I am joined by my co-pastor, friend, and college football fan, Derek McFarland, as we discuss Coach Saban's recent criticism about NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) and Texas A&M's coach, Jimbo Fisher. This war of words was a hot topic in the WSJ last week. So we are here to discuss it on "A Pastor and His Newspaper." How can pastors shepherd college athletes' hearts in world obsessed with money? 

In the past few days, crypto currencies and the stock market have been hit hard. The Fed's interest rate increases have taken their toil on investors. In this time of economic decline, we must be our hope, security, and comfort in Christ Jesus, whose kingdom will be filled with all the weath of the nations. 

This week presented one of the most shocking news stories from the Supreme Court in years. A leak of the majority opinion on the abortion case, Dobbs vs Jackson, indicates a potential overrule of Roe and Casey from the Supreme Court. States are preparing now to write laws stripping or protecting abortion rights in their states. How should the church prepare for the end of Roe?

A Pastor and His Newspaper is back with a new episode on the 44 Billion Dollar purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. How will this affect free speech in the future? Also, how can Christians use Musk's Twitter in the future to point people to Christ Jesus? 

Today on A Pastor and His Newspaper, I am discussing an interview with David Mamet in WSJ. He spoke on the topic of wokeness, and his belief that today is the age of conformity. This topic leads to the reality that we are all in-dwelt with proclivities towards evil. The only path to salvation from that evil is Christ Jesus, who is the only guiltless one. 

Today we are discussing the Parental Rights Law in Florida and the response to it by Disney. 

I am looking at the refugee crisis in Ukraine as 4 million people flee from the war. Are American churches ready to serve the coming Ukrainian refugees? 

March Madness is raging this year as underdogs continue to upset high favorites in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. However, one of most unexpected wins was the Saint Peter's Peacocks upset of the Kentucky Wildcats. Was does Saint Peter's unexpected win teach us about Christian hope? 

Continual War in Ukraine took up most of the new coverage this week. An alarming trend is the extreme inflation in most areas of the economy in America. While Putin threats the world with nuclear weapons, the rising prices at the gas pump and the grocery store are causing most of the anxiety in our society this week. Mark 4 and Jesus's miracle on the Sea of the Galilee will help us react faithfully to the current trends. 

Another side to the Ukraine and Russian war is the humiliation of the West. Progressivism in the West has again failed to create a utopian world that is absent of war and self-interest. Instead, humanity is being reminded again in Ukraine of the corruption of human nature. Like Nebuchadnezzar, who was humbled by God for his arrogance, the West is being humbled.