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Yesterday was Easter Sunday--Resurrection Day. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Let's think deeply about why. Our salvation is wrapped up in everything about who Jesus is and what He did. The resurrection is our hope. When we reflect on why, we understand that the world is hopeless without it.   Scriptures cited: Philippians 3:10-11 Matthew 8:16-17 John 11:21-27 1 Corinthians 1...

We continue our study of money and economics by looking at how banking evolved (and how I contend that it devolved in modern times). We ask and answer these questions to solve the puzzle of money and banking: What is a bank? How did banks begin? What do banks do? How did fractional reserve banking happen? What really is wrong with fractional reserve banking? What are some possible solutions to fra...

Yes, this is a bonus episode: two episodes for the price of one week here on Truthspresso! Today, March 31, 2020 is officially "Equal Pay Day." This is the date selected for the year when women allegedly have to work extra to match the wages that their male counterparts earned through December last year. So, the average woman working "full time" earns about 80% of what the average man working "ful...

We continue our series on understanding money by looking at how the Bible defines money. We see how God's plan for the nation of Israel was to have a sound money based on weights of gold and silver. God pronounced harsh judgment on those who deceived and robbed people through false balances. We outline four steps from the Bible that reveal God's money vs. the manipulators God created the money God...

Why can't we spend paper money from a Monopoly game? It's not very different from the paper money we use every day. This episode is basic look at economics by taking a magnifying glass to something we take for granted: money. To do this, we answer these three questions: What is money? What has been used as money? What makes a good money? We explore some rather strange things that have been used as...

We are all sick of hearing about the COVID-19 coronavirus! Let's tackle this topic from a different angle. Let's look at the economics! We look at this current event through these four "currents": The current civilian reactions The current government reactions The current misunderstandings of economics The current 10 silver linings Be prepared to be challenged not to trust the mainstream wisdom of...

Social media allows us to keep in touch with long lost childhood friends from anywhere in the world. We can see their lives unfold day by day without even asking. But this technology has it's dark side. Many find themselves facing depression as they see all their problems while their friends seem to be living the dream. Ana from Forbes describes this plight. We take apart the misconceptions we inf...

This is another throwback episode to my overly ambitious efforts to create a podcast in 2015. I wanted to have a funny infomercial for a fake product during a "commercial break" in the middle of each episode I recorded. This ultimately led me not to record episodes every often. The Truth Hub Podcast just fizzled out after a handful of episodes. But, for your listening enjoyment, I have resurrected...

This episode comes from a Sunday School lesson that I taught on Superbowl Sunday. I had short notice and only about five minutes to prepare. I whipped up this outline: Four Proofs from the Testaments that Jesus is God Jesus is the unchanging, immortal creator (Psa 102:24-27 cf. Heb 1:8-12) Jesus is the God Who descended and ascended to lead captivity captive (Psa 68:17-19 cf. Eph 4:8-10) Jesus rec...

I am resurrecting the third episode of the defunct Truth Hub Podcast. I recorded this one in June of 2015. I explored how the Old Testament says that no one can see God while also saying that people did see God. These apparent contradictions are resolved in the revelation of Jesus Christ as the One Who is the image of the invisible God and is the One Who exegetes the Father. I then demonstrated th...

I am resurrecting the second episode of the defunct Truth Hub Podcast. I recorded it in May of 2015. I presented powerful arguments from the Bible for why Jesus is God because He is worshiped. Those who try to make Jesus only a creature have to explain this without painting themselves into a corner. By the way, get my new FREE eBook   Jesus:God Among Us . ***** Like what you hear? Donate to T...

I am resurrecting episode 1 of the defunct Truth Hub Podcast. I recorded this back in March of 2015. I discussed the foundations of knowing the true Jesus Christ and monotheism in Christianity. I concluded with a brief introduction to the doctrine of the Trinity. By the way, get my new FREE eBook   Jesus:God Among Us . ***** Like what you hear? Donate to Truthspresso and give a shot of suppor...

