This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change. We will all suffer. Life is not suffering, but suffering is a part of life. In this episode, Jackson interviews Matt Higgins, the worship pastor of Nor

What Good are Children?

Apr 24th, 2024 1h 6m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. “What Good are Children?”In a recent New York Times opinion piece called “The Birth Dearth and the Smartphone Age”, Ross Douthat

10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Don Whitney

Feb 29th, 2024 1h 22m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. “10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health” by Donald WhitneyDonald Whitney, popular author of Spiritual Disciplines for the

Rest - What it is and How to Do it

Feb 15th, 2024 59m 40s

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. “Rest - What it is and How to Do it”What’s the difference between “rest” and “sleep”? Why, with all of our modern conveniences a

Five Challenges Now Facing the Church

Feb 8th, 2024 1h 16m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. "Five Challenges Now Facing the Church"Hershael York retired from 43 years of pastoral ministry just a couple of weeks ago in Jan

What Do We Do with Club Sports?

Jan 31st, 2024 59m 35s

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. “What do we do with Club Sports?”Over the last twenty years, club sports have come to replace many other activities that used to

What are Hobbies For?

Jan 24th, 2024 45m 52s

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. What is the purpose of hobbies? If Labor produces Leisure, how should we balance work and play? In this episode of Empires of th

The Masculinity Pyramid

Jan 10th, 2024 1h 5m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. "We are in a masculinity crisis", begins Seth Troutt in his article at Mereorthodoxy.com. In an age that struggles to answer the

Singing (with others) is Good for You

Dec 6th, 2023 1h 16m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. One of the things that certainly decreased during the pandemic and has not returned its previous levels is singing with other peop

The City of God and the City of Evansville

Nov 1st, 2023 1h 22m

“Identifying the Idols of the City” by Leonardo de Chirico”Every city has patterns of living and ever group of people has certain ideas, practices, and opinions about the kind of life that is worth living. The Bible describes an idol as anyth

Caesar Bears the Sword, Uncle Sam Bears the Webcam

Oct 25th, 2023 1h 27m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. “Company Says facial recognition can’t be used in arrests, but it’s happening in Evansville”10-19-23 By Houston Harwood for the E

Andy Stanley and the Path of Protestant Liberalism

Sep 28th, 2023 1h

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. In an upcoming conference billed for parents of LGBTQ+ children and ministry leaders, Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point communit

The West is Repaganizing

Sep 20th, 2023 1h 36m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. The West is RepaganizingAnyone who grew up in the 80s or 90s remembers the claim that if the west could just get free of religion

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney

Sep 13th, 2023 1h 22m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney“Read the Bible, pray everyday, and you’ll grow, grow, grow.” This

The Boy Crisis

Aug 30th, 2023 1h 7m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. The Boy CrisisBoys seem to be falling behind their sisters in almost every way, from educational achievement to emotional resilie

New Methods and Timeless Truths - 8 Ways Modern Relationships are Forming

Aug 23rd, 2023 1h 8m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. New Methods and Timeless Truths - 8 Ways Modern Relationships are FormingWho makes the first move in modern relationships, and do

A Christian Esports Coach?

Aug 16th, 2023 1h 9m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. Season 4, Episode 1 - A Christian Esports Coach?Sam Henderson has recently moved to the Evansville area to pioneer an ESports pro

The ”Narrative” vs. the Reality of SBC ’23: 6 Actions taken at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention

Jun 28th, 2023 1h 9m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. In this article we consider the actions taken two weeks ago at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in June 2023.

More than Nice People, Mere Christianity Part 11, The Finale

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 14m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to understand culture and encourage the Church in a time of change. More than Nice People - Mere Christianity, Part 11Should Christians always be nice? Why do my daily decisions matter? What is Go

Let’s Pretend, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Part 10

Jun 7th, 2023 1h 7m

Let's Pretend - Mere Christianity, Part 9Is Christianity Hard or Easy, and how does moral change happen at all? What is the value of many of the old stories, which often surface as Disney movies in our day, about character and how it grows in

Good Infection, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Part 9

May 31st, 2023 59m 35s

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change. Good Infection - Mere Christianity, Part 9How can we receive the spiritual life God has for us, and how is God working to give life to humanity at all?

God and the Atlantic, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Part 8

May 17th, 2023 52m 24s

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change. God and the Atlantic - Mere Christianity, Part 8How can we have knowledge of God? What is the use of good theology, and how do we get it? In this epis

The Greatest Good and the Deepest Evil, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Part 7

May 3rd, 2023 1h 23m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change. The Greatest Good and the Deepest Evil - Mere Christianity, Part 7In this chapter we engage with both what is the deepest problem with humanity as well

The Tragic Increase in Teen Suicides

Apr 19th, 2023 1h 16m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change. In this episode we talk about an article by Eric Levin for New York Magazine titled "No,Teen Suicide isn't Rising Because Life Got Objectively Worse". ht

Christian Marriage and Forgiveness, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Part 6

Apr 5th, 2023 1h 21m

This is Empires of the Future, conversations to encourage the Church in a time of change. Christian Marriage and Forgiveness - Mere Christianity, Part 6What is meant by the "one flesh" union in christian marriage? How does this explain and a