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Steven Spielberg is a legendary movie director. He virtually invented the summer blockbuster in 1975 with his release of the movie Jaws. He's made a lot of profitable movies since then, but as a passion, he is personally fascinated with the topic of aliens. 
He continues that passion with the release of his latest movie about aliens. It's called Disclosure Day. Spielberg asked some very in...

As we approach the end of June, have you noticed what a quiet pride month we've had this year? There are reasons for that. And the LGBTQ agenda, they're panicked. Let's talk about it. Joseph Backholm, “ A ridiculous but revealing argument ,” June 22, 2026. Travis K. Kircher, “ Baseball team forfeits game as players refuse rainbow jerseys ,” June 18, 2026. Ray Hacke, “ Compulsory Pride ,” June 17,...

If you kill a language, you actually destroy an entire universe of meaning. C.S. Lewis coined a phrase a word “verbicide”, which he used to describe what he called the murder of a word. As a writer, you can imagine that verbicide for Lewis was considered to be a major crime. We can only imagine what C.S. Lewis would think today about the state of New York legally changing the language of their law...

In the church I pastor, we have homesteading courses, classes that teach, canning fruits and vegetables, building a pantry. The kind of skills your grandma taught you or used to teach you. Somebody recently asked me, is this church a prepper church? So, I thought about that question, and today, I want us to talk about the difference between being a prepper and being prepared. Les Sillars, “ Vision...

“Tortured fear and stupid confidence are the preferred states of mind.” That’s a remark from Screwtape, the demon, in C.S. Lewis’ book, The Screwtape Letters .He’s advising a younger demon on the mindset that they want to create for humanbeings. Either a tortured fear of the future, a sense that we’re living in Hell, or a stupid confidence that feels like we’re smart enough to create Heaven. The d...

I want to return today to the topic of artificial intelligence. I want to spend one more week looking at warnings about this technology and then next week we’ll circle back around and we’ll look at the way this technology, this burgeoning technology, can be used by Christians. We don’t need to be afraid of it; we just need to understand where the boundaries are. And so, we’ll get to how we can use...

One statement that has become so common place that no one even thinks about challenging it or giving it pushback anymore, is the statement that we hear regularly that Jesus is not a democrat or a republican. Pastors say it from the pulpit; Christians say it on social media. It’s a kind of theological curtesy that’s meant to signal that I somehow have a spiritual walk with Jesus that’s not muddied...

What is artificial intelligence? We started this conversation a week ago talking about AI and some of the dangerous aspects of this technology, but do we really understand what it is? We used to say, a generation ago, what is this thing called electronic mail? Now, email is commonplace the world over. Then we said, what is the internet? What is Google? What is a search engine? And today we say, wh...

What would you do if you received a video message from your pastor, the trusted shepherd you have great confidence in, what if he asked you to give money to meet an urgent ministry need he was dealing with? Would you help him? Would you send him money? What you should do is be skeptical that the video is even from him. Associated Press, “ The faith-based tech boom is here—chat with ‘BuddhaBot’ or...

How did Jesus know when his day was finished? There was always someone else to talk to, always someone else to heal, always more work to do, always more demands on his time. How did Jesus know when this particular day was finished? It’s a question I have asked all of my young pastors because it deals with a common problem, particularly among pastors, but also among all Christians. It is what I cal...

TruthCurrents is about learning how to think biblically about current events. Occasionally, somebody will approach me and say, “Pastor, I appreciate you helping me to learn how to think biblically, but now, what do I do? What actions follow thinking biblically about the events of our day?” Let’s talk about that. Richard Wurmbrand, “How Wide is Your Concern?” The Voice of the Martyrs, Vol. 60, No....

Chuck Colson once famously said that the way to evaluate a worldview is to answer this question: can you actually live by that worldview? Well, apparently the worldview of the radical left is becoming increasingly difficult to live by. There are some real ironic happenings in this area. Let’s talk about them. Emma Freire, “ Socialism’s Salesman, ” March 12, 2026. Nathanael Blake, “ Escape from Sea...

