It sounds like hyperbole, but it's really not: America is at war with itself, a kind of second civil war, this one a Cold War involving religious worldview. Our second civil war involves those on the one hand who believe the Bible is the divinely inspired, authoritative and trustworthy Word of God, and those on the other hand who reject the Bible, reject the idea of moral or absolute truth, and seek to live life governed by their preferences and feelings. This civil war is well under way, and it...
Apr 26, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 21
American teens and young adults are experiencing a full-on mental health crisis rooted in apocalyptic fears they are mainlining everyday from media and especially social media. Consequently, youth evidence disillusionment, dread, despair, and a nihilistic purposelessness. Youth are not going to church and do not possess a biblically Christian worldview. So. one reason for this catastrophic generational development is that youth have no fall back, nothing solid to believe in, no safety net. Subje...
Apr 21, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Tattoos, body art, have been around since ancient times, but in the past decade they've gone mainstream in Western culture. While tattoos, in general, were frowned upon when I was kid, no more. Half of millennials report at least one tattoo. Why do people get tattoos? Should they? At least some tattoos I can understand, though most perplex me. Piercings, now that's another matter. For more Christian commentary see rexmrogers.com .
Apr 15, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Unforgiveness may be the number one sin in the Christian Church. In any event, it is a deadly cancer to the soul. Forgiveness liberates, blesses, refreshes, enlivens. Jesus told his disciples to forgive seventy times seven, in other words, without limit. Find more Christian commentary see the website rexrogers.com.
Apr 13, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 18
With the US Supreme Court's Murphy decision in 2018, sports wagering went mainstream. It is now everywhere marketed and available. But gambling, in particular sports gambling, not only threatens the social health of those who participate in it, sports wagering can also be a direct hit on the very idea of competitive athletics and fair play. If athletes, coaches, or referees are influenced by their gambling interests or the pressures of others involved in betting large sums on the outcome of athl...
Apr 05, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 17
More than 360 million Christians live in places around the world where they experience high levels of persecution. That’s more than the population of the United States. Persecution can be considered in at least two ways: persecution of others, personal persecution, and persecution intersects with freedom of religion and belief. I hear someone claim the American Church or Christians are experiencing “persecution.” But I don’t use “persecution” to refer to incidents in the US. Frankly, while churc...
Mar 29, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Much of what we now say and do in contemporary culture actually makes no sense. It defies reason and rationality, which is to say, it is irrational, and we celebrate this. We want freedom to act with a moral compass of our own devising, freedom to do what’s right in our own eyes, and we’re chasing after this wind with all we’re worth: abortion, gambling, unfettered debt, immoral sexuality, idea of God an unnecessary hypothesis, there is not truth, we could go on. Celebrating irrationality is our...
Mar 22, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Betrayal is part of life in a sinful world. It comes to us all. And it hurts. Plus, though hard to admit and consider, we have likely betrayed others. Most of us likely would agree that betrayal on the face of it is not a good thing, so how should we respond to betrayal in a manner that hopefully heals, but above all, honors the Lord? It's not easy, not the natural response, but then again, God wants us to be not natural but spiritual. So he provided us with ways to deal with betrayal. For more ...
Mar 16, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Healthcare is increasingly expensive, particularly when we require professional medical, health, and insurance support. But there are a number of ways we can assume responsibility, taking steps that preserve or improve our health in ways that cost us very little. Better health, and especially the avoidance of self-induced health problems, is just a choice or two away. Deciding to live healthy is a matter of God honoring stewardship. For more Christian commentary see rexmrogers.com.
Mar 15, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Healthcare is by any measure an expensive proposition, maybe more so when government gets involved. In any event, free or in our example "costfree" healthcare is available to us all, but these initiatives require our personal responsibility, decisiveness, and commitment. This is the first of two podcasts suggesting a list of behaviors available to all of us anywhere, anytime at little or no financial cost. For more Christian commentary see rexmrogers.com.
Mar 11, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Diversity and inclusion, often along with equity, have become tripwires in American culture. But the words mean different things to different groups and much of what activists currently promote is at odds with a biblically Christian worldview. This is even more philosophically and practically threatening to wellbeing when these terms and the associated goals they represent are brought into the Church. The Word of God has not changed and Christians dare not set aside God's definition of morality ...
