Don't Accept Cultural Defeat (With Special Guest Kirk Cameron)

Real Life presents the Jack Hibbs Podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim truth, equip the saints and impact our culture. Hey everybody welcome to this portion of the Jack Hibbs Podcast we've got a special guest Kurt Cameron and he's going to be sharing with you a radical vision that I believe is going to be a huge success you just wait and see when you hear what God has put upon Kurt Cameron's heart to reach your home your child your community you're going to be encouraged listen come on and get on board and let's help Kurt Cameron make a big difference you can get the outlines of this podcast by going to Jack Hibbs.com slash podcast today if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled life in Christ then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings to us that's like saying amen or yes then that rating will encourage others to listen now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you here is Jack Hibbs. Hey everybody I want to welcome you to this special get together right now we have a very very wonderful few moments together he's actually on set he's working hard and what you're going to hear about and you're going to be thrilled as I am and I'm talking about our good friend Kurt Cameron and Kurt Cameron is taking all of his industry career knowledge all of his influence and all of his love for the Lord and he's putting that together to make sure and to ensure that your kids have a hope and have a future regarding what they learn not only about God but about culture and about this nation and by doing so they're gonna learn a lot about themselves Kurt Cameron welcome to our time together right now how are you doing brother I'm doing great so thankful my my heart is full of gratitude because I'm working with some really great people who are like-minded excited about the fact that it's time to stop complaining about the culture getting worse and and move into the position that God's called us to to create the culture that can be better and this is all been deteriorating on our watch and as storytellers and people in the entertainment industry as professionals we need to be replacing the bad with the good uprooting the evil replacing it with the righteous and giving families an alternative and so that's what we're here in in college station Texas doing for a couple of weeks you know I love what you just said because believers talk about at least they read about it in their Bible righteousness right righteousness yeah I think a tendency of believers is to get the word righteousness all jumbled up with some sort of saintly glow in the dark that's reserved for a few people that are basically able to walk on water what do I have to do with righteousness you're actually doing it right just this means to do the right thing to do what God has determined to be right and then to go do that and you're doing that you're you're not waiting for people to come to the pulpit so to speak you're taking the pulpit of truth to people you are a treasure not only in the church but but in this nation because we have a limited time can you just tell the people what you're doing how they can get behind it and I look I've got three fine print ten ten point font paper here that I could never read in time but you've got it let people hear what you're doing and and how they can get behind you because we believe I believe 100% what you're doing and I want people to know and to help well thank you for this opportunity guys I want you to know that as I travel the country and I'm I'm traveling because well my kids live everywhere and so I go around I'm chasing them around I'm also reading children's books in public libraries and at schools and I'm talking to people in airports and I feel the rumblings of revival where I'm going and I hope that encourages people because times of of awakenings in the country always seem to happen historically during times of moral decline spiritual apathy political corruption and moral collapse history tells us this and and so could it be that this national setback is in fact a divine setup for a spiritual comeback led by the family of faith I believe that that is possible and what I know is that the family of faith must not walk by sight but by faith and not concede cultural defeats simply because you see drag queens at your local public library or your kids are coming home and their teachers are telling you that they're getting to change their pronouns no no no when salt and light remove themselves from the culture remove themselves from politics remove themselves from education what's the what do you expect to happen things will rot things will get darker but what we can do is we can get back engaged again is it really scriptural for the holy people to pull out of places like politics and education and entertainment and and not be concerned about the country we're leaving for our descendants I don't think so because when the holy people leave who does that leave in charge of these powerful culture shaping influences well here we are never too late and I love the fact that I'm working with college students and people who have never made a television show before combined with seasoned expert puppeteers from Sesame Street Jim Henson's the Muppets together with Leon Baker from Disney's Good Luck Charlie we're all coming out of our old industries with the talents that God has has developed in us and we're in something new that's going to leave people to righteousness and a hope in the gospel so you guys this is possible in whatever sphere of influence you're in with the skill sets God's given you you too can be part of a great awakening I believe it's possible and that's what lies yeah that's awesome and amen to that and I want to both encourage you Kirk and those that are watching right now because you've been doing this and it's it's been blessed by God it's expanding it's growing for example see you at the library you've got an event coming up on August 24th what do you hope to achieve from that and I got to ask you will it be streamed or will it be brought will it be captured or tell us about it August 24th see what the library what do you want that to achieve so so this was the result of traveling around the country for about a year reading children's books of