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Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin compares various approaches to political thought and discusses the need for a Biblical and Christian view of politics today. 📘 Get your copy of his book Virtuous Liberty here: ⁠https://amzn.to/4bcJS6b We discuss the rising interest in political theory by many Christians today and some of the pros and cons of the Christian Nationalism movement. Dr. Sandlin gives some needed clarity and wise warnings about some of the tendencies within Christian Nationalism, as well as clarifies some of the distinctions between Theonomy and Christian Reconstructionism. In the end, he argues that we need a vision of 'Virtuous Liberty", guided by the Scriptures as a way forward for Christians. Dr. Sandlin is Founder & President of the Center for Cultural Leadership. He is also faculty of the H. Evan Runner International Academy for Cultural Leadership of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity and the De Jong Distinguished Visiting Professor of Culture and Theology of Edinburg Theological Seminary. He has been preaching and teaching and lecturing for 40 years and holds a B. A. in English, history, and political science (University of the State of New York); he was awarded an M. A. in English literature (University of South Africa); he has taken doctoral work in English (Kent State University); and he holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology summa cum laude (Edinburg Theological Seminary). He is married and has five adult children and four grandchildren. ----------------- 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 👉 Center for Cultural Leadership: https://docsandlin.com/about/ 👉 Substack: https://pandrewsandlin.substack.com/ 🎧 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/3449 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_sandlin 📘 Virtuous Liberty - https://amzn.to/4bcJS6b ----------------- 😁 If you got value from this episode, please don't forget to *LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE!* ℹ️ For more info on THEOTIVITY, please visit: https://www.theotivity.com/ 📩 Newsletter: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 💰 Donate: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theotivity ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotivity/ ➡️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theotivity ---------------------------- All Amazon links are Affiliate Links which give me a small commission at no additional cost to you which helps me keep making more content.

Pastor Nate Wright talks about his journey to becoming convicted of Family Integrated Worship and some challenges and blessings along this journey. We discuss why the Evangelical family is so weak today, what can be done to remedy this situation, and the Biblical reasons for Family Integrated Worship in churches. We also discuss the interesting connection to his Postmillennial worldview and how that plays out in church life as a pastor. Nate Wright is the pastor at Crossroads Bible Church in Ingersoll, Ontario. He is also the Canadian Director of the Ezra Institute and you can hear him on the Rebel Podcast and on the Ezra Podcast for Cultural Reformation with Dr. Joe Boot. ----------------- 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 👉 Crossroads Bible Church: https://crossroadsingersoll.ca/ 👉 Ezra Institute: https://www.ezrainstitute.com/ 👉 Rebel Podcast: https://t.ly/9t7_D 👉 Ezra Podcast: https://t.ly/t6iSe 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NatePWright 📘 Family Shepherds by Voddie Baucham Jr - https://amzn.to/3Wc16MV ----------------- 😁 If you got value from this episode, please don't forget to *LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE!* ℹ️ https://www.theotivity.com/ 📩 Newsletter: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 💰 Donate: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theotivity ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotivity/ ➡️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theotivity ---------------------------- All Amazon links are Affiliate Links which give me a small commission at no additional cost to you which helps me keep making more content.

With economic recession, inflation and increasing national debt, how are Christians supposed to think about their money and building wealth to leave an inheritance? In this episode, we interview Jonathan Wellum from Rocklinc Investment Partners Inc. on how God's Law helps us understand economics from a Christian perspective. He talks about how the Bible's economic principles help build strong economies, the problems with inflationary fiat currency, and what's the better (more Biblical) alternative. We also talk about how Christian entrepreneurs can build thriving businesses even in a time of economic hardship and how Christians in full-time ministry can build equity and wealth. Finally, Jonathan exposes some of the most common misconceptions about economics and gives some advice on how pastors can help equip their flocks to think Christianly about economics. Don't miss this episode! ------------------- 📚 RECOMMENDED READING (From Jonathan Wellum) 📘 Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone - https://amzn.to/49kjQ0M 📘 The Mission of God by Joseph Boot - https://amzn.to/49hCKWb 📘 Ruler of Kings by Joseph Boot - https://amzn.to/40nWwez 📘 The Economy in Mind by Warren Brookes - https://amzn.to/3siYAb6 📘 Population Bombed! Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change by Pierre Desrochers - https://amzn.to/3FH6KwT 📘 The Poverty of Nations by Wayne Grudem - https://amzn.to/3MrxcP6 📘 Wayne Grudem, “How an Economic System Can be Compatible with Scripture” in Biblical Principles & Business: The Foundations - https://amzn.to/47hIgGA 📘 The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek - https://amzn.to/3QS1ltD 📘 The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism BY F.A. HAYEK - https://amzn.to/47zIitB 📘 Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt - https://amzn.to/40ouMWZ 📘 Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper - https://amzn.to/40r4weH ----------------- ℹ️ For more info on THEOTIVITY, please visit: https://www.theotivity.com/ 📩 *Sign up for the newsletter*: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 💰 *Donate* at: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theotivity ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotivity/ ➡️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theotivity

