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Keith Crosby: Out of My MindIllegal Immigration and Refugees Part 2: Thinking BiblicallyWe return to our discussion of Illegal Immigration and the Refugee Crisis after a hiatus. Today, Keith talks about our responsibility to the sojourners among us and their responsibilities to us, according to the Bible. Many point to verses in the Bible suggesting that we have a responsibility, biblically, to accept "the sojourner" or visitor. But what does the Bible really say. And how do we avoid getting sucked into a political debate? Keith touches on all this and more. 2025-06-1021 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindA Little Surprise for You: The Audio Introduction to My New BookHere's a little surprise for (some of) you: an introduction to Keith's new book: "Miracles According to Jesus (An Introduction to Miracles and the Miraculous)." This book is the second in a trilogy that Keith is writing pertaining to "all things Holy Spirit related." 2025-02-2710 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindKeith's Newest Book!Keith has written a new book. This is the second in a trilogy on all things Holy Spirit related. Each book is short, readable, and accessible running about 100 pages. Book number two is called "Miracles According to Jesus: An Introduction to Miracles and the Miraculous." Listen and learn more!2025-02-2003 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindA Special Announcement from the Podcast Concerning October 6October 6th is a special day for Keith and his ministry. It is the official book launch for his book, "The Holy Spirit According to Jesus (A Beginner's Guide to the Third Person of the Trinity)." In today's podcast, Keith former podcast partner, Mark Stickler, returns to interview Keith about his book, yes, but also pneumatology. 2024-10-0122 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindOverlooking Answered Prayer: A Dad's ConfessionRecently, I had an epiphany: God answered 8 years of prayer... only not in the way I asked or expected. Here's Keith Crosby's confession in part one of this two part podcast series. Maybe you will find encouragement here. 2024-09-0418 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindAnnouncing My New Book!We are pleased to announce that Keith's new book, "The Holy Spirit According to Jesus (A Beginner's Guide)," is in the final edit. In Today's podcast, Keith describes this book that has something for everyone as an "every person's guide to the Holy Spirit." 2024-05-3105 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindKeith's Trip to the ER: More TestsKeith paid a little unexpected visit to the ER so you are getting this podcast. Listen as Keith explains what's up!2024-05-0816 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPondering Your DeathWe are told to plan for retirement. Experts tell us few people do. It's equally true that most people don't plan for death either. Today Keith talks about the inevitability of death and discusses preparation.2024-04-1115 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Christian and the Presidential ElectionEvery Christian is vexed at some level by the coming Presidential election, which some are calling "The Rematch No One Wanted." The fundamental question is this: policy or personality? Join Keith as he helps us reason through this dilemma. 2024-03-1312 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Neurobiology of PornWe return to our discussion of porn addiction to discuss how it reduces the volume of brain matter and affects "the breaking system of the brain." Learn how, medically, porn has the same effect on the brain as a severe blow to the head (over the course of time). Keith shares helpful research links below:Neurology of Pornhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3050060/A more in-depth article:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/Maybe less helpful on porn... but insight or two...2024-03-1112 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGA's Radical Abortion Law!The wonders never seem to cease. The so-called fall out continues. Keith talks about the Red State of Georgia's surprising response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the appeal to the 11th Circuit Court. Tax breaks for unborn dependents? Learn more. Also, as promised, here is the URL for the state's press release on the matter:https://dor.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-08-01/guidance-related-house-bill-481-living-infants-and-fairness-equality-life2024-03-0412 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindHamas, Gaza, and Israel ReconsideredAs we move toward the 5th month of this terrible conflict, it's time to stop and reconsider the context of all that is going on. Keith offers a different perspective on this conflict from the perspective of the Bible and verifiable secular history. You may find his conclusions both original and a little shocking. Helpful links are provided below. Here is a link to the Assyrian King Sennacherib and his annals recording his perspective on his siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC. Click here or here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennacherib%27s_Annals#:~...2024-02-2512 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGrief AND Relief over a Loved One's Apostasy?Believe it or not, there can be both grief AND relief over a "saved" loved one's denial of the faith. How is this possible? Relief? How so? Find out as Pastor Keith discusses that things are not always as they seemed. Learn how there is peace AND hope through the clarity that follows a "walking away" from the faith.Here are some resources you may find helpful, both by Greg Koukl. Click here. They are "The Story of Reality," which explains the gospel from Genesis to Revelation, and "Tactics," which helps you to subtly and effectively challenge...2024-02-2010 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe United Methodist Church Implodes!As promised, this podcast provides a biblical perspective on the schism in the United Methodist Church. This installment is the first in a series of podcasts where Pastor Keith breaks down what led up to the schism and what the schism means. And what a schism this is! This schism represents the largest departure of churches from any denomination or group in almost 150 years. This implosion has also given birth to a new, more evangelical-ish version of a Methodist Denomination: the birth of the Global Methodist Church https://globalmethodist.org/). What prompted this schism? Some...2024-02-0715 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPorn as a Form of Slow Motion Suicide (Part One)This is part one of a series of discussions porn and its effect on your own soul and others. There is hope if we come to terms with our role and responsibility in this species of sin. Today, Keith introduces the larger discussion with a couple of twists and turns you may not have considered.2024-01-1812 min
Hillside Church SermonsQ&A 2023 Pastor Keith answers questions submitted by the congregation 2023-04-161h 34
Hillside Church SermonsQ&A with Keith 2022-10-1650 minKeith Crosby: Out of My Mind"That's a Wrap!"Show notes. It looks like things are wrapping up. Legacy media admits Hunter Biden's laptop is for real, Dr. Fauci suggests the pandemic is over and is not endemic. Disney and Education have revealed their true selves. And as all these things come to an end, Keith and Mark bring this podcast to an end (for now). Listen and learn more!2022-04-1305 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindSurprise PodcastSurprise Podcast! Keith and Mark prepare for a big announcement for next week's podcast. In the meantime, we offer this podcast as a surprise and as a comfort. Stay tuned. 2022-04-0627 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindLeadership: Biden and HarrisThere are significant questions about Biden, Harris, and US leadership in the Ukraine Crisis. Gaffes, missteps, and unscripted comments haunt the US on the world stage and threaten to make a bad situation worse. Join Keith and Mark as they seek to make sense of it all from a Christian perspective.2022-03-3022 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPronouns in the WorkplaceHow is a Christian to think about “preferred pronouns?” How is a Christian to navigate an increasingly complicated and secular, Christ-hostile workplace? Join Keith and Mark as they discuss the theology of pronoun usage and practical approaches to navigating preferred pronouns in the workplace and other considerations.2022-03-2318 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGod, the Gas Pump, and Government: Theology Anyone?What does systematic theology have to do with gas prices and crazy decisions to buy oil from our enemies and partner with those bent on our harm. Find out as Keith and Mark tackle this subject in today’s podcast. 2022-03-1621 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe State of the Union and the Sovereignty of GodThere’s been a lot of discussion about the apparent policy pivots leading up to and discussed in the State of the Union Address by Joe Biden. Some jokingly say, “It’s a miracle! It’s like COVID is gone but it’s still here.” People were surprised by the administrations shifts on Mask Mandates, “returning to normal,” opening schools, defunding/funding the police and even how states like California suddenly pivoted more closely resembling Florida and Texas. Are these political calculations in the face of doubled gas prices, a stumbling economy, or is there perhaps something larger at work. Keith and...2022-03-0914 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Sovereignty of God and Russia’s Ukraine Invasion!What is going on between Russia and Ukraine? How did things come to this? How is a Christian to view this? Listen as Keith and Mark explain.2022-03-0221 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindIs God Really Good?Why does God allow bad things to happen is really a cover questions for the real questions that people are asking, "is God really good?" Keith and Mark discuss God's goodness and how we reconcile God's goodness and the brokenness that surrounds us in todays world. 2022-02-2322 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindWhat is God Like? Is God Knowable?Theology, anyone? What is God like? Is God knowable? There are so many misconceptions about God! Join Keith and Mark as they begin this podcast’s foray into the doctrine of God!2022-02-1622 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindTheology, Anyone?Should average everyday Christians study theology? What is theology. Join Mark and Keith as they begin a discussion that may very much surprise you!2022-02-0923 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindChristianity as Criminality? (Trouble is Headed Your Way)Canada’s new conversion law (C-4) criminalizes Christianity. Here’s a news article. Here’s the law itself, note the preamble. Join Keith and Mark as they discuss the implications for this law for Canadians and for American Society as well.2022-02-0227 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindDemocrat = Totalitarian? (Shocking New Polls; Shocking New Developments)A shocking new poll seems to reveal totalitarian tendencies among a large cross-section of democratic voters. Keith and Mark discuss the details.
