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EP423: Most Interesting Idea I've Heard In A WHILE | A Stat That's Hard to Believe | MUCH MORE
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On This Episode: THE INCARNATION I'll let Sinclair Ferguson remind you of just how miraculous and mind-blowing this season is. MOST INTERESTING IDEA I heard one of the most interesting ideas I've heard in a LONG time from a listener. It's about the filibuster and ensuring our norms and institutions are strong. I'll share details. MISSISSIPPI VS. EU…
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EP422: Trying to Figure Out a Seeming Sin Double Standard | This Secular Conservatism Won't Lead to Lasting Change | A Ton More
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On This Episode: HAPPY ADVENT I have some quick thoughts on embracing the wonder of Advent Season. WHY ARE SOME SINNERS "OPPORTUNITIES" AND SOME ARE NOT? I'm confused. There's a portion of Christianity that seems to think young men dabbling in ethnic prejudice are opportunities to reach but Christians confused about how a Biblical marriage works ar…
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EP421: A Thanksgiving Reflection | Appointment Analysis | MUCH MORE
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On This Episode REFLECTION FOR THANKSGIVING 1. Be more aware of what you have -- not what don't have. 2. Reject materialsm. 3. Thankfulness is a spiritual necessity. LISTENER SUBMISSIONS -Ukraine Russia War Escalation -Amending the SC Constitution CNN HOST WITH SOME WISDOM A CNN Host offered some surprising wisdom regarding the new "Department of G…
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EP420: Abolish Dept of Ed? | Gaetz shouldn't be confirmed | Cultural Pendulum is Swinging | MUCH MORE
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On This Episode: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The President-Elect joins every other Republican president since 1980 to express his desire to abolish it. He won't have the votes, but we SHOULD abolish it. I'll tell you why. In summary, it's existed for only 40 years, and we're only dumber than ever. Let's return education to the States. GAETZ AND KENNEDY…
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Post-Mill Project w/ Cody Fields
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This is my latest talk with Cody. I'm late to posting it. My bad. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP419: 7 Reactions to Tuesday's Results
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On this Episode: 1. That wasn't as close as I thought it would be. Let's talk about why. 2. Christians should wrestle with the mixed abortion outcomes. 3. This is an opportunity for the Left to learn and love our civics. The filibuster is important and worth keeping. States are bulwarks against overwrought federal power. The Left needs to learn the…
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EP418: How To Watch Election Night | We're Going to Need More Than Voting | Much More
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I like to do show summaries here, but I'm just all out of time. I hope you'll listen, and I'm grateful when you do! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP417: I'm Just Ready to Get Past November 5th | Christians' Treatment of Each Other This Season
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I'm really exhausted by Election 2024 -- badly, and just discouraged. I find undue guilt being heaped on Christians for two categories of voting choices that I think are unfair. I want to talk about that and a lot more on this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support…
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EP416: State of the Race | Global Fertility Crashes | Golden Girls Wisdom | MUCH MORE
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ON THIS EPISODE: State of the Race Are beards wordly? Wisdom from The Golden Girls A Depopulating Planet OnlyFans needs to be stopped. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP415: Don't Let Fakes and Conspiracies Distract You from Very Real Problems
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There's a ton on this episode, but it's mostly going to cover the response to Hurricane Helene and some of the resulting conspiracies around it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP414: Helene Fallout | Debate Review | Survey of the Crusades
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ON THIS EPISODE: LESSONS FROM HELENE Helene has left wreckage. I have a few personal lessons from the aftermath to share. VP DEBATE REVIEW Just about everyone agrees Vance came out as the better debater. I have some take-aways for your consideration. CRUSADES SURVEY I'll keep it brief, but I want to get you a little more familiar with the Crusades.…
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EP413: The Left is Lying About Amber Thurman | Is $150K Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck? | MUCH MORE
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ON THIS EPISODE: AMBER THURMAN AND GEORGIA ABORTION LAWS Have you heard that Georgia's abortion law has murdered a woman? Yeah, I heard that too. I'll debunk the lies the pro-aborts are telling about Amber Thurman. BLAST FROM THE PAST A 1992 presidential debate gives a golden answer on what's gone wrong the last 30+ years. MARK ROBINSON IS A SYMPTO…
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EP412: Listener Responses | Debate Reaction | Mahomes vs. Swift
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A ton on this show, and no time to preview it. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP411: Debate Preview | Long Game Elections | Know Your History
