This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change.

We will all suffer. Life is not suffering, but suffering is a part of life. In this episode, Jackson interviews Matt Higgins, the worship pastor of Northwoods Church on the north side of Evansville concerning the Doctor of Ministry that Matt is working on at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. The conversation ranges from trauma and sadness to joy and hope. It was an encouragement to us, and we hope it will be an encouragement to you.

"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change.

“What Good are Children?”

In a recent New York Times opinion piece called “The Birth Dearth and the Smartphone Age”, Ross Douthat speaks to the precipitous fall in the birthrate that marks all of the western world in our day.

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/04/06/opinion/the-birth-dearth-and-the-smartphone-age/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

What are the possible reasons for this decline? Is modern western culture itself hostile to children? What good are children, after all? We consider all these questions and more in this episode of Empires of the Future.

"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change.

“10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health” by Donald Whitney

Donald Whitney, popular author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, also wrote this very helpful book called Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health. Here are his 10 questions:

1. Do you thirst for God?
2. Are you governed increasingly by God’s Word?
3. Are you more loving?
4. Are you more sensitive to God’s presence?
5. Do you have a growing concern for the spiritual and temporal needs of others?
6. Do you delight in the Bride of Christ?
7. Are the spiritual disciplines increasingly important for you?
8. Do you still grieve over your sin?
9. Are you a quicker forgiver?
10. Do you yearn for heaven and to be with Jesus?

"The Empires of the future will be Empires of the Mind." - Winston Churchill