Under God | with Pastor Stephen Martin

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Birthright Citizenship, Iran Update, and Texas Runoff Elections | Under God Ep 309 May 16, 2026

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Listen as Pastor Nathan Brown and Pastor Daniel Hayworth break down the biggest cultural battles of the week through a biblical lens — perfect for your commute, workout, or morning routine.

In this Friday Culture Review, the pastors tackle the manufactured hantavirus panic, the theological reasons behind Iran's stalemate, Trump's high-stakes China summit, the Texas Runoff Election, and the Supreme Court case that could redefine American citizenship.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the new pandemic narrative deserves skepticism

✅ The Islamic theology behind Iran's refusal to capitulate

✅ How the Strait of Hormuz became leverage against China

✅ Why Ken Paxton's Senate race reshapes the GOP

✅ The original intent of the 14th Amendment exposed

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The Cross and the Crescent Part 8: The Spiritual Power of Memory | Under God Ep 308 May 13, 2026

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In Episode 308 of the Under God Podcast, Pastor Nate Brown continues "The Cross & the Crescent" series with a thoughtful look at how spiritual amnesia has dismantled the Christian West. Listen as Pastor Nate traces the history — from the fall of Constantinople to the French Revolution to modern American classrooms — showing how forgetting God's truth always precedes cultural collapse. Hear why memory itself is a form of faithfulness, why every Christian is called to be a watchman, and why the answer to Islam — and to every cultural challenge — is still Jesus.

Perfect for your morning commute, workout, or quiet reflection time. Subscribe so you never miss an episode of Under God, releasing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT.

What You'll Learn:

✅ Why forgetting God always leads to cultural decline

✅ How secular humanism rewrote the story of the West

✅ Why tolerance without truth becomes surrender

✅ How every Christian is called to be a watchman

✅ The biblical pathway back: remembrance, repentance, and return

Islamification of America Pt 12 | Reaching Muslims with the Master Key | Under God Ep 307 May 11, 2026

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Pastor Nate Brown and Pastor Daniel Hayworth sit down with Shahriq "Shark" Khan, ex-Muslim evangelist and founder of Christ Underground, for part 12 of the Islamification of America series. Listen as Shark walks through his journey from devout Pakistani Muslim to leading one of the largest Muslim evangelism ministries in America, and shares the Master Key — a systematic 5-pillar method that has reached some of the most articulate Muslim scholars in the world. Perfect listening for your commute or workout, this episode equips Christians with the tools and biblical confidence to engage their Muslim neighbors with both truth and love. Hear how Old Testament biblical literacy is the weapon every Christian needs, why every lever — evangelism, political, cultural — must be pulled, and what the church must do right now.

You'll Learn:

✅ The 5 Pillars dismantling Islamic theology at its foundation

✅ Why Old Testament stories destroy Islam's claims about the Torah

✅ How to reach Muslim neighbors with biblical confidence

✅ Why the church must wake up to Islamification of America

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A Pastor's White House Briefing on 100+ Wins for People of Faith | Under God Ep 306 May 08, 2026

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Pastor Stephen Martin and Pastor Daniel Hayworth recently returned from a White House Faith Office briefing and a meeting of the National Faith Advisory Board. In this episode, they walk you through the 100+ documented wins for people of faith from the Trump administration — many of which have received little public attention.

Listen as they cover the first cabinet-level White House Faith Office in U.S. history, the dismantling of the Johnson Amendment, the enforcement of the Hyde Amendment, a federal task force eradicating anti-Christian bias, and historic protections for religious liberty. They also share what they witnessed at the Israeli embassy and discuss the upcoming Rededicate 250 ceremony on the National Mall.

Perfect for your morning commute, workout, or daily walk. Subscribe so you never miss a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday episode.

You'll Learn:

✅ The 100+ Trump-era wins for people of faith

✅ Why a cabinet-level Faith Office is historically unprecedented

✅ How May 17 Rededicate 250 connects to America's 250th birthday

✅ Why this is a kairos moment for the American church

Resources Mentioned:

🇺🇸 Top 100 Victories for People of Faith (whitehouse.gov)

🙏 Freedom 250 / Rededicate 250 (freedom250.org)

The Cross & The Crescent Part 7: Heroes of the Faith | Under God Ep 305 May 06, 2026

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Listen as Pastor Daniel Hayworth restores three forgotten Christian heroes to memory in Part 7 of The Cross & The Crescent series — the men of the faith we were never taught to remember.

Hear how Duke Godfrey of Bouillon refused a crown of gold where his Savior wore a crown of thorns. How Richard the Lionheart waded into 20,000 enemies with 2,000 men because "to live is Christ and to die is gain." How King Ferdinand III melted Islamic mosque lamps back into Christian church bells in Córdoba. And how their stories point straight to your life today.

Perfect for your morning commute, workout, or drive home — Pastor Daniel anchors every story in the same Word these men trusted.