In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Alex Kloosterman from City Hill Baptist Church and Dominion Press in Peterborough, Ontario to discuss an open letter to the churches of Canada in April 2023 written at Dominion Press concerning the issue of the response to the lockdowns. We talk about the effort to recast the situation in a different light and why that's concerning. We also touch on why this issue is still relevant and the proper relationship between forgiveness and repentance. In the conversation, we talk about the sinful idolatry that took place and whether or not these issues are serious enough for a Christian to consider leaving a church. Ultimately, we talk about the desire for real dialogue to happen and reconciliation between these different parties within the Reformed Evangelical world. That should be ours, and every Christian's desire, that we would see true unity happen - not due to compromise, but rather through Spirit-wrought conviction of the truth. ----------------- 🔗 Links Mentioned: 🔹 https://www.dominionpress.ca/p/an-open-letter-to-the-churches-of 🔹 https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/tgc-canada/canadian-pastors-forum-covid-19/ 🔹 https://www.dominionpress.ca/ 🔹 https://www.hillcitybaptist.com/ ----------------- ℹ️ For more info on THEOTIVITY, please visit: https://www.theotivity.com/ 📩 *Sign up for the newsletter*: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 🎙 *Subscribe* to the podcast: https://theotivity.com/podcasts/ 💰 *Donate* at: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity ➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theotivity ➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotivity/ ➡️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theotivity

In this episode, we interview Deanna McLeod, Principal and Lead Strategist at Kaleidoscope Strategic about her experience as a Christian working in the pharmaceutical industry and some of the issues she faced during COVID as she did research on vaccines. She exposes some of the concerning conflicts of interest in the pharmaceutical industry, their lobbying power, and what the data actually shows concerning these drugs. She also reflects on how her Christian faith and convictions led her to honour Christ in her field as she stands for truth. You don't want to miss this episode! You can also watch on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v3o2uzb-065-the-big-pharma-whack-scene-ft.-deanna-mcleod.html LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 🔗 Canadian COVID Care Alliance - https://tinyurl.com/mrxec8tc 🔗 Kaleidoscope Strategic - https://www.kstrategic.com/ 📗 Turtles All The Way Down - https://amzn.to/3PO4p84 ----------------- ℹ️ For more info on THEOTIVITY, please visit: https://www.theotivity.com/ 📩 Sign up for the newsletter: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 🎙 Subscribe to the podcast: https://theotivity.com/podcasts/ 💰 Donate at: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity

Should Christian parents send their kids to public school? Does the Bible say anything about how we should educate our children? Many are afraid to give a clear word on this controversial topic. Many think that God's Word leaves it up to us to choose what we think is best or most convenient. However, our children's education is one of the most important responsibilities of parents, and specifically fathers. How Christians educate their children will determine the future of churches and societies - so this is no small matter. I believe that God's Word does have clear guidance for us on this issue, and in this video, I lay out my case for why Christians should not send their kids to public school, but instead are obligated to give their children a distinctly Christian education. This may take the form of homeschooling, private Christian school, classical Christian education or even other creative ways. But, the main point is that if we keep giving our kids to Caesar - they'll keep coming back as Romans. 📰 Read the article here: https://theotivity.com/post/public-school/ ----------------- 📚 Recommended Resources: ✅ The Case For Classical Christian Education by Doug Wilson - https://amzn.to/4668Z8k ✅ The Christian Philosophy of Education Explained by Stephen Perks - https://amzn.to/3Zd6TBr ✅ The Marxification of Education: Paulo Freire’s Critical Marxism and the Theft of Education by James Lindsay - https://amzn.to/3ZeOcwY ✅ Foundations of Christian Education by Berkhof and Van Til - https://amzn.to/3rli0vn ✅ On Secular Education by R.L. Dabney - https://amzn.to/48dB8Mw 🖥️ Online Resources: 👉 Veritas Press - https://veritaspress.com/ 👉 Base Camp Live - https://basecamplive.com/ 👉 Logos Press - https://logospressonline.com/ 👉 The Association of Classical Christian Schools - https://classicalchristian.org/ 👉 Canon Press - https://canonpress.com/ ---------------- ℹ️ For more info on THEOTIVITY, please visit: https://www.theotivity.com/ 📩 Sign up for the newsletter: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 💰 Donate at: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity

Many Christians today are confused about how to make sense of the crazy world we live in. Our present moment has many challenges to navigate with ideologies labelled as "Cultural Marxism" in the public square. With the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality, the radical Climate Alarmism, plus the rapid expanse of tyrannical governmental policies that overstep their God-given authority, and the escalation of gender and sexuality issues - many Christians are looking for a way to process these things Biblically. In this lecture, we explore these topics and how we can analyze them from a Christian and Biblically informed worldview to make sense of them and learn how to respond appropriately. The latter half of this video is an open Q&A period. ---------------- 📰 Article: https://theotivity.com/post/understanding-the-times-thinking-biblically-about-our-culture/ ----------------- 📩 Sign up for the newsletter: https://theotivity.com/newsletter/ 🎙 Subscribe to the podcast: https://theotivity.com/podcasts/ 💰 Donate at: https://www.givesendgo.com/theotivity ----------------- #christianpodcast #reformedtheology

It's Christmas time and with all the hustle and bustle of this season - it is easy to forget the reason why we intentionally make a fuss about it. It is sad that sometimes the real meaning of Christmas can be lost in the busyness of the season. However, when we take some time to reflect on this marvellous truth - that the Creator God of all the Universe stepped into time and was born of a virgin as a little baby - it is truly a thing to inspire appropriate awe, wonder, worship and witness this season. I pray that this episode will help you to worship our King Jesus and witness to a lost world this Christmas season. Merry Christmas! ----------------- Consider supporting the work at THEOTIVITY.COM/DONATE Visit theotivity.com for more content. Sign up for our monthly email Newsletter to stay updated on all the latest content. Please consider sharing this episode and leaving a 5-star review on your podcast app to help us grow. Follow us at @theotivity on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Rumble).