From My Standpoint

Can a tool be evil? Is an inanimate object inherently evil?   What are your thoughts on this? Well, mine are expressed in this episode.   In this episode we will tackle what should be an easy-to-answer question: Is a tool evil? Are guns evil? Can a tool commit a crime?   Listen as we talk about the obvious and some people's heads explode with obvious, logical, and objective reasoning.                   NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What is foolish? What is good judgment? Is there any type of good when judging?   Proverbs 26:4-5 says, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.”   Listen as we take apart this passage and discuss the topic of which we all fall into from time to time but one which only wisdom can escape.   You will want to hear part 2.                   NOTES: The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Proverbs 26:4-5 says, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.” Do not debate with a fool on their own terms. That is a futile action. But who is a fool? What is a fool? How do you talk to fools? Listen as we take apart this passage and discuss the topic of which we all fall into from time to time but one which only wisdom can escape.                 NOTES:   Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  What are you leaving behind when you die?   Are you teaching the next generation the right things? The right behavior? The right truth?   Let's walk this road together as we discover what it means to leave a legacy and how we can build a legacy worth leaving behind.               NOTES:   This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Have you ever found yourself in a place of questioning your work? Do you feel like all the time and effort and energy and resources you've so diligently poured into what you are doing is not making a difference? Is it not worth it?   I have. I've fought those same negative questions, that same negative thinking. But what do you do when the statistics that you can view don't match your expectations? What do you do when people tell you to quit, to stop wasting your time, that no one cares?   Listen as I help explain why your voice matters, why you should ignore those negative thoughts and negative people, and why you should keep going, because someone does care.   How do I know? Listen as I explain and hopefully encourage you to not give up.               NOTES:   This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/)   Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

There have been an estimated 117 billion people in all of existence, and an estimated 80 billion could be lost for all eternity.   How can we help those lost, and how can we keep them from choosing to be separated for eternity? By telling your story.   It's time for you to tell your story of the good news. It's time for you to tell your story of your relationship with Jesus. It's time to tell your story about how God helped you.   People will still choose to deny Jesus, but no one can deny your story.   Tell your story!             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Did you know that there have been an estimated 117 billion humans that have existed on this earth since the beginning? According to some statistics, that is. Out of 117 billion, how many could very well be lost for eternity? Billions.   Why? Because it will be their choice.   Listen and learn why billions could be lost, and they would be accountable for their own eternity of being a lost soul.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Here one moment and gone the next. Billions and billions of people lost forever.   Is there hope for the afterlife? Do we just disappear? Do we all, regardless of how good or evil we were, go to the same place when we die?   Listen to learn why it's so important to live this life correctly and why there is good news.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What happens when you die? Is there an afterlife? How many people will be lost for eternity?   If you've ever asked yourself these questions or questions similar, then you don't want to miss this episode… or the three others that follow.   No matter what happens when we die, billions of people will be lost for eternity.   Why?   Listen to learn more!             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Do you remember the ignorance and idiocracy that ran amok many years ago? Well, I do, because I wrote a short blog about it, which is now a podcast episode.   Anyway. During that time, I asked myself a few questions based on the assertion that these groups, particularly for this episode, a person said in an interview about their violent acts of love and tolerant intolerance.   They said, “People have a right to take down symbols of racism…”   That in and of itself sounds like something everyone could agree on, right? On a surface level, really. But what if we were to actually use our critical thinking skills and open our eyes to reality?   Listen as we ask some meaningful questions and check on the validity of this statement.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

The 2024 presidential election is over, but the hysteria continues. For any election, really, how can we cope with a new administration, a new person in the office as President of the United States of America? How can we rest our fears on the chopping block of truth? Listen as Josh tells you the best advice that he has heard on this topic when it comes to political elections. Okay, so he read it online, not heard it, so what? It's still good advice that he is willing to share for free with you. “If you voted… and you are feeling that the election result is truly horrifying, do this one simple thing for your mental health:”                 NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: you lie!.wav by Reitanna -- https://freesound.org/s/351172/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

