Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, explains why greed is called one of the seven deadly sins. Greed is defined as an insatiable desire for material gain, status, and power. In contemporary times this evil sin has come to be viewed as a virtue. The impact of modern economic ideas on greed and mankind is discussed. Dr. Hall reviews what behavioral science is teaching us about the innate cooperative spirit of humans. He demonstrates that studies reveal that humans are inherently good and become gr...
May 11, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Ordained minister Dr. Dennis Hall, takes a look at the American landscape by first focusing on who and what is behind the campus protests supporting Hamas and the Palestinians. He then turns his attention to the prosecutions of former president Donald Trump. The motive and frivolous nature of these prosecutions is discussed. He points out that greed and power seem to be playing a major role in these legal proceedings. He then turns his attention to the policies for immigration at the southern bo...
May 04, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, addresses the anti-Israel rage that seems to be sweeping across the country. He points out that there are federal laws that could be enforced to address the protests that block roadways and shut down university campuses. Chanting, “Death to America” could be a violation of federal sedition laws. Dr. Hall also explains what the chant, “From the river to the sea, Palestinians will be free” means. There is a discussion of how Muslim children are taught to hate th...
Apr 25, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, and his guest, Casey Jones, founder of Florida Sea Turtle Watch discuss the obvious fine-tuning of the earth by discussing the design of plant seeds and the process of germination which suggests an intelligent designer. They go on to address the things on earth that have to be so perfectly aligned to permit the existence of life. The role of DNA and molecular cell structure suggests that an intelligent designer, God, is the creator of all life. The miraculous ...
Apr 20, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, begins a discussion of the extreme obscenity in much of today’s music by pointing out that what comes out of our mouth is a window into the depths of our hearts. He explains the difference between obscenity, profanity, and vulgarity. The laws aimed at controlling obscenity and communications are reviewed pointing out that the new digital world makes it almost impossible through government regulations to control obscenity and the lyrics of today’s music. He poi...
Apr 13, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, discusses the vociferous criticism of former president Donald Trump after he appeared in an infomercial encouraging supporters to buy Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless USA Bible.” He reviews criticism from not only television comedians but some professed Christians. The reaction of the spokesman for Trump simply says, “These are Never Trump idiots suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Dr. Hall points out that Bible promoters and translators hav...
Apr 06, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, discusses the importance of Easter to the 2.6 billion Christians around the world. He points out that the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross grants salvation and eternal life to those who believe in him. The 37 miracles of Jesus described in the New Testament and the resurrection of Jesus provides the foundation for Dr. Hall to discuss the impact that the resurrection has had on the world. The effect of the resurrection on financial resources is discussed and poi...
Mar 30, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, discusses the biblical account of Palm Sunday and why they took branches of the palm and went out to meet Jesus as he was making his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. He delves into why and when God created the palm tree. He then compares the other woody trees to palm trees anatomically. The resilience of the palm tree and its ability to live in tropical and arid climates and withstand high winds is explained. In 2008 the Guinness Book of World Records included ...
Mar 23, 2024•21 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, is offended by the flippant wearing of a cross as a fashion statement. He explains the significance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a cross to Christians. The history of the cross for crucifixion is outlined including the modern-day use of crucifixion. Dr. Hall points out that the practice of Christianity was outlawed until the fourth century when the Roman Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity. With the help of the Roman government Christian church...
Mar 16, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, addresses the criticisms of R C Sproul, a highly acclaimed Bible teacher and theologian, aimed at the music and style of contemporary church services. R C Sproul questions whether there can be reverence and awe before the living God in these kinds of services. He uses the comments of a young Christian woman at Liberty University to counter criticisms of contemporary church music when she says, “I fear that our hyper fixation on avoiding sin in our worship is a...
Mar 09, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, contributes to the understanding of the complexities of policies regarding the United States border. He discusses the recent murder of a 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, on the campus of the University of Georgia. An illegal immigrant from Venezuela was charged with this homicide. Dr. Hall points out that nearly 6.5 million illegal aliens have been encountered on the nation’s borders during the Biden administration. Over 2 million of these illega...
