Episode 86 Back in January of 2022, Whoopi Goldberg declared on the View that the Holocaust was not about race, but instead a case of white-on-white brutality showcasing the evil that man is capable of toward his fellow man. She received significant criticism for it, with sentiments ranging from horrified indignation to merciful understanding of what she was actually trying to say. But what, exactly, was she trying to say? On this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we are going to try and...
May 07, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 86
Episode 85 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 24 Today we continue the series exploring how the Lord Jesus Christ removes barriers in sinners' lives to bring about salvation. In this latest installment, we sit down with Lila Lebaron to hear about how her barriers were removed. Lila, a young lady Christ saved out of Mormonism, grew up in a polygamist community in Chihuahua, Mexico. Though her surroundings presented a set of barriers to salvation, it was the unseen barriers within her that t...
Apr 30, 2022•47 min•Ep. 85
Episode 84 Consider these startling findings by Ligonier Ministries' biannual State of Theology survey of professing Christians: 54% agree that religious belief is a matter of personal opinion; it is not about objective truth. 65% agree that everyone sins a little, but most people are good by nature. Only 25% agree that even the smallest sin deserves eternal damnation. These findings may provide some insight into why a majority of professing Christians not only see soul-winning as optional, but ...
Apr 23, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 84
Episode 83 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 23 When God reached down from heaven to remove barriers and save Edward Thal's soul, no one realized the extent to which that God was setting in motion a series of dominoes that would greatly benefit so many people around the world, both saved and unsaved. Edward Thal was a very successful business man in South Africa where he was born and raised, but he walked away from it all and moved to the west as he began an earnest search for God. When G...
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 83
Episode 82 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 22 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we interview the mother of Micah Wilder, Dr. Lynn Wilder. Micah Wilder is a former Mormon missionary who came to faith in Christ after hearing the gospel from a Baptist pastor he was trying to convert to Mormonism. (Listen to Micah's testimony: https://removingbarriers.net/rbp_68/ ). After coming to genuine faith, he challenged his mother to read the scriptures like a child to see God for who...
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 82
Episode 81 In the summer of 2021, the world witnessed the unmitigated disaster of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Like unwilling witnesses to a train wreck in progress, we were unable to look away as the nightmare unfolded. Desperate civilians clinging to departing planes fell to their deaths. Babies were handed to troops across barbed wire. The Taliban acquired abandoned military equipment and weapons. Allies and American citizens were abandoned behind enemy lines. The country fell to the...
Apr 02, 2022•48 min•Ep. 81
Episode 80 Series: On the Mission Field - 6 Uruguay is a vibrant country in South America of nearly 3.5 million souls. Though different ethnicities exist, the people there are mostly homogenous in culture, language, and in a general disposition of agnosticism (though 57% report to be Christian). It is ripe for the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and in this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast we talk with Marco, a missionary to Uruguay who is doing just that. After acknowledging ...
Mar 19, 2022•53 min•Ep. 80
Episode 79 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 21 Many Christians have been gracious with their time and have come onto the Removing Barriers podcast to testify of what lengths Jesus went to in order to find and save them. Some were saved in childhood while others were saved well into their adulthood. In this latest episode in the How Were Your Barriers Removed series, we encounter Claudia's salvation testimony, a riveting story of God's gentle and loving pursuit in the face of difficult an...
Mar 12, 2022•49 min•Ep. 79
Episode 78 Series: What Do You Believe - 2 Twenty-four percent of all the people living in the world identify as Muslim and some sources identify Islam as the fastest growing religion in the world. The range of beliefs within Islam extend from Islamism to secularism, with adherents falling anywhere in between. In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we sit down with Leopold, whose extensive study of the religion helps us gain a preliminary understanding of what Muslims believe, how it ...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 78
Episode 77 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 20 In this latest installment of the How Were Your Barriers Removed series, we interview Leopold, a Senegalese man with an incredible testimony of how God saved him from nominal Catholicism and a life aimed at fulfilling his own desires and goals. How did God break through the doctrinal strongholds in his life that are often present in the lives of most religious people? What is his new aim in life, and what is he doing to obey God's leading da...
