Citizen of Heaven
I am Hal Hammons, a citizen of heaven. I broadcast regular reports of what it is for a child of God to live in Satan's world. My reports typically break down into four segments:"What I've been preaching" -- a point I have made in a recent sermon."What I've been reading" -- A brief breakdown of a book of the Bible or other reading material that has helped me in my understanding or application of the Bible."What I've been hearing" -- news from the internet or other sources about what is going on, either among brothers and sisters in Christ or out in the world at large."What I've been playing" -- how I've been entertaining myself in my spare time, and some spiritual points I have been able to extract.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 453
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
WEAKNESS: Weaker wives. "unQualified." Weak love. My pewter chess set.
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I started writing this episode planning to describe weakness as being not nearly as awful as you might think. I wound up deciding weakness is…
COMFORT: The God of comfort. "Watership Down." "Danny's Song." Upstairs.
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My dad’s funeral is this week. So comfort is on my mind. I’ve gotten a lot over the last few weeks, so I’m here to share some with you. This …
STRESS: Don't worry. "Putting an X Through Anxiety." Medication. Jenga.
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Maybe we should have done this episode before the holidays. Then again, maybe you have just as much stress now but with more bills to pay. If…
YEAR END: My Best Books of 2023
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We’re finally at the end of the road — the best books I’ve read in 2023. Here I discuss 10 books I read in the back half of the year and mix …
YEAR END: My Most Thinky Books of 2023
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Books that make you go “Hmmmm” are my favorite kind of books. Whether I’m challenging my current mode of thinking or simply investigating the…
PARTIES: Social drinking. "The Birth of American Politics." Factiousness. Spyfall.
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It’s that time once again. Christmas, New Year’s Eve, the college football playoffs. Fun, food and fellowship in abundance. Truly, “It’s the …
YEAR END: My Most Surprising Books of 2023
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These are the biggest surprises, mostly good ones, that I got in the second half of 2023. Since I’m going back and editing the livestream I s…
SIGNS: Destroying the temple. "The Day the Sun Stood Still." Merging. Mille Bournes.
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Signs are everywhere, from giant words in the sky to the fuzzy green stuff in your refrigerator. God gives you signs, too. Ignore them at you…
YEAR END: My Most Disappointing Books of 2023
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Back in May, when I listed my best, most disappointing, most surprising and thinkiest books I had read to that point, I had no idea what I wa…
SIZE: David and Goliath. "War and Peace." The Dollar General theory. Rise of Augustus.
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Is bigger always better? That depends on what we’re measuring, and how we are defining “big.” (Wait a minute. Am I talking about context agai…
GREATNESS, part 3: with Adam Shanks and Reagan McClenny
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What does the next level of development look like in the cause of Christ? How do we know we are getting there and staying there? This is the …
GREATNESS, part 2: with Adam Shanks and Reagan McClenny
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We’re back with more greatness from Adam Shanks and Reagan McClenny. In this segment of our conversation we discuss the book they both urged…
GREATNESS: with Adam Shanks and Reagan McClenny
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Are Adam Shanks and Reagan McClenny the greatest preachers I know? Let’s just say they are part of a big logjam at the top. So I brought them…
MAIL: Biblical letters. "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Junk mail. "Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig."
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It’s Reading Month here on the podcast, and I’m taking you down to the mailbox this week to see what lessons we might find there. We’ll disc…
SCI-FI: The Biblical UFO. "Out of the Silent Planet." Proof of alien life. Mission: Red Planet.
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We continue Reading Month with one of my least favorite genres. I’ll traverse the galaxy to find a good topic for the podcast if I have to. A…
MY GILLIGAN'S ISLAND BOOK LIST
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In part 3 of the “Books” episode, which aired earlier this month, I asked my guests, Edwin Crozier and Elizabeth Nowlin, to give me their lis…
SATIRE: Isaiah's take on idols. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." Weird Al. Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia.
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“Reading Month” turns to Satire this week, defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stu…
BOOKS, part 3: with Edwin Crozier and Elizabeth Nowlin
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BOOKS, part 2: with Edwin Crozier and Elizabeth Nowlin
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This is part 2 of my conversation with Edwin Crozier and Elizabeth Nowlin. Edwin is the co-host of the Text Talk podcast and preaches for the…
BOOKS: with Edwin Crozier and Elizabeth Nowlin
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This is the first part of my conversation with Edwin Crozier and Elizabeth Nowlin, as we kick off Reading Month. Edwin is the co-host of the …