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On This Episode: DEBATE PREVIEW What should both candidates do? I have a pre-analysis. ELECTION LONG GAMES I'll provide some historical examples of how losing one election led to great outcomes for conservatives. In short, the people who catastrophize election outcomes don't respect history. SPEAKING OF HISTORY... There's been some controversy on C…
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EP410: I'm back. | A Big Announcement | Controversy over a Church Flyer
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On This Episode: LIFE UPDATES I've been gone for a couple weeks. I have some life updates for you. A CONTROVERSIAL CHURCH HANDOUT A church recently distributed a flyer that advertised their church as having "smiling wives," "obedient children," and some other qualities. I have some response to the criticism they received. KINGDOM STRATEGY There's a…
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EP409: The Key is Changing What you Desire | State of the Race | A Lot More
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I much prefer to write more full synopses, but I'm in a rush today. Here's the short version: I have an encouragement on changing your desires instead of FIGHTING THEM. We should reject bad teaching from Left and Right. The State of the Presidential Race --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support…
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EP408: Olympic Opener | The Masculinity We Need | Vance's "Cat Ladies" |
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On This Episode: THE MEN WE NEED A New York Times editorial rightly sees the masculinity from Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock, and Dana White at the RNC as unhelpful, but he gets the CORRECT source of masculinity all wrong. CODDLING LEFT AND PUNCHING RIGHT People like me can be critiqued with this phrase. I want to provide a different paradigm on why it may s…
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EP407: You Are Living Through Unique History | What To Know about the VP | Matt Chandler is Political Thoughts
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On This Episode: MATT CHANDLER WITH SOME POLITICAL THOUGHTS The Village Church pastor recently said, "the Left wants the Kingdom without the King. The Right wants the King without the Kingdom." He took some heat for that, but I want to push back on his detractors. WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!?! You are living in a genuinely unique time in American history…
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My Latest Talk with Cody Fields -- On Religious Liberty and Our "Enemies."
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Cody is a smart dude, and we always have good talks. This is our latest one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP406: Inches Away from a Very Unstable World | The VP Pick
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On this Episode: What else? The biggest story of the year was almost the biggest story of my lifetime. I have some sobering thoughts on the near-assassination. I'll address Trump himself, and what I hope can be a transformative experience that makes him consider his mortality. I also have thoughts on the Secret Service's failure, what the killer's …
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EP405: What's in the New GOP Platform | What Does "Winning" Mean for Christians in this Culture?
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On This Episode: GOP PLATFORM Republicans released their platform one week ahead of their Convention. I'll review it and provide details. WINNING IN THE CULTURE AS A CHRISTIAN I'll play two Christian figures -- one is Tim Keller. I'm asking the question in this darkening culture: what does it mean for Christians to WIN. It's more complicated than y…
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EP404: Most Important Supreme Court Ruling | Gospel Priorities vs. Political Priorities | A Lot More
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On This Episode: CHEVRON DEFERENCE CASE When the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference case, they created an environment where we might be able to start chipping away at the massive federal bureaucracy that largely rules the American people. I'll break it down in detail. DISHONEST ABORTION STATISTIC Pro-Aborts are touting a statistic out of Te…
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Sermon: Power, Sex, and Money (Hebrews 13)
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The final sermon in my Hebrews series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP403: Debate Preview | Ten Commandments in Classrooms | A Lot More
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On This Episode: DEBATE PREVIEW Our two elderly presidential candidates will be meeting in Atlanta, well passed their bedtimes, to "debate." I'll provide a preview and predict the strategies of both "men." TEN COMMANDMENTS IN CLASSROOMS Of course then 10 Commandments should be posted in classrooms. I'll explain why those arguing for "Separation of …
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Sermon: Hebrews 12:5-28 (Discipline)
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My latest in the Hebrews series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP402: Does Gen Z Have it Harder Economically? | Better Evangelism | Political Realignments
