Today Dave tells a story about how he and his wife "walked through Christmas" and opted not "to run through it."

As long as we are pondering things, have you ever considered how challenging it is to prepare a show about Christmas and the meaning of Christmas…knowing that in nearly half of the countries that this show is heard in…the religious majority doesn’t even share my beliefs.  Mainline old school Jews don’t recognize Jesus as the Christ or the Messiah, like I do, and nearly all Muslims do not believe in Jesus the Redeemer.  They apparently do not need a redeemer.  Yet here I am, trying to help you see the face of Christ through my story above about reflection during preparation.

Nations that don’t celebrate Christmas like so many do, lack only one thing, a Redeemer.  They celebrate family, they celebrate life, marriage, faith in something, even God, but by differing attributes…but they don’t see Christ in Christmas.  Why is that?

“Why do we try so hard to fit in, when we were born to stand out.”  To stand out and apart from the others, by definition makes us a “remnant.”

I’m going to attempt to show you Christ this Christmas using this one word…remnant.

Worldly definition:  A Remnant - a small surviving group, remaining, leftovers, residue

Now let’s take a look at the word thru the lens of Christ…using a Biblical definition:

In the Bible, a remnant refers to the faithful, (something of worth) surviving portion of God's people (something very rare) left after judgment, something precious enough to be preserved by divine grace for a redemptive purpose, serving as a "holy seed" for renewal, a concept that expands from literal survivors in Israel to include both Jews and Gentiles who accept Christ, forming a spiritual Israel. It signifies God's faithfulness, hope, and the continuation of His covenant through a humble, chosen few, not by works but by grace. 

The world would define your small contribution on the global stage as insignificant, of little value, rubble and debris.  

But Christ sees you much differently than the world.  To Christ, you are precious, valuable, of great worth, worthy of preserving, rare and necessary to the next generation…a holy seed with a redemptive purpose.

From both Mark and I and our families…we hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season and a very Merry Christmas.  We have enjoyed coming to you every week this year with topics worthy of discussion.  

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Today we will be showcasing a few interviews we saw on Newsmax that need to be shared everywhere.

The first is an interview with Ted Nugent by Carl Higbie of NewsMax on American Values and Islamic Infiltration in American.

The second clip is an interview with Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture by Rob Schmidt of Newsmax.  You will be blown away by the level and amount of fraud uncovered by the Secretary of Agriculture.  It's billions!!   

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Today Mark has seven point blank questions he puts to Dave.  Join us for some serious straight talk about what to expect over the next 12 months.

Here's a sampling:

1.  Why has Trump resisted releasing the Epstein files, but has now flipped on this issue?  Is Trump hiding something? 

2.  How is the economy really doing?  

3.  Many are saying a huge crash is coming.  Buffet and Dalio reportedly have pulled their $$ out of the market and hold billions in cash.  What say you?

4.  Why are Dems fighting so hard against deporting criminals? 

5.  Including Commie Mamdani, 42 other muslim leaders were elected to office earlier this month.  Are we in danger of being invaded like Europe has?  Should we be worried?

Here's a sampling of Dave's responses:

Dave:  We are NOT in danger of being invaded…We have ALREADY BEEN INVADED!  We are ALREADY behind enemy lines!  I said that two years ago.  

Evil will be vanquished for good..when Christ returns.  But today’s darkness can be exposed, punished and removed today in this generation if good people would step up and speak out and fight for the right thing…Justice!

Look around you Mark.  Pick a country, a nation or group of people.  Evil in one form or another is battling good.  Hamas is abusing Palestinians.  Christians are being killed by the thosands in Nigeria.  America is still aborting children by the millions.  Yes..there are protest everywhere…but most of them are protest led by dark leaders with the intent to shut us all up and into submission.  We are behind enemy lines!  The body of Christ regardless of where they reside, are surrounded.  This battle between good and evil is happening NOW regardless of whether or not we are ready for it!

