The Called Out Cafe Podcast

Choose Your Jesus Wisely Episode 5: Where New Gods Come From

The modern religion of Postmodern Secular Progressivism and the relative truth it promotes, has provided us with the perfect culture to raise our own custom-made gods in. Christians may start with some non-negotiables, like the Nicene Creed, but they quickly divide according to their own version of the truth. That version of the truth is heavily influenced by our self-centered natures. Those natures lead us to quietly try and recreate God into our own image.  

Choose Your Jesus Wisely Episode 4 Gods Made to Order

It is easy to believe in a God that lines up with who we think He should be according to our reasoning. However, it is much more difficult to believe in the entire God of the Bible. Can I believe in the God of the Bible, or do I need to just tweak Him a bit to be able to believe in Him?  How we sometimes custom make God to order is the topic of today's podcast. 

Choose Your Jesus Wisely Episode 3: The God Who Hates Dancing

False Christian God's come in many forms. In this episode, Doug Talks about a personal minor false god of his past: The god who hates dancing... Just one of countless examples of how cultural practices and religious beliefs are superimposed over who we view God as. 

Choose Your Jesus Wisely Episode 2: Defining False Gods

What constitutes a false god? Many things may qualify depending on how you want to define it. But perhaps the most dangerous false god comes into being when we change the character and nature of the God of the Bible to better suit our own reason and liking. And then, we make this new version of god, the object of our worship. In this episode of the Called-Out Café, we will look at how new false gods within the Christian Church are conceived and given birth to.  And we will look at a few surprising examples of the false gods of Christianity. 

Choose Your Jesus Wisely Episode 1 Introduction

Jesus warned that when He returns in judgement, "many" will call him Lord, to which He will reply that, He "never knew" them. What other Jesus is it then that these "many" false Christians are following and calling "lord" if not the authentic Jesus of the Bible? When the character and nature of the God of the Bible is changed in any way, a new false god is born. A false god who has a false god son, who is named Jesus, but is not the authentic Jesus of the Bible. 

In this age of Postmodern Progressivism, where "truth" is relative and under emphasized, one needs to be careful they are calling the right Jesus, "Lord." Please join Doug in this series based on his book, False Christian Gods: Choose Your Jesus Wisely, as he discusses what may be some of the most critical issues of anyone's eternal status.

The Biblical Worldview of the Spirit Realm Episode 17 What Happens When We Die

In this conclusion of the series on the Biblical Worldview of the Spirit Realm, we look at what happens when we die according to the Bible. We all have some kind of foggy hybrid image of what happens based on what our parents and Hollywood have told us. Maybe some of us can recall a passage of scripture or two on the subject or maybe what a pastor said at a funeral. Please join me as we take a closer look at a topic that sooner or later will impact us all.

The Biblical Worldview of the Spirit Realm Episode 16 The Current State of Jesus

What is the current state of Jesus? Where is He at? What are His abilities? Is He omnipresent? Or is He secretly hiding on the earth right now? Would He know my name if I were to bump into Him on the street?  All of this and more is discussed in this episode.  

The Biblical Worldview of the Spirit Realm Episode 15: The Interaction Between Two Worlds Part Two

How is it that the Spirit Realm routinely and rarely interacts with the Physical Realm? In this second part of this two-part topic, using the Bible as a guide we will take a look at how Satan still may influence this world that he is said to be the “god” of.  We will talk about how those who belong to Jesus can actively defend against the schemes of the Devil. And, Doug takes theory into the real world as he talks about a few personal experiences he has had with the realm of the unseen. 

The Biblical Worldview of the Spirit Realm Episode 14: The Interaction Between Two Worlds Part One

How is it that the Spirit Realm routinely and rarely interacts with the Physical Realm? In part one of this two-part topic, using the Bible as a guide we will take a look at how Satan still may influence this world that he is said to be the “god” of.  We will touch on "spiritual warfare" and talk about how those who belong to Jesus can actively defend against the schemes of the Devil.

The Biblical Worldview of the Spirit Realm Episode 13 The Spirit Realm the 1st Time Jesus Was Here

According to the often-ignored spirit realm story line in the New Testament, there was a great deal going on behind what could be seen in the physical realm when Jesus walked the earth 2000 years ago. It was in the other realm, which is unobservable by humans, that Jesus was acting as the courageous, enemy-dominating Messiah that His people had been waiting for. Unknown to many who follow Jesus, this biblical narrative is “hiding” in plain sight in the New Testament. This is the incredible story behind the “greatest story ever told.”