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I sure do like to write show synopses, but I'm in a huge rush. So, please enjoy the show, and genuinely, thank you for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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Sermon: Hebrews 11 (Hall of Faith) - Greeting the Promises from Afar
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Latest in the Hebrews Series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP401: Alito Was Right | The Right-Wing Woke-sters | Andy Stanley Wrong Again
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ON THIS EPISODE: ALITO'S RECORDINGS The media is acting like Sam Alito said something akin to theocracy. It's actually normal, anodyne, and obvious. ANDY STANLEY DOUBLES DOWN ON WRONG The "pastor" of one of the largest churches in the country says AGAIN that the Bible is the wrong foundation for Christian faith. I'll critique that. THE WOKE RIGHT T…
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Sermon: By Faith, We Reason. (Hebrews 11-1-3)
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My latest in the Hebrews series--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP400: Conversation with Cody Fields on ... A Lot
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On this episode, Cody and I discuss: -Thinking about politics through a Covenantal Theology framework -Why Christianity needs BOTH wall builders and bridge builders -The new North Greenville University mascot -About a dozen other things along the way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support…
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Sermon: We Do Not Shrink Back (Hebrews 10:26-39)
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My latest in the Hebrews series--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP399: Fine, I'll Comment on the Conviction 🙄
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I have commentary on the Trump indictment that will anger and enliven everyone at various times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP398: What Happens If They Tie? | Vacation to the Glory of God | A Lot More
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On This Episode: PRAY FOR PEACE The death of the Iranian president makes me a little nervous. Let's pray for peace. POPE IS WRONG... AGAIN The Pope says human nature is good -- defying literally thousands of years of Christian teaching. I'll give details. VACATION TO THE GLORY OF GOD It's vacation season. We should recognize vacations, historically…
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EP397: Is Chris Rock Right In That Quote? | Christians Need Poltical Wisdom | Low Birthrates
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On This Episode:ARE MEN LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY?Chris Rock echoes a lot of the manosphere out there, bemoaning the "inequity" and "unfairness" of being a man when it comes to love. I think Chris is missing one vitally important point for a man. I'll explain.CHRISTIANS AND AUTHORITARIANISMI'll play audio from a Christian who correctly says the Constit…
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EP396: Learning from Kristi Noem's Self-Immolation | My Votes in the Primary | A Term You Should Know
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On This Episode: SPECTACULAR IMPLOSION OF KRISTI NOEM The Governor of South Dakota thought it was politically wise to tell a country that largely exchanged kids for dogs that she once shot a 13-month-old dog to death -- oh and shot a goat too. It's funny when politicians make fools of themselves, but there's also some lessons we can learn. I'll sha…
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EP395: So, about Those Taylor Swift Lyrics | Movie Review of "Civil War"
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On This Episode: TAYLOR SWIFT'S NEW ALBUM AND LYRICS Swift's new album has drawn fire from some Christian thinkers. I'll lay out the controversy and try to bring some clarity to how the Christian intakes secular entertainment. CIVIL WAR MOVIE REVIEW I saw the new movie, Civil War. It's mostly an argument to NEVER actually go to war; wars are just h…
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EP394: Are we seriously Still Arguing About This? | Brilliant Writing from John Newton | Thoughts on Ukraine
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On This Episode: JOHN NEWTON ON "ACCEPTABLE SINS" I have to share with you some BRILLIANT points from John Newton (writer of "Amazing Grace") about sins we just accept in ourselves. He makes a good point that real joy comes in GROWTH, and growing out of these sins will be joyous. ARGUING THE A-BOMB Tucker Carlson recently said America was deeply im…
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EP393: Maher's Abortion Honesty | 2024's Abortion Politics are New | Master's Winner is Refreshing
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On This Episode: THE MASTER'S WINNER The winner of the Master's gave some compellingly strong and theologically astute responses to questions after his win -- regarding identity and even the cross of Christ. I have a theory why the great athletes of the next generation will be majority Christian. 2024's ABORTION POLITICS I grew up with one "pro-cho…
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EP392: The Eclipse isn't a Bible Code | Encouraging Gen-Z News | Much More
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On This Episode: MITIGATING SMARTPHONE DAMAGE FOR KIDS We now have evidence that religious families are doing better at diminishing the deleterious effects of smartphone usage in kids. I'll share the details. ENCOURAGING GEN-Z NEWS Generation Z is pursuing trade schools in numbers we haven't seen in decades. This is good news for crucial industries…
