Author: Barry Mahler

The Bible and the Death Penalty

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The following is taken from the main body of Episode 3 of my NUCLEAR PASTOR: Critical Mass podcast…

In this podcast we’ll explore the issue of the death penalty, also known as capital punishment, and we’ll begin by taking a look at the Biblical genesis of the death penalty, as well as the reason it’s commanded by God as a requirement for human government.  From there we’ll look at it from the perspective of both the Noble Kosmos and the Evil Kosmos so that we who follow God may know where to stand on the issue today and in the days to come, and why it’s important to the survival of the image of God upon Earth.

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The Bible, Abortion and Life in the Womb

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The following is taken from the main body of Episode 2 of my NUCLEAR PASTOR: Critical Mass podcast…

In this podcast we’ll explore the issues of abortion and of the sanctity of life in the womb, and we’ll begin by taking a look at the issue of human life and its intersection with the image of God, after which we’ll look into some Biblical passages that will really put things into perspective for us.  From there we’ll see how these issues align in the battle between the Evil Kosmos and the Noble Kosmos, and then we’ll finish by looking at how we as Christians and churches can best minister in this arena.

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The Bible and Extraterrestrial Life

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The following is taken from the main body of Episode 1 of my NUCLEAR PASTOR: Critical Mass podcast…

In this podcast we’ll explore the issue of extraterrestrial life.  UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) have long been the subject of interest and speculation here on planet Earth, but with the recent release by the U.S. government of previously hidden and/or classified videos and testimony concerning such phenomena (now known as UAPs, or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), interest in this area has skyrocketed.  Such interest (and, admittedly, it is an amazingly interesting topic), and the conclusions of many in this field can cause a great deal of consternation for those of Biblical faith, and so a truly Biblical exploration of this topic is in order.

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The Cops I Know

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During my years as a pastor in San Diego County, I had the privilege of being a law enforcement chaplain for two incredible agencies over the course of nine years. During those years I went through an academy with the officers, trained on the mat, in the classroom and on the range with the officers, spent over 1,000 hours on ride-alongs with the officers, and even spent some time with the detectives who investigate cases. I’ve been to their funerals, I’ve married them and I’ve buried their children, and I have nowhere on planet Earth ever seen the men and women who are their equal. Continue reading →