Out of Our Minds

Today’s conversation is all about how you can be right with God. This is a topic that I chose because I think it’s so important . I see the whole red pill movement and Jordan Peterson and all that stuff as our culture waking up to our need for law. And compared to the insanity of critical theory and transgender ideology and all that rot, Jordan Peterson’s 12 rules for life sounds wonderful. Sane!...

This is the second half of a conversation I had with Tim Bayly and Brian Bailey about the recently leaked Supreme Court opinion that would have the effect of overturning Roe vs. Wade if it actually stands when it is officially released. It's nothing short of a bombshell, and Christians need to understand where to go next. Read the draft opinion released by Politico. Tim's book, The Grace of Shame,...

Click here to read the full draft opinion leaked to Politico. We would be pleased never to link to Patheos due to the paganism and lies they publish, doing so religiously (so to speak). Still, this piece on the background of Justice Barrett and that background’s debt to author Stephen B. Clark is worth reading. Clark is the brother who wrote the book we recently reprinted, Man and Woman in Christ...

This is the second half of a conversation about children and discipline that I had with a group of ladies near and dear to my heart. That group includes my mother in law, Mary Lee Bayly, and her three daughters: Hannah Weeks, who is also my wife, and Michal Crum and Heather Ummel. In this episode, we talk about mommy guilt, the ins-and-outs of spanking, and about delighting in your children. There...

In today's episode, I have a conversation about children and discipline with Mary Lee Bayly and her three daughters: Heather Ummel, Michal Crum and Hannah Weeks. Don’t forget to pick up a copy of The Helpful Marriage Book by Tim & Mary Lee Bayly! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is the final part of our conversation about counseling with pastor Josh Knipp, and we spend the time talking about the importance of women in the work of counseling in the church. It is essential for older women to be committed to counseling younger women in the church! Don’t forget to pick up a copy of The Helpful Marriage Book by Tim & Mary Lee Bayly! We love feedback! Let us know what...

Pastors Tim Bayly, Max Curell, Josh Knipp and yours truly tackle the question, "Who is competent to counsel?" Romans 15:14 gives a good answer to the question, but we hope, as the puritans used to say, to "improve the text" in this episode. Don't forget to pick up a copy of The Helpful Marriage Book by Tim & Mary Lee Bayly! Click here to let us know what you think about this episode! We always...

Letting Go of Anxiety , with Josh and Rachel Knipp The Closing of the American Mind , by Allan Bloom And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. - Hebrews 4:13 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Discipline is only effective if you have real authority. We love to hear your feedback! Click here to let us know what you think! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Do not hold back discipline from the child,  Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. You shall strike him with the rod  And rescue his soul from Sheol. - Proverbs 23:13-14 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Today, we circle back around and talk about birth control and contraceptives again. We got a little push back from the last episode, and so we hope to clarify, improve, and sharpen our teaching on this very important topic. As you’ll hear Tim say later in the podcast, there is nothing more sensitive in a marriage relationship than the question of whether or not to have another child. ★ Support thi...

Today, we talk about companionship in marriage. Marriage is a mission, and a man and a wife cannot be two ships passing in the night if they hope to complete the mission with any success. Two ships passing in the night is not Christian Marriage. So today in our conversation, we try to give our listeners a vision of sweet companionship in Christian Marriage. The Helpful Marriage Conference is TOMOR...

The universal testimony of both Scripture and the Church through the ages has been to oppose the use of birth control. And yet, even the most conservative churches in our country have completely embraced it and consider child-bearing and contraception to simply be a question of stewardship. I hope our conversation today is challenging, helpful, informative… but mostly, I hope it strengthens your f...

We live in a country where 50 shades of gray is released in the theaters on valentines day. This is the state of our understanding of love between a man and a woman. It's godless and loveless. And much of that thinking has seeped into the church. In today's episode, we talk about the beauty of marriage and of real intimacy. There is nothing more romantic than a man and a woman getting married, and...

You can almost think of today’s episode as a bit of premarital counseling. My goal going into the conversation was to talk about the challenges of getting married and how young Christian couples will be different and stand out in their approach to marriage in a world gone mad. How does a young couple who wants to honor God with their sexuality approach marriage differently than everyone else? ★ Su...

Our liturgy for a wedding is based on the marriage solemnization found in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer. It lists these three purposes for marriage: First , marriage is given for the mutual society, help, and comfort that man and wife should have from the other, both in prosperity and adversity. Second , marriage is given for the procreation of children, to be brought up in the fear and nurture o...

Today's episode is the second half of the conversation we began last week, and it is our last installment of our current series on Teenagers. Today, we talk about practical issues, and that includes how to help your sons and daughters launch into adulthood after high school. It's not surprising that we discuss education and the life of the mind, but we end with a discussion about how to pass humil...

If you want to disciple your teenagers to love Jesus Christ, you have to train your girls to be women and your boys to be men. In other words, to live out our God-given sexuality is Christian discipleship. And yes, you will be persecuted for teaching Biblical sexuality to your children, and they – if they choose to pick up their cross and follow Jesus – will be persecuted for living it. But we can...

Many Christian parents don't like the idea of a youth group at church. After all, isn't that where the kids get into all kinds of trouble? Isn't that where all the bad stuff happens? I mean… there are girls there. Well, hold your horses. We think youth groups, or whatever you want to call them, are good and necessary. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Christmas story is beautiful and terrible - not just one or the other.

The conversation features African hyraxes , Christmas cows, and a discussion about how to lead your family on holy days. Merry Christmas! Mentioned in this episode: The Worship of the English Puritans by Horton Davies Register now for the Helpful Marriage Conference ! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In today's episode, we continue our series about teenagers. It's tough to be a teenager. It's tough to raise a teenager! If you have a teenager in the house already and you feel like you're way behind, then I think there's some good stuff in here that will challenge and encourage you. I hope you enjoy it. Register now for the Helpful Marriage Conference, March 4-5, 2022! https://helpfulmarriage.co...

Being a teenager is tough, and it's easy for you as a parent to take your children - including your teenagers - for granted. Parents need to see it as their goal to help their teenagers launch into adulthood, and that means recognizing that this child will be out of your home before you know what happened. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What kind of peace can we expect to have in the world? In our church? Our family? Our marriage? I'll give you a hint: it begins with Jesus Christ. Join us for the Helpful Marriage Conference at the beautiful Indiana Landmarks Center in Indianapolis on March 4th & 5th, 2022! Register now at helpfulmarriage.com . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What does it mean for Christians to "be of the same mind with one another?"