What God Taught Us in the Past Year - Discipleship for Dads

Depression rates have 5×ed since the 90s, and today it's considered normal to have a therapist. 9% of Americans are on psychotropic drugs, and 10% of teens attempt suicide every year. Kevin and Josh examine the modern therapeutic approach to mental health…whether we can finally say it has failed…and most importantly, what the Bible says about dealing with depression and anxiety, trauma and stress, shame and guilt.

A new transgender case is going before the Supreme Court this week, about sexually confused boys playing on girls' sports teams. Kevin and Bill discuss why the Supreme Court is even involved…whether we can opt out of the system…the similarity with 1920s Germany…and current Christian initiatives underway right now that you can contribute to — to amend the constitution and work toward restoring a biblically-ordered society.

The sheer numbers of moral scandals in the evangelical church has been unprecedented as far back as we can remember. We can't just ignore this. The stories don't stop. A major evangelical author fell down, and 188 stories like this just last year. Kevin and Danny get back to what Jesus said. The evangelical gel is not going to work. The comfy and the casual church, the soft grace, and the powerless gospel isn't going to cut it. We talk sobriety, watchfulness, and prayerfulness in the war on this segment of Generations.

The panel lays bare the fatherhood lessons they took away from 2025 — from inching toward an empty nest and trusting God with the kids…cultivating relationships with adult children…taking care of health and numbering days when aging…developing an instinct of gratitude in trials…learning to notice and confess personal failures…practicing being kind and gentle…getting better at communication…and creating a habit of true service.

We've heard the stories, but what is going on? Kevin and Bill talk about the rise of children killing their parents in the West. Why is honor for parents lower in post-Christian nations than pagan ones? Why are kids so cold toward those who raised them? Is there a connection between children killing their parents and abortion…or violent media, drugs, and demons? And what we can expect for the future?

Interest in the paranormal is booming, with 75 TV shows currently running — and now Christian podcasts like Haunted Cosmos are getting in on the obsession. Kevin and Josh examine the Scriptures to see how God would have us depict supernatural events, compared to how modern shows do. Should we cast evil so as to inspire interest, fear, and awe? Does investigating it equip us for spiritual warfare — or lead us into subtle submission?

A U.S. operation that captured Venezuela's president has raised hard questions about authority, truthfulness, and the constitutional limits of executive power. The larger issue goes deeper than geopolitics: broken nations don't get healed by force, propaganda, or swapped-out strongmen. Scripture calls for sober rulers who fear God—and for Christians who insist on higher-law thinking while laboring for the only lasting remedy: gospel-driven discipleship of families and nations.

Strong families are not built by motivation alone, but by men who have faced their wounds and found healing in Christ. This program explores how identity rooted in performance produces exhaustion and escape, while the gospel offers rest, forgiveness, and restoration. True fatherhood begins when men learn to live as sons who are fully known and fully loved by God.

Work takes up 40–50 hours a week—so it's shaping us and shaping our kids whether we realize it or not. What does it look like to work unto the Lord instead of working for approval, money, or reputation? How do we keep a good attitude on Monday, stay focused in a distracted age, and carry integrity when the workplace pressures compromise? The dads get practical about being a godly worker and training our sons to be the same.

The modern world offers endless stimulation but little peace, and a screen-saturated childhood is quietly forming anxious hearts. Social media's dopamine-driven design amplifies comparison, isolation, and emotional overload while replacing participation with passive observation. This episode contrasts the world's counterfeit joy with the biblical vision of peace found in restored relationship with God.