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  • Podcast 376 -- Protect the Vulnerable Isaiah 1:17, Psalm 82:3

    Podcast 376 -- Protect the Vulnerable Isaiah 1:17, Psalm 82:3
    2025/09/16
    Guarding safe space for your wife, children and community is a paramount role for men, says author Brant Hanson. We continue our study of Hansen’s The Men We Need, discussing the divine call to defend the weak and take up the cause of the oppressed. We look at the recent Internet hub-bub over “Phillies Karen.” Did the father wimp out or correctly assess the situation in choosing not to fight back? How much responsibility do you have for the safety of your neighborhood? Should you be the one to confront bullying, assault or child abuse in public when no one else will? And should you ever take a gun to church?
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    1 時間 2 分
  • Podcast 375 – Forsake the Fake Ephesians 4:17, 20-25

    Podcast 375 – Forsake the Fake Ephesians 4:17, 20-25
    2025/09/09
    Join us as we dive head on into a discussion of pornography addiction. Hardcore pornography is ubiquitous and has been all but normalized. For men ensnared in it, it is a compulsion driven by a need for dopamine hits, not “lust” or the desire to look at “dirty pictures.” We argue that caring congregations should shift from shaming porn users to offering the same counseling, treatment and caregiving they provide to drug and alcohol abuse: such as identifying underlying triggers that drive men to porn and finding healthy substitutes and outlets. In The Men We Need, author Brant Hansen says Christian men must commit to living a real life in the real world. Porn, as well as less controversial activities such as video games, scam users into embracing a fake world of fake relationships and fake achievements. We talk about breaking free of the temptation to “check out,” as Robert puts it, and finding purpose and self-work in the context of God’s plan for creation.
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    57 分
  • Podcast 374 – Keeper of the Garden Genesis 2:15-18, 21-23, 25, 3:1-12

    Podcast 374 – Keeper of the Garden Genesis 2:15-18, 21-23, 25, 3:1-12
    2025/09/02
    What is Christian masculinity? We begin a study of Brent Hansen’s The Men We Need, beginning with his assertion that Adam’s abject passivity in the face of evil was the primary reason for the Fall. What can we learn from Adam’s failure? Hansen says God’s purpose for men is to bring their gifts to bear in taking responsibility for nurturing and protecting their spouses, children and, by extension, their community, and actively fostering both earthly creation and the promised Kingdom of God. Find The Men We Need: God’s Purpose for the Manly Man, the Avid Indoorsman, or Any Man Willing to Show Up, by Brant Hansen at Amazon or visit your local bookseller.
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    56 分
  • 2025 Summer Special -- Called to People, Not a Place

    2025 Summer Special -- Called to People, Not a Place
    2025/07/22
    No Church Answers! panelists Steve and Mike talk with Ken Hanning, executive director of development of the Christian Amoveo Group, about their June mission field trip to Dublin, Ireland. We talk about ministering to marginalized kids, plus methods that create effective, trusting partnerships between churches and faith-based organizations that assist with understaffed, underfunded government agencies. Visit https://amoveogroup.org/ for more information.
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    31 分
  • Podcast 373 – “But I Thought You Were a Christian!” John 6:10-15, Matthew 10:1, 5-14, 16

    Podcast 373 – “But I Thought You Were a Christian!” John 6:10-15, Matthew 10:1, 5-14, 16
    2025/06/13
    As Christians, we are taught to turn the other cheek, give to others sacrificially, never return evil for evil, and forgive rather than retaliate. So sometimes saying “no” to someone, or simply asserting our own needs, seems wrong to us. Still, the Kingdom of God is not here yet, and the world is filled with obnoxious, manipulative and outright toxic people. The Bible has no pithy verse that tells us how to deal with a bully or narcissist, but it does contain wisdom that helps us build a framework that allows us to set boundaries in a Christian way. In the last podcast before our summer break, we discuss Christ-affirming ways to stand up to the moocher, the entitled, the complainer, the drama queen, the bully, the narcissist, and the addict and enabler.
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    1 時間 10 分
  • Podcast 372 -- Familiarity Breeds Contempt Mark 1:21-28, 6:1-6

    Podcast 372 -- Familiarity Breeds Contempt Mark 1:21-28, 6:1-6
    2025/06/10
    Two synagogues, two outcomes. In Capernaum, Jesus amazes attendees with the authority of his teachings and casts out an impure spirit. Back home in Nazareth, it's a different story. Just like the neighbors were unable to see past Jesus' background a carpenter, do we as Christians sometimes take Jesus for granted, holding onto familiar but unchallenging notions but missing the chance to greater growth in the spirit? John Opiyo, Ben Taub Hospital chaplain, joins us as we discuss ways to keep our faith refreshed and respective to the miraculous.
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    56 分
  • Podcast 371 -- A Markan Sandwich Mark 5:21-43

    Podcast 371 -- A Markan Sandwich Mark 5:21-43
    2025/06/03
    We look at the the raising of the daughter of Jairus, the synagogue official and the healing of the bleeding woman, commenting on the significance of both miracles as well as their presentation as a story-within-a-story.
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    55 分
  • Podcast 370 -- It's Stormin' Out There, Does Anybody Care? Mark 4:35-41

    Podcast 370 -- It's Stormin' Out There, Does Anybody Care? Mark 4:35-41
    2025/05/27
    "We must trust Jesus to quell the storms in our life," is the "church answer" to this story. We think this takeaway, while not wrong, is superficial. Like many episodes recounted in Mark, there is deeper significance in the way this miracle is reported, especially for men. To start, when we call on the Lord in a crisis, what exactly are our expectations?
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    55 分