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Send us Fan Mail We live in a world of thousands of languages and countless cultural differences, but Genesis makes a bold claim that cuts through the noise: every nation traces back to one family after the flood. That single idea can change how we talk about race, identity, and our neighbors, and it is where our devotional starts as we read Genesis 9:18-26 together. We walk through the sons of Noah and ask why the text highlights Ham as “the father of Canaan.” I share why that detail matters historically and spiritually, especially when you remember Moses is writing for Israel on the way to the Promised Land where the Canaanites live. Along the way, we connect the Bible’s storyline with clear, simple thinking about how human diversity spreads over time, without losing the central point that Scripture is making about our shared origin and shared accountability before God. Then the tone shifts to a warning that feels painfully modern: Noah plants a vineyard, drinks, gets drunk, and exposes himself. The Bible’s honesty about its heroes is part of its power, and Noah’s failure becomes a sober reminder that spiritual victories do not cancel future temptations. We lean on 1 Peter 5:8, talk candidly about alcohol’s real-world damage from a physician’s perspective, and preview the generational consequences that follow Noah’s sin. If this devotional helps you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find More Than Medicine. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail A discounted heart scan for $80 turns into a moment of clarity: medicine isn’t only shaped by what’s true, but also by what gets rewarded. We sit down with Scott Schara, returning guest and father of Grace, to talk about his book “Is the Government Legally Killing Us?” and the case he makes that modern healthcare incentives can be engineered through law, regulation, and reimbursement so thoroughly that accountability disappears when patients are harmed. We walk through the story behind the book, including why Scott frames the title as a question, what he says he found across 4,000 hours of research, and why Grace’s death in the ICU during COVID became both a personal breaking point and a public mission. Along the way, we talk candidly about “programming” in medical training, the fear-driven narratives many of us lived through, and why so many good people stayed quiet even when something felt off. Scott also explains why he added chapters about Grace after the manuscript was “done,” and how emotion and evidence belong together if you want to reach family and friends who are not awake yet. We also dig into the deeper structure: Jacobson v Massachusetts, the Flexner Report, the rise of the medical-industrial complex, and the claim that CMS reimbursement policies and healthcare metrics quietly set the real standard of care. If you care about medical freedom, informed consent, patient autonomy, or how hospital payment systems influence clinical decisions, you’ll find plenty here to wrestle with. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a nudge to think, and leave a review with the question you still can’t shake. https://ouramazinggrace.net/Tragedy-hospital Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail A rainbow can feel like a quick, pretty moment after a storm. We take it seriously as Scripture does: a visible sign of an unbreakable promise. From Genesis 9:8–17, we walk through God’s covenant with Noah and his descendants and even with the animals, and we ask what it means that God binds himself unilaterally and unconditionally to never again destroy all flesh with a worldwide flood. That single promise turns the sky into a reminder that God is faithful even when we are not.  We also tackle a thoughtful Bible question: how could Moses write with such detail about events far outside his lifetime, even recording conversations between God and Noah? We point to the doctrine of divine revelation and the Holy Spirit’s role in Scripture, grounding our confidence that Genesis is not speculation but God’s message to his people. Along the way, we contrast conditional covenants with Israel and the cost of disobedience, so the bigger biblical storyline comes into focus.  Then we bring it home with providence and evangelism. God’s covenant includes living creatures, and we share a striking mission-trip story from the Yucatán that raises the question of how animals sense danger ahead of time. Finally, we connect the rainbow to Revelation 10, where a rainbow appears again, pointing us to Jesus, his first coming in humility, and his return in glory and judgment. If you want clear Bible teaching on the meaning of the rainbow, Noah’s covenant, and how to share the gospel with your kids and friends, this devotional is for you. Subscribe, share, and leave a review, and tell us: what do you think of when you see a rainbow? Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail “We have no king but Caesar.” That line from John 19 is only a few words, but it shines a harsh light on the way fear can hijack faith. I’m Dr Robert Jackson, and on More Than Medicine I read the Easter account with fresh eyes, then ask a question that refuses to stay in church language: when pressure rises, who actually rules your heart? We walk through the biblical worldview behind the moment. Israel’s history is filled with people who refused to treat rulers like gods, from Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego standing tall before Nebuchadnezzar, to Mordecai refusing to bow and Esther risking her life to speak. Those stories aren’t here for nostalgia. They help us name modern idols: safety, approval, status, and the urge to let politics or institutions do the job only God can do. Then we bring it down to street level with a simple test. When your child is sick, when your marriage is on fire, when money gets tight, when a diagnosis lands, who do you call first? I also share my own kidney cancer scare and what it taught me about faith over fear, prayer, and trusting Jesus as King even when outcomes are unknown. Finally, I preview an upcoming conversation with Scott Shara and his book Is Our Government Legally Killing Us?, challenging the habit of treating government as our ultimate rescuer in healthcare and retirement. If this stirred something, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review. What’s one moment in your life that revealed who your “king” really was? Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail You don’t just have opinions, a job title, or a voting record, you carry an image. We start with Genesis 9:6-7 and follow the weight of that truth: every human being is made in the image of God, which makes life sacred and makes worship and obedience non-negotiable. If God’s likeness is stamped on you, then “half-hearted” faith stops making sense, and the question becomes personal: what are you holding back from Him? From there we fast-forward to Jesus facing a political trap about paying taxes to Caesar. He points to the image on a coin, then delivers a line that still cuts through noise today: give earthly rulers what they’re due, and give God what belongs to God. We talk about what was left unsaid but clearly understood, that we belong to God because we bear His image, and why pride can keep religious people from surrender even when truth is right in front of them. Then we move into God’s command to be fruitful and multiply, Psalm 127’s view of children as a gift, and the cultural forces that treat family as optional and life as disposable. We discuss abortion in America, the below-replacement fertility rate, and why the “economic reasons” story often ignores the biggest factors. We also share our experience with homeschooling, why worldview matters, what the stats show about faith after graduation, and why overpopulation panic misses the real issues of distribution, land use, and human treachery. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part challenged you most: worship, obedience, or trusting God with family and the future? Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail Can a government agency decide what goes into your body, or your child’s body? That single question drives a frank conversation with Rebecca Terrell, a nurse and journalist, as we examine vaccine mandates through the lens of medical freedom, bodily autonomy, and informed consent. We separate “what you think about vaccines” from “what the state can force,” and we explain why that distinction matters even for people who generally support vaccination.  We also dig into how public health messaging works when fear is the tool. We talk herd immunity, how “epidemic” can be defined, and why phrases like “safe and effective” may sound reassuring while still hiding narrow regulatory definitions. Along the way we discuss exemption requests we see in a medical practice, including the ethical line around medical exemptions and how religious exemptions are commonly framed under First Amendment protections, while noting that rules vary by state.  From there, we zoom out to incentives and trust: conflicts of interest, pharmaceutical influence, and what research questions parents keep asking such as vaccinated vs unvaccinated comparisons and the cumulative impact of the childhood vaccine schedule. We touch on measles history, vitamin A treatment, and how legislative fights like Florida’s Medical Freedom Act connect to older precedent like Jacobson v. Massachusetts. If you care about vaccine policy, parental rights, and medical ethics, this conversation is built to challenge assumptions and sharpen your questions.  Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with the biggest question you want answered next. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail Blood shows up everywhere in our stories, our movies, and our arguments but Genesis treats it with a gravity most of us have forgotten. We sit with Genesis 9:5–6 and slow down long enough to hear what God is actually saying: blood represents life, and life is sacred because people are made in the image of God. That single claim reshapes how we think about violence, dignity, and what we owe each other when harm is done. From that foundation, we talk about justice in the real world. Genesis 9 doesn’t hand us a full legal blueprint, but it does establish human government under God and a clear accountability for murder. That takes us into a careful look at capital punishment and the death penalty, including an honest acknowledgment that our judicial systems can be broken. We explain why flaws in human institutions don’t cancel God’s moral standard, and why the passage rejects personal revenge while calling society to ordered justice. Then we ask the hard question: is there room for mercy? Scripture’s own stories answer yes, and we look at what mercy looks like without pretending sin is small. We close by tracing the Hebrew word for “shed” (Shapak) through the Bible until it lands on Jesus, the one whose blood is poured out for us. If this helped you, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review. What stands out most to you: the call to justice or the invitation to mercy? Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail A military general tells Gary Dawson he has to leave the Amazon and then a little girl runs up, wraps her arms around his leg, and changes the whole tone of the confrontation. That moment captures the heart of this conversation with Dr. Robert Jackson: what it looks like to follow a calling when the pressure is real, the stakes are high, and the outcome is out of your hands. Gary, author of Gringo Mama, shares why his family stayed in Venezuela after missionaries were expelled, and how decades of life among the Yanomama people shaped his faith, language, and sense of purpose.  We also go where most mission stories don’t. Gary explains the Yanomama view of the spirit world and the role of shamans, describing fear, deception, and the dark promise of “power” that often ends in destruction. He recounts a tense journey into an enemy village, a night of warnings, and a chilling encounter where a shaman claims he heard them coming and identifies God as the “enemy God.” The description of a place with no darkness, no death, and a crystal river brings the Bible to mind and raises hard questions about spiritual warfare, discernment, and what evil looks like across cultures and at home.  At the center, we come back to the gospel. Gary reflects on assurance of salvation, the truth that Jesus saves us when we can’t save ourselves, and the deeper comfort that Christ also keeps us. We close with practical needs and prayer: help printing more copies of the book, support for medical debt from caring for the Yanomama, and urgent prayer for two year old Rihanna, diagnosed with aggressive leukemia. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find these stories and the hope behind them. Christian Light Ministries PO Box 23881 Jacksonville Florida 32241 Make check payable to Christian Light Ministries... In memo put for Gary and Maria Dawson Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail A world remade, a family blessed, and a single command that reshapes the way we see life, food, and worship—Genesis 9:1–4 holds more than a post-flood to-do list. We open the text and trace a living thread from Noah’s altar to the cross, asking why God repeats the call to multiply, why animals now fear humans, why meat is permitted, and why blood is set apart as holy. Along the way, we weave Scripture with lived experience, including a sobering ER story that makes the phrase “the life is in the blood” unforgettable. We sit with the tension of authority and stewardship, exploring how humanity’s role changes after the flood and why domesticated animals stay while the wild ones run. Then we probe the dietary shift: flesh is given for food, yet the blood—marked as life—belongs to God, reserved for atonement. Leviticus 17:11 and the Hebrew nefesh illuminate how Scripture unites life and soul, treating blood not as symbol only but as the vital essence of living beings. That insight turns our attention from the knife to the altar, where ancient sacrifices pointed beyond themselves. The journey culminates in Hebrews, where the limits of bulls and goats yield to the finished work of Christ. One offering, for all time. A priest who sits because the work is done. We connect the theological dots with pastoral clarity: obedience invites blessing even when it feels upside down, stewardship demands care in a fearful world, and salvation rests not on our effort but on the once-for-all blood of Jesus. Join us, open your Bible, and step into the story that still shapes our daily choices and eternal hope. If this moved you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail What if the Constitution’s simplest safeguard has been hiding in plain sight? We dive into nullification as a clean, contract-based concept: the states, as principals, created a federal agent with enumerated powers, and when that agent wanders outside the four corners of the contract, the states can treat those actions as void. No saber-rattling, no chaos—just the same logic courts use every day when parties breach an agreement. With constitutional lawyer Joe Wolverton, we unpack James Madison’s playbook from Federalist 45 and 46, where interposition and noncooperation form a peaceful path to restore balance. We ground the theory with modern examples—state-level marijuana markets, raw milk sales, and selective firearms enforcement—that show the Tenth Amendment already works when states simply refuse to lend resources to federal overreach. The