Cultural Connections
Cultural Connections is a podcast that tackles the real-life issues modern people face every day. From trending topics to personal struggles, each episode approaches today’s cultural conversations through a Biblical lens. Our goal is simple: to help you navigate everyday life with timeless truth.
Episodes
16 episodes
Episode 16 | America at 250: Patriotism, Faith & Social Media
As America marks its 250th year, Pastor Daniel and Marie Cox talk about patriotism, parenting, immigration, social media, and how believers can love their country honestly, without ignoring hard truths, all through a biblical lens.In th...
Episode 15 | Our Show Has Gone to the Dogs: Sharing Christ Through Therapy Dogs
What if the key to sharing the gospel with a lonely neighbor has four legs and a wagging tail?In this episode of Cultural Connections, we sit down with Lesley and Terri from Doggie Disciples and the real star of the show, Cheyenne...
Episode 14 | How to Parent an Anxious Child | Christian Q&A on Screen Time, Fears & Grace
How do you parent an anxious child when their anxiety shows up as anger, stubbornness, or rebellion? In this honest conversation, we share real stories from the parenting trenches including a powerful moment when one of us realized we had been ...
Episode 13 | Grace-Based Parenting: 5 Biblical Ways to Lead Your Kids Without Guilt or Fear
Grace-based parenting isn't soft parenting — it's parenting that starts with God's grace in you, then flows to your children through clear boundaries, open relationship, and redemptive discipline.In this episode of Cultural Connections,...
Episode 12 | Our Story: Faith, Calling & Marriage
We usually sit down with someone else and ask the questions. This time we turned the mic around.This is the episode where we slow down — no guest, no headlines — and talk about our own lives: Florida roots, the churches and schools that...
Episode 11 | "It’s the Veteran, Not the Preacher" | Silver Star Marine Ray Kelley Shares His Story
Vietnam veteran Ray Kelly shares his powerful story of war, sacrifice, survival guilt, and finding redemption through Christ.Ray served as a Marine machine gunner in Vietnam and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in 1967 — but ...
Episode 10 | "Disclosure Isn't Coming, We're Already In It" | Aliens, Demons & The Garden of Eden
Disclosure isn’t something that’s coming someday we’re already living in it.In this deep and eye-opening conversation, Joel from The Soul Trap joins Cultural Connections to explain why what the world calls “disclosure” is actually a slo...
Episode 9 | "We Will Not Get Angry at God" | Joy Lewis on Grief & Faith
In this powerful episode, Joy Lewis opens up about her journey through deep loss and unwavering faith. After losing her husband of 28 years, **Pastor Shane Lewis**, to leukemia in 2020, Joy shares how she and her family chose to trust God even ...
Episode 8 | Depression: Biblical Hope for the Weary Soul
In this powerful episode of Cultural Connections, we tackle one of the most misunderstood and painful topics of our day: depression. With the World Health Organization reporting that 1 billion people worldwide are struggling wit...
Episode 7 | Overcoming Anxiety: Biblical Wisdom for a Worried World
In this powerful episode of Cultural Connections, we tackle one of the most pressing issues of our time: anxiety. From clinical definitions to spiritual roots, we unpack what anxiety really is, why it’s so common today, and most...
Episode 6 | Generations W/ Ethan Cox
Join us for a special family conversation on Cultural Connections as we sit down with our 19-year-old son, Ethan Cox. Ethan shares his real-life experiences navigating Gen Z culture — from Christian school to public high school sports teams, bu...
Episode 5 | Brian Buono W/ Faith & Freedom Festival
In this powerful episode, Brian Buono shares his raw and transparent testimony of redemption — from a broken childhood as a latchkey kid and years of pride, ego, and exhausting control, to a life-changing encounter with Christ on a street corne...
Episode 4: Immigration
In this powerful episode of Cultural Connections, Pastor Daniel Cox and his wife Marie welcome special guest Sig Pell — deacon at Calvary Baptist Church — to share his remarkable true story of faith, resilience, and God’s grace through...
Episode 3: Dr. Schettler
Dr. Jim Schettler joins Cultural Connections for an honest, hope-filled conversation about the spiritual temperature of today’s young people. With 48 years of ministry experience preaching in churches, youth camps, and colleges across the count...