A New Voice of Freedom

Season 4 Podcast 175 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 21:18-46, Pt 3, “The Withering Fig Tree.” Other than the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, two other trees stand out in the Holy Scriptures: The Olive Tree and the Fig Tree. They have also become Christian symbols. What is the significance of Christ withering the fig tree because it was barren? Now in the morn...

Season 4 Podcast 174, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 13, “The Patterns of Nature.” We know that some patterns occur randomly like shapes in a cloud.  I caught the image you see at the head of this podcast while watching thousands of starlings swarming above Syracuse, a small town in Utah:   Are the starlings conscious of the fact that they have formed the shape...

Season 4 Podcast 173 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 10 Pt II Episode 29 “The Price of Repentance in the House of Holiness.”  In last week’s episode Una brings the Redcross Knight to the House of Holiness to heal him, where they meet Dame Celia, or Heavenly Lady, her three daughters: Fidelia (Faith), Speranza (Hope), and Charissa (Charity). They also meet Humility and Zeal. The Ho...

Season 4 Podcast 172 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 21:12-17, Pt 2 B, “Cleansing of the Temple.” In last week’s podcast we presented the first half of Cleansing the Temple. If you have not listened to Podcast 172 may we invite you to do so first. In this podcast we complete the theme. It is clear that the Lord’s house is to be the center of their worship because Jehovah, who of cours...

Season 4 Podcast 171, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 12, “The Science of Spiritual Law.” Creationists concern themselves with both spiritual law and temporal law.  That should not concern the pursuit of science.  A creationist can be both a scientist studying temporal law and a creationist studying spiritual law and the supernatural.  The two can be easily separ...

Season 4 Podcast 170 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 10 Pt I Episode 28 “The House of Holiness.”  In last week’s episode The Redcross Knight barely escaped despair. If Una had not interfered and shamed the Redcross Knight for listening to the oily arguments of despair, he would have taken his own life. That ended Canto 9. This is the beginning of Canto 10. Una takes the Redcross K...

Season 4 Podcast 169 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 21:12-17, Pt 2 A, “Cleansing of the Temple.” Twice the Lord cleansed the temple. In John 2 the apostle John describes the first cleansing. 13 And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had m...

Season 4 Podcast 168, In Defense of Christianity, Episode 11 “Argument for the Existence of God,” H, Model Dependent Realism.” The safety and integrity of science is only as reliable as our willingness to stick strictly to the rules of logic.  Every human endeavor, every discipline, and every theorist wants to claim science as the foundation of their model.  That includes evolutionists, psychologi...

Season 4 Podcast 167 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 9 Pt V Episode 27 “Conscience.”  In last week’s episode Una and the Redcross Knight meet Sir Trevisan, with a rope around his neck, fleeing from Despair. Sir Trevisan had just witnessed his companion Sir Terwin, who, after being persuaded by Despair to take his own life, killed himself using the rusty knife provided by Despair....

Season 4 Podcast 166 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 21:1-11, Pt 1, “Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.” 1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me....

Season 4 Podcast 165, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 10, is entitled “The Expanding Universe.” We must account for all observations of science, and as tools become more sophisticated, science becomes even more accurate in its findings.  One of the greatest advances in astronomy is the Hubble telescope, named after Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) who noticed the redshift which indicated that t...

Season 4 Podcast 164 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 9 Pt IV Episode 26 “The Redcross Knight Challenges Despair.”  In last week’s episode, the Redcross Knight and Una met a terrified knight fleeing from Despair who had just convinced his companion to commit suicide. Despair could only tempt those who had tremendous cause of grief. His companion, Sir Terwin, had been brutally rejec...

Season 4 Podcast 163 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 20:20-34, Pt 3, “Let Him Be Your Servant.” Before their divine commission, the twelve disciples had a very important lesson to learn as recorded in Matthew 20. “Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto h...

