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Wisdom from the Aged—Annual Interview with David’s Parents

June 18, 2022

GUESTS: BRUCE and MARY JANE WHEATON, parents of host David Wheaton

Wisdom is thinking and living according to God’s will and ways. Foolishness is the opposite—thinking and living as if God doesn’t exist and that we aren’t accountable to Him.

The Bible often contrasts wisdom and foolishness. In fact, Jesus concluded His most well-known message, the Sermon on the Mount, with this exhortation:

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall” (Matthew 7:24-27).

I have been blessed to grow up in a home and live under parents who built their lives and home on the rock of God’s word. While of course not perfect, they have strived to live “according to the Book”. As America became openly rebellious against God and the church went “contemporary”, they didn’t.

And now in the late stage of their lives—my dad is 90 and my mom is 88—they are blessed with the greatest of blessings: walking with Christ for 65 years, marriage for even longer, children and grandchildren who love and revere them, and many lives who have been impacted for Christ because of them.

This Father’s Day weekend on The Christian Worldview, my aged parents will share their perspective on old age, the change in society and the church, and marriage and parenting. You will hear an uncommon perspective, one which the Bible enjoins: “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days” (Proverbs 19:20).

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GUEST: OWEN STRACHAN, author, Christianity and WokenessLast week in part 1, Owen Strachan, professor of theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary and author of Christianity and Wokeness, explained how the new religion of “wokeness” has taken captive the minds of Americans in every sector of our society: politics, education, media, business, and yes, even the Evangelical church.Owen defined wokeness as “being awake” to the systemic injustice that characterizes our nation, with regard to white-black “race” relations but also with other groups who identify as minorities and thus oppressed—women, homosexuals, transgenders, and immigrants.The ironic thing is that despite all the progress that has been made in hearts and laws over the last century to create a more equal society, it’s as if the nation suddenly discovered what an oppressive nation we are.Equality is not the point—punishment and payback are. The oppressors (i.e. whites, Christians, males) must be toppled and the oppressed (“people of color”, “queer”, and women) must be put in power.This week in part 2, Strachan (pronounced “stran”) will explain how wokeness is really just an updated version of Marxism, how it rejects God’s order for creation, and how it fosters grievance, blame, and division rather than peace and unity based on the gospel of Christ.Additional Resource:————————We will hear more from Twila Brase of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom on the proposed “pandemic treaty” between the United States and the World Health Organization.Also, General Michael Flynn will be the speaker at Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom’s dinner on Thur, Sept. 15 in St. Paul, MN.  Click here to registerCovid-19 Quick Reference Guide from CCHF:https://www.cchfreedom.org/files/files/--COVID-19_Quick_Ref_Guide--(1).pdf
June 10, 2022
GUEST: OWEN STRACHAN, author, Christianity and WokenessThe Bible says, “See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ” (Colossians 2:8).Notice the words—“philosophy, empty deception, tradition of men, elementary principles of the world”. And notice what these do—“takes you captive” or enslaves people from believing the truth of Christ and His Word.This sums up what America’s new woke religion has done to the minds and hearts of both non-Christians and Christians. An empty, deceptive, man-based, elementary philosophy has quickly taken captive our leaders, corporations, schools, and even churches.Whatever it’s framed as—“woke” or “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or “social justice” or “Black Lives Matter” or “Critical Theory”—it all fundamentally rejects God’s assessment and solutions for mankind.Because this woke religion is so prevalent in the culture and the church, it’s important for Christians to be informed about it so you and your family and your church are not taken “captive” through this “empty deception”.Owen Strachan (pronounced “stran”), Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary and author of Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement is Hijacking the Gospel – and the Way to Stop It, joins us this weekend on The Christian Worldview to explain why America’s new woke religion is not “good news” as the real gospel is.Owen presented a message at the recent Truth Matters Conference at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky that you can listen to here.-------------------------ADDITIONAL RESOURCE:Also in the program, we will hear from Twila Brase of Citizen’s Council for Health Freedom who will give us an update on Covid and a “pandemic treaty” between the United States and the World Health Organization that would give that NGO authority during world “health crises”.Covid-19 Quick Reference Guide from CCHF:https://www.cchfreedom.org/files/files/--COVID-19_Quick_Ref_Guide--(1).pdf
June 4, 2022
