| Episode 188 |
12/29/12 |
SPECIAL NEW YEARS EPISODE |
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| Episode 187 |
12/22/12 |
Jerel and Merrily discus the Mayan belief system, tragic shooting at the elementary school and sadness at Christmas time. |
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| Episode 186 |
12/15/12 |
Special Episod on Christmas Traditions part 2 |
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| Episode 185 |
12/8/12 |
Special Episode on "Christmas Traditions": How to keep Jesus as the main focus during this holiday season. |
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| Episode 184 |
12/1/12 |
1. Is there any accountability for a pastor that leaves his family struggling? 2. How do you deal with family problems during the holidays when half the family isn't speaking to the other half? 3. Can a true Christian lose their salvation, and what scripture backs this up? |
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| Episode 183 |
11/24/12 |
1. I've been looking for work for a long time, and I finally found a job but it doesn't offer enough hours. Should I go ahead and take it and keep looking for a new one, or should I wait for the right job? 2. I am having financial and social problems and now I feel like I'm having mental problems, people are spreading rumors that I'm crazy. Do I need a doctor or am I under attack? 3. My nephew is gay and my family is insisting he was born this way. How can I help him? |
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| Episode 182 |
11/17/12 |
Thanksgiving Special 1. I am always in debt and am unable to get financially responsible, plus I date men who aren't Christians. Why can't I get on track? 2. What do we do when we've been married for years and have not been intimate in a very long time. 3. My family is struggling financially, we barely can make our house payment and we have huge medical bills. |
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| Episode 181 |
11/10/12 |
Special Post Election Episode: 1. Should we vote as Christians when neither party represents Jesus? 2. Do you think Christians should vote for a Mormon? 3. What do we do now that the election is over? 4. If you don't speak in tongues, does that mean you don't have the Holy Spirit? |
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| Episode 180 |
11/03/12 |
1. How do I deal with a family member who is gay? 2. Is it bad that I'm with a woman who is married but is working on getting a divorce. She's with her husband at night but with me during the day. 3. I am struggling in my marriage because my wife doesn't like sex, what should I do? |
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| Episode 179 |
10/27/12 |
1. I struggle with an addictive personality and alcohol and gambling, any advice on coming out of this? 2. I took a plummit in my faith, started having bad/evil thoughts, and now my heart is so hard I don't know what to do. Am I past the part of repentance. I'm so prideful that I can't bow before the Lord, I need help. 3. Should Christians be reading romance novels? |
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| Episode 178 |
10/20/12 |
1. What does the Bible say about eating Pork as a Christian? 2. Is yoga wrong for a Christian? Our church allows a yoga class in our church, should I share my concerns with my pastor? 3. If a person wants to be a homosexual, what is wrong with that? Shouldn't we be loving each other and letting people live the way they want? |
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| Episode 177 |
10/13/12 |
1. What does the Bible say about two people that love each other living together as long as they are not having sex. 2. I have unforgiveness toward someone in my family, how should I deal with this, it's a mother's loyalty issue.? 3. Is Palestine considered a country? |
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| Episode 176 |
10/6/12 |
1. I am having a party and a friend wants to bring a homosexual. I didn't want to condone that behavior by welcoming him into our home but I also want to reach out in love, what should I do? 2. I'm struggling with the sin of pornography, so what is so wrong with it? 3. I read in the Bible that long hair is a women's glory. Should I not cut my hair? |
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| Episode 175 |
9/29/12 |
1. Why do Mormons put that angel on top of their buildings? And how does their gospel differ from ours? 2. What is the difference between a pastor and an apostle? 3. How do we live with the knowledge that Jesus is coming back soon, but at the same time stay calm and raise a family? |
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| Episode 174 |
9/22/12 |
1. I lost my spouse and am having a hard time providing for all my kids. 2. My wife wants a divorce and is starting to party and backslide. 3. I'm in pain and have major health issues, how can I still be a testimony? |
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| Episode 173 |
9/15/12 |
1. What can I do to be a good spiritual leader in my household? 2. My son's wife isn't allowing us to be part of our son's life. 3. Is it a sin to be on depression medication? |
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| Episode 172 |
9/8/12 |
SPEICAL GUEST on Casting Cares.. Pastor of Calvary Chapel Salt Lake. Special casting cares about Mormonism and more. |
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| Episode 171 |
9/1/12 |
1. I have muscle spasms, what should I do, I need money to pay the bills. What sets my life apart when I'm on government systems? 2. My husband doesn't study at all or even read the Bible, but he says he loves the Lord. How can I encourage him rather than nag him? 3. Can a Christian be born again but have an evil spirit? |
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| Episode 170 |
8/18/12 |
1. Why doesn't God keep his promises when he says he will provide for his children? 2. If a Christian doesn't show other people grace, will God remove His grace from them? 3. Can you explain Mark 10:15? |
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| Episode 169 |
8/11/12 |
