Whitestone Podcast

Have you ever been to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Virginia? Or perhaps a similar place in England or France? That kind of tomb represents someone who was faithful in serving their country but their remains could not be identified. Well, God knows everyone who’s ever lived, but Jesus only truly “knows” those who believe in Him. And that’s good news for those who are born again as believers in Christ! Join us as we dive into the episode titled “About the Unknown Believer.” // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Have you ever wondered about companies or churches that seem to have little, solid direction, ineffective anchoring to the savviness that it takes to thrive? Have you seen nations fall apart the past several decades —either officially or unofficially? Have you seen families who seem to consistently thrive while other families careen around listlessly, blown about by the winds of the day? Join Kevin as we take a dive into the important dimensions both individual and organizational strength and greatness: the mindset and the establishing of a framework for fruitful savviness! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Here’s a sentence to read and ponder: the average Christian is…average! What’s your immediate, visceral response to that? Is God measuring you at all as a believer…or does His grace remove any expectations of obedience for Christians? And, if and when God does measure His children, how and what does He measure? Our compliance with Mosaic Law? Our social action? Our making of disciples of Christ? Join Kevin as we make a direct, forthright, and bracing dive into the topic of “The Average Christian is…Average.” // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Are you really getting everything out of life that God intends you to? The first episode in this series about “limits” asserted many Christians have a self-imposed mindset of settling for less. But is that the abundance that we should expect from God? Far from simplistic assertions about the prosperity gospel or the like, Kevin explores the reality of the amazing journey of “settling for Christ!” // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Do you think we need better “kings” (better government personnel) or do we need a better approach to laws in America? Well, there’s a quite colorful yet very instructive history of kings and laws in God’s economy over the millennia. And now many folks are getting a very healthy dose of government involvement in their lives. So, just how should believers receive that? Join Kevin as he takes a penetrating, thoughtful, sweeping look at the key markers of kings and laws in God’s economy! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

So, what are the prospects for Christianity in the future? Are you optimistic? Pessimistic? What are the prospects for Christianity in the future if it were up to the actions of Christians like you? And a related question is: just who are the prospects for Christianity in the future? Join Kevin as we do a deep dive into the world of strategic marketing, macro prospects, and micro prospects for Christianity in the future! Get ready to be challenged…and inspired! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Do you measure your life in God more by your striving to keep the law of Moses or by your Spirit-led, powerful witness and discipling for Christ? Or put another way, just where is your true obedience: to the keeping of Old Testament Law or to the proclamation of and discipling in service to the New Covenant offering of Christ and Him crucified? Join Kevin as he dives into the privilege of believers’ obedience to God…with our podcast episode titled “Powerful New-Covenant Obedience.” // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Do you like the saying that “the one who dies with most toys wins?” Are you working to ensure a certain level of resources to be vested with your children or grandchildren? So, from a Christian personal-finance perspective, should you personally work more to die broke or die invested? Or more directly, do you work right now more to die broke or die invested? Just what is God’s guidance for us? Join Kevin as we dive into this proposition: best to die broke or die invested? // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Have you been paying attention over the years to a person or a married couple who are exemplary in their Christlike, effective ministering to others…both as individuals and together in their marriage? Do you think Christ views marriages as yoked in service to Him…all the while with each marriage partner also ministering as an individual representing Christ? Join Kevin as he gives a penetrating review of the fruit-bearing lives of real-life globe-trotting missionary pastors Howard Cummings and Margie Cummings…and be prepared to be challenged to a fresh greatness! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Have you ever listened to an amazingly smart person who has built a false construct politically or theologically, a construct that benefits them to the exclusion of others? In contrast, have you listened to an amazingly savvy person who adjusts, collaborates, and innovates for mutual betterment? And, hey, which of these two profiles do you mostly closely resemble? Join Kevin as we take a look at the foundations of pursuing and sustaining fruitful savviness! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.