The Nine Points Podcast

Today's entire show reveals how problem solving is preferable to blaming and discrimination. This common truth is understood in the minds of everyone who is dedicated to seeking and serving God, regardless of religion. Applying this truth into our daily practices, however, is not always so easy.

Today's show had two content segments and a brief plug for a new book in the final segment. Segment one explored why love & patience are essential for teaching those closest to us. Segment two (Z-Time) is a family discussion on how and why me must respond to unprovoked attacks against our faith. In the third segment, I share a brief overview and ordering details for my latest book "Lord's Shel...

In every family our leaders are facilitators. The question becomes what are we choosing to share with the ones that we claim to love? In a way, both segments of today's show explore this question. In the first segment we contrast Pharaoh's response to adversity with the response of Joseph. During Z-Time, my sons and I share our views about soft parenting, discipline & child abuse.  

Faith requires a level of submissiveness & applying faith into our behaviors requires a certain amount of courage. The two segments of today's show explore examples of the reciprocating relationship between submission & courage.

This episode is dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My son and I pay tribute to him & countless others who choose to model the same kind of courage in their own ways. 

Today's show discusses how feeling "Welcome" vs feeling "Accepted" can impact the world that we create for ourselves. We discuss the story or Rachel, Leah & Jacob in one segment, & the story of Rebekah, Esau & Jacob in the second one. Throughout the show, my beautiful wife has fun gently ribbing me about getting Rachel & Rebekah's names mixed up. An added bonus in today's show is t...

This episode reviews the events described in Genesis 9: 20-27. 

 Our families are ground zero for spiritual warfare. Today's episode focuses on how spiritual battles require spiritual warriors. There are also pointers for how to maintain composure so that the sympathetic nervous system doesn't become our excuse for our stubborn hearts. 

Thank you for considering this Christmas edition of our family podcast. We collaborated in one segment to discuss some of what Love and Christmas mean to us. Spoiler alert, if you are listening with young kids, my son mentioned his thoughts about Santa Claus. If you're not ready for that talk, this might not be the episode for you. Merry Christmas!

This episode deals with the concept of Faith and how it applies to life on individual, familial and societal levels. 

This show has two segments that address the concept of shame & tips for how to work through it. In the first segment, I offer operational definitions of regret and shame, before giving personal and general examples of shame in action. Later, I delve into strategies to help work through shame and open the floor to discuss shame with my sons.  

The theme for each of today's segments was fellowship. The first segment was the first of what I hope to be many more collaborations with the pastor of Transitional Life Christian Church, Victor Vinson. In segment two, I invited our teens to share their perspectives of how Covid-19 has impacted their sociability and "free time." 

On this Thanksgiving weekend the theme of today's show is thankfulness. In the first segment, I explain why I believe that you and I share at least 9 things to be thankful for. The second segment is a family collaboration where we give more personal accounts for what we are thankful for. 

Thanks for considering our family show! Segment one is a collaborative discussion about Pride with a new guest of the show. Segment two is a father and son collaboration about NTI and the teenage experience. Segment three is an analysis of the function and importance of families.

Thank you for considering our family program! We face no shortage of distractions in this busy world of ours. Yet, one of the most serious distractions that we face is the temptation to look to others to settle things that we need to take ownership of ourselves. This episode has two segments dedicated to the process of self-soothing. 

Thank you for considering our family podcast. This is the first episode of season 3. Today's episode has three segments. In segment one, I explain the etiology and mission our podcast. In segment two, I ask my son two questions and we process the answers. Segment three is a brief commentary about an upcoming novel. 

Welcome to our family podcast! In the first segment I process the parable of The Good Samaritan. I mention cultural norms observed by the priest & the Levites of their day & how we have similar choices to make today. In the second segment, my son & I discuss knowledge vs wisdom and why wisdom is preferable. 

The first segment discusses why forbearance is more than just a duty. The second segment discusses voting through the eyes of a Generation X father and a Generation Z son. 

The first segment processes the evening that Jesus was arrested. The second segment is a conversation between myself and my son about "The Unforgivable Sin."  

A segment discussing the need to accept & apply the truth, regardless of the source.

This episode addresses the concept of emotional reactivity. In the process I discuss the need to pay attention to our immediate behavioral responses to unpleasant information. 

This family podcast is being posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The first segment is a husband-wife collaboration on the function of self-control within families and society. The second segment begins with a message from my son and I to a local family. The third segment is a discussion about the trials & triumph of Joseph. 

Thank you for tuning in to our family podcast. Today's episode has three segments. Segment one includes my wife & I discussing the function of "Gentleness." The second segment is a conversation about chess and life between me and my son. The third segment is me sharing why America needs to learn from pro wrestling fans.  

Thank you for considering our family podcast. This episode has two segments. The topic of the first segment is learning from painful histories for the sake of future generations.  The second segment (Z-Time) involves me talking with the teens about the value of respectful communication. 

Thank you for considering our family podcast! Segment one consists of husband and wife discussing the concept of "Faithfulness." Segment two (Z-time) involves dad and the teens discussing faithfulness & the prospect of not knowing when we are loved. Segment three involves processing Amos Chapter 5, and how its truth applies to today.