Stand Up For The Truth Podcast

[From June 10, 2025] Mary welcomes back Olivier Melnick to discuss the new normal: antisemitism. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus from France, the son of Holocaust survivors, whose maternal grandfather was killed by the Nazis. Olivier is an internationally known speaker on antisemitism. He holds a BA from Moody Bible Institute and a masters from Dallas Theological Seminary, and has been equipping believers to understand and fight antisemitism since 2000. The ramping up of antisemitism is a complete surprise to some, it's not that long ago that they were the target of genocide during WW2, and if anyone alive has a parent who fought in that war, the connection is still strong. So why now? How are things different? Today we talk about the stages of normalization from his book, "The Normalization of Antisemitism". World leaders are not so subtly being drawn into this hate as the world turns their back on Israel. Words matter. Words turn to violence. Even our neighbor to the north is being drawn in. Israel can do nothing right, so they might as well do what they are going to do to stave off the end of the west through violence, immigration, and Islam.

 

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Mary welcomes back author, prophecy student and researcher Scott Townsend to talk about the converging and stage setting that is exploding, intensely, all around us. Maybe alien disclosure conversation is uncomfortable but there is value to at least enter the chat on some level because the world is talking about it, and in terms of the church no less. What does a Hollywood director understand about the church? Not much it turns out. Something big is coming nevertheless, and we need to be ready as a church, and as individuals. What does that look like, and will we be so exhausted by nonsensical headlines that we miss the forest for the trees? We also talk about Ai and since it is blazing out of control, how can we work with it, go around it, and in general not fear it? A full hour of free-range chat with a thoughtful prophecy student.

 

 

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Mary welcomes back John Haller to get a glimpse of where his depth of research has him this week. While it seems that things are raging out of control on many fronts -- there's no reason to believe that is not absolutely true. Turkey: are they saying they are technically at war with Israel? This week brings us a sound byte that says they want to control Jerusalem; another says that Israel is destabilizing the entire region. They sure have a lot to say about everything and we wonder how much of it is even true. As to who is friends with whom and who is an enemy in the region among Russia, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, it is difficult to say.  We also talk about Ai backlash - I call it a summer "Hate Wave" - what is really going on behind the scenes? Have people had enough of these oligarchs running their future? Data Clouds: what are those, and why.  Massive amounts of money are being thrown around among competitors for cloud data but maybe they are all on the same side.  People are feeling like it is out of control on a massive scale, and the church has stopped caring or discerning.  Will there be fuel shortages this summer? Warnings are out there that by mid July there could be rationing. Then there is Iran: why is it no one can follow what is going on? Are all the confusing headlines by design, and why does it seem Trump doesn't even have a handle on it? Today's edition of SUFTT is an attempt to bring order to global chaos. Is it possible?

 

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Today's news cycle continues on its merry way in forcing politics and politicians to the forefront of everything, and what happens then of course is the truly significant stories just don't get any airing. In our ongoing effort to do an end run around all the temporal things the media thinks we want to hear about, once again we bring things around to prophecy and eternal things. Today we look at Spielberg's "Disclosure" film which opens this week. The real show for believers is what he is saying about the church and his attempts to cause us to "question our beliefs" about how many gods might be out there. Which would be laughable if he weren't so sincerely arrogant about it. Should Christians bother to see it? That depends. We also look at Elon Musk's opinion that technology is "Jesus level" stuff.  Meanwhile, down under, the believers are laying low. Is that an option, regardless of the personal cost? We also do a follow up on the Don Lemon invasion of that St. Paul church service. Double standards all around. Lots to talk about on this week's headline episode of SUFTT.

Mary welcomes back Executive Director of the Lindell Recovery Network, Melissa Huray to talk about our identity in Christ. The culture is obsessed with identity based on politics, race, creed and a host of other invented and invested notions that cause us to become and belong. And it is all too easy for believers to just fall into line and take on and become not only what and who WE think we are, but also what others think we are. After all, how are we ever going to get along with the culture if we don't dance to their tune? But as believers, we are not to be conformed to this world in any way. How to break free from that, this is what is important. Christ in me is to live; we are HIS workmanship, not each others'.  For those who have spent any time at all in ministry, there is an expectation to perform and be perfect or at least meet everyone's needs. But the Bible says otherwise. Jesus is our all in all.  An hour dedicated to our internal freedom in Christ.

