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Just about every week here on YMYW, Joe and Big Al talk about converting your retirement savings to Roth accounts. But why? What's the big deal? Today the “IRA guru” Ed Slott, CPA returns to Your Money, Your Wealth® in podcast number 526 with Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA to tell us why he calls the Roth IRA “the greatest account ever created.” (Here's a hint: it's all about having tax-free income in retirement - and beyond.) Plus, where to prioritize saving for retirement? Jerry Tom in St. Louis wants to know. Are Christian and Tiffany in Montana on track for retirement, and should they rebalance their ETFs? Should Frank in Lake Wobegon's wife take her teachers' salary over 9 months or 12 months? And finally, Jon thinks the target retirement withdrawal rates Joe and Big Al use to spitball are too low - we'll see what they think. Free financial resources & episode transcript: https://bit.ly/ymyw-526 DOWNLOAD The Complete Roth Papers Package CALCULATE your Financial Blueprint WATCH Don't Let These 10 Risks Break Your Retirement on YMYW TV ASK Joe & Big Al for your Retirement Spitball Analysis SCHEDULE your Free Financial Assessment SUBSCRIBE to YMYW on YouTube DOWNLOAD more free guides READ financial blogs WATCH educational videos SUBSCRIBE to the YMYW Newsletter Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Ed Slott, CPA on the Roth IRA, the Future of Taxes, the Death of the Stretch IRA, and Naming a Trust as Your Retirement Account Beneficiary 19:44 - Download The Complete Roth Papers Package for free 20:37 - Where to Prioritize Saving for Retirement? (Jerry Tom, St. Louis) 28:57 - Are We on Track for Retirement? Should We Rebalance Our ETFs? (Christian & Tiffany, Montana) 40:43 - Watch Don't Let These 10 Risks Break Your Retirement on YMYW TV, Calculate Your Free Financial Blueprint 41:44 - Is It Better to Take Teachers' Salary Over 9 Months or 12? (Frank, Lake Wobegon - voice) 45:32 - Withdrawal Rates Are Very Low on YMYW (Jon, Twitter & Apple Podcasts) 49:46 - YMYW Podcast Outro

Is your church just a church… or something more?

Here is the question of the day: is it OK to read romances (like Harlequin & its ilk) if the sex isn't explicit? Are Christian romances a good substitute for secular romance genre reading?That question was posed to me from a long-time reader of this blog.I explore the complexities of Christian romance novels and the challenges of balancing faith with engaging narratives, avoiding sin and idols, and invite deeper contemplation. Links mentioned How far is too far? What does edgy mean and do we even need edgy? Why does it have to be called Christian fiction anyway- Tolkien's wasn't... In Christian fiction, how do we balance keeping the message strong and not watering it down while still wanting to reach readers beyond Christian bookstores or churches? Steve Laube wrote about edgy Christian fiction

Who was Melchizedek, the King of Salem, who had no father or mother, and an eternal priesthood? This is the mystery that has befuddled Biblical scholars for centuries, revealed in comprehensive totality in this new episode of Inner Whirled. How does this king of justice and peace of Old Testament times relate to the New Testament Eucharist? Are Christian rites and ceremonies unique or did they come from something more ancient? And what does it all have to do with the North Pole and Polaris? Become a supporter on Patreon or Youtube to unlock the episode:https://www.patreon.com/posts/116238653https://youtu.be/474qdnvrEUY RESOURCE LINKSDylan's Substack - https://substack.com/@dylansaccoccioAstronomico-Theological Lectures - https://archive.org/details/astronomicotheol00tayl/mode/2up TELEGRAM LINKShttps://t.me/innerversepodcasthttps://t.me/innerversepodcastchat GET TUNEDhttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/sound-healing SUPPORT INNERVERSEInnerVerse Merch - https://www.innerversemerch.comTippecanoe Herbs - Use INNERVERSE code at checkout - https://tippecanoeherbs.com/Check out the Spirit Whirled series, narrated by Chance - https://www.innerversepodcast.com/audiobooksDonate on CashApp at $ChanceGartonOrgonite from https://oregon-ite.com - coupon code "innerverse"Buy from Clive de Carle with this link to support InnerVerse with your purchase - https://clivedecarle.ositracker.com/197164/11489The Aquacure AC50 (Use "innerverse" as a coupon code for a discount) - https://eagle-research.com/product/ac50TT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How significant is Trump's victory? Are Christian schools being unfairly targeted for protecting girls' sports? What idiotic ballot measures were passed this time? All this and more, this week on Saving America!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I'm a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I've also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures (2018) analyzes – and grades – the leadership qualities of the past 100 years of U.S. presidents. You can find my books on Amazon, and me on social media (Twitter @DSchein1, LinkedIn @DavidSchein, and Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube @AuthorDavidSchein). I'd love to hear from you!   As always, the opinions expressed in this podcast are mine and my guests' and not the opinions of my university, my company, or the businesses with which I am connected.   Photo credits: George Khelashvili; Mahbubur Rahman; DCStudio; francescosgura; Photology80; NatureBoy; mediame.pro; SNeG17; salajean; eSky Studio; StockHolm; Dzianis Vasilyeu; ATW Stock; Sebastian Świętek; Action 14; StockHolm; saicle; Alina Kolyuka; vlad_star; francescosgura; VadymLoginov; DragonImages; Roroiisha; Raven production; Evgeniy Shkolenko; Selimmax; Pressmaster; Render X; Arthur Cauty; Photology 80; Mikko; MagicLantern; Standret; Vectorcharm; AnnaStills; Evgeniy Shkolenko; saicle; Stockbusters; Solstice Studios; ntl-studio; vlad_star; Anatolii Mazhora; SeventyFour; 2ragon; Mapping Theory; memodji; VitApSwF; chromadreamcoat; DanielMegias; Salman Qedirov; MA; ma-effect; KurArt; PlaygroundStudio; made360; AnnaStills; Silverman Media Services LLC

Don't you love your spouse? My wife is great; she asks me hard questions that makes me think, and I'm so grateful to God for her. The subject of today's episode is a question she asked a few weeks ago, and it is this: "Are Christian's sinning if they don't vote?" I unpack an answer to this question and come to a firm conclusion - check it out!    Intro music is by AudioCoffee(Denys Kyshchuk):https://www.audiocoffee.net/. Outro music is "My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions. 

We live in a Luciferian Theocracy The Church is theologically helpless by it's own volition. Before Political Revolution we require a Theological Reformation. White and Christian nations with borders ARE Christian. The First Commandment requires direct national allegiance to Jesus Christ. Fritz Berggren, PhD bloodandfaith.com

Are Christian movies a good tool for evangelism?

