Episodes
We’re excited to be with today on Anchored by Truth as we bring you a special episode. It is apparent to anyone who is paying attention to cultural trends that the Christian faith in America has been subjected to more challenges in the last few decades than in the first two centuries of the country’s existence. A lot of the challenges come from the fact that our surrounding culture has changed so much. And no part of our culture has changed more than how the culture views relationships,...
Published 11/05/24
Today we’re still speaking with Orlando attorney, James O. Cunningham, who has written much on the intersection of faith and politics. Not too long ago Jim wrote a fascinating article for substack entitled History Doesn’t Repeat but it Rhymes. Jim is joining us again today because we want our listeners to hear from someone who has thought deeply and carefully about the truth and values of the Christian faith must express themselves in our current truth-averse culture. As Anchored by Truth...
Published 10/29/24
Today we’re still speaking with an attorney from Orlando Florida, James O. Cunningham, who wrote a fascinating article for substack entitled History Doesn’t Repeat but it Rhymes. Jim is joining us today because we want our listeners to hear from someone who has thought deeply and carefully about the truth and values of the Christian faith must express themselves in our current truth-averse culture. This is episode 287. +++++++ You can find more information here:...
Published 10/22/24
In the studio today we’re going to hear from an attorney from Orlando Florida, James O. Cunningham, who has written a fascinating article for substack entitled History Doesn’t Repeat but it Rhymes. Jim is joining us today because we wanted our listeners to hear Jim’s observations about critical issues that will affect the upcoming elections. Jim is going to help us see that faith, culture, and politics are really inseparable and it is essential for faithful Christians to understand how they...
Published 10/15/24
Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. Today on Anchored by Truth we are going to complete our look at 15 key scriptures in the Bible as it proceeds from Genesis to Revelation. We’re using these key scriptures to illustrate the fact that the Bible is a single continuous story about creation, fall, and redemption. Thus far we’ve gone over 13 of the 15 verses that we want to focus on. So, today as we end our series we’re going to the last book of the Bible,...
Published 10/08/24
Today on Anchored by Truth we are going to continue our look at 15 key scriptures in the Bible as it proceeds from Genesis to Revelation. We’re using these key scriptures to illustrate the fact that the Bible is a single story that focuses on a single person, Jesus and a single plan, the redemption of God’s people. Thus far we’ve gone over 10 of the 15 verses that we want to focus on. At this point in our journey we’ve completed our very quick trip through the Old Testament. In our last...
Published 10/01/24
Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. Today on Anchored by Truth we are going to continue looking at some of the key scriptures in the Bible that help trace the grand story of creation, fall, and redemption as it proceeds from Genesis to Revelation. Thus far we’ve gone over 8 of the 15 verses that we want to focus on. At this point in our journey we’ve gone past the creation, fall, and flood and we’re working our way through God’s unfolding plan of redemption. And...
Published 09/24/24
Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. Today on Anchored by Truth we are going to continue looking at some of the key scriptures in the Bible that help trace the grand story of creation, fall, and redemption as it proceeds from Genesis to Revelation. Thus far we’ve gone over 6 of the 15 verses that we want to focus on, so we’ve gone past the creation, fall, and flood and we’re working our way through God’s unfolding plan of redemption.
Published 09/17/24
Today on Anchored by Truth we are going to continue looking at some of the key scriptures in the Bible that help trace the grand story of creation, fall, and redemption as it proceeds from Genesis to Revelation. Sometimes we focus so much on the individual verses, commands, or observations within the Bible that have to do with family relations, money, or prayer or any other subject that we forget that the Bible is a book that does tell one continuous story. So, during this series we’re...
Published 09/10/24
Today on Anchored by Truth we want to continue looking at some of the key scriptures that are present in different books of the Bible that help illustrate that the Bible really is one single story of our magnificent God unfolding His plan of redemption. I’m here today with RD Fierro, author and founder of Crystal Sea Books and part time personal chef. He often heats the leftovers in the microwave. Today we’re going to talk about two more of the scriptures that RD has chosen to help us see the...
Published 09/03/24
Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. Today on Anchored by Truth we’re going to begin a new series that takes a look at the really big story that the Bible tells, a story that stretches from Genesis to Revelation. So we want to start looking at some of the key scriptures that are present in different books of the Bible that help illustrate that the Bible really is one single story of our magnificent God unfolding His plan of redemption. I’m here today with RD...
Published 08/27/24
This is our 10th episode and final episode in a series we called “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” Throughout this series we have emphasized that Jesus is the cornerstone of the Bible. In fact, Jesus is the cornerstone of everything that exists. And the Bible is the only book that helps us clearly see Jesus’ foundational role in creation and in human history. The Bible opens with Jesus’ creative activity. It continues in the Old Testament by providing dozens or hundreds of prophecies...
Published 08/20/24
This is our 9th episode in this series which is entitled “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” As we have gone through this series we have seen that Jesus is the not only the cornerstone of the Bible but he is the cornerstone of creation and history. Not surprisingly, the Bible is the only book that helps to clearly see and understand Jesus’ role as the cornerstone of everything that exists. And part of the way scripture helps us to do that is that scripture has several clear and consistent...
Published 08/13/24
This is our 8th episode in a series we are calling “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” Just about everyone who has spent much time with the Bible quickly realizes that the Bible is home to a wide variety of literature types including history, prophecy, poetry, and practical principles. But these many different types of literature do not take away from the Bible’s unity. The Bible is a unified whole. The unity and harmony that bind the Bible demonstrate clearly that it is the product of an...
Published 08/06/24
We’re so happy to be back with you on Anchored by Truth as we continue a series we are call “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” This series is designed to help our listeners absorb the Bible’s timeless wisdom more readily. The Bible contains a wide variety of literature types including history, prophecy, poetry, and practical principles. But despite the many type of literature in the Bible, it is a unified whole. As we have said throughout this series, the Bible is a single story about a...
Published 07/30/24
Greetings! Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K. We’re glad to be back with you on Anchored by Truth as we continue a series we are calling “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” This series is designed to help you with your Bible reading and study. Specifically, we want to aid you in the assimilation of the priceless wisdom the Bible contains. In the first episodes in this series we learned that Christ Jesus is the cornerstone of the Bible. In...
Published 07/23/24
VK: Greetings! Welcome to Anchored by Truth sponsored for you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K. We’re happy to have you back with us on Anchored by Truth as we continue a series we are calling “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” We are offering this series because we believe a contextual framework that guides Bible reading and study aids the assimilation of the priceless wisdom the Bible contains. In our first couple of episodes in this series we learned that...
Published 07/16/24
VK: Greetings! Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K. We’re happy to be back with you on Anchored by Truth as we continue with our series that we call “The Bible: Cornerstone and Context.” RD Fierro, an author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books, is with us again today as we continue our discussion of how people can grow in their Biblical literacy by knowing the cornerstone of scripture and then developing a contextual framework to guide further...
Published 07/09/24
Episode 271 –Bible: Cornerstone and Context 3 – Timeless Themes Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the...
Published 07/02/24
Episode 270 –Bible: Cornerstone and Context 2 – Infinite Salvation Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave...
Published 06/25/24
Episode 269 –Bible: Cornerstone and Context 1 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script: I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation,...
Published 06/18/24
Episode 267 – The Facts in Acts Part 2 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer...
Published 06/11/24
Episode 266 – The Facts in Acts Part 1 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the...
Published 06/04/24
Episode 268 – Luke: God’s Gift to Historians Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us. They wrote what we had been told by the...
Published 05/28/24