Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

The conversation around Native Americans has renewed around culture. From the American Indian incorporation into hit shows like Yellowstone, to controversy surrounding NFL and MLB teams. As culture retells the story of the American Indian through dramatization, it's important to get the whole and true story. In this special, Mike Slater speaks with multiple historians to get the full picture, incl...

Certainly one of the most uncomfortable truths in the Bible is the use of the Greek word "doulos". We've capitulated on this word, but we won't here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My favorite line in the Bible for a while has been "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." This idea is right up there: the idea that if you become a Christian, the slave will be made free and the freeman will become a slave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is slavery "condoned" in the Bible? Many skeptics point to this as proof that the Bible is old and irrelevant. But the Bible is perfectly relevant, even here, because it changes all relationships. The Bible didn't need to make political pronouncements. The Word changes hearts. If only we all followed it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Megan Rapinoe's night didn't do the way she intended, so to her, this is proof God doesn't exist. Let's take a few minutes to find our what exactly the Bible says about this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why would the people of Ohio vote to expand abortion to 40 weeks? It's because people view abortion as a necessary evil. But it's only "necessary" because people can't fathom giving up other aspects of their life that result in abortion being "necessary".  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI is warning that terrorists may conduct attacks on American soil amid global tension in the middle east. Could the United States be looking at another 9/11? In this special, Mike Slater speaks with counterterrorism experts about the threats facing America and how to defend against them. Slater also calls on America to keep its spiritual health strong and reject fear during this time of unce...

On Monday we talked about being grateful that God works in spite of and even through ignorant people and rulers. As grateful as we should be for that reality in this crazy world, we should also be grateful that God forgives us of our sins. My 7-year-old had a tough time making sense of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a friendly reminder to husbands. Our society needs to do more to encourage husbands and wives. Paul has a positive command and a negative command to husbands. Today we'll focus on the negative one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The old Reagan line, "Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction," is true for our country and it's true in the Bible as well. The Israelites continually failed in the book of Judges for one specific reason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's easy to be discouraged when looking at our country today, full of ignorant people and ignorant rulers. But as Peter rebuked the crowd of Jews in Acts 3, there's no need for us to lose hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 election is coming around the corner and FAST! If the past two elections serve as precedent, 2024 will be a year filled with chaos and insanity. In this special, Mike Slater looks back on the past two election cycles to predict what surprises may be coming this time around. Mike also chats with Alex Marlow and Josh Hammer about the plethora of legal problems plaguing both presidential fro...

Paul tells us exactly what the posture of a Christian should be in this world. There's no mention of being "nice" at all costs. We're told to be like a teacher, soldier, athlete and farmer. We talk about what each of those means in real life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Christians in the first church weren't passive nice guys. They went into synagogues and spoke the truth boldly. What they said resulted in them being killed, so no one would have characterized them as nice. What posture is a Christian then to have? Paul tells Timothy to be like a teacher, soldier, athlete and farmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Even the kindest, gentlest shepherd sometimes needs to throw rocks at the wolves who come in sheep’s clothing". Jesus wasn't "nice'. He said so many controversial things, everywhere he went people wanted to kill him. They ultimately did. So why do we think the highest virtue is being nice or being liked? Today, we talk about a higher value than "being nice". Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

We live in the era of Resentment. If historians look back on this time and give it a name, the Era of Resentment would be a perfect fit. Today, we talk about the one way to stop this cycle of resentment and destruction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe we should start every Monday off with this reminder: that God is completely in control. Always. Yes, even in times of turmoil. Every right now. Even with the man I met last week in Lubbock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To begin a quote from Patrick Henry in 1775, "Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!'" but at what cost? You can't have a true peace divorced from certain things. Peace isn't the beginning. Peace is the result. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is a peacemaker? How do you be a peacemaker? Was Jesus talking about people who work at the UN. No. No he was not. So who are these people and why are they so happy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History continues to repeat itself with war. It seems as though whenever one ends, another one starts. So are we in World War III right now? Mike Slater looks back on the history of the first two world wars for context on where we are now. Mike chats with the principal architect of the Abraham Accords for some perspective on peace and Israel. Mike also gets a breakdown on the cold war with China a...

Does the Bible say anything about soldiers benign an immoral profession? No. If anything, the opposite. How then could God be against war? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We ended yesterday's episode on a bit of a...heavy point. It deserves further analysis because it seems contrary to everything we're told. And then we get into the Song of Moses and the "book of the wars of the Lord" from Numbers 21. There are a lot of wars in the Bible and many for good reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to tackle another easy topic this week: What does the Bible say about war. Most people think "turn the other cheek" or "blessed are the peacemakers" is the final word in the Bible, but of course, there's a lot more there. Does Israel have a proper right to retaliate? Perhaps, they have an obligation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does scripture say about war, specifically in the old testament? Dennis Prager has spent a lifetime studying this and he joins Mike Slater for an insightful discussion on everything happening right now in Israel. Mike also catches up with Abraham Accords architect Aryeh Lightstone, who joins Mike from Israel to discuss what things are like on the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

This has been a difficult week. Romans 11 is a difficult chapter of scripture. Making sense of the Middle East today is difficult. Paul knew how difficult this could be to understand, which is why he ended Romans 11 the way he did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices