A New Voice of Freedom

Season 5 Podcast 4 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 12 Pt I Episode 38 “Victory.”  In last week’s episode, after fighting the dragon for three days, the Red Cross Knight slays the dragon and rises triumphantly.  CANTO XII Faire Una to the Redcrosse knight, betrouthed is with joy: Though false Duessa it to barre her false sleights doe imploy. Overjoyed, Una tells the captain to stee...

Season 5 Podcast 3 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 23 “Hypocrisy.” Pt 1 Christ often spoke against hypocrisy.  Synonyms for hypocrisy are dissimulation, counterfeit, insincerity, guile, imposture, deceit, imitation, fraud, quackery, charlatanry, cajolery, dissembling, mockery, pretense, affectation, lying.  1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scrib...

Season 5 Podcast 2, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 21, “Conscience 3.” Is there such a thing as a bad conscience? Certainly, there is such a thing as a misguided conscience if we choose to call good evil and evil good.  Lucifer, not God, is the father of lies. In John 8 we read. “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a...

Season 5 Podcast 1 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 11 Pt V Episode 37 “The Final Battle.”  After being healed in the Well of Living Water, the Redcross Knight was again given power to fight the Dragon. The Dragon was not prepared for such a fierce onslaught. Hardened with the holy water, the sword of the Redcross Knight was able to penetrate the scaly armor of the Dragon. The Knig...

Season 4 Podcast 196 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:34-46, Pt 7, “The Royal Law.” The economy of the language of Christ is inspiring. He is the great synthesizer. Where most would use a thousand words to explain, Christ used only a few. Look how he Synthesizes the entire Gospel of Christ. 34 ¶ But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gat...

Season 4 Podcast 195 Argument for the Existence of God, What is Real As eternal children of God we are expected to see not just through our eyes of jelly which merely serve as a camera lens, interpreted by the brain, but through the eyes of our understanding, seen by both the heart and the brain but perceived by the spirit and interpreted by the Holy Ghost. Clearly, we all have a divine nature.  W...

Season 4 Podcast 194 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 11 Pt IV Episode 36 “The Sword of the Spirit.”  In last week’s episode, the first day of the battle, the Dragon, his fiery breath breathing from the depths of his flaming belly, scorched the Redcross Knight, the heat so intense and painful that he wished for death. The Redcross Knight in his weakened state was knocked down, unab...

Season 4 Podcast 193 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:23-33, Pt 6, “The Abrahamic Covenant B.” God kept his promises to Abraham. However, those blessings are eclipsed by the spiritual blessings. The spiritual blessings have no expiration date.  In other words, they are eternal. 1.     I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for a...

Season 4 Podcast 192 Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 19, Satan The comedian Flip Wilson had a great routine called “The Devil made me do it.”  I can still hear him affecting a woman’s voice and saying, “The devil made me buy that dress.”  If he got caught in a lie, he would say “The devil made me say that.” Wilson’s genius was in his expressions. It was a delight just to watch him, but...

Season 4 Podcast 191 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 11 Pt III Episode 35 “The Well of Living Water.”  In last week’s episode, we see a close-up of the fiery dragon. His eyes burn like fire. His scales are like steel and could not be pierced with ordinary weapons. His tail was over three football fields long. His wide wings were like the sails of a ship.  Badly wounded the dragon...

Season 4 Podcast 190 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:23-33, Pt 5, “The Abrahamic Covenant A.” In the previous Podcast we discussed The Marriage Covenant and the Resurrection. In this Podcast we shall discuss The Abrahamic Covenant. It is necessary to understand the Abrahamic Covenant because it ties everything together, the Old Testament and the New Testament.  In this and the foll...

Season 4 Podcast 189, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 18, The Language of Law Pt 3 Because of the principle of causality, laws have conditions. Because laws have conditions, we may learn the language of creation.  Everything, even inanimate objects have a language.  Language is the key to all laws and the key to all creation.  I am, of course, equating conditions...