Mar 08, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Littering is one the most common irresponsible acts people commit every day. Cigarette butts are the number one form of litter worldwide. Litter offers no positive side-effects. Littering is damaging, destructive, and dangerous. It violates God's command to human beings made in his image to develop and care for his creation. This command in Gen. 1:26-28 is sometimes called the Cultural Mandate.
Mar 01, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Old Testament patriarch Methuselah lived to be 969 years old, the oldest human being on record. But after that remarkable life, still, Scripture says, "and he died." Everyone, no matter their station in life, eventually dies. Death is indeed a fact of life. For Christians this is not something to fear, for we will join the Lord in heaven, but it is something for which God expects us to prepare: spiritually - have we trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation from sin? and practically - have we ta...
Feb 28, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Politics, government and public policy, partisanship and ideology, now dominate our culture. Everything is reduced to a political calculus. But there is more to life than politics. Indeed the greatest challenges and issues we face are spiritual, not political. And the most important circumstances of life involve family and friends, education and employment or calling, not politics. For more Christian commentary see rexmrogers.com.
Feb 23, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Prior to 1930, cremation was virtually unheard of in the U.S., and even as late as 1975 cremation was chosen for body disposal in only 6% of deaths in the U.S. Not anymore. Cremation is now available and regularly practiced in every state, such that by year 2025 the Cremation Association projects 57.27% of American deaths will be administered via cremation. Yet Christians have historically opposed cremation, equating it with pagan ritual and superstition and preferring burial's symbolism of Chri...
Feb 22, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
With increased politicization of virtually every topic, with growing hyper-partisanship, with now super-sized ideological positions ranging across Left-Liberal-Moderate-Conservative-Right, and the polarization these trends have caused, it seems now almost impossible to hold a discussion, much less a debate, about any social-political issue. People meltdown quickly into opposing camps that look upon the other as not simply different but wrong...and a threat. So now, the answer to differing point ...
Feb 19, 2022•6 min•Ep. 6
False prophets and teachers in the Scripture seemed to be religious leaders, sort of like preachers today. But while some preachers today might indeed be false prophets, for the most part, American culture no longer listens. Today we watch and listen and follow celebrities, online influencers, ideologues and activists, maybe intellectuals/professors, many of whom come to us "in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." Their message is a moral relativism that undermines believer...
Feb 18, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
With the increasing availability of multiple versions of the Bible, and an explosion of choruses, churchgoers now carry a diverse set of Bibles to church, if they carry any at all, and churchgoers in different churches typically reference or memorize verses from different Bible versions and also usually sing a different set of choruses. The unintended result: the Body of Christ may very well be losing a common language of the faith. If we're learning verses from different versions and singing di...
Feb 16, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 4
American universities, the envy of the world, once stood for truth and the pursuit of truth, free inquiry, the best and the betterment of human civilization. Now, many have become woke caricatures of their past, dominated by fear, race and gender consciousness, sexual hedonism, and the latest secular rejection of religious, particularly Christian, morality and ideals. Sex Week, the debasement of Valentines Day, is simply further evidence of a tragic degeneration of the "higher" in higher educati...
Feb 16, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The great reformer and theologian Martin Luther lived through the Bubonic Plague, Black Death, and later wrote about how Christians should respond to such a challenge. His Christian worldview is instructive, emphasizing faith not fear, learning and reason, then responsible decision making and actions regarding healthcare, and trust in the Sovereign God. Check rexmrogers.com for more Christian commentary.
Feb 15, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1 of Discerning What Is Best with Rex Rogers. "Discerning what is best" drawn from Phil. 1:9-11, i.e., spiritual discernment or Christian critical thinking wherein Christians are charged with applying unchanging biblical principles in a rapidly changing world. Doing this allows Christians to make decisions and live their lives in a manner that honors God, stewards the earth and everything in it, and blesses those who affirm and live out the Creator's defined reality.
Feb 14, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Trailer introducing new free podcast, Discerning What Is Best with Dr. Rex Rogers, applying unchanging biblical principles in this rapidly changing world. Learn more at rexmrogers.com.
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