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I have commentary on the Trump indictment that will anger and enliven everyone at various times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: PRAY FOR PEACE The death of the Iranian president makes me a little nervous. Let's pray for peace. POPE IS WRONG... AGAIN The Pope says human nature is good -- defying literally thousands of years of Christian teaching. I'll give details. VACATION TO THE GLORY OF GOD It's vacation season. We should recognize vacations, historically…

On This Episode:ARE MEN LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY?Chris Rock echoes a lot of the manosphere out there, bemoaning the "inequity" and "unfairness" of being a man when it comes to love. I think Chris is missing one vitally important point for a man. I'll explain.CHRISTIANS AND AUTHORITARIANISMI'll play audio from a Christian who correctly says the Constit…

On This Episode: SPECTACULAR IMPLOSION OF KRISTI NOEM The Governor of South Dakota thought it was politically wise to tell a country that largely exchanged kids for dogs that she once shot a 13-month-old dog to death -- oh and shot a goat too. It's funny when politicians make fools of themselves, but there's also some lessons we can learn. I'll sha…

On This Episode: TAYLOR SWIFT'S NEW ALBUM AND LYRICS Swift's new album has drawn fire from some Christian thinkers. I'll lay out the controversy and try to bring some clarity to how the Christian intakes secular entertainment. CIVIL WAR MOVIE REVIEW I saw the new movie, Civil War. It's mostly an argument to NEVER actually go to war; wars are just h…

On This Episode: JOHN NEWTON ON "ACCEPTABLE SINS" I have to share with you some BRILLIANT points from John Newton (writer of "Amazing Grace") about sins we just accept in ourselves. He makes a good point that real joy comes in GROWTH, and growing out of these sins will be joyous. ARGUING THE A-BOMB Tucker Carlson recently said America was deeply im…

On This Episode: THE MASTER'S WINNER The winner of the Master's gave some compellingly strong and theologically astute responses to questions after his win -- regarding identity and even the cross of Christ. I have a theory why the great athletes of the next generation will be majority Christian. 2024's ABORTION POLITICS I grew up with one "pro-cho…

On This Episode: MITIGATING SMARTPHONE DAMAGE FOR KIDS We now have evidence that religious families are doing better at diminishing the deleterious effects of smartphone usage in kids. I'll share the details. ENCOURAGING GEN-Z NEWS Generation Z is pursuing trade schools in numbers we haven't seen in decades. This is good news for crucial industries…

On This Episode: BIDEN AND TRUMP FAIL AT EASTER Before Easter, the former president decided to sell a patriotic Bible. On Easter, the current president released a proclamation recognizing a pagan holiday for "transgender visibility." Both of these are bad, and the Christian can say both are both. I'll give details on each and my response to varying…

The latest installment of our Hebrews series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: SOUTH CAROLINA CLOSE TO SCHOOL CHOICE A bill passed that House that makes true school choice more likely in South Carolina than anytime in my lifetime. Let me encourage you: find your Senator at scstatehouse.gov and politely encourage them to pass House Bill 5164 to empower parents to choose their child's education. CANDACE OWNS, B…

On This Episode: JOHN MACARTHUR ON CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM John MacArthur got into the Christian Nationalism discussion recently. I'll play you the audio and respond, I hope, with some grace and humility. SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE Perry Noble is now cursing in sermons and benching 400 pounds on stage to "make a point." How do we help people drawn in b…

On This Episode: WHAT DO KIDS LICKING TOES, A LOCAL FIGHTING LEAGUE, AND ONLY FANS HAVE IN COMMON? I recently noticed that an event is coming to my area where local, random men, can sign up to fight other random men, so other people can pay money to watch them punch each other. I then heard a story about children licking peanut butter off of toes a…

On This Episode: OUR ROTTEN MASCULINE/FEMININE DYNAMIC Over a period of three days last week, I had several experiences that made me evaluate how rotten the dynamic is now between men and women. It made me wonder what broke it. I've been watching "Masters of the Air" on AppleTV and noticed how healthy the masculine/feminine dynamic was back then. I…

On This Episode: THE MASCULINITY WE NEED Nancy Pearcy is one of my favorite authors, and made a fantastic point of not contrasting manhood to womanhood. We need to first contrast it to BOYHOOD. We must hold to the male/female distinctions, but first, let's have men who want to leave childhood behind. EXAMPLE OF BAD MANHOOD An absolute lout went off…

