The American Soul

Jesse
  • 3.8 (17)
  • Society & Culture
  • Semiweekly

Are you tired of hearing the myth about separation of church and state? Are you tired of being told that America is not and never was a Christian nation? Do you want to have the information to stand up for the truth and fight back against this fundamental lie that’s invading our culture and education? Each week, host Jesse Cope will dive into quotes and excerpts from our great leaders and documents throughout our history showing how in President Woodrow Wilson’s words “America was born a Christian nation.” We have the truth on our side and together we can absolutely turn our nation around. Follow Jesse @jtcope4 on X for daily doses of the truth to help fight back. Subscribe to The American Soul and share the show with someone who needs to hear it. We're on a mission to spread the truth and get our nation back on the right track — and you can help us make this possible.

  1. 14h ago

    You Cannot Follow Christ And Excuse Sexual Sin

    Drop us a note about the podcast. Ephesians 5 doesn’t leave room for soft language: no sexual immorality, no impurity, no greed, no obscene stories, no coarse jokes and no excuses. We start there, then place that command next to a chilling modern headline about the sexual assault of a child and what it reveals about a society that keeps normalizing darkness. It’s heavy, but it’s also clarifying, because Scripture calls us to truth, courage, and thankfulness instead of denial. From there, I shift to marriage and read Song of Solomon 7:9–13, a passage that many churches barely touch even though it’s right in the Bible. We talk about belonging, desire, and the day-to-day reality of cleaving to your spouse, then move straight into Ephesians 5:1–33 on what Christian love looks like at home: husbands loving with sacrificial commitment, wives respecting their husbands, and both treating marriage as a living picture of Christ and the Church. I also read Psalm 69 and Proverbs 24:7 to frame suffering, humility, wisdom, and gratitude under God’s authority. The conversation widens to public life with reflections on exit polls, ideology, and why voting is never morally weightless for someone who claims to follow Christ. We also look back to America’s founding era through a 1778 Congressional thanksgiving proclamation that openly calls for repentance, public worship, and God’s help in schools and civic leadership, raising hard questions about the modern “separation of church and state” story. Along the way, we pause to remember September 11 victims and honor military service through a Medal of Honor spotlight. If this challenged you, share it with someone who wants faith to be more than words, then subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part hit you hardest, the marriage passages, the voting argument, or the call to expose darkness? #Marriage #Thanksgiving #Christiannation Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  2. 1d ago

    Starbucks Socialists And Empty Store Shelves

    Drop us a note about the podcast. Ephesians 4 doesn’t let us hide behind vague spirituality. We read a direct warning about confused minds, hardened hearts, lust, and impurity, then the equally direct path forward: let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes, tell the truth, control anger, work honestly, speak in ways that build others up, and choose forgiveness. We pray for you wherever you’re listening, and we pray for our marriages, our families, our pastors, and our leaders, asking God to put our priorities back in his order. We also read Song of Solomon 7, a reminder that Scripture talks plainly about love, sex, and marriage without embarrassment, and we follow it with Psalm 69, which gives words for the moments you feel overwhelmed, mocked, or alone while you wait on God’s help. Proverbs 24 brings it home with a practical leadership principle: wisdom makes you strong, and victory comes through wise guidance and many advisors. From there, the conversation shifts into remembrance and warning. We read names from September 11 and highlight a Medal of Honor story, then reflect on a March 1778 Continental Congress proclamation calling the nation to fasting, humility, and prayer. Finally, we discuss eyewitness accounts from Cuban and Venezuelan exiles who describe the predictable patterns of socialism and communism: seized property, shortages, black markets for basics, propaganda, and pressure to inform on neighbors, and we ask what lessons Americans should take seriously right now. If you find value here, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. #Thanksgiving #ContinentalCongress #Christiannation Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  3. 2d ago

