Truth Be Told

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...

Truth Be Told is 5 years old! Over the course of 5 years, this project has seen a mix of lessons learned and amazing successes that I can only count as blessings from God. In many ways, all of you listening now, or all those who have listened in the past have BEEN blessings yourselves.Many of you who listen regularly have expressed a desire to see Truth Be Told reach a larger audience and are...

How can we deal with some of the incredibly difficult times we go through? How does finding meaning in our suffering make it easier to bear? Does it always?Exciting episode this week in that, I am able to blend two of my favorite worlds: Christian Counseling and Biblical Study.While reading Isaiah this week, I FINALLY reached a section (Chapter 32) that began to make sense of some of the...

In John 10, there's a really odd section dealing in a claim that Jesus is God, an obscure Psalm, a supernatural worldview that is only BEGINNING to become more commonplace, and cultural understandings of scripture and expectations of Messiah.In this episode we go through the 2 main theories that seek to explain this section of Scripture and leave it up to you to decide which option has the...

While the answer to this question might seem obvious to many Christians on the surface, when we apply some critical thinking, common sense, and look deeper at the Scriptures, we might come to different conclusions.This episode won't teach you WHAT to think but, hopefully, it will give some guidance on HOW to think about this sensitive topic. Email: truthbetoldbiblepodcast@gmail.com Logo: Matt...

When we read our Bibles, there is A LOT to remember.History, Language, Culture, Audience - ALL of this needs taken into consideration.At the risk of giving you one too many things to consider - we might also reflect on what TONE we're allowing to color our reading of the text.In this episode, we walk through one example where the tone I applied to the text actually affected my understanding of...

I am not usually one to comment on current events but this one has me a little confused so I thought I'd start the discussion.Recently, the CEO of #Astronomer #AndyByron was caught cheating on his wife at a #Coldplay concert. Since then, there has been a flood of jokes, parody scene recreations, and commentaries on the event as the public latched onto it as a source of entertainment.This episode...

In this episode we will connect ourselves to the plan of God.While it seems as if God has changed up what He has done, how He has worked, and what He has expected of humanity as it relates to His long-term goals, in reality, as Adam and Eve were commissioned, so are we.When we trace God's statements throughout history to Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Israel, Isaiah, and the Church through Jesus,...