Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater
891 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsDo you find yourself angry or anxious when watching or listening to the news? If that answer is YES...this is the podcast for YOU. 'Politics By Faith with Mike Slater' offers a very different analysis to the equation, drawing from faith and the founders for perspective instead of the warring opinions of pundits. Each episode begins with the top story of the day, then provides a historical and Biblical parallel, and finally a motivating truth to calm your soul. You’ll be amazed at what the Bible and our very own history have to say about where we are today. Enlightening, insightful, and reassuring, and 100% unique – Politics By Faith.
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MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: The Christian Answer To Suffering, Humility
February 21, 2023 12:20 - 5 minutesWhy does God allow bad things to happen? The Bible has an answer for this. Today we're talking about how God uses suffering to humble us. As Spurgeon said, "You have two choices: you can either be humble or humbled" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: The Christian Answer To Suffering
February 20, 2023 22:45 - 8 minutesLast week we focused on how other religions and coping mechanisms respond to suffering. This week we'll focus on the Christian response. First point: God uses suffering to reveal our spiritual condition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Muslim, a Jew, and an Atheist Try to Explain Suffering
February 17, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesToday we wrap up the worldview overview of suffering with Islam, Judaism, and Atheism. Which of these coping mechanisms have you developed in your life? Next week we'll break down the Christian response, and you decide which is the most complete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beware of A.I. and Universal Language
February 16, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutesArtificial Intelligence like ChatGPT and Neuralink is here to stay. It's only going to get more advanced. This A.I. could be a path towards Universal Language, which the bible warns strongly against. What other dangers should you watch for with Artificial Intelligence and how should people of faith view A.I. all together? Mike Slater and special guest Luke Avery of Lambda Bible Studies discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Are you seeking Nirvana or Karma?
February 16, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesToday we'll get into the world religions. Each is very...logical. They're very easy to understand. You can see how people made up these coping mechanisms to explain suffering. You decide if they're correct. Today we go over Buddhism and Hinduism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Has A New Cold War Already Begun?
February 15, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutesAre you prepared for a Cold War with China? Or, maybe we are we already in one. War has been the norm of human existence, from the Native Americans to the Vikings to Joshua and the Canaanites. We have, however, lived relatively peaceful lives, so how do we prepare for a return to the norm? Good thing Luke tells us exactly what we need to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Are you the "Sorry-for-me" or the Stoic?
February 15, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutesI would say these are the two most prevalent coping mechanisms against suffering. The problem with both of these views is they can cut you off from your own heart and from loving other people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Do you Avoid or Anticipate Suffering?
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesWe start our journey of seeing how different religions and worldviews deal with the problem of suffering. Most people have created their own coping mechanisms with a mix of all of these. Today, do you avoid or anticipate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
February 13, 2023 13:15 - 5 minutesA fundamental question. Do you have an answer to it? We're going to explain how every major world religion deals with suffering, and then we'll explain how the Bible responds to suffering. You decide which you find most complete. Day 1: Should God have two laws of nature, one for the wicked and one for the righteous? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: "...but God"
February 10, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutes"...but God" It's one thing to remember who a people were thousands of years ago before God intervened, but who were YOU before God intervened? Remember that. And remember you are his "poiema". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
IDENTITY POLITICS: Overcoming Victimhood Mentality
February 09, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutesA core aspect of identity politics is adopting a victimhood mentality. However, some of the biggest movers and shakers in African American history saw through this. Mike Slater looks back on the Tulsa Race Massacre and tells the story that the 1619 Project fails to explain. All of this helps provide a better perspective on victimhood mentality in an effort to overcome it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: "Ask Your Father..."
February 09, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesWe are to remember our history so we don't repeat the same mistakes, so we remain calm, so we don't get taken out during times of suffering, and so we can teach our kids the things they never saw. Without rituals of remembrance, we're doomed to forget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Remember the "Bread of Distress"
February 08, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesIt's one thing to remember when times are good, or to keep calm when times are easy, but what about in the height of suffering? Nothing could stop these two brothers in Poland from "remembering". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chinese Balloons Over America
February 07, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutesSo a Chinese spy balloon traversed America and the Biden administration was just hoping no one noticed. Then Larry in Montana looked up and saw it. What damage could this balloon have done to us? We'll tell the surprisingly fascinating history of balloons in the military. And we'll talk about secrets and surveillance in the Bible. And we'll wrap up with some peace from Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Keep Calm and Remember On
February 07, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesGeorge Washington knew that wisdom lead to peace and calm. But what brought wisdom? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Remember Your History, Or Else...
