TruthCurrents

Evergreen Church | Tulsa, OK
  • 5,0 (30)
  • Sociedade e cultura
  • Quinzenal

Helping Christians understand the times through a Biblical lens.

  1. 28 de ago.

    230: Nuance, Complexity, and Social Media

    Lindsay Clancy is a 32-year-old Massachusetts woman who is on trial this week after confessing to murdering her 3 small children in 2023. Her defense contends that she was suffering from a postpartum psychosis that was responsible for her actions. She's testified that she heard voices telling her to kill the children, and that at the time of the killings, she was suffering from extreme mental illness, and a shocking cocktail of psychiatric medications. While it's difficult to analyze this particular trial without sitting in the courtroom and hearing all of the testimony, it's not difficult to analyze the deep flaws within American culture right now, as we look at the social media responses to this trial. Let's see what we can find out. Samuel D. James, “Lindsay Clancy and the problem of therapy culture”, August 24, 2026. Christina Grube, “Defense rests in viral Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial”, August 21, 2026. Steven Wedgeworth, “A Canadian liturgy of death?”,  August 5, 2026.

  2. 21 de ago.

    229: The State of Abortion in America Today

    In 2021, Planned Parenthood published an article, arguing that abortion proponents should change their language and quit using the terms pro-choice or pro-abortion. They said the problem is that those terms seem to imply that abortion is a badthing. They seem to imply that abortion is a bad thing. Instead, they said, let's change the terminology to other more positive upbeat things, because we don't want to stigmatize abortion as somehow being bad. Well, that's just what abortion proponents would do. This is typical. Instead of confronting the reality that abortion kills a living human baby, their solution is, let's monkey with the propaganda and the vocabulary so that we can continue to hide the reality of this barbaric practice. Let's talk about the state of abortion in America today.   Elizabeth Black, "Catholic Vote calls for Massachusetts governor's excommunication", August 13, 2026. David Closson, "Seared consciences in Massachusetts", August 17, 2026. David Closson, "Dropping the 'pro-choice' pretense", August 10, 2026.

  3. 14 de ago.

    228: Intelligence and Christianity

    One of the fun parts about being a pastor is that when I meet somebody who then finds out what I do, I get a whole range of responses. Sometimes there's respect, sometimes there's fascination, and sometimes there's a smirk. A smirk that suggests, “Oh, you're one of those.” Gullible, backward, non-intellectual. And I love those encounters, because I love it when people underestimate me. Let's talk about intelligence and Christianity. Grace Snell, “Supernatural Mysteries,” March 2026. Les Sillars, “On the edge of faith,” January 2026.

  4. 7 de ago.

    227: A Biblical View of Property Ownership

    In a generation where socialism is increasingly attractive to people, it's interesting to stop and consider just how much interest the God of the Bible has and the question of property ownership. It says in both Psalm 24 and Psalm 50, that the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof. In other words, from the very beginning God claims ownership for himself, for the property, that is creation. As soon as Adam was given life in Genesis chapter 2, he's then given responsibility, ownership, you might say, for real estate. Actual property. In fact, the entire Old Testament can be seen as a massive commentary on property law. Why does this matter? Well, there's some real practical issues in front of us as our next election approaches. So let's talk about the question of the biblical view of property. Abigail Siatkowski, “What to know about Oklahoma State Question 844 and its impact on public schools”, July 29, 2026. Kim Henderson, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of property”, July 2026. Andree Seu Peterson, “Who really owns your house?”, March 2026.

  5. 31 de jul.

    226: Is Your Fear and Outrage Being Monetized?

    Does it sometimes feel like the world that you live in today is more fearful, marked by outrage more than ever before. Do you realize that fear and outrage, in our generation, are more manufactured than real? Let's talk about the industry of what John Tierney calls the “merchants of bad.”

  6. 17 de jul.

    225: The Attack on Human Exceptionalism

    Remember just a few years ago, when many of us were arguing against the redefinition of marriage by so-called gay marriage advocates? They told us that everything that we were afraid of, everything that we were predicting, was just, uh, to be laughed off because we were crazy fearmongers. We were making up stuff, and all it was about was just letting people love whoever they wanted to love. Well, we said back then that if marriage is no longer about the bond between one man and one woman for life, then children will eventually be denied the mother and father that they were designed to have, and group pairings would eventually grow up because monogamy would become optional. Well, guess what? All those things that they told us would never happen? They're here. And elite publications like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are celebrating three words that you probably aren't familiar with. The words are polyamory, throuples, and polycules. Let's see if we can figure out what those words mean. Glenn T. Stanton, “Here they come”, March 23, 2026. Wesley J. Smith, “Just another animal?”, February 2026.

  7. 3 de jul.

    224: Aliens and Jesus

    Steven Spielberg is a legendary movie director. He virtually invented the summer blockbuster in 1975 with his release of the movie Jaws. He's made a lot of profitable movies since then, but as a passion, he is personally fascinated with the topic of aliens. 
He continues that passion with the release of his latest movie about aliens. It's called Disclosure Day. Spielberg asked some very interesting questions in that movie. 
But spoiler alert, it doesn't provide any answers. Let's talk about the movies. Randall E. King, “Disclosing Spielberg’s god”, June 16, 2026. Collin Garbarino, “First contact, again” (podcast), June 12, 2026.

  8. 26 de jun.

    223: The Tide is Turning in Our Culture

    As we approach the end of June, have you noticed what a quiet pride month we've had this year? There are reasons for that. And the LGBTQ agenda, they're panicked. Let's talk about it. Joseph Backholm, “A ridiculous but revealing argument,” June 22, 2026. Travis K. Kircher, “Baseball team forfeits game as players refuse rainbow jerseys,” June 18, 2026. Ray Hacke, “Compulsory Pride,” June 17, 2026.

Ver tudo (230)

5
de 5
30 avaliações

Sobre

Helping Christians understand the times through a Biblical lens.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Evergreen Church | Tulsa, OK
  • Anos de atividade
    2021 - 2026
  • Episódios
    230
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © Evergreen Church | Tulsa, OK
  • Site do podcast
    TruthCurrents

Você também pode gostar de