The American Soul
Are you tired of hearing the myth about separation of church and state? Are you tired of being told that America is not and never was a Christian nation? Do you want to have the information to stand up for the truth and fight back against this fundamental lie that’s invading our culture and education? Each week, host Jesse Cope will dive into quotes and excerpts from our great leaders and documents throughout our history showing how in President Woodrow Wilson’s words “America was born a Christian nation.” We have the truth on our side and together we can absolutely turn our nation around. Follow Jesse @jtcope4 on Twitter and @jtcopeiv on Instagram for daily doses of the truth to help fight back. Subscribe to The American Soul and share the show with someone who needs to hear it. We're on a mission to spread the truth and get our nation back on the right track — and you can help us make this possible.
Episodes
1502 episodes
Your Halo Might Be Crooked, But Your To-Do List Isn’t
Start with honesty: none of us has a spotless record, and pretending we do only delays the obedience God asks of us today. We dig into the parable of the two sons to show why repentance is measured by action, not memory, and we highlight Rahab’...
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Season 5
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Episode 175
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25:45
War, Mercy, And Hard Truths
War asks brutal questions about mercy, justice, and responsibility—and pretending otherwise only spreads the pain. We dive into a real-world flashpoint with cartel violence and examine why “kindness” can become cruelty when it allows predators ...
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Season 5
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Episode 174
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23:40
Holding A Stranger’s Hand
A starving prisoner kneels in the mud so a stranger won’t die alone. That image, carried from a liberated WWII camp, sets the compass for everything that follows. We talk about what real courage looks like when no one is watching, how ordinary ...
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Season 5
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Episode 173
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21:54
Christless Conservatism
A hard word can also be a healing one: we dig into why “Christless conservatism” cannot carry a nation’s moral weight, and why political victories feel empty when the soul goes unattended. Starting with a frank look at ambivalence among believe...
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Season 5
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Episode 172
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25:08
What We Tolerate In Ideology Decides What We Become
Headlines move fast, but the root struggle rarely changes: what ideas shape our lives, our families, and our country. We follow a clear thread—from Minnesota’s funding controversy to Churchill’s warnings about Nazism to FDR’s 1933 Christmas Eve...
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Season 5
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Episode 171
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22:53
Digital Detox, Faith, And The Duty To Care
Seven hours on screens, and somehow we still feel starved for connection. We take a hard look at the cost of constant scrolling and map out a simple, sustainable detox that trades distraction for real presence. No sweeping pledges, no moralizin...
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Season 5
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Episode 170
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25:20
Pray For Peace, Make Ready For War
Start with hope, end with readiness. We open our hearts in prayer and then get practical about how to protect what we love, drawing a straight line from an old Marine Corps lesson—never bring a problem without solutions—to a community playbook ...
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Season 5
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Episode 169
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24:35
Righteousness, Responsibility, And The Soul Of A Nation
What if the most important battles are won in the quiet moments no one else sees? We trace a line from Patrick Henry’s warning about national righteousness to the everyday decisions that define our character—returning an extra dollar, opening a...
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Season 5
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Episode 168
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22:09
Why Returning To “Normal” Won’t Save America
When headlines feel heavier by the day, it’s tempting to wish for a return to “normal.” We take a sharper path instead, asking what real peace requires and how conviction, not comfort, reshapes a nation. Through prayer, Scripture, and a candid ...
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Season 5
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Episode 167
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23:00
Christmas Joy Is Contagious, Even For Grumpy Adults
If joy feels scarce and the cultural noise won’t quit, here’s a calmer path forward. We pull together three strands—how we raise our kids, how we ready our souls, and how a nation holds its center—and trace them through Scripture, history, and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 166
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20:54
You Don’t Need A Denomination To Reach Christ
Ever been told you need a specific denomination to be saved? We cut through that noise with a clear claim: salvation rests on faith in Jesus Christ, not on a brand, a gatekeeper, or a lineage. From there, we trace a thread that binds personal f...
