Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting.Parents–even Christian ones–are ever too prone to treating their children reflexively. We need to be conscious of our motives when we interact with our children and the times we have to resort to discipline.We discuss five questions we can ask ourselves to evaluate our parenting:Are we putting our feelings first (and suppressing our children’s)?Are we placing guilt on our children?Are we giving our children the silent treatment?Are we ignoring healthy boundaries?Are we holding our children responsible for our happiness?Scriptures Cited:Proverbs 19:11Isaiah 42:14Ecclesiastes 7:101 Corinthians 13:4-7Proverbs 14:29Proverbs 11:29*** 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
Thanksgiving Faith, Facts, and Fun
Thanksgiving is coming up! Enjoy this light-hearted episode.We share with each other some Thanksgiving spirit with…Faith: Bible verses about giving thanks to God and why.Facts: interesting tidbits about Thanksgiving past and present.Fun: Thanksgiving jokesWe value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
Was Jesus a Socialist? (part 5)
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 5 I look at another of the socialist’s prooftexts: the account of Zacchaeus. An article I read from a progressive Christian claims that Zacchaeus “got woke.” Does Zacchaeus’ salvation teach “woke” socialism?I also observe four points from this story:Zacchaeus was a tax collector for a wicked government. His profiteering wasn’t free market capitalism.Zacchaeus’ conversion was different from what Jesus instructed for the rich young ruler.Zacchaeus didn’t give away all his wealth or abandon his house.Jesus immediately taught
Five Questions to Evaluate Parenting
Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting.Parents–even Christian ones–are ever too prone to treating their children reflexively. We need to be conscious of our motives when we interact with our children and the times we have to resort to discipline.We discuss four questions we can ask ourselves to evaluate our parenting:Are we providing our children with security or always scrutinizing?Are we affirming or abandoning our children?Are we expecting our children to meet our needs?Are we not allowing our children to express negative emotions?Are we causing our children to be fearful of us?Scriptures Cited:Proverbs 3:12Leviticus 19:18Proverbs 3:27Proverbs 31:28Ecclesiastes 4:1Galatians 5:15*** Castle Rock Women’s Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to move into a
Was Jesus a Socialist? (part 4)
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 4 I look at one of the socialist’s prooftexts: the account of the rich young ruler. We see that this story doesn’t teach any forced redistribution of wealth. Jesus’ instructions to give up all possessions are also not universal to all disciples.Jesus was dispelling the religious thought at the time that the wealth of religious leaders was proof of God’s approval.We also read some Bible verses from the Old Testament to show that being rich or poor
Four Ways To Build Up Our Children
Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting.Society doesn’t seem to place the value on children and the care that they truly need.We discuss four ways we can build up our children with our words and how we treat them:Cherish themBe calm toward themBe consistent with themCompliment themScriptures Cited:John 16:211 Thessalonians 2:7-8Isaiah 66:13Deuteronomy 6:6-7James 2:9Proverbs 27:9*** 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 3)
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 3 I walk through the parable of the vineyard workers in Matthew chapter 20 that I have heard people claim teaches socialism. However, a closer look at the details shows that it teaches free market principles:private propertyprofitsenforcing voluntary contractssupply and demandWe value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
REWIND: Jesus Changed Everything with Anthony Russo
I had the privilege to interview Anthony Russo about his new book Jesus Changed Everything: He Changed History, He Can Change Your Story.Anthony gives his testimony of being converted from Roman Catholicism but also later from nominal Christianity. He realized from the Bible just how central Jesus is to everything we believe–even our reason for living.We talk about how cultures try to worship other things in the place of God. Only the truth of the gospel makes sense of our plight and our cure.Anthony Russo:Grace and Peace RadioJesus Changed Everything book [bulk orders at discount]Amazon Author pageWe value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
Was Jesus a Socialist? (part 2)
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 2 I talk about how Jesus avoided being a leader of a political revolution. He taught voluntary charity.I also walked through two parables in Matthew chapter 25 where Jesus seemed to teach “meritocracy”:The wise and foolish virginsThe talents/pounds See also:Rebecca Berschwinger – One Little Candle episode 56: “The ”He Gets Us” Movement. Promoting a False Jesus?”Andrew Rappaport – Apologetics Live episode 172: “Answering the “He Gets Us” campaign”We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
Four Ways We Tear Down Our Children
Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting.Parenting is the most rewarding and the most challenging job in life. How we treat our children now can impact them for life.Here are four ways we can can tear down our children and not realize it:Be cold toward themBe critical of themBe condescending toward themBe controlling over themScriptures Cited:Mark 18:101 Thessalonians 5:11Ecclesiastes 10:12Matthew 5:22Romans 14:19Proverbs 1:8-91 Peter 5:2-3Hebrews 12:11*** 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!