As Thanksgiving nears, this episode urges Christians to give thanks not only for blessings but also for trials, recognizing God’s sovereign purposes in every situation.

Using Scripture—Paul’s thorn in the flesh, the Beatitudes, and Jesus’ teaching on provision—it shows how suffering, persecution, and lack can refine faith, reveal Christ’s strength, and point to God’s justice.

Listeners are encouraged to seek God’s kingdom, trust his providence, and rejoice that all things ultimately work for God’s glory and the good of his people.

This episode responds to a public claim by a pastor who says he is married to two women and argues the Bible allows polygamy. It examines the debate and explains why Scripture presents marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Drawing on Genesis, Jesus' teaching in Matthew, Old Testament examples, and New Testament instructions from Paul and Peter, the episode shows that God's design from the beginning is lifelong, monogamous marriage. Historical instances of polygamy in the Bible are treated as descriptive, not prescriptive, and are shown to produce family conflict and spiritual harm.

The conclusion: the Bible does not endorse polygamy, and those who promote or practice it contradict the clear witness of Scripture. Listeners are urged to hold to the biblical design for marriage and to be cautious of leaders who teach otherwise.

This episode warns Christians about the dangers of equating the church with political conservatism and rushing into public alliances with people or movements that contradict biblical teaching. Using 2 Corinthians 6:14–16, it expands the "unequally yoked" warning beyond marriage to cultural and political partnerships.

It examines how the pursuit of political victory can lead believers to tolerate or endorse blatant sin among allies, highlights recent examples of problematic public figures, and stresses the need for discernment and public calls to repentance rather than unquestioning support.

The episode concludes with a call to prioritize the proclamation of the gospel, engage the culture faithfully, demand laws that honor God, and ultimately trust God's sovereignty rather than placing hope in political expedients.

This episode examines the hotly debated role of women in the church, contrasting extreme egalitarian and patriarchal positions and calling listeners back to Scripture as the final authority for defining roles and responsibilities.

Drawing from Genesis, the Judges, Isaiah, and New Testament passages (1 Tim. 2; Titus 2; Eph. 4), the discussion explains how the Fall affected gender relations, why church leadership offices are biblically qualified for men, and yet how God still equips women with gifts for testimony, evangelism, teaching (especially of other women), discipleship, and service—illustrated by examples like Deborah, Jael, Priscilla, and the women who first witnessed the Resurrection.

The episode urges churches to encourage and steward women’s voices humbly and biblically: neither silencing nor elevating them beyond Scripture’s order, but using their gifts to glorify Christ and edify the body while maintaining godly structure and mutual submission.

This episode explores Philippians 4:4–7 and Paul’s call to "rejoice in the Lord always," showing that true Christian joy is rooted in who Christ is and what he has done, not in changing circumstances.

Listeners are guided to consider Christ’s redemption, God’s sovereign shaping of believers into Christ’s image, God’s faithful provision, and the comfort given in suffering—reasons to replace anxiety with prayer, thanksgiving, and peace that guards the heart and mind.

Practical and pastoral, the message encourages regular meditation on Christ’s work so that gratitude and worship become the faithful response in both blessing and trial.

In this audio blog episode, we explore the unique position of the Christian as a dual citizen of Heaven and Earth.

In this audio blog episode, we discuss the two assassination attempts on former President Trump and how Christians should examine not only the events themselves but our own sinfulness in this life.

Welcome to a special VOR episode. We want to let you all know why we have been absent, what is happening in our lives, and what this all means for the future of the podcast. Thank you all for your support, we could not have made it this far without you.