Differing Things
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Differing Things is a podcast which focuses on how far religion and society have deviated from the Bible. This podcast will cover many topics both spiritual, and current to draw our listeners closer to their Creator!
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Ephesians Part 1
Our host Bill Petri and guest Phil Scranton discuss the importance of the Book of Ephesians.
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Sep 14, 2023
Grief
Grief is a part of life, but why do we experience it? "Why?" is the question so often on our lips amid tragedy. But this question raises another: whom are you addressing? Grief does not need to be suppressed, nor does it need to bury us.
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Sep 7, 2023
Gnosticism is Alive and Well!
Are men born sinners? Did we come out of the womb with a sin nature, making us only capable of sinning? What is Gnosticism, and how is it taught in churches throughout the world today? Many Christians today are inadvertently teaching Gnosticism by failing to understand some of its core tenents. How did Gnosticism creep into the church? Today's Differing Things Podcast looks at these questions. Please do not forget to give us a like, and please follow us so you never miss an episode of Differing Things!
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Sep 1, 2023
Israel Climate Changes and the Body of Christ
The idea Christians should be paying attention to the natural world has been around for centuries. Augustine of Hippo, born in 354 AD, for example, wrote of two ways to learn about God: (1) through Scripture and (2) through nature. This focus on nature is not often emphasized in modern American Christianity. Christians should still care about the natural world we live in. What do the Scriptures teach about our ecological systems?
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Aug 24, 2023
A Discussion About Salvation
Our Host Bill Petri interviews Biblical Scholar Dan Sheridan about salvation. How does religion line up to what God says about this topic?
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Aug 17, 2023
The Relationship Between Sinful Nature and the Flesh
Are men born sinners? Our answer to this question will affect our attitude toward sin and will ultimately affect our conduct as well. If an individual believes he is born with a sinful nature and sins unavoidably because of that nature, he is not likely to view his sins the same way a woman who denies a sinful nature would. Christianity has taught for centuries our flesh is sinful -- but what if they are wrong?
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Aug 10, 2023
The Stain of Human Trafficking
Many falsely believe human trafficking is a modern-day problem. However, this issue has been around since Biblical times. The narrative of human trafficking began with the story of Joseph in the Old Testament book of Genesis. The expansion of the world's population allowed the trafficking of people to impact every country on this planet negatively. What do the Scriptures have to say about this very current problem?
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Aug 3, 2023
Anti-Christian Education and a Reasoned Response
Today's Differing Things will look at a critical conversation taking place throughout the entire western world. Education systems throughout the west are trying to cast significant doubt about the validity of the Bible. Our youth are being brainwashed to believe the Bible is a patriarchal, sexist, and homophobic book that is full of errors, and does not understand science. How do we answer these accusations?
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Jul 27, 2023
Economics Before and After Adam’s Fall
Wealth is created through the medium of work. The institution of productive labor was established by one of the first commands given by the Creator God immediately after the creative act and before man sinned. Gen.2:15 shows that through man's productive industry, God shared responsibility for the earth with man. Thus, economics was born! How did it work? What changed after Adam's sin?
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Jul 20, 2023
Should We be Common Placing Our Spiritual Values?
Since the advent of the internet, we have been constantly flooded with information. How are we suppose to process it all? Believe it or not this has happened once before in human history. The answer then was common placing. What is common placing? Is it a good idea to use common placing to form our own personal belief system?
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Jul 13, 2023
The Gift of All Gifts
The Apostle Paul writes to the church in Rome; "For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established; That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me." What gift is this that Paul wished to impart? How was this gift given? Is it still in effect?
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Jul 6, 2023
Wet or Dry -- What Should We Do?
Differing Things is a podcast which focuses on far religion and society have deviated from the Bible. It is easy for us to see deviation when we look at society, but sometimes it is difficult for us to see these deviations when it comes to religion. It is difficult because most of us have a conditioned bias to a certain way of thinking. Today's Differing Things will challenge those biases by looking at the very misunderstood doctrine of Water Baptism!