February 06, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutesWe can all finish the cliche, but it's true. We need to learn from the mistakes of others. Today we'll learn from General Mattis why the stakes are too high to "wing it". Also why did God tell the Israelites to "remember, or else..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: One Community
February 03, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutesThe world wants us to draw lines between us. The Bible doesn't. We should be showing no partiality. And let us stop putting Band-Aids on Severed limbs and chest wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Brady and His Missing Identity
February 02, 2023 15:00 - 35 minutesIn 2005, when Tom Brady won his third Super Bowl, he said, "I've reached my dream. There's gotta be more than this. What else is there for me?" He then won 4 more Super Bowls. He never found it. Let's not be like Tom Brady and give away our family for that last chance at finding fulfillment, when the truth is right in front of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: One Remedy
February 02, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesSo we're one humanity, from the same person and we all have the same problem. The good news is, we all have the same solution, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: One Depravity
February 01, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesThe activists want you to be victims. But from the Biblical worldview, you're not a victim, you're the perpetrator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Death of Tyre Nichols
January 31, 2023 19:05 - 52 minutesAs much as the media wants it to be, race is not to blame for the death of Tyre Nichols. So what is? Also, what is our duty to obey the police? And what should we demand of police in return? Paul, who lived and died under Nero, makes it very clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: One Humanity
January 31, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesIf you believe the Darwinian Evolution view of man, you'll logically get to a pretty racist place. if you believe the Biblical worldview, you won't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: We Are One Humanity
January 30, 2023 12:20 - 6 minutesIn light of the Tyre Nichols story, we need to talk about race and how it's total nonsense. Race is a modern concept. It is based on "The Science" from the early 1800's. We need to get rid of all of this garbage Darwinian science and get back to the Truth: One Humanity, One Depravity, One Remedy and One Community. Today, wait until you hear how "The Science" proves that whites are superior to everyone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: The True Antidote to Envy
January 27, 2023 12:10 - 5 minutesCan you rejoice in the success of others? Can you pray for things for other people the way you would pray for things for yourself? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Classified Documents for Everyone!
January 26, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutesThe FBI found more classified documents in Biden's home. And now documents were found in Mike Pence's house. What is going on with classified documents everywhere? We go back to the Federalist Papers and further back to the founding of the Roman Republic in 509 BC to see the importance of no man being above the law. And then we go back even further to the city of Ninevah to see if we can turn this corruption around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Teddy Roosevelt Had It Backwards
January 26, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes"The more of Heaven there is in our lives, the less of earth we shall covet" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: “…he did not know where he was going"
January 25, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesWe're so obsessed with what we3're going to do and where we're going, but God does not tell you what He is going to do, He reveals to you who He is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: True Meaning of DAILY Bread
January 24, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesTrue Meaning of DAILY Bread And why did God make some of the Israelites' bread turn into maggots? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Naked Man in the Ladies Room
January 24, 2023 10:05 - 52 minutesA "transgender woman", that is, a man, changed in the women's locker room at a California YMCA. A 17-year old girl told the front desk what happened, and they made HER out to be the bigot. This will happen at your gym or kid's school. Fortunately, the Bible speaks to this. We'll talk about what is causing this, how to best respond and where this movement is going next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: The Stephen Crowder Drama
January 23, 2023 12:15 - 7 minutesStephen Crowder and the Daily Wire Drama. Envy makes the bones rot. Let's have a conviction against anything in our life that makes our bones rot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: You Can't Do It On Your Own
January 20, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesYou must accept that first. Otherwise, you'll leave so much wisdom and strength on the table. You can't white-knuckle parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: You Rush Too Much
January 19, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesWe rush too much. At 4:00, wife and I look forward to bedtime at 7:00, but then we're not fully present from 4-7. How can we slow down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Artificial Intelligence & the Battle For Reality
January 19, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutesIn a few years, almost everything you read online will be generated by AI. That is just the beginning. Every modern era has a technological innovation that changes everything. Ours is Artificial Intelligence. How will it be used? How will it be abused? What can we do knowing AI will change everything around us? Oholiab and Bezalel from Exodus can help give us some advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: There's Always a "Good" Reason to Be Angry
