This is probably one of our most in depth podcasts yet! We were asked questions by both Christians and non-Christians about God, Hell, LGBTQ and more. I love these kinds of conversations because even though everyone in the room is Christian there is still a different take on each issue. Each of these questions could be a whole podcast of it's own and I am glad we could cover them in some depth. Enjoy the podcast and if you have questions you want us to answer, let us know! You can email us at [email protected].

What a week! 2021 is definitely continuing (if not escalating) where we ended in 2020. What happened at our nations capitol will be a disgrace remembered. Blood lust from all sides is rising and there seems to be little done for the cause of justice and peace. While many search for truth, Scripture shows us that this is exactly what happens to a nation when idolatry runs rampant. The church is not blameless either. We have contributed to the division and have even worshipped the idols of our nation. If anything 2021 will be a year where we let go of idols or destroy anything to keep them.

There has been a lot of words given about presidents and government this year. Did you know that certain areas of the prophetic are more open-ended than others? For instance, prophecies concerning the Messiah are more concrete than prophecies concerning my need for a car. Of course God cares about my needs but a car eventually will fade away even though God prophesied about providing a car. The same can be applied when it comes to prophesy about nations, governments and its leaders. At the end of the day Christ is what we stand on. Everything else is shaky and that sometimes means leaders going in one minute and out the next.

In this episode Marvin and I share some of our thoughts on the year as we come to its close. 2020 started out difficult and will end difficult for many. Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes that it is better to go to a funeral than a wedding because of what death causes us to reflect on. This year many have died and many things have "died" and that means we need to look at ourselves for a moment. It is a year to reflect on who we are as a nation, a people and followers of Jesus. There is much that needs to change and change starts with looking at ourselves. 

What does idolatry look like in today's world? It is not set up with statues of silver and gold but of things that we consider valuable. Specifically, idols exist today in the form of values, ideas, philosophies and morals. Even if someone were to have all morally good values, it can still become an idol. In fact, everything can become an idol except Christ Himself. In this podcast we discuss how some of the good things we stand for can fall into idolatry.

When the nuclear bomb was introduced to the world, the rules of war were forever changed. When it comes to technology we are not as diligent to notice that there needs to be change in everything technology has influenced. Technology has drastically changed how someone can gain wealth, power and influence. People who had little or were not well known can become sensations overnight (so it seems). Since the world is moving at a new pace it is time we relook at how we think about certain things, specifically in America. Technology has changed economics, government, culture and more and we are not keeping up with the pace. This episode is a cry for change! 

Do you know how much God desires you? The bible says that His love for you is like a thirst that cannot be quenched. You heard from the Bible ladies and gentlemen - God is thirsty for you! This revelation of God's desire for you is the most important thing when you commune with Him. In fact there is nothing you need to do when you spend time with Him except enjoy Him. Our communion with God is meant to be experienced as God experiences it in Himself. There is no agenda needed in the Trinity for The Father to enjoy the Son and vice versa. They simply desire one another in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. My hope is that you receive an impartation to commune with God in a deeper blissful way!

Experiences are powerful. Powerful enough to shape the way you see the world, others and most importantly yourself. There are many things in life that teach us but rarely does anything come close to experience. However what if this is a wrong way to judge our own lives? What if experience is lying to us and telling us to believe in something we were never supposed to? The only way to know is to go to something greater than experience - that is Our Heavenly Father. This is how Jesus determined everything. He did not use His experience as a point of reference - He used His Father. 

Have you ever felt a sense of pointlessness when it comes to politics? That is normal and not necessarily a bad feeling. It is healthy to feel the vanity of the things of men. The problem is allowing that feeling to become a depressing and hopeless conclusion. What is the answer to vanity? If I am being honest - HAPPINESS. To see real healthy change, true justice, a big key is going to be whether or not the people bringing those things are glad in their own heart. Something right done with a wrong heart is still damaging. We need people filled with joy and have learned the wisdom of seeing the vanity of this life. Listen to this podcast and learn how to keep your happiness in a political world. 

Christian Maturity is when we learn to rely on faith more than our own constructs. The problem is we do not know how to get out of our constructs. When it comes to our morals, ideas on God and beliefs we tend to fall into boxes that ultimately hurt ourselves if we do not mature past them. In this podcast I discuss the three stages of Christian maturity and how God moves you to be fully mature in Christ. The 3 stages are Aesthetic, Ethical and Spiritual. In American Christianity, most do not make it past the 2nd. Listen and find out why!