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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2026 · 17 MIN

What If National Renewal Starts At Home

from The American Soul · host Jesse

Drop us a note about the podcast. “Healthy people don’t need a doctor. Sick people do.” We start there, with Luke 5, because that single line exposes a conflict that keeps showing up in our lives and in our country: the difference between people who admit sin and repent, and people who insist they are already righteous.From that foundation, we pray for real needs, not abstract ones: for marriages to be strengthened, for parents to have wisdom and courage, for perseverance in hard times, and for protection over military, law enforcement, firefighters, and EMS. Then we pivot into Genesis 9 and the command to be fruitful and multiply, using today’s fertility rate decline and replacement-rate math to ask a blunt question about the future of America and Western civilization. If we want renewal, we cannot outsource it. We build it in the home, by raising children in faith and treating kids as a blessing, not a burden.We also read deeper into Luke 5, including the “new wine in old wineskins” teaching and the Sabbath confrontations that reveal how quickly religion can become performance without mercy. Psalm 66 and Proverbs 11 bring it back to worship, confession, and generosity. The conversation then widens into culture and history: a case out of the UK, an argument about assimilation and immigration, a Medal of Honor story, and a President McKinley quote on why good Christian character still matters.Subscribe for more, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.#SheridanGorman#PresidentMcKinley #DailyScripture 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. “Healthy people don’t need a doctor. Sick people do.” We start there, with Luke 5, because that single line exposes a conflict that keeps showing up in our lives and in our country: the difference between people who admit sin and repent, and people who insist they are already righteous. From that foundation, we pray for real needs, not abstract ones: for marriages to be strengthened, for parents to have wisdom and courage, for perseverance in hard times, a...

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