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Let's kick off the next hundred episodes of Truthspresso with a bang!

A young woman named Rebekah Jones became a media darling last year. She was fired from the Florida Department of Health in May 2020. She claims that Governor DeSantis pressured staff to fudge the numbers to cover up the real COVID case and death totals. Allegedly conditions are much worse in Florida than the governor wants people to know.

Police raided Jones' house and took her computers. She was later arrested and is currently facing court battles.

Is the governor a criminal, or is she the real criminal? Listen to two sides to this story as we solve some mysteries.

Sources Consulted:

Ava Loomar, "Rebekah Jones And The Consequences Of Whistleblowing," WUFT News, May 13, 2021.

Charles C. W. Cooke, "How a fake whistleblower peddled lies about Florida’s COVID deaths," NY Post, May 13, 2021.

Charles C. W. Cooke, "Rebekah Jones, the COVID Whistleblower Who Wasn’t," National Review, May 13, 2021.

Mary Ellen Klas and Ana Ceballos, "After police raid, Florida data analyst’s GoFundMe grows by $200,000," Tampa Bay Times, Updated December 10, 2020.

"Projection," Psychology Today, Accessed May 22, 2021.

Amanda Mull, "Georgia's Experiment in Human Sacrifice," The Atlantic, April 29, 2020.

Dana Milbank, "Georgia leads the race to become America's No. 1 Death Destination," Washington Post, April 21, 2020.

Lyz Lenz, "Welcome to Iowa, a state that doesn’t care if you live or die," Washington Post, February 10, 2021.

Scriptures Cited:

Proverbs 10:2-3

Numbers 32:23

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My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to celebrate 100 episodes of our podcast!

We take a walk down memory lane and remember all the episodes we did to get to 100.

Lots of topics and plenty of chuckles in this show! We share some behind-the-scenes aura for some episodes. We even talk about how we got to know each other!

At the end we listed the three most downloaded episodes of Truthspresso.

Join us for this light-hearted gallivant and the longest episode to date.

Resources:

The Climb Ministries

Guests on Truthspresso:

Brennan Falks (Under 1 Love)

Tyler Vela (The Freed Thinker Podcast)

Dr. Shawn Ritenour (Grove City College faculty)

Chelsea Mynyk (Castle Rock Women's Health)

Jamal Bandy (Prescribed Truth)

Joe from WalkwithGod (WalkwithGod on YouTube)

Daniel was a guest on:

The Quest For Truth Podcast with Keith Heltsley and Nathan Caldwell  (episode link)

The Rapp Report with Andrew Rappaport  (episode link)

Scriptures Referenced:

1 Timothy 6:10

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Happy Mother's Day!

My wife Chelsea returns to talk with me about the cultural war on motherhood.

While avoiding "patriarchy" on one side and "radical feminism" on the other side, we answer some questions about the cultural war on Biblical motherhood:

1. Is motherhood an obstacle holding back women’s freedom?
2. Should women seek to “have it all”?
3. Does equality mean politically managing the roles of father and mother?
4. What effects does the war on motherhood have on children?
5. What effects does the war on motherhood have on fathers?

Sources Referenced:

Faith Moore, "It's Okay To Aspire To Motherhood Over A Career," Evie Magazine, March 8, 2019.

"Remarks by President Biden at an Event to Mark Equal Pay Day," WH.gov, March 24, 2021.

Christine Hassler, "The Myth of Having It All," Huffington Post, Updated November 17, 2011.

Sarrah Le Marquand, "Sarrah Le Marquand: It should be illegal to be a stay-at-home mum," March 21, 2017.

Kathy Gyngell, "Mrs May’s war on motherhood," The Conservative Woman, April 9, 2018.

"The State of the Gender Pay Gap in 2021," PayScale.com, Accessed May 9, 2021.

Steven E. Rhoads & Carrie Lukas, "The Uncomfortable Truth about Daycare," Summer 2016, in National Affairs, Volume 47, Spring 2021.

Staff Writer, "What Is the National Average for Sick Days Taken?" Reference, March 27, 2020.

Milena, "Average Food Cost per Month – In-Depth Analysis and Trends," Balance Everything, June 4, 2021.

Amy Burgen, "The true cost of eating out (and how to save)," Money Under 30, April 20, 2021.

"Children and Illness," WebMD, 1999.

"Spending: How do you stack up?" Bank of America, June 2020.

Scriptures Cited:

1 Corinthians 7:1-2

Isaiah 49:15

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Psalms 127:3

Isaiah 66:13

Proverbs 17:12

Psalm 35:14

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My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to talk with me about Critical Race Theory ("CRT").

We look at recent news articles about CRT infiltrating schools and making parents upset.

What is a "critical theory"? We see that it's unquestionably Marxism and Freudianism combined. It looks for two classes in history: oppressors and oppressed.

What is the goal of a critical theory? We notice that it's end goal is to impose Marxism as a solution to historical ills.

We check out the New York Times' "1619 Project" to see how it wants to define U.S. history in terms of CRT.

Next, we read parts of the "About" section of the Black Lives Matter ("BLM") website to see that the stated goals seem laudable. However, if words mean how BLM treats them, this mission can have dangerous effects and a never-ending pursuit.

We also listen to the viral video from Patrice Cullors, one of the three Black women co-founders of BLM where she said that they were "trained Marxists."

Finally, as CRT is infiltrating churches, we turn to the Scriptures to see how our Christian identity and unity is in Christ, not our ethnicity and history.

Sources Cited:

Dana Kennedy, "Inside the growing underground network of parents fighting ‘anti-racism’ in NYC schools," New York Post, April 24, 2021.

"Help Gabrielle & William Clark," Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism, Accessed May 2, 2021.

