The Berean Call Podcast

Today and next week, I have the pleasure of interviewing Mark Cahill. Mark’s ministry is evangelism. And as some of you folks know, recently I interviewed a missionary who is very blessed to take his family to minister in some countries that are very hostile to Christianity and Christians in order to share the gospel; and Mark is likewise blessed to go to the streets, the stores, schools, cities, and so forth, of this country and share the gospel…and not necessarily an environment hostile to his message, but he’s had those on occasion.

When Leighton returned to his office, he found Del Sasso in a relaxed and affable mood, sitting in an easy chair deep in conversation with Carla and Viktor. They had been probing him with pointed questions about the dangers of the incredible psychic power they had just seen him display. What if it got into the wrong hands? And how could that possibility, after all, be prevented if psychic power was simply a normal human potential and thus available equally to everyone? What a frightful world it would be if every person had such dangerous capabilities—a world of sorcerers zapping one another with unlimited powers of the mind!

Tom: In last week’s program, J. B. Hixson stated that Bush-appointed Justice Roberts cast the deciding vote for gay marriage. J. B. meant to say Kennedy, the Reagan-appointed Justice. His point was Republican-appointed Justices don’t always guarantee the best results. Nevertheless, we apologize for the error.

Now, this is part two of our program dealing with the subject of Politics as Religion, and my guest has been J. B. Hixson. J. B. is an author, Bible teacher, radio host…his ministry is Not By Works, and can be found at www.notbyworks.org. And you can go to his website and order his book Getting the Gospel Wrong: The Evangelical Crisis No One Is Talking About.

Carla could hardly contain her excitement as Leighton led them quietly into a large, high-ceilinged room. It seemed almost too much to believe that she had located Viktor Khorev and, on top of that, to have been so easily invited inside this top-secret psychic research installation that she was certain at the very least was being funded by the CIA—and more than likely was totally under its control!

Tom: J. B., let’s start with a general overview of our topic “Politics as Religion.” You know, that title could have different meanings to our listeners, so let’s define what we plan to talk about, and what do we mean by “Politics as Religion,” or to say it in another way, “Politics as an Essential Part of One’s Religion”?

The thick fog that had drifted over the hills from the coast during the night was vanishing under the warming rays of the morning sun. The few lingering wisps of vapor lent a momentary translucence to the air, giving the leaves and blossoms on trees and shrubs a delicate, glistening sheen. It was a morning of rare beauty—which only seemed to accentuate the bittersweet mood that gripped Ken.

Warren: Well, “God’s Dream” is an overlapping theme and term that’s used not only commonly in the church today by bloggers, teachers, pastors, musicians….

Well, the reason I wrote the booklet is because, over time, I’ve come to realize that this phrase “God’s dream” is an important overlapping concept that is attempting...

“I can’t say that I’m exactly shattered. I’m too cynical for that. But it’s still disillusioning when your own government—or at least those who represent it —lie to you! That’s the sort of thing we expect from the Russians, but not from our own people!”

Angry and frustrated, Carla was speaking by phone to a close friend in New York, one of the senior editors of Time magazine.