And the Hey everyone. Welcome once again to the Conversations That Matter Podcast. A number of things to get to today. I wasn't going to do a podcast, but something was weighing on me a bit this morning.

And through looking at a number of different things, links that people sent me, even comments on some

of my videos, I've been looking at those a little bit more

this past week than I usually do.

I just keep thinking about how we are in such confusing

chaotic times.

It's been drilled down deep into me, to be honest, especially when it comes to where

young men are at. I think that's a particular interest to me, but it's everyone. It really

is. It's the whole society and that's unfortunately not

it's not much different inside the church in some ways or at least people who

attend church they're they're, they're asking questions.

They, we'll get into some of that as we unfold the podcast,

but I just kept thinking, you really don't need my wisdom

or the wisdom of other people.

And I am concerned, look, here's a thing I'll say if you come to even this podcast and this is your main diet and you want to just be like me or be able to analyze things the

way I analyze them or whatever the case maybe.

I don't have any delusions of grandeur I'm not saying that's why you all come but if if there are people in the audience who are listening to my voice right now who think that and you're not firmly planted in the word of God and the priority

of even in this podcast listening because you want you want to hear someone who's going to

at least attempt to draw out principles from God's word to apply to the topics of today and to what

you might be even hearing in your pulpit unfortunately, then I would listen to something else. Go read your Bible or go and be alone. There's,

find someone who can do it better. Because right now we are in the valley of the Shadow of

Death, figuratively speaking. We are in such a dark time politically, socially, and spiritually in the Western world, the United States in particular,

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