    A Bible Reading Plan For Surviving The News

    Drop us a note about the podcast. A single news story can crack something open in you: grief, anger, fear, or the sense that the country is coming apart at the seams. We start with the reported killing of Stephanie Nicole Mentor at a Virginia bus stop and the questions it raises about public safety, sanctuary policies, immigration enforcement, and what leaders choose to prioritize when warning signs stack up. From there, we slow down and do what we think matters most when the world feels chaotic: we pray. We ask God for strength, for mercy, and for leaders who rule with the fear of God. Then we turn to Scripture, reading Song of Solomon 6 for marriage encouragement and walking through Ephesians 4 on Christian unity, spiritual maturity, and learning to “speak the truth in love” without getting tricked by lies that sound polished and persuasive. If you’re searching for a Christian podcast that connects Bible study with current events, this is the heartbeat of it. We also remember. We read names tied to September 11, share a Medal of Honor story of PFC Joseph J. Sichetti’s battlefield courage, and finish with the Continental Congress Thanksgiving proclamation of 1777 after Saratoga, pointing back to providence, gratitude, confession, and public virtue. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. #Thanksgiving #ContinentalCongress #Christiannation Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  4. 3d ago

    What Does A Nation Owe Its Dead And Living?

    Drop us a note about the podcast. A single headline can expose what a community really protects and what it’s willing to risk. I start with a disturbing case out of East Hampton, New York and the added controversy around sanctuary-style limits on police cooperation with ICE, then ask the uncomfortable question behind the politics: who pays the price when leaders choose ideology over safety, especially for women and children? From there, I slow down and take the conversation where it belongs, to Scripture and the daily work of formation. We pray for families, marriages, churches, schools, and national leaders, then read through Song of Solomon 8 and a long section of Ephesians 6. That includes the warning to fathers not to provoke their children, the call for children to honor parents, and the clear-eyed reminder that we’re in spiritual warfare and need the full armor of God: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God, backed by persistent prayer. I also read from Psalms and Proverbs to underline a simple theme: actions build reputation because they reveal character. We end with remembrance, naming victims of September 11 and reading historic Armistice Day proclamations from Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a 1919 Chicago proclamation that honors the fallen and calls for national gratitude and resolve. If this perspective helps you think and pray more clearly, subscribe, share the episode, and leave a review so more people can find the show. #Armisticeday #VeteransDay #ChristianRepublic Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  5. 4d ago

    When The News Is Dark We Still Pray

    Drop us a note about the podcast. The news can make you feel powerless, but your attention and your faith still have a direction. We start with a hard, grim story that raises questions about public safety and national decisions, then we refuse to stay trapped in outrage. We turn our eyes upward with prayer, asking God to help us trust Him instead of men, governments, or money, and to bless marriages, children, and leaders with real wisdom and restraint.  From there, we slow down and let Scripture set the agenda. We read “marriage verses” from Song of Solomon, then spend extended time in Ephesians 3, where Paul lays out God’s plan for Jews and Gentiles to share equally in Christ. That truth pushes back on division and reminds us that strength is not just grit, it is inner power through the Spirit, roots sunk deep into God’s love, and confidence to come boldly into God’s presence. We also read Psalm 68 and Proverbs 24, holding together joy in God, concern for justice, and a sober warning not to envy violent people or chase their company.  We close with remembrance and resolve: names connected to September 11, a Medal of Honor story of calm courage under fire, and a striking call from the Continental Congress for a day of “solemn fasting and humiliation” in 1776. If you’re looking for a Christian podcast that blends Bible reading, prayer, American history, and straight talk about culture, this one is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. #Christianpodcast #Christiannation #1776 Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  6. 5d ago