You asked in your question, should we be worried.  Simple answer is revealed in a single scripture verse.  There are more scriptures on worrying, but if you believe this one,  you don’t need another one. 2 Timothy 1:7

 “For God has not given us a spirit of timidity (fear / worry / lacking courage or see-confidence / lacking boldness) but of power and love and discipline (sound mind/discernment/wisdom).  2 Timothy 1:7 

We haven’t been given a spirit of fear and worry but a spirit of power, love and sound mind!  Do something with that!

So the real question isn’t should we be worried, the relevant question is…knowing what we know…what should we be fighting for or against and why?  That’s the relevant question.

We are fighting for:  

Justice, fairness, holiness, servitude, goodness, healthy relationships, trust, honor, integrity, honesty and truth

We are fighting against: 

Injustice, corruption, selfishness wrong doing, unrighteousness, sick, twisted, liars and deceivers

Why?  Because that is God Will for each of us.  We are all called to  stand for these attributes of character…attributes of Christ.

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Today, Mark and I will attempt to share our weather forecast with you, because we believe the winds are changing.

Last week we all woke up to a Marxist Communist Muslim, who only became an American citizen less than 10 years ago, has no work experience but now is the Mayor of  NYC?  

How did the largest city and financial hub of the world with the largest population of Jewish Americas allow this to happen?  

Is that apathy or forgiveness?  After 24 years New Yorkers forgot to Never Forget!

Join us today as we attempt to identify the winds of change.  

The winds of apathy bring silence.  The voice of Common Sense speaks Hope and Truth.

I think the winds of change has officially arrived in politics.  With Zohrans win in NY, the old guard has a life expectancy of about 4 years…the New Democratic Party is the young Omar’s, AOC, Zohran, Brown, Crockett and the squad wantabes.  Opposing this movement is the new MAGA/Turning Point party.  In 5 years it will all be about the Socialist Democratic Party and the Turning Point Conservative Party.

Are you ready?  Which side will you fight for?

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Today we will venture into the dark forest in search of truth surrounding Church doctrine, traditions and rituals.  The "nonessential" differences we'll overlook and put to the side, but there are a few that need to be discussed.  

Paramount among them is how the Catholics view Mother Mary.  Join us today for an engaging discussion into doctrines and beliefs as we match them up with the Word of God.

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 So if you’ve been joining us the past few weeks, we took a little off road excursion and turned up the mountain to inquire about angels.  In episode 279 we took a look at why are there some many references in the Bible about angels visiting God’s people and what could we learn from what they were told.  Why do scholars refer to these events as ordinary angelic messengers?  If they are so ordinary, why don’t we hear more about these encounters today?

In last weeks show, I dug a little deeper and opted to take a look at some of the attributes of these angelic messengers…with the hope that maybe, after studying “the messenger process”, I might better understand how to engage with an angel when it’s my turn.  If you missed these two shows, I recommend you go back and listen to them.  Not only are the visits bizarre in many respects, they are EPIC…and I tried my best to bring that home in pondering each event.

Okay, so last week I heard from a faithful listener who wanted to remind me that angels are indeed all around us…today.  He sited Hebrews 13:2.  “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.”  I concur with Mack and his reminder and thought it worth sharing.

The Bible differentiates between the Holy Spirit and angels of the Lord primarily by establishing that the Holy Spirit is God, the third person of the Trinity, while angels are created, ministering spirits. 

• Deity vs. Created Being: The fundamental distinction is that the Holy Spirit is part of the Godhead and possesses all divine attributes (omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence). Angels, though powerful spiritual beings, are created by God and are not divine.
• Indwelling Presence vs. External Action: The Holy Spirit works within believers, providing a permanent presence, conviction, and guidance. Angels, by contrast, generally operate externally, appearing to people to deliver specific messages or provide temporary assistance in specific situations.
• Function: Angels are primarily messengers and servants who carry out God's commands in the physical world. The Holy Spirit has a more intimate role in the life of a Christian, serving as a helper, comforter, and the source of spiritual growth and gifts. 

According to the late Billy Graham, “The Holy Spirit illuminates the minds of people, makes us yearn for God, and takes spiritual truth and makes it understandable to us.”

The Holy Spirit IS WHO Christ left behind for us to accept when he departed for Heaven.  The Bible tells us that THIS VERY SAME SPIRIT THAT RAISED CHRIST FROM THE DEAD, DWELLS IN US.  Romans 8:11.

