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Is Charity Illegal?
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1981, California farmer Skip Pescosalido gave away half a million pounds of oranges to the poor—only to face a federal lawsuit for it. Why? Becau...
Selective Obedience
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when we obey God only when it’s convenient? In this episode, we explore the life of Mary, Queen of Scots—not as a historical curiosit...
The Needed Change
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across once-peaceful towns, crime and moral decay are growing—but stricter laws won’t solve it. The real problem lies in the hearts of people. Law...
Apostolic Succession (Doctrine of the Church)
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What holds the church together in a time of doctrinal confusion and ecclesiastical fragmentation? In this message, Rushdoony challenges popular misund...
Sin and Evil
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the difference between sin and evil—and why does it matter? In this episode, we examine Chalcedon Position Paper No. 90 to uncover the theo...
Profane Living
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A nurse in a major city reported that, in two years of emergency cases, only once did she hear a patient pray before surgery—despite most being chur...
Are We Profaning the Sabbath?
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Out of the Question explores how Christians often misunderstand or mishandle the Fourth Commandment concerning the Sabbath, reducing i...
Power Poles
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When power poles first brought electricity to farms, they were seen as symbols of progress and blessing. Today, many see them as eyesores—forgetting...
How Big are the Big Corporations?
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think big business is the real Goliath? Think again. In this episode, R.J. Rushdoony breaks down the myth of corporate bigness and points the finger w...
Trees and Babies
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Fairfax County, Virginia, you need a permit to cut down a tree—but not to abort an unborn child. This contradiction reveals a deeper issue: a cul...
Trials By Ordeal (Remastered)
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rushdoony exposes the pagan roots and theological flaws of trial by ordeal, contrasting its reliance on nature as judge with the biblical insistence t...
Sheep
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a culture that prides itself on independence and strength, being compared to sheep doesn’t sound like a compliment—and it isn’t. In this epis...
The Blessing Plot - The Real Deceiver Unmasked
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of God’s World, God’s Way, Nathan Conkey takes listeners deep into Genesis 27—the dark, complex story of Isaac’s attempted ble...
The Opposite of Sin
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the opposite of sin? It's not just moral restraint or inner piety—it’s obedience to God’s law in faith. In this episode, we unpack Chalc...
Episode #112 (December 23, 1985)
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Mongol favor toward Christian bureaucrats to Puritan family diaries and forced abortions in Communist China, R.J. Rushdoony weaves a tapestry of ...
The Christ Child
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some say this world is too dark to raise children in—but God didn’t think so. He sent His Son into a world far worse. Christ came as a child to be...
The Christ Child
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some say this world is too dark to raise children in—but God didn’t think so. He sent His Son into a world far worse. Christ came as a child to be...
Doctrine of Selective Depravity, Part 3
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is evil something that lives in certain people—or a condition common to all? In Part 3 of The Doctrine of Selective Depravity, R.J. Rushdoony expose...
The Fright Peddlers
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For generations, we’ve been warned by so-called experts that the world is running out—of fuel, resources, and time. These fear-driven messages bre...
Honor Thy Father and Mother
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Disrespect for parents is a sign of a society in decline. God commands us to honor father and mother, promising life to those who do. When we reject o...
Love of God and His Word
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to truly love the Word of God? In this episode, we step into the heart of Psalm 119—a psalm overflowing with devotion to Scripture...
One Flock, One Shepherd (Doctrine of the Church)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christ’s promise of “one flock, one shepherd” is more than a vision of church unity—it is a declaration of the kingdom’s cosmic reach. In th...
The Death of a Lady
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She was once financially secure, then lost it all during her husband's long illness. Quietly and with dignity, she worked as a maid—never complainin...
Doctrine of Selective Depravity, Part 2
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is evil something “they” do—or something that lives in all of us? In Part 2 of The Doctrine of Selective Depravity, R.J. Rushdoony exposes how t...
Is Being Human a Disaster?
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A brilliant author declares that life is meaningless, justice is an illusion, and being human is a disaster. In this episode, R.J. Rushdoony takes aim...
