Posts with the category “truthcurrents”
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Trump was Elected. Now what?
November 8th, 2024
The election was just this week, and we have about 70 days ahead of us of interim period before a new president takes the oath of office, and before a new congress takes their place. How should we app... Read More
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Seeing the Lies for What They Are
November 1st, 2024
One of the reasons we do TruthCurrents here at Evergreen is because I believe we have the responsibility as Jesus followers to be intellectually solid enough in our thinking to be able to apply biblic... Read More
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Warning Signs of Religious Persecution
October 25th, 2024
The Washington Times reported last week on a story out of the United Kingdom. A man by the name of Adam Smith-Connor, a 20-year Army veteran, was arrested for anti-social behavior. Taken to court, he ... Read More
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Lausanne World Congress: News from the Front
October 18th, 2024
Jesus Christ left to his church a charge that we call the Great Commission. He told us to go and as we go to make disciples, baptizing them, and teaching them to observe everything that he commanded. ... Read More
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The Growing Threat of Persecution
October 11th, 2024
Leftists in our generation love to say that the very topic of persecution of Christianity is nothing more than overblown misinformation because they say, Christianity is the oppressive force that make... Read More
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Should we be unburdened by what has been?
October 4th, 2024
The publishing industry has a new popular theme: books related to the “threat to American democracy.” Turns out that, according to books like, “The False White Gospel,” “Confronting Christofascism,” “... Read More
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Can we vote for immoral candidates?
September 27th, 2024
One of the story lines that keeps recurring during this election season is the incessant handwringing among the progressive left, worried about the fall of what they call “our democracy.” Pointing fin... Read More
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Is Free Speech Under Attack?
September 20th, 2024
Summer is over and school is back in session, but not for Enoch Burke. Burke is a Christian who also happens to be a teacher in Westmeath, Ireland. He was fired from his job recently because he refuse... Read More
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The New Gas Chambers
September 13th, 2024
A few weeks ago on X, formerly Twitter, there was an account managed for the Sesame Street character Elmo. A post was made on that account that simply said this, “Elmo is just checking in. How’s every... Read More
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Is Donald Trump still pro-life?
September 6th, 2024
Despite the Dobbs decision, which reversed Roe vs. Wade after a generation, it turns out that right now is a tough time to be a pro-life voter in America. Every time abortion has appeared on a state-l... Read More
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Are the Lies Losing Their Grip?
August 30th, 2024
When I was a boy I used to laugh at the old men who would sit around and bemoan the fact that they miss the good ol’ days, the way things used to be. And I made a decision when I was young that I was ... Read More
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The Comeback That Will Destroy Us
August 23rd, 2024
Molech is a name you may not recognize. He was a pagan god from the ancient world and he shows up in various places throughout the Old Testament. Molech was an oppressive god who demanded much from hi... Read More
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Should Churches Talk about Politics?
August 16th, 2024
One of the things that happens to me and virtually any other pastor who dares to speak about politics in this generation is that the critics come out in full force. And in my experience, critics tend ... Read More
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Can Christians vote for Harris-Walz 2024?
August 9th, 2024
I often hear this question: “Can an authentic Christian vote for the Democratic party?” Well, I think that’s the wrong question. Politics come and go. Issues and positions change. Culture shifts. I do... Read More
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Voting for Sober-minded Hope
August 2nd, 2024
As we enter the month of August it’s time to turn our attention to presidential politics. I’ve heard Christians say this year, more than I’ve ever heard before, that they plan to sit out this election... Read More
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Stability in a World of Crazy
July 26th, 2024
Without a doubt, a lot of things have happened in recent weeks. We’ve seen the attempted assassination of a former United States President. We’ve seen the Republican National Convention unfold. And th... Read More
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Parenthood: The Global Reversal
July 12th, 2024
After decades of government promoted abortion, it turns out that nations are now beginning to incentivize parenthood because they’ve discovered that they need more babies. Talk about the law of uninte... Read More
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Progressing into Oblivion
July 5th, 2024
As we come to the end of another Pride Month in America, it’s appropriate for us to consider where we stand with our culture with regard to “gay pride” and “LGBTQ rights.” Colin J. Smothers, “The mode... Read More
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Women Drafted for War?
June 28th, 2024
It’s called, “The National Defense Authorization Act of 2025.” It’s a new bill that is being advanced to the full Senate from the Senate Armed Services Committee and it will make it possible for your ... Read More
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2024 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Report
June 21st, 2024
Last week in Indianapolis, IN, almost 11,000 messengers representing hundreds of churches from across the United States and across the world came together for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptis... Read More
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Scouting for Destruction
June 7th, 2024
In recent news, the Boy Scouts of America have now completed their surrender to the culture that started several years ago. And the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs has ignited a firestorm of critici... Read More
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Islamism is Here. What now?
