Ep. 1076 - Why Western Civilization Is Giving Up On Itself

I have been told that Christianity's moral laws are too constricting and oppressive. I have been told that they deprive us of our freedom. But the opposite is true. It is through living moral lives, and walking the path that Christ laid down for us, that we can really enjoy true freedom and happiness. "Freedom" without morality always turns into slavery and death. Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Touko 201822min

Young people are by nature idealistic, radical, energetic, and eager for change. The church in America tries, and fails, to win them with bad rock music and corny pop culture references. Why not win them with the truth which will give them precisely the radical change they seek? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Touko 201819min

If you try to speak truth in our culture, you will be attacked viciously and hated by many people. This is a guarantee. So what can we do when the hatred and backlash comes our way? As with everything else, Jesus has the answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Touko 201823min

These days men are encouraged to be emotional and vulnerable and to constantly share their worries with those around them. But a masculine man, especially when he becomes a husband and father, should not always be venting his anxieties. He should have quiet strength. He should be willing to carry his cross, and sacrifice for his family, without whining. This is what we used to call "dignity." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Touko 201817min

I make my living on the internet. The more time you spend here, the better for me. But I still think you should cut way, way down on your internet usage. It is harming you in immeasurable ways. Take it from me: you'd be much happier if you put down your phone and lived a real life again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Touko 201826min

Every pro-abortion argument really boils down to this: "my body, my choice." Or, as pro-aborts call it, bodily autonomy. The bodily autonomy argument is supposed to be unassailable and logically bullet proof. It is supposed to end the discussion. It doesn't. Let me demonstrate how to completely annihilate the Left's "best" argument for abortion. I can do it in 5 simple steps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Touko 201827min

We have fled the home and family life in pursuit of happiness, but in the process we have become the most depressed and confused society in history. That's because happiness and fulfillment is found not in professional achievement or material wealth, but in service to God and family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Touko 201828min

As Christians in modern American society, we are surrounded on all sides by constant and unrelenting temptation. How do we deal with it? Well, Christ underwent his own temptation out in the desert and provided us a model to follow. Let's talk about what we can learn from that story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Touko 201821min