In this episode of The Kim Monson Show, Kim engages in a profound discussion with Jay Davidson, founder, and CEO of First American State Bank. The conversation traverses various topics from the role of freedom versus force in building societies to the importance of individual rights as embedded in America’s founding documents. Jay shares his insights on the significance of maintaining community relationships through his bank and underscores the impact of political ideologies on personal freedoms.
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Yeah, it’s so true, Kim. We’re down here in the Denver Tech Center on Bellevue and Yosemite and right in the middle of the growing area of Denver or Colorado. And high tech, high finance, a lot of mom and pop shops, a lot of individuals, a lot of retail type customers. And the whole thing, the one thing that we have that the big boys say they have and wish they had but don’t, is relationships, communication, involvement with the community. I’m not saying they’re not involved, but not to the level that any small community bank can be involved. And that’s the advantage we bring to the party. We have the full suite of technical services and treasury management services and so on and so forth, cash management services. But the real thing is that you can come in and see the chairman of the board if you want, or you can see a lender anytime you want. I mean, we’re right here. We’re available.
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And how can people get more information about First American State Bank?
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Best place is the web and it’s F-A-S-B-A-N-K.com. FASBank.com.
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Okay. And that stands for First American State Bank. And in your spare time, You write great, thoughtful commentary on many of the things that are occurring in our country. People can find much of this at AmericanThinker.com. However, you’ve been published in the Wall Street Journal and other publications as well. And you have a regular column in the local paper, The Villager, yes?
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Yeah, that’s correct. Bob and Jerry Sweeney and Suzanne Lantham Sweeney are dear friends. I mean, I know their family and their grandkids and they know my family and my grandkids. It’s that kind of a relationship. And he, Bob Sweeney and Jerry Sweeney, the owners, epitomize the private capital world. They’re just down to earth, good, decent people. Yeah, I’ll publish there too sometimes.
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Okay. Well, let’s talk about a piece that was published in February. And its title, and this is at American Thinker, Coercion or Enlightenment? And you had the tagline, It is refreshing to hear Marco Rubio speak to principle. Let wisdom light the way. I had several people that reached out and said this was one of the best speeches that they’d ever heard.
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Yeah, I was, um, I met Marco a long time ago, uh, when he was the Senator and, uh, he was impressive then obviously, but his work at the state department is in order of magnitude, more impressive. Um, the balance that he’s demonstrating, um, in, uh, national international diplomacy is incredible. Um, he has a spine of steel, it seems like, but he’s also, um, human. and willing to work with other people. So I was most impressed with Marco. And the principle that I was adhering to that I was so impressed with is the principle of self-determination that is so prevalent in our declaration and our constitution.
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Well, and it gives me a lot of hope as we are celebrating our 250th birthday that these principles, searching for wisdom, that we are still working on trying to do that.
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This is the plight of mankind. We will always be fighting evil. We will always be seeking wisdom. We’ll also fall and fail and make mistakes, but that’s not the point. The point is, The Almighty gave us the knowledge of good and evil, then gave us free will. And what he said was, okay, now you know what to do. Go do it. Or don’t. That’s your call. Pretty powerful.
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I have a friend that was a veteran of the Vietnam War, and he had taught a class when I was just really getting into this phase of my life. I was so concerned about what I was hearing that was being taught and not taught in our education system. And my friend Ben Martin was teaching a class on… basically the American founding and our heritage of the American founding. And I learned so much there because our founders understood this about individual freedom and individual choices. And Ben had coined this term, maybe he got it from somebody else, but he said, liberty is the responsible exercise of freedom. And that has stuck with me all these years, Jay Davidson.
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Yeah, very profound. There’s a lot in that statement and so true. I mean, we can’t just assume that liberty and freedom are ours because it was written in the Constitution. No, we have to fight every day for it or vote every day for it or speak every day for it. It’s necessary to be active in the pursuit of freedom and liberty.
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Well, and it means engaging in conversations. And it appears right now that there are people that are in silos in our country. And I think that the big, broad middle of America, we want the same things. Now, I know that I’m on both sides to the really to the radical left, which has taken over the at least the narrative of the Democrat Party. I’m hearing more and more Democrats saying, that are not comfortable with this radical activism of the Democrat Party now.
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Yeah, and that’s really good news. And I wish the, you know, the Republicans aren’t perfect. The Democrats certainly aren’t perfect. Neither are libertarians. No party is perfect, and it’s composed of human beings. And we have our human nature and our errors and our good things and all that. I mean, it’s just a combination of things. And, but, but if we recognize that if we live to a principle and if we choose our principle through wisdom and very carefully, and then adhere to that principle, then we can agree on more than we would disagree on. And that’s where you’re seeing the moderate Democrats, the moderate Republicans, uh, the moderate libertarians, the moderate independence coming together on the principle. And I think that the main principle is individual freedom. the liberty that your teacher said you have to fight for it.
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Well, and Reagan did as well. Let’s continue the discussion. We’re talking with Jay Davidson, and he is the CEO and founder of First American State Bank. And we have these important discussions because we’re blessed to work with amazing people. And I am so pleased to be talking with Carl Jones, who is the owner of Radiance Power, a new partner of the show. And welcome. It’s great to have you, Carl.
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Great to be here, Kim.
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And Carl, tell us a little bit about how you got into the electrical contracting business and how you became an entrepreneur and owner of Radiance Power.
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Yeah, so I moved here about a year after the cold COVID situation from overseas. And after having worked all over the world doing electrical and electrical services, when I relocated here, I was not satisfied with the basically the company’s performances, both for the client and for the employee here in Colorado. With the higher cost of living that exists here in this state, I found that most companies don’t pay what I consider a living wage for their employees or for long-term growth with that company to maintain that. So I started my company to part one, to be in control of my own business and kind of set myself up for success the way I wanted to. And then two, to be able to provide myself with a living wage. And then as the company grows and we bring on a small team of people, they also will have the same opportunity to be able to afford the lifestyle that they want in this city without being forced to live in a certain area or work a bunch of extra hours just to maintain the style of living that they have now into the future.
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Wow. And I love that, that you understand how important it is to take good care of your employees. And when that happens, then I think people can thrive and flourish and do a really good job at their business as well. So I love that. And what is your website, Carl, if people want more information?
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You can find this at Radiance. power.net. That’s R-A-D-I-A-N-C-E, power.net, where we have a list of our services, reviews of all the work we’ve done, and the majority of the pictures found on the site are also all work that has been completed by the company as well.
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Okay. And it’s really interesting to read all of the reviews that are there as well, which I think really just really shows that you really strive for excellence as you’re taking care of your clients. And your gallery, I looked at your gallery as we were preparing some of these spots, and I’m sure if you are somebody that understands electrical stuff that people could really appreciate it. I wasn’t sure that I quite understood everything I was looking at generally on that, Carl, but it sure is impressive that you have this gallery of all the work that you’ve done, a lot of the work that you’ve done.
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Yeah, and a lot of that too is just for example, so that way when clients do call in and ask us about certain projects, we can push them over to the website and go, hey, take a look at these photos. It’s exactly what it’s going to look like on your house when we put it in, or this is what it involves as far as the work. So even though they may not have a full understanding of the scope, they can get a better idea of the work that will be completed on their home or commercial facility.
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Okay. And that website is radiancepower.net, radiancepower.net. And this is Carl Jones. He is the owner of Radiance Power. Carl, thank you so much. We’ll talk with you next week.
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Yep, you have a great week.