May 31st, 2024
“Death to America!” That’s a chant that we see on TV sometimes. It usually comes from somewhere in Tehran or another place in the Middle East, but lately it has shown up in Dearborn, Michigan, the jih... Read More
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The Illusion of Chaos
May 24th, 2024
The goal of TruthCurrents is to help us learn how to frame current events according to biblical principles so that we can think biblical thoughts about the world around us. Today, I want to talk throu... Read More
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Moms, Dads, What’s the Difference?
May 17th, 2024
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day and in a culture that can no longer even define the term “woman,” Mother’s Day is a bit of an anachronism. It’s a day that reminds us of some things that we intuitively kn... Read More
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A War on Words
May 10th, 2024
In his prescient novel, 1984, George Orwell argued that the control of language is a means by which governments and other totalitarian agencies control the narrative, the agenda, the way we control pe... Read More
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Who Decides What the Bible Means?
May 3rd, 2024
“What does the Bible mean to me?” That’s the question of our day because we live in a time when people want to interpret the Bible according to their own priorities and to deliver the narrative or mes... Read More
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Has Abortion Been Given New Life?
April 26th, 2024
A couple of years ago when the Dobbs decision threw Roe vs. Wade back to the states, a lot of us thought that the abortion conversation would begin to decline and eventually become less significant as... Read More
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Israel is at War and God has Chosen Sides
April 19th, 2024
Critics of the Bible often say that rather than the Word of God, the Bible is just a man-made document that is about ancient stories and has no relevance to today. And yet, over thousands of years the... Read More
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Easter and Transgender Visibility Day
April 5th, 2024
In the category of “You Just Can’t Make This Up,” last Sunday, March 31st, 2024 was both Easter Sunday for western Christianity as well as National Transgender Visibility Day. In writing the proclamat... Read More
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Gambling: Time-Tested Destruction
March 29th, 2024
This week is opening day for the 2024 MLB season. We ought to be talking about the prospects for each team or how the LA Dodgers committed $1 billion this winter to are agents trying to buy a World Se... Read More
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Is our government tyrannical?
March 15th, 2024
I had a private conversation recently where I used the language, “tyrant” to refer to some decisions by our federal government. The person I was talking to said, “Pastor, that’s a little overkill. Isn... Read More
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Should Christians attend gay weddings?
March 8th, 2024
Alistair Begg is a widely popular conservative preacher. He has a program called “Truth For Life” that is very popular. He is a speaker at conferences and events across the nation regularly. But recen... Read More
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Show Me the Bigotry
March 1st, 2024
Have you ever been right about something that you really wanted to be wrong about? Well Justice Samuel Alito of the U.S. Supreme Court knows exactly how that feels. He was right, but he didn’t want to... Read More
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Called up for the Subjective Service
February 23rd, 2024
Sometimes it just feels like the end of the world when I can’t get my favorite chicken sandwich on a Sunday. At least, that’s what lawmakers in New York think because they want Chik-fil-a to have to o... Read More
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Persecution of Christians in 2023
February 16th, 2024
In almost any restaurant in America, Christians can pray or give thanks before their meal without any concern about retribution. They can do that because their religious liberty rights are protected b... Read More
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Is God with Texas on Immigration?
February 9th, 2024
In this election year, voters in two separate polls, have identified immigration as the top issue they want politicians to deal with. Welcoming people across our border while disregarding our laws is ... Read More
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Out with the Old, In with the New
February 2nd, 2024
A few weeks ago right before Christmas, the current Pope announced a new doctrinal position for the Roman Catholic Church. He is now allowing Priests to bless same-gender marriages. And the church tel... Read More
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America’s Biggest Problem
January 26th, 2024
Presidential election season has begun and it is full speed ahead. Lots of debates about the issues that voters are concerned about. But the greatest threat to America is untrustworthy and incompetent... Read More
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Somebody Somewhere is Lying
January 19th, 2024
The big words today are disinformation and misinformation, the idea that what you think is not correct and somebody is going to tell you what you really need to know. Maybe it’s big tech, maybe it’s t... Read More
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Who’s educating your kids?
January 12th, 2024
Christmas break has come and gone and your kids are going off to school. So, let’s talk today about education. And let’s talk about the relationship between the government and your family and how we t... Read More
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Trump was Elected. Now what?
November 8th, 2024
Jesus is The Vine: A Former Athlete’s Story to Bearing Fruit
November 4th, 2024
Seeing the Lies for What They Are
November 1st, 2024
Warning Signs of Religious Persecution
October 25th, 2024
When Jesus is in the Boat: A Mother’s Journey in Beating Cancer
October 21st, 2024
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