Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial

The Hubris of Stubborness~  Have you ever experienced looking at your gas guage in your car and saying to yourself, "I'll get gas on the way home"? And when you get in the car to go home you are so fixated on getting away from work, getting home and relaxing that you forget the promise you made to yourself to get gas; and you run out a half-mile from your driveway. Or you have to make a trip to th...

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. Rev. 3:18. Gold that has been refined is pure. Truth, like gold, can only be pure if it has been refined. There is no need at all to refine fatih. In fact i...

Earth Shaking! The last 3 days in Southern California have been uncomforable, to say the least. When the first 6.4 earthquake hit Ridgecrest Calfornia, I was at work at the Ace Hardware store in Yucaipa, and I knew it was an earthquake only because the hanging products started swinging in unison. There were no big jolts, just a gentle rolling motion that though disconserting was not frightening. I...

Today Sprit of Truth Ministry will be presenting a BEST OF program from October 27, 2018. We pray you will be blest by this 'blast from the past'. We will be 'on air' with the regular crew tomorrow for out program "The Revelation of Jesus with Rick Sterling.

Preparing for War~ Staying focused on the learning of things that will prepare you for spiritual combat can be exhausting. Sometimes all we really want to do is have this whole mess be over and done, one way or another, so we can just rest. 'Overcoming' and 'patient endurance' are always difficult to accomplish when all you want to do is take a nap. It is also difficult to maintain spiritual vigil...

Believe it, or not~ What is it about lies that is so attractive to most people? Really! There as a old saying; "How do you know when politicians and preachers are lying? When their mouths are moving".  An important issue when trying to decide whether someone is tellling the truth or not is that you must realize that sincerety has nothing to do whith truth. In fact, sincerety is often a hindrance t...

"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...