Critiquing Your Pastor - What does the Bible Say about That?

Blue goes bluer. Red goes redder. Kevin and Bill say the 2025 results prove America is sprinting toward ideological war—fueled by campus indoctrination, school-board fights, and collapsing trust. Their charge: defund state schooling, disciple families, and brace for turbulence.

Pastors need courage and compassion; churches need clarity and charity. This conversation unpacks regulative pastoring, resisting people-pleasing, and treating conflict as a peacemaking opportunity—not a gossip factory. Kevin interviews Pastor Jared Sparks on how friendship, accountability, and clear teaching on "first things" create durable unity between shepherds and flocks.

AI promises answers but can't love you. In this conversation, Kevin and Daniel expose the relational collapse behind our mental-health crisis and call families and churches to the old paths—truth preached, young men discipled, marriages honored, and homes opened in hospitality. From "East of Eden" wandering to Emmanuel-with-us, it's a blueprint for rebuilding human life around God, not gadgets.

England's thousand-year legacy won't be saved by sentiment. With stories from pulpits and political dinners alike, the hosts show why "keep the culture, lose the creed" always ends in sand. The path back is narrow and non-negotiable: Scripture alone, Christ alone, repentance that bears fruit, and churches bright enough that no one mistakes darkness for light.

If money is a tool, what's the project? And how can we use it to honor God? This episode defines a family vision, then shows how budgets, savings, and investments align with gifts, faith, and love. Train children early, avoid consumerism, and build multiple streams that serve people and the kingdom.

A clash of values has made Gen Z "hard to hire," but the deeper crisis is meaning. Materialism bred burnout; escapism bred emptiness. What works? Biblical purpose, relational mentorship, and workplaces led by love—not mere incentives. We show how families, churches, and managers can form character, steward gifts, and turn drifting teens into dependable adults who build rather than bail.

Should Christians recite the Pledge—and what exactly are we pledging? Kevin and Josh trace the pledge's history, weigh "honor the emperor" (1 Pet. 2:17) alongside "we must obey God rather than men," and unpack whether "under God," "indivisible," and "liberty and justice for all" are descriptions or aspirations. The takeaway: apply Romans 14 liberty to Romans 13 duty—fear God first, then honor where honor is due.

What is worship—and why do the Psalms belong at the center of it? Kevin Swanson talks with Pastor Jonathan Landry Cruz about the Bible's own songbook, how to "serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling," and why corporate worship breathes life into private and family worship. Steps for families and pastors include pre-reading texts, learning the week's hymns at home, and giving children confessional anchors they can say by heart. We look at lament, joy, and spiritual formation through Psalm-singing, and point you to practical resources for your church and household.

Abortion "reform" sounds civilized—until you run the thought experiment. If a mother hires an assassin to kill her 9-month-old outside the womb, would we certify the killer, add counseling, or simply cut a check? In this episode we expose the logic of incrementalism, call pastors to preach the whole counsel of God, and press for real justice under Romans 13. Defund the blood money. Prosecute the crime. Repentance, not half-measures, is how nations heal.

Is peace with in-laws even possible? Yes—when the gospel leads. The dads discuss transferring headship, giving counsel without grabbing the wheel, planning connection on purpose, and responding to dysfunction with service, humility, and help from church elders. Hopeful, honest, and loaded with field-tested practices for families with married children.