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CTP (S4E170) David Ebel Renew Restore Rebuild Reinspire
We talk with David Ebel about surviving a medically catastrophic start to life, years of pain, addiction, and suicide attempts, and the church encounter he says turned him sober and hopeful in a moment. We trace how that turning point becomes a lifelong mission built around Renew, Restore, Rebuild, and Reinspire, plus the podcast work he’s doing now to share hope stories worldwide. 
• growing up in Detroit with disability, bullying, and severe chronic pain 
• college pressure, nervous breakdown, depression, alcoholism, and drug use 
• multiple suicide attempts and the moment he believes God protected him 
• the candle shop, the graveyard drawing, and someone refusing to walk away 
• arriving at church intoxicated, feeling out of place, and responding to an altar call 
• making sense of salvation, forgiveness, and learning faith through community 
• Renew, Restore, Rebuild, and Reinspire as a step-by-step framework for change 
• church as an emergency room rather than a club, plus a critique of “churchianity” 
• God Says Yes podcast, global interviews, and his memoir about resilience and faith 
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CTP (S4ESepSpecial3) Doreen Virtue From New Age Messaging To Full Christ
We talk with Doreen Virtue about her 26-year path through New Thought and the New Age, and the moment Scripture finally cut through the “always positive” filter. We trace how cherry-picked Bible verses can create a counterfeit Jesus, why paranormal spirituality spreads so easily, and what it looks like to return to biblical Christianity with real repentance and discernment. 
• her upbringing in Christian Science and New Thought and why it looked Christian from the outside 
• becoming a psychotherapist, media guest, and popular New Age teacher 
• learning and teaching Reiki, chakra clearing, psychic development, and other occult-adjacent practices 
• how “stay positive” theology skips the Fall, sin, the cross, and judgment 
• the Alistair Begg sermon on 2 Timothy 4 that brings conviction 
• why the New Age audience is often mostly women and how “intuition” can be misused 
• practical ways to share the gospel without hardening people through performative tactics 
• the pull of astrology, horoscopes, tarot, and divination as a desire to control the future 
• being a Berean in daily Bible reading and testing every claim against Scripture 
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CTP (S4E169) 25th Somber Remembrance of 9/11
We mark 9/11 as a somber remembrance day by replaying our conversation with World Trade Center survivor Michael Hingson. He shares how preparation, calm leadership, and his guide dog helped him escape, then we dig into fear control, disability inclusion, and the books and talks that grew out of his story. 
• why 9/11 is a remembrance day and why wording matters 
• Michael Hingson’s early life, blindness, and refusing low expectations 
• misconceptions about blindness and why “eyesight isn’t the only game in town” 
• employment barriers for blind workers and what real inclusion requires 
• how and why he opened an office on the 78th floor of Tower One 
• learning exits, procedures, and routes before an emergency hits 
• staying focused on the stairs and preventing panic during evacuation 
• using fear as a tool rather than letting it take over 
• Thunderdog, Running With Roselle, and Live Like a Guide Dog 
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CTP (S4ESepSpecial2) Customer Service Hell
We talk with Tom Van Der Weel about what 100,000+ monitored business calls reveal about customer service, leadership, and the quiet moments that make or break trust. We dig into why “being nice” is not enough, how bad metrics create bad behavior, and what a more human customer experience looks like as technology and AI keep expanding. 
• Tom’s Iowa background and the Dutch roots of Pella 
• What “this call may be monitored” really means in quality assurance 
• The funniest and most alarming real call stories Tom can share 
• Why most customer interactions are mundane and why that matters 
• The holy trinity of customer satisfaction: resolve the issue, be courteous, respect time 
• How offshoring, self service, and AI shift expectations, especially for Gen Z 
• The three minute call limit story and how leadership metrics can trigger hang ups 
• What strong customer experience leadership looks like in practice 
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CTP (S4E168) Context Matters
We draw a hard line between truth-seeking and collectivist shortcuts, using “context matters” as the test for every claim we make. We challenge blanket statements about any group, argue for individual free will, and push for tougher, more honest thinking even when it’s uncomfortable. 
• why context, facts, details, and history set the frame 
• why collectivist thinking shows up as “all of them” claims 
• individualism and free will as a moral baseline 
• Sharia law framed as incompatible with constitutional law 
• rejecting “all Muslims” the same way we reject antisemitic generalizations 
• Nazi Germany used to examine silence and complicity 
• Fanta, Volkswagen, and Porsche as guilt-by-association traps 
• “tough love” as a refusal to soften hard truths 
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CTP (S4ESepSpecial1) How A Film Producer Builds Escapist Movies With Moral Clarity
I sit down with film and TV producer Leif Bristow to talk about making beautiful, escapist movies rooted in solid moral principles. We dig into Dancing Through the Shadow and the true story of a Chinese ballerina surviving the Cultural Revolution while fighting for her family’s freedom. 