"That Thy Days May Be Long"
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fifth Commandment ties honoring parents to the promise of long life—for individuals and nations. Respecting our roots prepares us to bless the f...
Loosing and Binding (Doctrine of the Church)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to bind and loose in Christ’s name? In this deeply pastoral and theologically rich message, Rushdoony reveals that Matthew 18 is n...
National Defense
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psalm 127 teaches that without God, all national efforts are in vain—and that true defense begins with building godly homes. Children are described ...
The Freedom to Sin
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the freedom to sin is not a flaw in God's design—but a vital part of His purpose? In this episode, we explore Chalcedon Position Paper No. 7...
What Good Is Prayer Without Action?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Out of the Question revisits R.J. Rushdoony’s 1966 essay Social Unrest and highlights its continued relevance in today’s climate o...
Which Savior?
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people long for wealth—but only for themselves. They chase riches while resenting others who have them. Whether rich or poor, sinful hearts rem...
A Story Without an Ending
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John, a successful Christian businessman, married Jane, a former actress drawn to glamour and the party life. Though she briefly embraced church life,...
Every Idle Word (Remastered)
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world that dismisses divine law, words lose their weight—but Scripture tells a very different story. In this powerful chapter, Rushdoony confro...
Light
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the light breaks in? In this episode, we reflect on how the shafts of God’s truth reveal the hidden dust of our lives—not to sha...
Original Sin
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if humanity's greatest problem isn’t just moral failure—but rebellion masked as salvation? In this episode, we uncover the devastating reach ...
Remembering God
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often ignore God while living off His blessings, much like ungrateful in-laws mocking the one who supports them. Yet Scripture says, “Remember th...
Episode #111 (December 21, 1985)
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From a call to prayer for persecuted Christians behind the Iron Curtain to the forgotten truths about medieval households, R.J. Rushdoony takes listen...
Doctrine of Selective Depravity, Part 1
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do modern ideologies always seem to need a scapegoat? Whether it's blaming a class, a race, or a political group, today's culture thrives on divid...
Peace Among Ourselves
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul urges respect for godly authority and commands, “Be at peace among yourselves.” True peace starts with humility — in ...
The New Rushdoony Biography
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On September 14, 2025, Andrea Schwartz welcomes Mark Rushdoony and Martin Selbrede for Episode 59 of the Chalcedon Podcast to announce Mark’s forthc...
The Foundation Rock (Doctrine of the Church)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who—or what—is the rock upon which Christ builds His Church? In this powerful message, Rushdoony unpacks a central passage often shrouded in contr...
To Give Subtilty to the Simple
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We live in an open world—open to voices, distractions, and influences that shape us before we even notice. But what happens when we’re so open tha...
False Atonements
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In False Atonements, R.J. Rushdoony explores the ancient and modern human obsession with blood sacrifice—and how rejecting Christ’s atonement inev...
See Life
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ecclesiastes 9:9 tells us to “see life” with the one we love — meaning, to truly experience and enjoy life together. In a godly marriage, a spou...
The Doctrine of Original Sin
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the root of the world’s problems isn’t political, racial, or cultural—but theological? In this episode, we unpack Chalcedon Position Pap...
Am I My Brother's Keeper?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack Genesis 4:9’s “Am I my brother’s keeper?” to show that Scripture calls us brothers under God—not tyrannical keepe...
Women and the Church (Doctrine of the Church)
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What role do women truly have in the life and ministry of the church? In this message, Rushdoony explores Paul’s instructions to Timothy and uncover...
Has Sin Lost Its Sting?
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ChatGPT said: The doctrine of sin, as defined in Scripture and the Westminster Shorter Catechism, is clear: sin is lawlessness, a failure to conform ...
Property and the Family
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we trace how Scripture’s laws against theft and covetousness serve not just to protect possessions but to secure the family, and ex...
Oppression as Law
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we examine how today’s laws—especially in public schools—have inverted justice by privileging some viewpoints while suppressing...