Support this podcast2022-01-2627 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindShould We Defund the FBI for its Corruption?Has the FBI become corrupted, politicized, and weaponized against US citizens. Listen as Keith and Mark discuss troubling indications.2022-01-1916 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindRoe v. Wade, Vax Mandates, and the Supreme Court (What’s the Big Deal?)Why all the controversy surrounding the Supreme Court? Why are so many people up in arms about “packing the court” with extra judges? Do the latest Supreme Court Decisions threaten Roe v. Wade and endanger workers who should be vaccinated? What’s the big deal? Keith and Mark explain it all.2022-01-1220 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindLooking Back at the January 6th Insurrection and Other Myths and Urban Legends.Was there an insurrection at the nation's capitol January 6th 2021? Was our government nearly overthrown in a coup? Is the COVID 19 vaccine the sign of the Beast, or an indication of virtue--or none of the above? Join Keith and Mark as they analyze these things from a biblical perspective. 2022-01-0522 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindMaking 2022 Count2021 is drawing to a close. What now? What next? How can we, do we, make 2022 a better year? A gym membership? What? Keith and Mark discuss how to wrap up 2021 and start off 2022!2021-12-2915 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Decriminalization and Legitimization of Pedophilia?!Is our culture facing pressures to legitimize or decriminalize pedophilia? The answer may surprise you. Join Keith and Mark as they explore this possibility.2021-12-2219 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe European Union vs. Woke ChristmasJoin Keith and Mark as they discuss the European Union's revolt against wokeness and Critical Theory led by Pope Francis and France's Prime Minister Macron. Find out what's up!2021-12-1515 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindWhat's with Keith's health?What is happening with Keith's health? Listen as Mark asks Keith talk about his illness and vaccine injury. Also visit our resource page at gracetoliveradio.org!2021-12-0820 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Corruption of Our InstitutionsJoin Keith and Mark for a round robin discussion of the corruption of our media, our government, and our national health agencies from a biblical worldview. Their discussion centers on “who can you trust?”2021-12-0124 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Kyle Rittenhouse VerdictWhat does the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict really mean? Join Keith and Mark as they unpack this question and its implications in terms of the corruption of our society’s institutions. This is the first of a multipart series.2021-11-2426 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindCalvinism part 2This week Keith and Mark wrap up their discussion of Calvinism (and Arminianism) by answering questions that often come up when debating the topic like; "What's the Big Deal?" Is election unfair? Is God unfair? Why do so many people get worked up on this topic. Join Keith and Mark as they seek to provide clarity to the so-called Calvinism Debate.2021-11-1724 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindVaccine Mandates: Immoral or Dumb?Federal Appellate Courts have stayed President Biden’s vaccine mandate as unconstitutional (i.e. illegal). Keith and Mark discuss the morality and wisdom of vaccine mandates imposed and coerced by the Federal 2021-11-1019 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindCalvinism? (The Christian and Calvinism)Calvinism. This is one of the more controversial terms among Christians these days. Most adult believers have encountered some aspect of the Calvinist-Arminian debate. So what about the Christian and Calvinism? Is there more to both the Calvin-Arminian discussion than meets the eye? Listen in and find out as Keith and Mark try to separate fact from fiction.2021-11-0321 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindChristians and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Right or WrongThere is a lot of talk and division among Christians and people in general over getting the COVID Vaccine. Some say getting the vaccine is a sin. Others say it is wrong not to get the vaccine. And then there are the vaccine mandates. What to do? Join Keith and Mark as they apply God’s word for guidance on this hot button issue.2021-10-2721 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGod’s Will and Your HardshipWhy do bad things happen to good people. How is the Christian to view the suffering of a love one, or their own suffering. Listen as Keith and Mark address this issue. 