Thinking Out Loud

My take on the Mark Driscoll/John Lindell controversy, based on the Stronger Men’s Conference and the controversy that proceeded from it. My sources come from the Christian Post article from Monday, which can be found here: https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-lindell-apologizes-for-inviting-alex-magala-mark-driscoll.html

God desires to use broken and weak men to accomplish His will and do amazing and powerful things for His glory. While the message is countercultural to this day and time, the message is just as relevant as it always has been throughout Scripture and in the lives of men of God.

It’s a question of the Atheist as well as many others, and in this episode, I give my perspective on this constant, thought provoking question. The issue is the matter of the party at which we are pointing the finger of blame.

In this episode I discuss my perspective primarily on the podcast Hillsong: A Megachurch Shattered. I discuss my issues with the means they went about to mend the pain left by Hillsong leaders, and discuss what the true answer and only right response is.

What began as a chapel service last Wednesday has lasted over a week now at Asbury University in Wilmore, KY, as the Holy Spirit has led people from across states and colleges to the university, where lives are being changed eternity, souls are being saved, people are confessing their sins to God, and there is an attitude of solemn worship, contrary to the images we have in mind when we think of t...

In this episode I discuss the topic of student loan forgiveness, and it’s consequences that not only affect the students who are indebted, but the citizens of the country as a whole.

In the 10th episode of the podcast, I discuss the viral podcast of last year from Christianity Today, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

It’s Pride Month, and this episode addresses what the Scriptures reveal about what God says concerning the sin of homosexuality, and how the Church should address the matter.

In this episode I discuss the biblical virtue of forgiveness, different Scriptures pertaining to it, and what we do when others feel no conviction for hurting us.

In this episode I give my explanation of where I stand in Evangelism with the political landscape, while explaining where our foundation for our beliefs and principles should be — the Scriptures.

In this edition of Thinking Out Loud I give my take on the current controversy between Julie Roys and Dr. John McArthur of Grace To You Church, and the story of Ileen and David Gray. I also cover McArthurs ongoing battle with the media, and why Evangelicals are drawn to him.

In this episode I tackle of subject of negativity we experience in the workplace, and how we are to handle it from a biblical perspective.

In this episode I discuss the history of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple in correlation with the Church today - it’s fixation on the social justice gospel, the seeking signs and wonders, spiritual abuse and pastoral manipulation. Have we learned from History? Are we making some similar mistakes and following similar patterns The Peoples Temple did, to their detriment and tragic end?

In the third episode of thinking out Loud I discuss the current job culture in our country, and the struggle for some businesses to find employees and why. I will also discuss the reasoning behind the idea of minimum wage, and discuss work ethic from a biblical perspective.

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American was unjustly killed in Minneapolis, which led to a shocking cultural shift in our nation, leading to the rising up of Black Lives Matter (BLM), and racist ideologies such as Critical Race Theory (CRT). How do we as Christians address what’s in front of us in culture? How do we address the topic of racial reconciliation? What is our attitude to be...

In the pilot episode of Thinking Out Loud I discuss the topic of the decrease of professing Christians in America. What do the statistics say? What happened between 1928 when Americans majorly identified as Christians, and today, as well as if we were even Christian from our conception. All this and more on the first episode of Thinking Out Loud!