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Happy Resurrection Day! For this year's Easter episode I will compare the Jesus of the Bible to the Isa (Jesus) of the Quran. Surah 4:157-158 says that Jesus wasn't crucified or killed but everyone thought that happened somehow. Rather, Allah raised Jesus to heaven. Jesus in Islam will eventually return for some end-times events. After reigning as a king, he will die of natural causes.

The risen Jesus of the Bible is infinitely better than the raised Isa of the Quran.

Sources cited:

Surah An-Nisa Ayat 157 (4:157 Quran) With Tafsir, MyIslam.org.

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This episode is part 30 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 47-51 of the book of Alma. A Nephite rebel named Amalickiah with a lust for power tries but fails to become king of Zarahemla. He then joined the Lamanites and worked his way through fraud to become the king of the Lamanites. He then led war campaigns to attack Nephite cities.

Captain Moroni skillfully fortified cities, deterring Lamanite attacks and providing a few years of peace and prosperity. Eventually, Amalickiah led a large army and successfully took over some Nephite cities. However, one night, a Nephite captain executed a stealth mission on Amalickiah while the armies slept.

References cited:

Robert Boylan, "Notes on Greek names in the Book of Mormon," Scriptural Mormonism, October 17, 2014.

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 47, 48, 49, 50, 51]

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This is a Sunday School lesson I planned for this Sunday. Our life group class at church is studying the epistle to the Hebrews.

Hebrews 6:1-3 continues from the criticism in chapter 5 that some of the readers were perpetually immature. The writer admonishes to become mature by not laying foundational principles of the doctrine of Christ over and over again. These six doctrines are really three pairs. They all are something that the old covenant taught that the new covenant adapts, expands, or fulfills the type.

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This episode is part 2 of 2 addressing a video from Dan McClellan called "Was 1 Enoch considered inspired scripture?"

Dan McClellan claims to be a Latter-day Saint, although his views don't reflect those of typical Mormons. He has impressive credentials and he uses them to make Tiktok and YouTube videos that promote a deconstructionist view of Scripture under the guise of "Data > dogma." He also promotes leftist political ideas that are uniformly Marxist and identity politics.

This episode reviews a bit then looks at McClellan's arguments for why 1 Enoch is behind the New Testament doctrines of demons and hell. We look at possible explanations for Jude 1:14-15 quoting 1 Enoch 1:9. Then, we examine McClellan's claim that Jesus' statement "I saw Satan as lightning fall from heaven" was likely a reference to the "animal apocalypse" vision in 1 Enoch chapters 86-90. We then see examples in the New Testament where eschatology comes from Daniel rather than 1 Enoch.

Sources Cited:

Dan McClellan, "Was 1 Enoch considered inspired scripture?"

Dan McClellan, YHWH’s Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach, (SBL Press, Atlanta, 2022).

Flavius Josephus, Against Apion (Translated by William Whiston)

First Enoch (Christian Classics Ethereal Library)

Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 66:24, Sefaria.org.

Judith 16 (NSRVUE), BibleGateway.org.

"Aratus, Phaenomena," theoi.com.

"Cleanthes’ Hymn to Zeus," hellenion.org.

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This episode is part 1 of 2 addressing a video from Dan McClellan called "Was 1 Enoch considered inspired scripture?"

Dan McClellan claims to be a Latter-day Saint, although his views don't reflect those of typical Mormons. He has impressive credentials and he uses them to make Tiktok and YouTube videos that promote a deconstructionist view of Scripture under the guise of "Data > dogma." He also promotes leftist political ideas that are uniformly Marxist and identity politics.

This episode looks at McClellan's argument that the canon was not certain in the first century A.D. and that Josephus didn't clarify which books were in the 22 books he regarded as Scripture. He argues that 1 Enoch may have been considered Scripture during this time before that idea faded out later because of how many copies of it were found in the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran.

We see what the Essenes believed in the Qumran community and why they may have liked 1 Enoch. We also test Josephus' threefold division of the Tanakh to see if 1 Enoch could fit.

Sources Cited:

Dan McClellan, "Was 1 Enoch considered inspired scripture?"

Dan McClellan, YHWH’s Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach, (SBL Press, Atlanta, 2022).

Ether's Elephant, "Dan McClellan being Woke for 8 Minutes"

Dan McClellan, "Does the Social Justice of the Bible Differ from the Social Justice of Today?"

Eva Mroczek, "How Many Books are in the Bible? Qualitative Numbers, or Math for Biblical Scholars," (University of California, Davis, July 2016).

