We take on a roundup of some major headlines from the last two weeks, touching on Christians and self-defense, a Biblical view of divorce, birthright citizenship, and whether children should stay in the worship assembly.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - The importance of following the news with a Christian eye
04:20 - Tony Spell, the fighting pastor
15:09 - The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision: a major turning point?
31:06 - Frankie Muniz, Jelly Roll, and celebrating divorce
48:43 - A controversial post about children's church
1:00:47 - A few leftover news items

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie
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- https://jackwilkie.co/p/3-more-huge-problems-with-childrens

With America's 250th anniversary coming up this weekend, we take a look at the Christian's place in celebrating our country.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro and why 250 matters
08:23 - Is America a "Christian Nation?" Is there such a thing?
15:41 - Should churches celebrate America 250?
27:40 - Extremes in both directions in the church
32:13 - Should sins of the past dampen our celebration?
40:49 - What we love about our country
49:46 - Blind rankings! Joe ranks American landmarks
55:22 - Jack ranks 10 US states
58:16 - Will ranks historical US achievements

With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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We take turns picking 7 of the Bible's great chapters apiece. Once a chapter is taken, it's off the board. Give it a listen and tell us who picked the best list, and tell us what Bible chapters you think we missed!

SECTIONS:
00:00 - Explaining the draft
03:37 - A Romans-heavy Round 1
12:23 - Matthew-centric Round 2
23:26 - Looking to the OT in Round 3
33:48 - Ephesians gets the spotlight in Round 4
43:19 - Two Psalms in Round 5
50:52 - Luke takes over Round 6
54:25 - Final picks!

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