The Partners and Citizens Podcast

A Pastor and His Newspaper is back with a new episode on the 44 Billion Dollar purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. How will this affect free speech in the future? Also, how can Christians use Musk's Twitter in the future to point people to Christ Jesus? 

Today on A Pastor and His Newspaper, I am discussing an interview with David Mamet in WSJ. He spoke on the topic of wokeness, and his belief that today is the age of conformity. This topic leads to the reality that we are all in-dwelt with proclivities towards evil. The only path to salvation from that evil is Christ Jesus, who is the only guiltless one. 

Today we are discussing the Parental Rights Law in Florida and the response to it by Disney. 

I am looking at the refugee crisis in Ukraine as 4 million people flee from the war. Are American churches ready to serve the coming Ukrainian refugees? 

March Madness is raging this year as underdogs continue to upset high favorites in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. However, one of most unexpected wins was the Saint Peter's Peacocks upset of the Kentucky Wildcats. Was does Saint Peter's unexpected win teach us about Christian hope? 

Continual War in Ukraine took up most of the new coverage this week. An alarming trend is the extreme inflation in most areas of the economy in America. While Putin threats the world with nuclear weapons, the rising prices at the gas pump and the grocery store are causing most of the anxiety in our society this week. Mark 4 and Jesus's miracle on the Sea of the Galilee will help us react faithfull...

Another side to the Ukraine and Russian war is the humiliation of the West. Progressivism in the West has again failed to create a utopian world that is absent of war and self-interest. Instead, humanity is being reminded again in Ukraine of the corruption of human nature. Like Nebuchadnezzar, who was humbled by God for his arrogance, the West is being humbled.

In a new episode of A Pastor and His Newspaper, Dr. Castro explains the inspiration for the title of the podcast. Also the topic that has been in the newspapers the past few days is the conflict in the Ukraine. Dr. Castro connects the conflict in Ukraine with the sin of nationalism. 

In the pilot episode of A Pastor and His Newspaper, Dr. Castro is discussing the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Should Christians boycott the Chinese Olympics?