{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Transforming Culture","title":"Socialism: A Modern-Day Deception? (with Rusty Russell)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3033,"description":"Welcome back to Transforming Culture - a new year, new podcast! We're excited to be rolling into Episode 2 of Season 5. In this week's episode, Rusty Russell takes up a hot topic and asks how we live out our faith in a modern-day context through the question \"Is socialism a modern-day deception?\"\nDrawing on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, where Paul urges a shaken church not to be deceived in any way, Rusty shares his on Paul’s call to stand firm in the teachings we’ve received. As with every teacher in this series, Rusty speaks freely from his own convictions, inviting you to bring an open Bible and an open heart, and to test everything against the Word.\n----- ----- -----\nSpeaker Bio:\nRusty has been serving as Lead Pastor of New Day Christian Church in Port Charlotte, FL, since 2010.\nFor the previous fourteen years, he was an associate minister at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He has co-authored several books with his father, Bob Russell, including When God Answers Prayer and When God Builds a Church. Rusty has a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Cincinnati Christian University and a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.\nRusty is married to Kellie and they have four children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, and four granddaughters. He serves as the Player Development Coach for the Port Charlotte High School football team and loves sports and spending time with family.\n \n----- ----- -----\nShow Credits:\nTransforming Culture is a production of Muskoka Bible Centre.\nProducer: Luke LaRocque\nEditing, Sound Design and Mixing: Charles West\nAudio and Technical Support: The Summer 2026 A/V team\nTheme Song: “Citizens” by Jon Guerra\nGraphic Design: Christina te-Bokkel Hotz","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-4Hat5ZR4NneqnwfNln02vbcMccI3WPvBNhrW8s16WE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzODk1LzE2NjI1/NjAxNTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}