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And welcome back to The Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And we’re talking about coercion with Jay Davidson. He has an important piece in American Thinker, Coercion or Enlightenment. And as many of you know, one of my sponsors is Hooters Restaurants. And when I was on city council… One of the things that we did was issue liquor licenses. Now, that’s a whole different discussion. But Hooters restaurants had an application in for a location that had been a TGI Fridays that had closed. There had been a liquor license there. It was Zone 4 restaurant. It, you know, it checked off all of the criteria. But then there were interested parties involved. that did not want the restaurant to go in there. And you hardly ever get a lot of people at city council meetings, but it was standing room only. Presentations are made. And I made the motion to approve the liquor license because it’s a freedom issue. And what was amazing was that that vote was tabled for a couple of weeks. And the city attorney said, you can’t not approve this because of all the criteria. And that’s how I got to know them. Now, I waited until I was off city council and then afterwards approached them about being a sponsor of the show because it was such an important story about freedom and free markets and capitalism and those PBIs trying to control things. And that’s why this piece that Jay Davidson has done is so important regarding coercion because these interested parties were trying to coerce both staff, the bureaucrats, and the politicians, the representatives, to make a decision that was antithetical to freedom. And to the law. Yeah, it’s such a unique story, but we’re seeing this play out all over the country regarding coercion, Jay Davidson.
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Yeah, exactly right. That’s a really good story and very pertinent to what I think all American citizens are feeling. There’s a certain malaise throughout our country right now I don’t know what’s wrong, but something’s wrong. Well, I think I know what it is. And I think it’s the, you know, oppressive government and over overly involved government in our freedoms. And, uh, that’s, that’s the principle that Marco Rubio spoke to the idea of individual freedom, the sanctity of the individual. And, uh, that principles guided me through all my decisions on politics and so forth. Does it, um, accrue, freedom, and individual responsibility, or does it take it away? If it takes it away, then I don’t want anything to do with it. I don’t care if you’re a Trump or a Republican or a Democrat. The party doesn’t matter. The principle matters. And I wish I would keep hoping that more of us will adhere to the principle and less to the political rhetoric and nonsense that creates the Tower of Babel between us all the time. Like you said, Kim, more… more people now agree with the premise of your radio show and my writings that, um, that individual freedom is important. It’s the only thing. And it’s what I want to give a pass down to my grandchildren and yours.
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Yes. And that’s inherently part of the American founding. You think about the founders, when they were signing the Declaration of Independence, they could hear the British cannons just down the river, not very far. And they knew as they were signing it that they were signing a death warrant. Because if they were caught, the British would kill them. But the reason that they did it is because, and it’s in the declaration, what Jefferson wrote is basically that we want to make sure that we pass liberty on to our posterity, the next generations. That is a tall responsibility. And we have spent blood and treasure for 250 years to protect that. And now it is our time to, Jay Davidson to do that, to pass it on to the next generations.
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Yeah, that’s the guiding criteria. And heaven help us if we don’t do that, if we fail in this effort. I don’t think we will because the majority of people with whom I speak and you speak and I hear you talk about them understand this principle. They just, their hands are tied or they feel like they’re tied. And I hope that we can get people to start articulating the concepts that are so prevalent in your show, and that is the sanctity of the individual, the right of the individuals of life, liberty, and ownership of property. And when our own politicians speak against individual liberty and more government coercion, then I think we need to call them out on the carpet. That’s our responsibility. I feel very offended when a Republican or Trump uh, steps over that line and I’ll criticize them. And of course, you know, people say I have TDS. Well, I don’t have TDS. I like the guy, like what he’s doing, but he can’t step over that line. He can’t use government force to, to enter our homes, get into our businesses, uh, you know, arrest people without due cause and do, uh, proper, uh, research. He can’t do that. It’s not acceptable to me. So, um, I think that this is the one thing that we need to start to clearly articulate. What is the right thing? What is the correct thing to do for politicians and bureaucrats?
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Well, and what you’re talking about is something I was concerned. And I think you’re alluding to this commentary about arresting people with these administrative warrants instead of a judicial warrant. And how does that match up? And so I’ve tried to do some research on it. And I talked to a guy that is, and I’ve had him on the show, Chris Harris, who is a retired border agent from the San Diego sector. And what he said to me was that with this administrative warrant, these are people that have already had a judicial proceeding against them to deport them from the country. And so that clarification, I’m still, still thinking about it, but the narrative that, that, uh, the government is just yanking people, um, you know, from anywhere. I don’t think that narrative is correct, but I do agree with you. Due process is, it’s a foundational in our country. Jay Davidson.
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The, um, Then I would ask this gentleman, and he’s obviously very knowledgeable, and I would be very interested in his answer. If you have a judicial warrant, why do you need an administrative warrant? And what in God’s name makes you think that the administration has any rights to tell the judges what to do? They don’t. It’s a separation of powers issue. It’s critical for the future success of our nation. So when the administrative state starts to impose itself, its will on the American people, that is a problem. As much as I like Trump, he is doing that. When he sends ICE, tacked up with M4s, full auto, that’s wrong. I’m sorry. You cannot have federal troops on our streets. I don’t accept that. I don’t want it. It’s not necessary. You know, Trump, you did such a wonderful job closing the borders. It was like instant you did it instantly and then you went and deported all these illegal uh criminals beautiful job right i agree with that too yeah oh but now you’re going after you know this poor little old lady that’s been here for 20 30 years uh holds it down a job pays her taxes is not a burden on society but gee she walked across the border without prior approval I mean, I’m sorry, folks, and let’s have a little bit of compassion here.
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Well, and I think most people have compassion towards that. I was talking with someone about it, and because it is, it’s an important issue, and there’s the human component of it as well. But I said, if you’ve come to our country and you want to hurt us, you need to go. If you come to our country and you’re a criminal in your country or you’re doing criminal acts here, You got to go. And if you are coming here to live off the American taxpayer, I think they got to go, Jay. And then this whole thing with the Somalis that have been brought in under legal, you know, legal ways like refugee or asylee resettlement. But if you have come here to defraud the American people, I think they have to go, Jay.
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I agree with that, but that’s, they’re breaking the law. Okay. That’s the one common denominator on the people that have to go. They’re breaking the law and a misdemeanor walking across a border is not really breaking the law in my opinion.
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But when they defraud the United States government, like the Somalis in your example, absolutely not. They need to go after they spend time in jail for what they’ve done. Hundreds of billions of dollars embezzled in Minnesota, Another hundreds and hundreds of billions in California. Who knows what else is going on there? And the Democrats, And some Republicans have the audacity to say we’re not paying enough taxes. Right. Excuse me. Well, I mean.
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Go ahead. And I think that this is the issue that is going to really get people’s attention because Americans care about others. But when they realize they we that we have been. Well, I. I want to say played its chumps. People don’t like that. And I think that this is an issue that we really need to continue to shed light on. I had seen a headline that Nick Shirley, you know, this young guy, young videographer that broke the story in Minnesota regarding the Somali fraud is out in California today. And that the headline, I didn’t get to read the whole piece, but it was like, I don’t think that Newsom was very excited that Nick Shirley was out there with his camera.
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Good. Yeah. I mean, the fraud in California is worse than in Minnesota, which is saying a lot, but yeah. So there’s hundreds of billions of dollars that we can apply back to reducing the federal debt, which by the way, goes on my grandchildren’s shoulders. I mean, that’s the, I’m okay. I’ll pay it. I make enough money to do it. It’s not fair to do this to them. You’re crushing these poor young people. Look at all these young millennials that are still struggling to get their first home. I can directly tie that into the excessive debt and the excessive spending of the federal government.
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And then you can wrap in that fraud. And that is that dot that we need to connect for everyone. And quite frankly, if we pay lower taxes, then these PBIs would not have this money to do the stuff that they’ve been doing like that. And people would have more money in their pocket so that they could go after their hopes and dreams and People can afford that first house. There’s a whole lot of things that are associated with that. We’re going to continue the discussion with Jay Davidson, but I did want to mention the USMC Memorial Foundation doing great work as far as taking care of the Marine Memorial, which is here in Golden, and working to raise the money for the remodel. They have their big fundraiser May 14th out at the Ridge at Castle Pines. It’s a great golf tournament. and would highly recommend that you check out the website and register now. That website is usmcmemorialfoundation.org, and we are blessed to work with amazing sponsors.
