RoundTable Consult

Doctors Mark Williams and Attorney Sonya Madison begin season six of the RTC.

Our hosts discuss the concept of masculinity and the virtues of gender roles. Have men abdicated their representation of masculinity by making it too soft or toxic? Our hosts discuss where the balance might be from a spiritual and cultural perspective.

Our hosts discuss the complexity of God and His plan. Would or could God, in his sovereignty. allow or even ordain an evil act in order to fulfill his plan? Would the same God speak to one person, commanding an action and to another person command an opposing action. There is a goodness and a severity of God that must be reconciled by each individual.

Our hosts discuss tactics for building and maintaining faith in an environment, whether marital relationships, society, politics or others, that seems to threaten its persistence.

Our host discuss justice in the broad sense of fairness, whether relating to business, interpersonal, political, financial or judicial contexts. What defines justice and how is it manipulated or misrepresented.

Our viewers discuss the growing pervasiveness and apparent rewarding of meanness. They discuss how the political climate and social media instigate an innate proclivity toward meanness through positive reinforcement. Can this trend be reversed and if so, how?

In honor of Fathers Day, our hosts continue a conversation on the importance of role modeling by fathers. They attempt to define the potentially nebulous and variable definition of a "good father."

Our hosts discuss the balance of people's quest for money versus celebrity and power. What drives an individual, whether in politics, business or in their personal pursuits to continue acquiring?

Our host discuss the apparent erasure of honesty from all aspects of society from politics to social interactions, workplace, dating and other relationships. Has technology made it more easy to be dishonest and how can we recover if there is only reward for the perpetuation of dishonesty.

Our hosts discuss a variety of current topics including the selective pardoning of people by President Trump to the Diddy Trial and how it appears that the love of and sometimes the need for money challenges people's sense of virtue and their willingness to stand against what is clearly wrong in their sight and the sight of others.

Our hosts discuss the limits that should be placed on Christian behavior and speech. The controversy with Pastor Marvin Sapp requesting that the doors of the sanctuary be closed while he raised an offering with a specific ask of the congregation serves as a basis for the discussion.

During this season of Lent, our hosts discuss the true essence of sacrifice and what distinguishes it from investment, bribery, manipulation and other forms of offering. Is suffering a necessary component of sacrifice or should suffering be painless? If Jesus is our example of sacrifice, how might we mimic his behavior?

Our hosts discuss what true gratitude looks like. In the face of the Oval Office Debacle with President Zelenski, President Trump and VP Vance, they discuss how one's expression of gratitude might not be perceived as such if the receiver has different expectations of what gratitude looks like.

In the backdrop of the "Diddy Trial" (Sean Combs), our hosts debate the notion of an age of accountability. When should a person be reasonably expected to think and behave as a responsible adult? Are there circumstances wherein childish thinking by an adult ever beneficial?

Our hosts discuss the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle character of influence. Influence directs behavior and is always present regardless of our acknowledgement of it. They discuss how all manner of natural influence might be better utilized to impart the more eternal influence of faith in God.

Our hosts discuss the consequences of false teachers and the strategies they use to induce allegiance. How can one identify a false teacher and as importantly, how can one identify his/her own susceptibility to manipulation by the false teaching?

Our hosts discuss, the day after Valentine's Day, the expression and deficiency of love. How must love be demonstrated? Do people need to be "trained" to love? What are the consequences of deficiencies in expression of love?

Our hosts discuss the whirlwind of Executive Orders written by President Donald Trump and the unprecedented unsupervised access afforded to Elon Musk and the DOGE team. Should we be concerned that Democracy is threatened by the subversion of the usual checks and balances of government? Is there a greater spiritual mission at hand?

Our hosts discuss the some of the more controversial Executive Orders written by Donald J. Trump during his first week in office as the 47th President of the United States. The social, economic, medical and judicial implications of these actions are discussed.

Our hosts discuss the influence of social media on service and devotion. Does engagement in social activism align with or contradict the mandate of God? How does social media influence passionate engagement? They discuss the impact of lack of fact-checking on the radicalizing influence of social media.

In the backdrop of the Virginia pastor who came under widespread criticism for hanging an umwed pregnant woman confess her sin before the church, guest, Kenya Hicks, shares her personal testimony in a similar situation. Together, our host discuss the delicate nature of having to enforce accountability without the appearance of judgement or showing empathy & mercy without appearing to condone an obvious sin.

Our hosts discuss how leaders should appropriately exert their influence on the people who follow them. How this influence dictates the behavior and character of the leader is also discussed.

