Whitestone Podcast

The privilege each of us has—each and every day—is to be a good steward in each and every role we’re appointed to! And that’s exactly what most everyone who pursues excellence puts their mind to—being a great steward! That’s because we find ourselves attracted to what great minds accomplish. To be sure, we see there seems to be a strong correlation between great minds and great stewardship. But th...

Meet a young person called Eric, a student at a modern Christian university, a serious believer who was navigating through a difficult life-decision. The question is, was Eric limiting God by the way he was choosing direction in that process? Or not? And haven’t all seasoned Christians found themselves facing that very type of dilemma? Join Kevin as we discuss how to discern God’s will for our liv...

Today, this episode is all about the local church at Antioch in the early days. Do you remember some of the particulars that Dr. Luke and the Apostle Paul documented about that extraordinary church? Well, for two thousand years, Antioch has been an amazing model for local churches desiring high impact for God’s mission. Join Kevin as we walk through the nine key lessons for our churches that we ca...

Throughout history, many churches and congregants do not proclaim the gospel manifested in God’s better covenant, the New Covenant. Instead, they often tend to publicly take condemning political positions and emphasize the importance of the Mosaic Law in their daily lives. But Jesus died on the Cross in the fulfillment of the New Covenant. Is this a problem? If not, why not? Join Kevin as we dive...

Are good deeds a part of God’s Great Commission? We all should know the great charge that Jesus gave to His disciples both before the Cross and after His Ascension—to go forth, to witness, to make disciples. And Jesus told us all what the two great commandments are: to love God and to love our neighbors. So, what about good deeds—do they help or obscure the Great Commission? Join Kevin as we dive...

If you know you are going to inherit a massive amount in the coming years, would it change your priorities? Your financial behavior? Look, in the world of finance, it’s routine to calculate the expected future values of current investments. But when it comes to your personal situation, how much present value do you think you should count on when calculating future value? Join Kevin as we take a fu...

Few people had more impact in the world stage of politics the last hundred years than Henry Kissinger, a German-Jewish emigrant to America that dealt with the world’s foremost leaders as National Security Advisor and then Secretary of State for the United States. What an interesting life! But what was Kissinger’s real core, his guiding light? Join Kevin as he gives a penetrating summary of Kissing...

What did you think of Dr. Fauci and his handling of the six-feet distancing protocol during the COVID pandemic? Months after the COVID pandemic ended, he testified to Congress that the six-feet protocol was a “decision that wasn’t based on data.” But he certainly didn’t project that earlier…while Americans stood like sheep on separated circles in their grocery stores. Look, we all need to have an...

So, how do you address a bad filter in your life when you find it? A “bad filter,” you might say? What’s a bad filter? Yes, that’s when someone—a church, a denomination, a pastor, a teacher—occupies spiritual space between you and the Word of God…and that intermediary wrongly handles, distorts, or ignores truth from the Word. This has been happening since the time of Paul and his pointing out what...

Are you limiting God and what He might be directing you to in your life? Abraham was a man of faith who also listened to God. But the Israelites rescued by God’s hand from slavery in Egypt would not listen to God; therefore, God gave them the Mosaic Law. Yes, the Law was Plan B for the Israelites, and it came because the Israelites limited themselves from listening to God! How about believers toda...

Just what is the gospel? Believe it or not, this word is one of the most misdefined and ravaged words in the history of Christianity…that very truth acknowledged so very early by the Apostle Paul himself in his letter to the Galatians! Is the gospel the top priority for Christians, especially American Christians? Join Kevin as he takes a frank tour through use and abuse of the word “gospel” then a...

Sustained marketing success is crucial for every great organization to last. So, what does do it take for that to happen? Well, the answer is several great alignments identified and working in concert with one another on a sustained basis. Join Kevin as we delve into marketing, alignments, and, yes, the three greatest alignments ever! // Download this episode's Application & Action questi...