Show notes and Transcript Lois McLatchie Miller is the senior legal communications officer for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) UK and is a regular media commentator.  She joins us to discuss the work of ADF who's tagline, “Protecting everyone's right to live & speak the Truth in the UK”, is needed more than ever.  Are Christian freedoms really under threat in the UK?  Lois discusses a number of issues which are off limits legally. Speaking up for the rights of the unborn. SIlent prayer on a public footpath. Common sense factual statements on gender and sexuality. Asking people if they want to talk about the sanctity of life. Criminalising thoughts that are the wrong emotion. So many views and actions have been attacked by this so called conservative government. And where is the church amidst this woke wave of censorship? Lois McLatchie serves as a senior legal communications officer for ADF UK . She works with journalists and press representatives to advocate for fundamental freedoms in the “court of public opinion”, both in written pieces and through public speaking. Before beginning her current role, Lois was a legal analyst on ADF International's UN Advocacy Team at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. There, she provided Member State representatives with key legal resources and amendatory language which promotes the inherent value of every person. She is an alumnus of ADF International's Veritas Scholarship, under which she she completed training on on international law, communications and argumentation. Lois also holds an LLM Human Rights Law with distinction from the University of Kent, and an MA (Hons) International Relations from the University of St Andrews. During her studies, she participated in Areté Academy and Blackstone Legal Fellowship, where she completed extensive research on bioethical issues, including surrogacy. Connect with Lois and ADF UK... X                      x.com/LoisMcLatch                          x.com/ADF_UK SUBSTACK      tradical.substack.com WEBSITE          adfinternational.org Interview recorded 5.4.24 Connect with Hearts of Oak... WEBSITE            heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS        heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA  heartsofoak.org/connect/ SHOP                  heartsofoak.org/shop/ *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on X https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  Transcript (Hearts of Oak) I'm delighted to be joined today by Lois McLatchie-Miller. Lois, thank you so much for your time today. Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here. Great to have you on and followed you on Twitter, on your many, many different media outlets in the UK, GB News and Talk TV, Talk Radio. People can follow you. There is your Twitter handle and all the links are in the description. You're the Senior Legal Communications Officer for ADF, Alliance Defending Freedom. I followed ADF for many, many years. And it's ADF.UK, but everything is there. And I think the tagline on ADF on the Twitter is protecting everyone's right to live and speak the truth in the UK, which is under attack. And that's truth with a capital T. Maybe we'll touch on that as well. I said before, I've had the privilege of doing work with Paul Coleman, who's your executive director. Great to have you on and discuss this whole area, which I don't know if we've talked about for a long time on Christian freedoms. But maybe I'll ask you a simple question that the left trans say, of course it's not, and that is freedoms, specifically Christian freedoms. How are they actually under threat in the UK? Yeah, well, thanks for that question. Well, I think looking around us as Christians in the UK, we can sense that there is a changing culture, which is fine. Christians at the church have survived throughout thousands of generations of many different challenges. But the one that faces us today is one that's particularly sensorial. I say that because of a lot of the legislation that has been brought in recently in my home country in Scotland, most notably, but also across the UK, where the ability to speak truth. We're taught to speak in grace and truth is increasingly being reduced for the fear of offending somebody sometimes or because, more likely, different ideologies set to take precedence. I think, in Western countries, there has always been one belief or one ideolo​gy that is dominant. In and many years ago, that was the church. The church had in place blasphemy laws back in the 1600s. It was wrong to stop people from challenging or questioning the church or even having conversations about what different interpretations of the Bible might mean, of course. We should have allowed those conversations. It was wrong to always impose blasphemy laws with very harsh sentences. But what we're seeing today is in the West, in the UK and across different countries like Finland and across the European Union; we're seeing laws come in which actually just reverse that and we have situations where we can't speak out against what are considered to be the true dogmas or the the most popular narrative views of our day. Whenever we're in a situation like that uh that's a disadvantage to everyone because we don't get to have the conversations about important societal issues that we need and especially right now it is a disadvantage to Christians who are commanded and who love to be able to speak about their beliefs and share and exchange them with other people. And maybe you want to touch on the role of Alliance Defending Freedom. I know that you work here in the UK, but I initially saw it as as a U.S organization. I think it's expanded now to to many parts of the world. It's to my mind, it's probably the major Christian organization defending individuals' rights to speak truth in many areas in society. And the attacks are becoming wider and wider in every area. But maybe our viewers in the UK may not be so aware of ADF. Do you want to just let the viewers know what ADF is and what actually it does? Yeah, absolutely. Well, ADF stands for Alliance Defending Freedom. And the US reference that you mentioned, well, we as an organisation began in the US over 25 years ago. But, 10 years ago, we started up a new branch of ADF, called ADF International, which is headquartered in Vienna. We, as a new international organization, have an eye to keep the right to live and speak the truth free all over the world. So, we have an alliance of over 4,000 lawyers who we support. Whatever their challenges are in their own country, to the concept of being able to speak the truth. They can come to us and we can support them in being able to take these things through courts. And we also have in-house legal teams based in situations of political significance: at the European Union, at the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg, or we have a big office in Washington DC because of the Latin American jurisdictions there or the institutions there. Here in London, we have an office ADF UK, and we work in-house to be supporting these rights, to be serving serving those individuals who are dragged through courts unfairly because of their faith. Or to be promoting in the media and in politics, these foundational ideas that are core. For example, over here in the UK, freedom of speech has been a core value to the Brits for a long, long time, as well as supporting things like the right to life, again, which has been secured in our understanding of human rights law in the West for a long, long time. Although, we have an international presence in each location that we're based in, we work locally with a local team working on local issues with local laws. I think there's a big difference between stateside and over in Europe where in the States you wear your faith on your sleeve more. The conversations are, I think, more vocal and more public, where certainly in the UK, your faith is supposedly a private thing that you keep away from your public life. Is that one of the reasons why we've got to where we're going; Christians taking themselves out of the public sphere? I think probably these things are symbiotic aren't they. As laws and culture and this kind of concept of cancel culture increases it can put pressure on Christians and others of minority beliefs to stay quiet and then that can perpetuate the kind of myth that these views are outdated and don't really exist and therefore legislation comes in to make it even more difficult to express our faith and therefore this cycle kind of continues. And that's one of the reasons why it's so important for Christians to be standing up for their freedom of speech. Sometimes, this can be seen as kind of an icky thing to do to be engaging in our rights and we were supposed to, you know, we are called to be persecuted and some people feel awkward or difficult about speaking up for their rights but we're encouraged to do so, because Paul the apostle when he was under pressure for assessing his beliefs he called on the Roman Roman justice system and invoked his rights as a Roman citizen. And it wasn't because he was afraid of going to prison or afraid of suffering, but it was because, for many reasons, firstly, upholding justice in a country is important. Secondly, because this can be an opportunity to share our story with a wider group of people and to secure the right for them too, to be able to live and speak the truth, to share their faith. It's important to engage in the structures of society that we have around us. And of course, we know that the message of Christianity can have a phenomenal impact, not only in the lives of individuals and in us loving our neighbour to be able to share the truth like this, but also in societies. If you look to pre-Christian Rome, for example, the culture was more hedonistic and awful than today. They were engaging in child sacrifice in some instances. Women were treated as about the same worth as a loaf of bread. Babies were exposed on rubbish heaps if they weren't wanted simply because they were girls. Yet, Christianity came in with a transformative message and instituted this first concept that we ever had of having human rights, of having the equal dignity of each person just because they are human. That is a message that we still carry with us today, the equal dignity and worth of each person, no matter black, white, male, female, born, unborn, child, adult, all of these things. We believe that they have equal dignity and worth. We believe that no child has ever been born in the wrong body, for example. And these are values that can be positive and make a hugely positive impact on those around us. There are great reasons to be upholding this freedom, to be able to share our faith, to be able to share this perspective in society and help shape the laws around us to be the best that they can be for the flourishing of everybody. I've been surprised. I mean, I remember back when I was working at Christian Concern and engaging with churches. And you're kind of thinking, well, surely churches should be engaging in this fight. But it seems as though often, and maybe Americans may think, you've got to stay at church. You're in a wonderful position. Well, it's not necessarily so. And it seems that the church have retreated and left the fight to organizations like ADF. That's your job to speak truth and we'll quietly have a Bible study on a Wednesday evening and that's kind of our job ticked. I mean, how do you see that? Because, really it should be the church that are standing up for rights and freedoms and truth in the world. Yeah. So, the church has a commission, doesn't it, to be sharing the message and making disciples of those who believe. And I don't think that everybody in the church has the same necessarily frontline role in the politics that I do. I think that we all are called to have different parts of the body, but especially when we have state churches. But the church as an institution in society does have freedom to be able to speak into the societal issues of our day and to be sharing a perspective about how lives can be approved for everybody. And I think that church leaders have perhaps lost confidence in their ability to do that, that they do have a voice, that they can speak to politicians, they can speak to newspapers, to society and share their perspective and that it isn't wrong to do so. I wonder if there's been a little bit of a shyness over the last 50 years and speaking externally, but also internally about some issues that can be seen as controversial and maybe not having the language to articulate these things well. It is so important that we do so because we know, we believe the Bible as a church, not just because it's the Bible or because we're told to do so, but because we fundamentally do think it's true. We do think it holds valuable knowledge about how to best support everybody in society, best point them towards the way that they can be flourishing the most. If we truly believe that truth, then it is unfair, unjust and unkind of us to not be sharing that message, to not be speaking out. So, if we take our mission seriously, if we think that this is good for society, then we must be speaking about these issues in compassion and grace and holding out the wisdom that we've been taught. 100% Many of our viewers, not necessarily Christian viewers, may be non-Christian, but I think certainly the response we've got is many people looking for what truth is and looking for certainty in life, especially during the last four years of COVID chaos and trying to find that certainty. I want to talk to you about the the pro-life conversation and the Christian freedom conversation wider. I do need to ask you as a scoff of the the chaos that's north of the border. We've all read about uh it wasn't an April fool's joke it was actually the SNP going fully woke and restricting all conversation. As been reported on a lot, but maybe you want to just mention that, firstly, as an example of this wave against the right to speak what you believe. Sure. Well, like I mentioned earlier, it was 1697 that the last man in Scotland was condemned for blasphemy. He had, Thomas Aitkenhead, a 20-year-old Edinburgh student who had questioned the validity of the miracles of the Bible and made some jokes about Scripture. He was condemned for that, and that was absolutely wrong. That law went defunct for hundreds of years nobody used it in 2021 it was repealed finally, but on the same day that it was repealed a new blasphemy law was put into place. That came into action on the 1st of April this year. That law creates a new offense called stirring up of hate. I certainly don't like to be hated. I don't like anyone else to feel hated either and obviously we've talked about Christianity. Christians should never be called to be stirring up hate in any measure. The problem with this law is that we don't know exactly what kind of language can be seen to come under this. There's no definition of what it means to stir up hate and essentially it's been left wide open to abuse for the government to decide what speech they don't like and to ban that now JK Rowling very famously tested this law right in the morning that it came out. She tweeted, of course, some some fiery tweets about trans activists. She asked the police to come and arrest her if she had done anything wrong. The police investigated these tweets that had been reported as a hate crime. They found that they did not meet the threshold and that is good. It is really good that we've had that benchmark set for feminists that these particular tweets did not meet the threshold. However, we don't actually know, because there is no clear definition if different tweets were worded differently on a different day. And perhaps even might I add, coming from somebody who isn't as famous or on a big platform, or doesn't have the world's attention watching them. We don't know if the police will find a different reason as to prosecuting tweets as hate crimes and we don't know also about other topics that haven't been tested so JK Rowling talked about um trans activists and their link to criminality. We haven't tested this out when it comes to speaking about marriage we know one of the protected categories within law is obviously transgender identity and sexual orientation so we don't know about Christians who might speak out about marriage being between a man and a woman and if in different contexts. That could potentially meet the threshold. There's many Questions about this law that we have not been bottomed out. Police of Scotland had three years to clarify you know to a greater extent what this law was really going to mean for us and really all the best they came up with was a kind of campaign about a hate monster and watching out that the hate monster doesn't doesn't get you doesn't cause you to accidentally commit a hate crime I think it's very disappointing from our establishment that we're in this situation. I do see it as a new form of blasphemy law and that can essentially be used in the future to to criminalize people who are simply expressing their beliefs and it creates it's a culture I think of kind of you can't say that. You know, we'll chill conversations about important societal issues even in the home. This reaches into the family dinner table. Where it still applies, and if kids were to report their parents for their quote-unquote hateful beliefs if that's what they've been taught in school or hateful beliefs, then their parents could be ended up in trouble for what they've said there too. I think it's a very far-reaching law. It is something to be concerned about. And it's frightening that a government are trying to legislate feelings. Maybe the first government in the world to say a certain feeling or a certain emotion is wrong. I guess we'll be told what emotions are right and you must feel those emotions at certain times. And then it falls on the police and in some ways although it's the bobby on the beat that they will have to implement this. They're probably thinking this there are no guidelines this is not explained properly and it it's dangerous. We see it time and time again. Legislation coming in that's worded so badly, so widely, that actually it's up to any individual. And on a Monday someone could be arrested,  on a Tuesday they're not and that's frightening. I guess no safeguards and it's so subjective. Yeah, that's right. I mean we've seen this actually with hate speech laws across the world, so we kind of have a flavour of where this is going already. ADF International was supporting a case in Finland and still is a politician a parliamentarian of 20 years and a former Home Secretary, and a grandmother mother. Paivi Razanen, tweeted in 2019, she tweeted a Bible verse and she challenged her church leadership as to whether they should really have sponsored the Pride parade in Helsinki. She felt that that was perhaps an inappropriate thing for a church to be doing. She was charged for hate speech. She was dragged to the court. She's been acquitted twice at the district court and the court of appeal, and her case has been appealed a third time to the Supreme Court in Finland. The charge that she has been, or what she's been charged under carries a potential sentence of up to two years in prison. We don't think that she would get the full sentence, but the fact that that hangs in the air is quite phenomenal. We've seen where this lands of grandmothers being dragged through courts for years for tweeting their beliefs. Again, in Mexico we've seen this with politicians out there who we've supported, who were convicted actually of gender gender-based political violence for having expressed their beliefs on biological reality. Their are cases being appealed to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, but there are two politicians whose careers have been severely jeopardised because they simply tweeted their well-founded beliefs about reality. They spoke the truth. We know where this goes. We know how the story ends. For Scotland and Ireland are now looking at putting in place their own hate speech law as well. It is concerning, but we're going to have to wait and see how this shakes out. Of course, like you say, it comes down often to an individual police decision on the day, and Police Scotland are now a centralised unit. There's no kind of peer review between different forces in Scotland. It really is down to just one hive mind making the decision on what could count as offensive in the future. The police recently in Scotland said that they were no longer going to be investigating over 24,000 crimes including some examples of theft, because they simply don't have the resources, but we're told that they are going to be investigating every single report of hate speech that comes in. And we've had over 4,000 so far. Bear in mind that this law has been enacted for four days. If you can compare the before and after the effect this is going to have on our resources of policing in the country when it comes into looking about who said what on Twitter. It's a phenomenally interesting place for a country to be, but we're going to see how it shakes out in the next few weeks, I imagine. It really is weird whenever politicians are more concerned of hurdy words than rape, because the rape convictions are, what, one and a half percent, I think, is a conviction from an allegation to conviction. And yet, it's falling over themselves to find a word that may cause someone offence somewhere and to go after that. It is unbelievable the waste of finance and police resources of going after something while you've got these massive problems in society and simply turning a blind eye to it. Yeah, no, absolutely. And you're right. Hate isn't a human emotion. It's a motion of the human heart. It'd be as well trying to ban greed or envy or lust. Hamza Yusuf. Justin Trudeau. Simon Harris. All of these guys can try to ban hate, but that's not essentially what it's going to make the difference in society. Do we have societal issues, societal tensions, of course we do, but resolving those conflicts is going to take more conversation not less. Telling people that that their views or that they are bad people for expressing beliefs is not going to be helpful in engaging those societal conversations. If we let bad speech go underground and be hidden, then it festers into even worse speech for the issues that the government is concerned about. Having conversations