You'll learn:

✅ Why Christianity is a masculine, sacrificial faith

✅ How biblical courage is built one obedience at a time

✅ What "made for such a time as this" requires of Christians today

✅ Why we join God in His work — not the reverse

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Islamification of America Part 11: Courage in the Crescent | Under God Ep 304 May 04, 2026

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What does ministry look like in a nation where converting from Islam can cost you everything? In this episode of the Under God Podcast, Pastor Nate sits down with a longtime missionary serving in the Middle East for a candid conversation on Islamification, persecution, and the unprecedented number of Muslims coming to Christ in our lifetime.

Listen as Pastor Nate and his guest unpack the four-stage process of Islamification, the supernatural ways God is reaching Muslims through dreams and visions, and the practical wisdom every Christian needs to engage their Muslim neighbors with biblical confidence. Perfect for your morning commute or workout — this is the kind of equipping conversation Christians need but rarely get.

You'll Learn:

✅ The real difference between cultural, practicing, and radicalized Muslims

✅ Why so many Muslims are becoming disillusioned with Islam

✅ How to share Jesus with a Muslim coworker, neighbor, or friend

✅ What courage in hostile cultures actually looks like

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Leftist Violence, the SPLC Scandal, and Biblical Truth | Under God Ep 303 May 01, 2026

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The 6th assassination attempt on President Trump unfolded at the White House Correspondents Dinner the same week the Southern Poverty Law Center was exposed for funding the KKK and the Charlottesville rally. Listen as Pastor Nate Brown, Pastor Daniel Hayworth, and Pastor Josh Brown work through what Scripture says about leftist violence, biblical justice, the radicalization pipeline, and the masculinity displayed when cabinet members shielded their wives during the attack. Perfect for your morning commute or workout.

YOU'LL LEARN:

✅ Why the "Nazi" label has become a coded death sentence

✅ How the SPLC scandal connects to the violence pipeline

✅ The biblical difference between justice and vigilantism

✅ What real masculinity looked like during the attack

✅ Why intellectually honest debate is a biblical practice

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The Cross & the Crescent Part 6: In Defense of Christendom | Under God Ep 302 Apr 29, 2026

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Listen as Pastor Daniel Hayworth guides Christians through three miraculous battles in church history where God raised up faithful men to defend what He'd entrusted to them. From the Siege of Constantinople in 717 to the Battle of Tours in 732 to the Siege of Vienna in 1683, hear how Emperor Leo III, Charles Martel, and King Sobieski stood in the gap when no other kings answered the call.

Part 6 of "The Cross & the Crescent" series releases this Holy Week. Perfect for your morning commute or workout, this episode will leave you fired up to be the David God is raising up today.

YOU'LL LEARN:

✅ Why God provides everything needed when His people choose obedience

✅ How preparation is an act of faith, not fear

✅ What one generation defends, the next generation inherits

✅ Why compromise with evil always leads to loss

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Fox's Book of Martyrs

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Islamification of America Part 10: The Just War Theory | Under God Ep 301 Apr 27, 2026

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In Part 10 of our Islamification of America series, Pastor Stephen Martin, Pastor Nate Brown, and Pastor Daniel Hayworth tackle one of the most pressing theological questions of our day: when is war just? Listen as they walk through Augustine's foundational framework from City of God, Thomas Aquinas's expansion into seven criteria, and how Scripture from Romans 13 to Deuteronomy 20 lays out God's design for justice, government, and the protection of innocent life.

Hear how the seven criteria — legitimate authority, just cause, right intention, last resort, proportionality, discrimination, and reasonable chance of success — apply to the Crusades, modern Israel, the conflict with Iran, and even Hiroshima. Perfect for your morning commute, workout, or any moment you need to think biblically about real-world conflict.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why Christian pacifism doesn't hold up to Scripture

✅ The proper context for "turn the other cheek"

✅ The biblical foundation for self-defense and protecting family

✅ How to evaluate any war using the seven-criteria framework

✅ Why Augustine and Aquinas still matter for today's Christians

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Culture Review: Iran, Surrogacy, and the Need for Biblical Pastors | Under God Ep 300 Apr 24, 2026

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Listen as Pastor Stephen Martin, Pastor Nathan Brown, and Pastor Daniel Hayworth walk through the biggest headlines of the week with biblical clarity. This Culture Review covers Trump's multi-generational Iran strategy, the Pope's controversial war comments, the disturbing gay surrogacy video going viral, James Carville's plan for Democrats, Virginia's gerrymandering push, and Allie Beth Stuckey's interview with David French.

Hear why generational thinking beats the 24-hour news cycle, why the word "empathy" isn't in the Bible, and why silent pulpits are fueling America's cultural decline. Perfect for your commute, your workout, or your morning coffee.

You'll Learn:

✅ How to apply Psalm 127:3 and Romans 1 to today's headlines

✅ Why commercial surrogacy commoditizes the image of God

✅ How to spot a pastor "wearing Christianity like a skin suit"

✅ Why Revelation 19 is the ultimate source of biblical hope and fear

Books and interviews referenced in this episode: The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan, and Allie Beth Stuckey's debate with David French on the Relatable podcast.

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