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Jun 29, 2023
Transgenderism
Humankinds potential for self-destruction through the lusts of the flesh appears to be limitless. While there is nothing new in the sensual sins and wanton debauchery that we witness in our culture, technology has undoubtedly advanced its influence. One such sin is being promoted in an apparently fanatical fashion: transgenderism!
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Jun 22, 2023
Defining the Dispensation of Grace
Communication is critical for individuals to share and express important ideas. Unfortunatly, our communication is often lacking the necessary precision creating confusion in the hearer. This confusion typically results in rejection of some very important Bible truths. One such truth is the Dispensation of the Grace of God. Should not our language be precise to ensure great communication of the truth?
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Jun 16, 2023
The Genesis Gap and its Origin in Bible Doctrine
What has been called the "Gap Theory" was a popular and consistent explanation of the first chapter of Genesis among Christians up through the mid 1900s. With the rise of Young Earth Creationism, the Gap understanding was simply pushed to the background and ridiculed as a past effort to satisfy the claims of modern evolutionary science. In effect the new teachers buried this doctrine with the debris of Noah's flood deposits. What does the Bible really teach about a Gap? Does a Gap have any basis in Bible Doctrine?
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Jun 9, 2023
Micah and Moral Decline in a Society
It seems like every time we read a newspaper, or watch a news source we see evidence of declining morality. The western world is quickly becoming immoral, and it seems like there is no way for it to ever recover. What do the Scriptures have to say about declining morality in the Western world? What is the answer to this problem?
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Jun 2, 2023
What About the Sabbath?
There is a great deal of confusion in the Church – the Body of Christ regarding the Sabbath. Questions that must be asked include: What should the Christian position be regarding the 4th Commandment? Should the Christian observe the Sabbath? Should the Sabbath be on Sunday or Saturday? How should the Sabbath be observed in practice? Is Saturday the Jewish Sabbath and Sunday the Christian Sabbath?
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May 27, 2023
Sonship through Adoption
Biblical adoption is not what you think it is. In his book “Redemption Accomplished and Applied” author John Murray details what ancient Roman adoption was like. John Murray defines adoption as a legal act. According to Murray, “It is the bestowal of a status, or standing.” How does understanding Roman customs from 2000 years ago impact Christians in the year 2023? Please feel free to leave your comments. If you enjoy today's Differing Things give us a like, or better yet, why not follow us!
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May 20, 2023
Sports Analogies and the Christian Life
The Bible speaks often of athletic analogies and stories as encouragements for persevering. There are many verses that can offer Christians motivation and inspiration for living using athletic metaphors. Remember that the way you live can bring glory to God through your life example! Please give us a like, even better why not leave comments or follow us!
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May 12, 2023
Coronation of a King!
Many of us are familiar with the account of Jesus so-called "triumphal entry" into Jerusalem. One of the few stories told by all four gospels. But was it the simple, humble donkey ride into the city that it is often portrayed to be. Or was it specifically designed to be much more: a pre-arranged, coronation ceremony orchestrated by Jesus to portray Himself as the promised king of Israel in fulfillment of both royal and prophetic tradition? Please remember to give us a like, and leave your comments, better yet why not follow us.
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May 6, 2023
Profound Suffering the Time When the Stars Disappear
How can Christians can face profound life-changing suffering with their faith intact and find encouragement from God's word in the midst of a season of intense pain? Today's Differing Things Podcast looks at this very question
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Apr 28, 2023
Is Bible Revision Wrong
Over the course of time words can and frequently do change meaning. These changes are proof that language itself is always changing from one generation to the next. These differences often time produce a communication gap between different generations. We can say the same thing regarding our English language Bible. As the English language changes the meaning of the words in our Scriptures is changed. This begs the question, “Is Bible Revision wrong?”
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Apr 21, 2023
History’s Greatest Event and the Victory it Brings.
1 Corinthians 15:3-5 records our basic thesis statement for today’s Differing Things Podcast. It records the most important event of all human history, the resurrection of Jesus Christ! That is right. The greatest event in all history is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, for this event is the culmination of God's work of salvation for all humanity!
