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Was Jesus born in a barn stable outdoors? Did Joseph knock on doors and get snubbed by innkeepers? Who were the wise men? Were there three of them? Let's examine some of these traditional ideas about the Nativity. While we do this, let's not lose sight about what's important about the purpose of Christ's birth. Scriptures Referenced: Luke 2:1-7,16 Luke 22:11 Luke 13:15 Acts 13:6-8 Isaiah 60:6 Matt...

This episode is part 2 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 1 Nephi chapters 16-22 cover the journey of the prophet Lehi and his family to the coast of southeastern Arabia. Nephi builds a ship. The family sails to their new "promised land," which is somewhere in the ancient Americas. Once there, the family found resources to build civilization there. Nephi wrote some prophecy...

This episode is part 1 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 1 Nephi chapters 1-15 cover the prophet Lehi and his family leaving Jerusalem before the Babylonian captivity, his sons retrieve brass plates from Laban, Lehi has a dream of a tree with white fruit, and his son Nephi gets a vision of end times interpretations of Lehi's dream. Further research: Book of Mormon in video...

Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to co-host about thankfulness. After celebrating Thanksgiving Day, we present four reasons to be thankful to God: Because of who He is (1Ch 16:34; 2Co 9:15) Because of what He has done (Isa 12:4-5) Because of what He is doing (Psa 107:8-9; Php 4:6) Because He is faithful in the hard times (1Th 5:18; Eph 5:20; Col 3:17) *** Please contribute to the  Hurricane re...

My brother John joins me for the first time as a guest on Truthspresso. Two Mormon missionaries and their bishop visited my house on Friday. John was there to join me. We all had a delightful conversation. After the Mormons pitched their church and explained that they have continuing prophets, John and I asked some basic probing questions about the atonement and who they believe Jesus to be. John...

This episode is part 6 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 5 we dissect one hoax from an interview Donald Trump had with Tucker Carlson a few days before the election: The "Liz Cheney in a firi...

The 2024 elections exceeded many expectations. Donald J. Trump is once again slated for the White House. He won in an electoral landslide and won the popular vote. He gained in almost every demographic. We look at some fiscal data and figure out why Gen Z and younger Millennials shifted the most toward Trump from 2020. Some people are really unhappy and feel their very livelihood and the world is...

On the eve of world-changing elections I skim through some of the stories in the book of Daniel and ask if the United States is in a form of captivity. Will the country head more toward captivity or out of it? Can our vote steer the nation one way or another? Scriptures Referenced: 2 Timothy 2:22-26 Colossians 2:8 Isaiah 44:28 *** Please contribute to the  Hurricane relief fund for A.M. Brews...

This episode is part 5 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 5 we dissect two hoaxes from the same article in The Atlantic : The "I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had" hoax The "$60,000 to...

***Warning: This episode talks about sensitive topics*** November 5, 2024 is a crucial election in the United States for many reasons. The country is polarized. Even many states are polarized. Colorado's Amendment 79 would enshrine abortion as a fundamental right into the state constitution. It would even allow the legislature to pass laws that pay for it on demand with taxes. Colorado is the prem...

This episode is a call to action for listeners of Truthspresso to help out a ministry suffering from hurricane Helene! After discussing some of the timeline and effects of hurricanes Helene and Milton, I show how some politicians want to pretend to care about people. Never let a crisis go to waste, it seems. Don't be like power-hungry politicians! Be Christians! Fellow podcaster and member of the...

This episode is part 4 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 4 we dissect two hoaxes: The "Putin is a Genius" hoax The WWI soldiers are "losers and suckers" hoax Sources Cited: Philip Bump, " 'Ge...

This episode is part 3 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 3 we dissect two hoaxes: The "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by" hoax The Putin can "do whatever he wants" hoax Sources Cited: " Pre...

This episode is part 2 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 3 we dissect three hoaxes: The "Dictator on day one" hoax The "bloodbath" hoax The "terminate the Constitution" hoax Sources Cited: "...

This episode is part 1 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 1 we dissect three hoaxes: The Charlottesville "very fine people" hoax The immigrants are "animals" and "not people" hoax The "inject...

In this episode of Truthspresso I chat about Jesus and socialism. A coworker a while ago made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 11 we look at three parables to see if they lean more socialist or free market capitalist: The hidden treasure in the field The pearl of great price The vineyard tenants Because...

In this episode of Truthspresso I chat about Jesus and socialism. A coworker a while ago made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 10 we look at the parable of the unjust steward. A "Christian socialist" claims that this parable proves that Jesus favors defrauding wealthy people to give to the poor. While th...

After I dropped off my sons for a church youth activity I recorded most of this episode in my car in the parking lot. I shared a few thoughts mostly about the march on Monday afternoon before the opening speeches. Women dressed as abortion pills, pro-Palestine protesters, rainbow flags, and a sign that says "Trump and J.D. Vance are weird" donned the street. During the first two days of the DNC, a...

As I was reading stuff online I came across an article from Roman Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong against William Lane Craig's defense of monothelitism. Armstrong blames Craig's error on Sola Scriptura and rejecting the "infallibility" of the Roman Catholic church. While I agree that Craig is wrong about monothelitism, I also believe Armstrong is wrong about why. This episode addresses both the...

Romans 2:13 says that "the doers of the law shall be justified." Romans 3:20 says that "by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified." Did Paul teach justification by keeping the law? Did Paul contradict himself? Chelsea returns to co-host this episode as we summarize Paul's arguments in Romans chapter 1 through 3. We believe Paul was making one harmonizing point with both verses. Scr...

May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate. The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debat...

May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate. The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debat...

May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate. The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debat...

In this episode I play some clips from episodes of Truthspresso in early 2020 where I predicted that the pandemic relief measures would lead to price inflation. Prepare to be amazed ! ;) Do I have the spiritual gift of prophecy? No. It's just what the Austrian School of economics understood would happen. A Biblical view of government forbids monetary inflation and such frivolous borrowing and spen...

On Saturday, July 13, at a rally in Pennsylvania, former President Trump was giving an outdoor speech. Six minutes into it, gunshots were fired! The President felt one round whiz by his head. A second one bloodied his right ear. He ducked in the nick of time to avoid a third one that likely wouldn't have missed. Thankfully, he was Ok. He expressed valiance as his security detail escorted him out....