   Season 4 Podcast 188 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 11 Pt II Episode 34 “The First Battle.”  In the previous podcast we are introduced to Eden, the home of Una and the tower where her parents are imprisoned. We are also introduced to the fire-breathing dragon itself which appears as large as a mountain, its tail stretching over four football fields, its steel armor strong enou...

Season 4 Podcast 187 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:23-33, Pt 4, “Resurrection.” To understand Matthew 22, it is useful to go back to the story of Adam and Eve and their relationship as husband and wife. The tradition of the resurrection and the eternal nature of the marriage covenant begins with the story of Adam and Eve who were married by the Lord. 21 And the Lord God caused a...

Season 4 Podcast 186, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 17, “The Language of Law Pt 2.” The principle of causality is the key to deterministic law.  The cause brings about the effect.  The effect represents the consequences. According to The Oxford English Dictionary, the cause is that which gives rise to any action, phenomenon, or condition. ‘Cause and effect are...

Season 4 Podcast 185 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 11 Pt I Episode 33 “The Dragon.”  In the previous podcast we concluded Canto 10, The House of Holiness. The House of Holiness was the direct opposite of The House of Pride presented in Canto 4.  In the House of Holiness , we meet:  ·      Humility ·      Dame Celia, Heavenly Lady ·      Fidelia, Speranza, Charissa known as the t...

Season 4 Podcast 184 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:15-22, Pt 3, “Render unto Caesar.” Christ detected hypocrisy as shown in Matthew 22. 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither care...

Season 4 Podcast 183, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 16, “The Language of Law Pt 1.” Please be patient. This is an introduction to a three-part series on the Language of Law. The purpose of this podcast is to show that language is imbedded in laws thus allowing law to act over distance. The fundamental premise is that everything is governed by law, and chance, l...

Season 4 Podcast 182 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 10 Pt V Episode 32 “The Celestial City.”  In last week’s episode the Redcross Knight met the greatest of the seven Beadsmen, Humility who welcomed the guests. Humility led the Knight to Charity who instructs the Redcross Knight in almes and charity and how to frame his life in righteousness. Led by Mercy, the Redcross Knight the...

Season 4 Podcast 181 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:1-14, Pt 2, “The  Last week we talked of the Wedding Guest as it referred to the Celestial Kingdom which is compared to the brightness of the Sun by Paul.  This week I shall continue the theme as it refers to the other two kingdoms of Heaven, the Terrestrial Kingdom as spoken of by Paul which is compared to the brightness of the...

Season 4 Podcast 180, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 15, “The Science of Evolution vs The Theory of Evolution.” What does it mean when a scientist claims that evolution is a fact and not a theory? There are four words that every critical thinker should know: fact, inference, judgment, and theory.   The Oxford English Dictionary defines the terms as follows: Fact...

Season 4 Podcast 179 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 10 Pt IV Episode 31 “Contemplation.”  In last week’s episode, the Redcross Knight is subject to rigorous sanctification. Following his sanctification, he is taken to Una by Charissa (Charity) with a clean conscience. Una and the Redcross Knight bid Charissa to have great joy in her happy posterity. Charissa takes the Redcross Kn...

Season 4 Podcast 178 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 22:1-14, Pt 1, “The Wedding Guest.” Last week we talked of the Wedding Guest as found in Matthew 22: 1-10. This week I should like to continue the theme, for it is such an important one in the teachings of Christ. Remember that the parable began with 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his...

Season 4 Podcast 177, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 14, “Lessons From the Past.” If science quits believing in absolute truth and absolute reality, then science will quit being science.  It will slide down the slippery slope of superstition and fall into the very contradictions it tries to conquer.  It will be a new superstition held together by the bravery of...

Season 4 Podcast 176 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 10 Pt III Episode 30 “The Seven Heavenly Virtues.”  In last week’s episode The Redcross Knight was taught from the Sacred Book by Fidelia and Speranza. He was also taught by Patience, Penance, Remorse, and Repentance until he was purified from his sins.  Following his repentance, he was brought by Charissa, whose strength had be...