The Cory Truax Show

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NUANCE IS IMPORTANT

I want to provide an example on why communicating with nuance is most often more effective than with sharp invective.

TIM KELLER AND A THEONOMY QUOTE

Tim Keller made a great point in a sermon back in 1991 that might get him accused of "Christian Nationalism" today (whatever that is). I want to play a clip ⁠from that sermon that illustrates⁠ that one of the Christian's roles is to tell governments that God is the arbiter of right and wrong -- not the government.

HOW SHOULD PASTORS HANDLE POLITICS

I'll provide some good and bad examples of pastors recently addressing politics and upcoming elections.

TRUMP POLLING IS CRAZY

The New York Times/Sienna College poll is easily accessible, and its results are remarkable. I'll break down the poll and provide some caution.

AFRICAN GROWTH

⁠The African continent will be home to 1/4 of the world's population by 2050⁠. Both Islam and Christianity are growing there. What strategies can we use to ensure the African future is also a Christian future?

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NEW HOUSE SPEAKER REACTION

It's good to have believers in high spaces. However, while the Left's reaction was on-brand insane, I noticed people who call themselves "Christian Nationalists" also had an odd reaction. I want to talk about all of the implications.

NUMB LITTLE BUG

The younger set have made a weird/sad song really popular. We need to be ready to offer young people something better than the fragility and victim mentality that the world does.

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IS CURING BLINDNESS/DEAFNESS GOOD OR AN ACT OF CULTURAL ERASURE?

⁠This article asks⁠ if it's wrong to cure blindness or deafness. Some people seem to have adopted these conditions as core parts of their identities. What's the Christian response to handling and treating disabilities?

GET YOUR CATEGORIES IN ORDER

In Christianity, I'm seeing too much of arguing secondary issues as if they are life and death doctrines. Two examples are the view of governments and of masculinity. I hope I didn't get too heated here, but I certainly express my frustration and try to offer a better way.

BRITNEY SPEARS' ABORTION

We can all see Britney Spears is mentally unwell. I'll offer two reasons why. One is certainly, though, the very real correlation between abortion and mental health decline.

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WHEN CULTURES CRUMBLE

A listener wrote in to ask what I mean when I say, "Christians must be ready when the culture crumbles to provide answers." He wanted to know what I meant by "crumbled." I have some very practical answers that range from Disney to Social Security.

FALSEHOOD FAILS

⁠This story covers⁠ a recent protest at Clemson University. That protest was students expressing anger that Clemson stopped having tampons in the MEN'S bathrooms -- because some men menstruate.

Additionally, while a sorority recently lost a ⁠court case on this topic⁠, public opinion is swinging the other way.

If often takes a long time, but lies will lose.

WHAT HAPPENS IS CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM GROW AT SIMILAR RATES?

Another listener question wonders how my view of Christ's kingdom growing interacts with Islam's growth around the world. I'll draw some clear lines on the Christian's role, the Church's role, and a Christianized government's role in a world where Islam gets aggressive.

PEOPLE MOVING STATES BECAUSE OF POLITICS

⁠This New York Times story⁠ profiles two families who left their states over politics. The Times seems to find this outcome negative. I also find it sad, but I'm also going to argue there's some healthy outcomes that can come from that. Our self-sorting can allow State and local governments to claw back power from the federal government, leaving more space for diverse laws, cultures -- and maybe place for more peace.

On This Episode DISILLUSIONMENT VS OVEREMPHASIS The New York Times recently published this story about how miserable people are about our political state of being. At the same time, I'm noticing some evangelicals are into politics more than ever. I have a word of caution on that with help from a clip of a Tim Keller sermon. Everything is the Lord's -- including politics and governments. Where we are right now, though, we need to penetrate more hearts with the truth. AFTER you win the people, you'll win elections. BEING INFORMED IS KEY This recent story confirms what we all suspect: we are a woefully uninformed people about our government and civic organization. The world needs us to be a people informed on our rules, origins, and laws. REALITY ALWAYS WINS I have some thoughts here on how we've moved into a multipolar world instead of the bi-polar (US vs. Soviet Union) of my parents generation or the unipolar (The US) world in which I grew up. American weakness is inviting aggression elsewhere -- because reality always wins. Weakness brings aggression. That brought to mind some other ways that's happening: -A border wall is being partially built because reality wins. -San Francisco is requiring drug tests for able-bodied adults before they get government assistance because reality wins. -Big cities are getting tougher on crime because reality wins.

