The Kirk Cameron Show

What’s your vice? James picked this one, and I’ll be honest, I walked right into it. We talk about the things we turn to when life gets hard: coffee, a glass of wine, social media, movies, even overthinking. The question is whether those things are helping us cope or quietly running the show.

 

James brings in C.S. Lewis and The Screwtape Letters, and we get into the difference between the “black vices” everyone recognizes and the “white vices” we tend to excuse. Good things can become ultimate things, and idols make terrible gods. Then it’s my turn in the hot seat (yes, my two cups of coffee came up), and I share what I’ve found helps most when stress, anger, or anxiety hit: turning to thanksgiving and praise instead of numbing out.

 

Don’t just admit the vice. Turn it into a virtue.

 

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What if God never answered another one of your prayers? Would what He’s already done be enough?

 

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I’ve been wondering what it would be like to sit around the table with Jesus and His disciples. I recently talked with Dallas and Amanda Jenkins, the creative team behind The Chosen, about their new book, Taste and See, and they shared a beautiful Jewish tradition called Dayenu (“it would have been enough”) that could completely change how you celebrate this year.

 

Then we open the mailbag:

 

How do you explain grace to someone who thinks it’s a license to sin?

What do you say to a friend into manifesting and vision boards?

How do you build a real Sabbath into an always-on week?

What do you do when you feel like you’ve failed as a parent?

 

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Is Allie Beth Stuckey wrong about Halloween? Here’s my question: if scary stories are so bad for Christians, why does God tell so many of them in the Bible?

 

Today I’m digging into the Halloween debate that has Christians going back and forth online. We look at Allie Beth’s warnings, N.D. Wilson’s response, and what Scripture shows us about darkness in God’s story. From the flood to the crucifixion, God doesn’t hide the scary parts. G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis weigh in too, because kids already know dragons exist. They need to know dragons can be killed.

 

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Today we’re talking about affirmative illusions. Ever wondered if you’re seeing the world as it really is, or just through whatever your eyes happen to be locked onto? James brought a three-legged elephant, a spinning circle, and a $20 bill trick of my own, and what started as fun optical illusions turned into a serious question: how much of what we see in our lives, our relationships, and even our politics is shaped by fear and past hurt instead of truth?

 

The good news is that Scripture shows us where to look. Romans 12, Philippians 4, and Hebrews 12 teach us how God renews our minds so our beliefs line up with reality, not the other way around.

 

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God says “do not murder.” Then he commands the death penalty. Is that a contradiction? I don’t think so, and I want to walk through why.

 

I recently heard a minister describe the Old Testament as God constantly looking for reasons to kill people. That’s a caricature, and it’s easy to knock down. In this episode I look at what those laws actually say about adultery, dishonoring parents, and the Sabbath, and why they point to how much God values life. Then we hear what Jesus does with “you shall not murder,” and it gets uncomfortable fast, because it reaches the anger, contempt, and gossip we’d rather excuse.

 

If you’re feeling the weight of it, there’s real hope at the cross. And I’m leaving you with one thing to do this week.

 

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