Slander as Theft (Remastered)
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Slander doesn’t just damage reputations—it robs people of peace, dignity, and standing, making it a form of theft as well as false witness. In thi...
Taken for Granted
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is being “taken for granted” really a sign of neglect—or could it be the highest compliment love can pay? In this episode, we explore how trust,...
Episode #110 (November 30, 1985)
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this incisive session, R.J. Rushdoony explores how delegating Christian responsibilities to the state breeds bureaucracy, while reclaiming them dis...
The Providence of God
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the God who created all things is not just the beginning—but the continual governor of every moment? In this episode, we explore Chalcedon P...
Choices
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how every choice we make—big or small—reveals what we truly value and where our faith lies, contrasting the self-chose...
The Great Retreat
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we revisit Wells Fargo’s remarkable trust-based response in the 1906 San Francisco quake—paying out lost deposits on faith and le...
The War Against Chastity
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In The War Against Chastity, R.J. Rushdoony exposes how modern legal and educational systems, under the banner of the First Amendment, have waged an a...
Laymen and the Church (Doctrine of the Church)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the true calling of the Christian layman? In this message, Rushdoony recovers the biblical vision of every believer as a minister—called not...
Wisdom and the Home
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before wisdom governs nations or speaks in the streets, it begins at home. In this episode, we explore Proverbs 1 and discover that the foundation of ...
Let the Dead Bury the Dead
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack Jesus’ radical demand to “let the dead bury their dead” (Matt. 8:21–22), exploring how true discipleship calls us t...
Is There a Good Excuse for Murder?
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When murderers walk free on the grounds of "PMT"—premenstrual tension—what does that say about justice? In this episode, R.J. Rushdoony confronts ...
The Call to Victory
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at the Mozarabic Rite’s use of Psalm 2:7–8 by Christians under Muslim rule as a bold declaration of Christ’s sovereign ...
The “Right to Privacy” and the “Right” to Sin
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In The “Right to Privacy” and the “Right” to Sin, R.J. Rushdoony critiques the modern legal reinterpretation of the U.S. Constitution, particu...
By Him All Things Consist
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack Paul’s declaration in Colossians 1:13–17 that Christ not only created all things but also sustains them—“by him all...
Demonism
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the modern obsession with the demonic a sign of deep spiritual awareness—or a dangerous distraction? In this episode, we explore Chalcedon Positi...
The Church as Witness (Doctrine of the Church)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The church was never meant to be a passive institution—it is a divine commission. In this message on Matthew 28, R.J. Rushdoony reminds us that Chri...
The Ark and the Presence (Doctrine of the Church)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful exposition of Exodus 40, R.J. Rushdoony calls the church to recover the long-neglected biblical doctrine of the real presence of God....
What Does God Think About Tattoos?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Out of the Question, Andrea Schwartz and Pastor Charles Roberts tackle the increasingly common practice of tattooing—particularly...
The Water of Life
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we liken Jesus’ offer of living water (John 7:37) to the life-saving importance of water in a desert—showing how without Christ w...
Slander (Remastered)
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Slander is more than idle gossip—it is, according to Scripture, a form of murder that destroys reputations, communities, and truth itself. In this c...
The Dayspring
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we unpack Zacharias’s proclamation of Christ as the “Dayspring from on high” (Luke 1:78) and Isaiah’s prophecy of light pierc...
Inheriting the Earth (Proverbs 2:20-22)
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to inherit the earth—and who are the meek who receive that promise? In this episode, we reflect on Solomon’s vision of wisdom th...
The Incarnation
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was the incarnation of Christ just another myth among many ancient legends? Or was it something so radically different that it upended the entire phil...
Under the Wings
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the comforting image of a mother hen sheltering her chicks and unpack Jesus’ lament in Matthew 23:37 over Jerusalem’s ...
Episode #109 (November 16, 1985)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this wide-ranging reflection, R.J. Rushdoony compares the decline of medieval ecclesiastical authority with the unraveling of modern statism, argui...