How should a Christian even begin to try to decide who to cast their vote for? Really, how should anyone who claims to believe in the Bible, God, follow Jesus, or even wear the title of Christian, Jew, Catholic, etc. even begin to decide who would be the best person on the ballot to cast their vote for? Voting is your right, and it is how you express your values and show your support for what you want this country to become. Listen as we discover how easy it truly is sometimes for a follower of Jesus, a believer in God, and a follower of the Bible to truly begin to understand who might be the best candidate on any ballot to cast their vote for.                   NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: wah wah sad trombone.wav by kirbydx -- https://freesound.org/s/175409/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 CHA-CHING by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.” Thomas Jefferson Freedom, as we know, is not free; and it can and is easily taken by those who would oppose it. But how could a citizen base who lives in freedom and claims to support freedom so easily hand that very freedom over to those who wish to take it? Well, as Thomas Paine is quoted, “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” But what if we are losing our freedoms one slice at a time? What if the very citizens are giving their freedoms away with each cut to their very comfortable and conformable lives and their desire for dependence over responsibility? What if a nation could quietly be put to death by a thousand cuts?             NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) Sound  by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This is the final episode in the 10 Commandments series. In this episode, we discuss the commands that deal with having a good life and a good relationship with your fellow neighbor—that is, every person on this earth.   You might be surprised at how many of these commands from God you not only follow in your everyday life but that you openly support, defend, and uphold as good and truthful commands. Yes, even the most hardcore atheists, even if they might not follow these commands in their own lives, believe their neighbor should follow and respect them in order to receive good treatment.   And find out why these commands are so vital to a good, just, moral, and better-behaved society and education system.               NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound  by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

There is a path to living a better life in relationship with God. That is what we will discuss in this episode: the part of the 10 Commandments that deals with a relationship with God.   We will explain what all 10 of the Ten Commandments are, but our focus will be on helping each other understand the importance of a proper relationship between us and God, based on God's commands.   Even if you think this does not apply to you, but you believe that all religions follow the same “god” but just under a different name, then you should be interested in understanding these commands even more, if for nothing else than to help you understand your neighbor better.               NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound  by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Bible is the most popular and widely read book in the world. However, it is also the least understood among those whose chosen foundation is anti-biblical and anti-God. Yet, even with this open disregard for truth, those who shun biblical teaching still know deep down that these teachings are true, and they still attempt to follow God's commands, knowing God is right.   Listen as we dive a little deeper into the Ten Commandments and show just a little more why even those who reject God and biblical teachings know in their hearts that God is right.             NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound  by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Do you know the history of the Ten Commandments in America? How about just a small portion of it?   Did you know that the Ten Commandments have been a part of our nation and politics since the very beginning of the United States of America's founding?   Listen as we explore some of the history of why these moral codes are not only important to our lives and society but also why it was reasoned they should have no place in our education system more than 150 years after our founding, and why this reasoning is flawed and goes against the very founders of this great country.               NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound  by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Join me as we briefly discuss what the Ten Commandments are, which will be detailed more later, and who they are written to.   We will also discuss the poison that is traveling through the veins of our nation here in America, which is known as political correctness.                     NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound  by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Why are the 10 Commandments important to not just any society but, more precisely, American society? Why would I even dare bring up this topic as an intolerant religious belief? Listen as I explain why I felt it was necessary for us to discuss the Ten Commandments before we go further into a brief history of the Ten Commandments in America and why they are a fundamental pillar of American history and are still followed to this day by the very same people who seek to destroy and bury such rich, powerful, and vital American heritage.                 NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Do you shy away from the topics of politics and religion?   Why? Do you understand how important these two topics are to a nation? To a government? To the people?   There is a pulse running through the vein of a nation, and that pulse can be healthy or flatline in just one generation.   Politics is that pulse; you are the voice of that pulse, and religion, believe it or not, is a foundational vein in the nation of America.   Listen as Josh explains his idea of why we are told to avoid the topics of religion and politics, and learn a little more about why it is so important that you do not avoid these two topics.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Have you ever wondered where the most successful people first begin to search for and find their success? Listen as we dive into the very first place, the very first step, and the very first decision that must be made by any individual desiring to find their success in life. Yes, it is the very same place where all of us must traverse, and it is the universal first step in achieving success. I'll give you a hint: it's common sense, something any one of us could do, and yet, it's also the most difficult for most people.           NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/)   Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Did you know that either you are in control or you allow something else to control you? Your foundation is where your decisions will emanate from. Your foundation is where your belief will grow. Your belief will help in your decision-making and determining who or what is in control. Where are you coming from? What have you already decided? Who or what is truly in control?         NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/)   Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Misinformation has become a key word and topic in our society. Through political power, we have seen so much information be censored, canceled, hidden from the public eye, and classified by those same political powers in charge as “misinformation,” or lies. But why? Have you stopped to honestly, logically, objectively, and critically ask any questions? Why the sudden push for a one-thought pattern? Why the strong-arm approach to silence any dissenting views, facts, or news reports from the current main stream? Why the blatant blind-eye to the proven misinformation used to cancel the proven true information? In this poem, we take a logical and objective look at the “why” question and find a simple but relevant answer. “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.” Charles Mingus                       NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/ "Smoother Move" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It might sound cliched, funny, ridiculous, but it is absolutely true.   YOUR WORDS HOLD POWER!   Listen to this episode and understand a little more how, by the words you choose to think and speak, you can wield such power. Will you build or will you destroy? Will you learn or will you denigrate? The choice is yours, as is the way in which you wield the power of your words.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Did you know your behavior will showcase if you are patient or not? What is patience and do you actually have any of it? Listen as we discuss this all-powerful and very important character trait that will help make your life much more joyful and, well, just so much better. Or you could choose to not incorporate this trait and live a stressed, anxious, angry, and troublesome life. Listen to this episode and enrich your life with more patience!             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Monkey see, Monkey do is a fantastic idiom for choosing your friends, your circle of influence, wisely. Do you know why your mouth spits out some of the diarrhea it does? Do you know why your behavior is wicked? Do you know why you act cocky, irritating, disrespectful, etc.? Do you know why you are generous, loving, helpful? This isn't the only or full reason, but it is an important one. The people you choose to associate with will rub off on you, just as you can on them. We need each other in this life; we share with each other in this life; but we also must learn to be wise and choose carefully.                 NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Also a promotion for my new poetry book America Then and Now a poem by Josh C. Jones   America. Who was she? What has she become?   John Adams once said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”   Liberty, according to our founders here in America, could not exist without morality, which itself cannot exist without religion, but not just any religion, as their lives were examples of and their writings clearly indicate.   The argument of our founders and of their generation was so widespread that it was indisputable by facts; and According to James Hutson of the Library of Congress, “America's founders believed that republican government requires a moral citizenry and that religion is necessary for morality.”   Is America a beacon of hope, still? Is there still patriotism? Americans?   In this episode we will look at a few quick examples and also encourage you to read the poem AMERICA Then and Now (a poem by Josh C. Jones), which you can find on Amazon.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/     This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/)