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JOE ROGAN ASKS AN UNINTENTIONALLY PROFOUND QUESTION

Rogan recently complained that life and the human experience are intricate and complex, but we don't have a manual for how to live list best. Boy, do I have some good news for him. If he's looking for a book with life's answers, we've got a good one.

ANDY STANLEY FURTHER OFF THE RAILS

Andy Stanley's recent sermon included a portion that affirms homosexual couples in government marriages are welcomed as full members in his church. That's not something I'm going to yell about. It's sad, and I want to critique his arguments.

LESSON FROM T.S. ELIOT

I'm a huge fan of Eliot's writings. I was recently reintroduced to this quote from him: "Tend to your garden, or you'll eventually have to clear a forest." I want to explore the importance of doing the regular work of life to prevent later disasters.

SUPREME COURT PREVIEW

The Supreme Court starts hearings again this week for the new session. I'll give you a preview.

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LETTER TO MY CONGRESSMAN

My Congressman was just found out to be an adulterer. He should resign. I'll make my plea and tell you why it's important for him to leave Congress and pursue his marriage. We need to hold marriage high. Congressman Duncan can do that by resigning.

MY MESSAGE COLLEGE STUDENTS

I was asked to speak to college students about being a Christian conservative today. My message:

-Pursue your Roles and Responsibilities -- not your Rights and Dreams.

-Get what you can. Know what SHOULD be, but understand the system and get the wins you can.

-Live with the long view. Their great, great grandkids will see finished what they start, so just stay faithful.

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE THOUGHT

My wife's car was stolen last year. I thought about the better way for justice to have worked then.

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RAUNCHY LAWMAKERS

I grew up being told that sexual sin and perversion were disqualifying for anyone looking for authority. Recently a Democrat candidate for State Senate in Virginia was exposed for having sex on a streaming site for money. The mayor of Burbank, CA was spanked with a paddle by a drag queen in California. Yes, these are disqualifying.

But where are we on calling for Lauren Boebert to resign? She's an adulteress, behaving like a raunchy teenager in public? Why is Govenor Kristi Noem, a married womanw ith children, facing no backlash for BRAZENLY -- and grossly -- committing adulterty and flaunting it with Corey Lewandewski?

Yes, I know we need "rescue from the Left." But are these my army? This is the force to defeat secularism? I have a lot to say about this on.

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Why did these figures emerge? It's because their movement's leader is like them. I have new audio to that end.

BORN THIS WAY?

From 2002 to 2012, I was told REPEATEDLY that I couldn't hold my position on marriage (marriage is between only one man and one woman) because LGBT people were hard-wired in their genetics for these attractions. I was called an anti-science bigot for not embracing these claims.

Did you know that now, 20 years later, the most Woke Left people are saying what I was saying in 2003? I'll provide audio from a WNYC show to prove it.

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LAWLESSNESS IN NEW MEXICO

The Governor of New Mexico issued an illegal decree regarding guns. My demeanor is always to say, "that thing in the news isn't as bad as the news outlets and algorithms want you to think it is. You can calm down." Because I'm like that, I hope it comes with some credibility that I'm saying: this is a big deal, and it has to stop.

END TIMES QUESTION

A listener asked a question about End Times and how our thinking about the end of the world shapes how we live right now.

CRIMINAL SENTENCES

I've hear some commentators bemoaning the harsh sentences given to those involved in the events at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 while other criminals are given lenient sentences for serious crimes. My argument: they all deserve harsh punishments.

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DRUG PRICE FIXING'S DOWNSIDE

A recent policy announcement would cap and set a price ceiling for some popular drugs. Both the "government shouldn't do that," and the "yay for cheap medicines" reactions are simplistic and immature. I want give you some deeper level thinking on policies like these.

A PROFOUND PARADIGM FOR MEANING

One commentator recently posited that we're miserable because our age says to find meaning, look first INWARD, second OUTWARD, and then finally, if you must, UPWARD. Real meaning is found the exact opposite way. I'll give details.

CHALLENING ELECTION DENIALISM

It's irresponsible to cast distrust on an election system without really strong evidence. I have a challenge on using words like "rigged" in a very precise way.