D' Adams Perspective

As we enter November and begin our Thanksgiving season, how do we find reasons to be thankful when the world around us seems filled with chaos, political division, uncertainty, and personal struggles? In this opening episode of our four-part Thanksgiving series, Thankful in Every Season , Samuel D. Adams explores the spiritual battles we cannot see and the importance of remaining faithful and grat...

Episode 6 — “Speak Life” | Series Finale What are your words leaving behind? Throughout this powerful six-part series, we've explored how our words can encourage or discourage, heal or wound, build relationships or tear them apart. But knowing that words have power is only the beginning. The real transformation comes when we become intentional about how we use them. In the inspiring series fin...

Does your everyday conversation reflect the faith you express in prayer? Have you ever prayed for peace, restoration, financial stability, or direction, only to spend the rest of the day speaking as though nothing will ever change? In Episode 5 of Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak , host Sam Adams explores the powerful connection between our prayers, our words, and our faith. Drawing from James 1:...

Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak — Episode 4: “Your Mouth Is Telling on Your Heart” What if your mouth isn't really the problem? What if it's simply revealing what's already happening inside your heart? In Episode 4 of Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak , Sam Adams takes the conversation beneath our words and examines their source. Drawing from Matthew 12:34–35 , where Jesus teaches that the mouth...

Where is your mouth taking you? In Episode 3 of Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak , Sam Adams explores the powerful illustration found in James 3:4–5 : a massive ship can be directed by something as small as a rudder—and our tongues can have a similar influence on the direction of our lives. This isn't about magically speaking things into existence. It's about recognizing how repeated word...

Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak — Episode 2: “Your Mouth Is a Weapon—or Medicine” Words can cut—and words can heal. The question is: Which one is your mouth producing? In Episode 2 of Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak , Sam Adams explores Proverbs 12:18 , which compares reckless words to the piercing of a sword while reminding us that the tongue of the wise can bring healing. We examine what hap...

Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak — Episode 1: “I Create As I Speak” What are you creating every time you open your mouth? In Episode 1 of the new Abracadabra: Watch What You Speak series, Sam Adams explores the provocative idea, “I create as I speak.” This isn't about magic, manifestation, or pretending problems don't exist. It's about recognizing the very real influence our words can...

How do we use artificial intelligence without allowing it to replace honesty, intimacy, judgment, and real human connection? In the final episode of the Love in the Age of AI series, Sam Adams brings the entire conversation together by focusing on one of the most important issues couples now face: boundaries. AI can help write messages, organize thoughts, suggest conversation starters, analyze dis...

What happens when the person you are falling for online is not who they claim to be? In Episode 5 of the Love in the Age of AI series, Sam Adams explores the darker side of modern dating—romance scams, fake identities, manipulated images, synthetic voices, and the growing role artificial intelligence can play in making deception more convincing. Romance scams often do not begin with money. They be...

What happens when artificial intelligence becomes the first place you go after an argument, the place you share your frustrations, and the voice you trust to interpret your relationship? In Episode 4 of the Love in the Age of AI series, Sam Adams explores how AI is beginning to function as a relationship coach, confidant, emotional sounding board, and even referee between couples. This episode ask...

Why do some people keep ending up in the same kind of relationship with a different person? In Episode 3 of the Love in the Age of AI series, Sam Adams explores the patterns behind attraction, chemistry, and repeated relationship choices. Sometimes what feels familiar is not necessarily healthy. A person may say they want peace, consistency, and commitment, yet continue choosing partners who are e...

What happens when artificial intelligence does more than help someone find a date—and begins creating the personality their date believes they are meeting? In Episode 2 of the Love in the Age of AI series, Sam Adams explores the growing use of AI to write dating profiles, select photographs, create opening messages, develop romantic responses, and manage emotional conversations. Is using AI simply...

Would you trust artificial intelligence to choose the person you might spend the rest of your life with? In the opening episode of the Love in the Age of AI series, Sam Adams explores how dating has evolved from personal introductions and traditional matchmaking to dating apps powered by algorithms and artificial intelligence. AI can study our interests, preferences, habits, and dating behavior—bu...