Society has declined. We are told every day that racism is rampant, crime is surging, murder and shootings are becoming normal occurrences, education scores have plummeted, kids are becoming more and more disrespectful and violent, and morality, good character, and truth have been evaporating from culture. Evolution states that all came from nothing and that out of randomness and chaos came order; we are told that the world should be getting better—more righteous, good, more enlightened, and more generous. But is that really what we are seeing? Or has something been removed, something foundational to a moral people and a society of order? Let's talk about this and see if we can't, individually, answer this question of “What happened?”             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Is reality real? Is truth subjective or objective? Are we truly trying to live in a non-fiction world, or have we suspended our disbelief for the real world to appease our emotions, feelings, and desires and to justify our sensual pleasures? In reality, we cannot change the objective truth, for truth is not subjective or relative, or it would no longer be the truth. Listen as we read some hard-to-swallow truth that helps explain why this life is a give-and-take and why the feeling of entitlement is nothing more than selfish taking.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

What is reality? Can all people be treated the same in reality? Can all people truly be treated fairly at all times and in all circumstances? In reality, no, we cannot truly treat all people the same, and we do not treat all people at all times in all circumstances fairly. Some people want the opportunity to work, learn, grow, and earn things, while others, sadly, act as they feel—entitled. Listen to some brief logical reasoning from questions and comments posted on social media about why.             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