out in the open is really the best place for a democracy to be. We need to have these types of conversations and the marketplace of ideas will sort itself out. The ideas that need to be fleshed out can be done so with debate and discussion. I think that's the direction the West needs to be headed. It was certainly historically where we seem to be headed for a long time when we've taken this U-turn back to a kind of more authoritarian, censorial approach, which I think is going to not have the desired consequences of our government. I want to move on to life. Lots of conversation, probably in the UK more on what they call assisted dying or assisted suicide, which is assisting someone to end their life, so to murder. We've seen that, especially probably during COVID, it's becoming even a bigger conversation. I see a number of MPs just get rid of the older members of society and that fixes us, the survival of the fittest. It's a frightening. I guess,  where the conversation goes when you don't have any Christian ethos or belief of the value of life. But the value of life at the beginning as well; I mentioned to you before we went on we've had uh some great individuals: Scott Klusendorf and Seth Gruber, and Janique Stewart. It's always great to drop this in the conversation, because when you look at the other alternative media, I think this is a topic that people are afraid to go on and choice seems to trump life and the right to the individual. Maybe you want to touch on what the situation is in the U.K for me for U.S audience who aren't sure. What is the life abortion situation in the U.K? Legally speaking our uh our laws in effect allow abortion for any reason up till 24 weeks. Then after 24 weeks there's three reasons why it could go all the way up to birth. One is in cases of disability. For the child, one is if the mother's life is at risk, and one is if there's a risk of serious risk of physical or mental injury to her as a result of the pregnancy. That's as things stand now. We are are a bit of an outlier in Europe. Average kind of benchmark for European abortion caps between 12 and 15 weeks. At 24, we're almost double. We are much, much more liberal in our abortion law than others. But an amendment has been put forward as part of the criminal justice bill in our parliament by a politician who would like to see abortion decriminalised all the way up till birth in the UK for any reason. Whether you count yourself as pro-life, or pro-choice, or pro-abortion or whatever label you hold, this iteration of an abortion law is extremely dangerous and should be opposed. The reason is that it puts women's lives in danger. We have a scheme in the UK called Pills by Post. Since the pandemic and now permanently, a woman can call up an abortion provider, say that she is less than 10 weeks pregnant, and the abortion provider will be able to administer her by the post Misoprostol pills for her to perform her own abortion at home. The danger with this, of course, without saying obvious, is also that a woman can essentially acquire these medicines very easily, even after the 10-week mark all the way up to the 40-week mark. And this has happened in various instances. There was a case over the summer of a lady called Carla Foster who performed an abortion by obtaining pills in this way on, I think it was, between a 33 and 35 week old baby I believe. She had a very traumatic experience performing her own abortion in her bathroom at home and she talked she later named her baby who she had to give birth to of course, after having performed the abortion she named her baby Lily. She talks about the traumatic experience that was. Now, if we we take away laws which prevent women from doing this, because a small number of women have got around the system to do it. If we take away laws that prevent many more women from doing it, we'll have so many more women like Carla who obtain a very dangerous style of abortion at home like this. It would be an absolutely traumatic result for women. So, no matter what your ideological stance on abortion is, this is something to write to your MP and oppose, because no woman should be going through an abortion alone at home. We're told it was meant to be safe, legal and rare. There seems to be none of those things. Now, there's also been another amendment proposed to the same bill that MPs will have to pick between. The second amendment looks at this 24-week mark and says, well, hang on. This means that now that babies are surviving from 22 weeks outside the womb. We now have situations where in the same hospital; there can be a woman having a 23, 24 week baby aborted whilst the same age of baby is fighting for their lives and we're supporting them to survive. How can we just be discriminating against these two children simply because one is wanted and one is not. That doesn't seem just at all. They're taking the very they made the very modest and moderate proposal of simply lowering that limit on abortion from 24 down to 22 in line of the current state of viability in the UK. Now, of course this still makes us very much out of sync with Europe which is 12 to 15 weeks, but it is a step towards a more humane view of life. I think it's something that should be definitely supported by all MPs. Again, it's not even a defining ideological stance. It's not the Only pro-life. People should think this... It is just a reasonable measure to take to ensure that babies of all, at least at the same age, are treated equally. That no baby's life is being ended in the womb that could be surviving on the outside. My hope is that plenty of people in the U.K will see the sense in this, see the justice in this, and write to their MP and encourage them to support the amendment for 22 weeks and opposed the amendment for 40 weeks. Sorry, that was a lot of information in one go, but I hope that it came across okay. No, it did. And the changes in legislation are often incremental that you don't go for it straight away. It is a conversation and slowly you have to move people with you. But it's interesting, the state, the conversation in the legislation, acouple of states on the heartbeat legislation, and that goes around actually what is life? Can we define what life is? And I've been perplexed with conversations with those who are are absolute desperate for abortion. It's actually something that people are really fired up with, certainly in the left. And I remember touching on different issues, and it's fine, you touch on the issue of abortion, how dare you stop a woman taking the life of her child. But that conversation of life, and I don't see that as much in the UK, because the Harvard legislation, what is life? You feel the pulse, actually the heart's beating, and that makes sense. I would go down to conception, but hey, let's have a conversation. But no one seems to understand what life is and that seems to be the crux of the problem, I think. Yeah, and I think ideologically we're always put into this debate mould where we're told that we have to pick between a woman or her baby, you know, it's like pro-woman or pro-baby. Some people say that, you know, we should protect the woman at all costs and therefore if she doesn't want to have a pregnancy in her body at at all, then like it's absolutely her choice and the child gets no rights. There's not many people who go to the full extreme of saying that at any point up to birth, she should be able to make that choice or even after birth. Very few people would go to that extreme. But there are some. And on the other side, we have this kind of polar opposite opinion of only the child's life matters. And the woman doesn't matter at all. And forget about her. We just have to protect this baby's life. I personally never met anyone who said that, but I'm sure that there have been instances where that's come across. And that's obviously not right either. We're kind of locked into this strange polarization where actually very few people think on these extremes. And I think what most of us want to see is an option where we can protect both. Can we find solutions where we can protect both mother and baby? And I think that's what needs to come through far more in this debate into the mainstream and stop feeding this idea that we can now just have to pick a tribe and in fact look to solutions where we can support mothers and support babies far better. I know the U.S have a great network of pregnancy help centres, which I think do a great service to women, because many, you know, in one in five women in the U.K who have had abortions say that they didn't want to, they felt pressured or pushed into it. So, if we had better options of support, and I think we can all work towards situations where we can be doing more to support and encourage women to take the empowered step to choose motherhood, to choose life. In a culture where so often they're told that the only option is abortion and that they have no future apart from that. So, I'd love to see further changes in our culture towards supporting women. And I guess the danger is the organisations that provide abortion make money from it. BPAS are not going to provide a conversation with a mother saying, actually, these are your options. The option for them is one thing because that's their business. We don't seem to have a, mothers don't seem to be able to have a conversation, actually, of the options. And it seems to be if a mother is thinking of ending the life of her child, then she's kind of funnelled into one direction, and that is abortion. I think that probably needs to change. I guess that partially is the role of the church to have that conversation. Yeah, there's a lot more we can be doing for sure. I think we can all agree that women deserve far better than abortion. When we think about it no little girl ever grows up saying I would love to have an abortion when I'm older. It's never an ideal choice so, the fact that we are in a culture where one in three or one in four women are ending up having abortion is a great failure on society. It's a great failure in the rhetoric that, you know, my body my choice is so empowering when in fact it's really allowed men and family members and people that were meant to be rallying around women in crisis pregnancies to say, well, your body, your choice, your problem, I'm out. And the kind of abandoned woman to a responsibility that was always meant to be shared. So, I do think there's a lot more churches and charities and things to be doing, but we also, we do have great charities in the U.K who do volunteer support. Outside abortion facilities and have made a real life difference in the lives of many women who have chosen help and decided that they would like to continue their pregnancies if only they could have support. But unfortunately, we're seeing a clampdown on their work at a governmental level, which I think is the most anti-woman policy that this government has ever proposed. Completely. And you've written to Rishi Sunak. Have you got a reply back to your letter? I did not. You know it's so funny I I wrote that letter it wasn't an ADF initiative I would just write to my MP, but my MP is standing down and I knew that she wouldn't agree with me anyway on this. At the last minute I said, oh I'll write to Rishi, and I put it on on Twitter. So thank you for saying and noticing that, I'm glad I'm glad somebody did. Yes, no. I wrote to Rishi because I think that we've had a quote-unquote conservative government for 14 years in this country. But in the course of those years, we have seen the destruction of the family. We've seen no support for mothers. Our maternity policy, in essence, has really amounted to just cheaper childcare, which, of course, cheaper childcare is fine and good. But many women feel that they would love to be able to invest more in their families, in their children by staying home, by having tax rewards for being able to put those years into early motherhood. Yet we have very little support for the idea of a family other than getting women back into work as soon as possible. We've had an abortion rate that's only growing under the Conservative government. We've had pills by post implemented by this government and now potentially abortion up to birth under the the criminal justice bill amendment. So I think it's an absolute blight on any party that calls themselves conservative, who should be standing up for family, for freedom of speech, for life and for cherishing these values that are so important to so many of us in society. I felt frustrated that that had not been done. And so I wrote a letter. If only in the manifesto, all lives matter and both lives matter were two policies, I think, actually would have a very different society. You know, it's funny, in the Conservative manifesto; I checked in the 2019 manifesto and family is mentioned dozens of times as support for the family as this campaign was promised to us. But I personally have not seen any measures taken to support and uphold families. I've only seen the opposite. So I think that's a real miss by a government who could have done much better. Yeah, if only we could listen to Hungary and have the most family friendly policies in Europe, it could be quite different. I saw you, I think, recently, back in March, you'd been with, I think, Right to Life had been outside Parliament, highlighting what was happening. Just mention that because it's important for the public to come around initiatives and to try and let MPs know that there is vocal support for policies like this. Yeah, absolutely. I really encourage everybody in the U.K to be writing to their MP about this. The group right to life. I think it's https://righttolife.org.uk, have a tool on their website where you can very easily write to your MP. Put in your postcode and they'll let you know who it is and provide you with information that you can send on to your MP. It's very easy, just takes a couple of clicks and, yeah, even if you want to do it in a different matter you just get in touch. I think there's so many, I wasn't really aware until recently about the number of methods we do have available to us to engage in really important decisions that are made in Parliament. Writing to your MP can make a difference if they're on the fence, or at least letting them know that people in their constituency do care about this issue. It's something important to them and they of course are elected to represent you. There's also things like public consultations that frequently come up, and it's always worth just filling out that consultation and making your voice heard and engaging with these tools that we have before us, because other people do. And so if we're not voicing our own opinion in these measures where the government is looking for opinions, we won't be heard. I really encourage everyone to engage with those tools. Completely. And one MP who I saw you retweeted, a former guest of ours,  Andrew Bridgen. His tweet was there should not be double standards when it comes to free speech, yet repeatedly we see evidence that Christian expression is harshly censored while the right to voice more fashionable views is protected. This was a sign, someone holding up a sign if you want to talk you can talk, and this I think fits in with the buffer, so do you want to fill the audience in on that? Yeah, of course he was referring to the case of Livia Tossici-Bolt Livia has been volunteering to help women outside an abortion facility for quite a few years now. She's a retired medical scientist, and so she frequently has has held a sign that says here to talk if you want, or she's provided information about a helpline and just giving women that chance to talk over their options to hear about resources available to them, if they want, to consider keeping their child if it's if they're at an abortion, but they're not sure about whether they want to go ahead. It's a chance just to look at other options. I think you know pro-life or pro-choice,  especially if you're pro-choice, you should be pro having having these conversations, looking at all the true choices. However, Livia was recently charged and now faces trial because she held this sign near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, where there is a buffer zone, or a censorship zone, as we sometimes like to call them. Placed around the clinic. These buffer zones have been rolled out in five places across England and Wales so far, and under new legislation coming in soon, they will be rolled out across the country, and it makes it a crime to engage in influencing within 150 metres of a clinic. The law, the regulation that Livia was charged under prevents her from agreeing or engaging in disapproval or approval of abortion. So again, it's very, in both instances, it's very vague, ambiguous language and the authorities have deemed in Bournemouth that just by offering to talk. They're here to talk, if you want; that Livia has committed a crime. We're thrilled to be defending or to be supporting Livia's legal defence, because we believe that everybody should have the right to be engaged in these conversations. Nobody should be on trial just for having a belief about abortion or for offering to talk in any circumstance. The UK has public streets. We've always been able to express our views. We have a culture of democracy here and we can't understand why some issues are banned in certain places just because the government might not like what we have to say. So, that's one to watch out for. We're grateful that five politicians last week, as you alluded to, have spoken out for Libya. They've seen what happened in Bournemouth and they're aware that the new legislation coming in will roll this out across the U.K and we could see many more cases like Libya's. We've already seen a few. There was a priest, Father Sean Gough, who was arrested and put on trial, unfortunately vindicated, for holding a sign saying, praying for free speech. There was Isabel von Spruce, of course, most famously, also supported by ADF UK, who was arrested, actually twice, for a viral video for praying silently inside her head. So, this law has a very far-reaching consequence, even into the minds of individuals who are poor life. So something that whatever you think about abortion, we should be concerned about any form of censorship in our country and be able to keep those conversations open. Well, that, I mean, no one would have five years ago have said actually praying silently would be illegal in the UK. But in effect, that buffer zone legislation forced through by my MP, sadly to say, actually is, it means that prayer is now criminalised 150 yards from every abortion centre. That's how it's been acted on by the police. Well, we do have an opportunity to engage here for the better. So, the legislation that has been passed by the government bans influencing, like we talked about, very vague or unclear exactly what this means. Now, because it's so unclear the government are going to provide or the home office are going to provide guidance within the next few weeks to explain to police and prosecutors exactly how they should act outside of buffer zones and we know of course that freedom of thought is protected absolutely in human rights law as incorporated into the U.K law as well. It is wrong that Isabel was arrested for praying inside her head and the government have a chance to clarify here what the line is for being able to at least hold thoughts and conversations in public. Now, let's be clear for a second. We all disagree with harassment or intimidation or violence or anything like that. Nobody should be engaging in harassment of women in any situation. Of course, not here either. So, we're all comfortable with laws, which have already existed for a while, that ban that. But the government must clarify that while this legislation applies to harassment, It must not apply to silent prayer or simply peaceful prayer on the street or conversations like the one that Livia was trying to hold. A consensual conversation between two adults. So, that kindness is going to drop fairly soon. You know, there's still opportunities to engage with that. Again, you write to MP and encourage them to contact the Home Office about this and encourage them to do the right thing and clarify that we need freedom of thought and freedom of conversation. I mean, why not write to the Home Office as well and give your opinion? There is a chance still that we'll be able to preserve this and we'll have something to watch out for in the next few weeks. And just to finish, Lois, let me reiterate your comment about engage with MPs. You mentioned there was five and one of them, the awesome Carla Lockhart, DUP from Northern Ireland. And you realize there are voices, there are MPs who actually do have a belief. They are conviction politicians and they may be fewer of them than there used to be, but actually they are still there. And I think it's vital for us, whether you're watching it as Christians or not, whether you just believe in these fundamental rights that actually do engage with your MP, because you will you will find there are good MPs and you may be blessed by actually having a good MP different to Lois or myself that maybe don't have. Yeah Lois, there is, just want to reiterate that because there are good MPs and they will be fearless on speaking up on these issues. Yeah, yeah, absolutely I mean the the buffer zones debate in parliament before it was passed It was a very fiery debate and we were encouraged, although unfortunately the vote did not go in our favour when it came to the amendment. We were encouraged about the number who did stand up and in fact mentioned Isabel von Spruce by name in their speeches. So, we can see that these stories do have an impact. And hopefully because of the attention that has been shown to Isabel and the unjustifiable arrest that was made for the thoughts that she had inside her head. We hope this information will trickle through to MPs and government officials in places of power and we will be able to protect that freedom to pray silently at least. Lois, thank you so much for your time. It's great to have you on. As I said at the beginning, I followed ADF closely and people can find all the links. If they just go to your Twitter handle, they can find the links for ADF and find the links for your Substack and everything is there and it is in the description. So thank you so much for joining us today. Thank you so much. Thank you for all that you do.

