Truth Be Told

I recently returned from a trip to India for the Feast of Tabernacles where I traveled with my dad, my girlfriend, and her best friend. After the Feast, and before returning home, we took a brief trip to Mumbai where we experienced the most chaotic journey through the streets that we have ever lived through. We were the racial minority, we got odd looks from everyone, we were visiting at peak...

This episode is case and point why we should always be reading our Bibles.I just recently got done with a full study of the book of Romans, Romans 5 is one chapter I've studied extensively, there are memory verses all throughout it - but it took reading it THIS time to draw out something that struck me differently.In this episode we walk through and appreciate a logical case that Paul outlines...

Throughout the Bible, particularly in Isaiah and Romans, there are allusions to the story of Gideon's defeat of the Midianites, but these allusions come at times that might not make much sense to modern readers. In fact, they might be missed as allusions altogether!In this episode, we walk through this story in Judges 7 and analyze the allusions to learn more about what this story points to in...

Waiting is one of the most frustrating things that people have to do in general, and that Christians are called to do.We know it's just a part of life, but that doesn't make it any easier. Sometimes, depending on how desperate a thing we're waiting for, it can be downright torturous. Isaiah writes, "men have not seen, nor has ear heard, nor eye perceived a God besides You who acts for those who...

A few weeks ago I ran into a guy at the self-checkout that felt the need to share an incredibly personal story about a struggle he was currently experiencing.I asked if he believed in God. He said, "I don't think so, but I'm not sure since I haven't really looked into all that."I asked if he would let me pray with him. He said he, "didn't really see the point," and clearly felt skeptical and...

The Question of the Day: What outside/extrabiblical sources and resources are appropriate for a Christian to use?Word of the Day: Discernment.Christians tend to fall all along a spectrum of belief on this topic and, while I wouldn't agree with an extreme liberal view that all information is good and created equal, that you should consume information without abandon, and all paths lead to God, a...

I know it might sound silly to some, but there is, quite literally, no area of life that cannot be transformed completely by God through radical goodness, self-sacrifice, compassion, and love for others - even the world of Pokémon shows us this.Many people experience feelings of tension when they consider the transformative life they believe Christianity calls them to on one hand, and the...

In the wake of the assassination of ⁨@RealCharlieKirk⁩ I, am ashamed to admit, did not have a Christian response.It isn't a problem that I was angry. It isn't a problem that I was horrified at the insensitivity and inhumanity of some people's responses. It isn't a problem that I hope justice comes swiftly.What IS a problem is that I allowed myself to be overcome by evil rather than overcoming...

2 Corinthians 2:9 is a favorite verse of many preachers, pastors, speakers, and teachers who want to communicate JUST HOW GREAT the Kingdom of God will be."Eye has not seen," meaning, "You won't believe it when you see it!" "Ear has not hear," meaning, "You've never heard of anything like it!" "Nor has entered into the heart's of man," meaning, "You couldn't even IMAGINE IT if you TRIED!"But is...

When faith is talked about, it is often incredibly complicated or overly simple. It's something we all understand and, also, struggle to comprehend - not to mention live out!In this episode, we look at an analogy that might help us understand faith a bit better, review one of the Bible's most common stories that illustrate faith, doubt, and fear, and we dig deeper into why belief in what Christ...