The freedom to cancel in order to cancel freedom? Have we really been using racism to fight perceived racism and instilling a culture of canceling freedom and differing ideologies to find a utopia of “equity” and “freedom”? In the name of fighting supposed white supremacy, did we really cancel the legacy of a pioneering black woman? Decide for yourself how far we have fallen and how looney we have become as a society in this short but informative podcast episode: The Racist Cancellation to Cancel Racism             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Leave my body alone; pay for my body, but leave it alone. In this episode, we will try to discuss, as well as we can in our short time together, the importance of life, such as our (in America) right to Life. Research has shown the number one reason for abortion is financial concerns, with the timing or partner being wrong and the woman's quality of life (future plans) being interrupted or potentially lowered due to the child; near the bottom was health. Can we truly, in good conscience and in the best interest of a child, terminate their life just because? Some can, some can't. But what about you?             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/     Thumbnail Image:  IMAGE: Image by Ronald Sandino from Pixabay

“To be a drag queen is to be reborn, over and over again, in an image of your own creation. This is empowering.” Heidi Klaassen, Salon.com To remake yourself in your own image, to be reborn—brought back to life—and to undergo a complete spiritual change—to be your own god—this is empowering; this is self-love. In the few minutes we have, we will look at this main question: “Ask not why the children should not see drag queens; ask why drag queens crave an audience of children?” Why is this question so insightful when thought about outside of the current bias? What is the reasoning behind this question? Listen to this episode as we tackle this question and other statements that have been circulating, as we attempt to follow the flickering light of truth and find the most logical path in a dark world. As I read from the “Gays Against Groomers” Twitter page, “Our whole ‘community' has been taken over by pedophiles and groomers.” As a 9-year-old drag queen named Miss Mae Hem has seen but may not understand yet, when he danced in an Ohio bar for adults as they threw money at him, why crave an audience of children?             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Affirm a child's identifier immediately or else. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” (John Adams) There are a few things that this world demands of others, but they all revolve around the forceful affirmation of, often times, a false identity. In this episode, we will discuss an aspect of the affirmation side when it comes to children. What? The world says that you must affirm their lifestyle and opinion—their worldview—or be shamed, fired, sued, canceled, etc., but don't expect the same idea of affirmation in return; in other words, live by their definition of “new tolerance” rather than true tolerance. “We're so preoccupied with protecting children from disappointment and discomfort that we're inadvertently excusing them from growing up.” (LZ Granderson)           NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/   Thumbnail image:  Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

Have you ever wondered why the attack on God and what God stands for has become increasingly rampant? No God in schools; no God in public; no God in politics; no God in church buildings—remember when they tried to shut down church services? Listen as Josh explains why both religion and politics are important and inseparable, and hear his deductive reasoning on why culture and certain political ideologies are trying so hard to cancel God and His commands from society, the next generation, and the United States of America. Like Benjamin Franklin so wisely put it, "Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature."         Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

If you repeat a lie long enough, people will begin to think it true; and afterward, those who speak the truth will be viewed as crazy lunatics and conspiracy nuts. Anyway. I'm back, and I have some great episodes for you to listen to. So much great information; so much great revelation; so much great, well, stuff.   Listen to each episode to learn a new insight, find that nugget of positivity and hidden truth, and try to see from a new perspective.         NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/   Thumbnail image Photo by julien Tromeur on Unsplash

What is Easter? Why is it so important? How does it apply to our lives?  Listen as Josh explains, the best way he can, the reason we celebrate Easter, why Good Friday is really good, and the importance of unconditional love, grace, mercy, and sacrifice, in this powerful message. You will be happy you listened.           Image by: Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay  

