What's Wrong with Living My Truth? Alisa Childers Interview - The Becket Cook Show Ep. 89

[@BecketCook]

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[@pamelajohnson6675]

Didn't one of those wives who went back with Elisabeth Elliot marry one of The Men Who killed their husbands

[@kimalonzo3363]

I recently memorized the book of James. I recite it to my cat every morning before I leave for work. It helps me live better.

[@InfinitEternaLovEmmanuel]

Lol, I LOVE that!😻 God bless you!

[@flowerpower3618]

Is your cat ready to repent?

[@InfinitEternaLovEmmanuel]

@@flowerpower3618 👍🏼🤣👌🏼

[@margaretyoshikawa1234]

🤣🤣🤣🦝🐼

[@ginamiller6754]

I haven’t memorized a full book yet, that is awesome!! I do listen to books of the Bible on audible & my cats listen too! 🐈‍⬛🐈🙏🏻❤️

[@jmsimcic]

“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” - C. S. Lewis Great show! Loved it!

[@elfischuster5727]

👍👍👍👍👍👍❤

[@fbcpraise]

Yeah, that’s a great quote, isn’t it? All these years and Lewis is still the man.

[@hollyjames39]

Alisa was such a well-spoken guest with a very compelling topic for the times! I forwarded this to my daughter who is a senior in college. She is a Christian trying to stand her ground for Jesus but is constantly inundated with cultural propaganda. This will definitely strengthen her like it did for me.

[@reginaford8575]

Praying for your daughters stance. Another great Book. Live not by lies by R Deher

[@leahannewoods6170]

When I was in the goddess women lifestyle that Glennon Doyle book was our favorite book for a long time. Scary how we absolutely thought she had come to the real truth. And it was immediately our goal to show these “truths” to other women so they could also “awaken to truth”. Thank you Lord for getting me out of this path of destruction.🙏❤️

[@msdixie1972]

❤️❤️❤️ ptl

[@a.d.2719]

A good friend from high school who is now just a Facebook friend constantly posts about how she idolizes Doyle. And she's raising her two kids to be "nonbinary" so that they can all be their authentic selves. It's so sickening to see.

[@leahannewoods6170]

@@a.d.2719 oh no. I hate to hear that for those kids.🥺

[@tricia77grace]

Bam! I realized in this interview two big problems in our churches currently: 1. People get in the mindset of believing love = affirming someone, even if that person is living in sin (usually cloaked in saying that Jesus loves everyone) and 2. No confession of sin to one another...replaced with blaming your spouse, other Christians and church leaders, etc. “Being real” has turned into an emotional bellyaching over our miserable circumstances. Thanks...this was a big help!

[@patbiggam8138]

I so appreciate Alisha Childers' ministry. My niece introduced me to her. She is a Millennial and confronts these issues daily with those in her generation especially.💖

[@muckmucker7331]

Becket (spoken with JOY!!) “There is objective TRUTH and it’s AMAZING!”♥️🙌 Jesus, You’re amazing❤️‍🔥👑

[@pulengkoneshe]

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[@TT-cj3ek]

I needed help on what living your truth means , especially with young adult children and discussions we have . I usually tend to lean that discussion towards feelings , ( we have a lineage of abuse and dysfunction where feelings weren’t allowed ) but now I see it on a deeper level . We have to be careful , living our truth is ego centered and we become our own gods . We are flawed and our truth is flawed . Gods truth stands firm and is unwavering. I need to get back in my Bible . I really enjoyed this video .

[@texaslyoness8537]

The judging part makes me think of the quote from Paul Washer. “People tell me judge lest ye be judged. I always tell them, twist not scripture lest ye be like satan.”

[@amandazplace5663]

Joy exists despite our current emotions; happiness is dependent on our current emotions. Someone asked me the other day who I would like to share a meal with if I could. I said, "Corrie ten Boom's sister." She prayed for her Nazi captors. She had a focus on eternity. She had joy.♥️🇨🇦

[@threelilies9453]

Excellent comment. I think Corries' sister Betsy is just as important a person to focus on as her more famous sister. Her approach to service amidst suffering is something we all need right now.

