This episode is part 6 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 2 Nephi chapters 26-27 continue Nephi's prophecies. After the ascension, Jesus would show Himself to the Nephites. However, after four generations of a righteous remnant, the Nephites would forsake God. Gentiles will destroy them. The record of their history and proph…

This episode is part 5 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 2 Nephi chapters 10-25 cover the final part of Jacob's sermon to the Nephites. After reading some chapters of Isaiah, he prophesies about the coming of Christ, that the Jews will be scattered, and that they will be regathered and believe in Jesus. The United States pl…

This episode is part 4 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 2 Nephi chapters 4-9 cover the last of the elder Lehi's words of blessings and warnings to his children. Soon afterwards he passes away. Nephi fears his brothers again and God directs him and his family and friends to an area of the wilderness where they begin to buil…

This episode is part 3 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 2 Nephi chapters 1-3 cover most of the elder Lehi's words of blessings and warnings to his children. He advises his sons Laman and Lemuel to obey Nephi's words. Lehi seems to wax eloquent with a doctrinal dissertation on the atonement of the future Messiah, creation, …

Was Jesus born in a barn stable outdoors? Did Joseph knock on doors and get snubbed by innkeepers? Who were the wise men? Were there three of them? Let's examine some of these traditional ideas about the Nativity. While we do this, let's not lose sight about what's important about the purpose of Christ's birth. Scriptures Referenced: Luke 2:1-7,16 …

This episode is part 2 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 1 Nephi chapters 16-22 cover the journey of the prophet Lehi and his family to the coast of southeastern Arabia. Nephi builds a ship. The family sails to their new "promised land," which is somewhere in the ancient Americas. Once there, the family found resources to b…

This episode is part 1 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. 1 Nephi chapters 1-15 cover the prophet Lehi and his family leaving Jerusalem before the Babylonian captivity, his sons retrieve brass plates from Laban, Lehi has a dream of a tree with white fruit, and his son Nephi gets a vision of end times interpretations of Lehi'…

Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to co-host about thankfulness. After celebrating Thanksgiving Day, we present four reasons to be thankful to God: Because of who He is (1Ch 16:34; 2Co 9:15) Because of what He has done (Isa 12:4-5) Because of what He is doing (Psa 107:8-9; Php 4:6) Because He is faithful in the hard times (1Th 5:18; Eph 5:20; Col 3:1…

My brother John joins me for the first time as a guest on Truthspresso. Two Mormon missionaries and their bishop visited my house on Friday. John was there to join me. We all had a delightful conversation. After the Mormons pitched their church and explained that they have continuing prophets, John and I asked some basic probing questions about the…

This episode is part 6 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 5 we dissect one hoax from an interview Donald Trump had with Tucker Carlson a few d…

The 2024 elections exceeded many expectations. Donald J. Trump is once again slated for the White House. He won in an electoral landslide and won the popular vote. He gained in almost every demographic. We look at some fiscal data and figure out why Gen Z and younger Millennials shifted the most toward Trump from 2020. Some people are really unhapp…

On the eve of world-changing elections I skim through some of the stories in the book of Daniel and ask if the United States is in a form of captivity. Will the country head more toward captivity or out of it? Can our vote steer the nation one way or another? Scriptures Referenced: 2 Timothy 2:22-26 Colossians 2:8 Isaiah 44:28 *** Please contribute…

This episode is part 5 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 5 we dissect two hoaxes from the same article in The Atlantic: The "I Need the Kind …

***Warning: This episode talks about sensitive topics*** November 5, 2024 is a crucial election in the United States for many reasons. The country is polarized. Even many states are polarized. Colorado's Amendment 79 would enshrine abortion as a fundamental right into the state constitution. It would even allow the legislature to pass laws that pay…

This episode is a call to action for listeners of Truthspresso to help out a ministry suffering from hurricane Helene! After discussing some of the timeline and effects of hurricanes Helene and Milton, I show how some politicians want to pretend to care about people. Never let a crisis go to waste, it seems. Don't be like power-hungry politicians! …

This episode is part 4 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 4 we dissect two hoaxes: The "Putin is a Genius" hoax The WWI soldiers are "losers a…

This episode is part 3 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 3 we dissect two hoaxes: The "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by" hoax The Putin ca…

This episode is part 2 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 3 we dissect three hoaxes: The "Dictator on day one" hoax The "bloodbath" hoax The "…

This episode is part 1 of examining common claims about something Donald Trump said. As we examine each trope let's ask ourselves "Did Trump really say that?!" Context is king. There can be more than meets the eye than what media will often have us believe. In part 1 we dissect three hoaxes: The Charlottesville "very fine people" hoax The immigrant…

In this episode of Truthspresso I chat about Jesus and socialism. A coworker a while ago made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 11 we look at three parables to see if they lean more socialist or free market capitalist: The hidden treasure in the field The …

In this episode of Truthspresso I chat about Jesus and socialism. A coworker a while ago made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it. In part 10 we look at the parable of the unjust steward. A "Christian socialist" claims that this parable proves that Jesus favors defra…

After I dropped off my sons for a church youth activity I recorded most of this episode in my car in the parking lot. I shared a few thoughts mostly about the march on Monday afternoon before the opening speeches. Women dressed as abortion pills, pro-Palestine protesters, rainbow flags, and a sign that says "Trump and J.D. Vance are weird" donned t…

As I was reading stuff online I came across an article from Roman Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong against William Lane Craig's defense of monothelitism. Armstrong blames Craig's error on Sola Scriptura and rejecting the "infallibility" of the Roman Catholic church. While I agree that Craig is wrong about monothelitism, I also believe Armstrong is…

Romans 2:13 says that "the doers of the law shall be justified." Romans 3:20 says that "by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified." Did Paul teach justification by keeping the law? Did Paul contradict himself? Chelsea returns to co-host this episode as we summarize Paul's arguments in Romans chapter 1 through 3. We believe Paul was …

May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate. The ripple effects of this h…