Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

Progress vs Replacement

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We don't need more progress in our country, we need a restoration. There are 4 aspects of restoration. Today we talk about REPLACEMENT. Learn more a...

Trump Indictments: Fresh As The Morning, As Sure As The Sunrise.

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How should you respond if you are unjustly accused of something? What is the Christian response to persecution? Trump says he's the victim of a witch...

Progress vs Restoration

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Boy Scouts have lost 60% of their members. Their latest Jamboree had an LGBTQ tent. There are girls in the BOY scouts. How did this happen? Well, ...

Be Patient With The Weak

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul wrote that we are to be patient with three different kinds of people. One of them in particular is important because it's all of us. Learn more...

Paralyzed On The Honeymoon

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The story of Benjamin Warfield always helps me be more patient. But we don't need to go back 100 years to find inspirational stories of extraordinary...

Wishing To A Genie

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you praying to God or are you wishing to a genie? Jeremiah shows us not only patience with other people (yesterday's episode), but also patience w...

The Patience of Jeremiah

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the longest amount of time you have been patient? Have you been patient for longer than Jeremiah was? "Again and again" he warned people what ...

The Microwave Culture

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our ancestors were patient and relentless. We are the opposite. Where are you the most impatient in your life? And where does this impatience show up ...

Beauty Brings Us Closer To God

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have so few transcendent things around us, we've become numb to the beauty that does exist. We need to be intentional about getting in nature, His...

Is Your Kid A Shopping Cart?

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The most important fact this week is: you're not alone. There's nothing new under the sun. We must use this reality to find peace and learn from othe...

The Bad Seed

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for the Emails in response to yesterday's podcast, they were all so helpful. Tammy's life in particular experience is right in line with sc...

How To Parent A Strong-Willed Child

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MORNING MOTIVATION: How To Parent A Strong-Willed Child I don't know. Any tips?  I do know that a scripture that many find encouraging, Proverbs 22:6...

Sound Of Freedom & The Soul Of The Nation

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reagan spoke of the "soul of the nation". The soul has been forgotten. Look at the reaction from the left to the movie Sound of Freedom. It's over $10...

The Second Mountain

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Michael Jordan: "I just want some pizza"

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Part 4 of money and fame and things won't make you happy, today's example is Michael Jordan. In Luke 10, Jesus tells his disciples...

Paris Hilton: "They were my best friends"

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of money and fame and things won't make you happy, today's example of Paris Hilton. We tie this into an often overlooked section of Luke 10 wh...

Tom Brady, "There's gotta be more than this"

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Brady said the money and fame didn't make him happy. Why do we think we'd be any different? Jesus speaks to this discontent to 70 of his followers...

Rainn Wilson: "It was never enough"

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rainn Wilson said he was never happy when he was filming The Office. He was a big TV star, super famous, making a ton of money. How could he not be ha...

Psalm 1:1: Sitting With Scoffers

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is a scoffer exactly? And why do people "sit" with them? It can be hard to accept my first example of how we all scoff. Learn more about your ad...

Are UFOs Real?

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, former intelligence officer David Grusch came forward as a whistleblower and alleged that the United States government is in possession of ...

Psalm 1:1, No Rest For The Wicked

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Psalm 1:1, No Rest For The Wicked If the blessed man does not take the counsel of the wicked, who are these "wicked" I need to be avoiding?  Learn mo...

Psalm 1:1, Meditation Is Not Silent

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We think meditation means being silent, but the Hebrew in Psalm 1:1 is obvious that it is not. But why does God want your meditation to not be silen...

Psalm 1:1: "Falling" In Love

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Psalm 1:1: "Falling" In Love Is love all about emotions? Let's hope not. Psalm 1:1 gets the order right; love is first a choice, and the emotions wil...

Psalm 1:1: The Wicked

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Psalm 1:1: The Wicked This psalm presents us with two ways to live. And everyone makes their choice. Learn more about your ad choi...

Signer Samuel Huntington and The Proclamation

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Signer Samuel Huntington and The Proclamation How many signers of the Declaration of Independence can you name? There were 56 of them. Shouldn't we kn...

Thomas Paine and the Battle of Long Island

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Paine and the Battle of Long Island Have you ever felt as much despair as the colonists after the British steamrolled over Washington's men int...

