Episodes

Friday Finale – Episode 4 Originally written September 2, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/09/02/but-do-you-believe/ But do you believe? Mark 11:23 23) “Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. 2 Corinthians 12:2 2) I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do n...

Wednesday Word Study – Episode 4 Originally written August 31, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/31/2200/ Power Original Word: δύναμις, εως, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: dunamis Phonetic Spelling: (doo'-nam-is) Short Definition: might, power, marvelous works Definition: (a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works. 1411 dýnamis (from 1410 /dýnamai , " ab...

How to Avoid Falling Into Destruction in Your Life Monday Meditations – Episode 3 Originally written August 22, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/22/1962/ Today’s Meditation Verse: Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. I love reading the Lexicon version of a scripture. To me it reveals so much. For instance there is little variation in this scripture from translation to translation. It pretty much says it like it is and in an...

Monday Meditations – Episode 4 Originally written August 8, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/29/monday-meditations-acts-18/ Today's Meditation Verse: Acts 1:8 8But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth. I became born again when I was 13 years old. I had known, walked with and loved the Lord for man...

Archive Story Episode 16 Originally written March 1, 2023 Religion - A Dead Man Walking Sometimes I say things that shock people. Saying that religion is still, after thousands of years, standing in the way of God fully doing what he wants to do on this earth may be shocking to many people. But I am completely honest in making that statement, and it is our fault. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . We Alone Are To Blame Religion ...

Miracle Story Episode 16 A Horrifying Ordeal Sometime around 1984 my dad was having trouble swallowing. They went to many different doctors in an attempt to get a diagnosis. There were some crazy suggestions, none of which were right. Since my mother's brother was an MD, he did a referral to MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, TX. You couldn't get in without one. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . The Found It Within just a few mom...

Faith and Belief - Two Completely Different Things Monday Meditation – Episode 2 Originally written August 15 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/15/monday-meditations-hebrews-111/ Today's Meditation Verse: Hebrews 11:1 KJ I Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This verse is the definition of faith! What is faith? Well if you will picture this with me… You want to build a patio so you get some boards and you begin to build a form...

A Horrifying Ordeal Sometime around 1984 my dad was having trouble swallowing. They went to many different doctors in an attempt to get a diagnosis. There were some crazy suggestions, none of which were right. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Since my mother’s brother was an MD, he did a referral to MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, TX. You couldn’t get in without one. The Found It Within just a few moments with Dr. Gepfort, he...

Faith and Belief - Two Completely Different Things Monday Meditation – Episode 2 Originally written August 15 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/15/monday-meditations-hebrews-111/ Today’s Meditation Verse: Hebrews 11:1 KJ I Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This verse is the definition of faith! What is faith? Well if you will picture this with me… You want to build a patio so you get some boards and you begin to build a fo...

Friday Finale Episode 3 Friday Finale – Episode 3 Originally written August 26, 2011 posted here: This week the Monday Meditation and Wednesday Word Study focused on the word pride. I myself have been meditating on what I would write for this...

Are You Driven by Guilt or… Led by Conviction? Monday Meditations – Episode 1 Originally written August 8, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/08/monday-meditations-2-timothy-316/ Today’s Meditation Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; This scripture seems like an obvious statement. But there are aspects to this verse that many people disregard. One item is the very f...

Wednesday Word Study Episode 3 Wednesday Word Study – Episode 3 Originally written August 24, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/24/wednesday-word-study-pride/ Pride Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. This is the Strong’s Greek Concordance Number 1347 a Transliteration: ga’own Phonetic Spelling: (gaw’-ohn) Definition: arrogancy When I was studying this word I noticed that there were several Greek variations of this word. I’v...

Monday Meditations Episode 3 Monday Meditations – Episode 3 Originally written August 22, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/22/1962/ Today’s Meditation Verse: Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. I love reading the Lexicon version of a scripture. To me it reveals so much. For instance there is little variation in this scripture from translation to translation. It pretty much says it like it is and in any language or culture ...

The World and The Earth - Not the Same It is common to hear the words earth, and world interchanged. But I believe a closer look at the meaning and proper contextual use is warranted. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. ...

God Watches Over Us Living in the country in western Oklahoma we were surrounded by all types of insects and snakes. They were a constant and you just learned to watch out when you could and be cautious. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Living In The Country We lived on a dirt road and it came to a dead end just a few hundred feet from our house. At that dead end lived a family who had a son just a bit older than my oldest son...

Friday Finale Episode 2 Friday Finale – Episode 2 Originally written August 19, 2011 posted here: Are You Confusing Faith With Belief? Have you ever encountered someone who made a comment similar to: “Their faith was shattered”? Or maybe...

Wednesday Word Study Episode 2 Wednesday Word Study – Episode 2 Originally written August 17, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/17/wednesday-word-study-faith-2/ Hebrews 11:1 AMP 1 NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [ a ] the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. This is the Strong’s Greek Concordance Number 4102 T...

Monday Meditations Episode 2 Originally written August 15, 2011 Monday Meditation – Episode 2 Originally written August 15 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/15/monday-meditations-hebrews-111/ Today’s Meditation Verse: Hebrews 11:1 KJ I Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This verse is the definition of faith! What is faith? Well if you will picture this with me… You want to build a patio so you get some boards and you begin to...

Deception Can Keep You Stuck Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Deception, by its very nature, operates undetected until it has done so much damage that it is difficult to break free from. By the time deception is uncovered, it has changed a life to become so dependent on the lie that the spirit of pride will hold the person solidly bound to the deception. It creeps in like a tiny water leak in a home. A small bit of water const...

Another Daddy Miracle One of the most profound miracles I’ve ever experienced is once again about my dad. Actually, there are several miracles that I will write about. This one has to do with his heart. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . The Bad News The actual dates of some of these early miracles are not recorded and I am placing them in time, regarding what was going on in my life at the time, where I lived and how old my chi...

Are You Driven or Led? Friday Finally - Episode 1 Why do you do what you do? Is it a thought or a feeling? Is it a rule or a law? I’ve been trying to stress home the idea of living a life of being led by the prompting of the Holy Spirit and not by any other thought, feeling or idea. When I was much younger attending church, one of the first theological words I heard was conviction. Is the Holy Spirit convicting you of something? When you did that wrong thing, did you feel conviction? But not...

Conviction There are two Greeks words for conviction. The first meaning is ‘full assurance’ and the other is ‘correction’. The use as correction is only used once when Paul was talking to Timothy in: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction , for training in righteousness; This is the Strong’s Greek Concordance Number 1882 Transliteration: epanorthósis Phonetic Spelling: (ep-an-or'-tho-sis) Definition: correction, reformation, setti...

Monday Meditations – Episode 1 Today’s Meditation Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction , for training in righteousness; This scripture seems like an obvious statement. But there are aspects to this verse that many people disregard. One item is the very first word. It says ALL scripture is inspired by God and profitable… I know that there are many people in many walks of life, in many different churches, who say that only ...

Honest Motivation Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: . Why Are You Writing Those Blogs? A friend asked me earlier this week why I was writing the blogs I’ve been writing. It seemed like an odd question to me....