When the shadows of evening fall when darkness seems to swallow the world, when history appears locked in a downward spiral of sin, disaster, and despair God declares a different reality. Zechariah 14:7 promises a day “not day, nor night,” when “at evening time it shall be light.” What nature calls the end of day, the Lord turns into a miracle of sudden illumination. The Creator who governs history, not nature, repeatedly reverses the expected decline: in the darkest hours, He brings forth light, regenerates hearts, redirects nations, and fulfills His sovereign purposes. Though sin daily deepens the gloom around us, the greater truth is not our darkness but Christ’s lordship over it. He is King over sin, death, and every evening time. Therefore, as Paul commands, we rejoice always, give thanks in everything, and trust the God who makes all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28) and who, even at evening time, brings forth light. #LightAtEveningTime #Zechariah147 #GodBringsLight #HopeInDarkness

Slavery has marked every culture and era, taking many forms and affecting all peoples. While private slavery is widely condemned today, modern societies increasingly practice state slavery through expanding bureaucratic control, regulation, and dependency over citizens.

True freedom, Scripture teaches, is not political but spiritual. Slavery begins with bondage to sin, and only Christ can make men truly free. Where Christian faith declines, slavery old or new inevitably returns, and societies drift toward control, conformity, and loss of liberty.

In this Q&A, Rushdoony and Foster argue that “third world” crises are tragic yet often compounded by sinful leadership, war, and anti-Christian barriers that fear the Gospel’s implications for government under Christ; Christians should provide real relief where doors open (they cite Somalia as an example of staggering human cost) while insisting the long-term cure is changed character through the Gospel and the rebuilding of self-government, enterprise, and productivity—undermined, they say, by Marxism and “liberation theology.” They warn that anti-mission propaganda (including a story about hostile anthropologists and the murder of missionary Chet Bitterman) fuels persecution and implicates Western governments, so believers must pair global mercy with domestic “housecleaning,” including informed political engagement. On strategy, Rushdoony rejects a sentimental “be nice” model: Christ was salt and light, sometimes sharply confrontational, so removing destructive humanists from office by voting is presented as a moral duty while still evangelizing all men. They touch on cooperation across end-times views (even premillennial “occupy till I come” Christians can labor together), distinguish “civil religion” as a modern liberal construct from genuine Christian foundations, and explain “parachurch” work as legitimate kingdom labor alongside the institutional church’s ministry of grace—especially as the IRS tries to narrow “church” to worship-only. Rushdoony also frames law and grace through covenant: every covenant is gracious yet inherently legal, so obedience (including tithes plus offerings) is sanctification, not salvation; sacrificial laws are fulfilled in Christ, but God’s moral order still binds, and even Romans 13 obedience is always “in the Lord,” never above God’s Word. #Rushdoony #MarshallFoster #ChristianReconstruction #Dominion #Evangelism #Missions #ThirdWorldCrisis #Somalia #LiberationTheology #Marxism #ChetBitterman #PoliticalEngagement #SaltAndLight #BiblicalWorldview #CivilReligion #Parachurch #ChurchAndState #IRS #ChristianEducation #CovenantTheology #LawAndGrace #Tithing #Sanctification #Romans13 #ObeyGodRatherThanMen #KingdomOfGod

"Sorry, I've been busy" may be the most socially acceptable lie in modern culture. But what if the constant refrain of busyness is not a sign of productivity but a mask for misplaced priorities, avoidance of duty, and even disobedience to God? In this episode of Out of the Question, Andrea Schwartz and Pastor Charles Roberts examine the culture of busyness through the lens of biblical law and ask whether Christians have absorbed a humanistic standard for how they spend their time.

Drawing on key passages — Martha's distraction in Luke 10, the excuses of the invited guests in the Parable of the Great Supper, Paul's admonition to redeem the time in Ephesians 5, and Christ's teaching on the vine and the branches in John 15 — Schwartz and Roberts argue that activity disconnected from abiding in Christ and His law is ultimately futile. They extend the conversation to the erosion of the biblical family, noting how busyness has become a ready excuse for delaying marriage, avoiding childbearing, and neglecting the Great Commission as it begins in the home. The discussion draws a striking contrast between the expanding, family-centered cultures of other religions and the shrinking, atomistic tendencies of modern Western Christianity.