We close out our study of God by looking at substitutionary atonement. We put the pieces together via the following points: The gospel harmonizes all attributes of God. The gospel is intrinsically trinitarian. The gospel requires the incarnation. The gospel is based on substitution. Fair warning: you will see some more emotion pour out of me than has been expressed so far. ***** Like what you hear...

Continuing with Hebrews chapter 2, and springboarding from the last discussion about angels and humans, we examine closely the humanity of the Son and how He lowered Himself. Many who call themselves "Christians" claim that Jesus was only human. We look deeply at the arguments from Hebrews chapter 2 to see that the emphasis on humanity only shows us why Jesus has to be more than only a human. We s...

This episode takes a look at how angels are different from humans (as if there were any doubt). But this episode truly continues the series on understanding God, Jesus, incarnation, and redemption. While reading Hebrews chapters 1 and 2 to focus on the incarnation of the Son, I noticed that the role of angels kept coming up. Then, the idea of this episode was born. We notice three main negative po...

The theology of Christmas is not over at Truthspresso! We continue to look at Jesus Christ as He is described in the Bible. We look at Philippians 2:3-7 to see how the mind of Christ to be humble helps us understand the incarnation. We take a deep dive into verses 6 and 7 and parse words and phrases with a fine-toothed comb. Letting humility guide us in understanding some Greek, we conclude that t...

What is Christmas all about? Boughs of holly? Flashy colors? Cheer? Generous gift-giving? Not that these things are bad, but Christians know that we should be celebrating something much deeper and more meaningful: the birth of Jesus Christ. But even many Christians haven't thought through the depth of who Jesus Christ is and why we celebrate His birth. What really is His birth about? Why did He ha...

Do you have difficulty understanding God as a "Trinity"? Even if you believe it, you might not fully understand it or know how to explain it. My hope is that this episode will rid you of the problem forever! The doctrine of the Trinity is the most vilified doctrine by atheists, people of other religions, and even by those who consider themselves Christians but are against the teaching.   Scri...

What makes God "God"? How is God like us and how is God different from us? We look at some attributes of God as we see provided in the Word of God. Christians, prepare to be challenged and encouraged to appreciate God in ways that we may be tempted to forget. By no means an exhaustive list, we look at God's Aseity Eternality Goodness Transcendence Immanence Love Perfection We see how all God's att...

In this episode we continue to examine equality politics by doing some thought experiments with favorite colors and ice cream preferences. We examine the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence to define and describe basic human "negative rights." We contrast these with the "positive rights" that statist politicians propose that ultimately result in tyranny. Defending the equality that...

U.S. politics seem to be inundated with goals of closing "gaps" and making everyone "equal." We should understand in what ways we are supposed to be "equal" and in what ways being "unequal" expresses the unique talents and skills with which God has designed us. We let professional sports and the Olympics teach us lessons about why diversity in gender, intellect, height, enthnicity, and other diffe...

Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful day of the year when you can thank God for all He has done for you while chowing down to your heart's content. This episode is a short, light-hearted look at 16 fun (and sometimes weird) facts of trivia about a holiday steeped in American tradition. ***** Like what you hear? Donate to Truthspresso and give a shot of support! *****

Yesterday, November 19, the Internet received a steady diet of news articles and outcries about how Chick-fil-A allegedly changed its stance on donating to "anti-LGBTQ" organizations. Let's do what many have failed to do and separate fact from fiction. Is this another case of this year's "fake news"?   Sources: "Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to anti-LGBTQ organizations" https://www.cnn.co...

This is the second guest interview for Truthspresso! I interview Tyler Vela about the age-old topic: Does God exist? Tyler was raised an atheist until his atheist professor in a Metaphysics class in college discussed arguments for the existence of God. The challenge of the "moral argument" caused Tyler to investigate and eventually convert to Christianity. In this interview, we raise and answer va...

According to many sources of reputable statistics (giving the benefit of the doubt), the average woman in the United States earns about 80 cents on the dollar of what the average man earns? But, once we start breaking down these large aggregates of averages down to different subsets, we can see more reasons for the numbers. What are the largest factors that make women in the average earn less? Dis...