January 18, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesDo you come from a yelling household? I do. And I yelled at my 6-year-old yesterday. But it was for a good reason! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Now They're Coming For Your Gas Stove
January 17, 2023 15:00 - 46 minutesWhy are the environmentalists coming after your gas stove? What is motivating this? It's because, as Ellen DeGeneres said the other day, "Mother Earth is not happy with us." We'll look at the evil kings of 2 Chronicles, particularly the lengths King Ahaz went to worship pagan idols. We'll end with some promises from God and the command to "fear not"! The earth will be fine, even with gas stoves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Don't Celebrate Ugliness
January 17, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesCelebrating ugliness is the cool thing to go on social media. Don't partake. Let your light shine before others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Managing Your Household
January 16, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesAre you Managing Your Household Well? Paul has a list of characteristics you need to have to be a church overseer. One of them, I've never heard anyone ask anyone ever. And if you're willing to ask it, it could lead to some important conversation with your spouse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RENEWING AMERICA'S FAITH IN GOD
January 14, 2023 11:00 - 1 hourIs there a spiritual awakening ongoing in America? Recently, when Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest in front of millions, the United States turned to faith. It wasn't the typical "thoughts and prayers" you hear every time there is a tragedy, instead it was just "Pray for Damar." Could this event and other cultural issues have sparked a return to faith in America? Mike Slater discusses this possibility with Liz Wheeler and former NFL player Jack Brewer. However, Mike wa...
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Treasure Her Manifestly
January 13, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutesWhen our first son was born, we were told, "The greatest gift you can give him is to love your wife." Do we cherish, lavish, and treasure our spouse? If so, what a gift for your kids to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Made In The Image Of God
January 12, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutesA teacher in Virginia was intentionally shot in class...by a SIX-YEAR-OLD. What is going on here! We have lost our understanding of Imago Dei, the Image Of God. There was one thing that happened last week, however, that gives me some hope we may be moving in the right direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Which Question Scares You The Most?
January 12, 2023 11:00 - 2 minutesHow can we draw out the heart of your wife or children? Here are some questions to help the process. Which one scares you the most? Which ever it is, make sure you ask it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Earth To Dad
January 11, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutesYou can also miss the important things in life by focusing too much on other seemingly important things! Pastors John Piper and John MacArthur reflect on the same regret they have from their early parenting days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
McCarthy is Speaker: Stubborn as a _____
January 10, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutesMcCarthy has finally been named the Speaker of the House. This process was not unprecedented. In today's episode, we'll go back to 1855 and talk about why that race took 133 votes. And we'll break down why this race took so long. It wasn't just politics, but something we all have to deal with in our life, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: No such thing as Quality Time
January 10, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesNo such thing as Quality Time. Or, more precisely, quality time is the result of a quantity of time. Quality is no substitute for quantity. Or as Jerry Seinfeld said, "I want the Garbage Time" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Why James Corden Quit His Show
January 09, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutesThe theme this week is to slow down, be present and live in the moment, particularly with your family. James Corden made a tough decision. We need to make a similar one everyday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: All Roads Lead To Heaven?
January 07, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesMost Americans believe that all roads lead to heaven and we all worship the same God anyway. The Bible says the gate is small and the road is narrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: New Age vs. The Bible
January 06, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesMost Americans believe the New age idea that you are born good and to be happy you need to connect to your "inner child". The Bible says otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life is Bigger Than Football
January 05, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutesThe title of the episode is a quote from Damar Hamlin when a teammate suffered a severe neck injury during a game in week 2. Why was what happened to Damar so difficult to watch? Because it made us confront the "Master Fear". It's something we all try to avoid at all costs. Let's learn from Marcus Aurelius, the Puritans and Paul and confront this thing that no one else dare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Karma vs Virtue
January 05, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutesMost Americans believe in the Hindu and Buddhist idea of Karma. But there are 3 major differences between Karma and the Christian virtue of reaping what you sow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MORNING MOTIVATIONAL: Christianity vs. New Age Spiritualism
January 04, 2023 12:17 - 5 minutes"87% of Americans believe in at least one aspect of New Age Spiritualism. But this is very different than Christianity. Today's difference: Evil doesn't really exist" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices