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Cultural Connections

Calvary Baptist Church

Cultural Connections is a podcast that tackles the real-life issues modern people face every day. From trending topics to personal struggles, each episode approaches today’s cultural conversations through a Biblical lens. Our goal is simple: to help you navigate everyday life with timeless truth.

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42:17

You Can't Raise Children on Rules Alone

Cultural Connections ·

2026/09/29

It is our job not to manufacture godly children, but to faithfully disciple the children God has given us. Pastor Daniel Cox and Marie Cox talk about raising four children, including adult children, and why discipleship starts at home. A list of rules is the easy way. A compliant child is not the same thing as a godly child. And when a son or a daughter questions something you treated as settled, the issue is not always the issue. In this episode: • Children walk away with what they experie...

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34:07

If God Can Use a Dummy, He Can Use You

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2026/09/22

Pastor Daniel Cox and Marie Cox sit down with Jo, Ted, and Rocky. Jo is the ventriloquist. Rocky is the dummy. Ted is Jo's husband. They have been reaching children with the gospel since Rocky showed up in 1989. This week they were at Calvary Baptist training teachers for a new children's ministry. In this episode: • Forty kids came to Christ at a Boys and Girls Club when Jo drew the net • Balaam's donkey, and a dummy that preaches • Jo started at 14 with a seven dollar figure from the Sears...

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37:50

24 Things We've Learned in 24 Years of Marriage

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2026/09/15

A pastor and a licensed counselor put 24 years of marriage in a bucket of numbered slips. Forty-five seconds to a minute to explain each one. Go short or go long, and you do not get the point. This is not a lecture. It is 24 things Daniel and Marie Cox have actually had to live. Pray when you are struggling. Do not use vulnerability as ammunition. Laugh together. Your spouse cannot meet every emotional need you have. And your spouse is not your enemy. In this episode: • Pray together, espec...

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39:58

You Don't Have to Perform for God

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2026/09/08

You do not have to perform for God. You already have His favor in Christ. A pastor and a licensed counselor talk about the performance trap. It shows up in ministry, in parenting, and in marriage. It starts when we try to earn from God what He already gave us. In this episode: • Daniel's 5K, and finishing the race well • I was trying to earn God's favor by preaching harder and praying more • You are saved by grace. You also do not have to earn His smile • I do not serve God for something. I...

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34:37

Can You Disagree Without Losing the Relationship?

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2026/09/01

We've lost the ability to disagree without losing the person. It is not just toilet paper and pecan pie. It is identity, politics, church, and marriage. A pastor and a licensed counselor talk about the lost art of disagreement. When it is a preference, you can let it go. When it is Scripture, you stand. Either way, you do not have to be a jerk. In this episode: • Why disagreement feels like a personal attack • Disagreement is not the same as disrespect • Identity in Christ vs identity in a ...

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38:16

She Was 16, Raising Her Siblings Alone. Then God...

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2026/08/26

She was 16 in a Denver apartment with no heat, no water, and two younger siblings to keep alive. Her dad was in prison. Her mom was in jail. Nobody came. This is Brandy’s story, the first in our series This Is My Story. She had only told it to a couple of people. A pastor and a licensed counselor sit down with her as she tells the truth: addiction, abandonment, a studio apartment, and the unseen hand of God before she even knew His name. In this conversation: • Born into addiction, alcoholi...

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57:00

Cultural Connections | Ep 23 | Pride, Narcissism, and...

Cultural Connections ·

2026/08/18

Have you been called a narcissist lately? The word is everywhere. Thanksgiving dinner, church, marriage, ministry. We throw it at anyone who seems proud or hard to deal with. That is not how this works. Pastor Daniel Cox and his wife Marie (a licensed counselor) talk about what narcissism actually is, what it is not, and how Christians should handle it. They come at it from the pulpit and the counseling room. And they ask you to look in the mirror before you start labeling people. In this e...

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Episode 22 | Complicated Grief & Our God Who Redeems

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2026/08/11

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and complicated grief. If you are struggling, please reach out for help. If you or someone you know is in crisis: Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) free, confidential, 24/7 Or visit 988lifeline.org In this episode of Cultural Connections, Pastor Daniel and Marie sit down with Addison for a raw and redemptive conversation about the suicide of her mother when she was 13. Addison shares the complicated grief, t...

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45:32

Cultural Connections | EP.21 | Stop Letting Your...

Cultural Connections ·

2026/08/04

Your feelings are real… but they were never meant to become your identity. Culture says “I feel it, therefore I am it.” The Bible says something very different. In this episode we expose the dangerous modern idea that emotions should define who you are and show why feelings make wonderful servants but terrible masters. You’ll learn: • Why “I feel anxious” so easily becomes “I am an anxious person” • The difference between primary and secondary emotions • Why “when some...

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38:57

Episode 20 | When Leaders Fall

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2026/07/28

When leaders fall, the fallout reaches families, churches, and people who trusted them. In this episode of Cultural Connections, Pastor Daniel and Marie Cox open a hard, honest conversation about Christian leadership failure—why it hits so deep, what often leads there, and how followers of Jesus should respond. This is not gossip. It’s a pastoral conversation about keeping our eyes on Christ when the people we respected fail. In this episode we discuss: • Why Christian leadership failures c...

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Episode 19 | Is Cutting off family ever Biblical?...

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2026/07/21

Family estrangement is becoming normal and a lot of believers don’t know what to do with it. In this episode of Cultural Connections, Pastor Daniel Cox and Marie Cox talk honestly about the rise of family estrangement: why adult children go no contact, how the word “toxic” gets overused, when distance may be necessary, and how Christians pursue reconciliation without pretending abuse is okay. If you’re estranged from a parent, child, sibling, or extended family, or you’re trying to help s...

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47:47

Episode 18 | The Devil Doesn’t Have to Make Us Bad....

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2026/07/14

In this episode of Cultural Connections, Pastor Daniel and Marie Cox have an honest conversation about the epidemic of busyness and burnout in our culture and how the Bible invites us into something much better: rhythms of rest and true shalom. They talk about the sobering statistics on workplace stress, what burnout really looks like (even in ministry), the beautiful Hebrew idea of shalom, why Jesus was never in a hurry, and how our phones and constant notifications keep us stuck in survival...

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Episode 17 | Marriage Mythbusters: 12 Lies About...

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2026/07/07

Are you happily married… or quietly believing some of the lies our culture tells about marriage? In Episode 17 of Cultural Connections, Pastor Daniel Cox and his wife Marie sit down for an honest, Scripture packed conversation as they bust 12 common marriage myths. They share personal stories from their own marriage, laugh together, and point everything back to the covenant love and sanctification God designed for husbands and wives. Myths they tackle include: • If we were truly compatible,...

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Episode 16 | America at 250: Patriotism, Faith &...

Cultural Connections ·

2026/06/30

As America marks its 250th year, Pastor Daniel and Marie Cox talk about patriotism, parenting, immigration, social media, and how believers can love their country honestly, without ignoring hard truths, all through a biblical lens. In this episode: 🔹 Why younger generations may feel less patriotic & what parents can do 🔹 Loving America while being honest about its flaws (immigration, history, gratitude) 🔹 Social media, algorithms, and what our kids are absorbing online 🔹 A theological

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Episode 15 | Our Show Has Gone to the Dogs: Sharing...

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2026/06/23

What if the key to sharing the gospel with a lonely neighbor has four legs and a wagging tail? In this episode of Cultural Connections, we sit down with Lesley and Terri from Doggie Disciples and the real star of the show, Cheyenne, to talk about how certified therapy dogs are being used to reach people in assisted living, memory care, hospitals, and more. It started with a simple question at the Awakenings Conference: what is the greatest need in our community? The answer was lonelin...

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29:46

Episode 14 | How to Parent an Anxious Child |...

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2026/06/16

How do you parent an anxious child when their anxiety shows up as anger, stubbornness, or rebellion? In this honest conversation, we share real stories from the parenting trenches including a powerful moment when one of us realized we had been misreading our child’s anxiety for years. We also tackle: • What to do when parenting exposes your own sin and immaturity • How much screen time is actually too much (and why rules should be different for each child) • How to stop projecting your own f...

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Episode 13 | Grace-Based Parenting: 5 Biblical Ways...

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2026/06/09

Grace-based parenting isn't soft parenting — it's parenting that starts with God's grace in you, then flows to your children through clear boundaries, open relationship, and redemptive discipline. In this episode of Cultural Connections, we talk honestly about raising four kids (ages 15–21), what we've learned along the way, and how grace from Christ — not guilt or fear — should shape the way we parent. Whether you're parenting toddlers, teens, or somewhere in between, this conversation is ...

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44:09

Episode 12 | Our Story: Faith, Calling & Marriage

Cultural Connections ·

2026/06/02

We usually sit down with someone else and ask the questions. This time we turned the mic around. This is the episode where we slow down — no guest, no headlines — and talk about our own lives: Florida roots, the churches and schools that shaped us, how we met at Crown College, what it looked like to say yes to ministry, and what God has done in the years since. It’s personal. Some of it is hard. A lot of it is grateful. If you’ve ever wondered who’s behind Cultural Connections, or you’re wr...

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50:18

Episode 11 | "It’s the Veteran, Not the Preacher" |...

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2026/05/26

Vietnam veteran Ray Kelly shares his powerful story of war, sacrifice, survival guilt, and finding redemption through Christ. Ray served as a Marine machine gunner in Vietnam and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in 1967 — but didn’t receive it until 51 years later. In this conversation, he opens up about the weight he carried for decades and how Jesus ultimately brought healing and purpose to his life. Watch the full Silver Star ceremony honoring Ray here: https://www.youtube.com...

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74:42

Episode 10 | "Disclosure Isn't Coming, We're Already...

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2026/05/19

Disclosure isn’t something that’s coming someday we’re already living in it. In this deep and eye-opening conversation, Joel from The Soul Trap joins Cultural Connections to explain why what the world calls “disclosure” is actually a slow, deliberate conditioning of humanity. We explore the spiritual reality behind aliens, the Double Slit Experiment and the observer effect, the Garden of Eden, gateways, and why the Bible has been warning us about this deception from the beginning. Joel brea...

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