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Apr 15, 2023
Desensitization and Corruption of Western Societies
What is wisdom? We cannot behave as wise people if we do not know what wisdom is. The apostle Paul tells us that we can be addressed as somebody who is wise. "Walk," he says, "not as fools but as wise; because you are wise, act as wise people." He tells us how this wisdom which is in us reveals itself; or we could say, we see the results to which this wisdom leads. It means that we have vision and can see the result of our actions. The Bible fundamentally says that the man who is not a child of God and who is not a Believer is ultimately a fool. "The fool has said in his heart that there is no God." The Christian life is the only sane life, according to the inspired written word of God. Today’s Differing Things looks at how the West is becoming the ultimate fool! Make sure to give us a like, and leave your comments!
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Apr 8, 2023
In the Likeness of Christ’s Resurrection
It is critical that we recognize the great scope and tremendous emphasis the subject of resurrection has in the Word of God. It is from the beginning to the end of the divine revelation of Scripture. Since the fall, all things which are of God have their new beginning and vital value in and by the representative and inclusive resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
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Apr 1, 2023
He Rode an Ass?
In the east, the donkey or ass has always played a much more important part amongus Westerners, and on that account we find it so frequently mentioned in the Bible. The question arises why did Jesus enter Jerusalem riding on an ass on Palm Sunday?
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Mar 23, 2023
Order, Chaos and the Ensuing War
What is the relationship between order and chaos? How did chaos come about? If God is our Creator, can He create chaos? If not, how did it come to be? What is order, and what is chaos? Today’s Differing Things looks at these questions and more!
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Mar 17, 2023
The Worldview of Deuteronomy 32:8-9
It was at Babylon where people sought to “make a name for themselves” by building a tower that reached to the heavens, the realm of the gods with a small g. Deuteronomy 32:8-9 describes how Yahewh’s dispersal of the nations at Babel resulted in His disinheriting those nations as His people. This is the Old Testament equivalent of Romans 1:18-25, a familiar passage wherein God gave humankind over to their persistent rebellion. The implications of this decision and this passage are crucial to understanding much of what is in the Old Testament, and Israel’s calling.
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Mar 10, 2023
Child Training
Your child’s first years are a foundational time for growth and character development. Parenting can be one of the most wonderful experiences—but it can also be frustrating. How can we increase the wonderful—and lower the frustration?
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Mar 3, 2023
Mental Health and the Stigma of Brokenness Revisited
Mental illness can be a highly stigmatized topic in the church. For those who do not have such struggles, suicidal ideations and the extreme despair that come with mental illness can be difficult to understand. When something is not understood people tend to react with fear and avoidance. Mental illness is the same. How does the Bible help those with mental health issues?
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Feb 24, 2023
Can the Father Forsake the Son?
Did God the Father forsake Jesus at the crucifixion? Did He really turn His face away from His Son at the time of His Sons’ greatest trial? Is this even possible? If this is possible what is to prevent the Father from turning His face away from us in our time of need?
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Feb 17, 2023
The Three D’s
How can a man be the husband his wife needs? How can he lead his marriage into a God glorifying mission? We might begin by taking three modest steps, the three D's. What are the three D's? Listen in! Do not forget to follow us and give us a like.
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Feb 10, 2023
The Secret of Godliness
As one reads 1 Timothy 3:15, the greatness and splendour of the local church looms large. The church is said to be the household of God, the assembly of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth!And yet, as we read verse 16, there is an apparent shift in thought. What then is the connection between the church in verse 15 and the secret in verse 16? What is the relationship between the local assembly of believers and "the secret of godliness?" In what way does this great secret relate and apply to the church?
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Feb 3, 2023
Government, States, and Biblical Anarchy
What is the difference between a government and a state? What is consensual government? How does a believer fit into a discussion of these topics? Today's Differing Things will look at these questions in detail. Do not forget to give us a like, or better yet, become a follower of Differing Things!
