What we're about
Culture changes fast.
Truth doesn't.
Cultural Connections talks about the things people are actually carrying: parenting, mental health, culture, and real stories of faith. Every episode comes from Scripture, with honesty and practical help you can take into the week ahead.
Rooted in Scripture
We start with God's Word, not whatever is trending. Timeless truth for the topics people are facing right now.
Real & Relational
No studio polish. Just honest conversation, sometimes with guests, sometimes just us, like sitting across the kitchen table.
For Everyday Life
Raising kids, walking through grief, sorting out culture: we're here to help you face it with faith.
Your hosts
Daniel & Marie Cox
Senior Pastor & Director of Care and Counseling
After decades of ministry in Tennessee, Florida, and around the world, Pastor Daniel and Marie Cox bring biblical preaching, counseling experience, and real warmth to every episode.
Daniel is a musician, writer, and pastor with more than 25 years in ministry. Marie is a licensed counselor who speaks at conferences and cares deeply about healthy families. At Calvary Baptist Church in Englewood, Florida, they started Cultural Connections to have the conversations they wish someone had with them years ago.
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Hear why a pastor and a licensed counselor started Cultural Connections and what they hope it becomes.
Why we started this show →Raising kids in an anxious world?
Grace-based parenting and practical wisdom for the parenting trenches.
Grace-Based Parenting →Walking through loss or grief?
Joy Lewis shares how her family chose faith after losing her husband of 28 years.
We Will Not Get Angry at God →Love dogs & sharing Christ?
How therapy dogs open doors to the gospel in hospitals, memory care, and beyond.
Therapy Dogs & the Gospel →▶ Latest Episode
Episodes
Every episode
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- Has Therapy Replaced Theology in the Christian Life? Oct 27, 2026
Has therapy replaced theology in the Christian life? - Out of All the Kids in China, Why Me? Oct 20, 2026
Out of all the little kids in China, why was it me that was found? - Why Church Kids Walk Away (It's Not What You Think) Oct 13, 2026
Is your child deconstructing Christianity, or just asking questions? Not every question is deconstruction. - The Art of the Apology Oct 6, 2026
The hardest part of an apology is finding the humility to admit we were wrong and be willing to make it right. - Rules Don't Raise Kids. Presence Does. Sep 29, 2026
It is our job not to manufacture godly children, but to faithfully disciple the children God has given us. - If God Can Use a Dummy, He Can Use You. Sep 22, 2026
Pastor Daniel Cox and Marie Cox sit down with Jo, Ted, and Rocky. Jo is the ventriloquist. Rocky is the dummy. Ted is Jo's husband. They have been reaching children with the gospel since Rocky showed up in 1989. - 24 Things We've Learned in 24 Years of Marriage Sep 15, 2026
A pastor and a licensed counselor put 24 years of marriage in a bucket of numbered slips. Forty-five seconds to a minute to explain each one. Go short or go long, and you do not get the point. - You Don't Have to Perform for God Sep 8, 2026
You do not have to perform for God. You already have His favor in Christ.
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Shorts
Quick clips from the show
A minute or so from recent conversations. Tap a clip to play it right here. New Shorts show up on their own when we post them on YouTube.
Topics we cover
If it shapes your life,
we'll talk about it.
Dinner table questions, hard headlines, and everything in between. Scripture stays at the center.
What listeners say
Real encouragement for real life
"I just listened to the episode on Generations. Parents should make their homes available to help reach their kids' friends for Christ."
"Honest, biblical, and practical. This is the conversation I wish someone had with me years ago about parenting and anxiety."
"Ray Kelley's testimony moved me to tears. Cultural Connections tackles hard topics with grace and truth."
From the hub
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Daniel Cox, Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church. 25+ years of ministry, musician and writer.
Marie Cox, Licensed counselor, Director of Care and Counseling.
"Our goal is simple: to help you navigate everyday life with timeless truth."
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