Michael Easley inContext

Dr. Michael Lawson joins Michael to discuss discipleship, common barriers preventing healthy discipleship today, and how to foster communities where discipleship can thrive.Find notes and resources HERE.

Dennis Allen joins Michael to address key issues he's identified in his book, The Disciple Dilemma: Rethinking and Reforming how the Church does Discipleship."We spend more time building churches than making disciples and Jesus told us to do the opposite. He said, you make disciples and I'll build the church."Learn more about Dennis and find resources from the episode in our Show Notes.

Brian Rosner joins Michael to talk about the modern age of individualism, and how our truest identity is actually found outside of one's self.From the Episode:"We're relational beings, we're storytelling beings, and we're also adoring beings. We look up as well as around and backward and forward to find ourselves. A lot of people who are not believers might think to themselves, 'well, I don't really look up,' but I think there is this irrepressible urge in all humans to look beyond themselves to something bigger than themselves."Find resources and learn more about Brian in our Show Notes.

Parents, this is the help you've been looking for. Founder and CEO of Foundation Worldview, Elizabeth Urbanowicz, joins Michael to highlight some of the greatest challenges parents face today and to offer practical resources to help them teach their children how to navigate our cultural context through a Christian worldview.

In March 2022, today's guest, Morris Proctor, delivered a remarkable expository sermon on Jesus' prayer in Gethsemene at Michael's church, Stonebridge Bible Church. Morris returns to inContext today for a discussion on discipleship and Bible teaching.Find resources mentioned in this episode at michaelincontext.com

Jen Oshman (Author, podcaster, and veteran in women's ministry & missions) joins Michael to talk through the ways we're being shaped by social media and culture, and how to navigate these influences responsibly.Learn more about Jen and find resources she mentions in our Show Notes.

How do you approach prophecy? How do you apply prophetic literature to our day? Steve Miller, author of "Foreshadows: 12 Megaclues that Jesus' Return is Nearer than Ever" joins Michael to offer practical insights on current events and Bible prophecy.Find more info in our Show Notes.

What does the next generation believe about abortion? Autumn Higashi joins Michael to discuss her incredible efforts as a leader in the pro-life generation.This episode was recorded before the Dobbs v. Jackson decision was announced, so you'll hear Autumn speaking from the perspective prior to Roe being overturned. As she says, however, the overturn of Roe v. Wade doesn't mean the work is over—it means it's more important now than ever. "Abortion is a lifelong decision and a lot of times it's made in a moment of fear. If we can help prevent that, that's what we want to do. The response must be: how can we support women to choose life?"

You're hopefully aware that the Supreme Court released a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case last week that overturned the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.Our friend Janet Parshall generously returned to inContext to help us think critically and biblically about what this decision really means and where we go from here.Michael Easley inContext is part of the Michael Easley inContext Ministry. We have two other podcasts: Michael Easley Sermons where you can hear biblical teaching from Dr. Michael Easley; and Ask Dr. E where Dr. E answers your biblical or theological questions in 10 minutes or less. You can find both podcasts wherever you're listening to inContext right now, or at michaelincontext.com.If this or any other episode of inContext brings up a question you'd like Dr. E to answer, call or text us your question at 615-281-9694 or email at question@michaelincontext.com.

Janet Parshall is back! In this episode, Janet and Michael discuss the cultural moment we find ourselves in and how we can (and should!) engage the culture and remain grounded in critical thinking and biblical truth. Janet also offers encouragement to parents in navigating the cultural bombardment against the values they're trying to instill in their children.