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Jan 28, 2023
Censorship vs Freedom of Speech
We hear the term fake news a lot today. Fake news is a way to control a narrative. Fake news, and lies are a way to suppress the truth in order to censor dissent. What are the ramifications of all this?
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Jan 21, 2023
The Person of Jesus Christ, the Cross, and a New Humanity
It is of far-reaching importance and vital consequence to recognize that the Person of our Lord cannot really be known and understood apart from the Cross. It is equally of consequence to realize that the Cross is only really understood and adequately appreciated when the Person of Christ is discerned.
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Jan 14, 2023
The Book of Judges, Women, and Failed Male Leadership
What can a neglected Old Testament book tell us about the demise of Christianity's impact on today's societies in the West? Why is it so important for us to look at the Book of Judges with fresh eyes?
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Jan 7, 2023
The Secret
The question I hear most often is, "How do I study my Bible?" The same people will add: "It is just so confusing!" Many people I talk with will tell me that it is contradictory. The result is many dear saints who earnestly believe the Bible to be God's word become frustrated and discouraged because the Bible does not fix their lives. How can we study the Bible where it makes sense?
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Dec 31, 2022
The Life Cycle of Nations
Nations are like people in that they will die in the end. How quickly they die is dependent on whether they ignore the truth’s found in God’s word. This differing Things Podcast looks at the life cycle of nations.
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Dec 23, 2022
A Birthday Celebration?
Why does Christianity celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25th? How did this day become a day of importance to the Christian religion? Can we know when Christ was born?
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Dec 17, 2022
Journey to and Through the Second Death
An interview with Bible Scholar and Author J. Philip Scranton about his upcoming new book Journey to and Through the Second Death.
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Dec 10, 2022
The Newest Christian Sacrament
Just recently Americans celebrated one of the high holy days of their faith. Tens of millions of people took part in it and demonstrations occurred in every state. The airways were dominated by talk of it for weeks. It was Election Day. How has voting for a civil government become more important than God's government?
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Dec 3, 2022
Technology is it Good or Evil?
You cannot escape technology. It is part of your everyday life. Since we all live in a technological world it is important to understand what the Bible teaches about it.
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Nov 26, 2022
Why we Should be Saturated with Thanksgiving
It is critical for us to see where being unthankful has led humanity. The more we understand what Jesus Christ accomplished for us the more gratitude we should have. There really is two paths a person can take, the path of gratitude which leads to a deeper more meaningful Christian life, or the path of being unthankful. This path leads to alienation unhappiness.
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Nov 19, 2022
Do You Smell What Jesus is Cooking?
A central part of Thanksgiving Day in the USA centers around the dinner table. Just how important are dinner settings to those who are on the fringes of society. Today Differing Things will look at the importance of such settings to the most broken of humanity. Please make sure to give us a like, and share this topic with your friends an family!
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Nov 12, 2022
Loneliness and Overcoming It
Everyone has felt lonely. Living in a broken world full of broken people ensures we will feel alone at some point. What are the dangers of this, and how do we overcome it?
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Nov 5, 2022
Gratitude and How to Develop It
Gratitude can mean a lot of things—it can be an emotion, a state of being, or a deed. It can be something you feel towards yourself, another person, or God. It can even be something you give or share to express your appreciation. Whatever the reason for your gratitude, the result always boils down to one thing: a happier and more satisfying life. Research indicates that being in a state of gratitude is one of the most effective ways to live a happier and more meaningful life.
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Oct 29, 2022
Violent Mob Mentality
What can we learn about violent mobs? What do they accomplish? Are there distinguishing characteristics of a mob? The best place for answers is the Bible. Biblical history records our unseen enemy regularly stirring up riots. Please make sure to give us a like, or better yet why not follow Differing Things!
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Oct 22, 2022
The Apostle Paul and his Special Apostleship
Why Paul? Why the need for a new apostle? Why did the 12 apostles just not wait for him, and make Paul one of them? The answers may surprise you! Do not forget to follow us and give us a like! Feel free to leave your comments we want to hear from you.