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Today, we're answering a few of your questions. Is moving out of blue states into red states selfish or protective? Is sending missionaries around the world “colonizing”? Does the Bible indicate that there were unicorns at one point? We also cover favorite TV shows and offer some Christian flirting advice. --- Timecodes: (00:55) Thoughts on unicorns in scripture? (03:42) Is sending missionaries around the world “colonizing”? (10:58) A week with Klaus Schwab on a beach or live in Antarctica for one year? (13:01) Is moving out of blue states into red states selfish or protective? (18:15) Favorite TV show? (21:07) Favorite jewelry brands? (22:13) Christian flirting advice? ;) (28:45) Are “Christian prophets” false teachers? --- Today's Sponsors: EveryLife — the only premium baby brand that is unapologetically pro-life. EveryLife offers high-performing, supremely soft diapers and wipes that protect and celebrate every precious life. Head to EveryLife.com and use promo code ALLIE10 to get 10% of your first order today! Jase Medical — get up to a year's worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE”. CrowdHealth — get your first 6 months for just $99/month. Use promo code 'ALLIE' when you sign up at JoinCrowdHealth.com. Holy Pals — Get your child pajamas that help make the Bible a regular part of their life at home. Go to HolyPals.com and use promo code ALLIE at checkout for a discount. --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Scarborough says we hate the military and America. No, Joe. We hate this . . . According to George Conway, you hate America. When considering the changes in government, military leadership, and CDC bosses, a different conclusion becomes clear. We also discuss Tony Fauci and the money he made off the Covid shutdowns as well as the new Pharma simps. Are Christian, conservative Americans suddenly anti-military, anti-war, anti-cop and anti-American or are the American people just waking up to what is going on?What does God's Word say? Psalm 146:3-7New International Version3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever.7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.The Lord sets prisoners free,Episode Links:"Republicans have become anti-American, anti-government, anti-the United States. That's their shtick now...That's why they attack the institutions that normally the GOP were very, very supportive of -- now, it's just this nihilistic attack on American institutions."Records Reveal Fauci, Others Made Over $300 Million From the Covid Pandemic While Americans Suffered “The federal government will shut down in less than a month unless a funding bill is passed by Sept. 30. That's only 16 legislative days away (and even fewer for the House) under the current schedule. The House and Senate are in completely different universes when it comes to how lawmakers should fund federal agencies in both the short and long term. “Fauci was told of NIH ties to Wuhan lab's novel coronaviruses by January 2020Beijing ordered destruction of early coronavirus samples, secret memo showsState Department cables: Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted classified researchJunk food makers target Blacks and Latinos, increasing risks from COVID“Robert F. Kennedy Jr Asks Why Our COVID Response Was 'Slaughtering Black Americans' A VERY convincing pharma simpStudy finds psychiatrists refuse to take the drugs they prescribe to the mewling masses…UFC Fighter @SStricklandMMA Calls Out The Australian Government Ahead of #UFC293. For Arresting A Pregnant Woman Who Posted An Anti Lockdown Facebook Post… She Faced Up To 15 Years In Prison... Resist Covid-1984Author of 'The Great Reset', Marc Morano, explains how the powers that be fabricate crises—from 9/11, to "Covid", to the "climate crisis"—as a means of seizing power and silencing dissent. "Throughout history, the ruling class has always tried to find reasons why the rest of us can't be free, [and] fear is the number one tool that they use to convince us." 4Patriots https://4patriots.com Protect your family with Food kits, solar generators and more at 4Patriots. Use code TODD for 10% off your first purchase. Alan's Soaps https://alanssoaps.com/TODD Use coupon code ‘TODD' to save an additional 10% off the bundle price. BiOptimizers https://magbreakthrough.com/todd Use promo code TODD for 10% off your order. Bonefrog https://bonefrog.us Enter promo code TODD at checkout to receive 10% off your subscription. Bulwark Capital http://KnowYourRiskRadio.com Find out how Bulwark Capital Actively Manages risk. Call 866-779-RISK or visit KnowYourRiskRadio.com Patriot Mobile https://patriotmobile.com/herman Get free activation today with offer code HERMAN. Visit or call 878-PATRIOT. RuffGreens https://ruffgreens.com/todd Get your FREE Jumpstart Trial Bag of Ruff Greens, simply cover shipping. Visit or call 877-MYDOG-64. SOTA Weight Loss https://sotaweightloss.com SOTA Weight Loss is, say it with me now, STATE OF THE ART! Sound of Freedom https://angel.com/freedom Join the two million and see Sound of Freedom in theaters July 4th. GreenHaven Interactive https://greenhaveninteractive.com Digital Marketing including search engine optimization and website design.

