In this episode, R&B get into the Prosperity Gospel and how American prosperity influenced the rise of that ideology. We touch on burning Teslas, Syrian Christians being persecuted, and The American Heart Association's fight for MORE heart disease.

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For citation and reference:

George Thomas Kurian, Nelson’s New Christian Dictionary: The Authoritative Resource on the Christian World (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001).

J. S. Sexton, “Prosperity Theology,” in New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, ed. Martin Davie et al. (London; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press; InterVarsity Press, 2016).

“What Do Miserable Christians Sing?,” Themelios 25, no. 2 (2000).

In this week's episode, R&B discuss perseverance - James 1:2-5,12. What does it mean for the modern man who follows Christ to persevere? What characteristics are a part of perseverance? What are some examples of perseverance that we can see in our own lives? There is some discussion on the recent attack on Thomas Massie by the Trump administration and by some Republican establishment. Let's get into it!

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For citation and reference:

Douglas J. Moo, The Letter of James, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI; Leicester, England: Eerdmans; Apollos, 2000), 69-71.

F. L. Cross and Elizabeth A. Livingstone, eds., The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), 1267.

Kurt A. Richardson, James, vol. 36, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997), 76.

R.E.O. White, “Perseverance,” in Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1647.

R. L. Omanson, “Perseverance,” in The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised, ed. Geoffrey W. Bromiley (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1979–1988), 776.

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Today, Brian and Reggie get into the latest and greatest in the circus of political theater. And what a circus it is! Trump's congressional address was revealing but also not unexpected. DOGE is cleaning house. Epstein files have yet to be released. And what is up with the American Christian church and how they do outreach.

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