The MikeCheck Podcast

There are other faithful, Bible-believing churches that baptize babies?! Mike is joined by fellow Pastor Kendall Everett as they talk through Covenant Baptism and Credo Baptism. Show Links: Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

Every once in a while we will see a claim that our modern Bibles can't be trusted because thousands of words and many verses have been deliberately removed. Is this true? NO. Join Mike as he digs in... Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Fa...

How are we supposed to Biblically process Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris? What about the "Evangelicals for Harris" group? Join Mike as he digs in and checks the statements of both groups against the Word of God. Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠...

Listener question - What is the deal with speaking in tongues as we see it today in the modern pentecostal church? Is it Biblical? Join Mike as he digs in... Show Links: Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Highlands Bible Chur...

There are some tough parts of the Bible - perhaps particularly in the Old Testament. How are we to process the violence we find there? Join Mike as he walks through some ways. Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Highlands Bibl...

Last Saturday afternoon, a young man attempted to assassinate former President Trump - how do we process this from a Biblical worldview? Show Links: Dr. Albert Mohler - The Briefing Special Edition from July 15, 2024 Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible...

Mike is joined in studio by good friend Carinne Evans, as they dig into a biblical perspective on chronic illness and extended trials.  Carinne tells her powerful story and points us to Christ! Show Links: Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Fa...

Who hasn't watched the debate or watched clips of the debate online...virtually everyone.  True, President Biden didn't have a good night, how are we to respond Biblically? Are there any guardrails to put up?  Show Links: Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Hig...

Many people walk around with a physical handicap, and sometimes others don't even realize it. How do we biblically work through such a trial? Mike welcomes Rhoda Vreeland to the podcast as Rhoda tells her story and they dig into God's Word. Show Links: Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bibl...

Sudden tragedy is extremely difficult. How can we try to make biblical sense of it all? Join Mike as he talks through some thoughts from God's Word. Show Links: Go Fund Me for the Morgan Family Pastor Jesse's Blog - New Creation Living Pastor Ryan's Blog  Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlan...

We are all about the "church" - but what IS the church? Is it a building? People? A religion? What does the Bible have to say and does it really matter? YES! Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church...

What is Christian Nationalism? Isn't that a new way of saying a "MAGA Extremist?" What does the Bible have to say? Join Mike as he briefly digs into this important topic! Show Links: Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠...

Student Protests are all over the news. Columbia, UNC, UCLA...even little copy cat protests showing up at smaller schools. How should we think of them from a Biblical worldview? Join Mike as he digs into this topic biblically. Show Links: Albert Mohler Podcast "The Briefing: Tuesday, April 30, 2024" Carl Trueman First Things article Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodc...

Being single can be difficult, especially in a church culture full of happily married people and growing families. How should we look at this from a biblical perspective? Mike is joined in studio by Emily Seely as they talk through this challenging topic together. -- Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: ⁠TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠...

Have you ever felt like you didn't have enough time? Strength? Patience? Money? __________? Join Mike as he talks with author, teacher, and friend Naomi Mason about her book "Enough." Questions/Feedback? Email us at  ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: ⁠ TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Highlands Bible Chu...

We have all heard about President Biden's recent statement on the Transgender Day of Visibility which just so happened to correspond to Easter Sunday...but what about his Bible-verse quoting Tweet? What about his Statement on Easter? Join Mike as he tries to put all this together and biblically check the very unbiblical.

Anxiety is a really big thing. We all struggle with it to some degree or another. What does the Bible have to say about it? What makes it sinful? What are some practical ways to deal with it? Join Mike as he talks through all of that and more! Questions/Feedback? Email us at  Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church -...

Show Notes: Mike joins newly elected Sussex County Commissioner Jack DeGroot in the studio for a conversation about being a commissioner, a Christian, and how to be involved!  Questions/Feedback? Email us at  Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Highlands Bible C...

Show Notes:Join Mike as he answers a few listener questions about voting for Trump, questions about sexual immorality and marriage...and even talks about the SuperBowl - He Gets Us ads, Kelce/Swift...what can possibly go wrong?  Questions/Feedback? Email us at  Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com  or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Hi...

Show Notes: Throughout history, there have always been people in need. How can we as the church help? Are there unbiblical ways to help? Join Mike Ruel as he sits down with Doreen and Alyssa from My Brother's Place - a local Christian organization that seeks to provide spiritual and physical refuge for those in need. Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website...

Episode Info: POLITICS! The 2024 Presidential Election is upon us! How should a Christian go about assessing the candidates' positions and voting? Check them with the Biblical Worldview. Join Mike Ruel as he gives an intro about what the Bible has to say about government and politics and how to move ahead in trust.  Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠...

Show Notes What even IS dating?  Is it in the Bible? What is the Biblical focus of dating, especially as it relates to marriage. Mike welcomes Steve and Noelle Barlow onto the podcast to talk about all of these things and more! Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter...

Episode Info On this episode, Mike talks about one of his favorite topics - PRODUCTIVITY! What does the Bible have to say about it? What are we supposed to be focused on? What are some tools, tips, and tricks to be more productive? All this and MORE! Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG...

What is the church? What does the Bible say about the church? How do we know if a church is biblical? Is church important? All this and more on this episode! Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Ron Vreeland Music

Mike welcomes his lovely wife Melanie to the podcast!  Join them as they talk about marriage and ministry over the last 30 years together. What are the various phases/modes of life that we find ourselves in during marriage and ministry? What should we be pursuing and avoiding in each? What's it like to be a Pastor's wife? How did Mike and Mel meet? All this and MORE on this episode... Show...