A demon cast out, a crowd demanding proof, and Jesus refusing to play along with a generation addicted to signs. We start in Luke 11 with a blunt reality: division is not just unpleasant, it is destructive. When Jesus says a kingdom divided can’t stand, we take that all the way down to the household level and ask what “one commanding officer” looks like in real life, especially in marriage, parenting, and the choices we make when nobody is watching.

We move through Titus 2 and talk about the kind of character that holds a family together: self-control, respect, reverence, integrity, and speech that can’t be condemned. Then we slow down on Jesus’ lamp and “healthy eye” teaching and get uncomfortably practical. What we read, watch, scroll, and listen to doesn’t stay outside of us. It forms our inner life, our temptations, and our habits. If we’re honest, a lot of what we call light is really darkness dressed up as entertainment.

From there we read Psalm 77 for the listener who feels distressed, sleepless, or abandoned, and we follow the psalmist’s pivot from spiraling questions to steady remembrance. Proverbs 12:18 brings it home: our words can cut, or our words can heal. We also share a Medal of Honor account of courage and a powerful excerpt from Whittaker Chambers’ “Witness” on why spiritual freedom and political freedom can’t be separated.

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