The CRAWFORD STAND podcast

Do you believe that Jesus lived a SINLESS LIFE? Or do you, like 56% of so-called born-again Christians today, believe that Jesus did not live a sinless life, but rather committed sins during his life? Is that the kind of Jesus of Nazareth you believe in? A recent poll in which the well-respected George Barna, a Christian researcher, was involved, indicated that some 56% of all so-called born-again...

In our world, love rules. It is the highest attribute, with fundamental characteristic of all humankind. Perhaps the finest expression of love is: MOTHER LOVE The definition of mother, a real mother is simply put: LOVE A mother’s love is the ultimate human love. It is said that THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE RULES THE WORLD. Perhaps so because so much of a child is formed in the early years by mot...

God created man in his own image. God created male and female in his own image. And he blessed them, male and female. MALE AND FEMALE! Not lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, much less queer, whatever that is (LGBTQ). But male and female: MAN AND WOMAN. The woman, like the man, was created in the: IMAGE OF GOD. Why would anyone want to be less than what God created, especially if one, either mal...

The church of Jesus Christ needs YOU now more than ever. This precious church, this body of believers, the worldwide followers of Jesus Christ need: YOU to stand, be strong in the faith, bold and aggressively unashamed of your faith now more than ever. The forces of evil are at war. Our age grows dark and darker by the day. Satan’s army works directly, overtly, aggressively, and every bit as effec...

Recently, a poll was conducted by the Wall Street Journal. To the extent it was accurate and representative, the poll contained some very interesting and alarming statistics. The poll revealed that only: 38% Of Americans say that patriotism is: VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM. That alarming statistic, my fellow Americans, that incredibly low percentage is down from that of 1998 which at that time was: 70%....

  HE IS RISEN! Haven’t forgotten that, have you? Just because we celebrated Easter and the Easter message of resurrection even though virtual Sunday, April 4, I just can’t let you and me ever forget that. It’s not just April 4, it’s every day of 12 MONTHS. HE is the only man who ever triumphed over death and the grave, none before Him and none since. THE ONLY ONE! That resurrection, that bodily re...

Up the carpenter went to Jerusalem, knowing full well why. It was time, HIS time, the time, the eternal time as appointed when a world changing event would happen. It was to be the end of his earthly journey, a time for the transition between the Jesus of history and the Christ of Glory. There came that time in the Garden of Gethsemane where he went to pray. He asked his disciples to participate,...

IF CHRIST BE NOT RISEN, THEN YOUR FAITH IS IN VAIN! Those are the words of the Apostle Paul. What Paul was saying was that the truth of Christianity rested entirely on the fact that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead. The resurrection was real, a fact. It happened; it was a historical event. The resurrection was completely and unequivocally verified, and therefore, for all of us Christians, our...

  It is such a joy to be a Christian. The promises, the benefits, the fulfillment, the change, the clarity of life’s priorities among so many others, are the best things in life, the things which are ours as Christians when we follow the man from Galilee who is: THE WAY THE TRUTH THE LIFE It is such a joy as well to be privileged, ordained to live in America, the finest nation in the history of th...

Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States for eight years, told us during and as he left office that WE THE PEOPLE, and in fact the whole world, lived in the age, the era of POST-TRUTH. That means, said one scholar, that we live in the age of the LIE. If our Federal Government is any indication, that is surely the truth. POST-TRUTH is an adjective defined as relating to or denoting circ...

  David Green is the founder of the Christian craft chain HOBBY LOBBY. David Green is a devout Christian, so he says. David Green is worth as much as: FOURTEEN BILLION DOLLARS so says the financial magazine Forbes. David Green and his family give millions of dollars to conservative Christian causes, a good thing. The Green Family is also a major funder of the brand-new campaign to REBRAND Jesus an...

  In the end times, says Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ of glory, false teachers with their false doctrine will abound. None will be more eloquent than the so-called Anti-Christ, but there will be many, far too many with the eloquence of Satan who, were it not for the influence and protection of the Holy Spirit, would be able to persuade the very elect themselves. Many Christian scholars believe th...

Subject:      ANTI-SEMITISM   It’s back!    And it’s back with a vengeance. Especially so on college campuses. Vial, hateful, immoral, and un-American stuff, don’t you think?   At least the bible does. You do wrong, says the great God Jehovah, the great I AM to my people, my chosen people and you will surely pay:               I WILL CURSE YOU   Genesis clearly states. Provide Jewish blessing and...