Feb 26, 2022•57 min•Ep. 77
Episode 76 On this latest installment of the On the Mission Field series of the Removing Barriers Podcast, we go to Dearborn, MI and talk to pastor Josh Levesque. Dearborn is known as the Islamic capital of the United States, with more Muslims per capita than any other city in the country. While this presents some challenges to evangelism that other missionaries may not face, it also creates unique opportunities and perspectives. Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast as Josh L...
Feb 12, 2022•38 min•Ep. 76
Episode 75 The "Defund the Police" movement was not new when the circumstances surrounding George Floyd's death set it ablaze and transformed it into national sentiment. Definitions range from reallocating police funds to other social services to abolishment of the police altogether. The slogan evokes strong reactions from both sides of the aisle and has had tangible effects on society; whether for good or bad is up for debate. In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we revisit the mov...
Feb 05, 2022•58 min•Ep. 75
Episode 74 Though in use since the 1940s, the term "woke" has become a very popular and common term to describe someone who is 'awake' to the systemic injustices perceived in institutional, political, societal, or cultural structures and seeks to actively combat them. In our day, it is describing someone who more often than not aligns with the moral and political ideologies of the left. Jesus, many claim, would be woke if He were walking the earth today. But is this true? Would Jesus affirm the ...
Jan 29, 2022•55 min•Ep. 74
Episode 73 The murder of Ahmaud Arbery in February of 2020 sent shockwaves throughout the country and galvanized the cries of activist groups and race baiters alike. At the end of the confrontation, a black man was dead and three white men claimed self defense while attempting to conduct a citizen's arrest. This has brought the question of citizen's arrest into the spotlight. What is it, who can make it, and when? Where is the line between self-defense and citizen's arrest? Did Arbery have the r...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 73
Episode 72 On this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we are off to the mission field to hear from Missionary J. Loveday, missionary to Spain. Regarding a country with as rich a history as Spain's, it will be exciting to hear about the people, culture, and religions that shape the spiritual landscape that he serves in every day. Though perhaps Catholicism comes to mind when we think of the dominant religion in Spain, it is fascinating to note that other religions play a huge role in erect...
Jan 15, 2022•32 min•Ep. 72
Episode 71 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 19 In this next installment of the How Were Your Barriers Removed? series of the Removing Barriers podcast, we sit down with Judy and hear how God removed barriers to save her soul. Judy grew up in a Mennonite home and by all worldly accounts had no reason to fear the wrath of God that is sure to come. But God in his mercy made it clear that she needed salvation and today, we get to hear just how He did it and how her life has been different ev...
Jan 08, 2022•34 min•Ep. 71
Episode 70 A growing number of Americans are expressing anti-America sentiment, most recently in declaring the national anthem racist. The anthem, they say, contains references to the slave and was written by a slaveholder and is therefore fundamentally racist. Is any of this true? What is the history of the anthem and its author? What of the reference to the slave? Should we continue to sing the anthem, or should it be replaced? Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast to explor...
Dec 18, 2021•51 min•Ep. 70
Episode 69 Any conversation about the trustworthiness of the Bible will inevitably include questions regarding authorship, errors, preservation, and the plethora of Bible versions available. These are important questions, especially since the Bible makes exclusive and very heavy claims that are of consequence to all people. So how can we know if the Bible can be trusted? Do we even have it in its entirety? What about all of the allegations of errors, omissions, and additions? In this episode of ...
Dec 11, 2021•54 min•Ep. 69
Episode 68 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 18 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we interview Micah Wilder, one of the founding members of Adam's Road Ministries. Adam's Road is a ministry that seeks to glorify God and point everyone to the cross through song and testimony. A devoted Mormon up until the moment of his salvation, Micah's zeal for knowing and serving God drove him to serve as an LDS missionary with almost Pauline ferocity. He sought to convert a Baptist mini...
Dec 04, 2021•56 min•Ep. 68
Episode 67 The COVID-19 pandemic has left a litany of casualties in its wake in every sector of society: personal, professional, economic, academic, social, and medical. In response, many governments have issued vaccination mandates, requiring the vaccine for reentry into participation in most aspects of communal life. Many have complied, and many are outraged. In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we explore whether the mandates are compatible with the American Way. Is there a prece...