Christian virtue in public libraries we figured if the drag we can go and read the kids well then we can read to kids things of righteousness and when the library didn't want us to come we went anyway and were greeted by thousands of parents and grandparents who came out of the footwork to be a part of a movement of righteousness well we went to Los Angeles Public Library Seattle Washington San Francisco Washington DC New York City all these these very leftist places and there were so much supporters there we we were we were so encouraged and this culminated in a twist on see you at the pole it was see you at the library to sing and to pray and to read books of virtue to your children and we had tens of thousands of people show up last year in over 300 different public libraries in 46 states this year we're pulling out the stops August 24th go to your public library you can even visit brave story hour dot com and if you go there you can find out where these libraries have been sponsored in your area so that you can show up and be a part of a community celebration of patriotic values Christian morals and you can begin to be part of shaping the culture in your community not just complaining about that culture so it's called see you at the library we want everybody to show up and we'd love to have one thousand libraries sponsored this year across the nation yeah amen you inspired me a while back and I went to our public library in Chino Hills Chino Hills is one of the most conservative areas in southern California and I was shocked to find this out where I was going up and down the aisle and there was a book there and it had it had a pig on the cover it had a pig on the cover and the pig clearly was wearing or had Donald Trump hair on the pig and it was sitting behind the oval office desk in the White House and the title of the book was what happens when you send a pig to the White House and it was all bashing Donald Trump in in this conservative bastion here where I live it was like what how could this be but that's actually nothing compared to some of the community libraries that are that actually have some I mean Kurt what do I call it it's not even in my opinion it's not even soft porn it's it's it's it's it's horrific it's it's x-rated and and that's why we began to call out scholastic because they're the head of the snake they're the publishers and distributors of this material that I could only call child pornography it's x-rated complete with nude pictures and instruction manuals on how to take female genitalia and turn it into male genitalia so called and hide all of this stuff from your parents so yeah that that's why I'm really leaning into this is this is no joke when it comes to discipling your children either you're gonna do it as mom and dad or grandparents or foster parents or or whatever God's called you to be or the enemy will gladly do the job for you and train them up in the way that he wants them to go oh yeah oh yeah in fact how about this Kurt if parents don't do that then it leaves a void automatically that the enemy will fill he will fill it that that's right Jack I was reading the other day that that famous quote by Alex Detokville you know the the the background of this man I believe he was French and he was searching for the greatness of America and what made it a pinnacle nation in such a short amount of time and I love what he said if I could just share that with with everybody he said I saw it for the greatness and the genius of America and he went to her commodious harbors and her ample rivers and said it was not there and then I went to her fertile fields and her boundless prairies and it was not there I searched her deep minds and her vast world commerce and it was not there he said it was not until I went to her churches and I I found her pulpits a flame with righteousness did I discover the secret of her genius and her power America is great because she is good and if America ever ceases to be good America will cease to be great and that's where we need to get back to in our country is we need to be good we can't do it our own strength because we're trapped in prison in a heart that is infected with sin and selfishness pride in fact we've just entered pride month and you're going to see it everywhere pride makes everything ugly pride is the is the worst of all the seven deadly sins yep and we need we need God to overhaul and clean out and regenerate our hearts so that we can we can be about goodness and about righteousness and that's what will make our nation flourish again and we do that primarily in our homes with the education of our children and in our schools you know what I got to tell you I can't I can't divulge everything right now but I just came from a podcast that I was hosting with a certain individual who in the political realm is actually saying everything you're you're saying right now this is what we need to do so what's interesting is that this individual referenced we are on the brink of an awakening if we want it God will provide it God will do it if we show up I leave that podcast change studios come here and you are saying the same goal the same target in your crosshairs but it's coming from the the children and the parents side yeah this is not this is not a coincidence by the way you know in this situation this particular individual is targeting California I'm gonna go after the big the beast and do this thing well man I tell you what you're doing has got is so excited and we want to commend you for always doing quality stuff from your from just your your makeshift campfire gatherings which I love because they're so organic to the production of your books and of course everything that you're doing how can people help can they can they can they support can they send money to help your projects where do they go well thank you you know first as as you always tell us that we have to have everything that we endeavor to do to change other people to to influence our family and our culture begin in our own heart and so number one thing you can do is have a real walk with God yourself get a real faith not some religious performance not some do good show that's gonna impress people with with who you are but get on your knees and have a real meeting with King Jesus and have him be the Lord of your whole life and then go do what he