2021-10-2023 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindFinding God’s Will for Your Life (Knowing and doing the will of God)Are you looking to discover God’s perfect will for your life? How can you find it? It’s not as complicated as many make it. Join Keith and Mark as they unlock this not so secret secret using Deuteronomy 29:29.2021-10-1319 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe Christian and Magic: Closing Out the OccultDo you believe in magic? Is there such a thing as “white magic and black magic?” What’s the difference? Should Christians dabble in magic? Find out about all this in more as Keith and Mark take up these topics in our concluding podcast on the Occult!2021-09-2919 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindCasting Out Demons: How and by Whom?How are demons cast out and by whom? Is this a job for specialized exorcists or can any Christian do this (can does not equal should). Can a Christian become demon possessed? Find out as Keith and Mark look to the Bible for answers! 2021-09-2222 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindComforting Someone in Time of LossAs we remember 911 we are encouraged to be mindful of those who lost a loved one in this colossal tragedy. Tragedy, sad to say, is a daily event. Every days people lose spouses, parents, children, friends, and colleagues. Often, it’s hard to know what to do and how to help. Join Keith and Mark as they revisit this issue and share practical approaches and counsel from God’s word.2021-09-1526 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindExorcism and DeliveranceIs there a difference between casting out demons in the New Testament and today's exorcisms and today's deliverance ministries? You might be surprised by the answer. Listen as Keith and Mark compare today's practices and approaches to those of the Bible. 2021-09-0820 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindDemons and PossessionDid superstitious ancient peoples wrongly categorize illnesses such as epilepsy as demonic possession? Did they make similar misdiagnosis of mental illness and psychosis? the Bible, particularly in the New Testament really distinguish between seizures, mental illnesses, and demonic possession? Are demons real? What does the Bible say? Join Keith and Mark as they ask and answer these questions! 2021-09-0119 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGhosts, Demons, and SeancesWe live in a world that is increasingly comfortable with the "paranormal world." People go to seances to reach out to dead relatives, loved ones, and friends. Should you believe in ghosts? Should you reach out to ghosts? What does the Bible say? Join Keith and Mark for this second installment on the occult!2021-08-2518 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding the Occult, Part OneWhat’s behind the cultural fascination with the Occult? It seems we are subtly being groomed with a normalizing of the Occult through a fascination with the supernatural and shows like Supernatural, Stranger Things, etc. What’s the big deal. Join Mark and Keith as they begin a discussion on understanding the Occult.2021-08-1822 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindSelf-Care and Mental Health and the BibleWe hear a lot about self-care these days and just as much about mental health. Between COVID-19 and it's isolating lockdowns and people crumbling under pressure in business, entertainment, and sports mental health and self-care have moved more and more to the forefront of cultural awareness. Join Keith and Mark as they discuss this topic from a Scriptural perspective.2021-08-1121 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding How to Avoid PersecutionThere has been a shift in our culture and in the American government’s attitude toward people of faith. Government, the Educational Establishment, and Corporate interests increasingly penalize Christ followers. Some wonder if we are already in “The Tribulation Period.” Others ask, “Is the Kingdom of God and His Church at risk?” Others wonder, “What to do about persecution? Should I avoid it?” Keith and Mark consider all these questions in today’s podcast.2021-07-2820 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding How to Confront: Doing it Right; Doing it Biblically.No one likes confrontation. But in a fallen world, and especially among Christ followers, confrontation cannot be avoided. So how do we deal with people who hurt us, offend us, or sin against us. Join Keith and Mark for a lively discussion.2021-07-1422 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindSo many religions: How to talk to themThere are as many religions, almost as many as there are people. Who can understand them all? How do we talk to them and respectfully challenge them? What’s a Christian to do? It’s not as hard as you think. Join Keith and Mark as they discuss strategies for speaking with people of other faiths.2021-07-0723 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindMy church, my social club?Should you have church YOUR WAY or His way? Sometimes churches abandon their mission in favor of letting members and attenders have it their way (like the old fast food jingle). This is how churches become social clubs (and die)! Join Keith and Mark as they discuss this grave problem.2021-06-3022 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindSeminary and Theological Education in the 21st CenturyThis is another "interview Friday!" Is someone you know considering seminary or theological education? Join Keith as he speaks with Dr. Adam Greenway, president of The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (one of the largest seminaries in North America). They discuss seminary online, in person, and theological education in the 21st Century. 