Church and Family Life Podcast

Steve Hopkins, the pastor of Burnet Bible Church, has had a long history of confronting prosperity gospel personalities. In this podcast, we identify some of the problems with the prosperity gospel in the context of Steves's personal encounters.

What are the principles and commands of God that guide our thoughts about insurrection against tyrannical governments? Our discussion surrounds Pierre Viret's counsel to churches tempted to rise up in the face of harsh tyrants.

Hear Josh Buice tell his life story. It is a story of a broken family and the power of the Gospel that changes everything.

In this podcast, Jason Dohm, Gavin Beers, and I discuss the first chapter of Pierre Viret’s “When to Disobey, Case Studies in Tyranny, Insurrection, and Obedience to God. In this chapter, Viret explains three forms of government, analyzing the positives and negatives of each and establishes a principle upon which all governments should be judged. We will ship the book to you for a donation of any amount. Click here to get your book. Also, don’t forget to get the study guide for this book. Click here. Get "When to Disobey" for a donation of any amount here. Get the companion Study Guide for just $4.95 here.

Hear the story of the conversion of an argumentative Zoroastrianism. Pooyan Mershahi grew up as a faithful law-abiding, proud argumentative Zoroastrianism. What was it that humbled him and brought Him to follow Jesus Christ?

Sam Waldron joins us to discuss one of the critical maladies afflicting the church today. It is a matter that is addressed in the Baptist Confession of 1689 regarding the nature of the universal church verses and the local church. A misunderstanding of these two doctrines has important implications.

Jason Dohm and Pooyan Mershahi discuss the blessings of the past year. They explain, giving thanks to the Lord for difficulties that caused many blessings to fall on the churches.

The integrity of church practices has been challenged as a result of the Covid 19 lockdowns and restrictions. We have Kyle Reeder, with us, pastor of Solid Rock Baptist Church in Benton, Ky to discuss the health of the church. How does a church remain faithful in times like these? What is the state of the church as a result?

Kevin Swanson is a man about the news… he reports the news daily. The news has been pretty disturbing over the past year so. How should parents talk about the news to their children? How can parents make the most of whats happening in the world to prepare them for living in the world. What mistakes can they make?

Paul Washer tells the story of his life and the time of his conversion. This is a story of many mercies of God converging upon a soul until finally, everything changed - in an instant. You never know how or when the Lord will capture a sinner. But when it happened to Paul, it was unexpected, he knew it and so did everyone else.