[@claudiaperfetti7694]

Yes!

[@msdixie1972]

Happiness waxes and wanes. Joy runs deep. ❤️ Grateful!!

[@leahannewoods6170]

I think it’s wonderful that Alicia didn’t live a post modern life, but understands as if she had lived postmodern and got radically saved!! I love her passion for Christian truth!!!

[@_Jessica_Meyer__]

So excited to listen to the two of you speaking together!! My favs !!

[@PropheticCoachTheresa]

The Lord said to me in prayer that the Word of God is a plumb line for truth many years ago. Praise the Lord.

[@eldapeck5353]

Alisa is just the best. It’s because of her I found you, Becket. You’re both, hands down, my absolute favorite theologians. I wish we all lived in the same community! Boo hoo 😢

[@mayragarciasanchez9305]

Thanks for such a wonderful episode Becket! Both you and Alisa are beloved apologists of mine and I enjoy so much listening both of you conversing about the truth, but also about the lies that the world try to “pass as truth” but are only lies! One of my most favorite episodes from your channel 🫶🏻🥇Blessings!

[@msdixie1972]

It's just hard even for most Christians to say no, there is One Truth. We are so scared of offending someone that we won't speak Truth in Love.

[@harbour08]

19:00 the world told me my whole life that the answer was in me. How could it be in a sinner? Thank You Jesus for opening my eyes!

[@maeganc9351]

Thank you for this! And good for Alisa with homeschooling! That’s wonderful!

[@peaceknot]

Aw, two of my favs! Really going to enjoy watching this!

[@joannewells]

I follow Alisa Childers. I respect her very much. Great interview. Thank you Becket.

[@aprilnelly]

I studied philosophy with Eli Noujain, an Armenian Frenchman who studied at the Sorbonne with Foucault. Eli shared this, and it always stuck with me. He said that Michel thought it important to protest, and yet he felt that the end result of any action taken on, to improve the lot of whichever class of people or situation, would often and only result in creating less freedom and more control. Apparently this was a conundrum for Mr Foucault which he was unable to resolve, although he was able to clearly lay out the dynamics of this in what he called the "liberal intention"

[@veronicafierros1217]

Yes, this conversation will keep coming up because a lot of Christians feel the need to deconstruct and sometimes leave the faith. I love that you are having this conversation! May we continue to be enlightened by the word of God. I hope to learn more about having joy in the midst of tribulation.

[@lorebeth]

Have been shouting “Amen!”(“certainty” or “truth” in Hebrew) from the first few minutes. Thank you, thank you once again for an outstanding interview.

[@hobokelajackson1947]

That is a profound message❤❤ Mr. Beck you are always smiling and laughing. You such an excellent person. God bless you brother in Christ.

[@melaniepedlar4470]

Alisa Childers is a great author and speaker!! Thanks Beckett for having her on your show!! Your testimony is so powerful!! I pray for you!!!

[@anaguerrero6014]

Two of my favorite speakers!❤ Thank you so much for this show. It really ministered to my life. May the Lord continue to use you Alisa and Beckett.

[@beckysummers0214]

Woot! Two of my favorite KZbinrs! 🤩 Thank you for this interview Beckett, I pre-ordered Alisa's book and can't wait to read it!

[@vickyj2077]

So appreciate you both standing true to the Word!!!!

[@thecrew777]

This was such a wonderful interview! I've always been impressed and relieved listening to Alica Childers because she seriously thinks things through. There seems to be such an unwillingness to do that these days. And Beckett, your interview of her by going through the chapter headings of her newest book and asking a key question is like a great book review all in one! Needless to say it's on my "wish list" now (Live Your Truth and other lies) and I just got a late birthday check! Woot! It's even read BY Alica Childers. I love it when the author reads their own book (I do audio almost everything, including reading) because then you get the tone and the emphasis that the author actually means! I can't wait. Thank you both for talking about all these issues.

[@selectamark]

So mich unpacked, another great interview Becket. Shoutout from the uk 🇬🇧

[@willpenguin5509]

Condolences on the death of your queen. It feels like the end of civility and class in the monarch... but what do I know. God's peace to all my siblings in Christ throughout the world.

[@peacefuldoves]

@@willpenguin5509 we lost her indeed it feels weird, 70 years service. May her family seek godly counsel. 🙏 bless you. UK lady ❤️

[@willpenguin5509]

Amen.. prayers for them & all the lost😇

[@selectamark]

@@willpenguin5509 Thank you for your very kind and considerate words. A new era has dawned. Our nation will never be the same again.

[@lookup7055]

You have joy, Becket. Thank you for your ministry and informative videos.

[@patbiggam8138]

"I am not enough but the Lord is". So true. I volunteered for a project in corporate where I was definitely not enough. But the Lord moved in 👍💖 and blessed and multiplied my efforts. It was an amazing experience of changing young lives for which I praise the Lord.

[@uploadingjoy9120]

WHAT!? My two favorites in one place!!! Awesome!

[@kjfrank716]

Alisa came to speak at my church Athey Creek Christian Fellowship and she was so awesome. Love seeing you two together on here!!!

[@denisebeverage4814]

Loved seeing you both since I first was introduced to you Becket when you were on Alisa’s audio only podcast! Wonderful interview and review of Alisa’s book! Will definitely get it! Thanks for getting such great guests, Becket! God bless you both.

[@BecketCook]

God Bless

[@donna-marie9100]

Thank you Beckett for having Alisa on your show. You both gave me a good understanding in why God's objective truth stands above any subjective opinion or preference any of us have. I think I'm going to buy Alisa's book. God bless you both.

[@loveemotion4080]

Yes, Becket, it’s Richard Wurmbrand. I also read his book “Tortured for Christ”. It’s a wonderful book, though horrific in many ways, it’s also Glorious and inspiring. 🥰 I love Alissa and I definitely want to read her new book! I love her show. Alissa, a message to you: even though you didn’t experience Jesus in such a life changing way as Becket and others did (I also did), remember Jesus’s words “blessed are those who believe without seeing”. I profoundly admire those who believe in Jesus without having a powerful and direct experience with Him... I don’t know if I would ever come to Christianity without that, Glory to God. But Alissa, know that your faith is really True and you will be amazed at our Wonderful God one day. 🙏🏻 Actually, we all will be, because even though people like me and Becket had direct experience, we don’t fully know God’s Glory. It’s impossible with our current bodies. 😊💖 Becket, I have read your book (e-book version) and loved it. I’m a fan of your show. Thanks for all you do! God bless you brother and sister! 🙏🏻

[@reginaford8575]

Prayer of John 17 needed daily! Jesus Christ is the Reality. The book of Colossians is my monthly go to book!!

[@hopecrolius1694]

Any tips on how to have a direct experience of Jesus? I believe but have never "met" him. I lean on the scripture you quoted. But boy, how much I wish to meet him this side of heaven.

[@loveemotion4080]

@@hopecrolius1694 hello 🙂 Thanks for the question. Unfortunately I don’t really have any tips on how... As far as I know, I didn’t do anything to have the experiences. One thing that maybe you could do is to pray, asking God from the heart that you may experience His presence personally. But if you pray for this, don’t hold into the prayer waiting for God to fullfill your request... God often doesn’t do what we ask Him, unless there’s a real Purpose in His perfect Wisdom. I learned to trust Him in this. 🙂 So, trusting God’s Wisdom is the most important thing, even when we don’t understand the full Picture. This is what Faith is also about, not just believing in the existence of God. My best tip is that you pray and talk to God everyday personally, in your most intimate way, no matter the circumstances. 💖🙏🏻 May God bless you lots!

[@jumbalayaismisspeells3363]

Religion and morality are a reality of nature and their truths are logical. C.S. Lewis, in his book Miracles, discusses this at length. The first 14 chapters are all about logic and philosophy; he doesn't even get to miracles until chapter 15.