Questions about how to respond to Christians who disbelieve your faith because you still experience homosexual temptations, whether Christians are morally obligated to refuse to do business with LGBT customers, and principles for determining what kind of proofreading jobs to accept or reject. How should I respond when other Christians disbelieve my faith and repentance solely because I still experience homosexual temptations? Are Christian business owners morally obligated to refuse to do business with LGBT customers? Can you offer any moral principles that can help someone determine what kind of proofreading jobs to accept or reject?

Today we are continuing where we left off with part 2 of my interview with Kegan Chandler. In our last episode we spent most of our time talking about UAPs and the evidence that has come to light for their existence as well as non-human origin. Today, we are shifting gears to focus on the faith question. If aliens exist, what would that mean for Christian theology? What biblical categories exist to think about non-human intelligences (NHIs)? The answers Chandler provides may surprise you. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts —— Links —— See other episodes with Kegan Chandler Follow Chandler on Adademia.edu Check out his books on Amazon Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Sean Finnegan on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here —— Notes —— 5. You seem to be pointing to a potential overlap between science and what religions have been saying. How do you see this information impacting the ongoing discussion about “faith” versus “science”?  -    History of separation of methodological categories -    a convergence of discussion with scientific or non-religious institutions -    example of Bohr, etc. (short answer) 6. Do you think this is a difficult topic for Christians in particular to investigate?  -    Explain (long answer)  7. Are Christian theological discussions about the existence of NHIs something new, or something that's been motivated only by recent events in the news? Have Christian theologians been interested in this topic before?  -    Brief history of this discussion in Western thought - Greek philosophers - anthroposolism vs. cosmic pluralism -    The Church Fathers -    Modern “exotheology” (CS Lewis, etc) -    Contemporary Evangelical UFO/Alien demonological and eschatological literature (short answer)  8. In what ways have theologians imagined that the existence of extraterrestrial life or NHIs could affect Christian theology? - soteriology - Christology/The Incarnation - doctrine of creation; evolution (medium answer) 9. What are some interpretive options for UAPs/NHI from a Christian theological perspective? Most important: a realization of our current category problem.  “Aliens” vs. “angels.”>>>Christians already believe in NHIs.

