The Conquering Truth

Every year, Congress invites the President to provide an address on the state of the nation. It is typically the most watched presidential speech of the year and provides an opportunity for the president to cast his vision for the country and to set an agenda for Congress to follow.  And while we wouldn’t say that everyone has a duty to take the time to watch the State of the Union, we do believe it is worthwhile for Christians to consider the vision that our leaders have for the country.

Every few years there's a fight in Congress over the debt ceiling. Of course, Democrats and the liberal-leaning media outlets mock the process, calling it nothing more than political theater or “holding the nation hostage”, but to be fair, there are a decent number of leading Republicans who view the process as nothing more than that, just an opportunity to get concessions or make a cheap political point. And there are a lot of bad arguments for raising the debt ceiling. We want to try to cut through that and focus on two main things:

Holy Communion or the Lord’s Supper is considered a sacrament or ordinance in almost all churches that call themselves Christian. It is one of two sacred rites, the other being baptism, that is universally practiced across Christendom and can be considered a defining practice related to being a Christian. But within the American Protestant church, communion has lost much of its significance within the life and worship of the church. According to a study from 2012, only 1% of Southern Baptist churches practice weekly communion.

Labor Unions have been a major part of the American political landscape for many years, but what does the Bible have to say about them?

At the beginning of last year we made some predictions - let's see how we did, and make some new ones for 2023.

Most people might be shocked that we would even think to ask the question, but then again most people don’t actually know that much about him. In this episode, we take a look at the life of Martin Luther King Jr as a professing Christian. We look at his writings and teachings, and we compare them with the teachings of scripture and we look at his life as an expression of those beliefs. We also talk about how you deal with someone who said some good things, but who also is not who they present themselves to the world. We talk about how our idealization of men and women is dangerous and how easy it is to create idols that we have real trouble walking away from.

What church you go to is one of the most important choices that you will make for yourself and your family. We discuss what scripture has to say about it.

Today’s episode is all about names - how they effect you, the importance God gives them in scripture, what our society gets wrong, and how we as Christians should name our children.

Christ is the Word of God, but what about images? We talk about the advantages and dangers of using images to communicate, and what the 2nd Commandment has to say about all this.

Americans celebrate many different milestones in our lives from birthdays and anniversaries to graduations, career milestones, and other significant accomplishments. And while God commands his people to feast and celebrate his goodness, it is easy for these events to become nothing more than excuses to have a good time and gather with friends.