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Oct 15, 2022
Growing Old
Growing Old. We all want to grow old, but we also have a fear of it. Psalm 71 is a lesson on how to grow old and remain productive! Please make sure to follow us, and give us a like!
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Oct 7, 2022
The Greatness of the Cross
Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross is the greatest single moment in the history of the entire cosmos. What does Solomon teach us about its cost? What did it accomplish for Israel? What did it accomplish for the Body of Christ?
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Sep 29, 2022
Suffering Through Weakness
How can one be strong while weak? How does God's power rest on us when we are weak? What does the Apostle Paul's teach us through his own life about suffering?
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Sep 23, 2022
How to Choose a Local Church
We are exhorted in Hebrews 10:25 to not forsake the assembling of ourselves. So, the question comes up, how do we choose which group to fellowship with? Is there a right or wrong group to be part of? These are some of the questions that our host Dr. Bill Petri and today's guest Jim Johnson will discuss.
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Sep 16, 2022
Five Rules for Marriage
Ephesians is a fantastic book for marital advice. It gives us five rules every marriage should follow to ensure a long and happy union.
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Sep 10, 2022
Is a Collapse Coming
The national debt is greater than what America produces in a whole year. This high ratio of the debt to gross domestic product (GDP) tells investors that the country might have problems repaying the loans. That is a new and worrying occurrence for the U.S.A.
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Sep 3, 2022
Confession is NOT Necessary
Many sincere people today confuse law doctrine with grace doctrine. The result of this confusion is a lack of peace, and uncertainty about one's standing before God. Perhaps the most misunderstood doctrine in all of Scripture is the doctrine of Confession.
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Aug 26, 2022
Love is Love
The English word love is so confusing. It lumps together different facets of love. This has given rise to the slogan love is love. What are the ramifications of this slogan and why is it at odds with the Bible?
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Aug 20, 2022
The Cycles of History
Wherever we are headed, America is evolving in ways most of us do not like or understand. Individually focused yet collectively adrift, we wonder if we are heading toward a waterfall. Are we?
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Aug 13, 2022
Esther, Providence Demonstrated
Esther is a crisis book. It is a drama, not of fiction, but of genuine fact. It is set on the stage of real history and gathers round actual persons. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate the providential care of God over His people. It is vital for Believers of all dispensations to see this.
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Aug 5, 2022
Dying to Live
Do not waste your cancer! Do not allow it to break you! Do not allow it to lead you into despair. Dr. Bill Petri talks about his 24-year war with cancer.
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Jul 30, 2022
Immigration Through a Biblical Perspective
Too often, we have not looked to the Scriptures as our primary authority when it comes to forming our views toward immigrants and immigration. In fact, when it comes to the top factor that informs their views on the topic, more Christians cited the media than the Bible.
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Jul 22, 2022
How do You Deal with Fear and Anxiety
With God's help, each one of us can progressively improve in the way we fight fear, worry, and anxiety. All throughout the scriptures Biblical writers addressed the fear, worry, and anxiety that humanity experiences. This edition of Differing Things looks at how to reduce and minimize our fear and anxiety in an increasingly stressful world.
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Jul 16, 2022
The Blueprint to Transform America
The startling shift in American attitudes toward gays and same-sex marriage is not the result of chance or random events. More than a quarter century ago, gay strategists laid out a plan to transform the nation—with astounding success. How did they do it?
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Jul 8, 2022
Answers to Questions
Today's episode is the answering of many questions Differing Things receives on a weekly basis. Guest Pastor Rick Farwell answers many of these questions.
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Jul 1, 2022
God is the Healer of Broken Hearts
No matter what caused our hearts to break, we can trust God. He will help us break free of the things, feelings, and memories stemming from a broken heart. He wants us whole in Him! How is God in the midst of our fight to heal our hearts, when we deal with heartbreak?
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Jun 24, 2022
Lack of Fathers - The Root Cause of Society’s Problems!
There is little doubt that America is experiencing an unprecedented fatherless crisis. Approximately 80% of single-parent homes are led by single mothers, leading to millions of our youth growing up without a father in the home. How does this impact our society and what are the ramifications of this impact?
