All tagged Ukraine war

388 We Dodged A Bullet—Now Let's Look Forward

388 We Dodged A Bullet—Now Let's Look Forward

Uncensored Unprofessor

To my own surprise the Orange Sunkist won a big red wave. What does this mean for the Church? The nation's majority said, "enough." (Enough what?) And with Felonious Orange taking the popular vote will we finally stop hearing about how the Electoral college is unnecessary? In this immediately-following-the-election episode I work through my "Day 1" wish list, my "First 100 Days" wish list. What does this victory mean for Progressive politics and the mainstream media? What's it mean for the Ukraine war? And wow, what happened to 20 million voters from the last presidential election cycle? But for the show's last half I reflect on what this election means for Church mission. How have the last 4+ years lazer-focused our missional thrust? Come laugh (and sing) and think with me about our lives in Christ.

369 Ref. vs. Arm. (7) God and Problem of Evil

369 Ref. vs. Arm. (7) God and Problem of Evil

Uncensored Unprofessor
Reformed vs. Arminian

Probably like me you hear it all the time, "everything happens for a reason." More than likely? Those who say that do not realize they are espousing Reformed theology, or drawing on Reformed sensibilities. But really, does the Bible teach that everything happens for a reason? And if so, doesn't that make God the author of evil, and so make him a moral monster? My essential problem with Reformed and Arminian theological framing is that they are not God-enough, not Trinitarian enough, not biblical enough. How so? Then, because the Lordship of Jesus does not stop at the boundary of culture I examine why American culture loves war so much. How do our international brothers and sisters perceive us in light of that love of war? What drives our nearly century-old love of war? This is difficult but important to think through.

305 History's Wicked Playbook

305 History's Wicked Playbook

Uncensored Unprofessor
Current Events, Christian Worldview

Former president Donald Trump has been indicted and will be arrested before this podcast is issued. It seems so loud, so ill-fitting for civilized times. But Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago shows this extensive playbook has been successfully used before. We are not, as conservative journalists tell us, merely watching a kind of nincompoopish incompetence: "poor ol' Joe!" This is a strategy, the implementation of a historic playbook. How so? Let me work through the specific ways. Let's turn on our spiritual discernment.