[display_podcast] A Cultural Value Rooted in Scripture Many of our cultural values find their basis in the Bible.  One example is the Latin phrase E Pluribus Unum.  This phrase has been on our nation’s seal since Congress approved it in 1782.  It’s printed on most of our currency.  It’s a phrase that’s been used for thousands of years.  What does it mean?  It means, “Out of many, one.”  It refers to how the original thirteen colonies became one nation during the American Revolution.  Our country is now made up [...]

[display_podcast] Cut Off Toxic Family Members? I read an article this week titled, “Why It’s Okay to Cut Toxic Family Members Out of Your Life.”  It said that we should “never compromise our mental, emotional or physical health for the sake of tolerating a toxic family member.”  The article defined a toxic family member as those who’re judgmental, who feed off of drama, who gaslight you (meaning that they deny saying something that they actually said – also known as lying), who only talks to you when they need [...]

[display_podcast] The Crucial Role of Mom One of the most basic facts of our existence is that we wouldn’t be here today without our mothers.  We should therefore be grateful to God for them, because without them we literally wouldn’t be here.  Did you know that there are two billion moms in the world?  The average speed that moms change a diaper is two minutes and five seconds.  For dads, it’s one minute and thirty six seconds.  For moms, that adds up to three 40-hour work weeks each year!  [...]

[display_podcast] Daniel’s Gift of Revelation Dreams are interesting things.  Many people over-psychologize them.  Many others over-spiritualize them.  And many of us hardly ever remember them!  Some think that they’re simply a result of whatever we were thinking or feeling that day.  Some think that they’re direct messages from God and need to be interpreted to find a hidden meaning.  Maybe you’ve had a vivid or recurring dream and asked your spouse or a friend what they thought about it.  That can lead to an interesting and speculative conversation, as [...]

[display_podcast] A Romanian Immigrant In the late 1980’s, a young man in Romania said goodbye to his wife and three children, not knowing when he would see them again.  He was getting ready to flee the country in search of a better life.  By God’s grace, he was able to escape the communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu and was given political asylum in the United States.  After two years of working in Turkey and Italy, he finally found a home in Dallas, Texas.  Had that man not done what [...]

[display_podcast] Winning by Dying The winner of a battle or war is the side with the most soldiers still alive.  The army or brigade or company with the most people still alive after a conflict is declared victorious.  Death mean defeat.  Staying alive is the way to military victory.  Nations can’t win wars if their soldiers are dead. Jesus turns this principle on its head.  Jesus gives up his life in order to win the victory for his people.  But Jesus’ didn’t die to defeat his enemies.  He died [...]