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And your financial freedom is shaped by more than numbers. It’s shaped by planning for the realities of your life. Mint Financial Strategies, Jody Henze and her team. can help you assess your current reality while planning for your future. Additionally, they can help you navigate through your emotions regarding the economy, your career, and the market while encouraging you to evaluate family dynamics that could influence your financial well-being. And these insights help mint financial strategies to design a plan that fits your life. So give them a call for that first step toward financial freedom. That number is 303-285-3080, 303-285-3080. We’re talking with Jay Davidson regarding a piece that has been published at American Thinker. And it is, let’s see, I think it was published in February, Jay, and it was regarding coercion, coercion or enlightenment. And we’ve got a question that’s going to be on the November ballot that I really feel has coercion. And that is Senate Bill 135. And the title, I think, is just so beautiful. I think it’s disingenuous, and in fact, I did testify in the committee on that. It’s called State Public K-12 Education Funding. But in essence, what it would do is totally gut Tabor, which is Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, which was passed by the people as an amendment to the Constitution in 1992. And basically, Tabor tries to put spending… boundaries on government. And this group, and they’ve been at it for a long time, and people on both sides of the aisle would try to gut Tabor, but they’re saying it, Jay Davidson, that it’s for the children. And I think that’s coercion.
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Well, it’s certainly a lie because what they’re doing harms the children when you really look at it. When you take current income through taxes, away from the people that earned it, then they can no longer spend that money as they see fit. Rather, it goes into a bureaucracy, which is by definition the most inefficient thing in the world, and it gets wasted and spent on places that you don’t want. So how does it help the children when the government has control of the money? No, you want to help the children? Leave the money in my pocket. I earned it. What right do you have to take it away from me? And yet they do, and that is absolute coercion.
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Well, it is. And this bill, it’s, and when I testified on this when it was in committee initially, and I said, this is dishonest and it’s deceptive. And on that basis, people should vote no. But there will be this question on the ballot this November. And so we’ve really got to educate people about what this is. They say it’s for education funding, but excess revenue collected will go into the general fund. They imply there will be a 10-year sunset. After that 10 years, all of the money will go to the general fund. This is an amazing, audacious grab at everyday people’s property. And it’s under the guise of for the children.
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Yeah, like you said, this was a constitutional amendment that the voters of Colorado passed. voted on. So why are the Democrats in control of Colorado doing this now? What, you know, if they want to re-amend the constitution of the state of Colorado, then send it to the people, not in some amendment form like they’re doing, but make it a constitutional amendment rather than trying to sneak it through behind closed doors.
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Right, I agree that it should be, if you’re going to change the Constitution, it has to be by amendment. But this is really a sneak around, I would say, on that. And again, this is coercion. And quite frankly, if… Right off the bat, if you can’t be honest with me, Mr. Politician, Mr. Bureaucrat, and Interest of Party, then we don’t have a conversation. We say no. And we, the people of Colorado, will need to say no to… We don’t have the actual number will be on the ballot, but right now it’s considered Senate Bill 135, and I’d recommend that people… check that out and look between the lines and then go over to coloradotaxpayer.org, which is this all-volunteer organization that I’m involved with where we look at this legislation and take positions on it. We’ve got an excellent analysis of it at coloradotaxpayer.org. But get up to speed because there’s going to be a lot of money that is coming at it because those that will benefit from more and more of your tax dollars are willing to spend some money now for what they consider a big windfall if this would pass Jay Davidson?
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Yeah, I think we can probably safely say, although I can’t prove it, but I think it will be proved eventually that they have an incredible war chest and we can see the effect of fraud and embezzlement in Minnesota and California with the Somalis in Minnesota embezzling money through Obamacare. And California is the same kind of thing. There’s an enormous amount of money that’s being diverted away from tax money, money that we citizens paid in. It’s being wasted and diverted into these bureaucratic entities to be spent on creating new politicians to protect the next level of fraud that they’re going to perpetrate on us. I think people need to wake up to the fact that either you have your money, your earnings, or the government does. But it doesn’t work both ways. And I always submit that it’s better in your hands. You’ll spend it smarter and better than any government bureaucrat will who didn’t earn it.
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Well, I totally agree with that. And don’t you find it a little bit ironic that we have all these PBIs that wring their hands about wanting to make life more affordable for each of us. But then the next thing they do is they’re devising schemes on how to take more and more of our money. I would be able to afford my life in a much better way if I had more money in my pocket, Jay Davidson.
SPEAKER 12 :
Amen. I mean, you look at the taxes and fees that most people are paying in Colorado, over half of your income goes to taxes and fees. And if you’re really a top level 1%, 10% wage earner, a lot more of your earnings goes into the tax coffers. So why? And why is Polis and the Democrats always hitting us up for more tax increases? They create these lies called affordability or DEI or whatever you want to call it, whatever the game is that they’re playing now. And it’s all for the children. You know, you’re a greedy capitalist if you refuse me my 1% or 2% taxes. And that’s on top of the 5%, 6%, 7%, 20%, 50% taxes that are already there, but they don’t mention that. So we, the people, we individuals have to control our politicians And I must say, we’ve been doing a really poor job of that recently.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, and it’s because I think that as a society, we’ve been in a way very prosperous. We’ve been thriving. But people, and you mentioned this, people I think are realizing something isn’t quite right. And that isn’t quite right is a government that is PBIs, I’m going to name them that, that are wanting to take more and more control of our money, of our lives. And I think we are at a point that we are, people are paying attention and I think we can make a difference here, but we’ve got to engage in this conversation so that people understand what’s going on, Jay.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, that’s the truth. It’s so insidious that, you know, if you’re not laser focused on it, you can visit in a hurry and both parties do it.
SPEAKER 14 :
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SPEAKER 12 :
It’s not like I can pour it to one party and say, oh, no, they’re on my side. No. More of them might be on my side at one party than the other, but neither one is really holding the line. What do you expect? You elect some guy to go to Washington to pass laws, to tell you what to do with your freedoms and your life? Think about that. And every time a politician goes in and says, I’m going to use the power of the government to save you. You better run for the doors because that clown is going to mess with you one way or another. And if we don’t start thinking down that line, I mean, Reagan was like, I mean, I just love listening to that man. You know, the most dangerous words in the world, I’m from the government, I’m here to help. I mean, there it is. And it’s not like we don’t know these things. It’s just we fell asleep. Yeah, you were right, hubris. is what was killing us. We had all this prosperity, all this hard work, the payments for all of our hard work in the past were still spinning through, and we forgot to pay attention. And now here we are. Colorado has been Democrat-controlled for a decade or more. And look where this state and this city is right now. We are one of the least desirable cities places to work now. We have the most crime, the most taxes, the least public amenities and services, the worst roads. And the Democrats want to continue doing the same old thing. And I must say, when Republicans are in, I don’t know if they did a lot better, but they did a little better, I think. But there’s got to be a breaking point here. This has got to end.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, I think we need to demand a lot better. But we need to elect people that understand the proper role of government. And politics is so toxic that right now there’s a lot of people that look at it that would be great representatives for the people. And they won’t run for office because it’s gotten so toxic, Jay.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, that’s true. I don’t mind sitting on the hilltop. sending my missives down to American Thinker, but I’m not about to get involved in politics. I’m kind of cranky that way. I don’t like a lot of people, so I’m very selective.
SPEAKER 17 :
So I know you like children, but going out and kissing babies to try to get elected to office, I don’t really see that that is something that you would do, Jay Davidson.
SPEAKER 12 :
No, ma’am. No, not at all. Okay.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, we’re going to continue the discussion, but I did want to mention the Center for American Values, which is located in Pueblo, which is doing great. There’s so many great organizations doing things, and they focus on honoring our Medal of Honor recipients. But also they focus on these foundational principles of honor, integrity, and patriotism. And they’ve created great educational programs for K-12 and for educators. You can get more information about all of this if you go to their website. And that website is AmericanValuesCenter.org. And these important discussions happen because of all of you.
