Send us a Text Message. Imagine disobeying Jesus! In this episode, we look at he time Jesus met a leper and healed him and what that means for us.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. The Psalmist prays violent prayers, and we are taught to pray as the psalmist prays. So how should a Christian who has been taught to love his enemies pray as the psalmist prays? In this episode, the VC helps us to see the power of imprecation in our prayer lives from the Scriptures. Other suggested resources used in this br…

Send us a Text Message. What are the ministry secrets found in the life of Jesus? In this episode, the VC explores what we can understand about how the ministry priorities of Jesus inform our own priorities in ministry.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Should we be strict? The VC believes that framing the question in terms of high or low standards is often miBy Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Jesus dealt with demons during his ministry, and the interactions were always fascinating. Learn more about how and why Jesus interacted with demons in His ministry on earth.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Teachers of Jesus' time often had disciples, but the calling of the twelve as a bit different. In this episode, the VC teaches on how Jesus called disciples and how that affects us as His people.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. One of the episodes of Jesus's life which is most curious is the temptation of Christ. In this episode, the VC looks at Christ's temptation and answers questions about the cause and nature of the temptation.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. If you've ever wondered why Jesus, being perfect, had to be baptized, this is the episode for you! The VC is working his way through the book of Mark in this series.By Jeremiah Pitts

Greetings beautiful people of planet earth! Ya boys are back at it with a heater of an episode! We were blessed to have the opportunity to chop it up with the multidisciplined homie Omega Watts. Many know of him as a producer, MC, and DJ. In addition to these talents he is also and independent art-director, graphic designer, photographer and of cou…

Send us a Text Message. The opening of the Gospel of Mark includes prophecy from two different OT sources and applies them to Jesus and John the Baptist. In this episode, the VC will open a series on the Gospel of Mark in which he will show some surprising details concerning what Mark is telling us in the passages.…

Send us a Text Message. In this final episode we look at how Paul closes out the book of Titus. As we close out the book of Titus, Paul wraps up the letter with some help for Titus and the church in Crete.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. We often think of the Gospel as a thing which saves us from the wrath of God, but Paul teaches that the Gospel also transforms our lives in observable ways. In this episode, the VC looks at how Paul expresses this change in the book of Titus.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. One of Paul's central themes in Titus is the connection between doctrine and the Christian life. In this episode we see how Paul demonstrates this principle in his treatment of Christ's two appearances and what that means for us.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. We often think of doctrine as a cold and sterile thing which is derived in theory, but the Bible treats it very differently. In this episode on the book of Titus, the VC helps us to see the Pauline connection between doctrine and ethics.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. This week we take a break from the series on Titus to address a reader's question: Why is unity compared to the oil on Aaron's beard in Psalm 133. The VC takes a deep dive into the background a poetic imagery of Psalm 133 and how it impacts believers today.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. The world is full of false teachers, and the people of God should be on watch for them. How should a Christian identify them? In this episode, the VC teaches how Paul directs the church at Crete to identify and respond to false teachers.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Paul commissioned Titus to establish leaders, and so far the impact was minimal due to false leaders coming in the way. In this episode, the VC looks at what happens when leadership in the church operates correctly.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. The epistle or letter to Titus is identified by its recipient, but how much is known about Titus? In this episode, the VC looks into Titus as a person and what we may learn from the relationship between Paul and Titus.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Since Paul has established the nature of his calling in Christ Jesus, and now he delivers a taste of his message. Listen to hear a great comfort in Christ from Paul from the introduction of Titus.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Don't miss this first episode which tells us why the letter of Titus starts the way it does. In this new series on Titus, the VC illuminates the letter Paul wrote to his co-laborer and child in the faith.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. In this special episode, the VC addresses a question he received concerning the role of good works. There is no doubt the Scriptures commend them, and yet we know we cannot be saved by them. So what is the Biblical role of Good Works. The VC answers these and other questions on this episode.…

Send us a Text Message. In this special episode of the VC Hour we take a look at the arrest of Jesus in the Garden. The VC brings to life the information from the text that the 1st century reader would have known instinctively so that the modern listener can experience this Gospel story as it was intended.…

This is an interview I did with my mother's mother, Grandma Colleen Pitts (O'Farrell) in 6 or 7 years ago. She died on February 14, 2024, and so now I'm releasing this episode in her honor. We discuss a variety of things—losing her husband to cancer, difficulties in families, depression, losing my dad in a car wreck, and even the blackouts of World…

Send us a Text Message. In this series the VC has examined case studies in leadership from the Bible. Often Christian leadership is assumed to be servant leadership; lately, however, there has been a growing movement which identifies some aspects of servant leadership as ultimately unbiblical and harmful. In this episode the VC applies Biblical tea…

Send us a Text Message. In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us. In this episode, he looks at Herod Antipas who was placed in a moral dilemma through his own failings as a leader. Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is work…

Send us a Text Message. In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us. In this episode, he looks at Pontius Pilate and the role he played in the conviction and execution of Jesus. Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in…

Send us a Text Message. In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us. In this episode, he looks at Joab who was David's General during most of David's life. Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in different examples of…

Send us a Text Message. In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us. In this episode, he looks at Barnabas, who was a respected and instrumental leader of the early church. Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in diff…

