Lee Brainard: Eyes Wide Open, Brain Engaged, Heart on Fire

Mary chats with Patricia Engler today from Answers in Genesis.  She is an apologetics speaker, author, and podcast host for AiG.  After 12 years of homeschool and a bachelor of science degree, she backpacked around the world in 180 days documenting how Christian students keep their faith at university. The top takeaways from this research are available in Patricia’s book, Prepare to Thrive: A Survival Guide for Christian Students. Patricia joined AiG–Canada as a speaker, writer, and youth outreach coordinator before transferring to AiG–US in 2022. The same year, she also embarked on a second backpacking journey, this time to research Marxism’s history and consequences in Europe. Both backpacking trips formed the basis for separate teaching series available on Patricia’s blog. Today we discuss that 2nd journey, and how Marxism goes against God's Word and over time leads to totalitarian regimes. Patricia gives us some context for the worldview issues, and the spiritual roots of this humanist religion. How should Christians respond? A thoughtful hour in our daily battle of worldviews. Her latest book, "Modern Marxism: A Guide for Christians in a Woke New World" can be found here.   Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

Mary welcomes back Carl Kerby of Reasons for Hope Ministries, an apologetics ministry that covers many different areas and ways to contend for the faith. In these days of moral ambiguity and outright amorality, the porn industry is one of the most insidious, soul trashing industries under the sun. Statistics regarding the popularity of this pursuit are stunning, having increased tremendously over just the last few years. It is estimated that 28,258 users watch porn every second and 35% of all internet downloads are related to porn;  64% of the 18-24 demographic seek it out on a weekly basis. When you add human trafficking as a supplier, there is clearly no lack of demand and it may never go the other direction. We chat about what families can do to keep it far from their homes and thus honor God in this matter as we are commanded. In the 2nd half, we will talk about a book series from Reasons for Hope that are certainly family friendly and edifying, their "Fascinating Facts" series, and how they would make a great Christmas gift. Homeschooling has enjoyed a wonderful renaissance due to Covid, and ministries have truly stepped up with great resources, Reasons for Hope is no exception. Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

[Original airdate: 12/7/23] Mary Danielsen talks with prophecy expert and author Terry James, founder of Rapture Ready ministry. Terry has been coming alongside the church for decades to encourage and exhort believers to look upward, and now more than ever. His soon-to-be-released book, "Nearing Midnight: As it Was in the Days of Lot" helps the reader understand what is the significance of believing that the church's work on earth is winding to a close. We talk about cultural insanity, evil men and seducers, and why these times are so perilous for the awake, the woke, and the slumbering denier. "Rapture Ready" is a great resource for the believer and has an entire section of updated commentaries called, "Nearing Midnight" as well as headlines and articles from the very best and brightest minds who are watching bible prophecy unfold. Watch Stand Up For The Truth on our YouTube Channel !

Today we welcome back Alex Newman to talk about some of the important issues as 2024 draws to a close. First up, the recent UN Climate Summit and his attendance there, things he saw and heard. Does the election of Donald Trump cast a shadow on the globalist Christmas wish list? Or is it business as usual, shaking down the richest nations for trillions to finance their scam? We'll find out what he saw first hand and what the outcome could mean for our bottom line tax bill. Next, we discuss the Trump transition team, not the usual process involving favors to politicians who do favors to get, well, favors in return, but rather, these are non-politicians who are promising to work for us little folk. Who might be confirmed, who might not. Will things get done from day 1? We will break that down with Alex's help. Another topic is the education system and how dissolving the Department of Education might affect our children, taking education back to state control and what that might look like. A full hour of important topics.     Follow Us on Rumble

[Original airdate: 8/23/24] Mary welcomes Britt Gillette today of End Times Bible Prophecy to help us catch up on the latest news on the economy and the global reverberations in a world that is run by technocrats. Around a year ago we heard of several major banks failing, followed by complete silence from the media. In the same way, August 5 of this year saw Japan's largest market drop in their history, with weak knees ensuing around the world, all on the rumour that the US is "in a recession". Followed by crickets, August 6. What is going on? Does anyone know? Worse yet is being kept in the dark by all parties, especially banksters. Of course, public panic is not something they wish to ignite but at some point, the elite plan for a global economy will become perfectly clear. Until then, we have guests like Britt Gillette to clue us in. You can also find his articles on his Substack page. His books can be found here. An informative hour.