• Leif’s upbringing across Canada and the United States and how it shapes his worldview 
• Why romance and holiday movies can be modern travel for audiences 
• Building stories on Christian Judaic moral principles without turning films into sermons 
• Creating positive role models for young women on screen 
• Dancing Through the Shadow as a love story set against the Cultural Revolution 
• Labor camps, propaganda, surveillance files and the cost of asking questions 
• Defection and the long fight to reunite a family 
• Real diversity through experience versus forced DEI messaging 
• Why he avoids gratuitous sex and violence and uses suggestion instead 
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CTP (S4E167) Stop The Dog And Pony Show Already
We draw a hard line between political theater and real accountability, calling out Republicans we like as well as the ones we don’t when they keep delivering hearings instead of results. We lay out specific enforcement ideas and a voter pressure plan built around petitions, primaries, and binding commitments. 
• calling out “conservatives in name only” for endless talk and no follow-through 
• rejecting more hearings and “dog and pony show” oversight without consequences 
• proposing congressional grand juries and a congressional prosecutor’s office 
• arguing for statutory deadlines that force prosecution rather than referrals 
• pushing voter action through a petition and direct outreach to representatives 
• advocating primary challenges for incumbents across the board 
• demanding candidates commit in writing to sponsor, vote, and deliver by deadlines 
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CTP (S4EAugSpecial4) The Savage Path
We talk with author and backpacking guide David Savage about why the wilderness exposes who we really are and why modern life makes it easier to drift off course. We connect backpacking stories to faith, leadership, personal responsibility, and David’s book The Savage Path: A Memoir of Modern Masculinity. 
• David’s background from Texas to a long career in specialty chemicals 
• How Boy Scouts and Philmont shape discipline, competence, and character 
• Why the outdoors feels like spiritual medicine and restores the soul 
• Hunger and thirst as metaphors for deeper human longings 
• The costs of screens, lost instincts, victimhood culture, and outsourced thinking 
• Why David writes The Savage Path as a humorous, story-first memoir 
• A runaway scout story about choice, not coercion 
• Getting lost at altitude with executives and learning to backtrack to truth 
• Where to find the book, the Wrestling With The Inner Man podcast, and www.thesavagepath.com 
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CTP (S4E166) Details Matter
Exploring more of the fascinating intersection of Activism, Community Engagement, Faith / Religion, Human Nature, Politics, Social Issues, and beyond - all in Biblical perspective
We take on a viral-style claim about God and gender, then trace how identity politics and sloppy wording distort both faith and public life (especially through the twisting of Scriptures as also discussed in recently released ChristiTutionalist Politics 5 book. We also argue that Texas politics only makes sense when you look past labels, study the legislature, and refuse clickbait narratives. 
• framing the release as a former video exclusive with time references that may be dated 
• reacting to a Texas Senate candidate’s “God is non-binary” line and why precision matters 
• separating “God is above human sexuality” from modern gender ideology claims 
• defending a biblical view of justice while rejecting manipulative pandering 
• explaining why Texas is “purple” in the details of primaries, turnout, and legislative behavior 
• breaking down RINOs as multiple types and tying it to the Ken Paxton impeachment attempt 
• calling out headline culture and pushing media literacy as a civic habit 
• sharing original songs that reinforce the theme that details matter 
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CTP (S4EAugSpeical3) The Education Accountability Collapse
We dig into why American public education keeps lowering standards while claiming success (and all the stats prove failure), and how those choices show up as illiteracy, weak math skills, and burned out teachers. We also argue that money and slogans cannot replace discipline, honest grading, and parents taking responsibility at home. 
• Brian Wetzel’s background and what he learned traveling to meet teachers and administrators 
• Grade inflation policies that remove deadlines and consequences 
• Big city school spending versus students performing at grade level 
• Social and emotional learning competing with core academics and creeping into math 
• Why basic arithmetic and practical skills still matter for adult life 
• Concerns about explicit sexual material in school settings and what gets removed instead 
• Why more funding is not the fix and how incentives shape behavior 
• School choice and vouchers as pressure to improve 
• Classroom behavior, admin support, and why teachers are leaving 
• Lowering teacher certification standards as a symptom not a solution 
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