This is Empires of the Future, Conversations to Encourage the Church in a Time of Change

Tyler Robinson and the Violence of Pornography

The availability and depravity of porn is among the many challenges and toxic elements of the twenty-first century, but one that many adults are not aware of in terms of its subtlety and propensity to twist young minds. The connection between Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, and hardcore pornography provides an opportunity and a milestone for us to stop and consider the dangers of pornography in our day. What is the hope for anyone caught in the net of porn? Who can free us from its grip? We consider all this in this episode of Empires of the Future.

"The empires of the future will be empires of the mind." - Winston Churchill

https://firstthings.com/tyler-robinson-and-the-violence-of-porn/

Smart glasses are coming. This new technology will enable not only easier interaction with the internet and augmented reality, but a greater capability to record everything we see, whether people around us might know it or not. We talk about all this in this episode of Empires of the Future, dealing with this article by Austin Gravley for the Gospel Coalition.

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/churches-smart-glasses/

"The Empires of the Future will Be Empires of the Mind"

- Winston Churchill

Christians are generally in agreement that baptism is an important practice, but there is considerable disagreement on many other aspects of baptism. In this video we discuss the rise of infant baptism in the church and the teaching of the New Testament on baptism.

Gavin Ortlund's video on "How did Infant Baptism Begin?: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WE0Ea2ke_c

Infant Baptism Rap Battle by Reformed and Dangerous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od5U9qNTpSw&list=RDod5U9qNTpSw&start_radio=1