Mar 02, 2024•28 min•Ep. 8
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, reacts to individuals who cannot understand why white evangelical Christians have politically supported former president Donald Trump. It is primarily because he pledged to protect people of faith and he delivered on that promise. Clearly, former president Donald Trump has a colorful background, but on the other hand, he is the only president who invited groups of ministers to come to the Oval Office and pray with him and over him. Evangelical Christians belie...
Feb 24, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, unwraps the meaning of Matthew 19:24 which teaches, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Dr. Hall states that it is not impossible for a rich man to go to heaven but very difficult. The parable of the hidden treasure is used to point out that to truly believe and follow Jesus is worth everything if it is worth anything at all. Scripture teaches that to whom much is given much is ...
Feb 17, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, and his guest Pastor George Whirley, New Creation Restoration Church and Prison Ministry, Indianapolis, Indiana discuss why Christians seem surprised by God’s discipline on earth. Referring to Hebrews 12:7-12 these pastors point out that God disciplines his children to cause us to confess and repent of sin. God’s discipline is a good thing! In addition to having to deal with God’s discipline, we also must deal with the natural consequences that result from sin...
Feb 10, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, and his guest, Pastor Mark Souter of the Set Free Church that ministers to individuals distressed through life’s crises of drug addiction, alcoholism, homelessness, or lack of self-discipline and purpose in life. These pastors begin the podcast by pointing out that Jesus is long-suffering when it comes to sin. He extends forgiveness and redemption no matter which path you have taken in life. The characteristics of addiction and symptoms of substance abuse are ...
Feb 06, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 4
On this podcast ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall has Glenn Ellison founder and CEO of the Parent Help Center in Jacksonville Florida as his special guest. As Dr. Hall introduced Glenn Ellison, he acknowledged that he was a high school All-American football player with dreams of someday playing in the NFL, only to have those dreams dashed when he was kicked out of college. After a stint in the Marine Corps, he got the chance to play for the Oakland Raiders as a walk-on. The moral of Glenn Ellis...
Jan 25, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, discusses the sexual violence in our society, especially child sex offenses. He points out that it is estimated that 60% of the women and children border crossers have been sexually assaulted on their journey. That means there have been approximately 1.8 million sexual assaults on females and children attempting to cross the southern border of the U.S. since January 2021. He talks about the permanent impact on the brains of children when they are sexually abus...
Jan 13, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, expresses concern about the future of America and Western civilization. America is fraught with incredible danger from global conflict, an open Southern border, unwise economic policies, and self-defeating energy policies. The secular age of today is marked by what Prof. Charles Taylor calls excarnation as opposed to the incarnation of God that was celebrated at Christmas time. Excarnation is the withdrawing and denying of God by men In today’s secular society...
Jan 06, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, addresses the growing industry of psychics, Tarot card readers, and other fortune tellers. He points out that consumers aren’t affiliated with a particular religion and agnostics make up the majority of psychics customers. Individuals seeking services of psychics and astrologers come from all sorts of backgrounds including executives, entrepreneurs, and everyday working people. He notes that even Pres. Ronald Regan and his wife had a personal astrologist that ...
Dec 31, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, uses the metaphor tangled tinsel to refer to troubling realities during Christmas time. He first focuses on the Satanic altar that was allowed to be placed among Christmas displays in the Iowa capital building. Michael Cassidy, former US Navy pilot and Christian destroyed this satanic display and has been hailed as a “Satan Slayer” and Christian hero. Dr. Hall raises the question, “What would Jesus have done if he found a Satanic altar in the house of the peop...
Dec 22, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, delves into the meaning of the word, “hope.” He explains the secular meaning of this word and the amount of uncertainty that is attached to the word because it does not consider the will of God. He explains that worldly hope is not a virtue and is often misdirected and selfishly motivated. It is pointed out hope in the Old Testament does not have doubt as part of the meaning. The same is true in the New Testament as the Greek word for hope is also a confident ...
