Culture and Response

In this early episode, we discuss many things regarding Christianity and politics. We start out by discussing how involved Christians should be politically and how our faith intersections with politics. We talk a little about how we talk about politics and how it's okay to not vote. We also discuss how politicians on both sides of the aisle politicize Christians and their belief. We then talk about being one issue voters and how to apply that to political ideology. Finally, we wrap up with a few take homes from Pastor Brad McMullen.

In this episode, we begin with a quick insight topic in the spirit of Halloween on our favorite scary movies. We then begin discussing this week's topic on TV shows. We talk about why we watch TV shows and some of the types of TV shows we watch. We then discuss how the content in those shows affects us personally from a faith and morality perspective. We also discuss how TV shows can affect our relationships. From there, we talk about the perception of Christianity and how it relates to TV shows. Finally, we wrap up by attempting to discuss where we can draw the line with the content we consume and preview next week's episode. 

We begin this episode with a brief shout out to some of our international fans from down under and a discussion on Outback Steakhouse's presence in Australia. We then begin by discussing our definitions of fake news as well as some definitions provided by listeners. We discuss a few facts from recent university studies regarding the sources of fake news and how it spreads. From there, we differentiate between different types of fake news and begin a discussion on the Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart (https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/) and how it analyzes news for biases and reliability. We also discuss social media's role in fake news and how it can easily spread on various sites as well as their role in suppressing it. Finally, we discuss the dangers of fake news as Christians and how we can combat it. 

Our 20th episode is another monthly musings episode. We recap what has been going on over the last few weeks in our lives and how that has affected our souls, relationships, and faith. We discuss a variety of topics such as new hobbies, vet visits, new vehicles, vacation, and the new Hardees Prime Rib burger. We discuss different ways to cope with stress, and how taking time for yourself is important especially in current times. We also discuss how taking that time for yourself is important for reflecting on your personal life. Finally, we preview next weeks topic. 

In this episode, we talk about a few different things. These are topics we want to discuss, but couldn’t devote an entire episode to them. We start off by discussing the current state of masks in the world of COVID and how we approach that. We discuss some comments from Pastor Brad McMullen as well as some of the political positioning as a result of masks. We then hit on a Laettner Doss requested topic - dinosaurs and discuss our favorites. We also discuss the post office and the current world of mail in ballots and how to handle voting in 2020. We offer some tips on voting absentee. Then we discuss another important topic from Laettner, sharks. Finally, we wrap up by discussing the latest Netflix controversy, Cuties. We talk about why it's controversial, and some reasons it shouldn’t have needed to be made.

In this episode, we begin by discussing a controversial statement from Fox Sports talking head Skip Bayless where he criticizes Dak Prescott for his admittance for struggling with anxiety and depression. From there, we begin our discussion on music and the intersection between music and our faith. We talk about the types of music we listen to and how it affects our day to day lives. Then we discuss times music has united us and broken us down. We finally get into the aspects of music and worship, and how secular music can run counter to our relationship with Christ. Cord then offers a take home statement from his son. 

In this episode, we talk about the recent developments with former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell, Jr. We recap some of his actions over the last few years. We discuss the optics of himself, Liberty, Christians, and the Church by breaking down the impact it has on all of them. We talk about how we as Christians should respond to this and how we can react to it spiritually. We discuss his inner circle and how the family and university move on from this. We also talk about how this impacts Lynchburg and the surrounding community. Finally, we offer some take home statements on how Christians can respond to this.

In this episode, we discuss how Sports intersect our faith and relationships. We talk about why we enjoy sports and then why we don’t enjoy sports. We give examples of some occasions where we were able to use sports as a vessel for God’s love and some examples of where sports caused conflict in our lives. We also talk about how sports can be misprioritized in multiple ways. We end by discussing some ways we manage our love for sports and how we can be better about not letting sports hinder our call to be Christ-like. 

In our 15th episode, we begin by discussing a quote from Marty Smith, an ESPN reporter from the Radford area (https://roanoke.com/sports/mcfarling-for-marty-smith-emotional-roller-coaster-precedes-homecoming/article_9a0645d1-0f70-55e2-9a69-2fba1faf3169.html) and how we can apply it to our lives. We then talk about apologizing and reconciling. We discuss the difference between then two, as well as forgiveness. We also talk about why apologizing and reconciling is hard. Then, we discuss some details about reconciliation and the objectives in doing so. We then talk about some scripture, and how it applies before discussing some practical ways to apologize and reconcil before offering a few take home statements.  

In this episode, we discuss our insight topic with a quote from a worship leader that talks about how sin and pain are both related and unrelated. After that, we begin our episode on humility and the american dream. We define humility as well as the american dream. We discuss how the american dream has changed in our lifetimes, and how our viewpoints on it have shifted. We then discuss how our faith aligns or misaligns with that dream. From there, we discuss how our personal ambitions and achievements go against being humble within our current self. We also go into a discussion on self-help and how to bring God alongside our pursuit to be more humble.