Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

"I know nothing, I see nothing"~ Do you remember to old TV show Hogan's Heros? Given the climate of political correctness in America today you could not get away with a premise for a comedy that was set in a WW2 prisoner of war camp in Germany. None-the-less, this was a very funny show about American spies pretending to be US Army Air Force air crews shot down over Germany, and sent to Stalag 13....

I Don't Know~ Have you ever had to deal with a 'know it all'? You know, the kind of person that has to ALWAYS be right, and you better believe them just because they said something, or else. We all know what this is like. This persons has conflated their opinion with truth for such a long time that they cannot bear to believe that anyone that doesn't believe the way they do is automatically wrong....

A Paradigm change~ Have you ever watched a big horse race like the Kentucky Derby or the Belmont? I mean really watched it, not so much for the outcome but for the anticipation that happens before the starting bell rings. Have you ever paid attention not just to the pomp and circumstance concurrent with the ceremony and traditions of horse racing, but to the way the horses are prepared 'on that da...

The Pain Motivation~ The most sure motivation to go to see a Physician is pain. We all know this is true. This was true for me this week because this past weekend I was suffering abject back pain, so much so that I was not able to go with my wife, daughter, and son-in-law to the beach for a Sunday on the water. I had to stay at home because the pain that I was experiencing in my mid-back was borde...

Backward and Forward! I'm sure you have used an expression similar to this; "He knows his subject backward and forward". It means a person has achieved a high degree of surety and confidence in the knowing and doing of their particular field of study. All of us want to go to a medical doctor that knows medicine "backward and forward", because that level of knowledge and skill can mean the differen...

When the final statements are made, when the final objectives as met, when the final battle is won, Truth Will Win! It is not a matter of conjecture, or wishful thinking; Truth Will Win! When the people of earth that gain eternal life by becoming righteous meet before the Throne of God they will do so because they have overcome as their Savior overcame. There will be NO doubts in anyone about whet...

When is being right wrong?~ My wife posted a wonderful 'Peanuts' four panel cartoon on FaceBook last night that defines exactly what it is we do here at Spirit of Truth Ministry. It shows Snoopy sitting on his dog house typing on his typewriter, while Charlie Brown looks up at him. Charlie Brown says, "I hear you are writing a book on theology". "I hope you have a good title." Snoopy is thinking-I...

Vivid~ Last night I reached over to my nightstand, picked up my iphone and looked at the time; it was 2:25AM. I then promptly dropped it into the covers on my bed. Not wanting to damage it by rolling over on it, I tried to find it and put it back on the nightstand. For some reason, being half asleep, I could not place my hand on it, so I started pulling on the covers to try to find it. I pulled of...

Memorial Day~ When you hear the word 'Remember' what comes to mind? All of us carry a myriad of memories in our minds, both the good and the bad. For my wife Becky, her 'happy place' is found at Hume Lake in Sequoia National Park. There she has compiled the most fun, enjoyable and lovely memories of any that she has (by her own words), because it is there that our family has, from time to time, me...

Risk Taker~ There are those in this world that need a rush of adrenaline from time to time in order to feel alive. These are the ones that seek to test themselves on the black diamond runs on the ski slopes (the most difficult terrain on the hill), or take the bike (motorcycle) out and do a high speed ride on a winding mountain road. They might like to climb into a sailplane and fly without power...

WDJT~ When I was a boy I was an ardent baseball fan, and as a function of that love for the game I became caught up in the fad of collecting and trading baseball cards. Today, I don't even remember the names of the players on the cards, but I do remember the joy I had in having the ability to trade them with my friends, and collect them. My son collected bottle caps, and my daughter collected Bean...

What do you say? I work part time at a family owned hardware store with a national identity, and my customers are locals from all walks of life. My role at the store is a floor sales associate, and I am able to help customers find what they are looking for, even if they don't know exactly what that is. Given my penchant for loving to have fun, I will include a little entertainment or gentle humor...

Ask the Right Question, get the Right Answer~ I retired over three years ago as a teacher at a small private Christian school. I taught physial science and band (grade 5-12). One of the joys of teaching is seeing your students begin to question what they are being taught by their teachers. This rarely happens in the elementary grades, but it does happen more often as students enter and go through...

No hiding from Truth~ You have heard the expression "You can run but you can't hide". It is a true statement, although people try to do it all the time. Just look at how many people try to run from the police while driving vehicles. There are at least two incidents each week where the local news helicopter focuses it's camera on a person fleeing from the police after a robbery or carjacking. I loo...

Windfall~ Winning the Lottery! This conjures up so many thoughts about how you could spend that money. Houses, cars, entertainment, travel, are all things that could enrich your life should 'win the lottery'. There is one statistic that is sobering in this regard; most lottery winners are broke after 10 years. This is sad but true. When people that have little get a lot they often end up right bac...

One of my co-workers at the hardware store has an answer for the common question, "How are you doing today?" His answer, "Living the Dream!" My own answer for this question is, "Not too bad for someone of my age and temperament, and today it's not the age!" Both answers extend a certain joy for life that is reflected in the smiles of the customers to who they are given. As my mom used to say, "No...

Good Food~ "Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?" Matt. 24:45. Children love candy, and not just at holidays like Christmas and Halloween. If it was up to a child they would have candy for every meal, and snacks in betwee. The obvious reason for this is that they don't have the mental controls to know...

Take Your Medicine~ So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he *said to me, "Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." " I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter." Rev. 10:9-10. My dad was a physician, and...

He Is Risen, Indeed? It is interesting to me what a comma and a question mark can to to an expression that is used at and reserved for this weekend each year. Christians go to church on either Sunday or Saturday (Sabbath) on Easter weekend and greet each other with the expression "He is Risen; He is risen indeed!" The consentration of thought and emotion in this saying is palpable in comparison to...

Inventing a Lie~ Yesterday in the USA a long awaited report was made public  that completely countered the narrative that had been promulgated in the media for over two years, showing that narrative to be a constructed lie, designed to try to remove a sitting President from office. A certain segment of the political landscape could not come to grips with the fact that they lost an election, and IN...

Retired Congressman Trey Gowdy responded to a question about banning  transgenders from being allowed in the Military as being discriminatory. In short he said, "The Military has one job: Winning War. Anything else is a distraction and a liability. Did someone just scream, that isn't fair? War is VERY unfair, there are no exceptions made for being special or challenged or socially wonderful. YOU m...

The Math of Salvation~ Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but they that are wise shall understand. Dan. 12:10. The context of this text make what is said here one of the most important concepts about salvation in the whole of Scripture. A Heavenly Being that had authority spoke these wo...

Nothing Good~ For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. Rom.7:18. What is it that prevents a person from being able to accomplish what Jesus established as the operating system of the Kingdom of Heaven in Rev. 12:17?  So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her chi...

Lawfulness is Truth~ It is impossible to not notice that lawlessness is running rampant in our culture today. Certain people desire that other people ignore the fact that they have 'jumped the fence', and come across the Southern border of the USA without proper documentation-these people are called 'Illegal Immagrants'. Other people have voted (as if that makes it lawful) to execute unborn babies...

The process of sanctification is not complicated, but it also is not what the 'apostle' Paul taught in his homemade gospel (Paul's home is NOT heaven). Join us today as we learn the gospel of the Kingdom as taught by the Master himself, Jesus!