What if everything you’ve been taught about wealth is incomplete? What if success has been measured by the wrong scoreboard all along? In the powerful finale of the What Is Wealth? series, host SamAdams brings everything together and challenges listeners to completelyrethink how they define wealth, success, and fulfillment. After six episodes of unpacking money, purpose, stewardship, traps,legacy,...

What happens when the money is gone? When the title changes? When the possessions fade? What remains? In Episode 6 of the What Is Wealth? series, host SamAdams explores the forms of wealth that no economy, crisis, or circumstancecan take away. This powerful conversation shifts the focus away frommaterial possessions and into the deeper riches of life— character, wisdom,relationships, faith, peace,...

What Is Wealth? | Episode 5: Wealth, Purpose, and Calling Why does God give us the ability to create wealth? Is it simply for comfort, luxury, and personal success—or isthere a greater purpose behind it? In Episode 5 of the What Is Wealth? series, host SamAdams explores the deeper biblical purpose of wealth and how it connects toprovision, influence, Kingdom impact, and legacy. Building on the pre...

What Is Wealth? | Episode 4: Building Wealth God’s Way How do you build wealth without losing your integrity, your peace, or your purpose? In Episode 4 of the What Is Wealth? series, host Sam Adams shifts from understanding wealth to learning how to build it—God’s way. After exploring what wealth is, the many forms it takes, and the dangers of pursuing it the wrong way, this episode focuses on the...

What Is Wealth? | Episode 3: The Wealth Trap Wealth can be a blessing—but when the pursuit of it becomes obsession, it can also become a trap. In Episode 3 of the What Is Wealth? series, host Sam Adams takes a hard look at the hidden dangers that can come with chasing money, status, and success without balance, purpose, or spiritual grounding. From greed and comparison to identity and misplaced pr...

What Is Wealth? | Episode 2: The Five Forms of Wealth When most people hear the word wealth , they immediately think about money. But what if financial wealth is only one piece of a much bigger picture? In Episode 2 of the What Is Wealth? series, host Sam Adams takes a deeper dive into the five essential forms of wealth that shape the quality, purpose, and stability of our lives. Building from the...

What Is Wealth? | Episode 1: More Than Money What comes to mind when you hear the word wealth ? For many people, the answer is simple: money. But is wealth really defined by the size of a bank account, the home you live in, or the car you drive? In this opening episode of the What Is Wealth? series, host Sam Adams challenges society's common definition of wealth and explores a deeper, more mea...

When do you keep fighting for your marriage… and when is it time to let go? In this final episode of the series, The D’Adams Perspective Podcast addresses one of the most difficult and emotional questions in relationships — when it’s okay to walk away. This conversation is not about giving up easily, but about understanding the difference between a marriage that is struggling and one that is causi...

What does it really take to maintain a healthy marriage long-term? In this final episode of the series, The D’Adams Perspective Podcast brings everything together by outlining the key habits and principles that help couples stay connected, grow together, and avoid the path that leads to divorce. This episode provides a practical blueprint for building and maintaining a strong marriage, including:...

Can a marriage that’s been damaged by repeated patterns, emotional pain, and disconnection truly be restored? In this episode of The D’Adams Perspective Podcast , we take an honest and practical look at what it really takes to save a toxic marriage. This isn’t about quick fixes or surface-level solutions — it’s about the deep work required for real transformation. We break down: • What “toxic” rea...

Can a marriage survive a major crisis… and still fall apart later? In this episode of The D’Adams Perspective Podcast , we explore one of the most difficult truths about relationships — that healing once does not guarantee long-term health. Many couples work through major challenges like broken trust, emotional wounds, and deep conflict… only to find themselves struggling again down the road. This...

How does a healthy marriage begin to fall apart… without either person realizing it? In this episode of The D’Adams Perspective Podcast , we take a deeper look at how strong relationships don’t usually break overnight — they drift over time. Through relatable storytelling and real-life insight, we explore the subtle shifts that can quietly weaken a marriage, even when love is still present. This e...