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“Shaped by a flood of popular culture and social media, too many Christians simply do not have the mind of Christ. In order to be His disciples we need to mount a sustained counter-assault. This podcast is given-over to that missional end.”
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Like me, you have seen and heard the folks who are either celebrating or giving a pass to Charlie Kirk's assassination. That celebration's been pretty obvious. More subtle are the attempts to cause moral confusion. And that confusion comes specifically through both moral equivocation and the drawing of false moral equivalencies. What do those two m…
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Send us a text Does grace make Christians lazy? Or does it fuel a transformed life? In this episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald breaks down why grace is not a free pass but the very power that compels us to live in love, bear fruit, and walk in true freedom. Discover how God’s grace trains us, inspires us, and produces lasting transformatio…
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On Wednesday, September 10, a prophet was assassinated in Utah. That public horror was an archetype of desecration for us all. Truth is, Charlie Kirk was a prophet. What do I mean by that? What does the Bible show us about prophets? What do I think Charlie's public murder represents about where we are in Church history? What do I, building out of C…
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Send us a text Shame doesn’t define you—Jesus does. In this episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald unpacks how to silence shame once and for all. From Romans 8 to John 8, discover how God’s verdict sets you free, how you’re a brand-new creation, and why God rejoices over you. You can also watch at YouTube.com/@GraceUncensored777 Support the sh…
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Will the Earth last forever? It's an interesting question that goes into several areas: worldview (bible and theology vs. science), what it means to be human, what the Eschaton (resurrection life) will be like, biblical prophecies, the nature of Jesus' own resurrection, the doctrine of creation, God's nature, and the power of God. With my friend, M…
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Send us a text Episode 9: What Happens When I Blow It Again? The Relentless Love of Grace What really happens when you fail God again—the same sin you swore you’d never repeat? Does He finally give up on you, or does grace run toward you instead of away? In this episode, Billy McDonald unpacks the relentless love of God through Romans 8, 1 John 2, …
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Does God change? If we answer yes how can we know whether our salvation is certain? And here, 2000 years into the fray, the question is more pertinent than ever. We have, what, half?!, the Church that thinks God has changed his mind about several critical matters: the mode of salvation, morality, truth, and even whether male and female are essentia…
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Send us a text Do more. Try harder. Clean yourself up. Sound familiar? We’ve all been there—wondering what God really wants from us. Not what religion says. Not what other people demand. But what God Himself actually expects. In this episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald invites you into a radically freeing perspective on what God truly desir…
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Why should Christians tell the truth? Is doing so narrowly a matter of being like Christ? If not, what other considerations and dynamics come into play? Should Christians ever tell a lie? Or, could Christians tell a lie if it was for the sake of love? What Scripture verses come into play on the matter of truth telling and lying? What kind of ethica…
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Send us a text If I’m under grace, why do I still struggle with temptation? In this episode, Billy McDonald gets real about the everyday battle we all face—and how grace isn’t a free pass to sin, but the power to say no. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 10, Romans 6, Titus 2, and Hebrews 4 (NASB), we unpack what it means to face temptation from a place o…
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Christians are called to love the world as God did. But believers are also called to forsake worldliness. So, what 's the difference between love for the world and forsaking the love of worldliness? In this, third, conversational episode with my friend Mark we discuss that tension and go on to variously discuss: the definition of love, pertinent Bi…
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Send us a text What does it really mean to walk by the Spirit? Is it mystical? Passive? Behavior-focused? Or is it something much more powerful, much more personal? In this episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald breaks down this often-misunderstood phrase using Galatians 5, Ezekiel 36, Romans 8, and John 15. You’ll discover that walking by the…
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What should be a Christian's position on murder and its punishment? In this second episode where I converse with my old friend Mark, we work through the biblical framing on killing vs murder. Is the New Testament full of mercy whereas the Old Testament was full of vengeance? Were there two different Gods, and Jesus brought with him news of a loving…
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Send us a text In this powerful episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald explores what it truly means to be sealed by the Holy Spirit. Do you ever wonder if your salvation is secure? Or fear that you've gone too far? Ephesians 1, 2 Corinthians 1, John 14, and Romans 8 have the answer. This isn't about religious striving or fear-based faith. This…
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First episode in a new series! Conversations with my friend Mark, "Blessable vs. Earning God's Favor." Psalms 1:1 reads, "Blessed is the one who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers." This verse echoes the whole Bible which teaches that God wants to bless, but that He especial…
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Send us a text Is God Mad at Me When I Mess Up? Grace Uncensored with Billy McDonald Episode 4 Is God mad at you when you mess up? It’s a question most believers quietly ask—but rarely get a clear answer. In this episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald takes us straight into the heart of Scripture to explore the truth behind God’s posture towar…
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Send us a text What If God's Better Than You Thought? In this special episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald shares a raw, honest look at what grace really means—and how it’s nothing like the religious treadmill most of us have seen. If you’ve ever felt burned out on religion, distant from God, or just unsure what to believe, this episode is f…
