On This Episode:

A LESSON ON THE CHURCH AND LISTENING TO THE NEWS CHRISTIANLY

An NPR story about Christian Nationalism led me to some thoughts about the American church, but also gives us a chance to work on our listening skills.

REVIEW OF "ENCANTO"

It's important that we are not just consumers of media. We need to engage and process our media diet. I'll help you do that as we talk about Bruno-o-o-o-o.

LESSONS FROM A DISASTROUS FEW WEEKS IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

We learn a lot on how to lead by looking at the disaster of the last two weeks in Washington.

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SANCTITY OF LIFE SUNDAY (0-13:00ish)

Sanctity of Life Sunday is here, and it's important that you're equipped to be mobilized to love the unborn and their mothers really well.

BETHEL WORSHIP "JESUS IS LORD" SONG HAS SOME ISSUES (13:00ish-20:00ish)

I recently heard this song, and I think it misses the mark on some theological rigor. I'll explain.

POLLING FROM CHURCH MEMBERS (20:00ish-34:00ish)

Some extensive research was just released that asked American church members what they wanted to be different in their churches. I suspect the answers might surprise you.

WE'RE IN A "THIRD WORLD CULTURE" (34:00ish-End)

I'm reading a book right now that introduced me to this concept. We live in an "anti-culture" that primarily tries to destroy any institution of restraint. The book helps orient us during this disorienting time.

On this Episode:

-A Rash of fallen pastors. What's causing it?

-What is Christian "Social Justice"

-The Christian sexual ethic is now seen as immoral -- not just weird.

-Why do Christians obsess with celebrities?

-Let's talk Covid.

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NEW YEARS GOALS

In the new year, I want to endeavor to be less hurried, better to emulate, and to make peace -- not just keep peace. Let me elaborate, and maybe you'll want those goals too.

NEW YEARS PREDICTIONS

I'll offer some predictions for 2022.

RAPID FIRE:

-What happened at the Tower of Babel?

-Spiderman Review

-Epigenetics

Christmas Day is upon us. Advent season follow. Let me help prepare you to celebrate.

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LEFT WINGERS CROW AT SUCCESSFUL COMPANY WHERE EVERYONE MAKES AT LEAST $70K (0:00-15:39)

There's a company in Seattle where the CEO took a major pay cut, and they managed to pay everyone at least $70K/year. For some reason, some folks on the Left think this is a dunk on capitalism. A situation where everyone there is free associated with the situation is actually the most free-market arrangement there is. I have a lot of takes about this that will surprise a lot of people.

OUR RELATIONSHIP TO WORK (15:39-24:20)

For many, work becomes a method of getting approval, pride, or power. However, if we think about work as just one of the areas where we work out our transcendent meanings (glorifying God and carrying out his mission), we can have a really healthy relationship to our jobs.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT AS GOD (24:20-30ish)

The recent, tragic tornados in Kentucky and the response thereto give opportunity to recognize that for some people's relationship to the federal government is similar to that of ancient peoples and their idols.

SOME FINAL CLEANUP (30ish - end of show)

--Only 18% of American households are nuclear families. We'll talk about the causes, the consequences, and the only potential solution.

--Inflation is terrible right now. Passing BBB will make it much worse.

--More and more people on the Left are leaning my way on Covid policy.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ABORTION AT THE SUPREME COURT? (0:00-17ish)

I want to revisit some of the oral arguments heard a couple weeks ago at the Supreme Court, including concerns about the Court's credibility, precedents, using viability as an abortion principle, and a lot more. We also need to imagine the world where abortions are a lot less common. That leaves us in need of a strong, sacrificial, Biblical church, ready to serve and give.

WHY DOES FREEDOM LEAD TO PROSPERITY? (17ish-33ish)

I'll provide the irrefutable numbers -- where there is freedom, humans flourish more. It is in free places that standards of living are higher, environment are cleaner, neighborhoods are more secure, and lives are longer. Why is this true, though?

Here's what I'll posit: human freedom is part of God's design for humanity. So, where governments remain restrained and limited, they follow the good design of God -- whether they know it or not.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter firstly that freedom WORKS. It matters that living in accordance with God's design will, by nature, lead to better outcomes.

TWO QUESTIONS: SHOULD WE EAT MEAT & WHY DOES THE BIBLE SAY THAT THING ABOUT WOMEN COVERING THEIR HEADS? (33ish-43ish)

I was recently asked these two questions. The Bible certainly doesn't prohibit meat-eating; however, it's worth asking if HOW we eat meat is ethical. After that, I'll provide the PRINCIPLE we should practice in response to the specific situation Paul wrote about to the Corinthians (women covering their head while speaking).

WE HAVE A CRIME PROBLEM (43ish-50ish - end of show)

God gave us governments, in part, to punish evil. Some governments in the US have largely ceased their core job of enforcing laws. The people most hurt by this are the most vulnerable among us. I have details.

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DON'T RENDER TO GOVERNMENT WHAT BELONGS TO GOD (0-17ish)

Many of us, including me, have the propensity to render under Ceasar that which is God's. I'll itemize a few things that we are tempted to give to governments that ultimately God's. Also on this, we'll discuss how there is no separate concept of "spiritual life." All of life is spiritual. Our faith goes everywhere we go -- to work, to our social media feed, in our community, into the voting booth, and absolutely everywhere.

HOW TO BE RADICALLY DIFFERENT IN THIS AGE (17sh-33ish)

Being kind with our words, generous with our time, and oriented toward our families would make us some of the weirdest people in the country -- in a good way. Let's talk through all of those.

 SEVERAL STORIES TO FINISH UP (33ish-end of show)

1. The corporate media has dropped a dramatic story about mass murder in Waukesha, WI. Why?

2. We might be close to finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. That's worthy of celebrating. It's also a story that's instructive on one of the GOOD reasons are health care system is so stupidly expensive.

3. There's a new Covid variant. I'll talk about the reaction than the variant itself.

4. Delaying the implementation of various v-word mandates demonstrates that the supporters and imposers of those mandates don't actually believe there's a Covid emergency.

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A WORD ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON (0:00-13ish)

Thanksgiving and Christmas are hectic. These end-of-year holidays happen so fast, they often happen TO us -- instead of us engaging and experiencing them. I have a word of caution on that. Additionally, Advent season is right around the corner, so I have a word on week 1's theme: hope.

ANDREW COFFEE, AHMAUD ARBERY, KYLE RITTENHOUSE, THE BIBLE AND SELF-DEFENSE (13ish-25ish)

Several high-profile criminal course cases lately have included an element of arguing for self-defense. As is my instinct, I want to see what the Bible teaches us about self-defense, and how it applies to these cases.

WHEN LEFTISTS ABUSE THE BIBLE, I CRINGE

The Speaker of the House recently argued (again) that her policy preference was derived from her "christian faith." First, I was reliably informed no one can impose their values through legislation. That's "legislating morality." Second, the Speaker MANGLES Scripture terribly.

HOMESCHOOLING IS BOOMING

The numbers post-Covid are out. This movement will only keep growing. This topic also gave me opportunity to respond to a ghastly editorial recently that alleged teachers are like surgeons, so parents should stay out of the surgery suite. Riiiiight.