0068 Grave Dangers of End Thinking

War, climate, political instability, economic hardship, disease, asteroids... its just too much! The end must be nigh!  In this episode of No Easy Answer, "end thinking" vs "The End thinking" are examined from a biblical perspecitve.  Simply because there is an end does not necessarily correspond to The End of everything. Our perspective towards both of these needs to be guided biblically and not by trying to predict when it would happen.

0067 Grave Dangers of "They" Thinking

What were they thinking? They are behind it all. They are in control. They have been planning this. They are coming for you.  "They" thinking is ubitquitous. We all do it, and are constantly reminded of the influence of "they".  And of course, since "they" are the ones to blame for all this mess, it is simple and easy to make "they" the source of all evil.  In this episode, "they" thinking is examined under the light of the scriptures and the very real dangers of this type of outlet are exposed.  

2022-09-06

A big of a break from the normal, a week or so back, feeling a bit overwhelmed by current world events and their consequences, I felt the need to do some commentary regarding some of the powers in play in the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This podcast looks at some of the distinction between western (liberal) ideals and that of traditional (conservative) ideals.  Our ideal as Christians is that of Christ and His Kingdom and not the currents of the world.  

2022.03.11 (Recorded)

0065 Violence: Colonization Part 1

Colonization creates and exploits divisions in identity. This introduction to the topic explores identity, repentance, reconciliation, and forgiveness on the individual and corporate level from a Biblical perspective with the key focus being on that of the Kingdom of God and not the kingdoms of this world and their respective ideologies. 

2021-11-15

0064 Burn Out

Breaking a bit from the series, this is personal reflection on this last season with a bit of my own take on burn out. I share this with the hope that this might benefit everyone as we go through moments of burn out.  

2021-11-05

0063 Violence: Murder and Anger

Jesus declares in the sermon on the mount that anger is equivalent to murder. This podcast looks at this link and how low the bar for murder is, while just how high the bar is for reconciliation. This is a unique position and opportunity for the disciple of Christ to be a force for peace in the world full of anger.

2021-09-20

0062 Violence: Mass Shootings Part 2

What can be done to prevent mass school shootings? This episode examines three different commonly proposed strategies being gun control, school hardening, and interpersonal relationships.  While the first two are policy based, how can we as Christians be lights in the school system to help prevent violence?  

2021-09-01