Author: John

  • Origins Of The Progressive Movement

    In this episode Mark explains the origins of the modern Progressive movement and how we got to the current cultural battle in America today.

  • Is DEI Consistent With Principles In The American Founding?

    President Trump has issued an Executive Order to eliminate DEI programs from all federal government agencies. But isn’t diversity, equity & inclusion consistent with Christian principles? In this episode Mark unpacks how the Progressive worldview has redefined these words to mean something toxic and foreign to American founding principles.

  • Winning The Hearts & Minds Of Americans As The 2nd Trump Presidency Begins

    In this episode Mark reflects on the first week of the 2nd Trump Presidency highlighting key accomplishments but also focusing on the one thing still missing from the current political narrative needed to win the hearts and minds of all Americans.

  • A Message To Pastors & Church Leaders Part II

    In this follow-up episode to Pastors and Church leaders, Mark provides perspective to common accusations made by secular progressives trying to delegitimize the American founding.

  • A Message To Pastors & Church Leaders

    In this episode, Mark shares his personal journey where he was questioning the if the founding was biblically justifiable, and through years of study came to appreciate the founding was not only biblical, but that active Christian citizenship is the responsibility of every sincere Christian in the communities and nations in which they left.  This…

  • Is Deportation Immoral?

    One of President Trumps hallmark policies will be to secure the southern border and begin deporting those here illegally. The plan is to start with the thousands of criminals here committing crimes, but the question will be, should we deport those who are not criminals – especially if it means separating families? Many in the…

  • Can We Make America Great Again By Just Focusing On Policy?

    Trump won the election handedly and is now aggressively moving to enact the policies he ran on to make American Great again. But can we return America to our founding principles focusing on policy alone? In this episode Mark explains how Christians must make the case for a return to patriotism by pointing our follow…

  • What The 2024 Election Is Really About

    The 2024 election is nearly over with each side making their closing arguments. The patriotic republicans are saying the issue is bad policy and the progressive democrats are saying it is about Donald Trump – both are incorrect. The issue at stake this election cycle is over our American identity. In this episode, Mark summarizes…

  • Disagreement Within The Church

    The overwhelming majority of the modern evangelical church believes they should not engage in politics, but there are a handful of pastors who see citizenship as a duty. In this episode Mark explains why this is the case and why this division between pastors is not a new phenomenon in America.

  • Getting Excited Over Politics

    Should Christians get excited over politics or favorable political outcomes? Modern day pastors often besmirch believers who get excited about an election or political leader asserting they are spiritually immature, but in this episode, Mark explains how it is these leaders who are spiritually deficient.