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!
Five More 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 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!