Gospel Rant

Welcome to Gospel Rant. I am Dr. Bill Senyard. This is the eighth episode of my new series Power2Change. P2C8. Remember the classic SNL sketch about Blue Oyster Cult's “Don’t Fear The Reaper” with Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell? The punch line was about cowbells.

Brother, sister, we need more cowbells. We are going to look at the spiritual equivalent of more cowbells, Joy. Don’t settle for less. I have faith in you that you can do it. Let’s have some fun. It is critical. Let me know what you think after this show, [email protected]

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Dr. Bill Senyard here with Gospel App Ministries, Good Enough Parent, and the Gospel Rant Podcast. Look, here’s the thing. I think that we pro-life Christians can do a much better job in this arena. In fact, I wonder if we are shooting ourselves in the foot more that we want to admit. Many years ago, the comedian George Carlin lambasted pro-lifers for our inconsistencies—and poor messaging. To a large degree, I think he was right. Things have not changed much. We can do better, be encouraged. This show is to throw my two cents into the mix.

This was a special one-off show. I hope that you are listening to and enjoying my current series on my youTube channel (DrBillSenyard) and the Gospel Rant podcast called Power2Change, about how the power of the gospel can actually begin to truly defeat addictions, whether it is to drugs, porn, alcohol, sex, social media, or anything else.

If this has benefitted you, please pass this on. 

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Christian, what are you really worth? It makes a real difference. In this show Dr. Bill shares of a major breakthrough in his life when he began to learn what he was really worth. Maybe this will help you in your difficult journey.

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SPECIAL and IMPORTANT GOSPEL RANT!

Crazy right? Dr. Bill Senyard here with Gospel App Ministries, Good Enough Parent and the Gospel Rant Podcast.

40 million people have stopped going to church in the last 30 years.  In 2019, the year before COVID, far more protestant churches closed than opened in the US. The average congregation size is now less than half what it was in 2000. 1/3 of churchgoers are 65 or older. Summary, far fewer churches, even so, each still is suffering decreasing attendance, and is notably greying. 

Per Christianity Today, church closures are predicted to snowball. By 2025, 100,000 North American churches could close their doors.  Someone called it the Great Dechurching. This is happening at the very same time that so many Americans are feeling increasingly anxious and lonely. New survey shows that one in three said they feel lonely at least once a week. Worse, one in 10 Americans say they feel lonely every day. But, they are not thinking that churches are the answer. Sad. What’s up?

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Beyonce said it. Partner, Let Me Upgrade You! What does the upgrade look like? What is you have been pursuing and living from a confusing notion of love? You may be very surprised to hear this, and encouraged. Love feedback, [email protected].

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You are not alone! The battle is bigger than you might think from a neuroscientific perspective and far more dangerous long term. Check out this 5 min talk by Dr. Bill Senyard. You won't regret it. Then check the FREE on-line resource Good Enough Parent (goodenoughparent.online). Fifteen helpful faith based tips for frustrated parents of teens and tweens. 

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This is the fifth episode of my new series on how to overcome spiritual malaise, fatigue, sluggishness and failure, power 2 change. P2C. Are you experiencing church fatigue? Christian fatigue? Left intuitional church altogether? Welcome. This might be just what you are looking for. Is this a new list of things to do so that your spiritual walk would finally just take off? Not at all. Your job as a disciple of Jesus has never been about how much you do or do not do. Listen and let this sink in. Discipleship is not about become more like Jesus—at least not directly. How are you going to do that anyway? What muscle group? That’s been your problem and why you fall short so often. No judgment. Instead, discipleship is about becoming more dependent upon Jesus and His Sprit. Those are two different things. Right? Is it beginning to make sense? 

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Welcome to Gospel Rant.This is the fourth episode of our new series Power2Change (P2C). Do you really want to grow in Christ? Do you want to feel his love for you? Do you want to hear him say to you “Well done good and faithful servant.” 

Here’s the thing, you can just keep on trying harder. But, how’s that gone for you? Or you can realize that there are parts of your own midbrain (your flesh) that is fighting your experience of your relationship with Jesus. Doesn’t that make sense? Curious? Check it out. 

Bring it on. Let me know what you think. [email protected]. 

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Welcome to Gospel Rant.This is the third episode of our new series Power2Change (P2C). I am about proclaiming God’s love for the unlovable, unloved and unlovely. It's a scale 0-10, you may be a 2 or an 8, but we are all on that scale this side of heaven. Want more? Welcome. It should make a difference. Is it helpful to be reminded that you are fighting a war against yourself? And that ‘self’ has a lot of very powerful brain chemicals—it is more powerful than your prefrontal cortex. If you have been shamed that your situation what it is because you don’t have the stuff, the faith, the will, you are the problem, this will be really good news. That is only partly true. Trying harder will fail—I promise you. Here’s a better way. Nothing magical, or tricky. It’s just the basic old fashion gospel. In fact, in this show we are going to explode the largely false notion we moderns have about free will. This will definitely get me some emails and trolling. Bring it on. Let me know what you think. [email protected]. 

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A special one-off Gospel Rant podcast that compares and contrasts the coaching philosophy of newly retired Alabama football coach Nick Saban with the admonitions to the church by the author of the Book of Hebrews. We will, God-willing, start a Gospel Rant series on the Book of Hebrews in mid-March. 

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