Are Christian denominations evidence that the Protestant church is apostate? A look at Acts 15 should make us say, "No."

Are “Christian” and “rap” mutually exclusive? Hardly. Shai Linne and Voice explain hip hop culture, rap music's potential for the gospel, and why rap can't replace preaching.

Are Christian businesses shady? More so than "secular" businesses? Less so? What are our experiences? Tune in and Keith and Matt talk about this subject.To listen to all the QuoirCast podcasts, check out quoir.com.Check out AWAKEN Nashville here: https://www.bk2sq1.com/awaken-2023-online 

With the dying of the West, will conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson and Matt Walsh do anything to salvage it? Are Christian churches going to salvage anything in the West? Suppose a Christian church was to contribute something positive, a little salt, or a little preserving grace on a civilization. . . . What would it look like? Men with faith. And, a birth rate of 5.0.

With the dying of the West, will conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson and Matt Walsh do anything to salvage it----Are Christian churches going to salvage anything in the West----Suppose a Christian church was to contribute something positive, a little salt, or a little preserving grace on a civilization. . .What would it look like-- Men with faith. And, a birth rate of 5.0.--This program includes---1. The World View in 5 Minutes with Adam McManus -Bi-den broke flag protocol, Gary Bauer blasts indictment of Donald Trump, Students forced to make idols - do pagan ritual in class---2. Generations with Kevin Swanson

The boys are back: An AI-written script about church giving platforms. Who will be chosen & will the congregation descend into chaos? Church coffee ministries Freedom, responsibility & protecting children Platform expression vs. natural expression Are Christian social media influencers genuine? Finding your voice in worship and preaching Authenticity and the influence of heroes and role models The impact of learned behavior in Christian traditions Style or Substance? Masters talk SIGN UP FOR THEOS CONFERENCE ON MAY 11-12 (https://www.theosconference.com/) This episode of the Silly Graham Podcast is presenting by our friends at Tithe.ly. Tithely provides online tools to help you increase giving, manage your church, and engage your members. Since beginning in 2015, Tithely has grown into the global leader in digital giving, church engagement tools, and church management software. Today, Tithely serves over 37,000 churches in 50 countries, and is trusted by churches and ministries such as North Coast Church, The Rock Church, the Salvation Army and many more. Go to www.tithely.com to learn more. _______ Follow Silly Graham on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sillygraham/ The Silly Graham Podcast is brought to you by Silly Graham Ministries & Vast Media.

Sex. Sex. Sex. Do I have your attention yet? :-) If you grew up in the evangelical church and remember the "True Love Waits" movement. If you were taught "Love & Respect" was the way to approach Christian marriage, you need this podcast. It's likely you have a lot of hurt, and this will begin your healing. No, you're not crazy.Author, Speaker, & Podcaster, Sheila Gregoire, did the research and shares what is the state of sex & marriage of evangelicals according to the numbers, and how we can make it better. Highlights in this Episode: [4:50] The major problems with "Love & Respect", the #1 conference for marriage within evangelical circles[12:55] The statistcal proof that the idea of men making the final decision in the family causes your divorce rate to increase by 7 TIMES.[19:39] Are Christian marriages statiscally better? [25:06] Why the "Billy Graham Rule" damages women in the church[30:05] The bogus 90% statistic that is fake that churches are using to market to men and driving women away [38:10] Should we still wait to have sex until marriage?How to ConnectSheila GregoireSheila's Website: Bare MarriageSheila's Book: The Great Sex RescueSheila's Podcast: Bare MarriageSheila's InstagramAmanda CarrollAmanda's Website:Amanda's InstagramAmanda's Single Mom ClubAmanda's Tik TokDid you get my free gift?Follow Amanda Carroll on Instagram Follow Amanda Carroll on Tik TokFollow Amanda Carroll on FacebookHow has God used this podcast in your life? Please share it with me! CALL MY HOTLINE! I will pickup! 530-4-AMANDA

Are Christian Terjesen er ukensgjest i Løpeskopodden. Han ble headhuntet fra sykkelbua på Sport 1 i 2015 og har siden vært å finne på Löplabbet Drammen. Are Christian velger rute og underlagut ifra hvilken løpesko han gidder å ta på seg og løper stort sett treningsturermellom 5 og 12 km. Etter å ha vært sesongløper som la skoene på hylla nårsnøen kom, har Are Christian de siste årene holdt løpingen ved like gjennomvinteren for å unngå de gjentatte vondtene ved sesongstart. Og det med godthell!Som Löplabbere flest sliter Aresjelden ut sko, for når alle sko i butikken skal testes er det ikke langtmellom godbitene og man ender opp med mange sko i skapet. Han er spesielt gladi allroundere som funker til varierte løpeturer og trekker frem både Asics Novablast3, samt Saucony Endorphin Speed 3. Men i skogen hjemme på Konnerud med myestein og røtter er det VJ Spark som gjelder.Henrik skal som alltid anbefalesko og er lytter øre mens Tor fører an samtalen og gløtter ned på føttene tilAre. Han forslår Puma Deviate Nitro Elite Racer til de raske turene, og BrooksGlycerin GTS til mengdetrening, mens det er Saucony Endorphin Edge somanbefales til de lange turene på sti i terrenget.Are Christian har en annen løperprofilog motivasjon enn de unge løperne, eller fuglehundene, som Tor kallerdem. Man skal ikke undervurdere smilepuls, oppsummeres det fra Henrik.

The Christian's relationship to the Old Testament is a constant debate, especially in the area of the Law and the 10 Commandments. Are Christian's obligated to keep and honor the law and the commandments, or has Jesus done away with this? Gary responds to several authors and speakers about this topic and their (mistaken) understanding of the relationship between grace and law.

Christian Sex Writers are an eclectic bunch from conservatives to liberals to doctors who fill you in on the birds and the bees while you wait for your blood test results. What are the Biblical sources for Christian sexual ethics, and are they consistent? Are Christian attitudes toward sex necessarily in opposition to the dominant views of Western culture? How can Christians reconcile God's command to “be fruitful and multiply” while trying to do what the celibate Jesus would do?

Here are the audience questions for today's broadcast:1.Pat: do you really believe that two penguins walked all the way from Antartica to get on the ark?2.Carl: Hi. Do you know who the Mystery Babylon in the book of Revelation is referring to”3.Anonymous: I get really scared sometimes. Does God leave us? I'm very scared if the unpardonable sin. I think I might have religious OCD. I get these really bad thoughts about God and Jesus. I've been crying very much lately and sometimes feel alone. Do you have any advice?4.Tatee: What do you say about the tithe?5.Chad: a big glaring error is in genesis on the third day god created plants and trees and on the fourth day it created the sun and moon. The sun formed billions of years before plants and trees.6.Dan: Why do Christians misunderstand that praying for someone without consent is a form of spiritual violation to those if non-Christian faith, and can even be a form of abuse or harassment to those that ARE Christian?7.Bret: Where in the Bible does it say that life begins at conception? Jesus never said anything about it, and it can't be Old Testament, because in the Jewish tradition, life begins with the first breath.8.Kelly: Can you please point to where Jesus said to disallow poor and homeless people from sleeping on the steps of the church? If not why do so many churches have no-loitering rules that we all know are simply anti-homeless rules?9.Scott: Is it true (as I've heard) that in the earliest known Greek gospels the text as written says that Jesus said at one point, "I am A son of God," but that this passage was later translated (read: changed) to say, "I am THE son of God." ??10.Jon: Did Santa Write the Bible?

