Jesus & The Meteorologists
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWho are we? Where do we come from? Where we are going? What is our duty? If questions like these interest you as much as they excite me, then I KNOW that you are going to enjoy my new program, Jesus and the Meteorologists, a weekly show dedicated to teaching families how to interpret today and prepare for tomorrow. Through a strange combination of fairytales, philosophy, and my favorite sport of hockey, we turn up the heat on the topics of the day in order to distill them to their essence, proving in every situation that the Word of God is the necessary precondition for the intelligibility of anything. “For in Him we live, and move, and have our being.”
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Episodes
Episode 38
August 02, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThis week, we conclude our wonderful, peculiar little podcast with a trip down memory lane, where we reprise some of the underlying worldview discussions that we explored over the past year in Squidgetville, the Palaces of Analysis, and the Offices of Hypothesis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 37
July 26, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this Episode, we discuss God’s regular and abundant supernatural intervention in the world around us; the every-day miracles that by virtue of their frequency are too-often misunderstood as natural events. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 36
July 19, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThis week, we examine how God uses tree metaphors to reveal both his JUDGMENT and his MERCY and Redemption. He burns, cuts down, and destroys trees that are rebellious and disobedient, yet He brings forth new and eternal life out of the very stumps of the trees He destroys, a new Branch, bearing fruit, from the OLD root, who was, and is, and is to come, from everlasting to everlasting, the root of ALL things and from which ALL things come and by which they have their meaning. See P...
Episode 35
July 12, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this week’s Episode, we play “Connect-the-Dots” and examine why this children’s activity has become so difficult for adults when trying to discern the times. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 34
July 05, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBThis week, we examine an old Latin phrase “Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat,” which means “those whom God wishes to destroy he first deprives of reason.” Our Icebergs discuss whether they see any evidence of this in our culture today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 33
June 28, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAfter walking down the sunny streets and sidewalks of Squidgetville, we examine the weakness of the law and its inability to change one’s behavior. From speed-limits to authoritarian measures aimed at limiting the 2nd Amendment, our Icebergs demonstrate a keen eye for the foolishness of pursuing laws instead of aiming for changed hearts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 32
June 21, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBGraduations are the theme of today’s Episode – from repeated exposure to Kevin’s favorite traditional commencement music to an encounter at Hillsdale College to discuss the philosophy of wisdom, the Icebergs demonstrate a keen awareness as to how to approach an unbeliever who suggests the Bible is not a plausible starting point for anything. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Favorites: Episode 19
June 14, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss whether the modern church has lost its love of liberty and why this might be the case. We discuss the ramifications of refusing to uphold the cause of liberty and how such a refusal violates the Second Greatest Commandment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 31
June 07, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this Episode – after celebrating Roger’s birthday – the Icebergs connect the dots between the CCP’s “elite capture” strategy and state agricultural secretaries in America. We also examine the new and strangely-timed limits imposed on the nitrogen and fertilizer supply chain, along with the recent and sudden destruction of multiple food distribution centers, warehouses, and farms within weeks after Joe Biden announced a coming food shortage. Hmmm……. See Privacy Policy at https://...
Favorites: Episode 15
May 31, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, we confront some other popular “patterns of this world” in order to discern what IS and what is NOT our responsibility. The Icebergs take notice of a particular theme that rings consistent in the ever-present demands that we “change the world,” “save the world,” or join “with” the world in solving certain pre-determined problems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 30
May 24, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this Episode, we celebrate a milestone: our 30th Episode! In addition to a little special music, we begin a two-part series on China’s strategy of employing financial remuneration to capture the loyalty of elites in America to do the CCP’s bidding in America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 29
May 17, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this Episode, we answer an important question: “Do all aborted babies go to heaven?” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 28
May 10, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this Episode, we discuss “ch-ch-change!”…..not referring to small amounts of money, of course, but rather to the constant refrain from the world around us that we “need a change,” suggesting that change will “do ya’ good,” that we can or should “change the world,” and that we should change for the sake of change itself. The Icebergs analyze and opine on the nature of change itself, whether or not change is good, and whether the “Professors of Change” are really committed to their...
