Noble House Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tom Noble
Pursuing "a more perfect union," Noble House Podcast lends its voice by dealing with the truth of Christian Nationalism, politics and religion, leadership principles, CRT, January 6, political integrity and moral courage. "In 1861 my family came down on the wrong side of God and history. We must confront the truth of our history - whether it's 1861, or January 6, 2021." Tom Noble's real talk about politics, religion and sometimes running doesn't win him a lot of dinner invitations. Tom is a party leper - a political independent at odds with both Republicans and Democrats, a Southern Baptist who rebukes what he believes is idolatry and blasphemy among too many conservative evangelical leaders. Listen to Noble House Podcast to hear real talk guided by conscience, not a party line dictated by blind loyalty. You may also pick up a few running tips discovered at the corner of Runner's High and Dehydration.
What are you prepared to do for the truth? What is truth? What will you do when you are confronted with a truth that contradicts your beliefs?
Music: "These Open Roads Are Calling" by Joshua Spacht, Soundstripe
Taking the 5th before the Congressional January 6 Select Committee, promoting the lie of a stolen election in 2020? Donald Trump stealing top secret government files and hiding them at Mar-a-Lago? Calls for civil war.
As a Christ-follower, I am at a loss to answer my daughter, who troubled by all the political factions affecting our country, political parties and even families... her dad, asked me "where is the Gospel in all of this?"
On March 10, 2022, while testifying before the Congressional Select Committee on January 6, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn was asked if he thought the violence on January 6 (2021) was justified. He invoked his 5th Amendment right not to answer the question on the grounds that it might incriminate him. He was next asked if he supported the peaceful transition of power in the United States of America. Again, he invoked the 5th Amendment.
This shocking answer strikes at the heart of our 225 year history of living with the outcomes of free elections. Some candidates running for Congress on November 8, 2022, still embrace Michael Flynn and his willingness to sacrifice our most cherished principle that sustains our constitutional democracy, in order to seize office and power. This cannot stand.
The introduction to this episode is a video aired by NBC News: Concession Speeches From the Last 60 Years of Presidential Races (1960 to 2016). Donald Trump did not concede his loss in 2020.
Would you consider voting for an Independent candidate running against Senator Ted Cruz in 2024?
Tom Noble lays out the principles/ positions that an Independent candidate could stand on in 2024.
Music: "These Open Roads Are Calling" by Joshua Spacht, Soundstripe
"Ironically, it was his very struggle against the forces at the base of the dam that killed him. He didn't know that the only way out was counterintuitive. If he hadn't tried to keep his head above water, but instead dived down to where the current flowed downstream, he would have survived." Peter Senge, The Fifth DisciplineThe same could be said for the Republican Party.
Tom Noble, a Christ-follower, explores the dangers of Christian Nationalism from the perspectives of both the Constitution and the Bible.
Supporting audio clips from James Robison's "The Stream" January, 2016, and National Public Radio (NPR) All Things Considered, October 16, 2016.
Music, These Open Roads Are Calling, by Joshua Spacht, Soundstripe
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Sometimes the truth is a hard thing. Tom Noble deals with the truth of CRT as it involves his family and its history. He tells the story of his grandfather, Preacher, who was the grandson of a man who enslaved black Americans.
There is no moving on without first understanding and acknowledging the truth, understanding its implications today, and learning from it.
Tom Noble explains his "why" - confronting and accepting the truth, becoming our best selves, choosing better servant leaders, and in the process, building "a more perfect Union."