Our Founders and Solemnity

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our Founders and Solemnity That's the word I now think of when I think of our founding fathers: solemnity. Today we highlight two of the signers, Robe...

Our Founding and The Gospel

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivational: Our Founding and The Gospel John Adams wrote that Independence Day would be a day celebrated for generations in the future. H...

Lay Up For Yourselves

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Lay Up For Yourselves That phrase is in the Bible twice. What are these treasures we're laying up for ourselves in heaven? And how...

Striking The Root Of America's Crime Crisis

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Slater is committed to getting to the heart of America's crime crisis. A good place to start is George Soros and his son Alex Soros. What are...

The Greatest In Babylon

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: The Greatest In Babylon Imagine the disappointment if you're dying of thirst and you see a well and you desperately pull the buc...

The Whole Duty Of Man

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: The Whole Duty Of Man I've been the subject of a once-in-a-lifetime experiment. And the results are shocking to me, but...they obv...

Debunking Myths About Crime In America

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Debunking Myths About Crime In America There are many myths put out there by progressives when it comes to crime in America. Those myths have turned i...

No Place To Lay His Head

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: No Place To Lay His Head How do you respond when He takes it away? My story is very minor. I'm not sure how I'd respond if He take...

Busy Week In The Slater Home

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some exciting news, and...well, I hate teasers like this but, "You won't believe what happened next!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Poison to the Soul: TDS Resentment

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Poison to the Soul: TDS Resentment One of the roots of Trump Derangement Syndrome is resentment. Let this be a lesson to us to listen to Romans 12 an...

Overcoming Cartel-Caused Drug Addiction

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Overcoming Cartel-Caused Drug Addiction The crisis at the U.S. southern border has allowed drugs, particularly fentanyl to flow in from Mexico and eve...

Poison to the Soul: TDS Torment

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivational: Poison to the Soul: TDS Torment Anger and envy lead only to torment. To tie this into the top news story this week, people with ...

The Case Against Cannabis

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More and more states are legalizing marijuana. Should they? For the longest time, Mike Slater took a libertarian approach. He now believes that approa...

Poison to the Soul: I deserve!

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Poison to the Soul: I deserve! Envy not only causes us to miss the blessings we have, it causes us to misunderstand what blessings...

Poison to the Soul: Envy the Wicked

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in honor of Trump Derangement Syndrome coming back full steam, we're going to talk about different sins that are poison to the soul. Let us...

The Bible as Hate Speech: Be The Church

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: The Bible as Hate Speech: Be The Church You can't just say you're a Christian. You're called to do more. William Wilberforce wasn'...

The Bible as Hate Speech: Joseph of Arimathea

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A prominent and rich member of the council that put Jesus to death "did not consent" to his murder, but didn't try to stop it either. Why not? For th...

The Bible As Hate Speech: Did Not See Fit

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: The Bible As Hate Speech: Did Not See Fit It was a very simple reason why God gave us over to a debased mind. The only way we'll m...

The Bible as Hate Speech: Hitler as Lord

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: The Bible as Hate Speech: Hitler as Lord Hitler told Pastor Niemueller, "You worry about your sermons." Meaning, "You keep your si...

The Bible as Hate Speech: Vulgar and Violent

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: The Bible as Hate Speech: Vulgar and Violent A Utah school district has banned the Bible because it's vulgar and violent. Remember...

Are People Born Gay?

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's a movement across the society that suggests homosexuals were born gay. As widespread as that's become, Mike Slater argues that the movement is...

Loving Your Enemies: More Holy In the End

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MORNING MOTIVATION: Loving Your Enemies: More Holy In the End Is it possible, in the process of a political campaign, for us all to be more holy by th...

Pride Month: Origin Story Explained

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder where the concept of Pride Month came from? Mike Slater believes he's identified the source and apparently everything went according to pl...

Loving Your Enemies: Beast-Like

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MORNING MOTIVATION: Loving Your Enemies: Beast-Like I had a road rage incident the other day. Not proud of it. I responded pretty much how most people...

Loving Your Enemies: Prince of Persia

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Loving Your Enemies: Prince of Persia How do we remember that we're not fighting against flesh and blood? And why won't a legion...