GUEST: TOM ASCOL, Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church (Cape Coral, FL)The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States with over 47,000 churches and 14 million members. The SBC also operates five seminaries, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), Lifeway Christian Resources, the North American Mission Board (NAMB), and more.So when a 400-page report released recently detailing sexual abuse and cover up by SBC leadership and an allegation of sexual assault by a former SBC president, shock waves reverberated inside and outside the denomination.This is yet another sordid situation at the SBC. You may remember the sermon plagiarism scandal that the current president Ed Litton was involved in. Or the passage of Resolution 9 to use Critical Race Theory as an “analytical tool”. Or the ongoing battle within the denomination with regard to women preaching to men, professing Christians who identify as “same-sex attracted”, and “social justice” as a “gospel issue”.Some might conclude the SBC is like a soap opera but it’s worse than that—flagrant sin, errant doctrine, and false teachers have infiltrated the denomination and churches and people are being harmed…and God is not glorified.Just a couple weeks from now, the SBC will gather for its annual meeting in Anaheim, CA, where the “messengers” will elect a new president to replace Ed Litton. Tom Ascol, senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and president of Founders Ministries, is one of three candidates for president and he joins us this weekend on The Christian Worldview.
May 27, 2022
GUEST: Dinesh D’Souza, Filmmaker, 2000 MulesAfter watching Dinesh D’Souza’s new documentary film 2000 Mules that shows clear and widespread evidence of voting fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the only rational, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt conclusion is: Joe Biden won the election through criminal and fraudulent means.In other words, Donald Trump should be the current president.How did this fraud take place? Consider this quote from an official website of the government:The COVID-19 pandemic led to a variety of changes in voting methods across the country in 2020, and the ways people could cast ballots varied widely from state to state.In the 2020 election, 69% of voters nationwide cast their ballot nontraditionally — by mail and/or before Election Day. This is the highest rate of nontraditional voting for a presidential election…Many states maintained traditional voting procedures, but some expanded early voting, and others automatically sent all registered voters a ballot that could be returned by mail.Millions of unrequested ballots were sent to those on voting rolls, filled out, and then placed in drop boxes throughout cities and towns before election day. What could go wrong? A lot.Please join us this weekend on The Christian Worldview as Dinesh D’Souza, filmmaker of the must-see new documentary 2000 Mules, joins us to provide evidence—including video and cell phone geo tracking data—of how the crime of the century took place.RELATED RESOURCES: 2000 Mules is showing in theaters nationwide this weekend. Go to 2000Mules.com to find a theater near you or you can stream the film online or order the DVD.
May 21, 2022
GUEST: Dr. GEORGE BARNA, Cultural Research Center, AZ Christian UniversityA true follower of Christ has the indwelling Holy Spirit to discern that the professed Bible-believing church in America has drifted. The lights go down and the “worship arts team” spends 30 minutes or more performing the audience into an emotional, quasi-spiritual experience. Then the pastor takes the “stage” and roams, gesticulates, and emotes his (or her) way through a 25-minute “sermon” of life-coaching with personal stories, humor, props and a few quasi-Christian principles mixed in.So it makes perfect sense why well-known researcher Dr. George Barna finds that…Only two percent of professed Christian parents have a Biblical worldviewJust one-half of self-described Christian parents accept the Bible as the true and trustworthy words of GodOne out of every four do not bother to praise, worship, or thank God during a typical week.This is a death spiral for the church, families, and even our country. And yet, Christ continues to build His church—not necessarily the visible brick-and-mortar church but the invisible remnant of true believers.Dr. George Barna, director of research and cofounder of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, joins us this weekend on The Christian Worldview to discuss his most recent studies along with an exhortation for each of us to examine ourselves, repent, and revive.-------------------------Related Resources:Arizona Christian University Research Center: https://bit.ly/3FOzFOT
May 14, 2022
Fulfilled prophecy is one of the clearest evidences that Scripture is true and inspired by God. In other words, predictions that were made hundreds of years in advance—such as how Christ would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14) or His substitutionary sacrifice for sinners (Isaiah 53)—should lead to the conclusion that Biblical prophecies about the future will be fulfilled as well.The greatest future prophecy and the believer’s greatest hope (one pastor defined this hope as “something that is certain, but not yet realized”) is the return of Jesus Christ to earth to defeat His enemies and reign for 1000 years.Last week in part 1 of our interview with Steve Miller, author of Foreshadows—12 Megaclues that Jesus’ Return is Nearer than Ever, we discussed the first several clues such as the rise of globalism and the spread of all-invasive technology and surveillance that will enable the global leader known as the Anti-Christ to control the world before Christ returns.This week in part 2, we are going to discuss more foreshadows, such as the proliferation of deception, the assault on truth, hostility toward Israel and the Jewish people, and more.“Watch, be alert, be ready” is what Christ commanded His followers. Join us this weekend as we look forward with expectancy to the return of the Son of God.------------------Related Resources:Foreshadows by Steve Miller: https://bit.ly/3MTLPsc
