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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 20 MIN

If you were the only person alive, Christ would still go to the cross

from The American Soul · host Jesse

Drop us a note about the podcast. We ask hard questions about time, distraction, and purpose, then turn to Scripture to find wisdom, gratitude, and courage for daily life. We read from James 1, Psalm 116, and Proverbs 27, revisit original Columbus journal entries, and invite you to thank God and tend what matters.• examining how we spend the last 24 hours• weighing social media, sports, and entertainment against prayer and family• James 1 on trials, wisdom, and divided loyalties• Psalm 116 on gratitude, vows, and God’s rescue• Proverbs 27 on stewardship of flocks and provision• Thanksgiving as thanking God, not mere festivity• you are God’s prized possession and dearly loved• Horace Greeley on Scripture and freedom• reading Columbus’s journals and evaluating primary sources• closing prayer and blessingIf you get a chance and you can read Countryside, if you enjoy it, if you believe a review online, uh Middle Grade Fantasy book, you can find it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble. There's two books published, and I'm working on the third. And if you find that you can give three or five dollars to the podcast each month, there's a donation page on the Buzz Sprout website, and I would be grateful for both of those things.Support 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. We ask hard questions about time, distraction, and purpose, then turn to Scripture to find wisdom, gratitude, and courage for daily life. We read from James 1, Psalm 116, and Proverbs 27, revisit original Columbus journal entries, and invite you to thank God and tend what matters. • examining how we spend the last 24 hours • weighing social media, sports, and entertainment against prayer and family • James 1 on trials, wisdom, and divided loyalties • Psalm...

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