Loving Your Enemies: GOP Edition

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Loving Your Enemies: GOP Edition If we can't argue well in the GOP primary, what hope do we have winning anyone else? Because the ...

Trump Vs DeSantis: A Biblical Approach

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Biblical Approach To Trump Vs DeSantis Should Christians and other people of faith even engage in politics? Mike Slater says yes and provides the ...

Growing in Grace: HOW Do I Do It?

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Growing in Grace: HOW Do I Do It? We've gone over justification and sanctification and WHY we must grow in grace and HOW do I know if I am growing in ...

Growing in Grace: How Do I Know

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Growing in Grace: How Do I Know Today we go over the two clear signs that you are indeed, as God commanded, growing in grace. Lear...

INSTANT REACTION: Ron DeSantis & The Campaign

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thoughts On DeSantis and The Campaign I sat down to share some thoughts on DeSantis' faith, but I want to save that because listening to DeSantis's la...

Growing In Grace: CHARIS

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Growing In Grace: CHARIS Healthy plants and animals grow. Why don't we also expect our souls to grow, too? God tells us we need to...

Crazy Culture of Emotion

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's always Pride Month, it seems. How did we get to this point in our culture? Where trans fake nuns are honored at baseball games and men are sexua...

Growing in Grace: Sanctification

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I don't want to be "carried away with the error of lawless people" and lose my stability. How do we not get fooled by this crazy world? Learn more abo...

WAR On The U.S. Dollar (full special)

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

America has never been this close to de-dollarization. Foreign adversaries are pushing their own currencies while Central Bank Digital Currencies are ...

Growing In Grace: Justification

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation - Growing In Grace: Justification God says we need to "grow in Grace". It's so easy to skim over that command without examining it....

Clickbait, Fake News & The Mindless Narrative

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our media is no longer fueled by the truth. It's only mission...clicks. They will stop at nothing to create absurd headlines & stories (like Donald Tr...

Morning Motivation: Count The Cost

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Count The Cost "A religion that costs nothing is worth nothing. A cheap Christianity will prove in the end a useless Christianity,...

The Wide Road of the Cruise Ship

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation - Why do we think the Christian life is a Cruise Ship? Where did we get that idea from? It's certainly not from the Bible. We'll pr...

The Flesh, The World, The Devil

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That's the enemy. But the famous line is true, "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist." If you don't ack...

Biden, White Supremacists and You

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Biden told a crowd of black graduates that the biggest terrorist threat is White Supremacy. When will we say enough of this already? Bottom line: Dep...

Christianity Is a Fight. Name The Enemy.

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Christianity Is a Fight. Name The Enemy. One of the fundamental mistakes of the "War On Terror" is we refused to name the enemy. Y...

Cruise Ship of Battleship

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MORNING MOTIVATION True Christianity is a fight. Our modern culture tells us the greatest virtue is to be nice, and you can't have enemies because tha...

Chaos On The Border & The Bible

13 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The border is in a state of Chaos. God is a God of order. In this episode, we talk about where Title 42 came from, why we created an asylum program (w...

Happy Mother's Day: No Little Places

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Moms, have you ever fallen into the trap of thinking you're doing only little, insignificant things? That's because we compare ourselves to the world...

The Biden Crime Family

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Biden: Microcosm For America's Broken Culture This podcast is the final segment of an hour-plus exclusive special on The First TV titled The Biden...

God WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MORNING MOTIVATION Another classic not-Biblical phrase people use is, "God will not give you more than you can handle." He certainly will. Where did ...

Preach The Gospel, and ALWAYS Use Words

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: Preach The Gospel, and ALWAYS Use Words There's a popular Christianese expression that St. Francis of Assisi did NOT say, "Preac...

Dennis Prager is Wrong On Porn

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dennis Prager gave terrible advice about men watching pornography. We can see the effect of porn on our society with what happened at a Texas ELEMENTA...

MM: Pearls Before Swine

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MORNING MOTIVATION: Pearls Before Swine When can you, as Jesus said, "Dust off your feet" from people, and when should you persevere in spreading the ...

MM: Did Jesus Say We Can't Judge?

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Morning Motivation: You hear all the time, "Oh, you can't judge. Who are you to say?" What nonsense. Of course we're called to have discernment betwee...

