A CALM VOICE Chris Ranly

This will be my final podcast as I will concentrate on my 2 You-Tube channels, A CALM VOICE IN A CHANGING WORLD and BLOODY FORK HOMESTEAD.  Thank you for taking out time to listen to my podcasts and I hope you will join me on one or both of my You-Tube channels.   Chris

When the queen of science (theology) is rejected the is no lasting objective basis for morality. Morality becomes the arbitrary dictates of government control or is abused by individual freedom. Ultimately morality must be informed by the 2 greatest commands given by God. 

Destiny in the evolutionary scheme is death defined as ceasing to exist. If the origin of humankind does not have a supernatural component there is no eternal destiny. But the queen of science (theology) points to humankind's earthly and heavenly origin that gives us a twofold destiny. 

Because the queen of science (theology) has been rejected the purpose of humankind in evolution is survivalism. But the image of God in humanity gives us four purposes that supersede this futile perspective.

The "all in dogma" concerning the origin of humankind is the theory of natural selection originally proposed by the prophet Charles Darwin. Because this doctrine was totally bought into despise glaring discrepancies, the words of the queen of science have been ignored, marginalized and dethroned. Dogmas are born out of ideologies. They are formed by a God bias or an antigod bias. Perhaps the queen has a more plausible explanation for origins than what biased science has led us to believe.  

 Education is in a state of flux, confusion, and without ultimate meaning because she is being controlled by the ideologies of postmodernism, humanism and tribalism. These arbitrary and competing "isms" have taken precedence because the queen of science has been dethroned in postmodern education.  The queen of science gives us a metanarrative, an answer to fundamental questions of meaning but she has been divorced from education leaving confusion and futility in its wake. The queen, however, is not dead.  She is very much alive and will bring ultimate meaning when her throne is acknowledged. 

Obsolescence is part and parcel to everything we experience in this world. This podcast explores the elements of obsolescence , the futility of living for the obsolete and contrast this reality with what is eternal. 

  There are two types of control freaks, those who try to micromanage  others and those who try to micromanage things  in their own lives that are outside of their control. The main indicator of the attempt to manage things outside one's control is worry. The solution to this anxiety is found in lively dependency. 

We all have a bent to be judgmental hypocrites by the various blinders that plague our perceptions of others. This podcast gives 5 blinders that keep us from seeing our biased hypocritical tendencies and gives 5 graces that we need to give others. 

Most people in our world live lives of complacent apathy. Ignorance and lack of concern for the needs of mankind prevail. But a few are ignited with a relentless compassion that brings hope and healing to others. What it takes to move from complacent apathy to this relentless compassion is the focus of this podcast. 

We all want success in our lives but when we greedily use God and others to attain it contentment is impossible. This is the grand illusion of the prosperity gospel.

This podcast is a redo of a previous one with he same title. My apologies, a glitch in my computer or the software recording program only recorded half the podcast. This area of self control is literally a matter of life and death so I offer it again.

Each person is moving either toward cowardice or courage. The main indicator of cowardice is the avoidance of what a person is afraid to face. Courage enables one to face fears and overcome them. Hopefully, this podcast will be an encouragement for you  to move in the direction  of courage and to inspire others to do the same. 

Each person is capable of  a life of  total self deception ; making personal choices that bring great harm to themselves and others in disregard to God and His commands.  This was the goal of the serpent in early Genesis to instigate a rebellion by enticing God's newly created people to act against His will. This podcast explores the nature of self deception and the hope of restored integrity through the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

This podcast outlines 3 extremes in the environmental movement today. The extremes of eco-denialism, eco-terrorism and eco-alarmism all do great  harm to the movement because they are ideologically  polarized.

Feminism has had some positive influences in many countries around the world.  But when any " ism" becomes radicalized and/or totalitarian it becomes toxic. This podcast outlines the toxicity of radical feminists who want all women to experience their brand of bitter feminism. 

 Globalism and imperialism effect our lives in far more ways than we realize. Both of these ideologies can bring great harm to nations when they become totalitarian. 

   Islamic fundamentalists who embrace the ideologies of jihadism and sharia law poses a great danger to  the world and to your doorstep. These ideologies are briefly outlined in this podcast along with the difficult responses that are needed to combat this extremist ideology. 

