Basic Bible Podcast

Depression is one of those things we don't like to talk about. As Christians, oftentimes depression is covered by fake smiles and cliché spiritual platitudes that we would like to think are true but merely serve to hide the shame we don't want anyone to know about. It is time to bring reality to the light. Man good Christian struggle with depression. This week our guest is Pastor Aaron Richert, the author of Depression in the Christian Life: Getting help up from people who have been down.

Recommended Resources:

Depression in the Christian Life: Getting help up from people who have been down by Aaron Richert

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This week we're talking about a great new book, Belong: Loving Your Church by Reflecting Christ to One Another. To do so we welcome back its author, Barnabas Piper. What does it mean to not merely attend church, or even be a member of a church, but to actually feel a sense of belonging to God's church? Listen in as we discuss this and much more!

Recommended Resources:

Belong: Loving Your Church by Reflecting Christ to One Another by Barnabas Piper

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First podcast of 2023! This week we explore the unknown and maybe even the uncomfortable. My old friend Shaun Tabatt talks to us about his book, Real Near Death Experience Stories. Is there anything to these tales or are they just made up or delusions? Shaun suggests that not only are they true but they do indeed give us great confidence in God's Word. Come and check it out!

Recommended Resources:

Real Near Death Experience Stories: True Accounts of Those Who Died and Experienced Immortality by Randy Kay and Shaun Tabatt 

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Merry Christmas! Welcome to our Christmas episode - one I had a TON of fun recording. It's A Wonderful Life is by far my favorite Christmas movie. This year I was introduced to Pastor Greg Asimakoupoulos who is a huge fan and the author of the book, Finding God in It's A Wonderful Life. I was expecting a cheesy book but found a really encouraging a helpful devotional work that has God used in my life. If you've seen the movie, you will love the book. You can see the heart of a pastor in each page. It's divided into short, easy-to-read chapters complete with discussion questions at the end. You can use it for your own personal use or could easily be used with your small group. Download this episode today and then get the book!!!

Recommended Resources:

Finding God in It's a Wonderful Life by Greg Asimakoupoulos

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This episode picks up right where last week's episode left off - kind of... We welcome my former student Daniel Leach back on the podcast. After we recorded the message that was last's episode, we decided to record a little something on the way home from our lunch at Olive Garden. So, what follows is a little bit of a random conversation about evangelism.

Recommended Resources:

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane C. Ortlund 

The Soul-Winner's Fire by John R. Rice 

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This week we welcome back one of my former students, Daniel Leach who is currently a Bible college student preparing to go into the ministry. In this episode we catch up a bit and see how the Lord is working in his life. Following that Daniel shares a quick devotional thought with us about keeping encouraged while serving the Lord.

Recommended Resources:

Experiencing the Presence of God: Teachings from the Book of Hebrews by A.W. Tozer 

To Seek and to Save: Winning and Building Committed Followers of Jesus Christ by Paul Chappell 

The Soul-Winner's Fire by John R. Rice

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In this episode Evangelist Scott Pauley joins us to chat about his latest book, The Lord was with Joseph - a practical look at the life of the Joseph in the closing chapters of Genesis.

Recommended Resource:

The Lord Was With Joseph: Learning to Live In the Presence of God… by Scott Pauley

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In less than one week we face the 2022 midterm elections. So, the week we tackle the question - should Christians vote and if so, how? Joining me to discuss this is my friend Dan Degner of Wisconsin Family Council.

Recommended Resources:

Kingdom Politics by Tony Evans

IVoterGuide

Wisconsin Family Council

Commit to Vote

My Vote Wisconsin

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Our last two episodes we spoke about the tragedy of abortion. In this episode we look at just the opposite, adoption. One of the lies some in the pro-choice crowd try to foist upon us is that children given up due to unwanted pregnancies are handed over to the foster care system. This is simply not true. Open adoptions are available and give the mother great control over who will take care of their child. Joining us this week is John Knox of the Opt institute to talk about a recent Barna research report that shows many mothers do not understand the options available to them. You won't want to miss this episode!!!

Recommended Resources:

The Opt Institute

Adoption & Its Competitors: Results of a National Survey Regarding Adoption in the United States in 2022

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