Whether you are a homeschool parent feeling the weight of an overstuffed schedule, a single Christian deferring marriage indefinitely, or a church member quietly sidelining your duties with "let me pray about it," this episode challenges you to examine your calendar as a moral document. What does your time reveal about whose kingdom you are building? Listen in for a convicting and practical conversation about what it means to seek first the kingdom of God — starting with your own household.

The Apostles’ Creed boldly declares the personal faith of every believer: “I believe… in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary.” This Virgin Birth is no mere detail it is the miracle of a new creation. In Christ, the second Adam, God begins a new humanity, free from the sin and death inherited from the first Adam, born instead to righteousness and everlasting life. While the world pins its hopes for a better age on politics, education, science, or social reform hoping to remake man by remaking his environment the gospel proclaims the only true path: Jesus Christ remakes the heart. “As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God… which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:12–13). The Virgin Birth guarantees that the Savior is both truly God and truly man, able to regenerate us, preserve us from darkness, and bring history to its glorious climax: “The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever” (Rev. 11:15). In the Virgin-born Savior we have a glorious destiny! #VirginBirth #NewCreation #BornOfGod #JesusIsLord

We all wonder and often fear what the future holds: aging, disappointments, pain, and the shadow of death seem to loom large, while the world around us appears to unravel. Yet Scripture offers a far greater certainty than our anxious guesses. Paul declares in Romans 8:28 that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Even when we cannot know what tomorrow will bring, we know Who is bringing it the sovereign Lord who rules over heaven and earth, and who cannot be stopped or questioned (Dan. 4:35). The God who already gave His only Son for our redemption on the cross will surely care for us in every trial. As Peter, who endured far more suffering than most of us, urged: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Pet. 5:7). Whatever the future brings, it is in the hands of the One who has already secured our victory in Christ. Peace be with you all who are in Christ Jesus! #TheFuture #Romans828 #GodIsInControl

The fear of man is one of the most common and enslaving fears, revealing itself in anxiety over public opinion, social standing, and exposure, even more than concern for God or conscience. When people dread what others might think more than what God declares, they show that man not God has become their object of worship, for what a person worships is what he most fears to offend. Such fear demands constant conformity to shifting social standards and makes communion with human approval more vital than obedience to God. Scripture warns that this fear of man is a snare, grounding life in insecurity, while the fear of the Lord brings true safety, wisdom, and enduring satisfaction. To fear God rather than man is to live rooted in His unchanging power and gracious communion, where weakness becomes strength and the final outcome is victory.

The apostles declared that we are living in the “last days” the intense era that began with Christ’s first coming and will end with His return. In these “latter times,” Paul warned, many will depart from the faith, seduced by demonic doctrines, becoming “fierce, despisers of those that are good,” trucebreakers, and lovers of every evil (1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Tim. 3:1–3). The result is not mere difficulty but “perilous times” literally ferocious times when civilization itself clothes malice and hatred of righteousness in polished forms. The civilized barbarian has emerged, breaking treaties, despising truth, and unleashing open war against Christ and His people. Yet Paul, who faced this ferocity firsthand, declared with unshakable confidence, “The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work” (2 Tim. 4:18). In these ferocious last days, the battle is fierce, but the victory is certain: Christ is Lord over all, and we are more than conquerors in Him. #FerociousTimes #LastDays #VictoryInChrist

He emphasizes that morality and life are inseparable: without faith and a commitment to God, ethical principles erode, leaving society vulnerable. Only a vigorous, pro-life Christian faith, grounded in action and obedience to God, can restore vitality and counter the pervasive cultural drift toward death, immorality, and decay.

The pursuit of a risk-free life is a dangerous illusion. Without risk, there can be no victory, responsibility, growth, or freedom. Attempts to eliminate risk always destroy liberty and replace it with control, dependency, and tyranny while creating far greater dangers in the process.

Freedom necessarily involves moral risk, accountability, and consequences. To deny risk is to deny justice, causality, and ultimately God’s moral order. A society that fears risk abandons discipline, courage, and responsibility and inevitably trades the risks of freedom for the far worse risks of slavery.