Season 4 Podcast 162, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 9, “That Which Self Exists.” Life, intelligence, or consciousness self-exist or there is no explanation for the existence of God. We were all self-existing intelligences with the potential of becoming Gods. That is the only reason God created us in his image and in his likeness and gave us a divine nature and...

Season 4 Podcast 161 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 9 Pt III Episode 25, “Despair.”  In last week’s episode after exchanging gifts, King Arthur separates from the Redcross Knight and Una to seek greater adventures. Una and the Redcross Knight continue their quest to free Una’s parents from the dragon; however, the Redcross Knight is still too weak to confront the dragon, and Una...

Season 4 Podcast 160 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 20:17-19, Pt 2, “The Importance of the Twelve Apostles.” Jesus foretells his crucifixion to his twelve disciples. “And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they s...

Season 4 Podcast 159, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 8, “Why is God, God?” In answer to the question, Why is God, God? We have established that he is a God of law and order. It was God who organized the laws of creation and through a complete set of laws he governs all of his kingdoms. Earth is one of his kingdoms, but there is a larger plan. Earth is filled wit...

Season 4 Podcast 158 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 9 Pt II Episode 24 “Gloriana, Queen of Fairyland.”  In the previous Podcast we learn of King Arthur’s lineage. As a child he was taken from his parents and taught the ways of knighthood by old Timon under the direction of the Magician Merlin. Even in his youth Arthur was anxious to serve God, queen, and county and make a name fo...

Season 4 Podcast 157 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 20:1-16, Pt 1, “The Laborers in the Vineyard.” Scholars don’t appear to agree on the precise number of parables in the New Testament, but even a cursory reading reveals that the kingdom of heaven is a prominent theme of the parables. The Kingdom of Heaven was a dominant theme of the Savior. Again, the stage is set in the Sermon on t...

Season 4 Podcast 156, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 7, “The Principle of Opposition B.”  To help understand the nature of God, the next assumption that I wish you to make is this: ·      There must be opposition in all things temporal or spiritual, mortal or immortal.  Without opposition there would be no life. There would be no matter—no electrons, no neutrons...

Season 4 Podcast 155 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 9 Pt I Episode 23 “King Arthur’s History.”  In last week’s episode, Una commands that Duessa strip off her royal robes. While wearing her queenly attire, Duessa was strikingly beautiful and alluring. She used her charms to seduce men, even the Redcross Knight. However, Duessa is the Whore of Babylon spoken of by John the Revelat...

Season 4 Podcast 154 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 19, Pt I, “The Eye of a Needle.” The Savior’s mission is coming to an end. Matthew, Mark, and Luke focused on the life of Jesus though we all wish we had more. John focused on the doctrine, making him unique of the four gospels. All parts of the New Testament have their importance, each offering something unique. We need the entire...

Season 4 Podcast 153, A New Voice of Freedom, Argument for the Existence of God, Episode 6, is entitled “The Principle of Opposition A.” To understand existence, we must understand the principle of opposition. Stated as a law it would read: There must be opposition in all things, temporal or spiritual, mortal or immortal. One of the first principles of opposition that Christians must understand is...

Season 4 Podcast 152 Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, Book I, Canto 8 Pt III Episode 22 “The Red Cross Knight.”  In last week’s episode, King Arthur, held captive the witch Duessa, wounds the many headed beast, and kills the giant Orgoglio. In this episode, the last of Canto 8, they find the Redcross Knight languishing in the dungeon.  The blind jailor, whose face forever looks backward carries...

Season 4 Podcast 151 The Stories of the New Testament, Matthew Ch 18:15-35, Pt II, “Forgive Others Their Trespasses.” Last week in discussing the first part of Matthew 18, we learned about the importance of seeking that which is Lost. We examined the Parable of the Lost Sheep, The Parable of the Lost Coin, and The Parable of the Prodigal Son. We, of course, are the lost sheep, the lost coin, and t...