The End Time Blog Podcast

Looking at some red flags Daniel Schricker Ph.D illuminated for us in his article on Lori Alexander the Transformed Wife, and I go further and show some more. Just because someone mentions the Bible a lot does not necessarily mean they are putting out wholesome food to absorb. Tune in to hear how to discern some red flags

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I'm fascinated with heaven. Aren't you? It is our home, the next destination for us, and where Jesus is. We SHOULD be fascinated with it.

Of these biblical glimpses into heaven we see that heaven is an active, busy, and loud place.

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**Editor Note: This podcast is long, and I forgot to keep an eye on the time. I'm only allowed 30 minutes. It cuts off in mid-sentence, but close enough to the end I let it stay.

I explore the phenomenon of UniteUS, a new movement sweeping college campuses founded by Auburn University coach's wife Tonya Prewitt.

Sixth in my series looking at Little Known Bible Characters. This one's from the Old Testament, King Chedorlaomer. Previous entries have been:

How do we know we're growing in Christ? How do we know the Holy Spirit is at work in us?

I discuss a couple of ways for you, if you're genuinely saved, to detect growth in your holy walk with Christ. Certainly not all ways, but a few to make an assessment of our growth in the Lord, as we all should from time to time.

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Why does everything seem to be so ugly now? Buildings, fashion, speech, even people and their faces. Let's take a look at if I'm overgeneralizing, or if there may be a biblical reason for all this ugliness.

In this third and final part of looking at the city of Jerusalem and the land of Israel, we'll look at the spiritual aspect of this holy city. We looked at the land itself in part 1, the geography, animals, and plants. In Part 2 we looked at the political entity that is today's Israel. Now let's see what God has in store for the city where He placed His name!

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How do you organize your room, spot, or nook where you study God's word? What paraphernalia and/or furniture helps you streamline your thoughts? In today's episode we look at Jonathan Edwards' study and his growth from jotting down thoughts on scraps of paper he pinned to his coat, to his customized six-sided rotating desk. I also ask what you need or use to help you when you study.

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Let's unpack this a bit-

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. (1 Corinthians 14:20) In the verse above, Paul is admonishing the Corinthians for over-valuing tongues (glossolalia). The church was entranced by the 'show' of tongues and interpretation of tongues. They had become unduly entranced by this next 'shiny new thing' (kind of like a mega-pastor with a fog machine or a boy with a new slingshot). Why are we so attracted to fads that come into the church? Tune in for Paul's apostolic rebuke.

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Social media is perplexing to me. I never know what will catch people's attention and take off, for good or for ill. This one took off for ill.

The verse literally says not to do it AND that people who do it will be punished. The Lord God above has promised punishment for those who use His name flippantly and vainly. This is serious!

Yet for the hundreds of people shouting at me on social media that I was a Karen, no fun, pain in the behind judgmental church lady, the bulk of the comments made me realize most of the people commenting easily believe that taking the Lord's name in vain is a 'respectable sin'. Or not a sin at all!

read on to find out more

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There is usually a tipping point where the ministry (and usually it's a corporation) gets big and the woman who founded it needs to re-evaluate her goals and realistically decide what to do next. It has been my contention that the above named women, and others, made the wrong choice. They invested themselves in their growing ministry, which inevitably took them away from their Godly role at home and church, and they became celebrities, with all that entails, which is usually negative.
Read on to find out one woman who gave it up at its tipping point, in favor of her submission to elders, home, and her sphere.
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In tweeting about transgenderism, an angry person - obviously not a believer - challenged me with this-

Tune in to hear if he had a point or not!

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There are two ways to interpret the question, what does he know about us humans, what does he know about each saint individually?

Tune in to hear more!

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Moses had communed with God already on the Mount. He'd heard His voice. He had seen the burning bush, a manifestation of God's power and sovereignty over creation. He'd been given the privilege of learning God's own name from God's own lips. He'd been told he had favor with God.

So why ask to see God's glory? Is Moses being pushy? Selfish?

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Sad news, American Family Radio had a long talk with representatives at Truth for Life and Alistair Begg would not budge from his unbiblical advice that attending the transgender wedding of a family member is in fact showing love. More details in links and on the podcast

This week, a video surfaced where well-respected pastor Alistair Begg had advised that it was acceptable for a Christian to attend a transgender/gay wedding, and also to specifically buy a gift.

This caused everything from head scratching to a furor online. Open letters were written and published. Begg is even trending on Twitter(X).

In this podcast I recount what happened, show there are a couple other issues with Begg's stances, perhaps at this point creating a pattern of a lack of discernment? I also include lots of resources.

Read and see what you think. Is this the beginning of the end for Begg? Or just a misstep to be corrected?

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I look at wife/mom 'Bible' teachers and influencers who calm the conservative evangelicals by claiming they are tending to their children and at home and their ministry doesn't interfere, but are they? Their speaking event schedule contradicts this. Don't only listen to what they say. Watch what they do. It must match up. Music attribution

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Jackie will be a speaker at Bethel Music's 2024 Worship School, alongside Bill Johnson. Is it time to firmly say goodbye to Jackie Hill Perry? many say yes.

