Discipling In An Age Of Deceit

Truth doesn’t usually get rejected because it’s obviously false. It gets rejected because it gets repackaged, renamed, and blended with just enough Bible language to feel familiar. That’s the tension we sit with here, especially as we mark America’s founding ideals while admitting how many of us have grown intellectually lazy, outsourcing conviction to feeds, algorithms, and talking heads. We’re joined by Mark “Moose” Bright, director of the Relational Discipleship Network (RDN), to talk about discipling in the age of deceit. Moose lays out RDN’s core claim: you cannot divorce the methods of Jesus from the teachings of Jesus and expect the results of Jesus. We dig into what relational discipleship looks like in practice, why pastors must know the audience they’re speaking to, and how “presumption” becomes poison when culture no longer shares Christian assumptions. Then we take the hard turn toward discernment: false teachers, incomplete pictures of Jesus, and the hidden appeal of any worldview that removes personal responsibility. We talk about Marxism’s oppressor-oppressed framing, why repentance is non-negotiable for salvation, and how America’s ideas of rights and self-government only hold together when conscience and moral formation stay strong. We also get practical about cognitive dissonance, limbic fight-or-flight, and how to have conversations that actually lower defenses instead of building walls. If you want a clearer biblical worldview, stronger spiritual warfare habits, and a discipleship model that produces resilient men and families, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. You can learn more about the Relational Discipleship Network by visiting their website at www.rdn.org Chapter Markers 0:00 Welcome And The Inner Fight 0:40 Founding History Meets Modern Deceit 1:51 Meet Moose And RDN’s Mission 4:02 Why Culture Changes How We Hear 11:23 Marxism And The War On Repentance 17:00 Rights Self-Government And Greed 23:28 Hermeneutics False Teachers And Truth 26:02 Cognitive Dissonance And Limbic Defense 29:15 Where To Find RDN Resources 30:39 Self-Awareness Mentors And Next Steps 32:39 Closing Prayer 33:09 Outro And How To Reach Us Send us Fan Mail Visit www.thesavagepath.com for more on David, his book The Savage Path: A Memoir of Modern Masculinity, and the Savage Path Ministries Corp.