    What If America Needs Repentance More Than Politics

    Drop us a note about the podcast. “But God is so rich in mercy” is one of those lines that stops me cold, because it doesn’t flatter us first. We start with Ephesians 2 and the hard truth that we’re dead in sin without Christ, then we sit in the relief of what God actually does: He makes us alive, saves us by grace, and gives us a future we didn’t earn. If you’re tired of performative faith or endless striving, this is a reset back to the gospel. Then we take an unexpected detour through early American history. A brutal moment tied to the Fort Duquesne campaign in the French and Indian War forces an honest look at human nature and the myths we prefer to tell about the past. That honesty matters, because softening evil never produces wisdom. It just produces new blind spots. From there, we get practical and personal. If we want real change in America, we argue that spreading the gospel beats any political shortcut, and one of the strongest places to live it is inside marriage. Extravagant love, faithfulness, and obedience to God’s design become a daily testimony. We also read a 1776 Continental Congress proclamation calling for fasting, prayer, and repentance, plus wisdom from Proverbs 23 about alcohol’s trap. Listen, share this with someone who needs hope, and if the show helps you, subscribe and leave a five-star review so more people can find it. #AmericanRevolution #Christiannation #Bibleverses Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  7. Nov 7

    What Does A Nation Owe God

    Drop us a note about the podcast. An 11-year-old girl is murdered in her own apartment, and the story refuses to stay “political” or “distant” because it is neither. We start with the words of Ephesians 1 about adoption, redemption, and God’s glorious grace, then place that truth next to the darkest kind of headline: the killing of Maria Gonzalez in Pasadena, Texas, and the question of how leadership decisions around illegal immigration and border security land on real families. From there, we slow down and read Scripture the way it is meant to be read: as a standard for our lives. We pray for you, your marriage, your children, and for those who feel alone, scared, abused, or abandoned. We read Song of Solomon for marriage, then move through Ephesians again to highlight Christ’s authority and the church as his body. Psalm 66 brings praise, confession, and a reminder that God listens when we stop hiding sin. Proverbs 23 offers a blunt warning about temptation and unfaithfulness, and we challenge ourselves to test every piece of advice against God’s Word. We also take time to remember. We read names of people murdered on September 11, honor Medal of Honor recipient Stanley Rubin Christensen, and ask the uncomfortable question: what are we willing to give today for Christ and for our country? We close with the Continental Congress 1775 call for fasting and prayer and end where we should, with the Lord’s Prayer. Subscribe for more, share this with someone who wants faith plus clear thinking, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part hit you hardest? #Thanksgiving #ContinentalCongress #Americanhistory Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

  8. Nov 6

    The Cross Alone

    Drop us a note about the podcast. A single line from Galatians cuts through the noise: “May I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” We start there, because without that anchor it is too easy to drift into status, anger, and shallow takes. Then we face a disturbing real-world story out of Kenner, Louisiana, where social media contact, violence, and questions around identification collide and force us to think clearly about justice, responsibility, and what our communities can realistically handle. From there, we slow down and pray, asking God for perseverance, mercy, and a right view of temporary afflictions versus eternal glory. We read marriage-focused Scripture from Song of Solomon 5 that models honor and affection, then work through Galatians 6 with a practical Christian lens: restore people gently, carry burdens, watch your own heart, and remember that you always harvest what you plant. The core takeaway is simple and searching: what counts is being transformed into a new creation. We also turn toward gratitude and perspective with Psalm 65 and Proverbs 23, then close with remembrance and resolve through a list of September 11 victims, a Medal of Honor citation, and a powerful John Hancock proclamation calling for fasting, prayer, repentance, and reform. If this conversation challenges or encourages you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. #Thanksgivingproclamation #JohnHancock #Christiannation Support the show The American Soul Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2  America's Christian Heritage Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

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Are you tired of hearing the myth about separation of church and state? Are you tired of being told that America is not and never was a Christian nation? Do you want to have the information to stand up for the truth and fight back against this fundamental lie that’s invading our culture and education? Each week, host Jesse Cope will dive into quotes and excerpts from our great leaders and documents throughout our history showing how in President Woodrow Wilson’s words “America was born a Christian nation.” We have the truth on our side and together we can absolutely turn our nation around. Follow Jesse @jtcope4 on X for daily doses of the truth to help fight back. Subscribe to The American Soul and share the show with someone who needs to hear it. We're on a mission to spread the truth and get our nation back on the right track — and you can help us make this possible.

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  • Creator
    Jesse
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.8K
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The American Soul
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