Listen to the Christmas story in a way you've never heard it before! Listen to the account of the Christmas story as told in this unique, educational, and entertaining way that only the talent of the From My Standpoint podcast can. You will learn new insights into the story of Jesus that you might have never realized or thought of before.  Be entertained and uplifted with not just another informative podcast but one told in story form—music, sound effects, voice acting, and fun for the whole family. You will love this version of the Christmas story.     Voice Talents by: Christopher R.P. Jones Judy B. Jones Diana Hudgins Josh C. Jones         NOTES: All music and SFX not specifically listed are from Pixabay.com Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Time for a break! But not before I let you know what has been written that you haven't heard yet!  And not before I give you one more bold stand against the "ism's" that are the enemy of my God and Home. Also, you will enjoy the philosophical musing at the end. P.S. You will enjoy this Wisdom of Dad Joke. :)   Until next time, stand firm, trust God, and change the perspective for a better understanding.       NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Overheat" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The enemy is fantastic at deceiving us. The enemy can easily use subtle tactics, our ignorance of a subject or our selfish desires, to manipulate the truth and cause us to go astray. In this episode, Josh tries to show you one of the enemy's subtle deceptions he has been finding on social media, and he explains the Truth, thus debunking the enemy's lie. Do you love your neighbor? Do you love them enough to speak the Truth? Do you know the Truth behind the enemy's art of subtle deception?             NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Overheat" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Do you support the Constitution of the United States? Do you believe in “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness? Do you support our unalienable, God-given rights? The Supreme Court, in June of 2022, struck down Roe versus Wade. In this episode, we will discuss the WORLDLY truth (the CONSTITUTION and the individual's RIGHTS) of this decision: What does the Constitution say? Where does our law and founding ideals stand on this? You will get the chance learn some hidden and oftentimes trashed or distorted American history, learn some untold truth behind the original Roe V Wade decision, and decide for yourself if you truly do support the Constitution and our Rights or not. The lies have already spread, the deceit and hate has been planted, the division has begun for political agendas. Understand the facts, grab hold of the truth, and choose if you will stand with our founding ideals and Constitution or side with the belief that they are outdated and our founding needs a complete overhaul. You get to decide, but you do not get to rewrite history or deny the truth.             NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sound 1 by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) sounds 2, 3, 4 by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Do you claim to believe in the Bible, Jesus, God? Do you wear the title of Christian, Jew, or Catholic? The Supreme Court, in June of 2022, struck down Roe versus Wade. In this episode, we will discuss the biblical truth of this decision: What does the bible say? Where does God stand? What is our mission should we truly believe in God and the Bible? The lies have spread, the deceit and hate has been planted, the division has begun. In this episode, you will get the chance to check your faith, see if you truly do believe, learn more biblical truth for your life, and understand the hard reality of living in a fallen world. Understand the facts, grab hold of the truth, and choose if you will stand with God or in defiance against Him.             NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds 1 by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Color is a big issue in some societies. Some people see only in black and white, while others see in a variety of colors, and then there are some who don't see any color at all. Listen as we learn to see from a different perspective and view real issues, products, teachings, and sayings that we just accept for one reason or another. But in this episode, we will ask the question Is It Acceptable if we view it from a different perspective? We will look at the adjectives, greeting cards, and Critical Race Theory. Throughout this five-part series, you have had the opportunity to decide for yourself if what we discuss is acceptable to your or not, and now you get to put that to the test by answering a simple “yes” or “no” after viewing the world through a different lens.             NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds 1 by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

Pride. Do you have pride? Do you know what pride is? In this episode we will tackle that topic of pride and pride month. Society and culture have allowed some perverse and indecent activities to parade around as pride, and we have allowed lewd and pornographic materials and images into our children through education and society. Hear where I come from (my foundation), learn what pride is, find out what pride month showcases and its meaning, and learn a new word. This episode is jam-packed with insightful information and perspective. You don't want to skip this episode! Throughout this five-part series, you will have the opportunity to decide for yourself if what we discuss is acceptable to you or not? It is a simple “yes,” or “no.”         NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds 1 & 2 by code_box(https://freesound.org/s/558059/) sound 3 by dr_skitz (https://freesound.org/s/353925/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/

In this episode, we will discuss the topic of “segregation.” It is alive and well in our society, but can you see it? Do you support it? Is it acceptable to you or not? In this five-part series, we will tackle some of those taboo topics, some of those politically incorrect topics, some of those topics that do matter but we often shy away from out of fear, threats, ignorance, and, sometimes, blindness. Topics such as: Segregation, Critical Race Theory, BLM, Pride, Color Power, American, God, and others. Throughout this five-part series, you will have the opportunity to decide for yourself if what we discuss is acceptable to you or not? It is a simple “yes,” or “no.” NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sound 1 by (LadyImperatrix) (https://freesound.org/s/573921/) sound 2 by dr_skitz (https://freesound.org/s/353925/) Sound 3 by dr_skitz (https://freesound.org/s/353925/) Sound 4 by deleted_user_2104797 (https://freesound.org/s/325281/)   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/ Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Abortion. Abortion is a big topic, again, and, yet, so many people struggle with an answer on this. They struggle with picking a stance, they struggle with who and what they claim to believe in and have faith in and what they or their party desires. Who you serve will help you find your answer. Your god will lead you. A God of life, or a god of death? Remember, the next generation is in your hands. Throughout this five-part series, you will have the opportunity to decide for yourself if what we discuss is acceptable to you or not? It is a simple “yes,” or “no.” Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/ Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