Mary chats with Jeff Childers, an attorney located in Gainesville, Florida. He has been actively involved since March 2020, providing truth, optimism, and hope as the author of the widely read, insightful international blog "Coffee and Covid".  He is one of the nation’s leading attorneys standing against unconstitutional mandates invading citizens’ bodily and medical autonomy. Since the 2020 pandemic, Jeff has represented a variety of clients and cases covering many controversial topics. He has managed to get an appellate decision finding that mandatory masking was presumptively unconstitutional, and he also shut down the City of Gainesville’s “vaccinate or terminate” policy as unconstitutional with a first-in-the-nation broad injunction against a vaccine mandate.  In addition, his witty and well thought out editorials about the daily news cycle are one of a kind. With an audience of 160,000 and growing, there is always something to glean from him that the "legacy media" is silent on. Today we look at the origins of the C&C blog, his fight against the PREP Act, and a handful of the week's page-turning headlines. Follow Us on Rumble

Time for another batch, bundle, or horde of headlines, whatever term of venery you care to employ. As things settle down around the election outcome, Christians have to be about their Father's business. Has anything changed relative to Bible prophecy? Of course not. Is your heart still burning for the return of Christ even with the fresh air that will probably come in January? We must remember that the more things change, the more they stay the same, so we will look at the globalists who aren't quite in the end zone yet but it's coming. We also look at what is happening in Syria, the Biden Pardon, the surveillance state. All that and more news of the day to help us put our eyes where they belong. Kings and Kingdoms shall all pass away, but there's something about that Name.

[Original airdate: 8/2/24] Mary chats with Dirk Smith today, Vice President of Eastern European Mission (EEM), begun in 1961 to get bibles into the hands of those living in the eastern Communist bloc nations. Their mission to get bibles into the hands of those still living in that region is going strong. Children, prisoners, average citizens - coming to learn of God's plan of the ages to redeem mankind through the shed blood of our Savior. In the West, news of bibles and copies of the Ten Commandments going into public schools in Louisiana and Oklahoma is like a fresh wind blowing through the rotting school culture of the times. We talk about their publishing arm, new materials for children, and all the ways God is using EEM. An encouraging hour of good news. No matter how dark the hour, God is working.

Mary chats with teacher, author and prophecy expert Lee Brainard about his deep studies into the Rapture. Lee has some great insights in his book, "Ten Potent Proofs for the Pre-Trib Rapture" and it's all in one short volume.  A great resource for those who may be confused by the genuine disdain that the church at large has developed for this viewpoint of late. And what about the incredible way the US has turned a corner on normality with the outcome of November's election? How does that affect the time table for the rapture? After all, the globalists have been in the red zone for a while, now a nationalist has intercepted and is heading things a different direction. Does it matter? Imminency is key of course. Learn more about Israel, dispensationalism, and the rapture with answers for those who oppose the clear teaching of Scripture on this matter. An hour to challenge us all.

[Original airdate: 8/1/24] Mary Danielsen welcomes back Pete Garcia for another timely look at historical context plus bible prophecy, an essential combination for understanding our current world. What is a barbarian and how do we spot them here in 2024? When we think of something that is "barbaric", we might think of an act so revolting and reprehensible we can hardly imagine how it might happen in a "civilized society". Are we a civilized society? Judging from social media and the general nature of the commentary therein, one would have to say no, we have lost all civility. Why is this? What happened? Who are these "barbarians at the gates"? There is a new type of militancy ruling the world, and it can be found in every corner: religious militancy, ideological militancy, and your garden variety anarchists. Great change is coming to our planet, to unite us all into one big tolerant mass. The end result will be the judgment of the nations, not the kumbaya state the barbarians seem to hope for. Always a great hour with Pete Garcia.   Shameless plug for swag for our listeners/donors! https://www.redpillprints.com/stand-up-for-the-truth - Thanks for YOUR Support! Subscribe to our YOUTUBE videos!