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June 17, 2020 EP205: Defunding the Police / Clemson Univ Changes the Name of Its Honors College / A New Country Founded in Seattle
On this Episode:
-Clemson University drops John C Calhoun from its Honors College
-What to do with symbols, monuments, and history that offend our modern sensibilities
-Thinking through Christopher Columbus, the American Founders, and Confederates and their history.
-"Defund the police" is dumb slogan but presents some interesting ideas.
-We have a new country on US Soil. It's intriguing.
-One Covid related thought: wear a mask for the sake of economic stability.
1 hr
June 14, 2020 Sermon (Mark 7:1-23): Jesus & The Pharisees on What Defiles a Person
The latest sermon in my Gospel of Mark series
36 min
June 10, 2020 EP204: Leftist Woke-ism and National Trump-ism are Both False Religions / Drew Brees and the Flag Controversy / Interesting Audio
On this Episode:
-Politics has replaced religion for a lot of people.
-The Drew Brees controversy
-Christianity has the opportunity to be distinct in this cultural moment.
-No one should have a problem with saying, "black lives matter."
-Audio of the essence of Trump support
-We have racial inequity problem. Emphasizing it with exaggeration isn't helpful, though.
-A Karen accosts three young women, cleaning grafitti
51 min
June 07, 2020 Sermon: Why It Matters That Jesus Walked on the Water (Mark 6:45-56)
I failed to record the first 5 minutes of this sermon. Oops.
35 min
June 02, 2020 EP203: Christianity, George Floyd, Racial Injustice, Criminal Justice, and The Ethics of Riots / Believe it or not... a LOT More
On this Episode:
-The tragedy of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery
-The Lessons from racial conflict
-Racial Injustice is real.
-Police brutality and incompetence are real.
-Protests are good.
-Riots are immoral.
-Looting makes you a terrible person.
-Not all protesters are rioters AND not all cops are merciless brutes.
-Are there any principles to unite around?
-Remembering D-Day
-The latest on Covid-19 and my Tattoo idea
1 hr 3 min
May 26, 2020 EP202: Listeners Challenge Me, and One CORRECTS Me / Who is Responsible for Asylum Seekers at the Border? / A Tattoo Idea
On this Episode:
-Listeners respond on my birth control comments
-Listeners question my Ahmaud Arbery take
-One listener corrects me on my anti-naturalism comments
-A radio story got my thinking about immigration and responsibility
-Christian hating is totally acceptable now
-I might get a tattoo.
51 min
May 20, 2020 EP201: The American People led the Covid Response, not the Government / 1619 Project Response: The US Isn't Founded on Slavery / A New Class War
On this Episode:
-Classic personal responsibility might be the best way forward on Covid-19?
-The judiciary is getting the Constitutional questions correct on Covid shutdowns.
-The Constitution is brilliant.
-The American people handled the Covid response better than government orders.
-We have a new class war.
-The 1619 Project is just bad history and totally wrong.
51 min
May 12, 2020 EP200: "Plandemic" Response / Ahmaud Arbery and the Christian Call to Justice / Birth Control Case at the SCOTUS
On this episode:
-The Ahmaud Arbery case
-The difference between social justice and Christian justice
-My thoughts on the Plandemic movie
-A birth control case at the Supreme Couty
-Some parents seem to dislike their children
-A hero salon owner in Texas
-Bill DeBlasio is terrible
-What does "freedom" mean?
1 hr 11 min
May 06, 2020 EP199: There's a Christian Holiday Coming Up You Might Not Know About / Thoughts on a 2-State Solution for Israel & Palestine / I Learned Some Lessons from a Mantis Shrimp
On This Episode:
-May 21st is Ascension Day
-The Church Calendar can make us a peculiar people.
-Theology of the Christian and Israel
-A Two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
-My brain goes off on Mantis Shrimp
-We read "heaven" and "earth" improperly in the Bible
-The Deconverted should start with Jesus
-Another point from hiking
51 min
April 29, 2020 EP198: The Intellectual Immaturity and Dishonesty of "If it saves only one life..." / It Seems One Ideology Places ZERO Value on Work Ethic / A Lot More
On this Episode:
-Andrew Cuomo illustrates how dishonest and immature the "if it saves only one life" trope
-AOC denigrates work and says some dumb stuff
-This crisis shouldn't be used for anyone's ideological gain
-I got an email asking about parental rights and vaccinations
-A quick reflection from a recent hiking excursion
51 min