RoundTable Consult

Our hosts discuss the limits that should be placed on Christian behavior and speech. The controversy with Pastor Marvin Sapp requesting that the doors of the sanctuary be closed while he raised an offering with a specific ask of the congregation serves as a basis for the discussion.

During this season of Lent, our hosts discuss the true essence of sacrifice and what distinguishes it from investment, bribery, manipulation and other forms of offering. Is suffering a necessary component of sacrifice or should suffering be painless? If Jesus is our example of sacrifice, how might we mimic his behavior?

Our hosts discuss what true gratitude looks like. In the face of the Oval Office Debacle with President Zelenski, President Trump and VP Vance, they discuss how one's expression of gratitude might not be perceived as such if the receiver has different expectations of what gratitude looks like.

In the backdrop of the "Diddy Trial" (Sean Combs), our hosts debate the notion of an age of accountability. When should a person be reasonably expected to think and behave as a responsible adult? Are there circumstances wherein childish thinking by an adult ever beneficial?

Our hosts discuss the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle character of influence. Influence directs behavior and is always present regardless of our acknowledgement of it. They discuss how all manner of natural influence might be better utilized to impart the more eternal influence of faith in God.

Our hosts discuss the consequences of false teachers and the strategies they use to induce allegiance. How can one identify a false teacher and as importantly, how can one identify his/her own susceptibility to manipulation by the false teaching?

Our hosts discuss, the day after Valentine's Day, the expression and deficiency of love. How must love be demonstrated? Do people need to be "trained" to love? What are the consequences of deficiencies in expression of love?

Our hosts discuss the whirlwind of Executive Orders written by President Donald Trump and the unprecedented unsupervised access afforded to Elon Musk and the DOGE team. Should we be concerned that Democracy is threatened by the subversion of the usual checks and balances of government? Is there a greater spiritual mission at hand?

Our hosts discuss the some of the more controversial Executive Orders written by Donald J. Trump during his first week in office as the 47th President of the United States. The social, economic, medical and judicial implications of these actions are discussed.

Our hosts discuss the influence of social media on service and devotion. Does engagement in social activism align with or contradict the mandate of God? How does social media influence passionate engagement? They discuss the impact of lack of fact-checking on the radicalizing influence of social media.