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Mark 9 is such an amazing chapter of the Gospels full of rich narrative, awesome typology, lessons about the crucifixion, resurrection, glory, and deity of Christ, and a cool example of Christ using real-life, real-time events as teachable moments for His disciples. Many know the narrative account but sometimes, when presented with narrative, we read only to know what happened, and stop reading to draw out lessons for ourselves. Join me in this study as I go through the account of the transfiguration and the healing of a boy possessed by an unclean spirit to put these two stories in context, draw out some parallels, ask and answer some questions we should always ask as we study, and bring some fullness and connection to two seemingly disconnected narrative events.

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When Paul says the simple phrase, love does not envy, we can miss such an important message if we don't stop to look at what exactly this implies. Whenever we study we should be asking ourselves, and God, questions. "If love does not envy, why DOES it do? Why doesn't love envy? Can you ever envy and love at the same time? What exactly does it mean to envy?

Join me as I continue through the study of love from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 as we learn more about God (as He is described as love incarnate), what is expected of us as we try to become more and more like God, and what we should expect from others as we seek love from them.

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In Acts 2, we read of the account of the Holy Spirit being poured out on the Early Church during the Day of Pentecost. This account can be inspiring and encouraging as we study our roots and see the power of God, but it can also be a bit disheartening as we live our day to day lives without always seeing grand visible miracles as proof of the Holy Spirit within us. 

We might ask ourselves or God, where are our tongues of fire? Where is the rushing wind as we receive the Holy Spirit at baptism and the laying on of hands? Why will God not thunder at us? Why do we only ever hear a whisper?

In this message given at a Pentecost service in Columbus, Ohio, I discuss Elijah, who expected God in powerful displays, but got Him in a still small voice, and Job, who expected God to remain gentle and soft spoken, but was forced to be face to face with the thundering of God through trial and hardship. Join me in an attempt to dispel the idea that God will always be present in the ways we expect He should be, and rid ourselves of the doubts that might crop up when we don't see God in specific ways in our lives that we do see happening in the lives of others.

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Christianity, oftentimes amongst skeptics, is made out to be nothing more than a fairytale but, in reality, Christianity is the most well-evidenced belief in existence. No other faith has as much proof of its accuracy than Christianity and the cumulative case becomes impossible to stand up against when faced honestly.

Join us on Truth Be Told as we discuss the rationality and evidence of Christianity with theologian, apologist, and cold-case detective, J. Warner Wallace of Cold Case Christianity. 

If you have doubts about your faith or don't have answers to certain skeptic's attacks, don't be shaken, there are answers. If you are a skeptic, ask yourself if you've honestly evaluated the claims and evidence of Christianity. It takes strength and courage to look your world view in the face and see if it holds up to scrutiny. Christians, take heart and skeptics, take courage! The truth of Christianity stands strong through it all.

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Just a few thoughts on the incredible God we serve. God's entire plan is selfless. It is to offer us something we could never deserve, not in demanding things of us, but in showing us the right way to live through the example of Jesus Christ as He humbles Himself, kneels to the Earth to wash away the sins of mankind, and then asks that we kneel, in turn, to worship Him. Christ went first and, although it shows His humility, in our eyes it should elevate God all the more for the amazing love He shows us first.

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The word "kind" gets confused with so many other things. If we don't understand kindness, we might be misunderstanding love as well.

Kindness is not niceness. It is not compassion. It is not mercy. It is also not unable to be shown during times of anger. God is love and is, therefore, kind, and when He is angry with us, when He is wrathful, or punishes, His kindness does not cease to exist in the same way that His love does not cease to exist.

Join us in this second part in the study of love so that we can better understand who God is (because God is love), what is expected of us (because we are to show love to others as God does to us), and what we should expect from others when looking for love from them.

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Identity is something that is vastly important to all of us. Most of us, at one time or another, have been frustrated with who we are as we continuously compare ourselves to others or are unsatisfied with various aspects our lives (2 Corinthians 10:12). Add to this a huge increase in mental health difficulties, a rise in traumatic experiences for young people, and a culture that only ever affirms different behavior (even when harmful), and you have a society primed for identity issues.

Join us on Truth Be Told as we interview Mr. Walt Heyer, an author, presenter, father, husband, and ex-transgender as we delve into the topic of transgenderism. The narrative that Christians hate people struggling with transgenderism is obscenely false: loving a person and affirming their actions are not synonymous.

If the word "transgender" is something that makes you angry, I urge you to listen to this from the standpoint of having love for a brother or sister who is struggling. If you are someone who previously believed that affirming actions is the only way to show love, I ask that you listen to this from an analytical point of view and with an open mind. If you are someone struggling with transgenderism, I ask that you listen with hope because, no matter where you find yourself in life, God always offers a way back (1 Corinthians 10:13). 

Our identity is in Christ (Galatians 2:20) and in that identity there is strength: both to overcome transgender and identity issues if you are struggling, and to assist those in overcoming if we are already blessed with strength in that area of our lives.

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This idea, that Old Testament people, events, and things existed with very intricate specifications, guided by God, to show us Christ before He even came to Earth as a Man, is called typology. Typology can be one of the most enriching and interesting studies you can do if you take the time to realize that the Old and New Testaments all revolve around the person of Jesus Christ, and realize that it exists in different facets to amaze us at the Bible's intricacy, show us God's hand in effecting the course of world events, and prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Jesus is God.

On this episode I am joined by one of my all time favorite person in the world of theology and apologetics, host of the Bible Thinker Podcast, Mike Winger (link below) to discuss this awesome study and go through some examples of typology to, hopefully, introduce it to you if you've never heard of it, re-excite you about it if you've put it on the backburner, and illustrate the richness that this study can bring to a Christian's life.

Huge thank you to Jamie Schreiber and Chaz Leathers in their help with video and audio for this project. These amazing interviews could not be accomplished without their help!

Bible Thinker Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/57uF3G2X0cUJnUMLyRp5HY?si=yN-KLKmtRCu72MvSoFY_Ow

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God can be patient when we mess up. People can patiently wait on something expected. Even dogs can learn to be patient for a treat. How is love patient? 

Join us in this first part of the study of love as we discuss patience/long-suffering and how it relates to love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Throughout this study, we strive to make this section of scripture more than just a list of words, and work to understand more and more about God's love for us, what is expected of us in showing love to others, and what we should expect when others love us.

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This is an introduction episode for, what will be, an ongoing study on the topic of love. Together, we'll walk through 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, one quality at a time, to refrain from making these verses nothing more than a memorable list, and start making them rich, full, applicable words of God. 

A study of love is a study of God's nature, His actions, His expectations of what we are supposed to become and exemplify, as well as a study of what we should expect from others in their treatment of us, as we're told to show love to each other, in every type of human interaction we might encounter.

From self-love to brotherly love, enemies, to friends, romantic feelings to familial bonds, and from God to mankind, all of us should have an accurate understanding of what the Bible says about love. I really hope you enjoy this study!

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