores how James's epistle is essentially a practical application of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount for a post-resurrection audience
- 5 (09:47) **The Judgment Paradox** - A deep dive into Jesus's command "Do not judge" and how it's more nuanced than a blanket prohibition
- 6 (11:08) **Echo Streaming Platform Promotion** - Brief ad segment about the Robertson family's involvement with the Echo streaming platform
- 7 (13:38) **Mercy, Judgment & Online Culture** - The group discusses how judgment should be done with mercy, and how online hot-take culture kills imagination for a merciful God
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Show Notes
Korie Robertson is taking steps to restore something generationally important that many modern families seem to have lost: the intentional work of keeping families connected. She puts a name to that work — “kinkeeping” — as the guys and Korie look at the Robertson family’s own traditions and the importance of passing faith, stories, and family life forward. Jase opens up about missing Phil daily, why working the family land still makes him feel close, and teaming up with Willie to give Zach a hard time over a squabble that becomes a full-fledged family pile-on.
For more on building a lasting family legacy, check out Unashamed’s conversation with Hobby Lobby CEO David Green: https://youtu.be/JrHYzYOpdAs?si=Cu4rFIfU88feeFlt
In this episode: James 1:5; James 1:27; James 4:1–3; Matthew 5; Matthew 7:1–11; Proverbs 26:17; Romans 8:24–25; Genesis 1:28; Genesis 12; Genesis 26; Exodus 1:1–7; Matthew 9; Luke 20; John 7; Acts 15; 1 Corinthians 15; Matthew 25
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Chapters
00:00 Willie Twists Jase & Zach’s Argument
04:05 Al Reflects on a Robertson Family Funeral
07:05 What Jesus Really Meant by “Do Not Judge”
15:20 When Judgment Turns People Into Enemies
21:15 ‘Right’ Beliefs Alone Won’t Transform You
26:20 Does Your View of God Change Everything?
31:00 Korie Introduces the Lost Art of “Kinkeeping”
36:35 Why Keeping Families Together Takes Intention
40:05 Jase Opens Up About Missing Phil
45:15 Robertson Legacy Lives Beyond One Generation
50:10 Why the Enemy Targets the Family
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