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Looking at God who is intimately involved with His people

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Do you notice that word "endure"? The verse does not say "they will not like sound doctrine..." It does not say "they will not enjoy sound doctrine..." It doesn't even say "they will not accept sound doctrine." It uses the word endure. Why?

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After a terrible natural disaster, people often wonder, “Where was God in all this?” Others wonder “Did God cause it? Did He allow it? Did Satan do it? Was it just the natural outcome of a fallen world?” And the biggest question, “Why?”

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God spoke to His people in the Old Testament in many ways, one was through weather. In these New Testament days we cannot know whether a 'natural disaster' is a specific judgment or not, but we CAN know that God controls or allows all weather to happen for His purposes. Today we look at drought.

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After a terrible natural disaster, people often wonder, "Where was God in all this?" Others wonder "Did God cause it? Did He allow it? Did Satan do it? Was it just the natural outcome of a fallen world?" And the biggest question, "Why?" I explore these questions, and also offer links to solid ministries for further exploration

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I am offended at these feminist women claiming Christ who perpetuate the myth that all churches are misogyny hatcheries, and every man, woman, and child in them are past, current, or future victims of sexual abuse. No.

IS sexual abuse as rampant as they claim? Are these women doing a service to God, or a disservice to the church? Tune in for an exploration of these matters.

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HOW does the Spirit lead us into Christlikeness? I am not sure, but today I share an example that shows when it may have been happening with me.

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Satan masquerades, remember. Lectio Divina only has a veneer of goodness to it. Take the mask off and you can see its true nature. ...
In this blog and podcast, I explore how satan operates, urge you to be suspicious of immediately accepted fads, and encourage you to read more on why Lectio Divina is dangerous.

Reading the Creation account this week, and musing on man's insatiable desire to explore it without acknowledging the Creator of it. From the heights of Everest to the depths of the sunken Endurance, to walking on the moon...where is God in all this?

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Outline of the content in this podcast and blog:

What is discernment?

How I approach utilizing discernment

Who is David Platt?

#1- Discernment unease: Radical (2010-2012)

#2- Discernment alert- Urbana15 (2015)

#3- Discernment Alarm: Isa Dreams (2018)

Critical Mass: Platt's worst revealed, in new Documentary

Conclusion

Further resources

lots of links at the blog

One of the type of posts I write are discernment posts. I receive comments on those, some encouraging and some not so encouraging. One negative comment came to me a short while ago. In it, I see almost ALL of the tropes and clichés the undiscerning use to rebut a thoughtful essay containing scriptures. Let's go through it to see why it's a cliché and how to rebut.

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That said, when podcasts became so available and so ubiquitous, I decided it would be a good thing to add it to my cadre of social media that I use to reach my ministry goals. So, what was the top episode? What are the other stats for The End Time Blog Podcast? Tune in!

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Quite often when I publish an essay regarding false doctrine brought by a false teacher, I receive angry comments and emails telling me to 'judge not' and the like. But strangely, the angrier emails and comments I receive come when I publish an essay urging women to behave biblically. My, how so many women resent being urged to behave like biblical women! Today I speak of how women should act, especially female teachers, speakers, and podcasters.

This is a 2019 blog I've recorded now in 2023.

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I enjoy biblical art, and I'm entranced with a few particular pieces. One I come back to a lot happens at Christmas time, and I love to look at it. I've written about it before. It is called The Nativity, by Gari Melchers. He depicted the scene in a more accurate way historically than others who show Jesus in a barn with Wise Men around.

Beth Moore is preaching at Duke University chapel today. She is named as a preacher, welcomed as a preacher, and her sycophants are trumpeting their (seeming) victory of women as preacher, preaching.

Let's take a look at how we got here. Plus, I found where Beth has taught on 1 Timothy 2:11-12, a woman may not preach or usurp authority over a man.

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How are contentment and gratitude tied to peace and endurance? Tune in to hear some thoughts on that very question, and a link to a sermon by Dr. Abner Chou on "The Secret to Endurance".

Chou sermon on Youtube

Many Christmas songs refer to angels singing. But do they? I present several theologians with differing views on the matter, but mainly, the issue is to examine our traditions (even and especially Christmas traditions) to make sure they don't contradict what is written in the Bible.

Couples. There are those who spurred each other on in Godly ways, a united pairing displaying God's glory. And I thought of couples who spurred each other on to evil deeds and eventually fell. And then couples where only one of the two was obedient and faithful and hung in there to give God glory. Let's take a look at a few, and not the most famous ones, either.

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I was asked to review the new Bible study by Katie Noble, called God Our Home.

What follows is a review of the study, with links to support my NOT RECOMMENDED stance. Also included are recommendations for GOOD Bible studies.

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Angels figure prominently in the NT. People don’t really know this, or they overlook angels in the created order. At the other end of the scale, some are so preoccupied with angels they nearly fall into angel worship.

With Christmas coming up, we will be singing about angels. “Angels We Have Heard on High,” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” and “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” come to mind.

Once you start studying angels, you realize how frequently they are mentioned in the New Testament. And as for the nativity story, they figure prominently, making many appearances!

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