Heritage Compass

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Heritage Compass

A weekly podcast covering issues such as family, faith and culture, hosted by A. Z. Adams.

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    The Christmas Cactus

    Presenter: Dan Lancaster

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    Home for Christmas

    Presenter: Asahel Adams

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    The Crown, The Ledger, and the Ocean

    Presenter: Asahel AdamsMercy is God’s means, God’s mind, and God’s weapon. He crowns His people with compassion, giving them authority to release burdens and cancel debts. To forgive is to let the ocean of His grace flow through you and overcome evil with good. Forgiveness is release. It breaks every chain.

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    A Crack in Your Phone

    Presenter: AZ AdamsAfter days on the road, coming home meant hugs, laughter, and my daughter’s wish: a crack in the phone to crawl through and be near. Her longing for presence reminded me that real love and life surpass screens—calling us to seek the tangible over the representational.

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    The Enemies of Love

    Presenter: Asahel AdamsLove is our highest calling, but it is often blocked by hatred, fear, and pride. True love requires surrender, trust, and faith in God’s goodness—not control or achievement. Only love born of grace will endure, and only what is given in love will last beyond this life.

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    When the Storm Has Passed

    Presenter: Asahel Adams“The righteous stand firm forever.” When storms come, only one thing matters: what still stands. God isn’t looking for talk—He’s looking for action. For people who don’t sleep through warning signs but move when He speaks. Because storms expose what was real. And only obedience is rock.

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    Horses, Highways and Holy Encounters

    Presenter: Asahel AdamsAfter 3,100 miles in an RV, we found far more than scenery—we found communion, courage, and quiet revival. From horse-drawn buggies in Wisconsin to barefoot farmers chasing bears, the slow pace of real life invited our hearts to see again. Here’s some slow-crawling, soul-healing good news.

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    Colors in the Sky

    Presenter: Asahel AdamsAfter record July rains brought beauty and relief to Texas, a deadly flood on the Guadalupe River turned blessing into tragedy. This reflection remembers lives lost, heroes found, and the enduring power of love, faith, and community in the face of heartbreak.

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    What is a Community?

    Presenter: Asahel AdamsWhat is community—and how do we nourish it? From dinner conversations to ancient allegories and modern distractions, this reflection explores how spiritual and emotional “soul food” shapes true connection, and why real community must be chosen, protected, and cultivated daily.

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    Why Am I Unhappy?

    Envy whispers that our unhappiness is about them—what they have, what we lack. But this is a lie. Our ache runs deeper. It is not a deficit of things, but a disconnection from grace. We reject the very channels—humility, relationship, surrender—through which healing flows. And as long as we believe the problem is outside us, we will never look inward long enough to be healed. Envy cannot cure what it hides. But grace still waits, not for those who win the race, but for those willing to bow.

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    Sin as a Relational Problem—The Source of Separation

    This episode is a rebuttal of one of the most pervasive and devastating distortions of the Gospel in the modern evangelical world: the reduction of salvation to a legal transaction. In this view, sin is merely a violation of law, and Christ’s death is a solitary event to pay the penalty. Salvation, then, is secured the moment the punishment is executed, the guilt removed, and the verdict declared: forgiven. Everything else—Christ’s life, resurrection, ascension, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit—is sidelined.This legal-only “gospel” doesn’t deny the cross—but it detaches it from the story it belongs to. Calvary becomes a courtroom verdict rather than a relational doorway. Reconciliation is mentioned, but fellowship is not pursued. Justification is declared, but union is never expected. And the Holy Spirit—the very medium through which communion is restored—is almost entirely ignored.In this system, Jesus could have died on another planet, and the legal issue would still be resolved. No walking among us. No suffering with us. No Spirit within us. It’s a “gospel” that requires no relationship—only assent.But Scripture never presents salvation this way.

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    Salt, Light, & Conformity

    A provocative discussion on the topic of dress and modesty.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A weekly podcast covering issues such as family, faith and culture, hosted by A. Z. Adams.

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Heritage Press

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