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EP391: Biden's Transgender Day & Trump's Bibles | Even The Atheists Know We Need Christianity
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On This Episode: BIDEN AND TRUMP FAIL AT EASTER Before Easter, the former president decided to sell a patriotic Bible. On Easter, the current president released a proclamation recognizing a pagan holiday for "transgender visibility." Both of these are bad, and the Christian can say both are both. I'll give details on each and my response to varying…
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Easter 2024: Running Your Race Successfully
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The latest installment of our Hebrews series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP390: The Candace Owens "Christ is King" Controversy | We Need School Choice for Now | No Smartphones for Kids
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On This Episode: SOUTH CAROLINA CLOSE TO SCHOOL CHOICE A bill passed that House that makes true school choice more likely in South Carolina than anytime in my lifetime. Let me encourage you: find your Senator at scstatehouse.gov and politely encourage them to pass House Bill 5164 to empower parents to choose their child's education. CANDACE OWNS, B…
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EP389: John MacArthur Enters the Chat on Christian Nationalism | Perry Noble hasn't changed at all | Much More
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On This Episode: JOHN MACARTHUR ON CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM John MacArthur got into the Christian Nationalism discussion recently. I'll play you the audio and respond, I hope, with some grace and humility. SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE Perry Noble is now cursing in sermons and benching 400 pounds on stage to "make a point." How do we help people drawn in b…
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EP388: What Can We Learn from Kids Licking Peanut Butter Off Toes? | C.S. Lewis Has a Lesson for Us | Keeping Your "Beliefs" Out of Work
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On This Episode: WHAT DO KIDS LICKING TOES, A LOCAL FIGHTING LEAGUE, AND ONLY FANS HAVE IN COMMON? I recently noticed that an event is coming to my area where local, random men, can sign up to fight other random men, so other people can pay money to watch them punch each other. I then heard a story about children licking peanut butter off of toes a…
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EP387: What broke Our Male/Female Dynamic? | Facebook, Instagram Go to the Supreme Court | A LOT MORE
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On This Episode: OUR ROTTEN MASCULINE/FEMININE DYNAMIC Over a period of three days last week, I had several experiences that made me evaluate how rotten the dynamic is now between men and women. It made me wonder what broke it. I've been watching "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV and noticed how healthy the masculine/feminine dynamic was back then. I…
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EP386: Being Better Men | Worried about End Times? | A Lesson in Taxes | MORE!
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On This Episode: THE MASCULINITY WE NEED Nancy Pearcy is one of my favorite authors, and made a fantastic point of not contrasting manhood to womanhood. We need to first contrast it to BOYHOOD. We must hold to the male/female distinctions, but first, let's have men who want to leave childhood behind. EXAMPLE OF BAD MANHOOD An absolute lout went off…
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EP385: Super Bowl Reaction, including the "He Gets Us" Ad | Conspiracy Thinking is Damaging
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On This Episode: 8 MINUTES OF FOOTBALL TALK I enjoy this Chiefs dynasty. I have mostly disliked other dynasties. I'll use 8 minutes to indulge in sports talk. SUPER BOWL CONSPIRACIES The "NFL is rigged" people have zero arguments. I'll break down and refute these conspiracy theories. CONSPIRACY THINKINGS MUST STOP I'll itemize why conspiracy thinki…
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EP384: A Christian School & an "OnlyFans" Mom | Drug Legalization's Dysmal Failure | A LOT MORE
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On This Episode: THE GREATEST "PRIVILEGE OF ALL" I've argued for years that the greatest "privilege" in life isn't ethnic, educational, or economic. It's familial -- having 2 parents. This new book lays out the data and the crisis we're in that marriage and child-raising are now disconnected in our age. #TwoParentPrivilege "ONLY FANS" MOM AND A CHR…
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Sermon: Let us draw near, hold fast, and consider each other.
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My 11th sermon in the series on the Epistle to the Hebrews.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support
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EP383: There is no Taylor Swift Conspiracy 🤦♂️ | Are All Sins Equal? No | Matt Walsh Way Wrong on Art Vandals
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On This Episode: TAYLOR SWIFT CONSPIRACY Let me dispel the notion that malign actors are executing a Psy-Op, using the NFL and Taylor Swift to push the Left. We're plenty enough a pagan people for Leftism to thrive without a conspiracy. MATT WALSH ON ART VANDALS The Catholic commentator says we should execute the vandals of the Mona Lisa and other …
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