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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. This is a rerun from last year's Christmas episode. Have we forgotten the peace of Christ that we share? Listen and spend time focusing on the Lord's goodness. There is true peace with Christ!----Peace is a major theme around the Christmas holiday. For the Christian, we know that Jesus is not only the reason for this season but He is our peace. What does it even mean to say, "Jesus is Our Peace". How then should we live based on this reality? How does it play into this sin-ridden world of egos, wokeness, justice seeking, idolatry, pain and immorality? Do we see peace through the proper lens?I pray that you are edified in this special Christmas episode as I walk through how peace is seen from Heaven's eyes. How it is truly available to us...and just how superior, hopeful, and violent it really is.Key Passages:Luke 2:8-14  (Luke 1:76-79)Job 38:2-7What is the Gospel - Voddie BauchamMusic|| Hypersonic Music - Last Resistance (Dan Thiessen) - Universal Production Music (i do not own the rights)Support the showHosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting CallPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. Paul says, "15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.How vigilant are we as believers to be watchful and discerning of what God's will is? With movies, music, celebrities, AI, conspiracies - are we engaging these spheres with faithfulness or are we joining with whatever our tribe deems righteous? Today I sit with Amy from Eyes on the Right Podcast and we discuss the sterile approach to spirituality the western Christian is enveloped in. The world is flooding to America and they are bringing doctrines of demons with them. What des that mean for a modern church that scoffs at the notion of the demonic? We discuss everything from the new installment of WICKED, to Charlie Kirk all the way to traditional religions like Voodoo and Santeria. Christian, be watchful...the days are evil and the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. (Rom 8:19)Support the showHosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting CallPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. I am joined by fellow believer, author and former President of International Christian Concern (ICC), Jeff King. In this episode we peel back the layers of Islam, a religion that seems to evade the harsh criticisms ostensibly reserved only for Christianity. If you want to understand the heart of any movement, look to its leader. That is what we did in this episode. Jeff brings his expertise in persecutions around the world along with the wisdom he gained from compiling his work Islam Uncensored and brings you the movement unmasked. This episode is not meant to slander nor to mock but to serve as an invitation to Jesus to all who desire true freedom, rest and peace. Support the showHosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting CallPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. As we prepare for thanksgiving, there will be many contentious topics around the dinner table. Will you find your self on the hateful end of a sibling in Christ? Following up from my conversation with Rachel from last week, I continue to discuss the growing divisions within the American church and the need to fight to maintain peace in the church. Unity in Christ is granted through Him and for Him, to that end, we seek practical unity among one another. How has the growing politicization affected how we've responded to the tragedies of this year and the ensuing conversations stemming from them? Leave me your comments!Keep in touch with Brandon's Planting Residency at Redemption City Church in BaltimoreSupport the showHosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting CallPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this episode, I was set to answer some questions that were sent in by Patreon members and other listeners. (I will be sure to do a separate episode to answer those!) In these Patreon Q&As, I invite Patreon donors to join me on the stream to interact personally. In this episode, I was surprisingly joined by a longtime listener of B&B and she wanted to talk all things Candace, speech and how we as Christians ought to view all of this. Is Candace Owens taking free speech too far? Should we advocate for less speech when it seems to result of death threats being waged? Is Candace being reckless for mere clicks and views? Let me know what your thoughts are!Support the showHosts: Brandon and Daren Smith Learn of Brandon's Church Planting CallPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast