Key Ozarks: What Makes Sense

This is the start of a series based on Xpo Minutes 60-second messages previously broadcast on radio at Lake of the Ozarks. I use the term "worldview" because it is the accepted term for how you look at reality, but reality doesn't really change for each individual. What makes sense is what you actually see (observe) and a reasonable hypothesis regarding what it means. God created us to comprehend his creation, not to re-imagine it.

Birds of a feather flock together. It happens in church and in politics. But what is the unfortunate result of isolating yourself among like-minded friends?

The Convention of States movement continues to face opposition from conservatives who misunderstand it. This episode includes a well-intended opposition along with my responses to heal the division. 

We need a new approach to local politics without the gotcha mentality of the national scene. Rather than holding local officials' feet to the fire as conservatives are want to say, let's work with them to bring about justice at the local level. Let's resist the temptation to beat them up and work to get real resolution, maybe even a little repentance. Then we can unite our local community for protection against Federal overreach.

This episode features John Williams from the Missouri Liberty Report interviewing Bill Mundhausen about Key Radio. We talk about the background of Key Radio, our programs, changes in the radio industry, and how advertisers (underwriters) and content creators can participate.

Lake of the Ozarks, and really much of rural Missouri, is experiencing a hot real estate market. People from all over the country want to live or own property in the Ozarks and home prices are going up. in spite of high prices, houses sell almost immediately, making it impossible to shop for the right home. Realtors are frustrated because there isn't enough inventory to sell. First-time homeowners have little opportunity in this kind of market, yet the local economy needs working people to be able to live here. This episode explores the issues but also talks about some solutions as well as opportunities to make money while serving people's needs.

This episode is for people who want to increase their members, base, or followers. The "weedy people" refers to Jesus' parable about the sower and the seed. The weedy soil received the seed but the plants were choked out by weeds, which Jesus described as the cares of the world. The weedy people are the uncommitted people who are distracted by life, but they can be reached. Stop preaching to the choir. Connect with new people.

Lake of the Ozarks is experiencing a strong real estate market...too strong. Many local people feel they are being left out of the home-buying market due to high prices, and many developers fear the shortage of affordable housing for service workers will negatively impact new venues that will need employees.

Have you noticed how crazy people have become? My hypothesis is that it's not everyone, but a minority of people are especially susceptible to mass psychosis. This episode talks about sociopathy, which psychologists describe as a personality disorder in which individuals have no conscience or sympathy for others. They seem to lack the characteristics of the human soul that we generally recognize as noble and selfless. I enlist my daughter, Gretchen Peters, to discuss whether there are people among us whose mental state prevents them from recognizing good and evil. We consult with Jesus over the parable of the sower of seeds and condition of the soil (and soul).

This episode kicks off a new series that takes a pragmatic approach to all the matters of daily living. We talk about a well-reasoned response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, election integrity, government schools and COVID spending, the unfortunate state of professional tennis, Facebook and Metaverse, and freedom of speech. So many complex concerns require critical thinking instead of dogmatic reaction or media brainwashing.