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Chelsea and I continue our series about the Christian revivals in American history. George Whitefield was an Anglican deacon in Oxford, England. He met John and Charles Wesley in college and joined their Methodist movement. With his Bachelor of Arts degree, booming voice, and supreme acting ability, Whitefield would become a young traveling preacher who could command crowds of up to 20,000 people...

Chelsea and I continue our series about the Christian revivals in American history. Solomon Stoddard, a fiery preacher saw several revivals in his 60 years pastoring the church at Northampton, Massachusetts, but he embraced and expanded the Half-Way Covenant. Stoddard allowed open membership and open communion. The Northampton church grew to over 600 members, but over time the majority were likely...

Chelsea and I start a new series about the Christian revivals in American history. The controversy over the recent "Asbury revival" drove us to ask the question "What is a revival?" Using a dictionary, Scripture, and a Spurgeon quote, we come up with a working definition of a revival. Then, we dive deep into the setting of the American colonies in the 1600's and early 1700's. As church life was de...

Chelsea and I talk about more recent victories over Molech. First, we look at the recent leaked document from the FBI targeting "traditional Catholics" as potential "terrorists." Then, we see four cases in the UK in which police punish pro-life people for their "silent prayer" activity in a censorship zone: Isabel Vaughn-Spruce Adam Smith-Connor Sean Gogh Livia Tossici-Bolt All four are challengin...

My wife Chelsea is back with me to talk about recent victories over Molech. First, we explain the Biblical background of the pagan practice of sacrificing children to Molech. We see Satanic temples today claiming that abortion bans violate their "religious freedom" as abortions are literally a sacrament for them. The "NOW" statue at the New York supreme court looks like an idol to celebrate Ruth B...

I go solo in this episode to explain how political ideology can abuse the Bible's call to charity. This episode is based on notes that were originally for part of the Truthspresso Express series "Was Jesus a Socialist?" After walking through the Sixth through the Tenth Commandment of the law, we see how coveting can be the most difficult command. Yet, too many Christians can support a backdoor to...

Chelsea and I actually recorded two separate parts for this episode. The annual March For Life in Washington D.C. happened on Friday, January 20th. The annual Women's March happened Sunday afternoon, January 22nd. We recorded the first half about the March For Life on Saturday and the second half about the Women's March on Sunday afternoon. We give our overview and observations, as well as how the...

Springboarding from our Christmas is pro-Life series, we jump into a recent bill from Congress on the outskirts of the abortion debate. HR-26, also known as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" passed the House of Representatives with a 220-210 vote. The bill is simple and seemingly minimally common sense, yet House Democrats shrieked against it like banshees. For 100% pro-lifers, th...

Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story. The Jesus of the first Christmas clearly taught the value of human life as much as the Christmas story of His conception and birth was pro-life. Did Jesus address abortion in particular during His earthly ministry? No, but that doesn't mean He wouldn't have if the question arose. We observe some pro-life poin...

Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story. The first Christmas celebrates new life and demonstrates how we should protect life. We observe some salient pro-life points from the Christmas story: Jesus experienced the full human experience from conception Elizabeth affirmed the personhood of Jesus when He was a tiny fetus. John the Baptist leapt in the...

Because my family has been battling some nasty seasonal virus, Chelsea and I have been busy taking care of very sick children. We weren't able to study and record "Christmas is Pro-Life (part 2)" as expected this week. As you keep our family in your prayers, I found a nearly 20-year-old gospel devotional recording I did right after graduating college. "Guilty As Charged" uses a script of a hypothe...

Chelsea and I begin a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story. Secular holidays focus on self and escapism. Christmas focuses on sacrifice and salvation. We begin analyzing the pro-Life message of Christmas by tracing the promise of Messiah and Satan's attack on children in Biblical history: The Garden of Eden The Pharoah of Egypt Haman King Herod Scriptures Cited: Genesis...

Originally aired December 21, 2020. In this episode we are going to unwrap the depths of Isaiah 9:6 as a present from God for the first Christmas. Isaiah 9:6: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." We look at each phrase and...

Chelsea and I continue and conclude our chat about parenting. Parenting a commitment for the long haul. It matures us as we focus on the good of others--our children. We discuss four actions to guide fellow parents through this journey: Pray Confess Change Trust in God's healing Scriptures Cited: 2 Samuel 12:16 1 Chronicles 29:18-19 1 Samuel 1:27-28 Psalm 32:3-5 1 John 1:9 Galatians 6:1-2 Psalm 34...

In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work. A coworker recently made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 6 I look at another of the socialist's prooftexts: the parable of the Good Samaritan. I observe five points from this story: The man doesn't have an et...

Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting. Parents--even Christian ones--are ever too prone to treating their children reflexively. We need to be conscious of our motives when we interact with our children and the times we have to resort to discipline. We discuss five questions we can ask ourselves to evaluate our parenting: Are we putting our feelings first (and suppressing our children's)?...

Thanksgiving is coming up! Enjoy this light-hearted episode. We share with each other some Thanksgiving spirit with... Faith: Bible verses about giving thanks to God and why. Facts: interesting tidbits about Thanksgiving past and present. Fun: Thanksgiving jokes We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work. A coworker recently made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 5 I look at another of the socialist's prooftexts: the account of Zacchaeus. An article I read from a progressive Christian claims that Zacchaeus "got...

Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting. Parents--even Christian ones--are ever too prone to treating their children reflexively. We need to be conscious of our motives when we interact with our children and the times we have to resort to discipline. We discuss five questions we can ask ourselves to evaluate our parenting: Are we providing our children with security or always scrutinizing?...

In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work. A coworker recently made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 4 I look at one of the socialist's prooftexts: the account of the rich young ruler. We see that this story doesn't teach any forced redistribution of w...

Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting. Society doesn't seem to place the value on children and the care that they truly need. We discuss four ways we can build up our children with our words and how we treat them: Cherish them Be calm toward them Be consistent with them Compliment them Scriptures Cited: John 16:21 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 Isaiah 66:13 Deuteronomy 6:6-7 James 2:9 Proverbs 27...

In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work. A coworker recently made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 3 I walk through the parable of the vineyard workers in Matthew chapter 20 that I have heard people claim teaches socialism. However, a closer look at...

I had the privilege to interview Anthony Russo about his new book Jesus Changed Everything: He Changed History, He Can Change Your Story . Anthony gives his testimony of being converted from Roman Catholicism but also later from nominal Christianity. He realized from the Bible just how central Jesus is to everything we believe--even our reason for living. We talk about how cultures try to worship...

In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work. A coworker recently made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 2 I talk about how Jesus avoided being a leader of a political revolution. He taught voluntary charity. I also walked through two parables in Matthew c...

Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting. Parenting is the most rewarding and the most challenging job in life. How we treat our children now can impact them for life. Here are four ways we can can tear down our children and not realize it: Be cold toward them Be critical of them Be condescending toward them Be controlling over them Scriptures Cited: Mark 18:10 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Ecclesia...