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SPEAKER 17 :
And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Check out our website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. And we are pre-recording for this week of Easter with great featured guests. We’ve been talking with the founder and CEO of First American State Bank, which is also a great sponsor of the show, which we really appreciate. Jay Davidson. And Jay Davidson, you had sent over an email regarding that there is some solutions. There’s some good news out there regarding maybe it’s something that people don’t pay so much attention about, but with some of the stuff that’s going on at the Federal Reserve. So tell us about that.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, thanks, Kim. I appreciate the opportunity. You know, the Federal Reserve is this entity that increases interest rates or decreases, and that’s about all we care about. But When you live in the banking world, you do what the Fed tells you to do. I mean, there is just no two ways about it. If they increase interest rates, we increase interest rates. You don’t have a choice. So we’re very careful to watch the Fed like a hawk, because I want to know who the people are that are coming in to the Fed. I know the people that have been there, and I’ve written many articles criticizing their monetary policy. Monetary policy is nothing more than How do you keep the value of the U.S. dollar, keep the purchasing power of a $1 bill? That’s really all monetary policy is, and there are reams of papers and technical data that go along with it. But the bottom line, the prime directive of the Federal Reserve when it was started in 1913 was preserve the value of the United States dollar. In the intervening 100 years plus, the Federal Reserve, various Federal Reserve, they’re called Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC. It’s a subdivision of the Federal Reserve that makes monetary policy decisions on rates and liquidity. They’ve managed to destroy the purchasing power of the American dollar by 97%. So humbly, I would say that they’ve not done their jobs. And then 20, 30 years ago, they added in, oh, and not only will we not, should we control the value of the dollar, but will and guarantee full employment. Now, I can tell you as a banker and a business owner that that is one of the most absurd statements I’ve ever heard in my life. First off, no government entity can guarantee employment. except its own employment, and that means they need to take money from you, the taxpayer, to pay for that guy. That is not employment. That’s a handout. Employment is when a guy like me or a gal like you starts your own little business and starts paying people out of your earnings to come and work for you. That’s employment, and that’s what we do. We can employ. We individual private citizens in private business do all the employment that matters. because the money is not taken from another. It is willingly given because we have a superior product or service. And that’s the difference. That’s why the other article we were just talking about was coercion or enlightenment. The government courses, you don’t have a chance to object to the taxes and the fees that they impose on you. You don’t have a chance to object to the regulations that you have to live under, even though they’re ridiculous and they cost a fortune, you have to do it because they have the power and that’s all they are. And that’s all the government is. And that is the reason that our founding fathers created the, the, uh, they created the declaration of independence to describe what rights are immutable are from our, uh, our creator life, Liberty, and the ownership of property were the three. And everything springs from that. And the Constitution was built strictly and only to control the federal government and the state and the local governments. That’s what the Constitution does. Now, I would say that nobody really cares anymore because they’re stepping all over the Constitution. And yet that’s the blueprint. That is the rule of law to which we must demand adherence by the politicians. So going back to the Fed Reserve and when I talk about coercion versus enlightenment, the Fed monetary policy has two tools. One is interest rates. They can go up or down. And the other one is liquidity or money supply, the amount of dollars in circulation. And just really briefly, if interest rates go up, which is the Fed funds rate, they affect the overnight rate, which affects banks, then business activity slows down because borrowing costs go up. And conversely, if they drop rates, then business activity picks up because borrowing costs go down. On the other side of the story, and equally, probably more important, if you really understand money supply, is the supply of money in circulation at any particular point in time? And I’ve been screaming about the Fed’s misuse and abuse of monetary policy since 2008 when they introduced a very arcane topic called quantitative easing. And all that is is they just, quote, unquote, printed $9 trillion additional U.S. dollars, totally ignoring the fact that every dollar you print in excess of that needed to provide liquidity in the marketplace is inflationary. And inflationary means that the prices go up, but what it really means is that the value of your dollar goes down. It takes more of your U.S. dollars to buy the same commodity or same service as before. And inflation is the most insidious, dangerous, and destructive element there is to the workings of our economy. And since 2008, in printing $9 trillion, creating $9 9 trillion US dollars. They have set the stage for the inflation that we’re feeling. And this inflation is not the normal inflation that you see, which is a supply demand imbalance. There’s nothing to do with supply and demand. It has everything to do with the valuation of the purchasing power of the dollar. And that’s why monetary policy is so critical, even though you probably don’t watch it. I know you don’t. I mean, very few people do. I get that. But this is the problem with the old Fed Reserve from Bernanke to Yellen to Powell today. For almost two decades, they have been printing this kind of money. I’ll give you an example of how powerful this is, the magnitude of this quantitative easing. In 2008, the Fed Reserve’s balance sheet, assets and liability, or balance sheet, was about $800 billion. After quantitative easing in 2009, it steadily grew up to $9 trillion. That’s a 10 times increase in the supply of money in that short amount of time. And I can say that Obama is guilty. Well, you know what? So is Trump. So is Biden. They’re all in this thing together. That’s the problem I have. And you could say, well, it doesn’t matter. I mean, what is it? Well, it does matter because… When you print money or create money, you have to counterbalance it on your books. Guess what the counterbalance is? Treasuries. Guess what they are? Debt. You pay it back. Our grandkids pay the treasuries back. So not only are they devaluing the dollar that you have in your pocket that you earned, they’re making it worth less. They’re putting an incredible debt burden on your shoulders that you have to pay off And your grandkids have to pay off. And oh, by the way, if you haven’t noticed, they haven’t affected inflation at all. I mean, the level of incompetence or ignorance, I don’t know which it is, is astonishing to me.
SPEAKER 17 :
But you are encouraged. This piece that you’re working on, you are somewhat encouraged regarding some of the Fed appointments, yes? Yes.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, thanks for bringing me back to reality here. I do appreciate that. Yes, and there are two individuals at the very top level of the Fed. The chair elect nominee, the chair nominee is Kevin Warsh. And currently in place, the vice chair of the Fed Reserve is Ms. Bowman. And both of those individuals are adamant about reducing the supply of money in circulations. That will have an immediate and positive effect on the value of the dollar. And it will stop the devaluation that we’re seeing with excess money supply. And that will also stop the inflation that we’re, we’re feeling where you go to the gas pump and you buy the same number of gallons, but it costs you a few extra dollars every time you go, that’s going to stop and reverse. So I’m very encouraged by these two appointees that Mr. Trump has put in place. And that is certainly good news.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, it is good news because inflation, my father would talk with me about all kinds of different things. But one time when we were in his pickup riding around the plains of western Kansas, he was teaching me about inflation. And he said inflation is the silent thief. And he was absolutely correct.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, that’s cowboy wisdom right there. You’re so right.
SPEAKER 17 :
It really is. But this is encouraging. We are at a historic time in our country, Jay Davidson. And even though things can seem tumultuous, for us to be in this battle of ideas, you with the… Continuing different articles that you get published. And then also you are always talking with your sphere of influence about these important ideas. This, I think, is so important. And this is the way that we’re going to reclaim this great American idea, Jay Davidson.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, I mean, we talked about coercion versus enlightenment. Well, this is the enlightenment side of the equation. I can’t tell you what to think. Heaven forbid, I don’t want to. But if I have a better idea, then I would hope you might embrace it or at least think about it. And you may find your own set of ideas. But, you know, I’m going to be talking to principle, about principle, about the principle that underlies everything that we do. And the more we talk principle, the less the Democrats or the left or the communists can subvert what we’re trying to say. They can call us greedy capitalists all they want and say, good, yeah, thanks. That’s a great compliment. I appreciate it. Because I am a greedy capitalist. And that’s the best solution that we have for our nation’s economy and our strength of our nation. That’s the best way that I can protect my children and grandchildren. And you can do yours. So this is the whole idea behind enlightenment. And you look at the religions that have survived, Christianity, Judaism. I mean, you’re talking 2,000 years and 5,000, 6,000 years of longevity. They did that through enlightenment, not coercion. And that’s the mistake that the fundamentalist Islamists are making right now. They’re trying to promulgate through coercion. And, yeah, they’re killing off a lot of people, unfortunately, right now. But this is short-sighted. It’s the long-term enlightenment that’s going to make the difference.
