People have long had cultural role models, but in today's world of social media there are more voices than ever before. Who are today's major voices, what are they teaching, and how do we navigate the positive and negative influences?

We discuss:

- Taylor Swift, Candace Owens, Andrew Tate, "Trad Wives," Joe Rogan, and more
- Feminism on the left and the right
- Powerless masculinity, powerful masculinity, and finding balance
- How parents and church leaders can use cultural role models to teach lessons

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

"Pharisee" is a religious insult so broadly used that is often becomes almost meaningless. But the word does have a meaning, and it's important we understand it. We discuss:

- The history of the Pharisees and why they weren't all bad
- How progressives overuse the term
- What Pharisaical Bible study looks like
- What Pharisaism looks like in the church today
- How to guard against a Pharisaical heart

With Jack Wilkie and Joe Wilkie

Not everything is a black and white, thou shalt/thou shalt not issue. For some, this means we should not talk about such issues but rather leave everything up to individual interpretation. Phrases like "But is it a sin?" and "You can't bind that" are thrown around to shut down discussion.

But discernment is at the heart of Christian maturity. This week, we discuss the difference between the two approaches and why God wants us to engage our brains. Topics include:

- The importance of discerning Good/Better/Best on any issue
- Is it legalistic to get into specifics like school choices, entertainment options, etc.?
- Why a "broad brush" is a good and proper tool for Bible teaching
- Why avoidance of the controversial kills unity

You won't find the words "place membership" in the New Testament. And, when you're baptized, you're added by God to His church.

So do we need to publicly declare our membership with a local congregation? We discuss, including:

- Defining "church" and "member" Biblically
- Is church an "organism" or an "organization?"
- Do baptized teens become members separate from their parents?
- Individualism vs. Collectivism
- The importance of elders (and other church leaders) in defining membership

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

The guys decided to have some fun this week and sat down to draft 22 Bible books apiece.

Tune in to see where the books got taken and how their favorites line up with yours.

And, tell us who's "team" of 22 books you would pick if you could only read and study one set.

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

We continue the discussion on prayer by examining a number of specifics, including:

- How should public prayers differ from private prayers?
- "Abba Father" and reverence vs. closeness
- How to know when an answer is from God
- Does "Let the men pray in every place" extend to the home, including with one's wife and children?

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

Prayer is one of the basics of the Christian faith, but it's also a remarkably deep concept that raises all kinds of questions.

Topics include:
- Why do we need to pray if God already knows our thoughts?
- Does it make a difference to pray audibly vs. just in our heads?
- Do we pray to all 3 members of the Godhead, or just the Father?
- Does prayer change God's mind?
- Does God hear everyone's prayers? and more.

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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The majority of kids raised in Christian homes continue to leave the church in adulthood. In fixing the problem, the most logical place to start has to be the biggest external influence in their lives - namely, the public schools.

We discuss:

- Just how bad it's gotten (even in the "good" schools)
- The Deuteronomy 6 mandate
- Valid reasons vs. excuses
- Ways churches can get creative to help families

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

The church will be driven by masculine sensibilities or by feminized sensibilities - it can't be driven by both. 

This week we explore how the church has become driven by feminized sensibilities, why that isn't God's design, and what the consequences have been. Topics include:

- Why femininity and masculinity are both needed, and the only way they can coexist
- What a feminized pulpit, eldership, and congregation look like
- How political correctness and self-policing hinder the truth
- Why weak men are at the heart of the problem

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

The church's task of confronting "sin in the camp" is clearly laid out in the Scriptures... and yet it almost never happens. Why not? What would it look like if we did practice it?

We discuss:

- The OT roots of the practice
- What a lack of church discipline has caused
- Why discipline is the only loving way
- The danger of overreach
- How church discipline might change the world

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie