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God’s Purpose for Family
God created families with a purpose in mind. Understanding and embracing that purpose helps our own family grow and flourish the way God intended. CHAPTERS0:00 Intro1:...
Angels, Demons and You
The Bible has a lot to say about angels. Who are these heavenly beings that so often play a role in human affairs—and what role do they play in your life? Joel Meeker ...
Where Are the Israelites Today?
The nation the world knows as Israel is only a small portion of the Israel we see in the Bible. The Bible has a lot to say about the future of Israel—and the world. Ph...
What Does the Bible Say About Baptism?
Jesus Christ described baptism as an essential step for those who would become His disciples. But what exactly is baptism—and why is it so important? Gary Black explor...
Will Rome Rise Again?
The ancient empire of Rome dominated the stage of history in an unforgettable way. But that empire is more than ancient history. Its enduring influence on the world to...
Will You Survive the Great Tribulation?
Few events loom as ominously in the Bible as the Great Tribulation—a coming time of unparalleled trouble and catastrophe, warned about by Old Testament prophets, New T...
Will There Be a Third Temple in Jerusalem?
There’s a growing movement in Israel to one day build a new temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem—but that’s one of the most fiercely contested pieces of real estate...
Three Keys to Pleasing God
It might seem impossible to please God—but it’s really not. In fact, through the Bible, God shows us exactly what we need to do if we want to live in a way that please...
Resisting the Pull of Sin
The temptation to sin can tug at us stronger than any magnet—but as Christians, we know that sin cuts us off from God. Clyde Kilough discusses why sin has such a pull...
Three Reasons You Need the Sabbath
Could you use a break? Our modern world seems to force us into a marginless life—one where it’s impossible to slow down and breathe. But God has something better in mi...
The Problem With Good Friday/Easter Sunday
No matter how you count it, it’s impossible to fit three full, literal days in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. And yet Jesus promised that His time in the tomb ...
Is the Devil Real?
Fewer and fewer people—Christians included—believe in a real, literal devil. Is Satan just a fairy tale? A symbol? A metaphor? The New Testament Christians and Jesus C...
Finding Hope That Never Fails
Whether we know it or not, we’re all in desperate need of HOPE. But where can we find it? More to the point, where can we find something dependable and trustworthy to ...
Four Enemies of Faith
During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ highlighted four attributes that can damage or destroy our faith. In this episode, Clyde Kilough examines each of these four ...
Is World War 3 Coming?
Two global wars haven’t put an end to the world’s conflicts. Will it take a World War 3 before we finally stop fighting each other? What if even THAT isn’t enough? Phi...
What Is the True Gospel?
Jesus commanded His disciples to preach the gospel. But . . . what IS the gospel? Would you believe there’s more to it than the life and death of Jesus Christ? Gary Bl...
What Is Truth?
Few subjects are more hotly debated than the nature of truth. What is it? Who gets to decide? How can any of us be sure? The Bible has the answers. On this episode of ...
Why Were You Born?
Some people say it’s all part of a bigger plan. Others say it’s just blind chance. The Bible tells us that we WERE born for a reason—and it tells us what that reason I...
Is God a Trinity?
The doctrine of the Trinity—that God is three beings in one—wasn’t officially adopted by mainstream Christianity until the fourth century. How did this belief in a tri...
Is the Bible True?
No book has impacted the modern world more than the Bible. But can we trust it? Gary Black interviews Jim Franks (author of our free booklet “Is the Bible True?”) and ...
Why Can’t We Get Along?
Biosphere 2 was supposed to help us learn how to build self-contained, earthlike environments—valuable information for establishing human colonies on the moon or on Ma...
Five Reasons Jesus Must Return to Earth
The Bible doesn’t just tell us that Jesus Christ WILL one day return to the earth—it tells us why He MUST. Joel Meeker explores five reasons the Bible provides to expl...
Is the Rapture Real?
Some believe that Jesus Christ will secretly gather His people up into heaven before the events of the Great Tribulation—but is this what the Bible teaches? Phil Sandi...
Do We Go to Heaven When We Die?
The majority of Christian churches teach that when Christians die, their souls go to heaven to be with God. The Bible teaches something else entirely. Gary Black takes...
Should the Bible Make You Uncomfortable?
The Bible is filled with encouraging and uplifting passages that fill people with hope and sustain them through life’s challenges. But it also deals with difficult sub...
Who Is the Beast of Revelation?
Few prophecies have perplexed and fascinated readers of the Bible quite like the Beast described in the book of Revelation. The Beast is presented as a terrifying amal...
Who Changed the Sabbath to Sunday?
Did you know that in the early days of the Church, all Christians observed the seventh-day Sabbath? Something changed over the centuries, and it wasn’t God’s mind. He...
Is Hell Real?
Hell is real, but it might not look the way you think. An eternally burning fire where wicked nonbelievers are tormented forever—this is the image of hell that has lon...
Seven Steps to Salvation
God has a seven-step plan He’s working out to end the suffering and the strife this world experiences on a daily basis. But the plan isn’t just for the world—it’s for ...
What Is Sin?
The Bible has a lot to say about sin. On this episode of Life, Hope & Truth Presents, Joel Meeker asks and answers three questions about this important biblical concep...