Recently, Brandon Lake, the Christian recording artist, said that having worship songs with too much theology, or “Christianese,” as he called them should be tapered down in church to avoid offending those who might not want to be there. Lake gave ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty’ as an example for going overboard. Mike and his daughter, Rebekah, discuss this and more, including what happened to the work ethic of our youth, pouring our lives out for that which is eternal, and the lack of challenge in some churches.

Dwayne Allen was raised in a mid-west community by a single mother who earned her income from the sex industry. Dwayne experienced a lot of chaos and trauma growing up. Today, Dwayne lives in the power, grace, and healing that only God can provide; he is a plumber and also serves in prisons and other areas. In this show Dwayne shares what it was like growing up in a home in a dangerous industry, including when someone tried to poison his mother, and how God changed his life.

The title of this broadcast is taken from a recent article posted in The Times in England on why parents should watch sexually provocative material with their children. Surveys show that more than 70% of a child’s first exposure to porn occurs at home, making the home a fierce spiritual battleground. Mike also gets into a post from an ex-porn actress on her struggles to do away with dressing in sexually provocative ways and gain her sense of self-worth from the looks of men. Also examined in this show is the desperate need for the church to make prayer a priority. Several quotes from Charles Spurgeon are provided, including this one: “The condition of the church may be very well accurately gaged by its prayer meetings. If God be near a church it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be slothfulness in prayer.”

Celeste McKinney is a registered nurse and mother of a 13 year old son who lives in Arizona. As a teenager she went through the devastating trauma of having a parent commit suicide. Celeste turned to alcohol and drugs to numb the pain, got in legal trouble, fought with suicidal thoughts, and struggled with anger toward God for her mother’s loss. God redeemed Celeste’s story and brought healing. Today Celeste is blessed to be able to help others in life and death situations. In this second of two broadcasts, Celeste and Mike continue their discussion and examine the critical issues that many are struggling with.

Celeste McKinney is a registered nurse and mother of a 13 year old son; they live in Arizona. As a teenager she went through the devastating trauma of having a parent commit suicide. Celeste turned to alcohol and drugs to numb the pain, got in legal trouble, fought with suicidal thoughts, and struggled with anger toward God for her mother’s loss. God redeemed Celeste’s story and brought healing. Today Celeste is blessed to be able to help others in life and death situations. In this first of two broadcasts, Celeste shares her story.

Greg Reid of Youthfire Ministries returns to discuss the dangers and roots of deconstruction, which is the abandoning or falling away from the faith. At a time when many are walking away from the church – especially many youth – this is a topic that needs to be opened up at every level of the church. It is critical that we warn and equip our people in spiritual warfare during these dark days.

Mike discusses the authority every believer in Christ has to overcome in spiritual warfare. A story of when God had Corrie Ten Boom take up her authority in Christ while speaking at a church in Eastern Europe is shared to give a picture of the spiritual power and weapons that every Christian possesses. This authority is to be used in the proper context and in the flow of God’s will and not as a way of promoting or calling attention to self.

In this broadcast we play session 2 of The Road to Grace video series, where Mike discusses what porn and sexual sin does to those who are ensnared to it, and how a wife is affected by her husband’s sexual sin. The RTG Video Series is a 6-part course for freedom and healing from porn and sex addiction for men, wives, and youth.