The main political ideologies competing for power in the world today are : communism , nationalism, fundamentalism and globalism.  When any of these become totalitarian freedom is lost. This podcast highlights populistic nationalism and warns against fully trusting any political  leader with feet of clay. 

Neo-Marxist Progressivism has taken root in politics, the media, education and popular culture. Wherever it takes root the suppression of free free speech is part of the fruit of the smelly orthodoxy. This podcast emphasizes the dangers of this progressivism that has highjacked classical liberalism. 

  There are those who believe that speciesism can be compared to the holocaust under Hitler.  But in reality most people place relative worth to various animal species. Some also believe that humans are an invasive species that need to be annihilated. This podcast is an attempt to bring some balanced thinking to an area prone to extremism. 

When capitalism is corrupted socialism becomes more attractive. Today many young people in western countries are much more open to socialism (especially when the promise of student debt in thrown into the mix).  Guaranteed health care , livable wages . housing  , food and whatever other needs people may have sounds very appealing. But ultimately  this is a seduction that no socialistic system of government has ever been able to completely deliver.  

This podcast highlights 3 corrupting influences on capitalism. Plutocracy , the debt economy , and consumerism are highlighted. Finally, there are good  choices that individuals  and  families  can make to create their own economic well being to overcome these corrupting influences.  

Victimism is a scourge in our culture whereby individuals and groups claim victimhood to gain power, control or to perpetuate deviant behavior. Our world is full of victims who live by the SEF moto. SEF  is Somebody Else's Fault . As long as the ills in society and in our personal lives are someone else's fault there is no need or urgency to change. There is, however, a better way. 

Elitism is a mindset of a group of people who by virtue of their social standing believe they  are supremely qualified to run the lives of those beneath them.  Being from a certain family , education, wealth, positions of power and influence are seen as qualifiers to this social standing.  These qualifiers do not necessarily make one an elitist. Elitism is a character flaw. The cure for elitism is genuine servant leadership. 

The dignity of humanity is directly related to our origin.  Origin is ultimately a faith position. It cannot be historically or scientifically verified. It is a presupposition that will inform one's understanding of the nature and purpose of humanity. The only question is what faith position is more feasible. 

The dignity of humanity is rooted in our origin, nature and purpose. Evolutionary humanism holds that homo sapiens came into existence through  the  accidental process of time and  chance. Theistic creationists believe all of life has its starting point in the Creator and that humanity is a distinct and unique creation. Both are faith positions as no human being  was able to witness the beginning of all things.  Evolutionists hold their beliefs are backed by science while creationist can make the same claim in a world that specific laws were put into play from a Creator God.  

This new series tries to bring a calm voice to various fields of science and the humanities. The first discipline is  anthropology .The origin of human kind is explained today from one of 2 faith positions. The religion of humanistic evolution begins with the belief there is no god  in our human  origin only the time, chance dogma of evolution. Theism begins with the faith belief there is an Almighty God who created matter ex-nihilo - out of nothing by his creative word. Both systems of belief like to think objective science is compatible with their beliefs. 

Sloth is a condition of perpetual laziness. A sloth is the sluggard who is unwilling to do the required effort  to start a task , complete a task , or to pay attention to doing the details the task requires. The opposite of sloth is diligent productivity.

Gluttony is greedily taking the desire for food to an excess.  Obesity and food addictions are the obvious consequences of the sin. Many experience gluttony as a result of using food as a source of comfort or to deal with boredom. The alternative to gluttony is celebrating and consuming good food; a feat not easily attained in our fast food culture. 

The final 3 deadly sins are bodily desires and needs taken to the extreme. The sexual appetite of lust when carried to the extreme by its very nature cannot be satisfied. It is only when sex is expressed in the confines that God gives that it can ultimately satisfy.

This podcast outlines the dangers of envy. Particularly when one experiences difficulties envy rears its ugly head. Envy also causes sickness , mental anguish and spiritual deformity. The solution to envy can be found in Asaph. 

This podcast features the 6 faces or components of the 3rd deadly sin.  Anger is not corrupt in itself but can quickly lead to many other corrupting behaviors if anger is not conquered.  