 

 

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Today, it's a new podcast, host Dave Wager welcomes Brenda Bertram and Mike Jewell from Family Connect Wisconsin, a ministry dedicated to connecting struggling families with churches, businesses, and community members who can help meet practical needs. Drawing from their own experiences with foster care and family challenges, they share how Family Connect works alongside schools, social workers, and local agencies to support children and families facing difficult circumstances.

Mike and Brenda explain how Family Connect uses the CarePortal platform to connect vetted family needs with churches and volunteers who are ready to help. From clothing and furniture to relational support and encouragement, the ministry creates opportunities for local churches to serve as the hands and feet of Christ while helping families remain stable and connected within their communities.

The conversation highlights the important role churches can play in caring for vulnerable families and children. Dave, Mike, and Brenda discuss the vision of equipping local congregations to meet needs more effectively, strengthening communities through practical service, and expanding Family Connect's reach across Wisconsin so more families can experience hope, support, and meaningful relationships.

Mary welcomes Thomas Littleton to this edition of SUFTT to talk about the descent into compromise over LGBTQ inclusion theology in conservative - yes, conservative - churches. Thomas Littleton is an ordained Southern Baptist minister and evangelist with over 4 1/2 decades on the streets of such places as New Orleans, Atlanta, and New York City (while in New York he worked with David Wilkerson's Times Square Church, author of The Cross and the Switchblade). He has also done extensive outreach at America's beaches, university campuses, and foreign fields of Eastern and Western Europe and Central and South America. He has a long history engaging the Arts and LGBT community through heading a Christian Arts based ministry in NW Georgia and worked on the front lines of the AIDS health crisis of the mid 80s and 90s. Littleton knows the origins, methods and goals of the LGBTQ activist movement and the faithful Biblical response for believers anchored in the power of the Gospel by the CROSS and resurrection of Jesus. We talk about his fight for truth over the last dozen years to hold high the standard of the gospel and the truth that can transform any sinner by the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

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Mary welcomes Ted Greenfield to discuss the wild ride that his life has been. Ted is the founder and director of Invisible Angels, a nonprofit organization providing air transportation for survivors of human trafficking. A commercial pilot, he retired from the FAA in spring 2025, where he served as multimedia producer, creating safety messaging and training for air traffic controllers and pilots. Prior to that he served as a senior instructional systems designer contractor at Lockheed Martin and managing editor for Voice of America’s Learning English. The book is, “God is in This Fight: How God Made a Way to Rescue Human Trafficking Survivors” can be found here. In reading this memoir, you get the distinct impression that while us humans focus on the various ministries God gives us, He is equally interested in perfecting, testing, stretching and refining us. That is often lost on us fragile humans, but in this transparent and honest recounting, that is both painfully and joyfully obvious. Ted talks with us about a lifetime of working, waiting and watching for the hand of the Lord.

 

 

 

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Tim and Mary look at some of the things that are ramping up as we head to Summer of '26. Many people thought that 2026 would be a meltdown kind of year, and that's certainly a possibility. While it's kind of fun to think that biting mosquitoes might be vanquished once and for all, global realities set in whether before, during, or after vacations. Ai, for instance, is facing a backlash - or a "hate wave" as people come out against data centers take too much power and oligarchs who have too much power to change the world. Humans being what we are aren't ready to be superseded by machines, and it's not a matter of just waiting it out. We also look at protests in Paris all in the name of a sporting victory - which we all know is just another occasion for immigrants to loot and plunder. How is it that Europeans have sold their birthright so easily? All that and more in this installment of headlines, SUFTT style.

Today's headlines, as do most stories that the world deems important, remind us that we are just passing through this life. Whether it's aliens, mass immigration and movements of populations of people, the economy or whatever we are all told is important, we as believers have to remember it's all temporary.  A considerable amount of what occupies the headlines are mere "roadside attractions". Now, when we talk about Israel and point to their redemption drawing nigh, that is something worth taking note of and we do regularly. Those are Mile Markers, things that show us how late the hour is. And truly we are just passing through - that's also important as a mindset. And with the anniversary of the opening of Route 66 and how it transported so many Americans to "see the USA in your Chevrolet", we're thinking the only change of address we desire is our heavenly home. We talk about OPEC and why it is integral to the Middle East and will be for some time. We talk about the temple and the youth who want it rebuilt in their lifetimes; also about mass immigration and how it's designed to erase the West and the Judeo-Christian worldview. A full hour on today's edition of SUFTT.