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In this episode of Truthspresso Express I challenge and encourage us with Ecclesiastes 7:10 not to long for the so-called "Good Old Days." We can deceive ourselves about the past as the Israelites did about their bondage to Egypt. We should treat every day as a blessing from God and boldly face today's battles. Today is the best day to be a Christian! ***  Castle Rock Women's Health  is...

Chelsea and I continue our series about the Christian revivals in American history. We begin the Second Great Awakening with an overview of the times, especially from 1830-1840. Following the War for Independence the colonies now had a federal compact. The expansion westward inspired more evangelism to native Americans. Methodism grew as circuit riders preached to crowds at outdoor "camp meetings....

In this REWIND episode of Truthspresso I combine two episodes into one! This is my full interview with Jamal Bandy, the host of the Prescribed Truth podcast on the Christian Podcast Community. Part 1: Jamal tells his story of how he was involved in an Apostolic Oneness church and how unexpected events led him to question what he was taught. Jamal learns the truth about God as Trinity and that the...

It's Memorial Day! While we remember those who died in wars fighting for freedoms, Chelsea and I see what the Bible has to say about memorials. We look at the history of Memorial Day, then observe three points from the Bible: Those who sacrificed their lives should be remembered Memorials should not be forgotten. Memorials should not be idolized. Scriptures Referenced: John 15:13 Psalm 116:15 Exod...

With family visiting and celebrating birthdays and no time to study to record a new episode, I dug up a recording from 2009, months after my wife and I were married. At this time my father-in-law was leading a Bible study with the family and an older couple who would visit. I took two weeks to guest host it and teach on a topic I was studying at the time. This was while the manuscript for my book...

To celebrate Mother's Day, Chelsea and I talk about a struggling single mom we know who has a bunch of kids and a baby on the way trying to make ends meet. As dire circumstance after dire circumstance threatens to crush her life, we share how we felt the pull of God's Word and necessity to give her something big and trust God with the results. See how a baby shower and some unexpected generosity l...

Chelsea and I continue our series about the Christian revivals in American history. John Wesley was an Anglican minister from Epworth, England. He and his brother Charles went to Oxford where John got bachelor's and master's degrees. While teaching at Oxford, John and Charles Wesley began the "Methodist" movement with George Whitefield. After spending two years evangelizing Native Americans in Sav...

I go solo this week with a short study to answer the question "Is Jesus still in the flesh?" Some who hold to Oneness theology may reason that Jesus dematerialized His resurrected, glorified body at His ascension because it makes more sense in a modalistic framework. From the Scriptures we look at three points: Did Jesus shed His resurrected body at His ascension? Is Jesus presently a mediator and...

Chelsea and I continue from last week's discussion as news is quickly flying over the abortion pill and abortion pill reversal . Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA. The question over the abortion pill mifepristone's legitimacy in heads back down to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals after the Supreme Court stayed all lower decisions. Oral arguments are scheduled May 17. Bella Health and Wellne...

The battle over mifepristone (part of the abortion pill regimen) is heating up! A federal district judge in Texas ruled in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA that the FDA illegally approved mifepristone in the year 2000. At the same time a judge ruled in Washington State v. FDA that, for the 17 states in the suit and D.C., mifepristone must be available as it is. The 5th Circuit Court of App...

Chelsea and I talk about the hope of the resurrection because of Christ's resurrection. As the Apostle Paul faced trials before governments, he declared that his hope of the resurrection is why he is being accused of wrongdoing. Christians today face ridicule and opposition because of this hope that we have. The resurrection is a hope most glorious, but the world hates it because it challenges the...

Chelsea and I conclude our coverage of Colorado's three radical pro-abortion bills:  SB23-188 ,  SB23-189 , and  SB23-190 . Last week the Colorado House of Representatives debated and rammed through three radical dystopian pro-abortion bills along party lines with no amendments. In short, the supporters want abortion on-demand at any time in pregnancy for any reason, and abortion pr...