This podcast considers the 2nd deadly sin : Greed. The characteristics of greed are outlined including the qualities of greed being insatiable, distracting, oppressive, idolatrous and dissentious. More importantly, the opposite virtues to these qualities  are emphasized.

This new podcast series concerns a calm voice in a corrupt world. This corruption erupts from the 7 deadly sins : pride, greed, wrath. envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. These characteristics will be paired with their   corresponding virtues to fully explore what brings death and life to the soul. Podcast 1 in the series explores pride;  the chief root of all sin.  The corresponding virtue of humility which opens the soul to the healing grace of God is also emphasized. 

This episode outlines 6  influences America is experiencing moving us down the road toward socialism. 

Woke Tribalism in America has brought new tensions that threaten our unity as a nation. These tensions include conflict between red and blue states , censorship of elites  , globalism  vs. nationalism, and a conflict of values. The ease of tension will be found either a renewed tolerance for pluralism or forced conformity. 

The gospel of Jesus Christ breaks down ethnic, economic and gender barriers.  Woke tribalism creates barriers in the name of the causes of the tribal group. At its heart the gospel calls us to love every person and leaves no room for exclusive discriminatory love or hate. 

In this podcast woke tribalism is defined. The dangers of woke tribalism are also introduced including perverting the gospel of Jesus Christ, the prospect of a second civil war and authoritative socialism.  These dangers are real and pose the greatest threats to our great nation.

In this crazy world we need times to laugh and cry. Yet many have learned to suppress emotional tears when suffering loss or trauma resulting in devastating consequences. This podcast explores the benefits of crying and the dangers of  neglecting   this emotional gift.

This podcast outlines 4 main subjects of our laughter. The most difficult is to laugh at ourselves and then to laugh with others and not at them. Deep seated joy and laughter comes from learning to laugh with  God and finally we must learn to laugh at the impossible.

Egocentric self love is at the core of many the troubles we experience in our narcissistic culture. This podcast explores 3 loves that contribute to our perilous time that are prevalent in these last days. 

The US government has been  giving out free money hand over fist. The dangers of all the free money include increased government dependency , runaway inflation and unsustainable debt. What steps can we take to avoid some of the inevitable pain of government over  spending ?

People learn words  and their meaning from infancy and early childhood in the family unit. As  a child grows the tribal unit and institutions have a greater influence on  the meaning of words. Government , special interest groups and social media also seek to control certain narratives. In our postmodern world the meaning of words  learned through traditions and sacred documents have less influence  resulting in the loss of the wisdom of the generations. Ultimately this loss of meaning has eternal consequences and has led to much of the angst in our culture. 

Gender identity is a hot topic in our day.  Transgender values are being imposed in politics, the medical community, religious institutions,  education and in sports participation.  The vast majority of people simply recognize gender  to be genetically  determined and reject certain narratives  on the basis of their  moral beliefs.  There needs to be room for rational debate on the issues and our children need to be protected from the radical agenda of the few. 

Postmodernism has left our culture with an absence of  absolute truth.  Consequently , meaning and values come from the shifting sands of the prevailing tribal groups. This series of podcasts will explore the narratives of gender identity, new math, history,  the  welfare state, language manipulation and cancel culture as espoused by different tribal  groups. These in turn will be evaluated by truth found in scripture and creation.    Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

The greatest benefit of undergoing going trials is persevering faith. This truth is evident in the life of Job.

The ultimate success of our dreams come at the cost of many failures along the way.  Life's greatest accomplishments are forged through the difficulty of failure. This truth is illustrated in the life of a great old testament character. 

Happiness is a result of distracting ourselves from negative things that lead to sadness, renewing courage and driving away resentment.  

Anger is an  emotional response to situations that agitate. It can be good if it leads to actions  that address the underlying causes of anger. But it  can be devastating if anger is taken out on others or if it is nursed into bitterness.  In this episode we will see how God dealt with a prophet who had a anger problem.

  There are several ways God can help with depression as exemplified in the life of Elijah.  Rest, the touch of an angel, speaking to him in a still voice, correcting his thinking and challenging him with a new task were all factors in his healing. This podcast shares how God can use these same things in our lives to help with depression.