Man sexually lying with man. Woman sexually lying with woman. MORALLY WRONG SAYS THE HOLY BIBLE. Dead wrong.   You just simply can’t adopt and engage in the LGBTQ lifestyle and sexual practices and claim to be a Christian following THE WORD OF THE LIVING GOD, the Bible, and its messages of truth, and live an unnatural way. ONE OR THE OTHER! American freedom allows anyone to practice the homosexual...

Along with this new WOKE – Progressive – Liberal – Secular heresy is the concomitant rise of:               BIBLICAL ILLITERACY   The churches, the Pastors do not encourage parishioners, hungry Christians to read, study and learn scriptures on their own. So many of the once great seminaries have been LIBERALIZED, reinterpreting and doing away with much of the bible. Sadly, many Christian colleges...

Thirty percent of evangelical pastors believe in works-based salvation!   Not layman, not members of the congregation, not we God-fearing, Christ-believing ordinary Christians, but:               PASTORS.   Those privileged individuals who are allowed to present the gospel of Jesus Christ in churches everywhere. These supposed preachers of the real gospel, presumably learned in the WORD OF GOD, th...

It was the shot heard round the world.    Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, by James Earl Ray, a crazed racist. Dr. King had become to emerge as the face, and more importantly the voice for America, and even the world over for racial equality. King was an eloquent spokesman, learned academically, Christian in belief and determined to make a difference. H...

“The Time is coming when speaking biblical truth regarding sexuality will be illegal.”   Those are the words of Ken Ham, founder and CEO of ANSWERS IN GENESIS. In reality, my fellow Americans, that time has come and the great issues of sexuality, including homosexuality, transgenderism, gender identities and other sexual orientations are radically changing, in an unbiblical way. Those who espouse,...

Comes now the great year 2023, yet another year which the Lord God has made.    You and I are alive, with the wonderful opportunities, challenges which this new year offers. The issues for Christians and American Patriots have never been greater. The demands of citizenship, this world and HIS world are clear, challenging, requiring the strong response of real men and women.    YOU are called upon...

With God, all things are possible. ALL THINGS!   Even an event like THE VIRGIN BIRTH.    Some 2,000 years ago, an angel was sent by God to the tiny town of Nazareth in the Galilee area. The area was small, the inhabitants few and a popular saying of the day was:               CAN ANY GOOD THING COME OUT OF NAZARETH?   Perhaps not before, but after the visit by the angel Gabriel to an unknown Mary,...

He was born of a virgin, so we are told.    The angel of the Lord visited Mary and divine conception occurred, so we are told.  The virgin birth is difficult for many to believe. It defies nature, biology.  It is simply not the way things happen. Conception and birth are as a result of the very best of female and male.  So, you either believe in the virgin birth or you don’t.  Christians, real Chr...

Many of the sailors aboard naval vessels moored in Pearl Harbor were getting ready for leave and preparing for church services. That fateful day was Sunday morning December 7, 1941. Soon, the colors would be raised on more than 185 naval vessels throughout the harbor.    The Japanese attack came with no warning. Aircraft emblazoned with red disks bore down on the moored and trapped ships from all...

It once was grand; this old party was.    But that was once upon a time. It once won elections. It had, for the most part, the respect of the American people. It authored a political alternative, often in sharp contrast on the issues of our time to the Democrat party.    Its platform was basic, well-written, clear in its purposes and objectives. Its candidates were viable, reasonably trustworthy,...

We the people so privileged to live in America have so much to be thankful for. God has allowed us to live in the greatest nation in human history, in my opinion. How grateful we should be. Thanks be unto God for His incredible gifts to mankind.   There are so many things to be thankful for. And we should approach this wonderful time of year with gratitude and Thanksgiving Day, and Thanksgiving we...

WOULD YOU DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY?   Would you be willing to give your life to protect and defend the lifestyle, the freedoms, the benefits you enjoy as an American citizen, would you?   I wonder sometimes whether that day is coming when WE THE PEOPLE will have to put our all on the altar of DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM to protect and defend this one – of – a – kind country. Many think that day may not be f...