Send us a Text Message. In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us. In this episode, he looks at King Saul, who responded very differently to challenges than his son Jonathan from the previous episode. Listen to all the episodes to hear h…

Send us a Text Message. In this series, the VC looks at case studies of successes and failures in leadership which we find in the Bible and helps to draw important lessons for us. In this episode, he looks at Jonathan, who overcame great obstacles and prepared a way for the future. Listen to all the episodes to hear how the Lord is working in diffe…

Send us a Text Message. What's the harm in being a pacifist? Many people assume that nonviolence can never be harmful, but the Bible speaks of teachings like these quite differently. In this episode, learn more about why the VC thinks it's worth our time to really consider the truth about the Bible and violence.…

Send us a Text Message. Scripture forbids private revenge as a response to injustice, but we should not assume that we are left as sheep among wolves. In this episode, the VC covers how the Scripture teach about the role of government to restrain and punish evil and what that means for us in this present evil age.…

Send us a Text Message. With so many extraordinary events in the New Testament, a reader might come to the conclusion that God doesn't work through ordinary methods. In this episode, the VC looks at a passage where Jesus emphasizes a regular way of life even as His own life is about to take an extraordinary turn.…

Whassup good people Happy new Year!! We're back like we never left! Hopefully y'all remember a few episodes back the we had on Jeremiah Dirt and Illustrate, well you can consider this part 2 where we chop it up with Illustrate solo and get to hear more of his story and why he does what he does. We have the convo about being a rapper who's a christi…

Send us a Text Message. Many assume the teachings of Jesus suggest that violence of any type for any reason violates kingdom principles. Often the assumption is that violence ended with the Old Testament. But Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies the day he cleansed the temple. Listen to this episode to learn more about how Jesus connects the Ol…

Send us a Text Message. The Christmas story is full of answered prayers. In this episode, the VC turns our attention to how prayers are answered according to the Scriptures.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. Of all the surprising things that Jesus says in His Sermon on the Mount, his address of the Lex Talionis ("an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth") remains one of the most interesting. Listen to hear what Jesus teaches and what that has to do with us as believers.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. The teachings of Scripture are very clear that we are to sacrificially love our neighbor. The Christian should ask themselves how to do that in a world full of sin and misery. In this episode, the VC works through the Scriptures to help illuminated the call of loving neighbor and how the Bible applies that in all the Scriptu…

Send us a Text Message. Jesus clearly says His kingdom is not of this world. He was telling us something about the nature of His kingdom. Pacifists assert that this has to do primarily with the nonviolent nature of His kingdom, but is that a sufficient explanation for the information? Was Jesus setting up a rival earthly kingdom but through alterna…

The Life Cycle of Man and Cicada By Joshua Gibbs and Jamey Bennett The average man knows little of cicadas, thinks rarely of cicadas. And yet on the rare occasion he hears the word “cicada,” his mind invariably drifts off into those few truths about the insects which he was taught in grade school: the cicada lives underground for seventeen years, e…

Send us a Text Message. One major assumption of Christian pacifism is that weapons are evil and that removing them is a positive good. The VC looks at the Scriptures which deal directly with disarmament to help paint a better picture of how we ought to think about disarmament.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. The Bible teaches us how to live, including on the use of violence. The believer need only explore the Word. Here the VC touches on some of the most prominent teachings in the Bible on the correct use of violence.By Jeremiah Pitts

Whaddup y'all? We hope everybody is doing just great! On this episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with Major Chisholm of Creative Liberty podcast. Major came on Jamey's radar through Whiskerino (which was a beard growing group, look it up if you don't know), and they further developed their relationship the last couple years through taking …

Send us a Text Message. Romans 12 has some strong teachings which favor our neighbor and motivate us against injury to others. Every Christian should take them seriously. But are these new teachings found only in the NT or did God tell OT Christians the same things? In this fifth episode in the series Against Christian Pacifism, the VC will show ho…

Send us a Text Message. The Old Testament is full of laws requiring punishment and warfare. In this episode, the VC explores how pacifists view those passages and addresses their place in the larger canon of Scripture.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. At the beginning of Genesis, we find a paradise of peace created by God which descends into a world of death and destruction. In this 3rd episode of the series Against Christian Pacifism, the VC directs his listeners on how the testimony of Scripture deals with the presence of violence in a post-Eden world.…

Send us a Text Message. The Good News of the Gospel transforms people from enemies of God to His people instead. Many pacifists take the news of Christ's work for His people and apply it to our treatment of our earthly enemies. Is this a biblical application of the standard? In this second episode of the series Against Christian Pacifism, the VC wa…

Send us a Text Message. Christians are often told that the Bible teaches they're to be pacifists. In this episode, the VC helps the listener to understand what the Bible actually requires of Christians and how countercultural the instructions really are.By Jeremiah Pitts

Send us a Text Message. People hear a lot of conflicting answers about what to do to get a blessing, and there are a lot of schemes out there. Listen to this episode to learn more about what God tells about about receiving a blessing.By Jeremiah Pitts

What's up good people! We got a treat for y'all on this episode. This one's been a long time comin', but without further delay we present the multitalented Sivion of the legendary Deepspace 5 crew! As you'll be able to hear, we really enjoyed this conversation! We kicked this one off with what we were drinking, and then move into the beard care sec…