Episode 27
May 03, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this Episode, we continue our examination of language, demonstrating how the Enemy works to deceive the undiscerning through clever and subtle wordplay. We also reprise some lessons from “Little Red Riding Hood,” a favorite, timely, and always relevant classic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 26
April 26, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this Episode, we dissect the meaning and concept of “words” and examine how modern culture seeks to confuse and destroy all knowledge by deliberately changing the meaning of certain words in a vain attempt to consolidate power and to conform reality to their own desires. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 25
April 19, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIn this Episode, our Icebergs examine the dangers of responding to the world’s “urgent” call at the expense of the things to which God has actually called us; indiscriminately devoting the full force of our Christian faith pursuing what government, media, and culture determine should be our priorities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 24
April 12, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBOur theme for this Episode is “To Hell with Resolutions. How about a little Resolve?” Our students examine politicians’ frustrating habit of avoiding difficult decisions by resorting to mere Resolutions in order to give an appearance of seriousness without actually having to do anything. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 23
April 05, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this Episode, Kevin talks about his recent adventures in the State of Florida, including an impactful event featuring one of the few modern champions of liberty, Ron DeSantis, and a not-so-enjoyable encounter with Hertz, the car rental company, and what that experience can reveal to us about the power of God and the pretensions of men. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 22
March 29, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn this Episode, we continue our discussion of “An Apologetic for Liberty,” examining the challenges of defending liberty from a libertarian (as opposed to a distinctly Christian) posture while exposing the unsustainability of arguments like “liberty is inherent” or “liberty is self-evident.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 21
March 22, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode, a recent personal loss helps us shed light on the distinction between how Christians and the unbelieving world deal with an unavoidable eventuality common to both. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 20
March 15, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode, the Icebergs examine a recent story about “T-cells” in order to discern the difference between real change and superficiality, leading to an interesting-yet-unsurprising conclusion as to why the world’s proclaimed “solution” to COVID-19 has FAILED. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 19
March 08, 2022 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode, we discuss whether the modern church has lost its love of liberty and why this might be the case. We discuss the ramifications of refusing to uphold the cause of liberty and how such a refusal violates the Second Greatest Commandment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 18
March 01, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this episode, we explore further why the Christian worldview is the precondition to the intelligibility of liberty, which is to say: Unless the Bible is true about the identity and nature of God, the character of man, the world in which we live, and truth itself, we couldn’t know anything, including concepts of liberty and the duty to defend it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 17
February 22, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this episode, we discuss “straw men” arguments against liberty and how to defend against them. We also show how if the Bible can be dismissed, and if the people of God can be persuaded or deceived into believing that liberty can be set aside or sustained apart from Christ speaking through the Scriptures, the Enemy will have removed what even Thomas Jefferson knew was the “only firm basis” for securing our liberties, “a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties ar...
Episode 16
February 15, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, we tackle the age-old issue of poverty, confronting the most common misunderstandings and misconceptions concerning the Christian’s duty with regard to the poor. The Icebergs prove up to the task of explaining why no matter how charitable a particular initiative may appear, it must never come or be pursued at the expense of people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 15
February 08, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, we confront some other popular “patterns of this world” in order to discern what IS and what is NOT our responsibility. The Icebergs take notice of a particular theme that rings consistent in the ever-present demands that we “change the world,” “save the world,” or join “with” the world in solving certain pre-determined problems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 14
February 01, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode, our guests dissect British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s stunning suggestion that he could affect changes to the world’s weather if people would surrender their liberties, their prosperity, and their way of life. With Romans 12:2 and Colossians 2:20-23 as our criteria, we explain why Christians must not align themselves with the “climate change” movement, one of the most insidious patterns of this world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...
Episode 13
January 25, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this episode, we examine the root causes behind the recent and unsettling surrender of fundamental liberties by Americans of all political stripes. While some have suggested that people are motivated by a fear of death, we ask whether there is a better – or at least more complete - explanation for the sudden worldwide change of behavior witnessed all around us since the beginning of 2020. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...
Episode 12
January 18, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, we use an allegory about events aboard a commercial airliner in order to illuminate some of the stunning exchanges being made in our culture today and the consequences for our future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 11
January 11, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this Episode, our discussion begins in a real American zoo, and proceeds from there to the fish market at a national grocery store chain. Along the way, we tie it all together to illustrate some of the most ridiculous consequences arising in a world infected by a severe case of tunnel vision, where everything and everybody is sacrificed at the altar of one belief. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...
Episode 10
January 04, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this Episode, we introduce the universal concept of time and its application to knowledge, and we ask the students to examine the hypothesis: “Is Bias Bad?” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Past Favorites: Episode 1
December 28, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThis week, we are replaying our very first episode as we are preparing for the new year. In our inaugural Episode, we provide some background on the selection of our title, which derives its inspiration from Luke 12 and Matthew 16, where Jesus rebukes the Sanhedrin for the hypocrisy of depending on God’s revelation to predict the weather, while ignoring God’s revelation to interpret the signs of the times. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...
Christmas Special
December 21, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this special Christmas Episode of Jesus & the Meteorologists, we introduce an appropriate Christmas tool to respond to the so-called “experts” in our day who seek to limit, censor, or deny the views of anyone who is not deemed (by them, of course) an “expert” on a given topic. Our Icebergs also give accounts of their favorite Christmas traditions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 9
December 14, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIn this Episode, we examine how California's becoming the first of the United States to pass legislation guaranteeing a minimum income continues the perilous trend toward communism and why such promises by government to provide such a guaranteed income is guaranteed to fail. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 8
December 07, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this Episode, we discuss a modern phenomenon I refer to as “Superman on a Couch,” examining why real superheroes don’t wear underoos. Our students also examine the dangers of communism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 7
November 30, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBIn this Episode, we continue our mini-series on the concept “Pretending has consequences,” examining 2 Corinthians 10:5, where Paul advises why “we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 6
November 23, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this Episode, we introduce a mini-series on the concept “Pretending has consequences,” distinguishing between the good consequences of pretending-as-a-means-of-learning and developing, versus the bad consequences of pretending-as-a-means-of-avoiding-or-believing-one-can-change-reality. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 5
November 16, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this Episode, we discuss how knowledge of God is inescapable, and we examine why one cannot know what is true unless God reveals it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 4
November 09, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this Episode, we define the concept of moral courage and demonstrate why you cannot have moral courage without God’s revelation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 3
November 02, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this Episode, our guests reflect on why the condition of society tomorrow is a direct result of the character of society today. We also introduce and explain why we refer to our guests as icebergs, not snowflakes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 2
October 26, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this Episode, we are joined by our first group of students in The Offices of Hypothesis to examine how “Little Red Riding Hood” proves that only when you believe what is true can you see things as they really are. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Episode 1
October 19, 2021 13:33 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBIn our inaugural Episode, we provide some background on the selection of our title, which derives its inspiration from Luke 12 and Matthew 16, where Jesus rebukes the Sanhedrin for the hypocrisy of depending on God’s revelation to predict the weather, while ignoring God’s revelation to interpret the signs of the times. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Introducing: Jesus & The Meteorologists
October 04, 2021 15:24 - 1 minute - 969 KBWho are we? Where do we come from? Where we are going? What is our duty? If questions like these interest you as much as they excite me, then I KNOW that you are going to enjoy my new program, Jesus and the Meteorologists, a weekly show dedicated to teaching families how to interpret today and prepare for tomorrow. Through a strange combination of fairytales, philosophy, and my favorite sport of hockey, we turn up the heat on the topics of the day in order to distill them to their e...