The Foreign Saint's Podcast

According to Dictionary.com a "vandal" is "a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or mars something beautiful or valuable." I believe that many people that struggle with and/or embrace gender fluidity fall into this category mostly out of ignorance. This episode, building on the previous, explains why God in the Torah, and TaNaK at large, calls this an abomination. After...

My first video interview and I have Christian Ashley, host of the "Let Nothing Move You" Podcast on Spotify, on to talk about spiritual warfare with demons and his own experience with the demonic and the supremacy of Jesus over those dark powers. Enjoy and be blessed!

The divorce teaching starts at the 1:01:07 timestamp in the video. I take another look at Herod the tetrarch on this channel and meditate on what it looks like as a Christian in America to keep your religion unstained by the hypocrisy of politics and analyzing his sinful marriage as an in-roads to discuss the sinfulness of divorce and the exceptions to that rule. If you're curious about when divor...

We blitz through the last 4 parables in Matthew 13 (treasure, pearl, net, new and old treasures) and are challenged by Jesus to properly understand who he really is and our need for him. Afterward, we discuss Jesus's rejection in Nazareth and how that scene corrects catholic doctrine AND the pride of life in all of us. Enjoy and be blessed!

FINALLY, the first of what should be a 4 part series on the transgenderism from a Gospel perspective. This part focuses on showing how God created male and female as distinct categories along with showing that the deeper issue is whether or not you trust God's character is good. I hope this series helps those that struggle with gender identity to fall in love with the real Jesus as well as equ...

As we continue our walk through parables and Matthew 13 we come into the Parable of the Weeds. Jesus puts a spin on the parable of the soils and teaches us about who who intends for his people to be and about what he intends to do about hypocrites in the church when he returns. If the topic of Christian hypocrites hits close to home or you just want clarity on how to read parables then this episod...

We return to video format after a VERY LONG time and our study is in the parable of the soils in Matthew. What does the phrase "ears to hear and eyes to see" denote in scripture and what is the relation to this parable? Also, why does Jesus switch to teaching in parables now and what can we learn from it? All this and more, enjoy!

Short episode today, more reactionary as Meredith and myself give our immediate thoughts on the assassination attempt on former President Trump. We share a meditation of the corrosive effects of political influences on the foreign saint. Followers of Jesus, Foreign Saints everywhere, we need to be ready in and out of season. Maintain the foreign nature of your Christian identity and don't yiel...

We are talking demons today on the podcast, their nature and their tactics so that we can properly be on guard against them and false teaching. An example of that false teaching would be the catholic doctrine of Mary being sinless from conception. We also meditate on the bond of family between those that do the Father's will and why it's so important that we make our families and household...

What does blasphemy against the Spirit even mean and how is anything unforgiveable if Jesus died and rose? Did Jesus say this to cause anxiety or is this strange passage also somehow mercy in disguise? To complete the menu of mysteries, what is the sign of Jonah and what does a story as strange as Jonah teach me about who Jesus is? Be blessed and enjoy!

On the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre we have a meditation on resisting the influence of the beasts in our world today. Hopefully this is the kind of message that refocuses your heart and soul on what it means to be a foreign saint in this world as we follow Jesus.

Got two stories of grace from the ICU for you guys this week. An overall meditation on the victory of the light of Jesus and what committing ourselves to the Father's work will achieve. In between both stories I take the time to talk scripture and science on recreational marijuana. Be blessed and enjoy!

What is the deal with the Sabbath? Why is it that Christians seem to follow some regulations but ignore the one about the sabbath? To answer that question we have to answer the question of who was Jesus really? The truth will bring you into the spiritual rest of soul that God desires for all people in and through Messiah. Be blessed and enjoy!

Jesus and the 12 split up to cover more ground in Israel with the gospel message. John the Baptist communicates his doubts and there is a lot to learn form how Jesus deals mercifully with his doubts. The legacy of Christianity and evidence starts as early as this. We also are challenged by this chapter to not be offended by Jesus and harden our hearts to the Father as a result. Be blessed and enjo...

How is it Jesus could say he isn't here for peace when he commanded his followers in the sermon on the mount to be peacemakers? We Christians try to avoid to all conflict concerning religion sometimes but perhaps that's not our call. God is inviting each of us to be desirous to fellowship with Messiah in similar sufferings so that we can experience the unconquerable power of the Gospel. Be...

Re-Upload Alert: I'm connecting the podcast to my Youtube channel "Foreign Saints" and had to remove some previous music to let this episode through the copyright system there. The Matthew series will return in a few days! Just Karai here for the premiere of season 2. Some format changes will be played around with this season. Today we look at the account of a young girl who suffered...

Re-Upload Alert: I'm connecting the podcast to my Youtube channel "Foreign Saints" and had to remove some previous music to let ithis episode through the copyright system there. The Matthew series will return in a few days! Does Christianity feel like a heavy burden to you? Feeling heavy under the burden of your conscience accusing you? We have a Savior for that. The story of the pro...

We get very practical teaching we can apply to making disciples from Jesus himself in chapter 10. Additionally, what did Jesus mean by the phrase "before the Son of Man comes" and does it make him a false prophet? This episode is packed with so much more as well. Be blessed and enjoy!

Many would say that the woman healed of her bleeding disorder is an example of this idea called manifesting. Is that true though? Is that the theology the Jesus intended to teach or are the wolves in the sheep pen again? Also, why did Jesus tell people not talk about him sometimes? What is the Messianic Secret? Enjoy and be blessed!

Hey there foreigners, I am QUITE under the weather currently. I still wanted to record though so I thought I'd share my usual meditation when I'm sick. Afterward I thought I'd gracefully challenge you to consider one of the most difficult to believe facts of the Christian life: God IS your friend because he WANTED to be your friend. Be blessed and enjoy!

Medicine and Christianity have a crazy amount of similarities. I've been meaning to bring those two things together for a series on this show for some time. Welcome to my first attempt at it: I had a 5 straight 12-hour days in the Neurological and Cardiac ICU's at my hospital this last weekend. I was challenged quite a bit to practice what I've been teaching in Matthew lately. Between...

Jesus ate with sinners is something people love to say but do you know the importance of that truth? Is it a blank check to sin or is this story an invitation into a way of telling your story in a way that truly heals the sick? Additionally, what was the parable of the wineskins about anyway? All that and more this time. Be blessed and enjoy!

An overview of my Resurrection Day Weekend, sharing stories of the Kingdom moving forward in surprising ways. A care package for a pregnancy out of wedlock with a Gospel plea, a 12 year old son of a lesbian couple choosing to follow Jesus, and a meditation on the conscience-cleansing power of the blood of Jesus! Happy Resurrection Day 2024, be blessed! P.S. Lena, Anna, and Trent, if you're rea...

Yes salvation is a free gift of God but there is a cost all the same. That cost is comfort and the societal call is to do justice to our neighbor and push back against the oppression of the kingdom of darkness. I talk typology again this episode between the scribe Ezra, and the ultimate scribe Jesus Christ! Be blessed and enjoy!

We are just as shocked and in turmoil about what's been revealed from behind the scenes at Nickelodeon. This is not all there is to say on the matter but we do talk about the sliminess and instability of having kids be the head of the house instead of the husband. We invite all of our listeners to examine the logs that may be blinding our sight first, before discussing the specks in others. Be...