JTalkin'
I tell stories of faith and history, and practical applications for a confusing world.
Episodes
94 episodes
World War 2 (Part 5--Fall of Japan and Beginning of the Cold War)
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. Why? What was the reasoning of the US at that time? And what did the US do for its allies, and even its former enemies immediately after World War 2? And how did we get...
World War 2 (Part 4--Retreat and Downfall of the Axis, 1943-1945)
By 1943 it was clear that the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) were not going to win The Second World War. Through numerous brutal campaigns the Allies (Britain, Soviet Union, America) slowly slogged their way across Europe and the...
World War 2 (Part 3--The Holocaust and the Holodomor...What Are the Lessons?)
World War 2 was known not only for the staggering loss of life (some 60 million people perished), but the war saw entire state governments targeting vast groups of people for extermination. What are some of the lessons we can learn from t...
History You Should Know: World War 2 (Part 2--The Turning Point, 1941-42)
You'll hear me say this many times...the way things are now, they won't be forever. In 1941 hope looked pretty bleak for the free world. Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo and their armies looked pretty invincible. But things change....
History You Should Know: World War 2 (Part 1--1939 to 1941)
We Americans are notorious for NOT knowing a lot about history, even the history of the not too distant past that affects us today! We know something about World War 2 battles because of movies ("Saving Private Ryan") or because our great...
The Language of Salvation: Adoption
When you come to know Christ as Savior and Lord, you become part of God's forever family. You are adopted by God. You are His child. And there are many wonderful truths in the New Testament associated with that new status as o...
The Language of Salvation: Reconciliation
God is no longer your enemy, if your faith is in Jesus. The Bible is clear that a state of hostility has existed, and continues to exist with the lost human race. But through the death and resurrection of Christ, that hostility has ...
The Language of Salvation: Glorification (Part 2)
Is the grave the end, or does God have something greater in store for us in the future? Listen in to Dr. J explain important truths from 1 Corinthians 15 and 1 Thessalonians 4 about the resurrection and glorification of the believer's bod...
The Language of Salvation: Glorification (Part 1)
If believers in Jesus have been justified, redeemed, and reconciled to God, is there anything else left in our future? Yes, glorification. Our bodies await a future resurrection in which we will be given a body just like the one the...
The Language of Salvation: Redemption
We all love stories of redemption, like "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. A man is broken, twisted, mean, greedy and in bondage to his own darkness. But something supernatural happens and eventually this broken man is transformed an...
The Language of Salvation: Propitiation
Well "propitiation" is a word we hardly ever use in English, but it is a wonderful word! It is used rarely in the New Testament, but once you grasp it's meaning, you will rejoice in such a strange sounding word. Because of the death...
The Language of Salvation: Sanctification
Is the Christian life just "fire insurance", or is there a true process in which God purposely makes us more like Him in this world, and prepares us for the world to come? The Bible is pretty clear that all Christians are separated by God...
The Language of Salvation: Justification Before People (James 2)
The Apostle Paul tells us throughout his epistles that we are justified (declared righteous) before God by faith in Christ alone. But James in his epistle tells us that we are justified by faith plus works. Is there a contradiction ...
The Language of Salvation: Justification Before God
Are all gospels the same? Nope. There are plenty of churches telling us that in order to meet God's entrance requirements for heaven we have to jump through all sorts of hoops and obey a multitude of rules and rituals. What do...
The Language of Salvation: Righteousness and Imputation (Romans 3 and 4)
Sadly and tragically, many if not most evangelical Christians do not know the key terms of salvation used in the Bible, and what they mean. Because they don't know these doctrines, they are susceptible to fraudulent, quack theologies.&nbs...
Taking Out The Trash
Since it is the hottest news of the day, I thought I would give my thoughts and analysis of the US and Israeli attacks on the jihadists of Iran...and why this is happening...and what it might mean for some other tyrannical nations.
Yes, You Can Change
I am talking to everyone out there who has started a new diet and exercise program since the New Year...and have quit. I especially want to talk to senior citizens who are discouraged. You can change things. Change is not insu...
5 Things America Does Better Than Italy
Several weeks I published a podcast about five things in which Italy is better than the United States. Well, I have to be fair you know. I do love my country, the United States, so here are five things I think we do better than Ital...
What The "Snowpocalypse" Can Teach Us
The media is going crazy about this 2000 mile long snow storm blanketing the United States. It is going to be rough for many people in the Deep South, I'm sure.But are there some valuable lessons for us as the nation "hunkers down"...
Five Things Italy Does Better Than the United States
I just came back from a ski vacation in the Italian Alps. What a dream come true! I have been to Italy a few times, and each time it is a beautiful experience. Although I am very proud about the great things we have and do in ...
Review of the Animated Film "David" by Angel Studios
Tired of all the "woke" garbage from Disney and other studios? You just want to take your kids and grandkids to a great film that is visually stunning, has good character development, and tells a good moral story that kids will enjoy?&nbs...
Donald Trump Captures Nicolas Maduro
The Breaking News is that President Trump ordered a raid into Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro. What should we think about that? Is it legal, illegal? Best for the US? What message does this send to other nation state...
Just for Christmas: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God (Isaiah 9:1-7)
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be! Many of us wistfully look back to a "golden age" in our nation's past, or our personal past, when life was "simpler", and everything was just right. But there never has been a golden age like.&nbs...