The Way We See It

Salvation is not the end of our journey once we come to know Jesus. He loves us so much that He accepts us as we are. But, He loves us too much to let us stay that way. In this episode of the podcast, Pastor Alex talks about the progression of discipleship as he identifies 9 stages that Jesus calls us to on our discipleship journey. From "come and see" to "go and die", you are going to love this teaching and you will be challenged to grow no matter what stage you find yourself in.

Not everything is racist! In this episode of our podcast, Alex shares a few thoughts on the situation of Ime Udoka, the Boston Celtics basketball coach who was suspended for violating the teams sexual conduct policy. Steven A. Smith tried to inject race into this situation. Pastor Alex explains why that's a big mistake in this episode.

Have you heard the story about the Duke Volleyball player who claimed she was being called racial slurs everytime she served? This is a story that ESPN, CNN, and MSNBC ran with for well over a month. Well, it turns out, it's NOT TRUE. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about why she would make this up and then point out how we should be working towards UNITY without race issues distracting us.

All around us, there are so many voices trying to give us so many different messages. In this episode, Pastor Alex asks the question, "Who are you listening to?" There are so many people who are trying to bring division and disunity - avoid these people. The goal is to listen to people who are speaking words of truth and who have the goal of bringing about UNITY.

You all know that our family has gone through a difficult season with a lot of health issues, including our 15 year old Mason going through treatment for cancer. Prayer has been what has sustained us during this difficult season. During this episode, Pastor Alex shares some thoughts on prayer and challenges us all to go deeper in prayer. Nothing is more central to your walk with God than prayer and so it's important that you understand it.

Everyone has an opinion about this recent act of President Biden to offer $10,000 of student loan forgiveness to people who make less than $125,000 a year. Listen in to hear Alex and Angela share their opinion!

After hearing a speech from Seth Dillon from The Babylon Bee, in which he describes why the organization has been locked out of Twitter, Alex and Angela discuss how American society has become increasingly adverse to absolute truth. Today's episode will challenge you to stay grounded in The Truth of God's Word and to continue to speak truth in love in a culture that denies it.

Doing this episode of the podcast, Pastor Alex talks about how this song firm foundation has recently minister to him. Even in the midst of all the craziness of life, when you build your life with Christ as the foundation, even when the storms come, you will realize that He will never fail you. After you listen to this podcast, make sure you take a listen to the song Firm Foundation by Cody Carnes.

During this episode of the podcast Alex reminds us to remember to honor the Sabbath, which ultimately helps keep your life in balance. The Sabbath is meant to honor God, not just for us to take time off of work. When we do this, we will find we will have the energy and strength to accomplish all the God calls us to do in our journey of life.

In today's episode, Alex and Angela discuss how our nation is navigating the crisis of over four million people crossing our southern border in the eighteen months that President Biden has been in office. Are we really helping people or using them as pawns? How can our country continue to maintain this explosive population growth?