1. Do you have any resources I can share with a friend who's wife just died suddenly. 2. A female friend invited me over, when I came over she said was in the shower so I left, and she got mad at me when I left because I was uncomfortable. I feel so violated, how do I shake these bad feelings? |
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| Episode 168 |
8/4/12 |
1. If a person is a good person but never hears about Jesus, does he die and go to Hell? 2. I grew up FLDS and now I'm a methodist. My children went to some Hindu culture thing at a friend's house. I like my kids being exposed to other cultures and religions but my friend says its not good. 3. Our son was injured in Iraq and has not spoken to us since then. His wife works to keep us out of his life. |
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| Episode 167 |
7/28/12 |
1. I don't respect my father, because he's a bad person and has done bad things toward me. Am I disobeying the Bible about honoring my parents? 2. My wife has a better job than me and is having a hard time respecting me and uses her position to hang over my head. 3. I don't have many friends because the people around me aren't Christians. How do I stay strong as a Christian young person? |
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| Episode 166 |
7/21/12 |
1. Why does God allow mental illness and yet church doesn't embrace it? 2. Is it permissible to remarry if you divorced as a result of adultery? Also if you divorce for any other reason, are you to remain unmarried? 3. Almost all the Christian girls I know have all slept around before they married and dates all these bad men and sleeps with them and gets hurt and does it again and again. What is wrong with these girls? |
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| Episode 165 |
7/14/12 |
1. I want my husband to go back to school to get a better education so he can provide better for our family, does this make me a bad wife? 2. I have been seeing a Christian lady but a few months ago her adult son has had some mental health/emotional issues. She feels like she needs to support him as he will never be able to hold a job. I want to marry her but I am concerned about this. 3. Why does the Bible say that men having sex with other men is wrong? |
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| Episode 164 |
7/7/12 |
1. I married a woman who pretended to be a Christian but after getting married I found out she's an alcoholic and she's abusive and I don't feel like I should stay in this relationship and I feel like I was deceived. 2. I gave my life to Christ and have been having Bible studies with a man, then all of a sudden he decided he wants to have a sexual relationship, is he even saved? 3. The church that I'm attending isn't really teaching the Word like they were in the beginning. Should I continue to go? |
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| Episode 163 |
6/30/12 |
1. What are church politics and should they have a place in church? 2. My wife and I are having issues in our marriage and I'm not happy, but should I stay in the marriage for the sake of my 14 year old son? 3. I made a vow to the Lord not to jump in a relationship and have sex before marriage, but it seems like the times we live in are different than what we read in the Bible. Does it still stand in our world today that we should not have sex before marriage? 4. I'm married with a step child and my wife always sides with her child over me, should I leave? |
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| Episode 162 |
6/23/12 |
1. My prayer partner wants to be more than friends, even turning conversations sexual. 2. When I go to church it seems like the pastor is talking right to me. 3. I'm having difficulty seeing my Mormon boss, knowing he's in a cult. |
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| Episode 161 |
6/16/12 |
1. I am in an abusive relationship, emotionally, spiritually and physically. 2. When Jesus said to forgive 70 times 7, but someone is taking advantage of me and using this scripture against me. |
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| Episode 160 |
6/9/12 |
1. As a Christian, am I allowed to take legal action against someone? 2. Why do women expect men to know their love language without communicating it to them? 3. I cheated on a girl while we were dating but realized I made a mistake and now want to marry her, but she has cut off all ties. What should I do? 4. Will God still let me into Heaven even though I had an abortion when I was younger? |
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| Episode 159 |
6/2/12 |
1. Would God punish me for divorcing my first husband? 2. Was Jesus more of a conservative or a liberal? 3. I have to work weekends, so am I breaking the Sabbath? 4. Does God hear our prayers when we think them, or should we pray out loud? |
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| Episode 158 |
5/26/12 |
1. What do you do with a spouse that wants you to sever family ties? 2. What do you do when a person in the church flaunts their sin? |
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| Episode 157 |
5/19/12 |
1. What does God think about Christians going to "worldly" movies and concerts? 2. How do I handle a controlling person in my family? 3. When the Bible says to wait on the Lord, does that mean we shouldn't do anything to make it happen? And when is it okay to make a move? |
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| Episode 156 |
5/12/12 |
1. How do you know if its God's will when you face pulling the plug on a loved one? 2. How far do you go on treatments for illness like cancer, and what does God want you to do in those situations? 3. Why do Muslims seem to have a stronger faith than Christians? |
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| Episode 155 |
5/5/12 |
1. How do we know if we should be starting a new church? 2. Is it a sin to gamble? 3. When you have thoughts of suicide is that a demonic spirit or is it just the flesh? |
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| Episode 154 |
4/28/12 |
1. My husband got physical after being in the military, how should I deal with this? 2. I am dealing with the break up with my girlfriend, but I feel like she is meant to be my wife. How can I know if I'm right about my feelings? 3. Should people repent on behalf of their race for things their race did to others? |
