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#418 A Wilberforce Moment: Responding to 5 Cultural Challenges Impacting the Next Generation
William Wilberforce, well known for his work on the abolition of slavery, also championed the protection of children during the Industrial Revolution. Now, it is our turn to guide and protect the next generation in the midst of a developing digital and sexual...
#417 Esther: The King’s Queen, Chapter 2
In Esther 2, Xerxes returns from a disastrous Greek campaign and focuses on replacing his deposed queen. We are also introduced to Mordecai and Esther as well as the ugly reality of the harem system and the contest for the crown that Esther faced. Here, we find deep...
#416 How to Strengthen America’s Families with Delano Squires
I often ask government officials this question: "What is the worst problem in your district/area of responsibility?" The answer is often the same and even phrased in the same way: "the breakdown of the family." In this interview, Delano Squires explains this collapse...
#415 The Progressive Miseducation of America: Confronting the Cultural Revolution from the Classroom to Your Community with Dr. Corey Miller
Ideas that start in the ivory tower of America's universities do not stay there; and higher education has fundamentally impacted our families, churches, and communities. And, as goes the American university (with 1 in 3 world leaders attending a U.S. school), so goes...
#414 Esther: The King’s Queen, Chapter 1
Once upon a time—and I mean in God’s perfect time—a Jewish orphan girl named Esther became a Persian Queen. But, as many of you know, this book is less fairy tale and much more mystery—a book full of lessons about the mysteries of divine calling, evil and justice,...
#413 Binary: Debunking the Sex Spectrum Myth with Zachary Elliott
The definition of sex as binary--male and female--is a creation order issue (Gen. 1:26-27) and at the core of a number of current cultural and legal debates. This definition impacts sports, birth and medical records, medical treatment, placement in correctional...
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#412 The American Future: 4 Reasons We Should Not Give Up on the American Experiment [Encore]
What do you think about the future of the United States? Should we expect and just accept further division and decline? Can the United States remain, well, united amidst differing worldviews and visions for the future of the country? The national debt, the temperature...
#411 In Defense of Christian Patriotism with Daniel Darling
In our current political climate, patriotism is often treated with spiritual and secular suspicion. Especially as we mark America's 250th birthday, is waving a flag or celebrating America's rich spiritual heritage "political idolatry" or "Christian nationalism"? The...
#410 5 Lessons from Frederick Douglass
In this episode, I briefly address the disruption by protestors of a church service in Minneapolis, including the relevant legal protections for churches and some general guidelines on responding to protesters if they enter a sacred space. Then, I turn to five lessons...
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#382 4 Facts about the 4th of July [Encore]
Since we celebrate the 4th of July every year (and it involves fireworks and time off work), it is easy to glance over the deeper meaning of the holiday. Beyond the fact that it marked the birth of the United States, why should we celebrate the 4th of July? What did...
