Right Response Podcast

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Faith without risk isn’t faith. It's abstract assent. Hudson Taylor gave his last coin in obedience and watched God provide. George Müller fed thousands of orphans by prayer alone with no fundraising. Brother Andrew smuggled Bibles by the car load behind the Iron Curtain, trusting God at the checkpoint. Risk. Faith. Manliness. All intricately connected *MINISTRY SPONSORS:* *Genesis Gold Group* Fai...

Right Response Ministries continues its discussion of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), distinguishing it from the PCUSA while arguing the PCA is on the same liberalizing trajectory, driven by egalitarianism, and is in “dire straits.” After two “scorched earth” episodes, this installment shifts from critique to pastoral counsel: Christians must be committed to a local visible church and ca...

The episode responds to criticism that NXR Studios’ upcoming “Christ Is King: America After Trump” 2026 conference promotes forbidden ecumenicalism, arguing the charge misunderstands categorical distinctions between Covenant Bible Church (word, sacrament, regulative worship), Right Response Ministries (a Christian 501(c)(3) ministry focused on public theology), and NXR Studios (a for-profit Christ...

In part two of a series on the civil magistrate’s duty under God to promote true religion, the speakers move from theological principles to practical tactics for the U.S. in 2026. They argue that while separation of church and state may be permissible, separating Christ from the state is not, and they outline realistic approaches short of amending the Constitution, such as using party “soft power”...

In part one of a two-part podcast on church and state, the hosts argue from 2 Kings 23:5–9 and Reformed political thought that the civil magistrate has a duty to promote true religion and suppress public blasphemy and idolatry, while remaining limited to outward matters and not usurping preaching, sacraments, or church keys. Using categories of principle versus prudential application (genus/specie...

The episode continues a two-part critique of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) position paper, pastoral letter, and “affirmations and denials” on Christian nationalism, arguing the denomination is compromising Scripture on sexuality, civic life, and male leadership. The hosts cite a Religious Landscape Study survey claiming PCA members’ support for same-sex marriage rose from 40% in 2014 to...

The episode opens with Romans 9:1–5 and argues that Satan undermines the church through persecution, doctrinal compromise, and subtle tactics like disqualification and new “heresies.” The hosts recount Presbyterian denominational history leading to the PCA’s formation in 1973 and contrast it with the PCUSA’s decline after affirming women’s ordination and homosexual unions. They then discuss the PC...

This Right Response Ministries podcast episode opens with Psalm 18:31–34 and argues for Christian excellence and forming “renaissance men” who are not only faithful husbands and fathers but top-tier builders, leaders, and experts in their vocations. The hosts reject egalitarianism and raw populism, emphasizing hierarchy, leadership, and the need for a capable Christian elite able to apply timeless...

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the...

This episode of The Right Response Ministry podcast examines Matthew 19:23–30 in its immediate context of the rich young ruler, explaining that Jesus’ warning is not a blanket condemnation of wealth but an exposure of the unique temptations attached to earthly abundance. The hosts discuss how riches can foster self-sufficiency and idolatry—either trusting wealth for security or treasuring it for j...

This episode of the Right Response Ministries Podcast opens with Ezekiel 34:1–7 and applies its warning to modern church leadership, focusing on the Rio Grande Presbytery (PCA) indefinitely suspending teaching elder Zachary Garris. The hosts discuss two charges: an accusation tied to his liking a tweet about slavery (dismissed) and a charge of “corrupt speech” based solely on two X replies to Dr....

In this Right Response Ministries podcast episode, the hosts discuss Matthew 19:10–12 to argue that celibacy is a rare, sovereign gift from God and that lifelong singleness is a vocation only for those given that gift. They contrast “gift of celibacy” with “vocation of singleness,” insisting marriage is honorable and not spiritually inferior, rejecting the idea that celibacy is a higher tier of Ch...

This Right Response Ministries podcast episode reads 2 Samuel 18:9–15 and uses Absalom’s rebellion and death as an example of Old Testament typology, contrasting Absalom as an anti-type with Jesus as the obedient Son of David who is “hung on a tree” and pierced, not for His own sins but for His people. The hosts argue typology is a powerful apologetic for Christianity against Islam and Judaism, si...

This episode opens with Leviticus 19:35 –36 on honest weights and measures and applies the biblical idea of justice to money, commerce, and economic life. The hosts connect classical Christian thought (including Thomas Aquinas) to the moral question of debased currency, arguing that fiat money’s ongoing devaluation creates unequal exchange over time. Guest Bill Armor discusses why gold has histori...

Using 1 Timothy 4:11 –16 and the elder qualifications of 1 Timothy 3, this episode explains pastoral calling and ordination by outlining the key requirements for ministry. Pastor Joel argues that the first qualification is calling—an inward desire to be an elder—followed by character and competency, especially being “apt to teach” so others profit from Scripture. He distinguishes true calling from...

The episode opens with Psalm 139:13–17. They discuss traducianism—the view that a child’s soul is generated through parents rather than created ex nihilo at conception—using Freud vs. Jung to frame individualism versus shared, inherited realities, and drawing on examples from Tolkien, “blood,” and spiritual “longings.” They contrast creationism of the soul with traducianism and a generational “thi...

On this episode of the Right Response Ministries podcast, the hosts discuss AI’s rapid advance and the likelihood that it will automate a massive share of both knowledge work and manual labor, arguing this isn’t comparable to past innovations like the cotton gin because AI can be embodied in robots that outperform humans in productivity, speed, and safety. They contend this shift will collapse fam...

This episode uses Romans 10:9–10 and 1 John 1:7–9 to address why many Christians struggle with assurance of salvation, arguing that Christianity is objective and not grounded in fluctuating feelings. The hosts contrast Protestant introspection and “navel-gazing” with Rome’s overly mechanical objectivity, noting pitfalls on both sides, and discuss how modern psychologizing has separated emotions fr...

In this Right Response Ministries podcast episode, the hosts discuss what Scripture teaches about alcohol, emphasizing that the Bible condemns drunkenness while also presenting wine as a blessing tied to celebration and reward. They survey biblical warnings—especially for leaders and specific offices (kings, priests, elders, and older women)—and contrast these with passages that permit and even co...

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In this episode Wesley Todd, Pastor Joel, and Antonio discuss the difference between biblical piety and evangelical pietism, beginning with 1 Timothy 5:1–4 and Calvin’s definition of piety as reverence joined with love for God. The hosts trace pietism’s rise after the Thirty Years’ War and how it shifted over time into an increasingly private, introspective religion that can elevate inner feelings...

In this episode of the Right Response podcast, the hosts discuss the Christian tradition of just war theory, tracing its development from Augustine to Aquinas and explaining why it matters for distinguishing justified killing from murder. They outline core criteria for going to war (jus ad bellum)—legitimate authority, just cause, right intention, last resort, proportionality, probability of succe...