We need Him in our life as a conduit to become who God created us to be, and through His power we have aid in all situations. Without Him, we are powerless.

“but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.””  Acts 1:8 

“pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”  1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY.”  Liberty sounds pretty good to me!  That means NO BONDAGE by the way!    2 Corinthians 3:17 

“And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.”  Acts 4:31 

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Last week's show was all about sharing that angels DID speak to regular folks back in Bible times and I asked why don’t they do that today?  

DO angels speak to folks today and if they do how would I recognize their voice?  Do they all sound the same?  Do all angels have the same manner of communicating their message?   Do they have different gifts or specialties?

What are some of the attributes of angels and what can we learn from the angelic encounters we covered last week?

Let’s start with the Hagar story in Genesis 21:12-13. This is the Abraham, Sarah and Hagar story.  God is speaking to Abraham, and says “Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, (well lookie there…fellas…listen to your wives).

Genesis 16:11-12: we learn that an angel of the Lord can see the unborn and can see what their destiny is.  Check this out.

“The angel of the Lord said to her (Hagar), “Behold, you are with child, And you will bear a son; And you shall call his name Ishmael, Because the Lord has given heed to your affliction. He will be a wild donkey of a man, His hand will be against everyone, And everyone’s hand will be against him; And he will live to the east of all his brothers.””

Here’s a bonus observation.  Even tho Hagar felt rejected, abandoned, mistreated and castoff, God blessed her and gave Ishmael his own nation.

Let’s take a look at Gideons Encounter:

From my perspective, it proved to be rather comical and unsuspecting.  It was conversational over lunch vs a booming voice from Heaven like Hagar’s encounter.

Read Judges 6:12-15, 17, 20-21.  Then read Judges 6:36-40 

“Then Gideon said to God, “If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken, behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken.” And it was so. When he arose early the next morning and squeezed the fleece, he drained the dew from the fleece, a bowl full of water. Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece, let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground.” God did so that night; for it was dry only on the fleece, and dew was on all the ground.”

Hezekiah's Prayer for Deliverance

Highlights of Hezekiah’s encounter:  Hezekiah brought receipts; he told God to read it and he did.  His angel was an angel of action…deployed by God…no interaction with Hezekiah directly.  His angel killed 185,000 Assyrians over night.

Read Isiah 37:14-20 and Isaiah 37:33-36

36 And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these (the 185,000) were all dead bodies.

Daniel had multiple encounters with angels.  Daniel’s angel had a name.  He explained why he was delayed in delivering the message, he was fighting principalities and preparing for the next spiritual battle.  In Chapter 8, a voice commands Gabriel to explain a vision to Daniel.  In Chapter 9, while Daniel is praying, Gabriel comes to him to deliver a divine message and explain why it took so long for the answer to arrive, due to a spiritual conflict with the "prince of Persia". 

In Daniel’s case…Gabriel left the battlefield above Persia to deliver the Gods answer to Daniel’s prayer.  

Daniel’s Angel was at war  against principalities / countries (Persia); they have back up; this stuff is way over our heads … but here’s what I do know…if you have a need to know…you’ll know. 

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 Can you read the signs of our times today?  In the midst of the tear-gas can you see the chaos building?  Have you seen the polls that suggest murdering political opponents is considered acceptable?  Have you heard that there is a price or rewards offered for causing trouble? 

But on the other side of the street, you hear stories about revivals cropping up everywhere, from Australia to the UK.  Turning Point USA now has over 130,000 campus chapter requests to fulfill.  Meet me at the Water is baptizing folks by the thousands according to some reports. Something is happening!

The bible verse that most directly discusses reading the signs of the times is Matthew 16:3, where Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and Sadducees for being able to predict the weather but not to interpret the spiritual and historical signs of their generation. 

At the end of last weeks show, I mentioned that the phrase “an Angel of the Lord spoke” was mentioned 59 times in the Bible.   Both Mark and I thought that was a pretty significant number of mentions.  So I decided to do a deeper dive into this topic using AI as my search agent.

Here's a few references.

Exodus 3:2: "And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush."