On This Episode: 8 MINUTES OF FOOTBALL TALK I enjoy this Chiefs dynasty. I have mostly disliked other dynasties. I'll use 8 minutes to indulge in sports talk. SUPER BOWL CONSPIRACIES The "NFL is rigged" people have zero arguments. I'll break down and refute these conspiracy theories. CONSPIRACY THINKINGS MUST STOP I'll itemize why conspiracy thinki…

On This Episode: THE GREATEST "PRIVILEGE OF ALL" I've argued for years that the greatest "privilege" in life isn't ethnic, educational, or economic. It's familial -- having 2 parents. This new book lays out the data and the crisis we're in that marriage and child-raising are now disconnected in our age. #TwoParentPrivilege "ONLY FANS" MOM AND A CHR…

My 11th sermon in the series on the Epistle to the Hebrews.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: TAYLOR SWIFT CONSPIRACY Let me dispel the notion that malign actors are executing a Psy-Op, using the NFL and Taylor Swift to push the Left. We're plenty enough a pagan people for Leftism to thrive without a conspiracy. MATT WALSH ON ART VANDALS The Catholic commentator says we should execute the vandals of the Mona Lisa and other …

A quick 15 minutes regarding the Texas border.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: TRUMP CONSOLIDATION That happened fast. With Governor Desantis gone, the 2024 race is set: two elderly, unpopular men. I have several thoughts of analysis, including the fact that there's never been a bigger opportunity for a third party. SCHOOL LUNCHES IN THE SUMMER My State is debating a school lunch program for the summer. That …

On This Episode:ANALYZING IOWAHere are my takeaways.1. The Primary is over. Trump is the nominee for his party.2. The race for 2nd place between Desantis and Haley is still important. Circumstances could keep Trump out of the race.3. This also likely locks in Biden as the nominee for his party.4. A Supermajority of Americans don't want these choice…

On This Episode: LET HISTORY INFORM YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT TODAY I know life is unstable right now: inflation, mortgage rates, protests/riots, two wars, shifting morals, incompetent governance, and a contentious election in front of us. One reason we stress about these things so much is that we think we're unique in human history. Give me 15 minutes t…

On This Episode: LONELINESS AND POLITICS New York Times Editorialist and author (one of my favorites) David Brooks has a new book out. One revelation is how people are using politics (instead of church) for morality, community, and feelings of making an impact. That's a substitution that will ruin us. CAREFUL WHO GETS YOUR EARS Some commentators te…

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On This Episode: NPR, CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM, AND THE FUTURE This story from NPR elicited a few responses from me. As we argue for Christian values in sectors of culture, we should recognize the fear that elicits in secularists. Let me equip you for those objections. Additionally, for those Christians pursuing Christianity in all of society, we shou…

The 10th sermon in my Epistle to the Hebrews series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

The 9th installment in the Epistle to the Hebrews Series--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: A woman on TikTok recently complained about being rejected by a matchmaker (the woman wants to find a husband). She was appalled that the matchmaker thought the woman needed to make some changes to be appealing to the men she wanted. Change, compromise, and improvement have been shunned by our self-love culture. I have some thought…

My latest in The Epistle to the Hebrews series --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: SURROGACY AND THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE Two prominent men in the conservative movement recentlycelebrated babies they’re now going toraise with their partners. Both men hired women to carry the child and paid other women for genetic material to have the child. Some conservatives welcomed this, and then other conservatives chided them.…

My latest in the Hebrews series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: A CULTURE'S ART TELLS YOU WHAT IT'S LONGING FOR HBO's Hard Knocks, HBO's Gilded Age, and this new Jennifer Lawrence movie, "No Hard Feelings" are betraying this secular age's desires. The law of God is written on every heart, and God designed us to want certain things, as we're made in his image. This culture tries to deny God's de…

The latest installment of our Hebrews Series--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: POLITICAL STORY ONE: SNL's Surprising Jokes The first two jokes on SNL's Weekend Update were at President Biden's expense this week. That's an historic oddity. It also tells us something about our political moment, and I have some interpretive thoughts (including a look-ahead to next November's election). POLITICAL STORY TWO: The S…

