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

In this episode Pastor Raef takes a fun look at a historical moment when the original Saint Nick supposedly punched the heretic Arius in the face during the Council of Nicea. In order to understand what the hit was about, we'll dig into the doctrine of the Trinity, and why it is so central to the Christian faith.

In this episode, Pastor Raef interviews his wife Sara on what it means to be a Proverbs 31 woman.

In this episode Pastor Raef lets you listen in on two recent evangelism conversations he had with young men at UIC. The goal is to encourage Christians to be bold in their faith, to share the love of Christ with others, and to be equipped with the Word of God for that work of love.

In this episode Pastor Raef deals with a very present issue of ICE in Chicago. This has been a polarizing topic, and Pastor Raef attempts to navigate through the polarizing voices looking at the Word of God, as we consider God's purpose for government, and how it might relate to something like illegal immigration in our country.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-chicago-police-officer-rips-citys-stand-down-order-swarmed-ice-agents-most-disgusting-act

https://nypost.com/2025/10/05/us-news/cartels-target-federal-immigration-agents-with-10k-bounties-kristi-noem-reveals-dangerous-and-unprecedented/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/brandon-johnson-promises-chicago-police-will-not-ever-cooperate-with-ice/ar-AA1IdqWq

https://nypost.com/2025/10/06/us-news/white-house-blasts-sick-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-for-banning-ice-from-city-property-aiding-and-abetting-criminal-illegal-immigrant-killers-rapists/

https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-brandon-johnson-executive-order-ice-national-guard-10834723

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-shoot-woman-broadview-ice-facility/

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/04/update-dhs-deploys-special-operations-after-multiple-violent-attacks-federal-law?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://factually.co/fact-checks/justice/ice-blackhawks-chicago-apartment-raid-fc0012

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/24/dhs-issues-statement-targeted-attack-dallas-ice-facility?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/obama-immigration-raids-criticized/

In this episode Pastor Raef reflects on the lives of two very public Christian leaders, Charlie Kirk and Voddie Baucham. Each of these two men had very different careers, and yet they each embodied a few qualities that we can learn from today.