Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

Do Not Be Afraid~ In 1776 Thomas Paine gave a speech that encouraged the people of the Colonies to through off the shackles of Britain that started with the iconic phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls." It seems that this is still true today, although if he were alive today he would certainly have said 'the souls of men and women'. In Matthew 24:6 Jesus said, "You will be hearing of w...

Truth Humbles~ Have you noticed that in the news lately there are a lot of people that are absolutely, positively sure they are RIGHT/correct about whatever it is that they are saying? The reporting of the news has taken on a new identity in that whatever certain people say is reported as fact just because they said it, and other people are dismissed as unworthy of notice simply because the go aga...

Peace in the time of Turmoil ~ Turmoil and rage are not unique to our time. These two 'imposters' have reared their ugly heads from time to time throughout the history of the human race, from Cani and Abel to Covid-19 and the current rioting of Antifa and BLM. There is an underlaying identity that causes people to lash out in reacton to events outside of their control (seemingly), and that is impl...

I found this today on Facebook: Deuteronomy 24:16 says that no man can die for another man's sins. How come Jesus died for my sins?" This is a GREAT question that actually plagues Christians that actually THINK about their salvation, rather than just feeling that they are 'saved by faith through grace'. This question was asked on a forum, where lots of people gave their impressions and understandi...

I am going to take a slightly different tack in my comments today, because of a rather pessimistic article I read that details why the author thinks that Unity in the USA and in the world can and will never happen.  He laments the loss of our central identities as Americans that have traditionally united us, even though we are the most dirvers country in the world. You can find the article Walsh o...

Never Never Land~ We are now living in Never Never Land. Whether you live in America, or anywhere else in the world, it appears that the worst of fiction writing has come to pass in real life. You can't make this up! Those of us that have lived  in the 50's, 60's, and 70's would never have believed it if someone told us that we would live in a time when every cultural norm in which we grew up (for...

D-day~ Seventy-six years ago today thousands of young men of the Allied Expeditionary forces climbed into open top landing craft from troop transport ships , and moved toward the beaches along the French coast at Normandie. Well trained and prepared German troops were ready to defend against this invasion, and when these LCP's (Landing Craft Personel) hit the beach thousand of these young men took...

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Surprise Ending~ All of us have read a book or watched a movie that had a surprisingly sad twist to the ending that we didn't see coming. Murder mysteries where the butler didn't do it. Movies such as La La Land where at the end the boy didn't get the girl. Where the person that you thought would end up the hero became the goat. Sad endings often are more poigniant than happy endings that are pred...

RIOT~ The death of a man in Minnesota due to how police officers conducted the arrest, and the fallout from that death is tragic, and shows how close is the distance between civilization and anarchy. It appears that the police officers making the arrest went outside of the law in suppressing the person being arrested, resulting in his death, and the reaction of certain members of the populaion of...

Blinding Light~ Lets say that you are a professional house thief, a good one! You are very careful as to the areas in which you work, and the types of houses you burgle. You 'case' the joint thoroughly, and do a recon of the property, making sure there are no dogs or alarms to deal with, and know if the residents will be home or away when you break in and enter the house. After you are inside the...

Masks~ One of the things that tells us that life is no longer the same is the fact that with the Covid-19 situation comes the idea that to be safe when we go into publc spaces wes need to wear a mask. A few weeks ago the CDC issued a directive that anyone working in an essential business, and everyone that goes to and essential business MUST wear a mask in order to 'flatten the curve'. This is so...

"Next"~ At one point in my life I was in marketing/sales of life insurance. As with all jobs, and even though I ended up NOT making this my lifetime career, the experience was valuable in several ways. One way that it was valuable was that I learned that I was not cut our to be in such a 'cut-throat' business. Another was that I learned that I could actually succeed in something I in which I had n...

Truth in the Age of Corona Virus~ All Truth is valid information, but all information is not true! And this has been proven time and again in the dissemination of information coming out of the mouths of those that are supposed to know the truth about Covid-19 and how to deal with the pandemic. Conflicting information is the order of the day, and it is very difficult for a layman to know what is tr...

Be Well, Stay Safe~ There is a greeting for our current Covid-19 world situation that reflects the mind set of the population, it is "Stay Safe"! I hear it at the hardware store where I work part time, i hear it from the cashier at Stater's Market as I leave with my groceries, or when I am at George's German Market buying some great German coffee, or a cabinosi. It has become a ubiquitous farewell...

Inconvenience~ The most annoying issue involving COVID-19 and my personal perspective is the inconvenience generated by all of the protocols that have been issued by the various levels of civil governments, and the petit-demagoguery of certain Governors and Mayors that are excersizing an inordinate over reach of power by taking political advantage of the situation. Our rights as guaranteed by the...

Paranoid~ "Just because people THINK you are paranoid does NOT mean that someone is NOT out to get you." This statement is a 'truism'. And in today's Covid-19 climate this statement applies to many people, more often than not. What is true and what is not is lost in the clutter of conflicting 'facts' about the WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND HOW of the pandemic. People are posting all sorts of weirdness on F...

Lizards~ About a year ago my wife and I were adopted by a neighbor cat named Sparky. We already had three cats and two dogs, and frankly didn't need another feline mouth to feed. But this was immaterial to this absolutely cute and adorable cat. A modification of Shakespeare's immortal words in the play Julius Caesar, "She came, She saw, She conquered." So now she is a member in good standing (excl...

Freedom or Safety~ "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety". - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (John 8:31-32) The message is simple, yet p...

Join Spirit of Truth Ministry today at 10AM PT for our flagship program The Bible On Trial. Rick, Dennis, Don and Larry will be continuing to discuss issues involving a new concept of the prophecy of the end of time, and also how the 'apostle' Paul has changed the Gospel of the Kingdom as taught by Jesus to His own eyewitness disicples, into his private 'gospel of God'. This program tests what is...

Thy Will Be Done~ Years ago I had a massive heart attack. I was 58 years old, and the day before my heart attack I was at the gym on the Stair Master going like gang-busters. I did not know that at any moment I could have had a heart attack right then and died on the spot. One of the most poigniant memories i have of that day was that whan I was laying on my lawn with an elephant sitting on my che...

Re-opening~ The world has been closed down by COVID-19. The economic and social disaster generatied by this virus is incalculable. Everything has changed, and nothing will be the same. We will be living under a new set of rules that will affect every aspect of our lives, as the governments of the world begin the process of reopening their economies. As a result of these economic and social changes...

Essential Services~ The COVID-19 'Pandemic' has shut down most of the business in the world (except for China-don't get me started). In the USA the President and Congress have passed a 'rescue' package for the country that will hopefully tide over individuals and businesses long enough such that we can get past this problem and get back to a semblence of normal (whatever that will look like).  In...

Cabin Fever~ For many of us during this time of COVID-19 staying at home and away from people can be a very difficult proposition. We are "stuck" with our family members and unable to move about our lives unencumbered by 'social' distancing (it is actually anti-social, if you aske me). The stress and strain can be mind boggeling, and can lead to uncharacteristic interactons that when viewed later...

Masks~ Yesterday (April 3, 2020) the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) issued a revised directive that now says that everyone that goes into a public place must wear a face mask in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Previous to this directive they had stated that as long as you stayed outside of a 6 foot radius from others in the community you did not have to wear a face mask, as it di...