I'm on the road and unable to record a new episode this week. In place of that, this is the latest installment of mine and Cody Fields Post-Mil project. Make sure to check his content out and buy stuff for your guitars (if you're a guitarist) at westminstereffects.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/suppo…

On This Episode: NUANCE IS IMPORTANT I want to provide an example on why communicating with nuance is most often more effective than with sharp invective. TIM KELLER AND A THEONOMY QUOTE Tim Keller made a great point in a sermon back in 1991 that might get him accused of "Christian Nationalism" today (whatever that is). I want to play a clip from t…

On This Episode: NEW HOUSE SPEAKER REACTION It's good to have believers in high spaces. However, while the Left's reaction was on-brand insane, I noticed people who call themselves "Christian Nationalists" also had an odd reaction. I want to talk about all of the implications. NUMB LITTLE BUG The younger set have made a weird/sad song really popula…

On This Episode: IS CURING BLINDNESS/DEAFNESS GOOD OR AN ACT OF CULTURAL ERASURE? This article asks if it's wrong to cure blindness or deafness. Some people seem to have adopted these conditions as core parts of their identities. What's the Christian response to handling and treating disabilities? GET YOUR CATEGORIES IN ORDER In Christianity, I'm s…

On This Episode: WHEN CULTURES CRUMBLE A listener wrote in to ask what I mean when I say, "Christians must be ready when the culture crumbles to provide answers." He wanted to know what I meant by "crumbled." I have some very practical answers that range from Disney to Social Security. FALSEHOOD FAILS This story covers a recent protest at Clemson U…

On This EpisodeDISILLUSIONMENT VS OVEREMPHASISThe New York Times recently published this story about how miserable people are about our political state of being. At the same time, I'm noticing some evangelicals are into politics more than ever. I have a word of caution on that with help from a clip of a Tim Keller sermon.Everything is the Lord's --…

On This Episode: JOE ROGAN ASKS AN UNINTENTIONALLY PROFOUND QUESTION Rogan recently complained that life and the human experience are intricate and complex, but we don't have a manual for how to live list best. Boy, do I have some good news for him. If he's looking for a book with life's answers, we've got a good one. ANDY STANLEY FURTHER OFF THE R…

On This Episode: LETTER TO MY CONGRESSMAN My Congressman was just found out to be an adulterer. He should resign. I'll make my plea and tell you why it's important for him to leave Congress and pursue his marriage. We need to hold marriage high. Congressman Duncan can do that by resigning. MY MESSAGE COLLEGE STUDENTS I was asked to speak to college…

Cody and I cover a lot, including: -Small steps to get started on the path to truth and beauty -Does Christian exile contradict the Post-Mil view? -Do modern Christians have an analog to use in the Bible? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corytruax/support

On This Episode: RAUNCHY LAWMAKERS I grew up being told that sexual sin and perversion were disqualifying for anyone looking for authority. Recently a Democrat candidate for State Senate in Virginia was exposed for having sex on a streaming site for money. The mayor of Burbank, CA was spanked with a paddle by a drag queen in California. Yes, these …

On This Episode: LAWLESSNESS IN NEW MEXICO The Governor of New Mexico issued an illegal decree regarding guns. My demeanor is always to say, "that thing in the news isn't as bad as the news outlets and algorithms want you to think it is. You can calm down." Because I'm like that, I hope it comes with some credibility that I'm saying: this is a big …

On This Episode DRUG PRICE FIXING'S DOWNSIDE A recent policy announcement would cap and set a price ceiling for some popular drugs. Both the "government shouldn't do that," and the "yay for cheap medicines" reactions are simplistic and immature. I want give you some deeper level thinking on policies like these. A PROFOUND PARADIGM FOR MEANING One c…

On This Episode REFUTING “KINISM” I came across an errant theology, that can lead to sinfulethnic prejudice. I want to talk about its origins and then Biblically refuteit. A GOVERNMENT LESSON We know too little about what the Federal Government is and what its role is. It is an entity created by the States, so the States are supposed to be supreme …

On this Episode DEBATE PREVIEW There's a debate Wednesday night that some people (wrongly) think is important. I'll give you a preview of what SHOULD happen and also what WILL happen instead. SMARTPHONES AND MARRIAGE There's a fairly large study indicating major correlation between screen time and marriage troubles. I'll break it down and give some…