myth of troops marching evaporates when you look at the map: these states remain firmly in the Union, and life goes on. We also confront the money problem. Federal grants come with strings that tug policy far from home. Saying no takes fiscal backbone and voters who reward principle over subsidies. But there’s a payoff: predictable liberty draws builders, families, and entrepreneurs. When a state cuts red tape and honors constitutional limits, commerce expands, communities strengthen, and economies rise on organic growth rather than federal drip feeds. If you want clear steps, you’ll find them here: understand the Tenth Amendment as a tool, push for state laws of noncooperation, read Federalist 45 and 46, and support candidates who will treat the Constitution as a binding compact. No new amendment required—just the will to follow the one we already have. If this conversation sharpened your thinking, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review with the one federal policy you think your state should stop enforcing first. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail A quiet altar on a cleansed earth lights the way for our own hearts. We open Genesis 8:21–22 and watch Noah step from judgment into grace, offering a sacrifice that Scripture calls a “soothing aroma.” From that single act, we draw a line to the cross and ask what kind of worship makes sense when the King of ages has stepped down to redeem us. Casual praise cannot carry a love like his. Passionate, grateful, all‑of‑life worship can. We unpack why the Bible says God “smelled” the aroma, exploring anthropomorphism and how human language reaches for divine reality. The answer leads to a weighty word—propitiation. Noah’s altar pointed forward to Christ, the atoning sacrifice whose blood satisfies justice and secures mercy. Our prayers, songs, and obedience rise not because we are impressive, but because they are offered in his name. That frees us from performance and fills us with confidence: the Judge of all the earth sees, hears, and knows, and he delights to show himself strong for those fully devoted to him. From worship, we turn to promise. God binds the world to a steady rhythm: seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night. While the earth remains, these will not cease. That pledge calms modern fears about chaos and catastrophe. Yes, there is a coming day when the present order gives way and a new heaven and new earth arrive, free of the curse. Until then, providence holds the calendar. We rest, work, and pray inside a world kept by God’s word. Join us as we connect gratitude at the altar to courage in daily life, reflect on human frailty and everlasting mercy, and find anchored hope in promises that do not break. If this encourages you, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review—what promise from Scripture steadies you this week? Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail Tired of hearing that term limits will fix Washington? We take a hard look at the logic behind capping years in office and explain why the move can backfire. With constitutional law scholar Joe Wolverton, we trace the real source of entrenched power to voter incentives, not a missing clause, and explore how frequent elections already function as the framers’ built-in check. Along the way, we unpack the risks of a Convention of States, from illusory promises to the danger of rewriting more than anyone bargained for. Hamilton’s Federalist No. 72 takes center stage as we examine how forced exits can drain motivation for good governance, creating lame ducks who feel less accountable to the people they serve. We walk through real-world incentives: incumbents enjoy free media and district benefits, challengers must buy attention, and constituents often reward short-term spoils over long-term restraint. Swap names under a term cap and the same priorities often persist, just with fresher faces and shorter horizons. This conversation leans into first principles. A republic relies on voter choice; removing candidates by law narrows that choice and can sideline rare voices who fight surveillance creep, endless war, or runaway spending. Structural tweaks cannot replace the work of civic renewal. If we change what we demand from representatives, ballots become the most powerful term limit on offer. We close with a teaser for next week’s topic: the authority of states to push back on federal overreach. Want a head start? Head to jbs.org/states for videos, tools, and background on federalism and state power. If this perspective challenged you, share it with a friend, subscribe for the follow-up on nullification, and leave a review to tell us where you stand. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail A barren mountain, soaked earth, and a small family stepping into a silent world—Noah’s first move isn’t survival strategy but worship. We open Genesis 8:20 and trace how an altar on Ararat reframes gratitude, cost, and the shape of true devotion in a new beginning. When Noah offers from every clean animal and bird, he isn’t burning excess. He’s giving up what would feed, clothe, and seed the future. That one-seventh offering cuts into comfort and reveals a heart that trusts God more than margins. From there, we follow the Bible’s clear thread: sin brings death, forgiveness requires blood, and cheap worship is no worship at all. We then bridge the flood to our lives. Rescue is more than survival; it’s transformation. We remember what it means to be pulled from the mire, washed clean, and given a new name through Jesus Christ. As we unpack the meaning of propitiation—how the cross satisfies both God’s righteousness and justice—we see Noah’s altar as a signpost pointing to the final sacrifice. The question turns personal: if we are bought with a price and temples of the Holy Spirit, what does our gratitude actually cost? Time, habits, money, reputation—worship touches all of it. Along the way, we revisit why Cain’s offering failed and Abel’s was accepted, why blood atonement is central, and how a life of thanksgiving looks when it moves beyond words to embodied trust. The aim isn’t guilt, but clarity and courage: devotion that smells like Noah’s smoke and shines with Christ’s love. Listen, reflect, and decide what you will place on the altar today. If this conversation stirred you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail What if the fastest path to a balanced budget isn’t a new amendment at all, but simply enforcing the one we already have? We sit down with constitutional lawyer Joe Wolverton to dismantle the popular case for a new constitutional convention and to map out a realistic, lawful way to rein in Washington’s spending. Joe traces his journey from a military family to constitutional scholarship and lays out a plain reading of the Constitution: enumerated powers are few, and everything else belongs to the states and the people. If federal actors stayed within those limits, the budget would contract dramatically—no new text required. We go deep on the balanced budget amendment pitch and why it misunderstands incentives. If leaders ignore the document they swore to support, adding another line won’t cultivate virtue or restraint. Using a clear contract analogy, Joe explains the founders’ design: the states are the principals, the federal government is the agent, and acts beyond enumerated powers are void in principle and should be refused in practice. That refusal is not rebellion; it is the remedy in Federalist 46, where states decline to cooperate with unconstitutional programs, starving them of the local machinery they need to function. You’ll hear sharp examples of federal overreach—sprawling agencies, expansive taxation, and costly global commitments—with a sober reminder that even well-intended amendments can backfire. The cautionary lessons of the 16th and 17th Amendments loom large, and the risk of a runaway convention is real once the door is opened. Instead of rolling the dice on a rewrite, we make the case for an attainable plan: educate state legislators on their oath, assert reserved powers, and reestablish constitutional boundaries. That’s how to make America states again—and how to restore fiscal sanity without gambling the founding charter. If this conversation challenged your assumptions or gave you a new playbook, follow the show, share it with a friend who cares about constitutional limits, and leave a review with the one action you’ll take in your state. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/

Send us Fan Mail What if the real dinosaur debate isn’t about bones, but about the story we use to read them? We take you from ancient dragon legends and striking biblical descriptions to modern fossil labs that report soft tissue in dinosaur remains, then ask why two smart people can study the same evidence and land on timelines that are worlds apart. Rather than dodging the hard questions, we walk straight into them: Could Noah have housed dinosaur kinds on the Ark? Why do so many cultures remember great reptiles? And how do post-flood changes—shorter lifespans, harsher climates, and rising fear between man and beast—explain rapid extinctions? Along the way, we contrast two starting points. One begins with deep time and unguided processes; the other trusts the authority of Scripture, a recent creation, and a global flood. Those foundations don’t just sort fossils; they shape ethics, purpose, and hope. If suffering and death ruled for ages before humanity, the biblical arc from Eden to the cross wobbles. But if death enters through Adam and the fossil record reflects catastrophe and judgment, then the atonement of Jesus Christ stands at the center of history, with the promise of a restored creation where death and predation end. We keep the tone warm and thoughtful as we unpack Leviathan and Behemoth, the meaning of “kinds,” and why average dinosaur size matters for Ark logistics. We press into how worldview forms conclusions, encourage honest inquiry, and invite you to consider whether Scripture should frame consensus—or the other way around. Listen to be challenged, to think deeply about origins and meaning, and to strengthen a biblical worldview that makes sense of evidence and life. If this conversation stirred you, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can join the journey. Support the show https://www.jacksonfamilyministry.com https://bobslone.com/home/podcast-production/