There’s a principle that some observers of politics and business use to analyze very successful people: winning by losing. So, what does that mean? And where and how can that principle be fruitfully applied in our lives serving Christ? Join Kevin as we take a revealing look at the principle of winning by losing! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript...

Intergenerational indebtedness has been the two-ton elephant left largely undiscussed in American political dialogue. The United States is $36 trillion in debt and currently has an additional estimated $78 trillion additional unfunded commitments? Is this OK? Should these realities be more highly prioritized by Congress? And what about intergenerational indebtedness and inheritance when it comes t...

Have you ever been to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Virginia? Or perhaps a similar place in England or France? That kind of tomb represents someone who was faithful in serving their country but their remains could not be identified. Well, God knows everyone who’s ever lived, but Jesus only truly “knows” those who believe in Him. And that’s good news for those who are born again as b...

Have you ever wondered about companies or churches that seem to have little, solid direction, ineffective anchoring to the savviness that it takes to thrive? Have you seen nations fall apart the past several decades —either officially or unofficially? Have you seen families who seem to consistently thrive while other families careen around listlessly, blown about by the winds of the day? Join Kevi...

Here’s a sentence to read and ponder: the average Christian is…average! What’s your immediate, visceral response to that? Is God measuring you at all as a believer…or does His grace remove any expectations of obedience for Christians? And, if and when God does measure His children, how and what does He measure? Our compliance with Mosaic Law? Our social action? Our making of disciples of Christ? J...

Are you really getting everything out of life that God intends you to? The first episode in this series about “limits” asserted many Christians have a self-imposed mindset of settling for less. But is that the abundance that we should expect from God? Far from simplistic assertions about the prosperity gospel or the like, Kevin explores the reality of the amazing journey of “settling for Christ!” ...

Do you think we need better “kings” (better government personnel) or do we need a better approach to laws in America? Well, there’s a quite colorful yet very instructive history of kings and laws in God’s economy over the millennia. And now many folks are getting a very healthy dose of government involvement in their lives. So, just how should believers receive that? Join Kevin as he takes a penet...

So, what are the prospects for Christianity in the future? Are you optimistic? Pessimistic? What are the prospects for Christianity in the future if it were up to the actions of Christians like you? And a related question is: just who are the prospects for Christianity in the future? Join Kevin as we do a deep dive into the world of strategic marketing, macro prospects, and micro prospects for Chr...

Do you measure your life in God more by your striving to keep the law of Moses or by your Spirit-led, powerful witness and discipling for Christ? Or put another way, just where is your true obedience: to the keeping of Old Testament Law or to the proclamation of and discipling in service to the New Covenant offering of Christ and Him crucified? Join Kevin as he dives into the privilege of believer...

Do you like the saying that “the one who dies with most toys wins?” Are you working to ensure a certain level of resources to be vested with your children or grandchildren? So, from a Christian personal-finance perspective, should you personally work more to die broke or die invested? Or more directly, do you work right now more to die broke or die invested? Just what is God’s guidance for us? Joi...

Have you been paying attention over the years to a person or a married couple who are exemplary in their Christlike, effective ministering to others…both as individuals and together in their marriage? Do you think Christ views marriages as yoked in service to Him…all the while with each marriage partner also ministering as an individual representing Christ? Join Kevin as he gives a penetrating rev...

Have you ever listened to an amazingly smart person who has built a false construct politically or theologically, a construct that benefits them to the exclusion of others? In contrast, have you listened to an amazingly savvy person who adjusts, collaborates, and innovates for mutual betterment? And, hey, which of these two profiles do you mostly closely resemble? Join Kevin as we take a look at t...

Why is there so much astounding financial prosperity in so many countries around the world today…yet some countries have relatively little? Well, one huge reason is the great collaborative stewardship of free trade…welcomed by some nations, closed off by others. Yet most folks in a place like America tend to take free trade for granted…or sometimes actually oppose it! And what about the Kingdom an...