2021-06-2533 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPray This Prayer... Pray Harder... Read Your Bible More.In our series "The Lies People Tell" we are examining things that often seem true but can be false. Sometimes, in churches and families, the Gospel is watered down, oversimplified, and even gutted to the point we vaccinate people against the truth. Instead, we substitute a checklist to keep them out of Hell and to help them find comfort and do things to keep God off their backs. In so doing, churches make good things like praying to receive Christ, daily prayer and devotion, and even Bible reading lies because they are misrepresented as works that save us or...2021-06-2223 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindBlack Lives Matter the organization, and what they stand forHow should a follower of Jesus Christ, view the organization called "Black Lives Matter"? Black Lives Matter once "scrubbed" their website of objectionable content prior to the last presidential election. What could they possibly have wanted to hide? And based on what they have to say ab about themselves, how should we think of them as Christians? Keith and Mark examine this question by comparing statements from their website with the Bible. 2021-06-1621 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindFalse prophets and false propheciesClimate change bodes the end of the world (so says one female politician)! Trump will return to office as President June 30 (so says QANON)! Jesus will appear with me on stage (so says one charlatan rock-star type televangelist). God has a word for you (so says a prophetess in your church)! Is there a sane (i.e. Biblical) perspective on all this? There is. Keith and Mark explain.2021-06-0923 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindCOVID, mask optional, and your church: the past, the present; the futureIn California, June 20 may well be the first masks optional Sunday in over a year. How then shall we do church? Keith and Mark discuss their own church and Biblical principles that apply to all churches.2021-06-0223 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindIsrael, Gaza and Palestine: Does God Choose Sides?The current crisis between Hamas, Gaza and Israel begs the question: “Who is right?” Reading media reports, there only seems to be one side to the story: Israel is at fault. If Gaza (Hamas) fires rockets at Israeli pre-schools, schools, hospitals, and residential areas and Israel strikes back, what is the appropriate and proportional response? Whose side is God on? Has God chosen sides? Keith and Mark tackle these questions and more. Don’t miss it.2021-05-2620 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindProgressive Christianity: What is it and is it Biblical?What is progressive Christianity? Is it biblical? Is it another gospel? Join Keith and Mark for a helpful overview of the Progressive Christian Worldview (and its roots).2021-05-1921 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindExvangelicals: In-person church attendance and COVIDHow the COVID Pandemic will reveal the heart conditions of some and sift the church? We are going to see more and more spiritual people decline to return to church. What do we make of those people who seem to say, “I don’t really need church… I can watch and worship online? Are they “Exvangelicals?” What is an “Exvangelical” Join Keith and Mark and find out!2021-05-1220 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindDerek Chauvin, George Floyd, due process and lynchingAs we look back on the death of George Floyd and the trial of Derek Chauvin as Christians, what are we to think? How are we to think? All over this fallen world people seek revenge for injustices. Should we do it unto others because they did it unto us? Join Keith and Mark as they grapple with the complexities of it all, using God’s word.2021-05-0524 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGeorgia’s new election law: Jim Crow 2.0?Is the new Georgia election law really Jim Crow on Steroids or Jim Crow 2.0? Or is it simply a tightening up of a law that had a few gaps? Is the State of Georgia a racist rogue or not? Should Major League Baseball have relocated the All-Star Game? Or not? Listen as Keith and Mark apply Biblical principles to these questions and give you an answer.2021-04-2819 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindClueless Christians?We often hear "clueless Christians" used to describe all Christians because our culture takes a dim view of our beliefs. But there's another kind of "clueless Christian" and we want to provide you a clue as to what that means. Join Keith and Mark as they discussed becoming a clued-in Christian. 