Genesis 16:1-13, 21:9-19 -- The angel of the Lord, Hagar, and her son

Genesis 22:9-18 -- The angel of the Lord, Abraham, and Isaac

Judges 2:1-5 -- The angel of the Lord rebukes Israel.

Judges 6:11-24 -- The angel of the Lord and Gideon

1 Kings 19:1-8 -- The angel of the Lord strengthens Elijah before his long journey.

2 Kings 1:1-17 -- The angel of the Lord instructs Elijah what to say to king Ahaziah.    

1 Chronicles 21:1-27 -- The angel of the Lord comes to destroy Jerusalem 

Zechariah 1:7-13 -- The angel of the Lord mediates between God and Jerusalem.

The Greek phrase angelos kuriou (angel of the Lord) is found in the New Testament, but these passages are generally understood to refer to ordinary angelic messengers, not the divine figure from the Old Testament. 

Would you consider a word or visit from an angelic messenger ORDINARY?  Me neither!  

I am more moved by the fact that Angels Spoke to people just like you and me.  

Whether they were “ordinary angelic messengers" or the pre-incarnate appearance of Christ, to me is NOT THE POINT.  The most significant point that we need to ponder here is…DID WE LISTEN TO THE VOICE AND DO WHAT IT SAID? 

Which begs the question…What is the Angel of Lord saying to us today?  What is He telling you?  What is the Angel of the Lord saying to ALL THOSE THAT WILL LISTEN, WHO ARE CALLED BY HIS NAME.

I don’t know where you sit on this front, but I for one believe that when an “ordinary” or an unordinary angelic messenger speaks” we need to be listening with all our senses and willing to do whatever were asked to do.

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Have you ever suggested a "course correction" to God? 

Today Mark will share a passage of scriptures in Matthew 16 where Peter tries to do just that, course-correct Jesus.  Jesus had just given Peter the keys to the kingdom, because Peter correctly answered the question "whom do people say I am?"   But just five verses later, Jesus calls Peter Satan.  Same conversation, same day.  Why?     

When Jesus starts to explain His mission of suffering and death, Peter interrupts and says, "God forbid it.  This will never happen to You."  He tries to course-correct God Himself.  He's basically saying, "Jesus, your plan sucks, I know a better way."  

Now, from our point of view, Peter wasn't being evil, he was being logical.  He wasn't being rebellious, he was being protective.  He wasn't trying to destroy a plan, he was trying to help.  But Satan's best work is often wrapped with good intentions.  

Think about it.  Our procrastination can be disguised as the good intention of "waiting for the perfect moment."  Our forgiveness is delayed because "I'm protecting myself from hurt."  Our compromise is hidden under "trying to keep the peace." 

Each excuse sounds noble, but it stinks of sulfur.  

The real scandal is that Jesus knew Peter would stumble again; deny Him 3 times, abandon Him at the cross, run and hide after the resurrection.  But Jesus chose him anyway because broken leaders are better than perfect ones.  Born again rebels make the fiercest warriors.  

Former "satans" can spot deception faster than perpetual saints. 

Peter's failures became his greatest credentials.  He realized his "satan moments," when he doubted God, became spiritual foolishness.   

So, when we try to edit or change God's plan, remember: we're not being wise, we're being Peter at his worst.  We're being exactly what Jesus exposed.  The difference between satan and saint is to completely surrender to God's plan.  Don't try to help it along.  Don't think you know better.  Just surrender and follow.  

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Today we are taking a break from the news.  September was a tough month in light of Charlie Kirk's assassination, remembering 911, Charlies Memorial, it was a heavy month.

So today we are going to step back and find some encouragement in a book called Legacies of Valor: Traits of Character - The Noble & the notable.

If your new to our show, I wrote Legacies of Valor back in 2011 and it's first release was 2012.  It was updated in 2024.  You can learn more about Legacies and even secure a copy on our website at www.onedaycloser.biz under the Book Cub page.

But today, I'm going to share a few pages from the book and shed some light on "What's It All About - The Christian Journey in under seven minutes.”

Musical quest:  Yours Truly

Love Blood : Warrior for the King album 2009

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