The Subjective Professor Podcast

"As the Spirit Leads" is an impressive expression in the church world. But how does one know if one actually is following the Spirit? This is especially the case when people believe that "not being under the law" implies lawlessness.  This is my subjective take living as the Spirit Leads.

A sermon about Beauty and Virtue Signaling. Virtue signaling is hypocrisy and it is basicallly a lot of fakery. So, what is beauty, subjectively speaking, and where can we find, achieve or perceive it?  Hopefully this un-sermon will inspire you as it did me when I was writing it. Blessings.

The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy that he should receive EVERYTHING with thanks. Given all of the bad that is in the world, this is a difficult task, but not impossible with faith. How does one be thankful for even the subjective bad things in life?  This is my take...  Blessings and Peace.

Paul wrote that believers should pray for the "King." Who is a king and for what should we pray for them? I have a feeling that we are not praying for victory in the next election. Keep in mind that we are all individuals, and we are rulers of our own lives. The prayer for the king should be the prayer for ourselves. And finally, where does Jesus fit in all this? Peace.

Perhaps because of the conflict brewing in Israel/Gaza, people are once again talking about the return of Jesus Christ. How does one prepare and wait for the return of Christ? Are the events we are witnessing new and never seen before? Even if they were, what do we do? Here is an Amillennialist's take on the matter. 

Revenge, Vengeance, avenging someone, these are popular concepts, and many people seek the opportunity to express their desire for revenge.  But, of course, God says that vengeance is his. How do we submit to that as children of the light? Unfortunately, this topic is harder than should be to teach and discuss. Peace to you and all of us.

I've heard some wild interpretations of this passage over the years, but how does one become all things to all people? There's a lot of diversity out there, so how does one reach and identify with everyone? It's not that complicated as it turns out, and one does not have to "get drunk to share the gospel with heavy drinkers," as some people I knew used to always say. Peace to us all in these times...

Biden's warning to the world not to interfere with the activities of the USA in the middle east made me think of this passage. As I said in the recording... that kind of inspiration does not necessarily dictate how I interpret the passage. The passage is longer than what I normally would use... and it seems to have a bump in the flow. But that "bump" might be an indication that there's something m...

One way of not seeing oneself correctly is by being a Narcissist. What is it and what is the effect for believers, the church, and society? How does one know one is a narcissist, what should one do instead of being self-absorbed?  What is the payoff (blessing)?

In this episode I tackle a passage I have avoided for over 20 years. The passage that seems to advocate Pacifism.  But is it pacifism or perhaps it is de-escalation? I also examine the concept of Love, again... and how Love enables and empowers us to love our enemies. Hope you enjoy.

Today I preached on 1 Peter 1:24-25. Talk about the temporary vs the eternal and the effects on our everyday lives. While it is a challenge to live a life by faith with the eternal word... it is not without blessing.

A little change in direction because of my new life schedule. I'm going to be making episodes based on my Sunday preaching. Take it or leave it, I guess. It's all I have time for now. Plus, it is utterly depressing going through twitter/X to find a topic to discuss. I must take a break. So, Leviticus 19:35-37 is our focus for this episode, "Honest Scales." Yes, we are going to talk about inflation...

People have been and continue to try to colorize ideas. That is, certain people want to associate a color with certain ideas in order to cancel or elevate those ideas. This approach fails and instead leads to other undesirable outcomes. Ideas are just good or bad depending on the context and subjectivity. People should be free to advocate for, choose, and ignore the ideas according to their prefer...

Jane Elliott divided her third-grade class by eye color to teach them about racism after the assassination of Martin Luther King. I used to show a video of her experiment to the students in my race class until I discovered the ideas of the Free Market. It turns out, her experiment tells us more about the dynamics of power and its enforcement than about race. 

After teaching middle school for a week, I thought I would share my thoughts on the decline of so-called higher education. Decline not only in enrollment numbers, but also in the quality of the education particularly in the Liberal Arts or the Humanities.  If we return to the standard of teaching "value," then students may once again entertain the idea of majoring or studying in the Humanities. Ne...

Although many people will use a concordance to try to find references to race in scripture, it's not really necessary because there are racializations galore in the Bible. I even forgot to talk about a few of them. People may want to discuss how to handle discrimination through scripture, but often people are curious about racialization when it comes to relationships and marriage.

First year teaching at university was time intensive, but middle school teaching is insanely time consuming.  With 6+ preps per night, I am going to a "when I have time" format.  I touch on the issue of choice when it comes to certain sensitive issues...  School choice is the future, especially sense the public school system in big cities are failing.

Taking a look at integrity as illustrated by the Apology and the dialogue of Crito. Recall that the dialogues are recorded by Plato, Socrates' student. One possible lesson to be learned is Integrity. To be consistent to a moral principle is very difficult and will often require sacrifice. Socrates shows us that integrity can cost a person their life. Is the principle you have as your life-guide so...

"Which way America?" was the theme this year for the RPI conference. Because of the corruption in DC, the nation is in a watershed moment. The perpetual war is unsustainable, but many are still under the thrall of gov't propaganda. I just share some thoughts and how it aligns with the agenda of this podcast. I am definitely looking forward to next year... hopefully, I will have more people with me...

It's Race Monday and I'm discussing "mis-racing". Yes, it is a spin on the mis-gendering of people. People today will have you believe that mis-racing others is a horrible crime. But is it? Through a couple of personal anecdotes, I try to make the case that mis-racializing people is simply another source of information on our personal identity.

Woke is explained and then the question is asked, have we reached Peak Woke? What are some signs that might let us know that we are there... Perhaps we have to ask what must happen for us to reach Peak Woke. Now I'm off to the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity in DC Sept 2, 2023.

Sorry for the Delay... I exceeded my hosting upload Quota of the month. That'll teach me to be long winded... oi. The Daodejing is said to have been written 2200 years ago and speaks of a Way which is similar to what Christianity and Libertarianism maintain, Freedom not authoritarianism. I go over a few select passages to support my claim and then connect it to the Boring life.

Climate change, in what way is it science and in what way is it a conspiracy theory? Briefly touch on the arguments supporting the plausibility of Climate change and then we discuss the conspiratorial aspect of it. As always, however, freedom is the key.

Are Conspiracy Theories the domain of the tin foil hat? Or is there anything redeemable about them? Putting aside all subjective bias, this episode examines what these theories are and then explains why they persist. There are people who benefit from these theories but not just those who spread them.

Segregation: thought it was over? Not when there are scholars in search of situations they can problematize.  This episode we do a brief survey of articles written on the topic and discuss. The argument is that voluntary self-segregation is a NON-issue, so what's really going on?