As the “social gospel” continues to gain traction within contemporary American evangelicalism, increasing numbers of professing Christians are aligning themselves with the idea that black Americans are owed reparations for slavery. But is such an idea biblical? In this expanded episode of the Just Thinking broadcast, Darrell and Virgil go in-depth to discuss the divisive issue of reparations from both a personal and theological perspective. Listen carefully as what you hear may surprise you. Resources Related episodes * The Problem Is Enmity, Not Ethnicity Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * Discrimination and Disparities (Dr. Thomas Sowell) * “The Case For Reparations” (Ta’Nehisi Coates) * “The Case For Reparations” (David Brooks) * “To Be A Slave” (Julius Lester) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  To say that socialism is gaining in popularity in the United States would an understatement. But to say the same about the Church is both disheartening and concerning. Why are increasing numbers of professing evangelical Christians attracted to a worldview that is so antithetical to biblical orthodoxy? Listen to this expanded episode as Darrell and Virgil dive deep into the Scriptures and expose socialism for the unbiblical worldview it really is.  Key text: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-10 Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * Socialism in Jesus’ Name? (R.C. Sproul) * The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  Recently, the United States Senate failed to pass the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” or what is commonly known as the “Born-Alive Act”. The legislation, was aimed at protecting the lives of babies who were born alive after surviving an attempted abortion. Notwithstanding the role of elected politicians in failing to pass what appears to most people be the common-sense thing to do, what responsibility, if any, do Christians have in this outcome? Listen as Darrell and Virgil make a case from Scripture that Christians are as much to blame as politicians for what happened in the Senate concerning this legislation. Key text: Ecclesiastes 9:3 Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * Text of Born-Alive Act legislation (Congress.gov) * “Abortion and the Campaign for Immorality” (John MacArthur) * “Can I Be Forgiven If I’ve Had An Abortion?” (R.C. Sproul) * Culture: Living as Citizens of Heaven on Earth (A.W. Tozer) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  Sexual immorality is one of the most devastating sins confronting the church today, destroying marriages, families, and ministries. And yet, despite this reality, sexual sin–both individually and corporately–remains one of the least-addressed sins from the pulpits of evangelical churches today. Listen as Darrell and “Omaha” deal head-on with this destructive sin by reminding believers of the reason they were saved to begin with. Foundation text: 1 Peter 1:2 Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * Sexual Sin and Sanctification (John MacArthur) * Passions of the Heart: Biblical Counsel for Stubborn Sexual Sins (Dr. John Street) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  In this week’s episode of the Just Thinking broadcast, Darrell and Virgil a “demand letter” submitted by a young black woman, Mecca Morgan, on behalf of black Americans. “Demand letters” are nothing new. They are written every few years depending on the socio-political milieu in place at the time. Listen as these brothers unpack this latest list of demands through the lens of the gospel, and discuss why Ms. Morgan is missing the bigger issue. Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * Divided By Sin Related external media * Demand Letter 2018 On Behalf of Black America (Mecca Morgan) * The Primal Sin of Humanity (Ligonier Ministries) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  Slavery. It’s the sin some evangelical Christians just can’t – or won’t – let go of. In this episode of the Just Thinking broadcast, Darrell and Virgil discuss the ‘Report on Racism & Slavery in the History of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’ recently released by the under the signature of its president Dr. R. Albert Mohler. In the report, Dr. Mohler acknowledges, confesses, and repents of the complicity of SBTS in fostering a culture of racism in America. But the report isn’t enough for many evangelical social justicians who describe it merely as a “good first step.”  Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * Report on Slavery & Racism (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  This week Omaha (Virgil Walker) fly solo while Darrell is preparing to relocate. Omaha tackle the recent news of how the LGBT community has effected some well know figures and even a Christian artist. Give it a listen as he shows us how the world religion never forgives and bring the light of the gospel with the redemption power of Christ. Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * N/A Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  A divorced mother in Texas is forcing her 6-year old son to identify as transgender, to the utter dismay and disagreement of the boy’s biological father. The mother has also stated her intention to have the boy chemically castrated when he turns eight. In this extended episode of the Just Thinking broadcast, Darrell and Virgil dig deep into this disheartening situation and discuss the myriad implications and ramifications of this mother’s sinful defiance of God through the biblical lens of the imago Dei. Parental discretion is strongly advised. Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * Only Two Religions (Dr. Peter Jones, Ligonier Ministries) * Tolerance and the Church of Oneism (Joseph E. Torres) * Mom Dresses Six-Year Old Son as Girl (Walter Heyer, The Federalist) * Texas Mom Says 6-Year Old Son is Transgender (Legal Insurrection) * The Battle for the Biblical Family (Dr. George C. Scipione) * Christian Philosophy: A Systematic and Narrative Introduction (Drs. Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  History was almost made recently in the race for governor of Georgia, where the Democrat party nominee Stacey Abrams, a black female, came within less than three percentage points of defeating Republican nominee Brian Kemp, a white male. Apparently, Abrams’ defeat did not set well with many black Democrats, especially when it was revealed that 11 percent of black males supported Kemp. But why would such a thing be seen as problematic to black people? Do they not have the right to vote for the candidate(s) of their choosing? Listen in as Darrell and Omaha (Virgil Walker) discuss through the lens of the gospel why this intra-ethnic form of ideological slavery must come to an end – now. Resources Related episodes * N/A Related blog articles * The Minds of Black Folk Related external media * Black Men Helped Brian Kemp To Victory (Daily Caller) * ‘School Choice Moms’ Tipped the Florida Governor’s Race (Wall Street Journal) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.  

  This week’s episode of the Just Thinking broadcast concludes our look at the Ligonier Ministries 2018 ‘State of Theology’ survey, as Darrell and “Omaha” (Virgil) unpack Statement 30 of the survey, “Religious belief is a matter of personal opinion; it is not about objective truth.” Listen in as the brothers open the Word of God and discuss why the 60 percent who affirmed this statement are missing the larger question, one that Pontius Pilate asked thousands of years ago. Resources Related episodes * EP # 051 | Ligonier: The State of Theology (Part 1) * EP # 052 | Ligonier: The State of Theology (Part 2) * EP # 053 | Ligonier: The State of Theology (Part 3) Related blog articles * N/A Related external media * The State of Theology (Ligonier Ministries) Support To support the podcast, please click here or copy/paste the following link into your browser - https://justthinking.me/support/ Disclaimer © Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Darrell B. Harrison and Just Thinking…for Myself with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.