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| Episode 153 |
4/21/12 |
1. I'm a Christian who went through a period of confusion but have come back to the Lord. Now looking back I wonder why certain things had to happen. 2. How do I know if I'm having a vision from God or a psychotic break? 3. The Bible talks about a Bitter Water test for a cheating spouse. Why do we not use this method today? |
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| Episode 152 |
4/14/12 |
1. I was sexually abused as a child. Now, as an adult I often abuse myself with homosexuality, drugs, etc. I feel like I can't get better, and I feel like I can't ever be truly loved, how do I get over this? 2. My husband takes his wedding ring off and leaves town every time we fight. I've caught him lying and we fight all the time, now I'm considering divorcing him. |
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| Episode 151 |
4/7/12 |
1. What do you do when you live with a spouse that constantly tells you they want you to leave? 2. My mom has a mental illness that seems to be triggered by religious episodes, why would God let this happen? |
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| Episode 150 |
3/31/12 |
1. I'm a dealer in a casino and a new Christian. I make a good living and don't have any training in any other job. Should I remain at this job despite the fact that its a bad atmosphere? 2. I'm a drummer, but my church believes that drums are heathen. Is an instrument heathen? 3. In Revelation, do the people know that the beast they worship is Satan? If so, why would they want to worship him? |
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| Episode 149 |
3/24/12 |
1. Should I tell my brother that the bad things that are happening in his life are God's hand disciplining him? 2. I'm going through a divorce, how do I keep my children involved in church in the midst of this? 3. How did angels fall if there is no sin in Heaven? If it happened once, can it happen again? Is there no free will in Heaven? |
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| Episode 148 |
3/17/12 |
1. As a commercial building owner, trying to make due in hard economic times, is it wrong for me to rent my building to immoral businesses? 2. How do I deal with the fact that my husband's military service has changed him, in some ways for the worse? |
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| Episode 147 |
3/10/12 |
1. My husband wants my family to go to a Catholic church but I don't. What should I do? 2. My wife left me and moved out of state, and now wants me to relocate out of state to get back together. 3. The Bible says that the dead will rise again, does that mean the spirit doesn't rise when people die? |
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| Episode 146 |
3/3/12 |
1. Will you really go to Hell if you kill yourself? 2. My husband and I are trapped in a loveless, sexless, lifeless marriage, what should I do? 3. A co-worked reported me to our boss for something really petty. |
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| Episode 145 |
2/25/12 |
1. Is it a sin to have sex with your ex-husband/wife you are trying to reconcile with? 2. How do stop my jealousy? |
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| Episode 144 |
2/18/12 |
1. Can Satan read your thoughts like Jesus can? Can you rebuke the devil in your mind? Can you rebuke the devil through a phone call or email for someone else? 2. Does the Bible say you can't play with a pig skin? Does that mean we shouldn't play football? 3. My husband has a weird friendship with his female cousin, what should I do about it? |
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| Episode 143 |
2/11/12 |
1. I don't believe I'm serving God to the highest
possible degree, what should I do? 2. What is Islam, is
there a need for Islam and what does Islam offer our country? |
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| Episode 142 |
2/4/12 |
1. I received a book called "Tortured for
Christ". The ministry is from Voice of the Martyrs. Is this
a legitimate book/ministry? 2. What do you do with someone
in total unrepentant sin, who acts super spiritual and is in total
denial? 3. My husband backslid and has been addicted to
prescription medication. Our home life is full of strife, but we
have children so I have chose to stay. Have I made the right
choice? |
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| Episode 141 |
1/28/12 |
1. How do I cope with the loneliness of losing my wife?
2. My husband is an assistant pastor, so how do I reply to people that
always say how awesome he is, as it seems that they are looking at my
husband more than they are looking at God? 3. My husband put our family
in financial danger to help his parents and I feel that it was wrong. |
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| Episode 140 |
1/21/12 |
1. Is right for pastors to send out letters to the
congregation asking for tithes from people? 2. I'm in ministry and I
have a lot of issues that I can't share with anyone. I'm about to make
decisions that can alter my life forever. 3. Can you tell me the
difference between sharing gossip and sharing a prayer request? |
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| Episode 139 |
1/14/12 |
1. My husband says our love life is
boring. I'm
afraid he's into pornography and may be comparing our relationship to
the things he sees in that, and that kind of relationship is something
I'm not willing to be part of. What should I do? 2.
Why am I attracted to men who are abusive, have no job, etc?
Is there something wrong with me? |
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| Episode 138 |
1/7/12 |
1. I'm 18 years older than my fiancee and my children
are
against the idea of us getting married, what should I do? 2.
I reported a 22 year old for having a sexual
relationship
with a 15 year old. The guilty party ended up committing
suicide
and his father beat me up and now I'm scared for my safety. |
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