2021-04-2124 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindChristian activists and activism (Biblical or not?)What are we to make of a Christian activist (or Christian activism)? Christians don’t overthrow governments, riot, or “burn down the system.” But they do try and change the world. How then shall we think? Join Keith and Mark as they reason their way through this issue using the Bible.2021-04-1423 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindMedia Lies: What you can do about itWith the spate of embarrassing (and forced) retractions, it has become painfully obvious that the news media is hopelessly biased. We see this from media scandals from the 1990’s until today. But how long has the media been biased and what can be done about it? Keith and Mark discuss the problem and solutions.2021-04-0723 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindYou’ve been groomed…You’ve been groomed and manipulated by media, social media and cultural forces aligned with Critical Justice (or Critical Race) Theory. And it’s only just begun. Law abiding citizens are forfeiting their freedoms as the result of coordinated manipulation. How is this done and how can it be reversed? Join Keith and Mark as they discuss answers to both questions!2021-03-3123 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPrayer returning to California public schools?Is prayer returning to California public schools? If the authors of the new Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum have their way the answer is yes. Not only would prayer return but there would also be a "new kid in town"; a state religion with which our children would be indoctrinated via mandated ethnic studies.This is a top-down full-court press whose genesis began in the state university system and continues as a contagion. Has it spread to our public schools? What's up and what can you do? Join Keith and Mark as they tackle and explore this topic. 2021-03-2423 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe new woke Pharisees: Lessons from Meghan, Harry, the Bachelor and Chris HarrisonJesus Christ is the God of mercy, grace, and facts—not lived experience. Today, as in Jesus day, we are confronted by legalistic Pharisee types who are woke, graceless, and merciless. What can we do?Join Keith and Mark as they discuss lessons learned from seemingly unrelated events like Meghan and Harry accusing the Royal Family of racism and the Bachelor’s Chris Harrison losing his job for “defending racism.”2021-03-1725 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindRespectfully resisting woke racism at workBoth LinkedIn and the Coca Cola Company come under scrutiny for racist ideology that potentially discriminates against “white people” on the basis of race. Employees are increasingly being subjected to reverse racism bullying. All discrimination is sin and evil. What’s an employee to do? Join Keith and Mark as they discuss the problem and recommend a way forward.2021-03-1024 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindWhen a loved one comes out as gay or lesbian: Sexuality, it’s sacredThere has been a significant increase with young people between the ages of 14 and 21 coming out as LGBTQ. What's the cause and what should a parent or a family member do when a son, daughter or sibling “comes out"? Join Keith and Mark as they discuss this phenomenon.2021-03-0322 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindLoving those who struggle with same sex attraction: Sexuality, it's sacredIt seems that the Church (capital C) is better at identifying homosexuality as sin than it is loving those who struggle with same-sex temptation. How should the church receive, love, accept, and support those believers struggling with homosexuality? Listen as Keith and Mark discuss this ministry opportunity of the Church.2021-02-2421 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindSexuality, it’s sacred: a discussion of homosexuality and the ChristianAs we continue our discussion of sexual identity and sexuality as gifts from God, join Keith and Mark for a gracious and sober discussion on the topic of homosexuality. 2021-02-1724 min
Hillside Church SermonsQ&A with Pastor Keith This podcast has the 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM services combined 2021-02-141h 13Keith Crosby: Out of My MindThe transgender pandemic: Sexuality, it's sacredIs there a transgender pandemic? How is it that we go from a diagnostic rate of 1 in 100,000 girls and 1 in 30,000 boys, to 4 and 5 in a school or a Facebook Group. Join us as Keith and Mark tackle the topic. 2021-02-1027 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindGender, identity, and sexuality: It's sacredThere could not be a more controversial topic in today's culture (and the Church). Remember that conversations have a beginning, a middle, and an end. We humbly ask that you hear us out until the end before passing judgment.In our initial podcast episode and discussion we ask; are all things fluid or subjective. Join Keith and Mark for the opening discussion and consideration of Transgenderism. 