Are Christian men less bold? We saw a comment online that said Christian men are not as bold when it comes to pursuing women as non Christian's. Is that true or is it a cop out from women to try and cope with their singleness. We are just asking the questions here but we go deep to answer the question in the video. We discuss all that and more on this week's episode of The W Podcast! Subscribe to get more Christian Relationship advice: https://youtube.com/channel/UCjb3LN4J8dXfHwEo_hE1gXg Learn more about our course to learn the blueprint for Christian dating: https://www.justdatinguniversity.com Download our FREE Summer Bucket List with ideas for singles, dating couples, and engaged couples. https://www.wearejustdating.com/summer-2022-bucketlist Get more intimate with your partner with these questions: https://www.wearejustdating.com/resources/p/couple-questions-friendship Visit our website to get more Chrsitian dating resources and speaking updates: www.wearejustdating.com Build friendships with other single and dating Christians: https://www.facebook.com/groups/justdatingcommunity/ Share your frustrations as a Christian dating: https://forms.gle/w3ogjXcTRNgPeSAaA Receive Our Newsletter for devos, updates, and exclusive offers: https://www.wearejustdating.com/subscribe Build legacy with us and help end divorce by preparing for marriage well: https://linktr.ee/justdating Follow us on Instagram for helpful advice, encouraging clips, and wise words: https://www.instagram.com/wearejustdating/ Follow Us on Facebook for authentic community, online events and exclusive updates: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreJustDating Follow us on Twitter for fun tips, encouraging advice and godly wisdom: https://twitter.com/wearejustdating Follow us on TikTok for helpful tips, fun date night ideas, and insightful perspective: https://www.tiktok.com/@wearejustdating Shop Our storefront for books that will improve your relationships: www.amazon.com/shop/wearejustdating Submit your anonymous questions for us to answer:. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezqshS3YJdtF_QHbMk6-CIOFvpWLkMpJLQEwQ6q4lD2TQLqQ/viewform Music by Musician: Jeff Kaele A little bit about us Hey y'all! We are Tim & Pauline. Before we met we were both in ungodly relationships that left us empty and hurt. This led us on individual journeys to learn God's way of dating. When we met we decided to have a relationship that honored God but was still fun and exciting! We eventually started helping other couples through small groups to date God's way. Now we are on Youtube and have our own state of the art dating course sharing our wisdom so more people can have a healthy godly relationship now or in the future. We believe if you start with a strong dating foundation you will have an amazing godly marriage. We have been married since 2018 and we have a beautiful 1 year old baby boy! Connect with us more on instagram @wearejustdating! We provide perspective to help you build a healthy & godly relationship. New episode of "The W Podcast", featuring the QOTD, every Tuesday! Submit your anonymous questions in the google form above.

Are Christian fellowship and Christian conferencing the same or different things? Explore why the words fellowship and conferencing, which have come to mean very different things, are actually pointing to one of the essential means of grace for United Methodists. Christian Conferencing as a Means of Grace But first, a question: Who has impacted your life and leadership the most? For most of us, it's teachers, mentors, or coaches. People we've been in relationships with over a period of time. People who care deeply about us, about our well-being, growth, and becoming who God created us to be. Why that question? In this series, we've explored searching the scriptures, prayer, Holy Communion and fasting. This episode on Christian conferencing concludes the series. As we conclude the series, we end with the means of grace that is focused on faith-forming relationships. As you continue to read and listen to Episode 233, you'll notice we use Christian conferencing and fellowship interchangeably. Christian Fellowship Here's why: When John Wesley talked about Christian Conferencing he was using the verb confer. It was about Christians coming together to focus on their faith: to pray, share their experience of God, seek advice, offer counsel, confess their sins, and ask for forgiveness. With that reminder in place, it's easy to recognize that we can't participate in Christian conferencing alone. Second, God doesn't want us to do life alone. And third, when you experience Christian fellowship, you realize you don't ever want to do it alone. But it wasn't just John Wesley who talked about Christian conferencing. Let's look at the scripture for reminders there too. Biblical Basis for Christian Fellowship/Conferencing Genesis 1 - Adam and Eve are created to be in relationship with one another. Why? Because it's not good to be alone. Luke 6:12-16 As Jesus stepped into public ministry, he didn't do it alone. He chose 12 disciples to be with him on the journey. Acts 2 - The Spirit forms the church. Matthew 18:20  - Where two or three are gathered in my name, I'm there among them. John 13 - a new commandment I give to you that you love one another, just as I've loved you. You also are to love one another. John Wesley on Christian Conferencing For Wesley, Christian Conferencing was about relationships. Faith-fueled relationships. The conferencing wasn't a meeting. It wasn't about legislation. Christian conferencing to Wesley was about being held in love and prayer by the people who cared about you the most. He was confronted by the fact that he was inviting people into Christian conferencing. He said, “That which never existed cannot be destroyed. The real truth is just the reverse of this. We introduced Christian fellowship where it was utterly destroyed and the fruits of it have been peace, joy, love, and zeal for every good word and work.” -A Plain Account of the People Called Methodists Christian fellowship remind us of the importance of being together. And that is both on Sundays for worship and at regular intervals of Christian conferencing. If you don't have one of those, you're not getting fully formed in the faith. So in case it isn't clear Christian conferencing is about recognizing yourself as one of God's beloved among a group of God's beloved so that you might love one another. Means of Grace Series Missed the other episodes on the means of grace? Find them here: Episode 227 - The Means of Grace: Where Hope Abounds Episode 228 - Misunderstanding the Means of Grace  - There's Still Hope Episode 229 - The Means of Grace: Searching the Scripture Episode 230 - The Means of Grace: Prayer Episode 231 - The Means of Grace: Holy Communion Episode 232 - The Means of Grace: Fasting Episode 233 - The Means of Grace: Christian Conferencing (scroll up!) Learn More Wesley's Sermons: Upon our Lord's Sermon on the Mount VI Salvation by Faith On the Means of Grace A Plain Account of the People Called Methodist

On today's episode, Graham asks the question, where are the woke christians? Are Christian pastors and influencers willing to take a stand on life, or are they too concerned about how much money the church is generating?  Join Grahams Text List - TEXT: GRAHAM to 866-645-0622 www.BlackRifleCoffee.com  www.GoodRanchers.com/Graham CODE: Graham www.BirchGold.com Text: Graham to 989898 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Christian's who believe and promote a young earth and a literal understanding of Genesis harming the Christian faith? Listen as Gary Duncan talks with Rev. Warren Woerth about a recent article on that subject. Pastor Woerth will help us to understand what the Bible teaches of the creation account.

In this solo episode (Jessica will be back next week), I spoke with Dr. Katie Gaddini, a sociologist at the Social Research Institute, University College London and a research associate at the University of Johannesburg, Department of Sociology. She recently released her debut book, The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church, which is based on over four years of in-depth ethnographic research with single evangelical women in the US and the UK.  We talked about purity culture, the mixed messages sent to Christian women, and whether their churches do more harm than good. 1:00 How did you get interested in this topic?  2:10 Are Christian women leaving church or the religion? 3:35 When they leave their churches, what are they missing out on? 4:55 What role does modern-day feminism play in women leaving church? 7:40 Do Christian women have opportunities to date, or is it always about courtship and marriage?  10:00 How do Christian women deal with sex loopholes?  15:30 What happens to women in the church as they get older but are still single? 17:40 Does the pressure to find a perfect Christian guy make things worse?  19:45 What's been the effect of #MeToo on these Christian women? 21:20 What do you make of the messages sent to Christian girls by modern Christian "influencers"? 24:18 Do churches ever offer sex ed for adults?  26:40 What's the message being delivered to older, single Christian men? 27:50: What happens when Christian women realize they've been lied to about the sexual binary between abstinence and anything-goes? 29:50: Are church leaders adapting to any of this? 32:10 Are evangelical churches a force for good in these women's lives? 33:50 Who are positive role models for Christian women wanting responsible advice about sex?  35:10 What surprised you in your research?  36:40 What has been your family's reaction to your book?  37:20: What is your current research focused on?

Are Christian alternatives helpful or harmful to our walk with Christ?  Join the Pew Babies as we discuss.

Are Christian “end-timers” misleading tens of thousands of people? What prophecies about the end of the world should be taken seriously (if at all), and what ideas should be thrown aside - and how would you know? There are plenty of reasons to be concerned and to roll my eyes at “end timers” - so why should I take these ideas seriously? These are just a few of the questions that I posed on Episode 40 to Christian speaker and journalist Mark Mallett who is a central contributor to Countdown To The Kingdom, an online movement with tens of thousands of followers, that proposes that we are in the "end times." Mark has spent nearly two decades researching end-times prophecies and advocating for various “seers” who assert that they have messages and visions that indicate that we are most likely near the end of time. Mark is speaking from a Catholic perspective, though certainly many Catholics don't agree with his worldview. There is much diversity of thought on this topic, even within Christianity itself. However, this is by no means a Catholic-exclusive episode. Mark explores much of this topic simply from the standpoint of asking - should we be thinking about the end of the world? Which is a question asked by people from many different worldviews, for environmental, political, or religious reasons. To support the Wide Open Spaces mission of healing division through dialogue:https://www.patreon.com/jennyconnelly?fan_landing=trueFor Countdown To The Kingdom: https://www.countdowntothekingdom.com/

Do black people have to be Anti-Candace Owens? Are Christian women terrible at dating?   In this very first episode of Black Men Due Talk, Street and Elisha engage in a humorous conversation that bears much overdue importance. #BMDT #BlackMenDueTalk #BlackMen #StreetHymns #ElishaMcCall  

Do black people have to be Anti-Candace Owens? Are Christian women terrible at dating?   In this very first episode of Black Men Due Talk, Street and Elisha engage in a humorous conversation that bears much overdue importance. #BMDT #BlackMenDueTalk #BlackMen #StreetHymns #ElishaMcCall #CandaceOwens #Dating #DatingBlack

Ep.79 The Christian and the Culture War   In this episode Ekkie and Nathaneil discuss Christianity and the Culture war. Are Christian to engage in a culture war? How should Christians view culture wars? What does the Bible have to say about how Christian are to engage in the world around them?

Are Christian racists really taking over Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and parts of Washington and Oregon? With bonus BYOB (Buy your own bunker)!