Chelsea and I continue our coverage of Colorado's three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188 , SB23-189 , and SB23-190 . In this episode we walk through some details for the three bills and how they could destroy genuine health care in Colorado. Abortion providers become a new protected class immune from criminal charges, even if women die in their "care." Insurance programs must specially subsidi...

We found out last Monday evening that the Colorado legislature is ramming through a package of three radical pro-abortion bills: SB23-188 , SB23-189 , and SB23-190 . The most dangerous and impacting to pregnancy resource centers is SB23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy-related Service . The language of this bill could penalize pregnancy centers for trying to advertise their services to help...

Chelsea and I talk about current news of The Satanic Temple expanding programs in elementary schools, including in a small town in Colorado. Lucien Greaves co-founded The Satanic Temple as a religious institution to claim religious rights recognized under the Constitution. The institution has seven secular humanistic tenants that sound reasonable until they are applied to political causes like abo...

Chelsea and I continue our series about the Christian revivals in American history. George Whitefield was an Anglican deacon in Oxford, England. He met John and Charles Wesley in college and joined their Methodist movement. With his Bachelor of Arts degree, booming voice, and supreme acting ability, Whitefield would become a young traveling preacher who could command crowds of up to 20,000 people...

Chelsea and I continue our series about the Christian revivals in American history. Solomon Stoddard, a fiery preacher saw several revivals in his 60 years pastoring the church at Northampton, Massachusetts, but he embraced and expanded the Half-Way Covenant. Stoddard allowed open membership and open communion. The Northampton church grew to over 600 members, but over time the majority were likely...

Chelsea and I start a new series about the Christian revivals in American history. The controversy over the recent "Asbury revival" drove us to ask the question "What is a revival?" Using a dictionary, Scripture, and a Spurgeon quote, we come up with a working definition of a revival. Then, we dive deep into the setting of the American colonies in the 1600's and early 1700's. As church life was de...

Chelsea and I talk about more recent victories over Molech. First, we look at the recent leaked document from the FBI targeting "traditional Catholics" as potential "terrorists." Then, we see four cases in the UK in which police punish pro-life people for their "silent prayer" activity in a censorship zone: Isabel Vaughn-Spruce Adam Smith-Connor Sean Gogh Livia Tossici-Bolt All four are challengin...

My wife Chelsea is back with me to talk about recent victories over Molech. First, we explain the Biblical background of the pagan practice of sacrificing children to Molech. We see Satanic temples today claiming that abortion bans violate their "religious freedom" as abortions are literally a sacrament for them. The "NOW" statue at the New York supreme court looks like an idol to celebrate Ruth B...

I go solo in this episode to explain how political ideology can abuse the Bible's call to charity. This episode is based on notes that were originally for part of the Truthspresso Express series "Was Jesus a Socialist?" After walking through the Sixth through the Tenth Commandment of the law, we see how coveting can be the most difficult command. Yet, too many Christians can support a backdoor to...

Chelsea and I actually recorded two separate parts for this episode. The annual March For Life in Washington D.C. happened on Friday, January 20th. The annual Women's March happened Sunday afternoon, January 22nd. We recorded the first half about the March For Life on Saturday and the second half about the Women's March on Sunday afternoon. We give our overview and observations, as well as how the...

Springboarding from our Christmas is pro-Life series, we jump into a recent bill from Congress on the outskirts of the abortion debate. HR-26, also known as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" passed the House of Representatives with a 220-210 vote. The bill is simple and seemingly minimally common sense, yet House Democrats shrieked against it like banshees. For 100% pro-lifers, th...

Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story. The Jesus of the first Christmas clearly taught the value of human life as much as the Christmas story of His conception and birth was pro-life. Did Jesus address abortion in particular during His earthly ministry? No, but that doesn't mean He wouldn't have if the question arose. We observe some pro-life poin...

Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story. The first Christmas celebrates new life and demonstrates how we should protect life. We observe some salient pro-life points from the Christmas story: Jesus experienced the full human experience from conception Elizabeth affirmed the personhood of Jesus when He was a tiny fetus. John the Baptist leapt in the...