In this conversation, Pastor Lucas Miles sits down with Blaze Media host and cultural commentator Steve Deace to talk about the dangers facing the modern Church, from seeker-sensitive compromise to the rise of toxic empathy. Steve doesn’t hold back as he calls out pastors who fear offending people more than God, the apologetic silence after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and why the Church must stop retreating into “evangelical monasteries.”

Steve also shares a powerful personal testimony about God speaking to him in a hospital, reminding him that the Church needs apostles, not assassins.

Topics Covered:

• Why the seeker-sensitive model crippled discipleship
• The danger of replacing the Great Commandment with “don’t offend anyone”
• Why pastors stayed silent after Roe v. Wade was overturned
• The rise of toxic empathy in the pulpit
• Evangelical monasticism and the retreat from culture
• Why courage—not compromise—is the Church’s greatest need
• Steve’s personal encounter with God: “I need apostles, not assassins”

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