[@sharonharbeck507]

Great show, Becket and Alisa! Thank you for always striving to tell the Truth…it’s encouraging and so helpful to your audience! God Bless you!

[@brittanythornton8408]

Post modernism and existentialism really tormented me in HS bc everything is subjective. Like it literally caused depression and I could see how someone would be inclined to suicide ideation if they immerse themselves in these doctrines. It definitely pushed me towards hard science and becoming a very concrete operational thinker which wasn't great either, also pretty depressing. I thank God for the Truth. John 14:6. Jesus truly gave me not only life, but also balance and peace ❤

[@eringleis9360]

Appreciate your courage. More messages like this please! Sometimes it is hard to spot the lies and deception when it is trickeling through the church pews.

[@ejackson6073]

Thank you both for speaking Truth!

[@PhilLeith]

I bought that sign on a coffee mug. 🙂 And "Love is Love" falls into all three of those categories.

[@pacifistidentitarian549]

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. - Psalm 90:12

[@dianedavis208]

“Live your truth”is something that Oprah has encouraged.

[@lindahunter399]

Thank you so much for this podcast! Blessings to you!

[@gaton023]

Thank you guys for such a wonderful interview, I really appreciated the numerous subjects regarding culture these days, pinpointing exactly the warnings that we should consider about living in an era of deception, and upside-down principles. Thank you thank you, I'm buying the book, and I think it will help me throughout difficult conversations with my family and friends who are "living their truth" as the best choice they have ever made. God bless you both, may our Lord use these conversations, and the book, to guide us, may use it to bring people to repent and trust in the truth that is Jesus alone and the truth we find in Scripture. A huge Thank you! from Colombia, thank you for your ministry, please keep on going because we are watching. Praise God.

[@nottthereyet4872]

This was so helpful and insightful. Thank you.

[@catemoon]

Great interview. I really appreciate these two.

[@followerofchrist4064]

I’m so inspired by both of you. I love listening to both or your videos/podcasts as I just recently learned of you. Melissa had an interview with you Becket if your testimony and it was amazing! Alisha I found you through the interview with Holly Pivec and Doug Geivett. Excellent show and reading the book now. Now, on with the show! God Bless you both.

[@BecketCook]

Thank you for your support! God Bless

[@smp6441]

These two are a class act ☺️

[@teresadenisiuk8200]

Another candid conversation! 👏👏 You both are amazing! And Beckett I love your laugh 😹

[@msdixie1972]

I cringe and my heart hurts each time I see or hear "you're enough ". HE is enough. He is all we need. We are full in Him. It's misleading a generation into false feelings of emotional health.

[@maryknight8786]

Thank you to both of you !!!!! Holy and courage ♥️🙏🏼♥️

[@maryowen1722]

So enlightening! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!😘✝️💟

[@ybh8ful]

super excited for this, YAY Alisa on your show 😊! crazy week here, prob won't get to listen till much later........CAN'T WAIT to get her new book! 👏👏👏 and praying you're not dying of heat out there! nor lack of electricity! 🙏 (you do not look like you're sweating, so that's good)

[@danielabrandao8737]

Two of my favorite KZbinrs!!! God bless you both. Keep up the good work. Watching from Brazil

[@mariafraire1983]

What a great interview! Can't wait to get this book! 🙌❤️

[@snowviolet508]

Loved every word of this. Thank you.

[@carolmason8085]

Excellent interview...thank you both.

[@reginaford8575]

So great!!!

[@JLizard]

I love this show, thank you.

[@katieLee3333]

Wow so so good!!

[@judymartuscello114]

Excellent interview.

[@keeptrying5962]

Becket I'm listening while doing mise en place for dinner. It occurred to me that most often, it's required that I actually PAY ATTENTION carefully while listening to your interviews. They're well above-average, typically way over (intellectually) most of what's on KZbin. This is such a great interview, what a wise guest. Love you and pray for you, Becket! XOXO 🙌🏼

[@kflybye]

Thank you Becket and Alisa! Another GREAT show and so timely and necessary. I have always said that “true joy” can only be experienced by authentic Christ followers. I don’t believe “the world” can every experience that……it’s only experienced in Christ.

[@annaberitfyen3731]

Two of my favorites. ❤️

[@kekort2]

People who want to be the hero of their own story seem to forget that heroes are self-sacrificing, not self-serving.

[@anthonybarber3872]

Lovely! Can't wait to get the book! Go get em tigers!

[@VIOLET2819]

Elisabeth Elliot's "Passion and Purity" book is one of the most impactful books that I have read.

[@auntpurl5325]

Two of my favorite apologists and teachers ❤️ together

[@JulietTaylor-g9j]

Excellent show!

[@ChrisVink-b5b]

Every day for me for a few years or more has been psychological torture. It is as if the only reason to be around my parents and other relatives is to be tortured with a feeling of failure and inferiority. I have been made financially dependent on the government pensions of my parents Bonnie and Terry Tipton in Las Vegas since 2021. It is a nightmare being here because I have been made into a financial and professional failure here, and am alone in it. It makes me feel terrible and miserable every day. I would rather not be around my parents and other relatives, not even for Christmas. It has been too much psychological torture.

[@ChrisVink-b5b]

Whatever I do for work in the future, and I am not earning money, I want to be nowhere near my parents Bonnie and Terry Tipton , my nephews, my sister, or her husband or the partners of my nephews in LasVegas. It has been too much psychological torture. I wish someone could give me productive employment, and financial independence. I expected to do engineering work to be productive. That did not happen. This situation and these people can create so much misery in me.

[@ChrisVink-b5b]

These videos usually appear on my screen.I did attend Baptist church services as a younger person as well as non-denominational Christan churches. My parents Bonnie and Terry Tipton have attended Shadow Hills Baptist Church of Las Vegas since 1990. Given their comments, unlike Becket, they fully support LGBTQ rights. I do not care about this stuff anymore. I am too tortured with others making me feel guilty or like a failure to think about this issue much. In fact, I do not want to be around many relatives ever again as far as I can tell. It is too much psychological torture, too much psychological torture being around the parents and my sister Shawn Noone. It is too much verbal psychological torture being around the husband of Shawn Noone as well as their sons, and the partners of their sons. It could be psychological torture being around the Blevins family as well, who are related to the Tiptons and Noones. They are all apparently blessed with never having to feel guilt, or never be wrong about anything. My life is just a psychological torture chamber of people like them making me feel guilty, wrong or like a failure. I grew up as part of the Tipton family, but I do not want to be part of these families. It is too much psychological torture. I have been made financially dependent on the pensions of my parents, retired government employees. I have heard them speak mostly about the faults of others except for the above whom they have spoken about in the most glowing terms. My life has just been about being made to feel guilt around here. Whatever I get paid to do, I want to be nowhere near them. My parents Bonnie and Terry Tipton have been psychological torture to be around since 2021. Somehow, they are blessed with never having to feel guilt or ever be wrong about anything. I have not gone a day without them expressing opinions about the inferior behavior of others. That is just the way it has been,

[@ab-gail]

Really excited for Alisa’s new book!

[@temberharward]

Love you both! Keep fighting the good fight!

[@jrr570]

Awesome show! Really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting it.

[@imlistening3218]

Excellent podcast, 2 of my favs❤️❤️

[@flowerpower3618]

So good. Thank you both❤️

[@thecrew777]

Doing a fresh comment (meaning a second one) here by me because I wanted to say something specifically about the feminism and "hating" men thing. I was a feminist before I knew the word - literally - at 3 years old. My big brothers had made a tree fort and they said I couldn't come up because it was just for boys. Well, I just KNEW that was wrong! I was furious. My dad had to peel me off the tree because I was actually so mad I had made it a few feet off the ground. Much higher, for a 3 year old and I would have hurt bad had I fallen. But later, much later, I began realizing that myself and my women friends who felt this way and put our men down said things later like "I married a man, but now I'm just raising a boy". Well, when a strong headed woman just TAKES OVER and belittles anything her man does, after a while, he regresses! He's got nowhere else to go! If we don't encourage men to BE men, to step up to the plate, and appreciate them for doing so, that's what we create! Not every man, but most of the kind, unassuming types. What a mess we made. Saved now. Totally not a feminist. Completely fight for the Truth that only men should be preaching from a pulpit. That men should do "men" things, and women can relax a bit and enjoy what men can do! Common sense goes a long way. Not all the way, but definitely a long way.

[@thecrew777]

@@jacobus57 I have no self loathing here: I was talking about loathing men. Unjustly, I might add. And there is no therapy that can help you through the profound pride you suffer. However, there is help! Repent and believe! And if you've already done that, read Paul on who should preach then repent to God for your rebellion against His Word.

[@meredithdarling]

Becket! Alisa Childers is your fan!! (Me too) 🙏💕

[@rashidapownall9963]

Absolutely love the title of this book

[@samanthabotha3456]

This! Was a great interview!

[@dianasoeriadji31]

You two are amazing... Cant agree more.. God bless you

[@nccrchurchunusual]

Christian brethren encouraging and sharpening each other, challenging our beliefs based on Bible not feelings or skewed morality. What concepts!

[@susansmith209]

Stellar show,as usual❤️

[@kayhoffman8885]

Another good one Becket👍❤️

[@janeann3331]

Wow, excellent interview!

[@NicolePark84]

"Love is love" Water is water, but we don't drink out of the toilet.

[@marksmeltzer450]

Becket, great ministry. One of my favorite. I live in Canada and have a strong understanding of Christian apologetics, studying works such as Bill Craig. One question I have for you is where i live, a lot of people with same sex attraction are on a hard drive to get everyone to agree with the LGBTQ worldview. They will call out on social media, politicians who are not supportive of LGBTQ attempting to almost bully them into making supportive statements. My response to that has been that this is intolerant. But my question for you is can you help me understand why there seems to be this emotional need for everyone to agree with whatever they say? Thanks

[@kellyberggren2007]

Alisa, Ive been a Christian since I was a child but the Lord allowed me to go through infertility in my adult lire. I had one girl and was told that" only children" are strange.They will always be odd because they were not properly socialized( by a loving relative that was not trying to hurt me). So I felt such a burden to produce another child...which to my best efforts, I couldn't. I kept believing that "I" had to make this happen! I carried that burden for years. It was a constant burden. I felt sick inside all the time. Literally. Then one day while making my bed I felt like the LORD speak to me in my heart and said " You don't have to worry about this anymore. It is not your problem. It's MINE. The burden just lifted like a huge weight! I was free! The LORD was responsible for my daughter. My job was to raise her and teach her right from wrong and teach her truth. The LORD would take care of the rest. So I walked in that. Surprisingly, several years later I was told by a nutritionist that my problems of conceiving could be based on my thyroid disfunction, I started taking thyroid medication. A year and a half later or so I conceived (by accident!) a baby girl. Fast forward: She just graduated from college! The gift was the peace I felt when I was able to turn it over to God who does all things well! The cherry on top was I had another baby girl! A true gift from God that He heard my pleas and cared about me in my situation! Any problems I have now He is able to handle as well! I can trust Him. The lies satan tells I have to recognize as lies by going to my Bible as the plumb line! God has not abandoned us! He is still on HIs throne! Hallelujah! As an aside....my oldest daughter is NOT odd! Im sure she would not have been if we were not able to have another child. God is faithful to work in our lives and our children's lives. Christian, be encouraged...your story is not over. Mine is not either! God is weaving a tapestry that will be absolutely beautiful and He will get the glory in the end!

[@cornerstonechristianlifecoach]

Love, love, love this. ❤️

[@denisejustdenise]

I just heard her name dropped by someone else, twice, and I couldn't tell if it was Lisa or Alisa Childers and then, just almost predictably, this shows up the next day or so, during this most recent Becket videos binge. 😃 EDIT: It was a guest on Melissa Doughtery's channel... it was Clay Jones who mentioned her twice, giving her credit and promoting her work/channel.