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Season 5
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Episode 165
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24:58
Guardrails For A Nation And A Soul
Start with gratitude, end with courage, and ask the question most people avoid: what truly holds a nation together when belief splits it apart? We open with prayer and a difficult headline, then move through Scripture, memory, and history to te...
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Season 5
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Episode 164
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24:48
Raising Standards At Home
What happens to a nation when it lowers the bar for its own children and then wonders why excellence moves elsewhere? We connect that uncomfortable question to the health of marriage, the clarity of Scripture, and the lessons of history to make...
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Season 5
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Episode 163
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25:40
Cleaving To What Matters Most
What if the most valuable thing you’ll touch today is the hand of your spouse—and you miss it for a highlight reel? We step back from the noise to ask where our hours go, and we make a case for restoring a sane order: God, marriage, then everyt...
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Season 5
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Episode 162
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22:04
Time, Priorities, And The Narrow Path
Start with a question most of us avoid: how did you really spend the last 24 hours? We walk through an honest time audit that confronts distraction and resets our days around a sturdier compass—God’s Word, prayer, and the lordship of Jesus. Ins...
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Season 5
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Episode 161
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20:56
How You Spend Your Day Reveals What You Worship
What if your calendar is the clearest confession of your faith? We open with a simple challenge—look at the last 24 hours—and follow the thread into the heart of discipleship: loving God first and making your spouse unmistakably second. Along t...
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Season 5
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Episode 160
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25:09
Hot Or Cold: Faith, Marriage, And Resolve
We trace a path from everyday gratitude to urgent conviction, moving from Song of Solomon’s picture of devoted marriage to Revelation’s warning against lukewarm faith and Washington’s call to national humility. We connect small daily steps to b...
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Season 5
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Episode 159
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24:17
When A Nation Forgets God, What Follows
What did the last twenty-four hours say about your soul—and about our country? We start with a simple time audit that exposes what we truly value, then we follow the thread into a bigger, tougher conversation: why “peaceful coexistence” with mi...
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Season 5
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Episode 158
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26:14
Storm Clouds, Sacred Duties, And The Courage To Turn Back
What if your life had a visible “heavenly balance” and every choice raised or lowered it? We start with a blunt audit of the last 24 hours—time spent on social media, sports, and idle talk—against time invested in God, marriage, children, and t...
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Season 5
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Episode 157
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22:05
Screens Or Souls
What did your last twenty-four hours say about your priorities? We start there and move into a deeper call: trade the endless pull of screens for the slow, steady work of loving people well. From the bank-account logic of daily deposits in marr...
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Season 5
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Episode 156
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22:44
Defending The Faith, Strengthening The Home
What would your last 24 hours say about your faith? We open with a hard look at how time choices reveal our real priorities, then move into the everyday courage it takes to order a life around Christ, not convenience. From marriage duties in 1 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 155
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25:17
Why Our Heroes Deserve Thanks And Our Homes Need Scripture
Start with a simple act: say thank you. From there, we trace a path that moves from quiet gratitude to courageous action—honoring veterans who carry both visible and hidden wounds, and lifting up the families who shoulder the burden with them. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 154
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23:30
How Daily Choices Shape Faith, Family, And A Nation
We press into the hard question of evidence for our faith, then apply Scripture to marriage, leadership, and national repentance with readings from Ephesians 5, 3 John, Psalms, and Proverbs. Historic Thanksgiving proclamations sharpen the call ...
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Season 5
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Episode 153
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21:29
When Truth Meets Comfort: Which Do You Choose?
What did your last twenty-four hours say about your priorities? We take an unflinching look at how time, habits, and attention reveal the loves that lead our lives, then recalibrate around Scripture, prayer, and practical steps that restore wha...
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Season 5
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Episode 152
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19:41
Choose A Life That Doesn’t Practice Sin
Start here if you’ve ever wondered what to do with a “good day.” We open with gratitude and a simple challenge learned in a freezing boot camp line: when you’re steady, scan for the person struggling more and lift them up. That mindset reframes...
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Season 5
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Episode 151
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25:32