Episode 78

Series: What Do You Believe - 2

Twenty-four percent of all the people living in the world identify as Muslim and some sources identify Islam as the fastest growing religion in the world. The range of beliefs within Islam extend from Islamism to secularism, with adherents falling anywhere in between. In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we sit down with Leopold, whose extensive study of the religion helps us gain a preliminary understanding of what Muslims believe, how it animates their lives, and how it compares to the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Perhaps you are searching for a starting point to understanding Muslims or maybe looking for insight into how to witness to them and point them to Christ. This episode will help remove barriers to those ends.

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Episode 77

Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 20

In this latest installment of the How Were Your Barriers Removed series, we interview Leopold, a Senegalese man with an incredible testimony of how God saved him from nominal Catholicism and a life aimed at fulfilling his own desires and goals. How did God break through the doctrinal strongholds in his life that are often present in the lives of most religious people? What is his new aim in life, and what is he doing to obey God's leading day by day? Join us on this episode to find how Leopold's barriers to salvation were removed.

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Episode 76

On this latest installment of the On the Mission Field series of the Removing Barriers Podcast, we go to Dearborn, MI and talk to pastor Josh Levesque. Dearborn is known as the Islamic capital of the United States, with more Muslims per capita than any other city in the country. While this presents some challenges to evangelism that other missionaries may not face, it also creates unique opportunities and perspectives. Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast as Josh Levesque explains the heart of evangelism, church planting, and missions, sharing his experience and his heart as he seeks to follow Christ in breaking up fallow ground right here in the United States.

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Episode 75 

The "Defund the Police" movement was not new when the circumstances surrounding George Floyd's death set it ablaze and transformed it into national sentiment. Definitions range from reallocating police funds to other social services to abolishment of the police altogether. The slogan evokes strong reactions from both sides of the aisle and has had tangible effects on society; whether for good or bad is up for debate. In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we revisit the movement and evaluate its effect upon whom it centers: the police. Recurring guest Officer CigarBro (obviously not his name) joins us for the discussion with DW joining later to evaluate the spiritual implications of the movement.

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Episode 74

Though in use since the 1940s, the term "woke" has become a very popular and common term to describe someone who is 'awake' to the systemic injustices perceived in institutional, political, societal, or cultural structures and seeks to actively combat them. In our day, it is describing someone who more often than not aligns with the moral and political ideologies of the left. Jesus, many claim, would be woke if He were walking the earth today. But is this true? Would Jesus affirm the ideologies championed by BLM, GLAAD, DNC, and others like them? Or does woke simply mean that Jesus would not turn a blind eye to the injustice that inevitably exists in an imperfect world by sinful men? On this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we explore these questions and seek to answer: what does it mean to be 'woke' and would Jesus be on that bandwagon?

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Episode 73

The murder of Ahmaud Arbery in February of 2020 sent shockwaves throughout the country and galvanized the cries of  activist groups and race baiters alike. At the end of the confrontation, a black man was dead and three white men claimed self defense while attempting to conduct a citizen's arrest. This has brought the question of citizen's arrest into the spotlight. What is it, who can make it, and when? Where is the line between self-defense and citizen's arrest? Did Arbery have the right to defend himself? In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we explore these questions and grapple with their implications as people living in a fallen world and the Savior Jesus Christ who has made the way to save us from them.

Post script: At the time of the publishing of this podcast, both Travis and Gregory McMichael were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 20 years. William Bryan was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.

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Episode 72

On this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we are off to the mission field to hear from Missionary J. Loveday, missionary to Spain. Regarding a country with as rich a history as Spain's, it will be exciting to hear about the people, culture, and religions that shape the spiritual landscape that he serves in every day. Though perhaps Catholicism comes to mind when we think of the dominant religion in Spain, it is fascinating to note that other religions play a huge role in erecting barriers between people and Christ. How does the missionary tackle these barriers? What is God doing today in the country of Spain? What can we do to be a part of it? Join us on this episode to answer these questions and more.

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Episode 71

Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 19

In this next installment of the How Were Your Barriers Removed? series of the Removing Barriers podcast, we sit down with Judy and hear how God removed barriers to save her soul. Judy grew up in a Mennonite home and by all worldly accounts had no reason to fear the wrath of God that is sure to come. But God in his mercy made it clear that she needed salvation and today, we get to hear just how He did it and how her life has been different ever since. Join us on this episode to hear how those barriers were removed.

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Episode 70

A growing number of Americans are expressing anti-America sentiment, most recently in declaring the national anthem racist. The anthem, they say, contains references to the slave and was written by a slaveholder and is therefore fundamentally racist. Is any of this true? What is the history of the anthem and its author? What of the reference to the slave? Should we continue to sing the anthem, or should it be replaced? Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast to explore this topic and consider how we should respond.

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Episode 69

Any conversation about the trustworthiness of the Bible will inevitably include questions regarding authorship, errors, preservation, and the plethora of Bible versions available. These are important questions, especially since the Bible makes exclusive and very heavy claims that are of consequence to all people. So how can we know if the Bible can be trusted? Do we even have it in its entirety? What about all of the allegations of errors, omissions, and additions? In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we have a conversation with Pastor Todd about this most influential Book, and how we can know whether it is trustworthy.

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