puts on your heart to do for me we're making this children's show for for kids called adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk and if you already know about brave books brave books are all about these adorable characters learning great biblical lessons and each one of those books is at the heart of every episode so we animate the stories that you already know about in the books about sanctity of life about gender reality about so dangers of socialism spirit fruit to the spirit and then we wrap them with a modern day Mr. Rogers neighborhood and the priestly blessing at the end so you get to have access to all of that if you are part of the membership over there at brave books where they send you a new book every month you get access to all of their family games and challenges or reinforce the lessons and you get to watch the show before everybody else so head over to bravebooks.com brave books.com and there's lots of ways for you to resource your family and support what we're doing absolutely incredible and you're on set right now right you're doing you're working now that's right I'm on set I've got my my all-access pass right here for adventures with Iggy and Mr. Kirk Iggy is a little adorable green puppet iguana and I'm Mr. Kirk and we live in my tree house in my backyard with my family so that's that's where I am now. That's so awesome I love it love it what do you think changing gears completely what I mean I already know how this is gonna go but I want our audience to hear what are you sensing in this nation Kirk what's at stake if we if we the believers we the believers it's come down to we the believers what's at stake if we don't wake up if we don't show up by the way before you answer it what's in my head is listening to you at that incredible I'm sorry I'm drawn of blank the liberty the the statue where is she the the thing until it helps you right that's right the monument to the forefathers in Plymouth Massachusetts and Plymouth Massachusetts the monument to the forefathers that is in my mind in asking you this this question what do the believers need to do what do we need to do well the answer to that question has got to be in the scriptures because these problems that we're facing today are not new problems I don't believe we've had persecution that dwarfs anything that we're seeing right now drag queens at the local library is nothing compared to adult child sex that was institutionalized in the ancient world and the child sacrifice that's been institutionalized all over in slavery that was just good business practice all over the world and and what was it that believers needed to do to get to a place where you could have a you could have a United States of America one day with educational opportunity and political freedom and religious freedom well they turned their hearts back to God it it was a simple it's repentance and faith and we've got to start in our homes and in our hearts and then we've got to not stop there whoever's idea it was for the holy people to withdraw from the worldly places of secular culture and politics really had the wrong idea in fact I think that that is what allowed Hitler to do such wickedness in Germany in World War II was because the holy people had a mindset that that that that that either had them afraid or they felt like it wasn't their job because they were so heavily minded that they weren't here to to step into these types of things and then they woke up when it was too late and that could happen to our country like that yeah the same old place take over the church take over education break apart the family and pretty soon your children will have only one community that they know of and that's the one with unicorn unicorn sparkles and rainbows and then their identity is shot their religion is all about government worship and good is bad bad is good and they don't have a chance until a new generation rises up that remembers the Lord and applies his word man I love it great great answer listen we just want to express our thanks to you we love you brother and you're just that iconic voice that's out there and I love have a Lord has promoted you his way it's been amazing and with what you're talking about and I think you know this right this is just the beginning of what of what you're going to do by way of impact it's awesome this project is gonna take off people are gonna gravitate toward this and I'm gonna tell you why it's not that it's just Kirk Cameron it's bigger than that it's Jesus you are doing righteousness you are doing good and people want to see it they want to hear it and they want to a place to go and so this is going to do nothing but explode and it's so needed and I want to thank you Kirk for leading in the way you're a trusted voice in name and face in the Christian community and that's not an easy thing to achieve I thank you we all thank you for being a reliable trust worthy brother and listen we'll let you get back to work but thanks for taking the time being on set to be with us we love you brother can't wait to see you again in person and I just I'm over the time love you so you have always encouraged me and put some so much wind in my sales and and honestly I'm I am just so grateful for all that you are doing and everybody everybody's watching this is so grateful for you we're always looking to see what you what you have to say and and how to encourage us and how to comfort us with the scripture so thank you for all that you're doing and thank you for letting me be a part of this today God bless your brother take care you too see you this jack hips podcast as well as all the broadcast outreach opportunities are listener supported will you consider partnering with us through a special gift go to jackhibs.com to learn more and stay connected this episode is brought to you by progressive insurance do you ever think about switching insurance companies to see if you could save some cash progressive makes it easy just drop in some details about yourself and see if you're eligible to save money when you bundle your home and auto policies the process only takes minutes and it could mean hundreds more in your pocket visit progressive dot com after this episode to see if you could save progressive casualty insurance company and affiliates potential 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