SPEAKER 17 :
which is based on liberty, which is the responsible exercise of freedom. Jay Davidson, it’s always so interesting to talk with you. Thank you so much. I wish you and yours a very blessed Easter.
SPEAKER 12 :
And a very happy Easter to you too, Kim. Thank you.
SPEAKER 17 :
And our quote for the end of the show is from Ludwig von Mises, who is a favorite of Jay Davidson, says liberty is always freedom from the government. So my friends today, be grateful, read great books, think good thoughts, listen to beautiful music, communicate and listen well, live honestly and authentically, strive for high ideals, and like Superman, stand for truth, justice, and the American way. My friends, you are not alone. God bless you and God bless America.
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Indeed, and welcome to our number two of the Kim Monson Show. Thank you so much for joining us. You each are treasured, you’re valued, you have purpose. Today’s drive for excellence, take care of your heart, your soul, your mind, and your body. My friends, we were made for this moment in history. And thank you to the team. That’s producer Joe, Luke, Rachel, Zach, Echo, Charlie, Mike, Amanda, and all the people here at Crawford Broadcasting. Check out the website. That is KimMonson, M-O-N-S-O-N.com. Make sure you’re signed up for our weekly email newsletter. And we have just created the Kim Monson Newsroom. which with great journalistic integrity, we’re working at telling these stories that affect you and your family. And then there will also be editorial commentary in a different box, but we’re really working to publish these stories with good journalistic integrity. And I thank all of you who support us. We are an independent voice. We search for truth and clarity by looking at these issues through the lens of freedom versus force, force versus freedom. If something’s a good idea, you should not have to force people to do it. And we are pre-recording these shows for… the week of Easter. And what we do is we are able to focus on the future guests for the complete show and just great, great guests, very, very unique guests. And I’m so pleased to have on the line with me, Pastor Stephen Chappell. He is the senior pastor of Coastline Baptist Church in Oceanside, California. And having a burden to see people saved and churches planted on the West Coast, he and his family moved to northern San Diego County in July of 1998 to begin this work. Pastor Steve is the author of numerous books and is a frequent speaker, offering encouragement and biblical insight for life. And serving with his wife, Lisa, Pastor Steve seeks to encourage people of faith to boldly live for God. So Pastor Stephen Chappell, it’s great to have you. And we’re talking about your book, Offensive Faith, taking your faith on the offense in a world trying to keep you on defense. Welcome. It’s good to have you.
SPEAKER 10 :
Thank you, Kim. It’s great to be with you.
SPEAKER 17 :
This is an important book. And you based this, you wrote this with Jeremy Stahlnecker. And I guess the first thing is, is why did you write the book?
SPEAKER 10 :
You know, I think the genesis of this book came from the COVID season with the shutdowns, followed by a lot of the social unrest. And we just took a look at our nation. Jeremy is a tremendous brother in Christ. He’s a Marine who’s now leading an organization called Mighty Oaks. And he primarily reaches out to first responders and veterans. And the more we talked, we just felt like a lot of the church in a time where we were most needed were kind of put back on our heels. And God has not called the church to be quiet or to be still. We’re to be moving forward in love, compassionately sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. And so our hope was that this would just encourage people in every area of life who know the Lord to boldly live for God.
SPEAKER 17 :
And one of the things in one of the chapters, you address that I think people have looked at this. Many Christians say, hey, I don’t want to get involved. I’ll just keep my head down. I’ll go to church. I’ll live out my faith within my little community. But this book calls us to do something different.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, well, we’re living in the midst of a world that they’ve got an agenda. They’ve got objectives. They’ve got strategies. And if we think the approach of just go along to get along is going to help us to preserve not only the freedoms we have in this country, but this faith we hope to share with everyone who needs Jesus, we’re sadly mistaken. And I think, for example, I don’t have all the statistics right in front of me, although they are in the book and they’re all footnoted. But we send our kids to state schools that absolutely have an agenda and have In enormous percentages, the liberal perspective is the overwhelming way that kids are being taught today. And so we need to at least be aware of that as parents so that we can put into the lives of our kids what they’re going to need to stand strong.
SPEAKER 17 :
And that is so important. And so to be on the offense regarding our faith, our families, our communities, and you have calls to action as far as being civically engaged. But let’s begin with Daniel. The book is based on the story of Daniel from the Bible. And for people that may not be familiar with the story, tell us about that.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, to me, it’s such an encouragement. And one question I often hear people asking, and I write this in the beginning of the book, a conversation my wife and I had is, you know, what kind of world are we leaving to our kids? How are they ever going to make it and stand for God and all of these things? And if ever there was someone who says, listen, you can do it, it is Daniel. So as a young teenage boy, his country is conquered. He’s taken from Israel to live in Babylon, and he’s there. And for the next 70 years, he has a life that reveals no scandal. He’s got a testimony of faith and faithfulness and prayer. And at the end of his life, he’s the number two man in the most powerful kingdom in the world, and God used him greatly. But he’s really the story of someone who went into a culture that was counter God, and he boldly stood for God, and he made a difference.
SPEAKER 17 :
And how did he do that, Pastor Steve?
SPEAKER 10 :
I think there are quite a few answers to that question, but I think one of the best ones is he clearly came from a home of faith. So I told you his country was conquered, Israel, and he was taken as a captive to live as a slave in Babylon. But just prior to the conquering of Israel, God blessed them with the reprieve and they had a national revival. It came during the days of a king by the name of Josiah. And that would have been when Daniel was a little boy. And all the memories he had of that, I don’t know, but clearly there were some. And I even think of the name Daniel. It means God is my judge. And it’s interesting, when he got to Babylon, they wanted to give him a new name. And the name they gave him is Belteshazzar, which basically means I’m with Beltes. That was a false god from Babylon. And so there are some real indications that in his early life, there were parents that We’re careful to expose them to truth and to faith, and that stuck with them for a lifetime.
SPEAKER 17 :
those foundational principles can stick with them. Although you had mentioned that in our society, many times we send our kids off to these government schools and universities. And somebody had, I think a friend of mine had this quote and said, why should we be surprised if we send our children to Caesar when they come back as little Caesars? And so this whole education of our children is, is so important, these foundational principles when they’re young.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, for sure. Go ahead. I think for Daniel, you know, that background in his life, that upbringing, gave him a sense of identity so that when the world said, look, you’re no longer Daniel, you’re Belteshazzar, and, you know, you’re going to do it our way. And he basically was enrolled in Babylon University. With all of that going on, he said, you know, I know who I am. And I think that’s really the foundation, the starting point of someone building a life of faith that can stand the test of time. I think of Moses when he first encountered God at the burning bush. And if you remember, the first question he asked of the Lord, which really was an excuse for being afraid to follow God, but he said, who am I? And when that got established and he understood, hey, this is who I am. that gave them the capacity to move forward. And so I often tell our church, it’s not who you are, it’s whose you are. And when you understand that you are the work of a creative God, that you’re loved, that Jesus came to make a way so that we could be eternally saved, it gives a sense of purpose that at the end of the day is much more compelling than work, sleep, wake up, do it all again, and try and get as much stuff as you can, you know.
SPEAKER 17 :
That’s really important. We’re talking with Pastor Steve Chappell, and he is the senior pastor at Coastline Baptist Church in Oceanside, California. We’re talking about his book, Offensive Faith, Taking Your Faith on the Offense in a World Trying to Keep You on the Defense. He wrote this book with Jeremy Salmecker. These are important discussions, and we’re blessed to have them because of great people. And I’m talking with John Bozen with Bozen Law. Bozen Law is a wonderful sponsor partner of the show. And we are pre-recording all of these interviews for Holy Week. And John Bozen, I’m thinking Holy Week and springtime new beginnings. And I think that’s one of the things that you help people with, with new beginnings after they’ve had something maybe tragic that’s happened in their life.
