God Talk

Reality Check

We all think we have a firm grasp of reality but are we sure? In this episode of God Talk we’re going to talk about how we live in a day and age in which we understand reality better than any other time in human history yet more than ever people are out of touch with reality. Do you have a firm grip on reality? Are you sure?

“This is the Day that the Lord Has Made” (“Biblical Mantras” Week 4 of 6)

We live in a very negative time: depression and self-harm rates post-Covid are at an all-time high, our country is divided and convinced that the other side is sending us to in a hand basket, drug use is on the rise again, and people are changing their jobs, relationships, and genders in pursuit of that elusive and ephemeral ‘it’ that will change how they feel every day.
Instead, we find this Scriptural command: “let us rejoice and be glad…” The question that remains is “how?” With all that we face every hour, how can we rejoice for ‘today?’ How can we be thankful for ‘today?’ Tune in and take notes as Pastor Greg guides us through Scripture and circumstance so that we can find a daily place of gratitude.
Scriptures today: Psalm 118:24 // 2 Timothy 3:1-2 // 1 Thessalonians 5:18 // James 4:1-4 // Matthew 6:34 // Exodus 20-8-11
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Pastor Greg’s Purely Political Podcast Part 2

Elections are coming. We must make our voices heard. That is the only way to make the insanity stop. We will take a look at some of the madness going on in politics right now...and I will make predictions for the election results and for the next two years to come.

“God is Near to All Who Call on Him in Truth” (“Biblical Mantras” Week 3 of 6)

It is easy to believe that God created the world and stepped back, like spinning a top and watching it go until it falls. However, this week’s mantra states differently: Psalm 145:18 says “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on Him in truth.”
The Bible is full of stories of God being near to His people: Hannah, Hagar, David, the Apostles, and then all who receive the Holy Spirit… God is near, and we need to talk about what to do with His presence today.
Scriptures today: Psalm 145:18 // 1 Samuel 1:1-20 // Genesis 21:14-20 // Psalm 6:8-9 // Psalm 3:4 // Psalm 34:15-19 // James 4:8 // 1 Timothy 2:5
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“I Can Do All Things…” (“Biblical Mantras” series, Week 2 of 6)

One of the worst things you can do to Scripture is to apply it out of context. Everything God said was couched in a rich history, a grand story, and with implications for the time and place it was spoken. Our job is to understand God’s character through all of the guidance He has provided and apply who we see He is to how He wants us to live today.
One of the most misquoted and poorly-understood verses in Christianity is today’s topic: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” We don’t need to stop bullets or make money magically appear; we need to learn peace and contentment in every aspect of life, and when we put God first, other things are added to us. It all starts with priority, and our priorities are getting straightened out even more starting now.
Scriptures today: Philippians 3:13-14 // 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 // Romans 10:17 // John 20:29 // 2 Corinthians 5:7 // Mark 4:19
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Are you in an “echo chamber”

The world is more polarized than ever. As a result we surround ourselves with people who see things exactly like we do. Though this is natural to some extent we have to be careful that we are not living in an echo chamber of false reality.

“Be Holy as I Am Holy” (“Biblical Mantras” series, Week 1 of 6)

Psychology Today publishes a page (right now) on their website claiming that the goal of life is to be happy, to have meaning, to have success, and to live in integrity. Of course, being happy and being successful can often contradict one another…
Rather than pursuing happiness, what if we pursued holiness? What if every day, before our feet hit the floor, we reminded ourselves that we reflect God into the world? Today Pastor Greg explores the implications and the outcomes of taking this passage seriously.
Scriptures today: 1 Peter 1:14-16 // 1 Corinthians 6:19 // Romans 8:9 // John 14:23 // 2 Corinthians 7:1 // Colossians 3:1-10 // Deuteronomy 22:5 // 1 Timothy 2:9-10 // 1 Peter 3:3-4
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How can a loving God allow evil to exist in this world?

The question most Christians and non believers struggle with the most is why God allows bad things to happen to good people. Why doesn’t he just remove all evil from the world? We address that topic on this issue of God Talk.

The Convergence of Technology and Man (“Babel 2.0” series, Week 5 of 5)

We have short attention spans and too little understanding of history. For example, during the pandemic, many pundits asked how the “homeschool experiment” was turning out for families. If we zoom out on the timeline, public high schools were not commonplace until the 1970s. It’s the SCHOOLS that are the experiment, historically speaking.
Truth is blurry, humans are trying to hack their limits, and artificial intelligence is rapidly developing. Mankind is increasingly convinced that it does not need God, and God historically has not responded well to that kind of flippant arrogance. How do we move forward in faith? Listen to Pastor Greg’s guidance for your next step.
Scriptures today: Genesis 11:1-9 // Genesis 1:26-27 // John 14:1 // Matthew 6:25-34
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A smorgasbord of insanity

On this episode of God talk we will look at the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church offering forgiveness of sins for fighting in Ukraine, the politicization and weaponizing of the FBI and a presidential gaffe that ought to scare us all. It truly is a smorgasbord of insanity!