Author: John

While progressives continue to express concern over population growth claim it leads to poverty, the Bible is clear that God desires nations to increase in number and fill the earth.  In this episode Mark explains it is not a numbers problem, it is a leadership problem.

While today’s evangelical church focuses on individuals living fruitful lives, in this episode Mark explains how He also desires nations to be fruitful.  And who does God expect to step forward to establish justice so He can bless a nation?  It can only be people of faith.

The evangelical church focuses heavily on God’s plan for our individual lives but is silent on His plan for nations.  In this Episode, Mark explains how God has specific expectations for nations that set the stage for how we can live productive lives, pursuing God as our conscience dictates.

On July 13 there was an assassination attempt on President Trump.  In this episode, Mark offers some perspective on similarities between the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and America today.

Progressives claim that the American revolution was like any other of the countless revolutions over the ages.  In this episode Mark explains the Biblical rationale justifying separating from England that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.  Every American should be able to offer this simple, crisp explanation when asked this question.

Progressives claim that the American revolution was like any other of the countless revolutions over the ages.  In this episode Mark explains the Biblical rationale justifying separating from England that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.  Every American should be able to offer this simple, crisp explanation when asked this question.

Since we will be using verses from the Bible to establish a complete theological position on civil government, one might ask “how do we know the Bible is reliable?”  In this episode Mark explains why he is personally settled the question in his mind that the Bible is trustworthy and true.

America celebrated July 4th again with the typical parades, picnics and pyrotechnics.  In this episode Mark challenges Americans to read the Declaration aloud with their families and taking time to understand the Covenant our founders made in July of 1776 – and the resulting obligation we all have today to defend liberty and justice for all.

Given arguments for active Christian citizenship will be made referencing hundreds of Bible verses, this episode describes important principles for how to study the Bible to understand what it teaches on important topics like prayer, forgiveness, raising kids, and citizenship.

One of the top reasons American pastors give for not supporting politics is because they believe the founding generation violated the clear direction in Romans 13 to “submit to the governing authorities”.  In this episode, Mark confronts this narrow interpretation and explains the fuller meaning of this passage.