There was book published in 2006 with the title, “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder.” Now at the time, people criticized the book as clickbait, a little over the top, but as it turns out, new scientific research shows us that, in fact, that statement is true. Liberalism, leftism, progressivism is, in fact, a mental disorder. Let’s talk about that. Thaddeus Williams, “ Why leftism is bad for mental h...

If you listen to television preachers, right now you think that Christianity is at an all-time high; things are great, couldn’t be better. We are all living our best life now. The fact of the matter is, American Christianity is in a battle for eternity with both an external enemy and an internal enemy. And somebody needs to talk about this. A.S. Ibrahim, “ The occupation of Times Square ,” March 9...

“Go to hell!” Have you ever heard anybody say that in anger? It’s interesting that even people who claim to not believe in hell will use that phrase. People never say, “Go to Hogwarts!” Or “Go to Mordor!” They say, “go to hell.” I think the reason that we do that is because, unlike Hogwarts or Mordor, deep down, deep in our souls in places that sometimes we’re not even aware of for ourselves, we a...

What do you think about Bigfoot, or UFO’s, or aliens? These are all topics that used to be on the fringe of society, not really respectable for regular people to discuss. But as they’ve made their way into the mainstream of our cultural conversation, it’s important for us to answer the question, “how do we think biblically about these topics?”

The last couple of weeks have been interesting for those of us who try and think biblically about current events. What I’ve noticed as I’ve looked through headlines and seen the stories that are being reported is that they fall into two broad categories: either the absence of truth or the absence of grace. Truth and grace, seemingly a paradox and yet two sides of the same coin that define how we a...

A Muslim walks into the Vatican and the Pope gives him a prayer rug. It sounds like the start of a really bad joke, but, in fact, it’s the start of a really bad story. Turns out, Pope Leo is following in the footsteps of Pope Francis before him and pursuing interfaith dialogue with Islam. That’s a problem. A.S. Ibrahim, “ A politician speaks more truth than the pope ,” January 26, 2026. Colin J. S...

When we hear the word “persecution,” we usually think about people suffering and being killed in faraway places. That’s exactly what’s happening in Nigeria today where Islamic extremists are attempting a genocide that will eliminate the entire Christian population in that nation. But there are other forms of persecution, some of which we may not be paying attention to and they’re happening right h...

At most churches in America, you don’t need a police escort to go to church, but that might be changing. R. Albert Mohler, “ A church invaded ,” January 20, 2026. Liz Lykins, “ Witness: Minneapolis church prayed, sang amid walk-in protest, ” January 19, 2026. Joe Rigney, “ A brazen invasion of Christian worship ,” January 19, 2026.

If you’ve watched the news this week, then you’re aware that right before our eyes there is a revolution unfolding in the nation of Iran. Maybe as many as 2,000 people have been killed and another 10,000 imprisoned by an oppressive Muslim regime trying to hold on for dear life as their regime is about to be toppled by their own people. We need to talk about the state of the Islamic world. A.S. Ibr...

Welcome back to a new season of TruthCurrents. A lot of things are happening in the world right now. Our task on TruthCurrents is not only to know what’s true, but to discover how to think biblically about currents events. Our question as we see the news headlines is, “What does the bible say about this and how should we think biblical thoughts?” So, buckle up because TruthCurrents over the next s...

Today we have the final installment of our conversation with Emilio Lartigue. His podcastis called Truth Matters. It’s a parallel to my TruthCurrents. We’re going to talk today about the end of all things. And I think you’ll find it a fascinating look into what’s behind the curtain, what’s still to come. Join us.

Welcome to TruthCurrents. I’m continuing my conversation today with Emilio Lartigue, a brother and a friend. We are in an extended conversation about some doctrines that you will be interested in. Today our topic is hermeneutics. You may say, “I don’t even know what that is.” Well, hopefully you’ll understand by the time we finish why this is so significant for people who are determined not to be...

Every November, I sit down with Emilio Lartigue. He has served in ministry beside me for many years. He has a platform that he teaches theology and contemplates the philosophical side of the gospel. It’s called Truth Matters and is a compliment to TruthCurrents. So, for the next several weeks we are going to talk about some critically important theological issues. So, join us.