Because my family has been battling some nasty seasonal virus, Chelsea and I have been busy taking care of very sick children. We weren’t able to study and record “Christmas is Pro-Life (part 2)” as expected this week.As you keep our family in your prayers, I found a nearly 20-year-old gospel devotional recording I did right after graduating college.“Guilty As Charged” uses a script of a hypothetical court case to explain the idea that good works can never outweigh bad works to earn salvation.*** Castle Rock Women’s Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a new office to serve the community better. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value
Christmas is Pro-Life (part 1)
Chelsea and I begin a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story.Secular holidays focus on self and escapism. Christmas focuses on sacrifice and salvation.We begin analyzing the pro-Life message of Christmas by tracing the promise of Messiah and Satan’s attack on children in Biblical history:The Garden of EdenThe Pharoah of EgyptHamanKing HerodScriptures Cited:Genesis 3:15Exodus 1:17Esther 3:13Matthew 2:13-18External References:Rachel’s Vineyard: Healing the pain of abortion – one weekend at a time*** Castle Rock Women’s Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a new office to serve the community better. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
REWIND: The Christmas Promise of Isaiah 9:6
Originally aired December 21, 2020.In this episode we are going to unwrap the depths of Isaiah 9:6 as a present from God for the first Christmas.Isaiah 9:6: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”We look at each phrase and cross reference to see that it is a prophecy of the Messiah.We also compare it with Isaiah 7:14 to verify that the Messiah would be truly born of a virgin.We put other possible fulfillments to the test such as King Hezekiah, Isaiah’s son, or someone unknown from history.We challenge
Four Actions to Guide Parenting
Chelsea and I continue and conclude our chat about parenting.Parenting a commitment for the long haul. It matures us as we focus on the good of others–our children.We discuss four actions to guide fellow parents through this journey:PrayConfessChangeTrust in God’s healingScriptures Cited:2 Samuel 12:161 Chronicles 29:18-191 Samuel 1:27-28Psalm 32:3-51 John 1:9Galatians 6:1-2Psalm 34:18Jeremiah 17:14*** Castle Rock Women’s Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a new office to serve the community better. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
Was Jesus a Socialist? (part 6)
In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work.A coworker recently 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 6 I look at another of the socialist’s prooftexts: the parable of the Good Samaritan.I observe five points from this story:The man doesn’t have an ethnic identity.The man was robbed of his possessions. He wasn’t robbed of allegedly potential possessions.The man was physically beaten. No “words are violence” message here.The Good Samaritan’s help was voluntary.The Good Samaritan used his own possessions to help him.We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!