SPEAKER 11 :
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SPEAKER 17 :
Well, I was going to ask you, what sets Bozen Law apart from other firms in your arena?
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Probably even in the negotiations, I would think that if the opposing side is aware that you are willing to go to trial, that that can probably help the negotiations many times.
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Always. Insurance companies track every law firm, every lawyer’s performance. Do they go to trial? Do they file lawsuits? Or do they just eventually crumble and accept whatever the insurance company tells them is their last and final offer? When you have trial lawyers, lawyers that will go to trial on your side, the insurance company weighs that. They’ve got to then hire a lawyer. They’ve got to spend money. If they know that you’re going to go the full distance for your client, they’re absolutely going to negotiate and negotiate. be much more willing to be reasonable and put what needs to be on the table, get it resolved through negotiation as opposed to forcing us to file that lawsuit.
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Okay. If people have been injured or also looking to get social security disability, what’s the best way for them to reach you?
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SPEAKER 17 :
Again, that’s Bozen Law 303-999-9999. John, I wish you and yours a very blessed Easter. We will talk with you next week.
SPEAKER 11 :
I look forward to it. I wish the same to you, Kim, and all your listeners. Good Friday, Easter. Please, folks, remember what it’s really all about, what the real priority in life is.
SPEAKER 17 :
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N dot com. And wanted to mention Little Richie’s. They’re your local neighborhood spot where you can get authentic New York style pizza and pasta. They’re locally owned and have been serving Parker and Golden for over 20 years. And Little Richie’s is the place where teams celebrate and families meet up. at Little Richie’s on Tuesdays. It’s for families. Kids eat free after 4 p.m. with the purchase of an adult entree. So let Little Richie’s handle dinner and the dishes. We’re talking with Pastor Stephen Chappell, and he is co-author of a book with Jeremy Stahlnecker, Offensive Faith, Taking Your Faith on the Offense in a World Trying to Keep You on the Defense. And one of the things in the book, Pastor Steve, that I think is important is You made the point that you can’t go on offense until you really know who you are. And I had a recent revelation. I was going through a stressful time. And it came to me that you are a daughter of the ever-living God, creator of the universe. And at that point, it was a great… And I’m embarrassed to say that it’s taken me a while to get to that revelation, Pastor Steve.
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, no, that’s just beautiful, Kim. And really, we kind of have to come back and back to that. And as you said that, I was thinking of David in the Bible, King David. Prior to becoming the king, he was at a low point in his life. He literally lost everything. All his friends had turned against him. And there’s just a statement there in that passage that says that he encouraged himself in the Lord. And one great thought we get from that is his mind went to God. Once he had tried everything else and lost everything, God was the one constant that was still with him. And in Psalm 121, which David wrote, he said, I’ll lift up mine eyes unto the hills from which cometh my help. And then he says his help is the Lord who made heaven and earth. And when he said, I’ll lift up mine eyes unto the hills, that particular psalm, it’s called a psalm of ascent or a pilgrim psalm. It’s what the Hebrews would sing as they walked up the hill to Jerusalem to worship. But the hills were also what the pagans of the time where they thought their deities existed. And so David’s looking at these hills, which are physical barriers and also potentially spiritual barriers. And the thought that comforts him is these hills, they’re not barriers. My God made these hills. My God is bigger than these hills and better than these hills. And that understanding of I’ve got a great God and I belong to him. That’s what enabled him in time to be the overcomer that he became.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, and I think at this particular point in time, with all the stuff that’s happening in our society, I think it’s important that each and every person out there listening to this understands that they are perfectly made And they are perfectly loved by Christ. And as we are into Easter week, as we’re broadcasting this, we’re pre-recording this. But this is such a good time to understand that we are so loved by Christ that he actually went to the cross for each and every one of us. And you mentioned David was at a low point. Christ can come to people at their low point because he experienced everything on the cross. He experienced his friends leaving him, everything stripped of him. It had to break his heart to look at Mary because her heart had to be breaking to see him there. He’s experienced, you know… Physical pain, physical challenges, he’s experienced it all. And so anybody that’s going through those things, they can have faith in Christ that he will walk alongside with them on that.
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, yeah. And the Bible makes it clear that Jesus is God the Son. It says he was tempted or tested in every point. just like the rest of us. In other words, none of us can say to him, you don’t know what I’m going through, you don’t know what I’m feeling, because he’s endured it all. But that’s why Easter is the hopeful time that we believe it to be. You know, Christmas is the promise, and Easter is the proof. And when Jesus rose again from the dead, he literally, bodily, victoriously rose again, and by doing so, he single-handedly defeated sin, death, hell, and the grave. And when God saw us in our sin, knowing that because he’s a righteous and a holy God, he could never just excuse that. And knowing that we never could then make our way to him, God became man without ceasing to be God. He was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life. And he did, as you said, he went all the way to the cross, crucified on that rugged cross for us. And he was laid in a borrowed tomb and he borrowed it because he only needed it a few days. So when we celebrate Easter, we’re celebrating the fact that He rose again. I heard one pastor say nobody thought they would go to the grave that day and find nobody. So he did all he said he would do. And through faith in him, we can be forgiven of sins, assured of a home in heaven. We can then back to the topic of identity we’re talking about. We can understand where we fit in this great work that God is doing.
SPEAKER 17 :
Pastor Steve, with that, in this great work, another revelation as I was working through this. One, I am a daughter of the ever-living God, creator of the universe. I believe in the resurrected Christ. An everlasting life. I’m here by divine appointment. That’s the third thing out of five that I came with. And I think that that is something that you have addressed in this book is that we are here. God has put us here. And then we are in our identity with Christ. We are to engage in our society where we are right now. And instead of keeping our head down and trying to not pay attention, we’ve got to engage.
SPEAKER 10 :
You know, I think a great example of that in the Word of God is found in the incredible story of Esther. Esther in the Old Testament, she’s living in a land as a Jewish woman, which meant she had no opportunity there to be the queen. But God supernaturally, sovereignly saw fit for the king to basically have a fight with his wife and say, you’re not going to be my queen anymore. He has basically a beauty contest, and Esther gets elected. And her mindset initially was, hey, just go along to get along. Keep your head down. Don’t let the secret get out. But she had a cousin named Mordecai who had basically raised her. And he finds this plot where there’s a man in the kingdom. It’s a great story. If you haven’t read the book of Esther, you should do it. But there’s a man in the kingdom named Haman, and he wants to kill all the Jewish people. And Mordecai tells Esther this. Esther, could it be that God brought you for such a time as this? And it was that thought, Esther thought, think of that, a sovereign God put me in a place I never could have got on my own. And he’s got a purpose for me being here. And now it’s not the time to be quiet. Now is the time to speak up. Now, we’ve talked about this fact that the book is called Offensive Faith. And it’s a play on words. We’re to be on the offense. But many times people consider our faith to be offensive. And Esther was so wise. She was never offensive. She chose her words carefully, and God used her in an incredible, incredible way. So yeah, that way you said it is exactly right. We all have a purpose, and it’s God’s purpose, which is so big, He’s got a place for each of us in it.
