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Ep 125 | How Many Kids Should We Have?

What Biblical principles guide the thinking of Christian couples (or soon to be couples) as they consider family planning? Is it even right to consider family planning, or should you just have "as many kids as God allows"? 

In this episode, I provide two Biblical commands that give direction for Christian couples seeking to honor the Lord, as well as a number of factors that should be taken into consideration which would provide an answer to "How many kids should we have?" 

Ep 124 | The Christian’s Relationship to Culture pt 3

The final installment in this series! 

In this episode, I define "culture" from a Biblical perspective and I establish some of the tensions that have existed between the church and the culture. Finally, I provide some historical examples of how Christians have tried to "engage" culture and a challenge on how a Christian can engage culture in the present day. 

Ep 123 | A Pastor’s Perspective on the Hamas-Israel Conflict

In this episode, I share with you the Biblical history and origins of the conflict. I also provide five points for Christians to consider as they think about this conflict. 

 

The views presented are my own, and are subject to change as I think and study more on the topic, and as new information comes to light. They are not representative of the church's position on this matter.

Ep 122 | The Christian’s Relationship to Culture pt 2

Continuing to define the issue, this episode examines how one's theological perspective on the end times affects one's understanding of the Christian's relationship to culture. 

In this episode, the four main end times views are defined and I attempt to explain how this affects their perspective on the Christian and culture: 

1. Historical Premillennialism

2. Dispensational Premillennialism

3. Postmillennialism

4. Amillennialism 

 

Finally, it concludes with the challenge that one of my fellow pastors gave to me and how that challenge led to this particular study/theme. 

EP 121 | The Christian’s Relationship to Culture, pt. 1

This is the first in a series of episodes that will examine how Christians relate to culture and how we think about engaging the culture with Biblical truth and principles. 

In episode 1, I provide a brief history of different historical perspectives on how Christian's have related to the culture, as well as an appeal to carefully consider one's own thoughts about this issue and how the Bible has shaped your thinking and actions. 

Ep 120 | Who Were The Sons of God in Genesis 6?

Back from August break!

Today we examine who the "sons of God" are in Genesis 6. There are four prominent views: 

1) Fallen Angels view

2) Fallen Angels Overtook Men view

3) Sethite View

4) Godly Men View

 

Positives and negatives of each view discussed, as well as what is the "main point" that Moses was really trying to communicate. 

Ep 119 | Mailbag #2

Questions answered in this mailbag: 

1) How do I worship when I don't "feel like it" or if my "heart's not in it?"

2) How should Christians think about and discuss various legends and conspiracy theories? Also, what should Christians say when they hear reports of people seeings angels, ghosts, etc.? 

Ep 118 | Celebrating One Year of the Dobbs Victory

It has been a little over one year since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade with their ruling in the Dobbs case. 

Despite this monumental victory, there is a lot of work still to do in order to protect innocent life. 

This episode will explore some statistics that reveal the weight of this victory, as well as describe how far we still have to go. Additionally, this episode examines the religious motivations behind the PRO-CHOICE movement and the PRO-LIFE movement, and offers a suggestion for how Christians continue to address this issue. 

Ep 117 | PRIDE Month Recap

So what happened during the 2023 Edition of PRIDE Month? 

It appears that the devil was out waging spiritual warfare, but that the saints were fighting back in some powerful ways. 

This episode covers three observations of PRIDE Month and then offers some suggestions for how to continue fighting the enemy in this spiritual battle. 

Ep 116 | The Dad Who Loves Leads In Discipline

With Father's Day nearly upon us, I wanted to address a topic that will separate Christian fathers from others - the importance of leading your family through careful, measured, Biblical discipline. I'm not talking about the discipline of training, but rather, the discipline to correct your child(ten) when they sin by violating God's commands. By leading in this area, and being consistent, we model our Heavenly Father's actions and treatment toward us. Key passage: Hebrews 12:6-11