LIVE DISCUSSION: Determining the Signs of the Times (Part 1 of 2)

Send us Fan MailIf you can feel the cultural pressure tightening, you’re not imagining it. We walk straight into the hard question most of us avoid: will we live half in the world and half in the kingdom, or will we stand when it costs us comfort, approval, and ease? This conversation isn’t about fear; it’s about clarity, courage, and a deeper love for Jesus that grows stronger under strain.We start by naming what’s in front of us: a rising tide of apostasy and an alarming comfort with compromise. Rather than counting church services or tallying quiet times, we get honest about the only metric that matters—do we love Christ, or do we love our sin more? From there we look to a surprising anchor: twelve-year-old Jesus saying, “I must be about my Father’s business.” That single sentence becomes a compass for modern discipleship. We trace how his sinless, willing obedience secured reconciliation for sinners, and how gratitude—not guilt—fuels a resilient faith that can weather mockery, loneliness, and the subtle pressure to tone it down.Along the way, we challenge the myths of checklist holiness and address the sobering reality that some pushback will come from people who call themselves Christians. We talk about reading the signs of the times with the same skill we forecast the weather, practicing self-examination before correcting others, and choosing a way of life that keeps your heart warm toward God when the crowd is cold. You’ll leave with a clear picture of what it means to be set apart without becoming self-righteous, courageous without becoming combative, and focused without becoming brittle.If this resonates, share it with a friend who needs courage, subscribe for more thoughtful conversations, and leave a review to help others find the show. Then tell us: what will you change today to be about the Father’s business?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!