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Jun 18, 2022
Why Two Goats
An in-depth discussion about the two goats in the Day of Atonement.
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Jun 11, 2022
The Redemptive Purpose of Judgment Throughout History
If you are a Christian, a seeker, an atheist, or an agnostic, this Differing Things broadcast is for you. What the Bible actually says and what you have heard preached might be surprisingly different. Dr. Bill Petri will ask you to consider the possibility that God is more loving and good than you ever imagined.
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Jun 3, 2022
Mass Shootings Keep Happening - Why?
We have had a number of mass killings in the United States of America over the last month. No, we do not need more political speeches. We do not need more legislation. We do not need the confiscation of guns. What do we need, and why does this keep happening? Dr. Bill Petri will look at the solution to our sick society.
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May 28, 2022
Orwell’s Blueprint to Your Being Brainwashed
George Orwell's book 1984, in which a brainwashed working class, bred to serve the elite, were kept in ignorance by newspeak and doublethink, is a prediction of what is happening now. What do we do as Christians?
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May 21, 2022
Science the Inconvenient Truth
When does human life begin? Do science and the Bible agree? How should this answer impact our views on abortion?
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May 14, 2022
The Ukraine-Russia War and Bible Prophecy
What is the significance of the Ukraine - Russia war? Is Bible prophecy being fulfilled before our very eyes?
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May 7, 2022
Extraordinary Mothers
Motherhood. What does it take to be an exceptional mother? 10 Great Biblical examples and one present day example are looked at in today's Differing Things.
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Apr 30, 2022
Redeeming the Time: What Does it Mean?
What does redeeming the time mean, and why is it important?
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Apr 22, 2022
Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture uses social media to organize an outcry that threatens swift reprisals if its demands are not met immediately. How does this impact the Christian?
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Apr 16, 2022
What Day Was The Resurrection?
How can we figure 3 days and nights between sunset "Good Friday" and sunrise Easter morning?
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Apr 9, 2022
The Church the Body of Christ
What is the Church and when did it begin?
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Apr 2, 2022
Freedom Vs Liberty the Differences that Changed the World
What is the difference between freedom and liberty and why does it matter?
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Mar 26, 2022
The Welfare State and the Destruction of Black Families
How the Great Society destroyed black families, and how the Bible gives the answers to repair them.
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Mar 19, 2022
The Proper Relationship Between the Christian and the State
Just what is the Christians responsibility to the secular state? An in Depth look at Romans 13.
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Mar 12, 2022
Money Matters!
How should we think about inflation from a biblical perspective? What lessons can we learn from the past? How can we prepare for the future?
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Mar 5, 2022
The Immortal Soul
Is the human soul immortal? What is an indivisual's soul doing after they die? Does the soul have a life after death but before resurrection? The Bible gives us the answer to these questions.
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Feb 26, 2022
Mental Health and the Stigma of Brokenness
All humanity faces brokenness. This is especially true for those who deal with mental health issues. Why?
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Feb 19, 2022
Freedom, Truckers, and Civil Disobedience
In light of Canada's Freedom Convoy, what does the Bible teach about civil disobedience?
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Feb 12, 2022
Socialism and the Bible
Today's podcast looks at Socialism and how it aligns with the Bible.
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Feb 5, 2022
The Horrors of Racial Prophecy
Racism is supported by the theology of Racial Prophecy, what is the Bible’s answer.
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Jan 29, 2022
Evolution and Science
A look at evolution and what science says about it.
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Jan 22, 2022
The Mythology of Hell
Why the traditional Christian view of hell is mistaken, and a look at what the Scriptures actually teach.
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Jan 15, 2022
God, Time, and Freewill
A look at the relationship between God and time and how this relationship impacts man's freewill.
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Jan 8, 2022
War and Grace
The Christians responsibility to military service.
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Jan 2, 2022
The Failed American Penitentiary Experiment and God’s Answer
An in-depth look at America's failed penal system and God's answer to it.
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