What is the value of children? In a world that has more children in slavery than at any other time of history, children are spent like currency more now than ever in the physical realm. But what is the true value of children, the blessing of new generations in the kingdom of heaven?

Inspired by the work of Dr. Francis Myles on the mystery of blood money and what the true currency of heaven is (humanity), we explore the biblical concept of the currency of seed (offspring) as another currency of heaven and how seed is being spent in ways against God’s design and how He intends for seed to be spent. The Lord is seeking a godly offspring (Malachi 2:15) and if the dragon sought to devour the child (Revelation 12:4), so shall he seek to do as his ways of warfare are to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10).

Towards the end of this episode, we get into some discussion on the topic of demonic activity and sexual immorality and how the forces of darkness seek to steal and pervert the currency of seed that may be too intense for children. We recommend that parents listen to that section on their own first. There is a warning before we enter into that portion of the discussion.

Scripture Passages Discussed in this Episode

Genesis 30

Genesis 38

1 Corinthians 6

Resources from this Episode

Deep End Podcast episode 100 - Blood Money with Dr. Francis Myles

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-end-w-taylor-welch/id1500492987?i=1000766457479

“The Ancient Mystery of Blood Money & Its Antidote” by Francis Myles

https://francismyles.com/bloodmoney/

Child Trafficking & Human Slavery Rescue Missions

International Justice Mission

https://www.ijm.org/

Hope for Justice
https://hopeforjustice.org/

Altars, arrows, the Arrow of the Lord, darts from the enemy and the economy of spiritual warfare. What do these things have to do with parenting? Much more than the forces of spiritual darkness would like us to think!

In this episode, we challenge the economies of parenting and specifically the deconstruction of the altar of self-reliance. Many parents can find themselves under its pervasive control over how their family is run and controlled in their thoughts and decision making processes from a debt that is owed to this altar and system of sacrifice.

The easiest way to win a battle is to make sure that the enemy never has a weapon to fight with. This is the strategy of the enemy in spiritual warfare as the accumulating debt to the altar of self-reliance in parenting, eventually leads to the cost of our arrows. We take thoughts captive for Christ to reveal these altars in parenting and replace it with the altar to the Lord in our minds for parenting that relies on the strength of the Lord. It’s time to take back what the enemy is stealing from parents!

Resources from this Episode

The Architecture of Altars - The Deep End w/Taylor Welch

The Way of the Altar: Mysteries of An Ancient Path Responsible for a Life of Predictable Fire and Glory - Dr. Franci Myles

We continue our unofficial side series, "Table Talk." These are "out of the studio" recordings from live conversations that we've shared together on social media on topics that pertain to Christian Parenting and taking thoughts captive for Christ. The audio comes from direct recordings of our mobile devices so the recording quality does not match that of our regular episodes. We hope that you enjoy these conversations with us around the table!

In this discussion, we talk about how churches have departed from God’s design in selecting leaders, swearing oaths, and some cult-like behaviors that have crept in throughout history, as well as a discussion on birthing whose hands are receiving our children into the world.

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast

Expedition Bible

The Deep End w/Taylor Welch: The War of Worldviews (connection VS separation, extremism, & revolutions) w/Jamie Winship

Nathan Reynolds - Snatched From the Flames & Linen Railroad