Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast
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Peter unites intellect, wisdom, curiosity, and empathy —
Writing at the crossroads of faith, philosophy, and freedom —
Confronting confusion with clarity —
Guiding readers toward courage, conviction, and renewal —
With love, grace, and truth.
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Unbundling the Law: A Case for Individual Issue Voting
Modern democracy is drowning in fine print. Congress passes bills hundreds or thousands of pages long, packed with hidden riders and last-minute insertions that have little to do with their stated titles. The American public is told that such complexity is necessary — that governing is hard work and compromise requires bundling unrelated issues together. But this is not compromise. It is corruption by convenience.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The Refining Fire: How Painful Relationships Reveal What Comfort Never Can
There are seasons in life when relationships feel like open wounds. We pour love, patience, and forgiveness into people who repay it with manipulation, distance, or contempt. The pain is real, but it is not wasted. The deepest heartbreaks often become the most honest mirrors, revealing who we are, what we believe, and how much we still need to grow.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The Age Gap in Equity: Why Toddlers Deserve a Seat on the School Board (Obviously)
There is a glaring underrepresentation of infants, toddlers, and young children on school boards and in government. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies are clearly ageist, discriminating against these groups and preventing them from representing themselves. Millions of children are affected by decisions made without anyone who “looks or sounds like them” at the decision-making table.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humor
The Difference Between Hatred and Holy Intolerance
There is a dangerous confusion in today’s world. People are told that loving others means accepting everything they say, everything they do, and everything they believe. But love without truth is not love. It is surrender and cowardice disguised as compassion.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The Difference Between Hatred and Holy Intolerance
There is a dangerous confusion in today’s world. People are told that loving others means accepting everything they say, everything they do, and everything they believe. But love without truth is not love. It is surrender and cowardice disguised as compassion.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Confessions
Freedom That Unites
I. The Moral Crisis Beneath the Debate America stands divided—not merely by policy, but by principle. One side equates compassion with borderlessness, believing moral virtue is measured by openness alone. The other sees law and sovereignty as prerequisites for order, accused of cruelty for defending what sustains the whole. Both claim moral ground. Only one can sustain a civilization.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The Historical and Logical Case for Jesus Christ, the Son of God
The following is not an appeal to blind faith or emotion. It is a reasoned argument grounded in history, logic, and evidence. Whether one accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ or not, the data surrounding His life, death, and resurrection demand an intellectually honest examination. Truth, by nature, does not depend on belief to exist—it simply *is*.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Education
The False Peace of Deferral
Full retreat simply to “keep the peace” is not resolution. It is deferment. Nothing is solved; it is merely pushed down the line to explode later in greater form. This is not peace, but rather an escape born of fear. It is not courage, nor bravery, nor wisdom. It is cowardice—immaturity disguised as civility.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The American Dream of Homeownership Has Aged (Literally)
A new report from the National Association of Realtors shows the median age of U.S. homebuyers has climbed to 56 in 2024, the oldest on record — up from 31 in 1981. For first-time buyers, the median age has risen from 29 to 38, reflecting how much harder it’s become to buy a home early in life. This 25-year jump marks a fundamental shift in affordability and access. Median home prices have surged to roughly $420,000, while the median household income is about $79,000 — far below the $110,000+ estimated to comfortably afford that home at current mortgage rates of 7–8%. In 1981, a typical home cost about three times the average household income; today, it’s closer to five-and-a-half times, and much higher in many metro areas.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
I'm Not Normal, and That's Perfectly Normal
Why “Different” Shouldn’t Mean “Wrong” Chores can be fun! Work can be interesting. Relationships can be fulfilling, meaningful, even beautiful. But these things don’t happen on autopilot. They require thought, intention, sacrifice, and a willingness to change. They take real effort, and often, a conscious decision to engage differently than we’re used to. Yet so often, when I try to bring up new ideas or suggest a better way of doing things—whether it’s how we share responsibility at home or how we communicate—I get told that I’m just being annoying. That I talk too much. That I should sit down, stop stirring the pot, and just accept the way things are.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 months ago in Humans