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. Be sure and check out our website. That is kimMonson.com. And we are pre-recording the shows for this week, for Holy Week. But did want to mention the USMC Memorial Foundation, which the official Marine Memorial is right here in Golden, Colorado. And Paula Sorrells, who is the president, she is a Gold Star wife. as well as a Marine veteran. And she and her team are doing amazing work, taking care of the memorial and raising the money for the remodel. And they’re having a big fundraiser in May, and that is their golf tournament. And right now, until the end, I guess this is the last day, because this will be broadcasting on the 31st of March. You can get early bird pricing if you register now. So you can do all that by going to usmcmemorialfoundation.org. That is usmcmemorialfoundation.org. And we’re talking with Pastor Stephen Chappell. about his book, Offensive Faith, Taking Your Faith on the Offense in a World Trying to Keep You on the Defense. He co-wrote this with Jeremy Stahlnecker. And you mentioned the story of Esther. And it is a fascinating story in the Bible. And Esther did win the beauty contest. She was Jewish, but did not know that. And this guy in the… He was probably one of the bureaucrats, I would guess, in the administration there. He came up with this plan to kill all the Jews. And his name was Haman. And Esther’s uncle said, you need to do something. And so she was not passive on this at all. She had decided to approach the king. But in doing so, if you were not invited, it could be a death sentence. So this was pretty amazing that she did this, Pastor Steve.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, she gets the news. Of course, Mordecai, he’s at the court gate, and the Bible says he’s in sackcloth and ashes, which was a crime, essentially. Anything that showed sadness was not to be within eyesight of the king. And so she understands, all right, the stakes are high. She gets the full understanding of what’s going on, and she did a couple things that are very important. One, she said, all right, I’m going to pray, and I want you guys to pray. got people praying for her, and then she started to put this plan together. But there was a statement in the midst of that that shows just how powerful she was. She said, I know what’s at stake. I know what has to happen. And here are her words. If I perish, I perish. She said, I’d rather go down in a fight fighting than to just roll over and play dead. And it was courage like that that really went on. And God used her to change the world in her time. And so she’s a testimony to us in these days of what it is to live a courageous life.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, and finish the story out for listeners that are not familiar with that. So Haman has what Bill Gallows and what he wanted to hang Mordecai. Is that right? Do I remember that right?
SPEAKER 10 :
Exactly. He just hated Mordecai. It was a personal vendetta. And I won’t get too deep into this, but as you study the Bible, there really is a history of just absolute hatred for the Jewish people. And so Haman was one of these men. And I think particularly in Old Testament times, I believe that was a conspiracy of Satan to take out the people through whom the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would be born. And so there was, you can see that all the way through. But yeah, as Esther talks to the king, she exposes Haman for really the bad guy that he is. And the king ends up having Haman hung on the very gallows he built to have Jewish people, Mordecai, others, hanged upon. And at the end of the day, it became a great victory for the Jewish people. And to this day, it’s the Feast of Purim, and they go back to remember what Esther did and how God used it all.
SPEAKER 17 :
Wow. And again, that is in the Old Testament, in the Bible. So let’s go to Daniel then. Same kind of thing. There were those that were trying to have him punished for his faith. He remained strong. One thing… I hadn’t really thought about this. He’s a teenager and he’s taken into captivity. He’s a slave, which means that and he was in the king’s house. So he they offered him good food. They wanted them to be strong. And I think he and his colleagues had refused that they wanted to have their particular diet that was necessary for their faith. But it says he was there for 70 years. That’s a lifetime that he was in captivity, Pastor Steve.
SPEAKER 10 :
Correct. And you know, the reason that diet was of such importance to them was the Jewish people at that time, they had dietary laws that had been given to them by God. And what the system was doing to them at that time, I told you they changed their name and they wanted to change their diet. They’re saying essentially, you are no longer Jews, you belong to us. But they knew that if that diet were taken, their diet, it would make them ceremonially unclean before the Lord. It would impact their worship with God. And so that was a bold stand on their part. And, you know, Daniel, he did. He remained faithful. We talked about where did this all start? Well, apparently with parents that loved God enough to name their son Daniel, which is a name of faith. But we see that Daniel, in the midst of this great story of his life, he’s got some good friends around him. And Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is good friends. And I think one key we need to remain encouraged and faithful in our lives is to get some good people around us. Now, it’s got to all begin with God. But then God created something wonderful, the church. And it wasn’t invented by a pastor or a denomination. The Bible tells us it was established by the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ. And so he made the church not because it’s something he wants from us. It’s something he wants for us. But back in Daniel’s day, he had those friends. And I love the story of Daniel. It speaks of his friends, and they’re commanded they need to worship a false idol, and they refuse, and the penalty is to be thrown into this burning, fiery furnace. Well, they’re thrown in there, and the king looks in, and he says, I thought we threw three in. I see four. And then he says, and the fourth looks like the Son of God. How he would have known what the Son of God looked like, I have no idea. But he said, there’s four in there. And I think that fourth one looks like God. And it says that they were bound, but all the cords were burned off. And it said they were walking in the midst of the fire. Kim, here’s the question. If they had the cords burned away and they were free, why were they walking around in the fire instead of walking out of the fire? And I can only conclude the answer is they would have rather been in a fire with God than outside of a fire without God. And that’s, again, this idea of a burning courage to just boldly go and be and speak as God would have, because ultimately our confidence, it’s not in us. It’s in our God.
SPEAKER 17 :
I had never thought about that. That is, I’m going to have to ruminate on that one, Pastor Stephen. That is interesting. Well, okay, so we have fiery furnaces and now we also have being thrown into a den of lions. Was it one lion or was it more with Daniel?
SPEAKER 09 :
It’s unclear to me, but yeah, it seems like there were several.
SPEAKER 17 :
And so he is thrown in because a trap was set for him as well. And I can’t quite remember what had happened with that.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, again, very pertinent to our time. The government, as it were, made a law that people could not pray only to the king. Well, Daniel was famous. This law was made with him in mind because three times a day, Daniel would go to God in prayer. And as was his custom, he would go and open the window and he would look towards his homeland and he would spend time with God in prayer. And knowing the consequences, he did as he had always done and the penalty of course was being thrown in the den of lions the king figures out what’s going on and he doesn’t want to lose daniel daniel’s a great asset to the kingdom and a friend of his and yet he made this law that couldn’t they couldn’t go back on it and so in the morning as the king checks on daniel and sees he’s alive he rejoices but let’s just think of of the thought of really a nation trying to make legislation that’s going to impact people of faith and how they practice their faith. And it makes you wonder, what would we do and how would we respond? And I just love that Daniel was the kind of man who, like Esther, basically said, hey, if I perish, I perish, but I’m not going to do that which is wrong. I’m going to do what God would have, and I’m going to let the chips fall where they will. And so he went ahead and prayed with that window wide open so everybody can see. And at the end of the day, the power of God was vindicated. And it always, always pays to serve God. It’s always in our best interest.
SPEAKER 17 :
So, Pastor Stephen, as you’re talking about this, this law was made. And you also address this in the book that we have government. But the founders… realize what they came up with was so radical in the history of man. They said, what if we would have a country where the people would be the king, that we would not have a king, that the people would be in charge of governing themselves? And in doing so, then they came up with the Bill of Rights and And in that, there was freedom of religion. And so when we say made a law, we need to make sure that the laws that we are making and the ordinances that we’re passing, even to the municipal level, adhere to this vision of the Declaration of Independence. Because if, in fact, in Babylon, where Daniel was, if he had freedom of religion, he would not have ended up in the den of lions, right?
SPEAKER 10 :
Correct. Yeah, you know, sometimes I hear people say America is a democracy, and I always kind of cringe, and sometimes I’ll say something, sometimes I’ll let it go. We’re a constitutional republic, and what is so wonderful about that is it’s the people, and there’s representation, and I believe that it’s that form of government set up by our forefathers that has allowed us to sustain some pretty difficult times, and even in these days, which As a pastor, I believe theologically we’re in the days the Bible calls the last days. It’s helped us preserve freedom to do what we do. I believe that’ll erode in time. But for this time, how grateful I am for our country, for the freedoms we’ve had. And as we come up on the 250th, anniversary of our country, we’re going to celebrate that as a church from this standpoint. We are so grateful that God has allowed us to be a part of the nation that gives us the freedom to come to church every Sunday without fear to sing, without fear to have preaching and teaching, without fear to live our lives before God. And is the tide turning? I don’t know. If it does, I pray we’ll have the courage to continue to do just what God would have us to do. But for now, I’m just grateful that we live in a land where we have representation and we have freedom
SPEAKER 17 :
And we need to engage in, be good citizens and engage in what’s going on there. I coined the term, I question, are we living on the fumes of freedom? We have such a blessed life here in America. And I think people have not really thought about what… what has gone into us having these blessed lives right now, the blood and treasure that’s been spent for us to have this liberty. And I would challenge us not to live on the fumes of freedom, but in fact, that we protect this freedom. A friend of mine said, what liberty is, is liberty is the responsible exercise of freedom. Freedom doesn’t mean that you get to do just whatever you want to when you want to, Pastor Steve.
