EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 23 MIN
A Great Awakening Again
from The American Soul · host Jesse
Drop us a note about the podcast. A single psalm can reset your whole view of the world. We open with Psalm 8, where God’s glory towers over the heavens and yet He still sees, values, and cares for human beings. That truth is not abstract for us. It’s the lens we bring to a heartbreaking story out of Edna, Texas: the murder of sixteen-year-old cheerleader Elizabeth Medina, and the hard question we keep circling back to. When people argue “compassion” in public debates, are we willing to show compassion to the victims and families living with the consequences?From there, we slow down and pray for listeners, marriages, children, and leaders. We read Proverbs 5 with its blunt, biblical call to rejoice in the spouse of your youth, then turn to Acts 27 and Paul’s shipwreck. It’s a vivid picture of storms, fear, leadership under pressure, and God’s steady hand even when you still end up broken on shore. Along the way we touch Proverbs 18 on real friendship, and we honor courage with a Medal of Honor account of Chris Carr’s one-man assaults in World War II.We close with Christian history that still feels urgent today: Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening. Edwards describes “surprising conversions” and a town transformed as faith spreads house to house. We talk plainly about why we believe America needs another awakening, and why the deepest kind of national renewal starts with hearts turned to Jesus Christ.If this speaks to you, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. What would a real awakening change first in your home and community?#GreatAwakening#ChristianNation#AmericanPatriotSupport the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribeCountryside Book Serieshttps://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2 America's Christian Heritage Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483
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Drop us a note about the podcast. A single psalm can reset your whole view of the world. We open with Psalm 8, where God’s glory towers over the heavens and yet He still sees, values, and cares for human beings. That truth is not abstract for us. It’s the lens we bring to a heartbreaking story out of Edna, Texas: the murder of sixteen-year-old cheerleader Elizabeth Medina, and the hard question we keep circling back to. When people argue “compassion” in public debates, are we willing to sho...
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