There are many things in life that we tolerate, support, stand against, or, sometimes, are apathetic to. But have you ever stopped to truly ask yourself if something, especially something that might not personally affect you, but could very well have an effect on your children and the next generation, is acceptable to you or not? In this four-part series, we will tackle some of those taboo topics, some of those politically incorrect topics, some of those topics that do matter but we often shy away from out of fear, threats, ignorance, and, sometimes, blindness. Topics such as: Segregation, Critical Race Theory, BLM, Pride, Color Power, American, God, and others. Throughout this four-part series, you will have the opportunity to decide for yourself if what we discuss is acceptable to you or not? It is a simple “yes,” or “no.”         NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sound 1 by code_box (https://freesound.org/s/558059/) sound 2 by by milton (https://freesound.org/s/242701/) sound 3 by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) sound 4 by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) sound 5 by deleted_user_8803593 (https://freesound.org/s/489999/) sound 7 by ckvoiceover (https://freesound.org/s/401332/) Sound 8 by deleted_user_2104797 (https://freesound.org/s/325281/) Sound 9 by Eirikr (https://freesound.org/s/185905/) Sound 10 by deleted_user_2104797 (https://freesound.org/s/325281/) Sound 11 by Eirikr (https://freesound.org/s/185905/) Sound 12 by deleted_user_2104797 (https://freesound.org/s/325281/) Sound 13 by WelvynZPorterSamples (https://freesound.org/s/621385/) Sound 14 by vhschool2019 (https://freesound.org/s/462654/) Sound 15 by MootMcnoodles (https://freesound.org/s/444409/)   Patriotic Intro Music: Ultimate Victory https://www.videvo.net/royalty-free-music-track/ultimate-victory-30s/232836/ Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Which side do you take when someone tells you “your voice does not matter”? Are you standing firm on your foundation, and do you understand and believe that your voice matters? It does; and you do, too. You matter, your voice matters, and you should never let someone silence your voice…so long as you are not speaking from the gutter as well. Be tough, but be gentle. Can you Forgive in these instances? Are we strong enough to stand firm and to forgive? NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Poetry. Life. I believe poetry to be not just an art form, but many things in life: the speedy fluttering of the hummingbird's wings, the nimble agility of the squirrel, the hypnotic movements of the snake, the beautiful color patterns of a sunset, the roses are red, violets are blue cliché.   We all are drawn to Stories that reveal to us Poetry in life   Poetry is everywhere; Poetry is Life. NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: sounds 1 by _nuel (https://freesound.org/s/54973/) sound 2 by Jayfrosting (https://freesound.org/s/333404/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

(satire) Gun Control Why is gun control so important? And how do we stop these self-determined, willfully compliant killing-machines? In this episode, Josh takes a look at some of the most common arguments he hears in support for gun control and why it is important. Do you support the Second Amendment? Do you support personal responsibility and accountability? Do you support saving a person, a child, a baby's life? Then hear some chiseled and cozen logical reasoning, tactics, and individual “truth,” for why we must have more gun control and stop people from dying by these very living and conscious lead poisoning tools. NOTES: Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Faith. Without faith, there is no confidence; without confidence, there is no trust; without trust, there is no firm foundation; without a firm foundation, there is no solid ground on which to stand; if you can't stand firm, then there is no integrity. Do you have the faith to accept and be accepted? Listen and learn as Josh discusses faith and how we are all accepted by God, how all lives matter. Are vegans weak? Are meat eaters strong? (Romans 14:2) NOTES: This podcast uses these sounds from freesound: Sound1 by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) Sound2 by dorr1 (https://freesound.org/s/338959/) Sound3 by deleted_user_96253 (https://freesound.org/s/351304/) Sound4 by NSDAP (https://freesound.org/s/393353/) Intro/Outro Bumper Music: Evening Melodrama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The Wisdom of Dad Joke Music: The Curtain Rises Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/