
I'm Hicksited
Covers all things God-and-Jesus related in a simple, easy to understand format. If it is spiritually helpful, the hope is to cover it here whether the topic be easy or difficult, fun or painful.
Episodes
86 episodes
What is God Going to do About Evil?
Many of us have been hurt by sins, wrongs, the evil of others. In a world where there is freedom for us to choose to hurt others, we will get hurt. So what is God going to do about this? If He loves us, shouldn't He just go ahead and get rid of...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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30:45

Why Does God Allow Evil?
If God loves us, why does He allow evil to happen to us? And did God create evil? The answers lie within why God made people in the first place. You see, we as people are made in God's likeness, God's image. What we will see today is that means...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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28:19

Private (Part) Matters - a comedy routine
We take a jovial look at an embarrassing work situation that holey matters to me, our odd use of the f-bomb, and then close it out with some clean comedy, literally. And no, despite the title, I do not go all "Eddie Murphy" on you in this routi...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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18:29

Why Would God Give Me a Difficult Life if He Loves Me?
If God loves me, why is life so hard? Why do I have so many problems? In this video we look at six positive reasons as to why God, out of His love for us, might be giving us or allowing us to have hardships in our lives. We will especially look...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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29:24

Am I loved?
Are we loved? It is a question we often ask in times of depression, sadness and hardship. We want to know if someone cares about us or worse, is there any reason someone should care about us. In this video, we begin to answer that question (spo...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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27:57

How did we get the Bible? Who decided the books of the New Testament? How do we know who wrote them?
Two of the more puzzling questions regarding how we got the Bible, especially the writings of the New Testament, are "who wrote them" and "how did we get the books that we have?" The answers aren't as straightforward as one would think.&n...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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28:48

How Should We Treat the Scriptures? Which Writings are Scriptures?
We continue our look at the writings of the Bible by examining how others viewed and treated them, especially Jesus Himself when He was tempted by Satan. We will consistently see that the Word of God was seen as authoritative, as truth, and eve...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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31:17

What are the Scriptures?
What are the writings of the Bible? Why are they considered holy? From where did they come? Today we take a look at how the Scriptures are described as "the word of God", "the word of the Lord". They are writings penned by men who were be...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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27:59

The Kingdom of God - Jesus Teaches About Pride and Humility
One of the biggest values in the kingdom of God is humility, the quality of refusing to think oneself as being greater than others. In contrast is pride, where we believe ourselves to be greater than a person or group. Today we will see h...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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32:34

The Kingdom of God - How Did Jesus View Women? How Should We?
We've been talking about how, in God's kingdom, we have a different world view, a way of seeing various aspects of life often not in line with the rest of the world. It is a view framed by the teachings and ways of God and His Son. That being t...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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30:58

The Kingdom of God - How Should We View Gender? How Many Genders are There?
When it comes to understanding how we should view various aspects of life from the perspective of Christ, there may not be a more important topic in this day and age than gender. Gender is no longer being seen as simply male and female. More pe...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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31:29

What Are the Values of the Kingdom of God?
As followers of Christ and members of God's kingdom, what kind of people should we be? What should we not be? What should we do and not do? What should be important to us what should be unimportant? We look at three passages that answer these e...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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31:51

How the Kingdom of God is for People of All Races
We continue our look at how, as members of God's kingdom, we see and think about the world differently. When it comes to the subject of race, there is no racism in the kingdom of God. Instead we love people of all races, knowing that good news ...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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30:54

Coming to Faith, Fighting Sex Trafficking and the Problem with Porn. Don Tran Interview - Part 2
A Christian law enforcement officer on the front lines of fighting sex trafficking for the past seven years, continues to share about his faith and the insight he has learned when it comes to keeping children safe from child predators. You will...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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36:16

How do We Keep Our Children Safe from Predators and Sex Trafficking? Don Tran Interview - Part 1
How do we keep our children safe from sexual predators? How prevalent is sex and human trafficking anyway? To help us with the answers, a Christian law enforcement officer of 20 years and a specialist in sex trafficking for the past 7, shares h...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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27:17

The Kingdom of God - How Jesus Taught Us to Think Differently
The teachings of Jesus help us see that the kingdom of God has its own culture and worldview. As citizens of the kingdom, we have a way of viewing and thinking about life that is vastly different than most of the cultures of the world. In...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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29:59

Alex Powell Shares Her Journey of Faith While Dealing With Cerebral Palsy
Alex was born with cerebral palsy, a disease that has left her with the inability to walk without aid. Despite this struggle, she has grown into a young woman of great faith. Wanting to help others who face this and other difficult situations, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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23:57

What Does it Mean to be a Citizen of God's Kingdom?
Much of Jesus' teaching centered around the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven. So what does it mean then, to be a part this kingdom? Several things: 1) We have king, namely Jesus. 2) We have a Father, namely God. 3) We have a common culture...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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29:12

Is the U.S. the Greatest Nation on Earth?
For many of us who live in the America, including those of us who call ourselves Christians, the answer to this question is an enthusiastic "Yes!" That, however, is a problem, a HUGE problem. Because the answer to the question, "Which is the gr...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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32:32

Izaac Barrera Shares About His Suicide Attempt at Age 14 and the New Life He Has in God and Jesus
"Why should I keep living?" At a very young age, Izaac couldn't find a good enough answer to that very daunting question. Overwhelmed by the demands of school and the expectations he placed upon himself, Izaac decided to end it all by jumping f...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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32:15

Is Homosexuality Wrong? Why Sin Should Not Stop Us From Going to Jesus.
We continue finding answers to the question of whether or not engaging in sexual acts with those of the same gender is acceptable in God's sight. More importantly, we look at the story of a woman of sinful reputation who, despite the scorn of t...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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29:35

Why Did God Make Me Gay? What About Love? What About Sex?
We end our series on God and same-sex-attraction by wrestling with some of the tougher questions surrounding it, especially, "Why would God make someone gay if He doesn't want that person to act on that desire?" But first, we take a look at how...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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30:51

What is the Difference in Homosexuality and Being Gay (continued)? Is Homosexuality Wrong?
We continue to look at one of the most emotionally charged subjects of our time by looking more at the concept of having the desire to do something as opposed to actually doing it. We then talk about the context in which God wants the sexual re...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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28:22

What is the Difference in Homosexuality and Being Gay? Is it Wrong to Be Gay?
We begin a deep-dive into one of the most emotionally charged subjects in modern society, homosexuality. Unfortunately, many in that world or simply perceived to be in that world of homosexuality have been treated cruelly, meanly by those...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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27:19

Getting Old - My Crowning Achievement in Life
Recently I did a comedy routine at the Elk's Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. So in the spirit of recognizing laughter as a gift from God, I thought I would share this rather jovial bit before I forget how it goes. It answers those important qu...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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16:06