"The Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light against the Sons of Darkness I-II – The Thirty-Five Years War"

Flavius Josephus, Against Apion (Translated by William Whiston)

2 Esdras 14 (RSV), Bible Society UK.

First Enoch (Christian Classics Ethereal Library)

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This episode is part 29 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 43-46 of the book of Alma. The war mentioned in Alma chapter 35 now gets detailed. We meet a new character--Captain Moroni--who reminds me of William Wallace from Braveheart or Aragorn from Lord of the Rings.

After Captain Moroni leads the Nephites to victory, the sons of Alma try to reform the church. A suave strong guy named Amalickiah starts a faction in Zarahemla to make him king and corrupt the church. Captain Moroni goes all American patriot with flags and rallying troops to protect liberty. Alma chapter 46 even includes the phrase "the blessings of liberty" that comes from the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, and "land of liberty" which sounds like a familiar song. We have a little fun with the obvious patriotic references.

YouTube videos used for sound bites:

Braveheart (1995) - Best scene - William Wallace's speech (HD)

Famous Speeches: Aragorn at the Black Gate

United States of America National Anthem (Instrumental)

Home Free - My Country Tis of Thee

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 43, 44, 45, 46]

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This episode is part 28 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 39-42 of the book of Alma. Alma finishes talking to his sons by addressing these chapters to his youngest son Corianton. Corianton has been a bit of a rebel compared to his brothers. Alma answers questions about the coming of Christ, the resurrection of the righteous and the wicked, the intermediate state between death and resurrection, and why all this doctrine matters.

Oh, and we will see quite a bit of plagiarism from the New Testament in these chapters.

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 39, 40, 41, 42]

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So, the World Economic Forum (WEF) met again at their luxurious resort in the alpines at Davos, Switzerland. Their theme was "A Spirit of Dialogue."

In this episode we look how the WEF has changed in recent years and how Donald Trump and Javier Milei have upset their machinery.

The media fawned over Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech bucking the United States, supporting Denmark and Greenland, forming partnerships with China and promoting a "new world order." Yet, Trump got things done while he was there. He quickly worked out a Greenland deal and led the new international "Board of Peace" for phase 2 of the Israel-Gaza peace deal.

Argentine President Javier Milei warned of the collapse of the West to socialism and wokeism but he also believed the United States was leading the way out of it.

Next, we the usual hypocrisies with the messages and lifestyles of the Davos elites:

1. carbon footprint with private jets
2. using "escort services"

Sources Cited:

"Overview," World Economic Forum, accessed January 24, 2026.

Yuval Noah Harari and Irene Tracey, "An Honest Conversation on AI and Humanity | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026," World Economic Forum, January 20, 2026.

Mark Carney, Laurence D. Fink, and Gideon Rachman, "Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026," World Economic Forum, January 21, 2026.

Børge Brende, Laurence Fink, and Donald J. Trump, "Special Address by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America | WEF 2026," World Economic Forum, January 21, 2026.

"President Trump Participates in the Board of Peace Charter Announcement," The White House, January 22, 2026.

"'Globalization Has Failed:' Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick Tells Attendees at World Economic Forum," The New York Post, January 20, 2026.

Javier Milei, "Special Address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026," World Economic Forum, January 21, 2026.

"Carney calls for New World Order during his visit to China amid strained ties with US," livemint, January 16, 2026.

"One private jet flight for every four Davos participants, Greenpeace report finds," Greenpeace International, January 15, 2026.

Jenny Ricks, "3 Reasons to Protest the Davos World Economic Forum in January," FightInequality.org, accessed January 24, 2026.

Abhinav Yadav, "'Prostitution and hush money': What happens behind the closed doors of Davos World Economic Forum," WION, January 16, 2026.

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Given the hot button issue now of national immigration policy enforcement, I figured we could take a step back and see what the Bible says.

How should we treat individual immigrants according to the Bible?

Does the Bible demonstrate national immigration policies or border enforcement?

Do immigrants have duties to the laws of the nation they're in?

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This episode is part 27 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon.

This episode covers chapters 33-38 of the book of Alma. Alma continues his sermon to the Zoramites and Amulek joins in. Alma, Amulek, and their companions move to Jershon. Many Zoramites move there too, angering the Zoramite leaders. This results in a pending war between an alliance of Zoramites and Lamanites and the Ammonites and Nephites.

Alma begins to talk to his sons. He passes down the brass plates, the Urim and Thummim, and the compass ball to his son Helaman. He tells his son Shiblon to keep up the faith and avoid temptations. The next episode will be about Alma's message to his son Corianton.

Further research:

Book of Mormon in video

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38]

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