2021-02-0319 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindLive not by lies: a discussion of the coming totalitarianismKeith and, best-selling New York Times author and national commentator, Rod Dreher, discuss what lies ahead in an increasingly woke world where the institutions of "woke corporations" and the educational establishment combine to bring about a soft totalitarian state.Rod and Keith discuss the coming persecution of Christians and the challenges they will face as they try to survive under this new form of totalitarianism, looking to the lessons of the past in Eastern Europe. Join us and learn.2021-01-2936 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding addiction: intervention; rescuing a drowning addictWhen a person is drowning you have to go and get them--or try to do so. The same is true of an addict. Sometimes, to help them reach rock bottom and come to their senses, loved ones must intervene and lovingly confront them. But how?! Actually, Jesus gives us an example in Matthew 18:15-17. Listen as Keith and Mark describe how this passage can apply to staging an intervention in the life of someone who has become addicted.2021-01-2719 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding addiction: the end of addictionWhere does addiction lead? There are two possible destinations—death or life (recovery). The path is difficult but not impossible to overcome. The obstacles are many.The greatest impediments to recovery are both the addict’s pride and sense of victimhood or entitlement, and the enablers who do dumb things with the best of intentions. Join Keith and Mark as they consider all the ins and outs addicts and those who love them face, and the choices they must make if the addict is to survive.2021-01-2022 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindWhat happened in the Capitol and how to view the riotsLast week's events at the Capitol building were hard to watch. A peaceful protest seemed to degenerate into a riot. What happened, and who is to blame?Join Keith and Mark for a discussion of this event, who is to blame, what the Bible says about such types of behavior and what the future may hold. 2021-01-1324 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding addiction: physiology and psychologyDuring the holidays and other otherwise happy seasons of life, people continue to struggle with addiction. In this miniseries within a series, Keith and Mark discuss addiction over the course of 4 podcasts.There's so much confusion about addiction. Is it a disease, a sinful behavior, or just what? Keith and Mark wrestle through these questions in today's episode, as always, using the Bible as their guide. 2021-01-0622 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindUnderstanding addiction: morality and theologyDuring the holidays and other otherwise happy seasons of life, people continue to struggle with addiction. In this miniseries within a series, Keith and Mark discuss addiction over the course of 4 podcasts.There's so much confusion about addiction. Is it a disease, a sinful behavior, or just what? Keith and Mark wrestle through these questions in today's episode, as always, using the Bible as their guide. 2020-12-3020 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindControlling the narrativeThere are so many competing narratives today, depending on which side of the "political (or cultural) aisle" you sit. But for Christians, it seems like we have lost our narrative--our story--by tainting it or blending it with that of a political party or metanarrative. We don't want to be like Martha distracted by so many things--we want to be like Mary, keeping the main thing the main thing.Join Keith and Mark as they talking about shedding false Messiahs and distractions and reestablishing the right priority and reembracing the right narrative--particularly in light of Advent Season. 2020-12-2321 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindSanctuary cities: Protecting your family's faithIn our last podcast (Illegal aliens) we compared 1 Peter's 'aliens and strangers' terminology and today's terminology of 'illegal aliens' to employ a metaphor, to discuss how Christians should look and respond to outsiders as people who are not of this world (i.e. aliens and strangers).In Podcast 17, borrowing the popular term 'sanctuary city', we talk about how believers and the Church should have safe places of refuge in the home or elsewhere. Here we can learn in community, and invite "outsiders" inside for the cause of Christ.In a hectic world, we need quiet...2020-12-1624 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindIllegal aliensImagine being in some country "illegally." You may be living in a culture that doesn't quite make sense to you. In some cases, it may be a culture that is not welcoming or friendly. Because of your status as "an illegal," you have to be cautious and careful. You don't want to call unnecessary attention to yourself and invite arrest, sanctions, or retribution.How then do you live? If you are wise, for the sake of your family and children, you live and socialize among your own people. Relationships outside your group are formed wisely, intentionally, and c...2020-12-0919 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindThe new and dominant world religionThis week Keith and Mark discuss Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, a worldview that looks to supplant the content and theology of the Christian faith within the church. A 2005 study of 3,000 teens revealed that most teens subscribe to this view that was provided by churches and parents oversimplifying the Christian Faith.Many agree that it is this worldview, foisted on teens by churches and parents seeking to make good kids