Finding Your Spine
In a time when courage feels increasingly rare, Finding Your Spine challenges the status quo. Hosted by Dr. Chase Spears, this weekly podcast explores how Christians—and even secular conservatives—can stand firm in their values amid the pressures of cancel culture. With insightful commentary and bold conversations, Dr. Spears examines the tradeoff many make between conscience and comfort, reminding listeners that true freedom requires the spine to defend it. Tune in each week for thought-provoking discussions that inspire moral courage in an age of compromise.
Finding Your Spine
What's a Classical Farm School?
Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Air Force reserve officer Jace Yarbrough—combat vet, founder of Saint Francis Academy (a classical Christian farm school), and plaintiff suing the Air Force for free speech rights after a reprimand for his retirement speech.
Jace shares the vision behind his school’s unique model (parent-led, outdoor-focused, accessible to all incomes), why tactile farm life forms virtue in kids, his refusal of the Covid vaccine, the reprisals that followed, and how Scripture and stories like Wilberforce inspire bold leadership today. A powerful conversation on education, courage, and raising the next generation.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:46 - Welcoming Jace Yarbrough
00:01:47 - Air Force Service & Law
00:03:07 - Saint Francis Academy Origin
00:07:44 - Classical Christian Farm Model
00:11:01 - Parental Involvement & Accessibility
00:14:11 - Outdoor & Farm Curriculum
00:18:18 - Forming Virtue Through Nature
00:21:39 - Air Force Reprisal Story
00:25:02 - Free Speech Lawsuit
00:29:06 - Vaccine Refusal & Stand
00:35:58 - Theology of Vocation
00:43:18 - Scripture & Wilberforce Inspiration
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