Welcome to season Two of the podcast Man2Man 360.One of the Most controversial bible verses Matthew 5:39  "But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also."Many have considered Christian men as weak or soft or even effeminate because we can't defend ourselves.  Is that what these verses are saying?  Are Christian mens of weak and docile?  What does it actually mean to Turn the Other Cheek?This is a good discussion so let's jump right in and of course I'm your host Darryl D Anderson.Show is Recorded, Edited and Produced by Darryl D Anderson of Ambassador Media GroupLive Airing of the show is on http://rSpirit.OnlinePlease visit, LIKE and Comment about the show at Facebook.com/Man2Man360Theme Song Edited and Mixed my Damion Hill of https://e-mixonline.comVoiceOvers by Christopher BellLicense Free MusicMerry Bay by Ghostrifter Official | https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-officialMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 UnportedAuthor / Artist:  Ghostrifter OfficialWebsite: https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-officialDuration:  02:14BPM:  100WAV quality:  44.1 kHz 16 bit (stereo)Nintendo 64 by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US   Track description:  Superb hip-hop track by yoitrax.

Proverbs 15:8-9, 29 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright [is] His delight. (9) The way of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD, But He loves him who follows righteousness. ... (29) The LORD [is] far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.Doctor's office or Indoctrination Camps? Ron Paul Institute (http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2021/november/14/turning-doctors-offices-into-political-indoctrination-centers/ “Visiting doctors' offices has long been something most people have not enjoyed and something some people have dreaded. With mask wearing demands and coronavirus fearmongering to push experimental “vaccine” shots lately becoming part of the doctor's office experience for many people, more informed clients are now also increasingly questioning the competence and rationality of their doctors. Still, visiting many doctors' offices may become a significantly worse experience soon because of advice the American Medical Association is giving doctors in a newly published guide. The guide, titled “Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts,” calls for doctor to change the way they speak to clients so doctors' statements to clients regarding medical matters are heavily infused with political commentary.”Examples of what is in this guide “The guide provides as an example of how doctors should change their communication that they can replace the term “low-income people” with “people underpaid and forced into poverty” “For too many, prospects for good health are limited by where people live, how much money they make, or discrimination they face.”The desire to insert sharp objects by force runs in the Abdul-Jabbar family. CBS Sports (https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kareem-abdul-jabbars-son-sentenced-to-180-days-in-jail-for-stabbing-neighbor/)  “Adam Abdul-Jabbar pleaded guilty to four counts, including two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.” “In July 2020, Adam Abdul-Jabbar stabbed Raymond Windsor, 60, several times in the back, head, neck and abdomen. The stabbing occurred after Windsor told Adam Abdul-Jabbar to assist his grandmother with the garbage cans. Following the stabbing, Windsor suffered a skull fracture and brain bleeding. TMZ Sports reported that Adam Abdul-Jabbar was potentially facing years in prison with the aforementioned charges. As such, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer told TMZ Sports that the verdict is a "miscarriage of justice" and added that Adam Abdul-Jabbar should've received a larger punishment for his actions.” Are Christian's Now in an Open Relationship with Jesus? Millennials say yes to Jesus but no to His ruse Christianity Today (https://www.christiantoday.com/article/millennials.are.positive.about.jesus.but.do.not.believe.in.moral.absolutes.study/137723.htm) How to measure the effectiveness of Interfaith community projects Christianity Today https://www.christiantoday.com/article/new.toolkit.measures.effectiveness.of.interfaith.community.projects/137738.htm

Are “Christian” and “rap” mutually exclusive? Hardly. Shai Linne and Voice explain hip hop culture, rap music's potential for the gospel, and why rap can't replace preaching.Original publication date: Oct 1, 2009

This week the guys ask the tough questions. Can you take a hit out on a baby? Are Christian songs getting too sexy? And if you order a refrigerator off Wish will it explode?

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://stevencapriglione.wordpress.com/2021/02/22/is-childrens-worship-of-the-devil/ Are Christian parents exposing their children to devilish practices by allowing them to go into children's church? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-capriglione/support

Today we're talking about education. And specifically, how Christians should educate their children.  Are Christian parents biblically mandated to chose one particular model of education over another? Or is it purely a matter of preference? What does the bible actually say about education? Should we expect our children to be missionaries to the culture around them? Or should we shelter them at all costs? Is there a middle ground? These are critical questions that no parent should take lightly.  This week, Peter, Aaron, and guest-hosts Carrie Brown and Ami Finley talk about the state of education in our day, what the bible actually says about how we should educate our children, how we should think about the options available to us, and how those decisions will impact our kids.  “The divorce that I see in Christianity and the church today is that some parents almost assume that the educator of my child is going to only educate them on mathematics, science, language, arts, etc. When Luke 6 talks about the child becoming like the teacher, it is not primarily the formal educator — it's the person the child respects most and is around the child the most. So if your child is being raised by CNN or the Discovery Channel or Nickelodeon, those are their educators, and your children are going to adopt those mindsets and worldview.” ~ Aaron Currin  Guest Hosts Carrie Brown Ami Finley Links Watch Out of Oz on YouTube  Perspectives on Our Children's Education: Going Public - Jen Wilkins John Piper Subscribe Out of Oz Podcast Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Stay in touch BLDG 28 Church BLDG 28 on Facebook BLDG 28 on Instagram BLDG 28 on YouTube

Last week's discussion on Christian living was so good we had to break it up into two episodes. Check out this SUPER SIZED episode that continues the conversation on dating as a Christian, the difference between celibacy  & abstinence, establishing boundaries in a relationship, resisting sexual tension when dating, what acts quality as fornication and much more! We talk about making the decision to date God's way, hypersexuality amongst Christian men and answer the question "Are Christian men really the prize?". Do you want to know what Ciara prayed to get Russell? Well, we discuss praying for your future spouse with a discussion on Ciara and Russell's recent interview with LaLa Anthony on IG. This is a super-sized episode that you don't want to miss! Like what your hear? Don't forget to comment, like and subscribe. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/TheRealPlay/message

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference: 1. 2:16 If Jesus is not the Father, why did He say He was in John 14: 9? 2. 7:06 Does God, at times, want a believer to be wealthy, pursue wealth, have a big house, or buy an expensive car? Would you trust someone whose prophecy is weighted toward wealth and success? 3. 11:40 There's a video going around by Creation Liberty Evangelism, that the word ‘repent' (metanoia) means “godly grief and sorrow”. Is there any merit to this teaching? 4. 16:55 Do you have any study tips for someone starting to dig deeper into the Bible? (Note taking tips, how to determine whether a source is credible, questions to ask while studying…etc.) 5. 20:38 Matthew 27 mentions saints being raised from the dead. No one else mentions this, even in the other gospels. Why? 6. 25:05 What were your thoughts on the debate you moderated between Hovind and Garte? 7. 27:12 Do you believe that those who teach false doctrines (for ex., that homosexual relations are o.k.) are in a sense rejecting the true Jesus/true gospel since they preach something counter to the gospel? 8. 31:55 Is there any secular historical or archaeological evidence for the Exodus? 9. 33:29 Could you please comment on 1 Timothy 2: 11-15 about women being “silent” and not having authority in church, particularly about how they are “saved through childbirth” in verse 15? 10. 44:37 People claim that the idea of a pre-trib rapture was made up very recently and was not originally believed by the early church fathers. Is there any validity to this claim? 11. 45:16 Should I stay in a church where they use materials by false teachers, or are reluctant to address the issues of false teachings/teachers? 12. 47:43 What are your thoughts on being “slain in the Spirit/drunk in the Spirit”, and in regards to tongues, are the “unknown utterances” that Paul talked about the same as what people call “tongues” today? 13. 53:56 Are ghosts real, or are they evil spirits? 14. 55:03 Have you heard of the International Christian Church? They seem to have a legalistic doctrine that controls and manipulates their members. What do you think? 15. 56:27 I've heard different takes on the connection between the rapture and the 3rd temple. Some people say the temple has to be built prior to rapture, and others say it doesn't. Where do you stand? 16. 57:25 What is the biblical view on women teaching men in a pastoral role or having a leadership position in church? 17. 59:09 How would you evangelize to a pantheist and prove pantheism false? And how would you evangelize to a polytheist (such as a Hindu) to prove their religion false? 18. 1:01:19 Does the baptism of the Holy Spirit happen at salvation, or after? 19. 1:02:30 Why does Jesus refer to Mary's God as "His God" in John 17? 20. 1:04:03 What are your thoughts on preterism? 21. 1:05:49 Are Christian head coverings biblical? I just got back from vacation and I am unable to prepare content for tonight's live stream so I'm doing a Q&A instead. I hope this will be beneficial for you and that you will have some of your own questions answered. As always, the goal is to learn how to think biblically about everything and if I don't know the answer to a question I reserved the right (and have the responsibility) to just tell you I don't know. I try to make all my content free and available to everyone but if you love this ministry and want to support my continued work then please visit this link on my site. https://biblethinker.org/~biblethinker/index.php/donate

Are Christian wives really called to submit to their husbands? And what does that mean anyway? We find our answers in God's Word.