The Arrogance of Evil
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In The Arrogance of Evil, R.J. Rushdoony exposes the bizarre moral inversion of a culture that champions criminals as victims and treats resistance to...
Mary's Song
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore Mary’s Magnificat as both a proclamation of war on earthly powers and a song of peace for the redeemed—unpacking how h...
Communion (Doctrine of the Church)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply theological and pastoral message on 1 Corinthians 11, R.J. Rushdoony explores the true meaning of communion—not as a private, mystica...
Wisdom as Understanding (Proverbs 2:12-19)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of wisdom keeps us upright in a world twisted by sin? In Proverbs 2, Solomon shows us that true wisdom doesn’t just enlighten—it deliver...
The Fountain Opened
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into William Cowper’s life and hymnody—particularly “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood”—showing how his person...
Mirrors
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we use the hall-of-mirrors metaphor to critique modern self-obsession and contrast it with Paul’s teaching that Christians are call...
The Crucifixion of the Guilty
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In “The Crucifixion of the Guilty,” R.J. Rushdoony critiques the modern moral inversion where guilt is valorized and innocence dismissed. Drawing ...
Is Discrimination Always Bad?
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where all discrimination is condemned, has common sense been outlawed too? R.J. Rushdoony unpacks a 1981 court case that forced a medical s...
False Antinomies
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are we falling for the wrong questions? In this episode, we explore Chalcedon Position Paper No. 82 and uncover how false antinomies—like grace vers...
Baptism (Doctrine of the Church)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is baptism really about? In this powerful message, Rushdoony reframes baptism not as a mere church ritual but as a covenantal declaration: that w...
Soldiers of Christ
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we compare Christians who endlessly “drill” in prayer and worship to General McClellan’s cautious training, then unpack Paul’...
What Happens When Zeal Lacks Knowledge?
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This discussion explores the meaning of zeal, its biblical grounding, and the importance of directing it toward God’s purposes. Zeal, defined as pas...
The Swelling of the Jordan
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you facing a flood of problems? In this episode, R.J. Rushdoony reflects on Israel’s impossible crossing of the Jordan and asks: if everyday tri...
Search for Wisdom
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
True wisdom doesn’t lie on the surface—it must be mined like buried treasure. In Proverbs 2, Solomon urges us to dig deep, to pursue wisdom with t...
Looking Backward
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how dwelling on past troubles traps us in defeat, contrast that with Caleb’s forward-looking faith at eighty-five, and c...
Slander Within Marriage (Remastered)
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the most intimate relationship becomes a battlefield of falsehood? In this powerful chapter, Rushdoony unpacks a striking biblical l...
Love and Justice
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we examine a judge’s discomfort at unpopular rulings to unpack the difference between human love and God-centered justice—showing...
Discontinuity and Antinomianism
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a nation—or a church—abandons the continuity of God’s covenant and His law? In this episode, we explore Chalcedon’s Position...
Episode #108 (October 28, 1985)
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bracing commentary, R.J. Rushdoony surveys the moral and political disintegration of the modern West—from debt relief schemes that deepen in...
Truth and Promises
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we reflect on Herbert Hoover’s warning that civilization advances on kept promises and falters on broken ones, then turn to Scriptu...
The Price of Wisdom
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wisdom cries out in the streets—not behind closed doors or within elite halls of learning—but right in the middle of daily life, calling to the si...
Conversation
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how the San Joaquin Valley’s transformation—from wild oak forests and seasonal floods to a global breadbasket—illust...
Fringes or Tassels (Doctrine of the Church)
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can a thread of blue teach us about faithfulness? In this thought-provoking message, Rushdoony explores God's command for Israel to wear fringes—...
The New Religion
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we critique the “new religion” of drugs, sexual license, and a workless utopia—showing how it revives ancient sin, subverts fam...
The Right to Rape and Murder?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is freedom still possible in a culture that divorces law from morality? In this episode, we examine R.J. Rushdoony’s urgent warning from The Right t...