SPEAKER 10 :
That’s a great definition. And you know, it’s interesting. I think the first national election I paid any attention to as a kid was the election between President Reagan and at that time, President Carter. And I remember talking to my dad about that. And he literally told me, he said, son, I really believe they’re both very good men. And he was more conservative minded. And that was the first one I paid attention to. But basically, he said, these are two men that want the best for America. They both profess faith in Jesus. They just have a different way to achieve the same goal. Well, today, it seems to me that the goal is not the same. There really does seem to be such stark sides where, yeah, I thank God for good things that seem to be happening today, but that could change so quickly. And I don’t want us to become so comfortable as Christians that we lose our ability to stand and to do right. You know, Kim, I think of what’s happening in Iran right now, and I’m not a geopolitical expert. I really try to look at these things through the lens of faith. And I’m encouraged at what could take place with the gospel there. But the reality is the greatest revivals in the world are happening in Iran and China right now. And Many times, comfortable Christians, they’re not the ones that are getting things done for God. It’s often those living in places where there is persecution and difficulty. And God can do a big work. We just want to be faithful where we are with what we have for the glory of God.
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SPEAKER 10 :
Correct. I think there’s eight altogether now.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well done, because that takes a lot to make that happen. And again, you can find all these books at Amazon.com. We’re pre-recording these shows for Easter week. And let’s talk a little bit about what does Easter mean for humankind?
SPEAKER 10 :
It’s the greatest news there is. I think of the New Testament book of Acts. It was written by a man who was a doctor and a historian and and he begins by saying jesus showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs and it’s interesting that luke didn’t delineate many of the proofs up front he talks more about some later but he he said there were many people knew people saw him and one of the great evidences of the resurrection is that the followers of jesus we think of his disciples or apostles the original 12 of course judas was a betrayer but the others all gave their lives, most of them in a martyr’s death, not for what they thought or hoped, but for what they knew to be true. They personally saw the resurrected Savior. Later, the Bible tells us that Jesus showed himself alive to more than 500 people at one time. And so, because of the lives they lived and the deaths they died in faith, I find great encouragement from their testimony. And the gospel is Jesus Christ is God the Son. He came to die for us so that we could know what it is to be eternally saved. And the reality is, Kim, we’re all imperfect. We’re all what the Bible calls sinners. The Bible says, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. But the good news is the Bible tells us in Romans chapter 5 and verse 8 that God loves us so much. that he died for our sins. In fact, the construction in that verse is while we were in the very act of sinning, Christ died for us. And the Bible says, whosoever shall call upon him shall be saved. Spiritual salvation is not repeating a prayer. It really is belief. It’s accepting Jesus for who he claimed to be. But we can be spiritually born again when we understand that we’re sinners, that we need a Savior, that Jesus is that Savior who came and lived and died and rose again for us. And when we go to him, the Bible says, whosoever shall call upon him shall be saved. And that’s not just speaking of any prayer. It’s that specific one. Jesus, I know I’m a sinner. Please forgive me of my sins. Commence my life. I accept you as my Lord and Savior. And a prayer from a sincere heart like that always heard by Jesus. And the answer is always yes. And you can know the joy of a relationship with God that not only brings his presence into this life, but gives you the assurance of an eternal life with him.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, and we are sinners. We are imperfect. That has been one of the things that I think have kept some people from going to church because they’ve looked at people, Christians that go to church and they’re like, they’re sinners, they’re imperfect. That should never prevent somebody from going to a gospel believing church.
SPEAKER 10 :
Right. I’ve been told often there’s hypocrites at church. And of course, that’s an accurate statement. But I often follow that up with saying, well, there’s hypocrites at Walmart, too, and you go there. The fact is, anywhere there are people, there’s going to be problems. I say the gospel light attracts strange bugs sometimes. So anywhere you go where there’s people, I’ll say sometimes also, hey, if you ever find a perfect church, whatever you do, don’t join it because you’ll be the one who ruined it. People have problems. But the good news of Jesus is he can change our lives. There’s three parts of spiritual salvation. The first one the Bible calls justifications. And that’s really where it’s just as if I’d never been a sinner. He saves us from that. But then that moves into sanctification. And so that’s the process where God, in the course of our life, he matures us spiritually and it ends in glorification. That’s when we’re forever in the presence of God. And so God wants to do work in our lives. And as we fellowship with him, walk with him, he can change us. in the course of time. And in any church community, there’s people on every end of that spectrum of growth. And then we all have it within us to go backwards from time to time, and I’ve certainly done that. But I want to make sure that I live my life as God would have. So the best way to do that is to follow his teaching, which tells me I need to spend time in the word daily. I need to talk to him in prayer. And then I need to understand the church that he created is not something he wants from me. Just another thing to do. He established it for me because it’s a place where I can get with brothers and sisters in Christ. And the Bible in the book of Hebrews says it’s where we can provoke one another to love and good works. And so there’s a great blessing found for me when I just acknowledge, hey, there’s going to be some nutty people at church, like there’s nutty people everywhere. But I want to go there, do my best to love them and to receive love from them as well.
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And that is the story of Easter. And that is ultimately that to live with Christ, everlasting life with Christ, because he rose from the dead, he overcame sin and death for each and every individual. And when I’m walking around and just looking at all the different people and, you know, tall, short, fat, skinny, all these different things, It’s mind-boggling to me that he went to the cross for each and every one of us. And he’s big enough to do that. I just, it’s mind-boggling to me, Pastor Steve.
SPEAKER 10 :
It is. It’s overwhelming. And, you know, our church, we have a Good Friday service. And I thought, why do we call this good? It was, you know, the most horrible event ever. Well, it was good for us. And I often tell our church, The empty tomb will never look so beautiful to you as if you take the time to walk by an old rugged cross on the way to that tomb. And, you know, the Bible says that Jesus became sin for us. And the idea in that word is it looked becoming on him. It looked as though it fit. And what Jesus endured for us, I mean, how abhorrent. to God the Son, to have the sins of the world placed on him. But what that does, it illustrates his love for us, the power to save, the power in the shedding of his blood, the Bible says, which is necessary for the remission of sins. And just as there were sacrifices routinely up to that time, after Jesus, there’s no more need for sacrifice. He was the Lamb of God, John called him. And when his blood was shed, It contained enough power that whoever comes to him in faith can be forgiven of sins and born again into a relationship with him. And I love that statement, born again. Jesus used that in John 3, right before that famous verse of John 3, 16, you know. And that’s the word picture he chose. And I love the word picture of that because it happens at a point in time. And so the question could be asked, Have you been born again into the family of God? What would your birth certificate say? When did that happen? And then it shows this idea of we’re in a family. We’re in a family. And once you’re in a family, you can’t get thrown out of a family. That biology, that DNA, it’s going to be with you forever. And that brings the idea of an eternal security in a relationship with God. And that’s just a great word picture Jesus used to help us understand that.
SPEAKER 17 :
Pastor Stephen Chappell, this has been absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much. Wish you and your family a very blessed Easter.
SPEAKER 10 :
Thank you so much, Kim.
SPEAKER 17 :
And our quote for the end of the show is from Charles Spurgeon. He says, my faith rests not in what I am or shall be or feel or know, but in what Christ is and what he has done and what he is doing for me. So my friends today, be grateful, read great books, think good thoughts, listen to beautiful music, communicate and listen well, live honestly and authentically, strive for high ideals and like Superman, stand for truth, justice and the American way. My friends, you are not alone. God bless you and God bless America.
SPEAKER 22 :
I’m talking about freedom I’m talking about freedom I will fight for the right
SPEAKER 19 :
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