A friend accused me of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

From immigration to healthcare, foreign aid to the erosion of empathy, I break down why I speak out against Trumpism—not because I’m obsessed, but because I believe the Gospel compels us to. We’ll talk about the politics of grievance, the cost of silence, and why loving your neighbor might mean challenging the systems that harm them.

This isn’t about left vs. right. It’s about decency, truth, and whether Christianity in America can still look like Jesus.

Topics Covered:

• What is Trump Derangement Syndrome?
• Faith vs. grievance politics
• Immigration and the sin of empathy
• The Big Beautiful Bill and healthcare
• USAID, DEI, and foreign policy fallout
• Can a divisive tone ever be holy?
• Is MAGA a Christian movement—or just claiming to be?

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Three autistic girls were "disinvited" from playing on a homseschool coop volleyball team recently.

In this episode we look at:

How you can argue anything from the Bible

How to balance the needs of the many vs the needs of the few

What our aspirational goals might be (inclusion) vs. what we can do.

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This last two week period has been one of the craziest of my life.

In this episode I take a philospical look at how we survive and thrive through chaos, uncertainty, and health challenges. For me that's included funerals, hospitalizations, political protests, guests, assassinations, business uncertainty, selling cars, and the rumblings of war.

Also the state of diplomacy now? It's decidely less great. Make Diplomacy Great Again!