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In John 3:16, God gives us a powerful revelation of His nature: He is a Giver. This sermon, "Giving Like God," challenges us to move beyond simply understanding this truth and to actively embody it in our own lives.Pastor Ransome explores four key principles of giving like our Creator:Vision: God saw our brokenness and responded with a redemptive p…
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, Director of Nat'l Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard gave a Whitehouse Press Briefing. She explained her office now has documents that prove the highest level scandal in American history. This is no longer a conspiracy. Who was involved? For how long? What did they do to promote their narrative? I explain why this scandal is a…
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Send us a text Welcome back to Grace Uncensored with Billy McDonald—where we leave religious rule-keeping behind and step into the radical, transforming grace of Jesus. In this episode, we dive deep into what the Bible really says about your identity in Christ. Are you just a forgiven sinner… or something much more? We’ll explore what it means to b…
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Send us a text What if grace isn't what you've always thought it was? In this episode of Grace Unfiltered, Billy McDonald strips away the religious jargon and digs deep into what grace actually means—and why it’s the most powerful, life-altering truth in the gospel. We explore Ephesians 2, Titus 2, Romans 11, and Hebrews 4 to reveal grace not as a …
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Send us a text In this very first episode of Grace Uncensored, Billy McDonald explores one of the most life-altering questions a believer can ask: Are you living under the right agreement with God? Too many Christians today are caught in a spiritual tug-of-war—mixing law and grace, guilt and forgiveness, effort and rest. But Romans 6 and 7 reveal s…
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From 2020 to 2025 the Barna Polling Agency conducted 15 minute polls on nearly 18,000 Americans and their worldview. Recently Barna published the results of that poll and displayed the percentages of population that embraces a Christian worldview. The results are both shocking and fascinating. I work through all 50 states and humorously muse aloud …
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Send us a text Grace Uncensored launches July 29, 2025! After years in ministry, I realized I was still missing something. Grace Uncensored is a personal, honest podcast where I share what’s been changing everything for me—freedom, rest, and a fresh take on the gospel that’s not about pressure or performance. This isn’t about having all the answers…
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Many Christians feel lost when it comes to prayer. How should one go about praying? Other believers feel aimless, "how can I come up with a novel & unique prayer every single day?!" In this episode I explain how the Lord's Prayer (Our Father, Pater Noster) serves as a scaffold for my own praying. Or, perhaps better, how the Lord's Prayer serves as …
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In this quick hitter (21:10 mins) I variously discuss: why I prefer Christ to Messiah; the Crusades e-booklet I will give to $10+ Patreon pledges; the two sermons I recently preached; the value of asking questions in a Post-Christian culture; our recent trip to the Oregon coast (all the animals I saw, all the brokenness I witnessed); my son's exper…
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The siege of Vienna (1683) was an epic history-making event. Sultan Mohammed II and his Grand Vizier, Kara Mustafa, eyed the "Golden Apple" of Vienna with great hunger. If Vienna, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire fell, the spoils of Poland, Germany, France, and Italy lay ripe for the picking! At first two hundred thousand Muslim soldiers fought…
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What was it like, if you were not a Muslim, to live under Muslim rule? Even though the Koran calls for religious freedom why did that not, in fact, ever serve as the way of life? How would the Muslims carry out forced religious conversions? What kind of daily realities did the Dhimmi (subjugated, humiliated) live with? How were Jews treated? Then, …
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France's King Louis IX led the 7th Crusade. But he broke with established crusader order by starting first in Tunis instead of Cyprus. Why? And what happened in Tunis? I peel back the layers of the seventh Crusade. We explore the great battle between the Mongols and the Muslims, show why Sultan Baybars earned the nickname "the merciless," and talk …
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The sixth Crusade is famous for the involvement of France's King Louis IX. What was he like? Why was he so beloved? What decision did he make that led to the disastrous end of the sixth Crusade? I also clarify what I admire about Medieval Crusaders. They had something that I see nowhere in the contemporary American Church. In the show's news-review…
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A short 9 years after the fourth Crusade ended the Pope called for a fifth. And the aim still was? Taking back Jerusalem. But the Crusaders—again!—made bad strategic decisions. And then, of all weird things, in the middle of the Crusade the Sultan was visited by Francis of Assisi. I recount the exchange between those two men and reflect on the spir…
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The Fourth Crusade was arguably the most disastrous of them all. In the year 1204 Catholics betrayed Catholics, Catholics and Byzantines betrayed one another, and Byzantine royal family members betrayed and murdered one another. What could go wrong?! I narrate the role and place of Venice in the fourth Crusade. Across the episode I also ruminate ab…
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The Crusaders held Jerusalem and the Holy Land for a short 88 years (1099-1187). But when Caliph Saladin (a Sunni Kurd) recaptured both the relic of the "True Cross" and Jerusalem itself a third Crusade was called for by Pope Urban III. Among those who answered that call was Richard the Lionheart, the King of England who carried King Arthur's famed…
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I'm interrupting my series on the Medieval Crusades to think with you about the question, why do Christian Colleges always slide to the Theological (and with that, Cultural) Left? I listened to a recent Theology Pugcasters podcast episode and they really got me to thinking. I add my own reflections and experiences to their insightful analysis. Then…
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