The Role Of Media In Society

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What role is the media designed to play in society and are how are Christians to consume media? Those are just a couple questions that Mike Slater div...

The Rare Jewel: Weight Of Glory

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No suffering is meaningless. Can you find contentment in that? But if no suffering is meaningless, what is it? It sure feels meaningless! Once we know...

Truth, Lies and Jellyfish Christians

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Truth, Lies and Jellyfish Christians. Did Ukraine launch a drone attack against Putin? We'll never know. You can't believe anything you hear, or even...

The Rare Jewel: Time Does NOT Heal

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What a wonderful example of how an expression that we've heard our entire lives, "Time heals all wounds" sounds right, but when you think about it, of...

The Rare Jewel: The External Fire

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you found contentment because the problem that was giving you anxiety resolved itself? That's not really finding contentment. Paul says he found...

The Bubbling Anger. Is It Righteous?

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tucker Carlson said the debates in our country are between Good and Evil. But you can't say that today. In today's culture, everything is good. If you...

The Rare Jewel: Grumbling vs Contentment

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just because you're not grumbling on the outside, doesn't mean you're content on the inside. So how do you know if you're grumbling vs the more desira...

The Rare Jewel: What is Contentment

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Rare Jewel: What is Contentment We're going to spend the week on contentment. What is it and how do I find it? But first, we need to start off wi...

What Bible Says About Mass Shootings And Second Amendment

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Second Amendment was created after the bible, but that doesn't mean it isn't supported by scripture. Mike Slater and Senior Vice President of Gun ...

MORNING MOTIVATION: WHY ME? Watered Down Love

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The truth, "God loves you" sounds so watered down and meaningless today. But that's because we're missing the first part of the story. When you real...

MORNING MOTIVATION: WHY ME? Journal Your Memorials

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Puritan minister John Flavel 400 years ago said we should keep a journal, but not for the reasons we keep one today. Our focus today is on the future,...

The Second Amendment's True Meaning

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

America's founding fathers and grandfathers had a plan for the Second Amendment. What was that plan and how does it follow natural law? That's somethi...

MORNING MOTIVATION: WHY ME? Will You Forget Me Forever?

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We not only want to know the end of the study, but we also want to know it now. But God wants you to wait. Dont eat the apple when it's still green. ...

Tucker Fired From Fox News

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tucker Fired From Fox News We don't know for sure why he was fired, but I have a few ideas. Either way, this moment can give us lessons on betrayal, c...

MORNING MOTIVATION: WHY ME? A Mysterious Way

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered where the expression, "God works in mysterious ways" comes from? Of course, we misquote it, and the original is better.  Publi...

MORNING MOTIVATION: Why Me? The Tapestry You Can't See

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the midst of suffering, we've all asked, "Why me?" Before you go far down that road, I have three other questions you should ask first. Then we tal...

The Christian Approach To Transgenderism

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is a common theme when it comes to transgenderism: selfishness. Mike Slater dives into how selfishness has created a culture of people who deny ...

MORNING MOTIVATION: Weakness In Our Strengths

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Right when I think I had it all figured out...the China Virus made me realize how weak I really am. That's a good humbling. Don't get prideful in your...

Trans Issue: Bigger Than Bud Light

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The transgender issue has been mainstreamed for quite some time now, but the biggest example recently was when Bud Light partnered with trans activist...

MORNING MOTIVATION: What is Real?

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pay attention to how today's episode makes you feel. When it's over, pause for a few seconds and check-in. Listening back, I felt...queasy. Maybe it's...

MORNING MOTIVATION: Give Him Your Cloak

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eye For An Eye, Give Him Your Cloak We are a culture obsessed with our "rights". Women's rights, gay rights, trans rights, children's rights, prisoner...

MORNING MOTIVATION: Die To Self

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eye For An Eye, Die To Self Is it any wonder that a culture that has ignored the Bible and doesn't teach the Sermon on the Mount and has forgotten Jes...

MORNING MOTIVATION: Focus On Me

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eye For An Eye, Focus On Me. "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" is in the Old Testament 3 times. Of course, the Pharisees got it all wrong. Jesus got...

MORNING MOTIVATION: Eye For An Eye

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For my whole life, I didn't know this was in the Bible. And still, I thought it meant the opposite. So let's talk about what it's not before we get t...