rather than saved sinners, that undermines the faith of many young people. Once they enter college they seem to walk away from a faith they perhaps never really had. J...2020-12-0229 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPope Francis, gay marriage, and the Catholic ChurchAt the end of October, Pope Francis stunned the world by advocating for Gay Civil Unions. Many, including many Catholics, see this as a decided, gradual shift toward making Gay Marriage a doctrine of the Roman Church by first affirming the practice and then changing the official doctrine at a later date.Does the mean that the Pope also affirms sexual activity (homosexual or otherwise) outside of marriage? Does the Pope really see the practice of homosexuality as a sin? Did God or Jesus reserve marital relationships for one man and one woman? What does the Bible...2020-11-2522 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindLeave your churchIn this difficult and disheartening times people need the Church and its leadership. But sometimes pastors and elders are busy accommodating the culture, grasping at straws like relevance rather than clinging to God's word and God's ways.Between the complications of COVID and Cultural Marxism churches are seeking the path of accommodation by not meeting and jumping on the latest bandwagon. Maybe it's time to leave for a new church.Keith and Mark discuss such possibilities. In the context of the coming persecution that seems to be on the cultural horizon you need to be pa...2020-10-1428 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindMicroaggressions: fact or fictionWe hear a lot about microaggressions in today's highly charged climate in connection with detecting hidden racism. In today's podcast, Keith introduces the topic of microaggressions, what they are, where they came from and warns us about a growing tendency by some to "cry wolf." Overusing the term and over-diagnosing incidents of racism can actually make racism worse. How should you approach this topic? Listen and find out in this introductory discussion. 2020-10-0723 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindComforting others in times of loss and tragedyWhat do you say to someone who has just lost a loved one? How does a fellow believer come alongside a brother or sister in Christ in a time of tragedy? What do we do? In today's episode Keith and Mark discuss this from both a pastoral and "layperson" perspective. 2020-09-3025 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindIndoctrination or education: Time to leave public schools?Public schools have long been a time honored institution of American (and Christian) life. But things seem to be changing for the worst. Every day it seems there's a new headline about bizarre and graphic sex education curriculum. Students are being pressured to confess their whiteness and white privilege.The public education establishment and teacher's unions seem to have become militant in advancing ideas such as gender fluidity and LGBTQ ideology. In places like Santa Barbara, there are curricula that attack Christianity outright. England had its "Brexit." Should Christians engage in a 'Schexit,' abandoning the public...2020-09-2327 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindWhen a loved one leaves the faithToday we live in an era where prominent Christians seem to “deconvert” from Christianity. That’s shocking enough but what are we to make of it when a loved one who once claimed to be a believer abandons the faith? Keith and Mark make sense of it all in episode 004 of “Keith Crosby: Out of My Mind.” Keith and Mark will discuss the following five questions:You had originally entitled today’s discussion “Deconstructing Deconversion” why the change?How does this connect with your previous podcasts on Critical Theory and Education and Critical Theory and the Church—and the Pulpit and...2020-09-1626 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindPolitics and the pulpitSeparation of church and state. We have all heard it before and have all been told that its one of the defining principles in America. Is it really? Did the original founders of our country intend to keep politics and religion separate? Should we as Christians avoid political matters and political questions?Pastor Keith Crosby takes an in-depth look at the role religion plays in politics and why as Christians we shouldn't shy away from the political conversations going on around us today.2020-09-0926 minKeith Crosby: Out of My MindIntersectionality and the death of Christian higher educationCritical Race Theory and Intersectionality have made the leap from the secular academy to Christian Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities. Parents, students, and pastors need to beware.Keith Crosby and Student Ministries Pastor Mark Stickler discuss this important topic and its relevance to the Church and its families.2020-09-0226 min
Hillside Church SermonsFamily Matters: Q & A Part 2 Keith and Teri Crosby answer more questions about family, relationships and parenting. 2017-12-3155 minHillside Church SermonsFamily Matters: Q & A Part 1 Keith and Teri Crosby answer questions about family, relationships and parenting. 2017-12-0340 min
Hillside Church SermonsPastoral Update A look at the first 300 days of Keith's ministry and looking forward to the future. 2017-06-0432 min