Our hosts discuss the necessity of perseverance in the midst of pervasive evil and disappointment.

Our hosts discuss the lessons learned from the deeply devastating defeat if Kamal Harris. What does such a decisive win by Donald Trump really mean from cultural, political and spiritual standpoint.

In light of former President Obama's recent rebuke of Black men, our hosts discuss the appropriateness and rights to criticize. Does the intent matter? When does observation cross the line into criticism and criticism into shaming? Our hosts also discuss whether there are gender difference and cultural exceptions to the reception of criticism.

Our hosts discuss, in the context of growing AI and the political debates about socialism, the benefits and possible eventual necessity of socialism. From a biblical, economic and governmental perspective, the pros and cons of various economic systems are expolored.

Deceived

Our hosts discuss the notion of excommunication and separation from people who have differing viewpoints, when those views become irreconcilably offensive. Does "yoking" have limits?

Our hosts discuss how the quest for information might be empowering or disabling depending on how the information is processed. Is a knowledge of history absolutely necessary to prevent its repetition? Is there a spiritual motive or consequence to our insatiable thirst for more information?

Our hosts discuss the difficult and humbling process of realizing that your new relationship might not carry the level of significance and priority that you think it should. They discuss how and if one should navigate the progression of the relationship to higher levels of priority.

Our hosts discuss the difficulty and necessity of forgiveness and it importance in maintaining relationships, particularly in marriage. This discussion occurs in the backdrop of what Kirk Franklin describes as the weaponization of marriage by Christians.

Our hosts discuss how the various sources of information available to every American and people around the world foster division of thought and, consequently, unity. Hate seems to be a politically unifying force that is extensively used by certain political operatives.

Our hosts discuss the historic changing of the guard of the Democratic national candidacy for president. What does the method of VP Kamala's Harris' nomination and the enthusiasm brought therefrom suggest about the current state of the race and country.

We discuss whether the church should be active in matters of politics and the marketplace.

Our hosts discuss the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the public response that ensued.

Our hosts discuss the evolution and impact of Black Music in the Church.

Our hosts invited E. Arabis Zemill to celebrate Black Music Month and showcase his unique style of blending spoken word and poetry with Blues, Jazz, and R&B.

Our hosts discuss the necessity of accountability in our political and judicial systems.

Our hosts discuss the special character of a mother’s love.

Our hosts discuss student protests on campuses of higher learning, particularly as it relates to the Israel-Hamas war.

Our hosts welcome guest Taj George of SWV (Sisters With Voices) to discuss the representation of women in music, reality tv, marriage, and sports.

Our hosts discuss the intricacies of dealing with guests or family members who have potentially outworn their welcome.

Our hosts discuss the importance of federal social welfare programs, particularly Medicaid, and how efforts to reduce the number of recipients tend to be anything but charitable.

Our hosts discuss the idea of liberalism from a Christian perspective. Is liberalism antithetical or in line with the teachings of Jesus? Distinctions are made between support for one's right to choose and support for the choice itself.

Julius Cave is an educator and Program Director for the Literacy Lab's Leading Men Fellowship. He joins the conversation with our hosts and discuss the necessity and impediments to the recruitment/retention of Educators of color.

Former college athlete, Shea Maheia, joins Attorney Sonya Madison to discuss the controversies concerning NIL deals, transfer portals, SEC, and Ted Cruz’ attempt to have the NCAA exclusively regulate pay of college athletes.

Our hosts discuss the growing tendency of judges legislating from the bench and over-reaching in their decisions. The SCOTUS ruling on whether Former President Trump has immunity serves as the basis for the broader discussion.

Host, Dr. Mark Williams, discusses the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos are considered human life and are therefore entitled to protections afforded to person status. The complexity and fallacies of the position articulated by many evangelicals with this regard are discussed from a Biblical standpoint. The necessity of not imposing religion-based moral standards of a group of politically powerful individuals into legislation is discussed from the perspective of preserving freedom of religion and open witness.

Dr. Cesar Cardona, a nephrologist, joins the conversation with our hosts to discuss how kidney health is important and the racial disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease. He discusses the relationships between hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease as well as provide some helpful tips about how patients can advocate for their kidney health.

Dr. Kevin Billups, Havard and Johns Hopkins University-trained urologist and Director of Men's Health at Meharry Medical College, joins the conversation to discuss the myths and truths about prostate cancer. His unique treatment approach involves not only traditional western medical treatments but also incorporates evidence-based natural/holistic approaches.