[@judyblanton4563]

Thank you Beckett you hit the nail on the head joy unspeakable joy and full of Glory that's what we get Jesus gives us joy circumstances in our life can bring us happiness but they are fleeting Joy lasts for eternity cuz it comes from Jesus thank you for saying that everybody's looking for happiness because they don't know Jesus he's greater than happiness

[@michellemybelle9591]

Allie Beth Stuckey has a book called You're NOT Enough and Tht's OK. Elizabeth Elliott is amazing. Read her book! I wanted to do what she does for so long but didn't til I read her book last year! Still gotta work on sharing the Gospel during that time tho. We take The Word for granted! We SHOULD memorize the Word! Susan Heck has memorized the ENTIRE NT. Many people have. I caught myself singing a song today and instantly thought... I NEED to memorize the Bible that way!

[@caseyjean2264]

So true! Someone once said that the theme song in hell is Frank Sinatra's "I did it my way"

[@erinpaxton3738]

Such a pleasure to listen to something beautiful and edifying for all, instead of the politically charged material I’ve been looking at that makes me feel so defeated and sad… Life isStill so good, because God is good.

[@carolynbillington9018]

some very helpful and clear statements

[@romanticandperky]

My maternal grandfather met King George VI, June 5th., 1944, at a naval base on the coast of England. My maternal grandfather was a German-American naval officer, and the day before D-Day he gave a speech to assembled British and U.S. troops. King George was there at the time, afterwards shook his hand. Where was young Elizabeth when this was going? Alisa, Becket, good speeches! It's good to believe in a King who rose again; which reminds me: Elizabeth; wasn't she also John The Baptist's Mom (Luke 1 and 2)?

[@romanticandperky]

@@jacobus57 Yes, I confess, I am 'mildly unhinged', and so is my testimony! I resemble that remark; however, my testimony is not 'word salad'. It's a phenomena known as synchronicity, where seemingly random coincidences become meaningful, and show evidence of a 'higher power' directing our attention to Him. Jackie, have you ever seen the movie 'The King's Speech'? It's true: My maternal grandfather gave a speech to assembled British and U.S. troops the day before the D-Day invasion, and afterwards KIng George VI came up and shook his hand. 27 years later, my late older brother, Charles (who was a musician) appeared at the Royal Albert Hall, along with the Parliament-Funkadelics. One of the songs he played that night was the soul classic 'Wrap It Up', which contains this line: "I'm gonna treat you like the queen you are"... Christmas of 2016: I called my brother, and he proceeded to tell me about the time he met David Bowie. That very same day, two other notable things happened: The singer George Michael died, and Queen Elizabeth gave an address to the British people; in which she said this: "You don't have to be a hero to save a life". My brother met David right after he appeared at the memorial concert for the late lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury; at which, after performing the song-'Heroes'-he kneeled and prayed The Lord's Prayer. That's all true, and it's not 'word salad', but I am 'mildly unhinged'; that's true, too; Lord have mercy, Amen!

[@AaronDavidMatthew]

Believing there is no absolute truth allows one to be their own God. Whatever is good for you, do it. Such a horrific way to exist. Confusing. It's the bedrock of the alphabet community. THE truth is the only way.

[@denisejustdenise]

"Once truth is heard or read it is available for the Holy Spirit to bring it to remembrance whenever the heart is ready to receive it." - denisejustdenise We are responsible for speaking the truth in love. We cannot judge the exchange by the reaction of the witnessee. There really are four acts of sharing the gospel: breaking up the hard/fallow ground, planting seeds, watering the seeds and everybody's favorite THE HARVEST, YAY! 😃 We may or may not be able to tell if we are watering or planting, but sometimes it's not necessary to know. If we are willing to love and live by forgiving everyone and everything and in time we rarely ever get offended, habitually overlooking that which merely signals their need for Jesus ir for more of Jesus. I'm 42 years in now. I have some amazing stories. Jesus is worth every effort to know and to follow! ❤❤❤