May 7, 2022
GUEST: STEVE MILLER, author, ForeshadowsShortly before His crucifixion, Jesus told His disciples that the magnificent temple in Jerusalem—the central place of worship for the Jews—would be destroyed. Shocked, the disciples asked Jesus, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age” (Matthew 24:3-4)?The disciples back then were asking some of the same questions that believers are asking today. Jesus went into a full discourse about the end times, providing some of the most detailed prophecy in all of Scripture. While He didn’t specify the day of His return, He did say what to watch for:“See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many…For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes…Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name…This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come…For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.” Matthew 24 excerptsThis weekend and next on The Christian Worldview, Steve Miller joins us to discuss his new book and our new featured resource, Foreshadows—12 Megaclues Jesus’ Return is Nearer than Ever. Steve examines current events, such as globalism, technology and surveillance, moral corruption, and of course the rebirth of the nation of Israel, providing non-sensational insight into the world’s inexorable move to the tribulation and then the return of Christ.--------------------Related Resource:Foreshadows—12 Megaclues Jesus’ Return is Nearer than Everhttps://bit.ly/3OGiLWK
April 30, 2022
Take any of the headline events of our day—Covid-19, accusations of systemic racism, the January 6, 2021 Capitol breach, and the homosexual/transgender movement—and you will see a recurring pattern.Disinformation (i.e. lies) is propagated by those with power and influence. Those who dare speak the dissenting truth are silenced. And those with power and influence gain more of both.This is an age-old scheme. Consider what took place after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Matthew writes in his gospel, “when they [religious rulers] had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, and said, ‘You are to say, “His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep”’” (Matthew 28:12-13).Now who would believe such an obviously specious claim? Well, it turns out lots of people. Which is the most tragic part—souls are led away from the truth, not just on issues of our day, but on belief in the One and only Savior, Jesus Christ.This weekend on The Christian Worldview, we’ll examine how this age-old scheme is used today and what Christians should do in response. ————————- Related Resource:Damning New Details Emerge Exposing Massive Web Of Un-indicted Operators At The Heart Of January 6 (Revolver.news) - https://bit.ly/3LcZyK7
April 23, 2022
GUEST: RAY COMFORT, Evangelist, The Evidence Study BibleDeconstruction. It’s a current term for the age-old affliction the Bible calls apostasy—departing from professed orthodoxy to heterodoxy, often in the form of theological liberalism or atheism.Joshua Harris, once a popular pastor and author, went through a highly publicized “de-conversion”. There have been many others, often in their twenties and thirties, leading to the coining of another term—Exvangelical.This Easter weekend, evangelist Ray Comfort joins us to explain what is behind this deconstruction and how to present the gospel to avoid false conversions.----------------------Ray Comfort - https://bit.ly/37lWBbyEvidence Study Bible (hardcover): https://bit.ly/3KR8WDdEvidence Study Bible (leather): https://bit.ly/37Vbodl
April 16, 2022
GUEST: ROBERT KNIGHT, columnist, Washington TimesThe US Senate has voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, despite the fact that she refused to define what a woman is, “doesn’t hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights”,  and consistently sentenced those convicted of child pornography to less-then-recommended prison terms.Disney, the iconic corporation that operates theme parks and produces popular films, openly declares its intent to promote and affirm homosexuality and transgenderism toward young children.These current news events are extremely troubling indicators that our country has been “given over” to a “depraved mind” (Romans 1:28), one that is in open rebellion against God and His Word.Robert Knight, columnist for The Washington Times, joins us to discuss the evil intent behind Disney’s grooming of children and what Christians should think and do in response.-------------------------Related Resources:Robert Knight, The Washington Times: https://bit.ly/3DU7qxg
April 9, 2022
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David Wheaton is the host of The Christian Worldview, a radio program that airs on 250 stations across America. He is also the author of two books, University of Destruction: Your Game Plan for Spiritual Victory on Campus and My Boy, Ben: A Story of Love, Loss and Grace. 

Formerly, David was one of the top professional tennis players in the world. He is married to his lifelong best friend, Brodie, and they are the parents of a son…and two Labrador retrievers. David is thankful for his faith in Christ, his family, and living near where he grew up in Minnesota.

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