Good Hope (channel), "Black Lives Matter is Led by "Trained Marxists" (Patrice Cullors | Co-Founder)," YouTube, Accessed May 2, 2021.

Dave Breese. Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 1992.

Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, "White Supremacy Culture," Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, ChangeWork, 2001.

Brandon Clay and Frost Smith, "Critical Race Theory in the Church," Answers In Genesis, September 29, 2020.

Scriptures Referenced:

Philippians 3:7-10,13-19

Philippians 4:11

Galatians 3:26-29

Galatians 6:2

Colossians 3:9-15

John 17:21

1 Peter 5:5

Podcast Promotion:

Prescribed Truth with Jamal Bandy

Truthspresso episode 0066: "Critical Race Theory or Christ? - A Discussion with Jamal Bandy part 2"

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This is a replay of an episode that I recorded in February 2020 in a hotel room in Texas. My wife was attending a conference for pro-life health care providers. This was released on March 9, 2020 as episode 36 of Truthspresso.

Social media allows us to keep in touch with long lost childhood friends from anywhere in the world. We can see their lives unfold day by day without even asking.

But this technology has it's dark side. Many find themselves facing depression as they see all their problems while their friends seem to be living the dream. Amy from Forbes describes this plight.

We take apart the misconceptions we infer from the lives of our friends on social media.

Let the truth set you free as we use some tips to take control of social media addictions that cause depression and envy.

Sources Cited:

Amy Morin, "How 'Keeping Up With The Joneses' On Social Media Is Damaging Everyone’s Mental Health," Forbes, November 25, 2019.

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Since I continued to be quite under the weather this last week, I dug up some recordings I did in 2018 that I intended for the first episodes of Truthspresso. At the time I was aiming for shorter episodes three days a week.

For this RETRO 2018 we enjoy the following blasts from the unreleased past:

1. What is Apologetics? (1 Peter 3:15)
2. Separating the Sheets from the Coats (Matthew 25:31-33)
3. Commercial for the Audio-Technica ATR2100 microphone

Podcast Promo:

Revived Thoughts with Joel and Troy.

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Back on February 10th I was interviewed on The Quest For Truth with Keith Heltsley and Nathan Caldwell.

We started with a little intro about me and what on earth convinced me to start this strange podcast called Truthspresso.

Of Superblians

For the first half we talked about my sci-fi audio drama "The Tale of the Superblians."

What lessons did I intend to teach?

Do I have any plans to make a sequel?

Of Superheroes

Next we discussed the current superhero series.

How did I come up with this idea?

How can we understand Jesus better by contrasting Him with superheroes?

How can superheroes help us learn some otherwise dusty church history?

The original airing of this interview is at Life-Truth:

Superblian and Superhero, Daniel Mynik. (309)

Podcast Promos:

Life Truth Network

The Quest For Truth with Keith Heltsley and Nathan Caldwell on the Christian Podcast Community.

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We are continuing a series of episodes comparing Jesus to superheroes. This series will tackle wrong ideas about Jesus from church history in chronological order. A superhero will represent each of these ideas.

This is part 3 of 3 of "Is Jesus Like Captain America?"

Why does Jesus have to be fully God and fully man to be our substitute?

Let's take a deep dive into Scripture to answer this question.

Scriptures Quoted:

Genesis 1:26

Galatians 4:4-5

Romans 3:19

1 Peter 3:18

John 1:1

John 1:14

John 8:58

Colossians 2:9

Romans 1:3-4

John 20:27-29

Philippians 2:6-7

Hebrews 2:16

Job 9:28-35

Honorable Mentions:

Voice of Reason Radio with Chris Hohnholz and Rich Story

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We are continuing a series of episodes comparing Jesus to superheroes. This series will tackle wrong ideas about Jesus from church history in chronological order. A superhero will represent each of these ideas.

This is part 2 of 2 3 of "Is Jesus Like Captain America?"

We review the following:

1. Who is Captain America?
2. How are Jesus and Captain America similar?
3. How are Jesus and Captain America different?
4. What is Eutychianism?
5. What happened at the "robber council"?

Then, we answer these questions:

1. What was the Council of Chalcedon?
2. How does the Council of Chalcedon argue against papal primacy?
3. What did the Council of Chalcedon decree against prior heresies about Jesus?

Sources Consulted:

"Council of Chalcedon," Wikipedia.

"Chapter 6. Application of the First Note of a True Development—Preservation of Type," Newman Reader.

Richard Price and Michael Gaddis, eds., The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, vol. 1, (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2005).

Honorable Mentions:

Voice of Reason Radio with Chris Hohnholz and Rich Story

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This is part 3 of a discussion with my wife Chelsea about the Equality Act and our deep concerns about its consequences.

We address these basic questions about the potential effects of the Equality Act:

1. Would the ambiguous language force tax-funded abortions?
2. Could it make women more expensive to hire?
3. Could it chill businesses with fear, uncertainty, and doubt?
4. How should Christians respond?

Sources Consulted:

H.R.5, 117th Congress (2021-2022), "The Equality Act"

Pregancy Discrimination Act of 1978

Erika Bachiochi, "The Equality Act’s implications for abortion would be devastating for pregnant women in the workplace," America Magazine, February 25, 2021.

Ryan Anderson, "Biden's Equality Act is a danger to women's and conscience rights," New York Post, February 21, 2021.

"11 myths about H.R. 5, the Equality Act of 2021," The Heritage Foundation, February 24, 2021.

United Nations Human Rights, "Abortion," Information Series on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Updated 2020.

Scriptures Cited:

Luke 17:1-2

Isaiah 5:20

James 1:27

Psalm 94:20-23

Isaiah 10:1

Ezekiel 13:22

Podcast Plugs:

Prescribed Truth with Jamal Bandy

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