2016-12-28T16:36:33-08:00

Sexual progressives claim to be ushering in a “brave new world” of freedom. But their “new” morality is as old as the hills. (This column originally aired September 8, 2016 and may not be suitable for all audiences. Parental discretion is advised)

How often have you heard sexual progressives claim that those of us who hold to traditional sexual morality and marriage are “on the wrong side of history?” But as one new book points out, it’s the proponents... Read more

2016-12-28T10:53:16-08:00

In 1993, RFRA or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was passed by a bi-partisan vote in Congress. Thank you for joining us for the First Liberty Briefing, an exclusive podcast where host Jeremy Dys—also First Liberty Senior Counsel—provides an insider’s look at the stories, cases, people and laws that have made America the world’s leader in protecting religious liberty. In the past couple of years, there’s been a lot of talk about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or as it... Read more

2016-12-27T15:40:50-08:00

Kwanzaa is a week-long African-American holiday celebrated from December 26 -January 1, created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga (born Ronald Everett), a professor of African American studies at California State University, Long Beach. His original intention was to provide and alternative to Christmas, and “give blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society.” Karenga is a secular humanist. The holiday draws from African rituals and black national ideology... Read more

2016-12-27T14:45:41-08:00

Welcome back to the Ask Pastor John podcast. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas weekend to reflect on the Savior and his birth, and his sacrifice for us. Jesus is beautiful, and we talk about his beauty a lot as a way of fleshing out what it means to have faith and to treasure Christ for all that he is for us. But he is fundamentally beautiful — that’s common language for us. But that language leads to a... Read more

2016-12-27T12:04:48-08:00

Merry Christmas!! Every year, Christmas makes me feel like a kid again. In fact, years ago, I was a kid. And, as a kid, my mom would ask us to circle items in the JC Penny catalog in order to give her gift ideas of what we wanted. Well, I wanted everything. I’d circle toys, swimming pools, draperies… EVERYTHING. I think the only thing in the whole catalog that wasn’t circled was on page 918 – cologne. I could... Read more

2016-12-21T16:45:08-08:00

What’s the true spirit of Christmas? That’s the question at the heart of countless Christmas movies that clutter the airwaves and cable listings at this time of year. But the answer one typically receives from films of this genre is not merely a departure from the biblical narrative, but rather is a kind of anti-gospel that turns our attention completely away from the redemption provided by the incarnate Son of God. The hosts will discuss this topic by walking... Read more

2016-12-21T10:54:39-08:00

It’s one of the most beloved movies of all time. But I wonder how many people miss the gospel message in “It’s a Wonderful Life”.

I love the film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” My family watches it every Christmas. I sometimes think about how much fun it would be to visit Bedford Falls, and meet all those delightful characters—even Old Man Potter. My friend and long-time BreakPoint colleague, Anne Morse, recently did just that: well, almost. She visited Seneca Falls,... Read more

2016-12-21T10:16:22-08:00

Former NFL players, Steve Largent and Chad Hennings along with two Seattle high school coaches filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Coach Kennedy’s right to take a knee after games. Thank you for joining us for the First Liberty Briefing, an exclusive podcast where host Jeremy Dys—also First Liberty Senior Counsel—provides an insider’s look at the stories, cases, people and laws that have made America the world’s leader in protecting religious liberty. You may be familiar with coach Joe Kennedy,... Read more

2016-12-20T17:03:35-08:00

It was an epic one-two punch to the gut. Jesus’ gut, not to put too fine a point on it. A brutal betrayal coupled with a devastating denial by two of Jesus’ handpicked and beloved disciples. In this PODCAST, I am referring of course to Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s three-time denial. If there is a silver lining to these increasingly billowing clouds, it is this: There is a clear pattern emerging here in John 13. A pattern that tells quite... Read more

2016-12-20T10:27:59-08:00

We’ve never been afraid of ruffling feathers on the podcast. And as we move into the epicenter of the Christmas season, that’s good because no APJ question is more common this time of year then questions over what Christian parents should do with Santa Claus. What should we do with old St. Nick? It’s been asked over 70 times in the APJ inbox, and every year the questions come again. Now of course, Pastor John, as you know, there’s a... Read more

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