In this episode pastor Raef digs into a historic theological question around the relationship of ethnic Israel and the Church. While there are theological roots to the question, the various answers Christians have developed over the years have very practical applications and implications. Raef argues from an Amillennial perspective, that the Church is the New Israel, not the replacement of Israel as some have said, but the New or Fulfilled Israel.

Book Referenced: The Doctrine of Last Things by Dr. Sam Waldron: https://freegracepress.com/products/the-doctrine-of-last-things-an-optimistic-millennial-view

In this episode, Pastor Raef discusses the protestors that recently upended a church service in Minnesota. In order to do so, Raef backs up and looks at ICE from a bird's eye view as well as the Renee Good story.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/car-attacks-on-ice-agents-spiked-by-more-than-3000-over-past-year/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-agitator-arrested-wake-church-invasion-bondi-says

https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-investigating-after-protesters-disrupt-service-minneapolis-church/story?id=129349242

https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-ice-doj-church-protest-st-paul-46dac5c5595ec78e3360ec927eef92d2

In this episode Pastor Raef looks at a recent bill that was signed into law in Illinois making Illinois 12th state to allow physician-assisted suicide. We'll think about this biblically. Then we'll look at the insane reality of what has happened in Canada with similar laws. And then we'll end by considering how to handle three common argument for physician assisted suicide laws.

Resources

https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/gov-pritzker-signs-bill-making-illinois-12th-state-to-allow-physician-assisted-suicide/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HLwSO6HnSA&rco=1

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pritzker-approves-physician-assisted-suicide-law-terminally-ill-patients-despite-catholic-opposition