In The Anxious Generation Goes to Church, Rainer says “We know that young people are struggling. We know that the widespread adoption of smartphones has exacerbated problems such as anxiety and depression. We know that the rates of self-harm and suicide increased dramatically with the adoption of the smartphone and the explosion of social media as a cultural force.” Yet he goes on to list five other major factors that make up the values of today’s youth: Technological immersion, Growing up slowly, Diversity and tolerance, Isolation and virtual relationships, and Income insecurity.

James 1:5-8

⁵ But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. ⁶ But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. ⁷ For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, ⁸ being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Holding people accountable. 

Romans 13:1-4

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. ² Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. ³ For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. ⁴ For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

Jude

 ³ Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

¹¹ And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers, ¹² for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; ¹³ until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. ¹⁴ As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; ¹⁵ but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ,

2 Peter 3:18

¹⁸ but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Redistricting fight in Texas. State democrats flee the state to avoid a vote. 

2 Timothy 1:8

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

Pastor Jeff talks with magician Ben Jackson about the life of a magician and how he came to know Jesus Christ as his Savior.

Pastor Jeff defines the term snowflake, which is usually used by those on the right of the political spectrum to describe those entitled and easily offended people on the left.  Don't be a snowflake.

Pastor Jeff talks with Bishop EW Jackson about issues of the day and the upcoming Project 76 Standathon.  Visit StandAmerica.US for more information on the event.

^{1 Peter 5:8-11}

⁸ Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 

⁹ Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 

¹⁰ And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 

¹¹ To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

^{Psalms 139:23-24}

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart;  Try me and know my anxious thoughts;²⁴ And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

Colby Barrett is the producer of A Faith Under Siege. An entrepreneur, filmmaker, and former U.S. Marine Corps Captain. He led infantry and scout/sniper platoons across the Pacific Rim and the Middle East. Colby previously served as CEO, President, and Vice Chairman of GeoStabilization International, and he now owns and operates Honey Rock Landing Orchard.

Darrell B. Harrison, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, is a pastor, biblical counselor, and cohost of the influential Just Thinking podcast, which has garnered millions of downloads since its debut in 2017. He previously served as Dean of Social Media and Director of Digital Platforms at Grace to You, the Bible-teaching ministry of Dr. John MacArthur, from 2019 to 2024. In January 2024, he joined the pastoral staff at Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, Arizona. Harrison is a 2013 Fellow of the Black Theology and Leadership Institute and a 2015 graduate of the Theology and Ministry program at Princeton Theological Seminary. He also studied Psychology with a focus on Christian Counseling at Liberty University.

1 Chronicles 12:32

Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”