Small Town World

We all know the simple answer to this question? Even small children would say "JESUS"!!! But God has set forth on Earth so many things to keep evil within His selected boundaries.  We look at the gifts God has ordained and given all of humanity to protect us from evil.  

Don't you love when you can clearly see the Holy Spirit at work? That was definitely the case as we prepared for this episode.  It was exciting to see that in motion.  These topics are pretty deep items to dive into! So in our style, we discuss the surface level of these really interesting topics.  And again, we provided a few resources for everyone to be able to research and dive deeper. 

How do you answer this question to someone who sees the evil surrounding us and questions the goodness of God?  We offer our insights & then we look at a few of the answers given by apologists and leaders of our faith. This will be a multi-part series of episodes because this is such a multi-faceted topic. Join us as we study and attempt to gain wisdom on this topic!

This week we look back at this cultural movement and see where we are globally on this issue. We spend a little time looking at the big picture to see where we are nationally and worldwide. It is bittersweet to see that people are beginning to see the long-term effects of surgeries and drugs that are so life-altering.  If you have time, listen to the episode we did last year and then listen to this one! It will give us encouragement to see God moving in this issue.

Satan hates God and he hates God's creation! Look at Psalms 8:4-9. A great point made by Kayla is that Satan hates all humanity. Genesis 1:27 tells us that we are made in God's image and therefore it follows how much Satan hates us because he is jealous. He is the enemy of our soul. BUT GOD!!! WE don't have to fear. We are fully equipped, and God has already won the battle. 

We play a bit of catch up on this episode. What led us to start this program, why do we press on and continue to combat culture, what are some of the topics we have covered and do we feel like we are making an impact? We go over the cultural mandate. Where is it found in scripture and what does it essentially mean? I truly enjoyed preparation for this episode! It gave me a minute to reflect on where we are in this process and analyze past episodes.  God is good and the leading of the Holy Spirit is evident to us!

We play a bit of catch up on this episode. What led us to start this program, why do we press on and continue to combat culture, what are some of the topics we have covered and do we feel like we are making an impact? We go over the cultural mandate. Where is it found in scripture and what does it essentially mean? I truly enjoyed preparation for this episode! It gave me a minute to reflect on where we are in this process and analyze past episodes.  God is good and the leading of the Holy Spirit is evident to us!

Be awake and aware to what is happening around us. Be willing to stand against evil, no matter what form it takes.  But our faith and our hope is in the Eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. There are 94 verses about God's Eternal Kingdom and it will give you so much comfort & peace to read them! All man-made kingdoms will fall, but God's kingdom is eternal.

How are we able to gain traction without unity? How are traditional Bible-believing Christians different from Progressive Christians? How do we close the ever-widening gap between true believers? And how does the outside world view Christianity? Belief statements, unified responses, and Biblical responses to the culture war are just a few we discuss.

Dr. Joseph Boot! Wow ...... is he articulate on these topics? Absolutely! Me..... well sadly, not so much! Kayla is much better.  But stick with us, because this is just the beginning of this line of thinking and the discussions that will follow. We are reading his book "Ruler of Kings".  Even though we chase rabbits in this episode, Kayla makes the ultimate point that "what God's word says is the line for us as Christians".