Dec 08, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 52
On this special Thanksgiving Day podcast, ordained minister Dr. Dennis Hall engages his stepdaughter Lane Leddy in a discussion of gratitude. They begin by reflecting on the history of Thanksgiving Day, noting that in 1863 Pres. Abraham Lincoln called for two days of Thanksgiving in the midst of the Civil War. By the 1890s nearly every state celebrated Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November. Dr. Hall points out that the words thank, Thanksgiving, thankful and other derivatives appear more...
Nov 23, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 51
The recent increase in activists, commentators, and political leaders calling for a cease-fire or a pause in the Palestinian/Israeli war is addressed by ordained minister Dr. Dennis Hall. He begins the podcast by discussing the international humanitarian laws known as the Geneva Conventions. These laws protect civilians, medical personnel, injured soldiers, and prisoners of war. The ideas that undergird the Geneva Conventions can be traced back to the writings of St. Augustine who lived in the f...
Nov 18, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Dennis Hall and his guest Justin Bohner, Assistant Pastor, First Baptist Church, Highlands, NC begin this podcast by reviewing the barbaric atrocities against innocent Israeli citizens on October 7. This attack was led by a terrorist group known as Hamas that have a stated goal of eradicating Jews. Israel responded militarily and have gone to great lengths to protect innocent civilians, that Hamas uses as human shields. Shockingly in the United States, tens of thousands of young people have marc...
Nov 10, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Dr. Dennis Hall and his guest Dr. Jay Powell, Senior Pastor of the Church at the Beach, Panama City Beach, Florida discuss the characteristics of Christian fundamentalists and evangelical Christians. They point out that these labels are considered negative descriptions by much of society. The newly elected House Speaker, Mike Johnson, has been labeled as an extreme Christian fundamentalist who should scare everyone in his role in the House of Representatives. Mike Johnson has a long history of w...
Nov 03, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 48
There are many in this world who seem confused and even discouraged about the purpose of their life. Dr. Dennis Hall dispels the idea that God created man because he was lonely or that mankind filled some godly need. He discusses God's self-sufficiency and how God described himself to Moses. Dr. Hall points out that God created us because it pleased him to do so. God created us in his image, meaning that he placed within us a spirit, a soul, and the capacity to love so that he can have a relatio...
Oct 26, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Dr. Dennis Hall begins this podcast by examining feelings of hate and describing the differences between anger and contempt. He explains how studies have demonstrated that hate can spread from one generation to another more easily than anger. Studies have also shown that hate can develop from stories told by others and be just as intense as if they had experienced it themselves. Hate crimes in the U.S. are discussed, especially the significant increase in hate crimes against Jews. The murder of ...
Oct 20, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Dr. Dennis Hall discusses the devastating assault on Israel by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. He describes the Gaza Strip where 2 million Palestinians live. Israel is then described in stark contrast to the living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The reasons that Israel is considered the Holy Land by Muslims, Jews, and Christians is explored. If you are a God-believing follower of Jesus Christ, Dr. Hall outlines the reasons that you should care about the nation of Israel...
Oct 14, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, takes the listeners on a journey through the various seasons of life. He uses the story of Joseph In Genesis as an example of how God can make something good out of our situation if we trust him. All people experience many seasons of life. Recommendations are made to get out of this season of feeling distant from God. He talks about the waiting season when we have brought our challenges, pains, and difficulties to God and are waiting for God to supply what we ...
Oct 07, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Ordained minister, Dr. Dennis Hall, asks the question, “Where is God?” He proceeds to explain God’s all-powerful and all-knowing nature which leads us to say that He is sovereign over the universe. How man’s free will fits into this theological puzzle is explored. Dr. Hall makes the point that mankind’s free choices are just as necessary for the true sovereignty of God as His ability to enact his will whenever and however He chooses. Dr. Hall points out several reasons for us to be celebrating G...
Sep 30, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 43
