In this episode of Truthspresso Express I talk about the now infamous incident from the Oscars on Sunday when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.
Just some casual thoughts about why I don’t think it was staged and where I pick sides (or not).
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This episode is part 16 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 9-14 of the book of Mosiah. This is part of the record of King Limhi’s grandfather Zeniff that Ammon read. It explains that Zeniff reclaimed the land of Nephi but only by the Lamanites giving him a part of the land. While Zeniff was king, the Nephites and the Lamanites battled several times. The Nephites won, but with bitter casualties. Zeniff helped the land of Nephi prosper before passing the crown to his son Noah. Unlike his namesake, King Noah of the Nephites was kind of like King Belshazzar. He taxed the people and he and his chosen priests
This episode is part 15 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 4-8 of the book of Mosiah. King Benjamin passes the crown of Zarahemla to his son Mosiah. The people all covenant with God and take on the name “the children of Christ.” After King Benjamin passes away three years later, King Mosiah sends a band of men to the land of Nephi to find out what happened to others they had sent. Some stay near a hill in Silom outside the land of Nephi while Ammon and his three brothers enter. King Limhi of the Nephites arrests them and asks why they’re there. When Limhi finds out they’re from
A Christian leader recently confessed to writing anonymous posts criticizing fellow ministers. The worst part was lying about it for over two years. Why did this happen when it doesn’t seem to make sense? We need to examine ourselves for pride. Pride is the dangerous original sin that can make you do strange things to hold onto the things you hold dear for the wrong reasons. Pride leads to other sins and covering them up like lying and adultery that bring down ministers and reduce ministries to rubble. This episode isn’t meant to be criticism. It’s about examining our own hearts to stop pride in its tracks. We also need to ask ourselves what is the purpose of Christian ministry.
My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso and our oldest son joins us to chat about Colorado’s radical gender bill that has provoked national attention. HB25-1312, also known as the “Kelly Loving Act,” seeks to transform society to “protect” “rights” for people who identify as a gender contrary to their birth certificate. The original version of the bill sought to bias courts to grant custody to children to whomever would “affirm” alternate gender identities and punish parents who stand for reality. It would forbid schools from enforcing gender-specific dress standards. It would punish school staff for “deadnaming” or “misgendering.” Millions of public documents would need updates to allow a new “chosen name” to usurp a person’s legal name. Many Coloradans have