Nov 27, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 67
Episode 66 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 17 The grace of the Lord Jesus extends to all the ends of the Earth. Even those entrenched in other religions can hear the gospel and be saved. This is what happened to Mary, a former Catholic who heard the gospel of Christ and was saved from empty works and ritual to knowing the one true God. Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast as we explore what her barriers were and how Christ remove every single one to save her. Listen ...
Nov 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 66
Episode 65 A cursory video search for people who claim to have visited Heaven will yield tens of thousands of results. But as an old gospel quartet song says, "Heaven! Heaven! Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't goin' there!" What is this wonderful place that everyone seems to believe is so great? What is it like, who goes there, who decides, and when? Join us on this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast as DW, MCG, and Jay tackle these questions and more. Check us out at: https://removingb...
Nov 13, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 65
Episode 64 Today, we tackle a question perhaps as old as time: If there is a God and He is so loving, why would he make a terrible place like hell and send people there? In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we tackle these questions head on. Is hell a real place? What does the bible say it's like and why did God create it? Who goes there and why? When? Can it be avoided? How do we even know it is real? Join us on this episode to learn more about the terrible reality of hell, but als...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 64
Episode 63 Series: On the Mission Field - 3 Comprising nearly two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic is a country that boasts of beautiful beaches, breathtaking scenery, lovely culture, and fascinating people. But what is the spiritual condition of the country? What challenges do missionaries face in propagating the true gospel to the lost souls there? Join us in this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast as we continue the On The Mission Field series with the third in...
Oct 30, 2021•51 min•Ep. 63
Episode 62 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 16 When the Lord saved David B., he overcame many barriers through some of the most unassuming ways. It is always a thrill to hear what or who God uses to pull the scales from our eyes--and hearts--so that we can see the cross clearly. Join us in this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast where we continue the How Were Your Barriers Removed? series, and we get to hear David exalt the God who saved him, while entreating those who have not yet...
Oct 23, 2021•57 min•Ep. 62
Episode 61 Series: What Do You Believe - 1 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we explore the religion of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Joining us is pastor Gary, one whom the Lord had graciously saved out of a nominal Jehovah's Witness home many years ago. He shares his understanding of the faith from a personal point of view, helping us to understand what the religion actually believes, how to witness to them, and what pitfalls to avoid. Join us on this episode as we learn more about ...
Oct 16, 2021•45 min•Ep. 61
Episode 60 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 15 In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we continue the How Were Your Barriers Removed series and talk to Pastor Gary, who was born in a Jehovah Witness home but came to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Join us as we learn a little about the JW faith and how much it can hinder someone from coming to the light, and how Jesus Christ tore down those barriers to save a lost soul. Listen to the Removing Barriers Podcast here...
Oct 09, 2021•45 min•Ep. 60
Episode 59 Series: How Were Your Barriers Removed - 14 One of the most common barriers to salvation is religion. The prospect of getting someone to see is futile and trust in the simplicity of the gospel is impossible by every measure but by the work of the Holy Spirit in the person's heart. In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast, we talk to David G., a man of very few words, and discover how God saved him from a life of nominal Catholicism to new life in Christ. Listen to the Removing...
Oct 02, 2021•23 min•Ep. 59
Bonus Episode B1 On September 11th, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan, Evangelist David Sommerdorf donated his 1992 Corvette to the America on Wheels Antique Auto Museum in Allentown, PA. This classic vehicle, called the Military Vette, is adorned with all manner of art commemorating the lives lost on 9/11, as well as all servicemembers past, present, and deceased. The dedication ceremony, replete with patriotic speeches, songs, videos, music, and demonstrations, was a perfect...
Sep 25, 2021•40 min
Episode 58 Series: On the Mission Field - 2 On this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast we continue the series titled On the Mission Field, where we interview missionaries about the work they are doing across the globe to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to all the peoples of the world. We speak to Missionary Matt Allen, who is currently serving the people of Papua New Guinea alongside his family. Join us as we discover who the people are, what their spiritual needs are, and what we can all...
Sep 18, 2021•53 min•Ep. 58
