Stand Up For The Truth Podcast

Mary welcomes back Kyle Peart and Flynn Huseby of Once Lost Ministries to take an overview approach to the book of Hebrews. Jesus clearly had no respect for the religious leaders of His day as He takes on the pharisees in Matthew 23, exposing their hypocrisy and legalism for all time. His very ministry was the polar opposite of the religious systems’ approach to coming to God through another mediator, one that usurps His ministry of grace alone, through faith alone, through HIM alone.  That message still being lost on subsequent religions large and small, we continue to fight the good fight of rightly dividing the Word and exchanging our filthy rags of works for His righteousness. We talk about that very thing that shines so brightly about this book of the Bible, the themes and what we can glean for our own lives. Flynn’s thorough article, “The Book of Hebrews Vs. the Roman Catholic Church” can be found here. A full hour with sound apologists who daily fight the good fight for truth an

Mary welcomes Dr. and Pastor Michael Spaulding of Calvary Chapel Lima, Ohio to discuss his new book, “Replacement Theology: It’s Root, Fruit and Consequences for Jewish People and the Nation of Israel”. This is a definitive text and in-depth work on the genesis and results of claiming the church has replaced Israel in the realm of the promises of God. Those in the media today who say that that nation is not legitimate and the Jews are fake Jews still manage to blame the Jews that they claim don’t exist for everything wrong in the world, a standard they would never hold other nations to. We talk about the unbiblical assumptions of Replacement Theology, the mystery of the church, and the damage done to Bible prophecy in total when RT is embraced. Why don’t RT adherents love what God loves, ie, Israel? Why does Reform Theology especially teach this, and what is the Catholic/Augustinian connection? A thoughtful hour with someone who has truly thought this through.     Stand

Another headline cycle gets us deeper into a kind of darkness that is truly astonishing. The world is reeling from the effects of the Mideast war that morphs from day to day and is dividing our nation. Why? Is it because the party that gave so much money to Iran doesn’t want the party trying to fix it to win? It’s complex, and we don’t know how it’s going to end. God knows. We also look at a goodly list of all the ways the signs are converging, so when taken as a whole picture, imperfect as it is for now, we can conclude things are never going back to some other world. How long, O Lord? If you took communion last weekend, you know how important it is to commemorate what He did; but it also ties us to what He will be doing when He comes. Proclaiming the Master’s death – TILL HE COMES. News cycles come and go but His Word remains.

Dr. JB Hixson Mary welcomes back JB Hixson to explore the topic of the attributes of God and how the knowledge of the One we worship gives us stability, wisdom, and an understanding of Whom we worship. The church often misrepresents God, and yet how can that be with all the revealed knowledge available to us in the Scriptures? And yet even knowing that He is perfect in all His ways, just, righteous and unchanging, we still find ways to lean on our own understanding in so many of OUR ways. In fact, the more we understand His nature, the more we fall on our knees in gratitude that He has provided a way to be reconciled to Him, despite the fact that we are fallen and completely opposite of Him in our natural selves. In fact, the more we know Him the more this verse becomes astonishing: “…His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, t

Today, on Stand Up For The Truth, host Dave Wager teaches from the account of Judas betraying Jesus, using it as a mirror for our own hearts. He walks through Matthew 26 and challenges the assumption that Judas was uniquely flawed, asking whether we fall into the same trap, expecting life and even God to revolve around us. Dave emphasizes that everything begins with God, not us, and that our role is not to be needed, but to recognize the privilege of being wanted and included in His plan. He draws a clear line between living for self, comfort, or money, and living in alignment with God’s purposes, warning that misplaced expectations can quietly lead to compromise, just as they did with Judas. He then connects Judas’ betrayal to a broader warning about sin and misplaced trust, especially in money and personal gain. Using everyday illustrations, including his own struggle with donuts, Dave explains how sin promises satisfaction but leaves regret, often too late to undo the consequences. He stresses that obedien

On this Good Friday 2026, Mary takes a look at the reality of authority in this life, and in the one to come.  Whether we realize it or not, authority is part of every day for every human. Parents, teachers, employers, politicians, authority in the home, and possibly even over how we will die, at least in Peter’s case and the case of the martyrs. We start at the beginning, when the authorities of the day had issues with the authority that Jesus claimed. Nothing gets hard core religious leaders in knots than to be usurping their hard-won, ego-driven authority over people, and Jesus put them in their place. Today, we struggle daily with political authority: who has it, who wants it, and who abuses it and abuses others over it. Why does the left hate Christians so much? It’s really very simple – because we follow after and obey a higher authority and that is what propels them to try and control everyone. Those who said they would not follow the Cov narrative were persecuted in a manner that tol

Mary welcomes back the insightful David Holland to talk gold and silver and economies and how despite the “rich” history of gold, things are changing rapidly because of the digital age. We talk a bit about gold in the Bible, and how it has always had an impact in the world regarding value, and buying and selling. God created it, He used it for His purposes, and mankind has found many ways to discover its various functions. We talk about the current economic situation, which can change overnight especially when there is a significant war going on in a pivotal place in the world such as the Middle East. On any given day, we might rather say, “he who has the oil makes the rules”, especially when things pinch at the gas pump. We also chat about the immense changes regarding digital currencies and how they figure into the morphing of our world, leading to a specific end that we can easily understand from Revelation. David’s Substack can be found here.     Stand Up For The Tr

So, do you think like we do that it’s time to pull the plug on this old planet? Wars and rumors, protestors, papal pronouncements, tyrants – I think we have all had enough. And yet the Lord has the planet continue to rotate. Time must surely be on life support. Today we talk about the latest in Iran, something we expected in that the Revolutionary Guard seems to be in charge now. We also look at a bizarre speech by the Pope in which he lectures the world on war and what God thinks of it. Unfortunately, he has missed the mark widely. Energy lockdowns are also on our target list, because wasn’t it just 6 years ago that the powerful decided we all needed to stay home and not breathe on grandma? Here we go again. Time for a new heavens and new earth.

Mary welcomes new guest Stephanie Potts to the podcast. She worked with the federal government as an intelligence analyst for 15 years and now works with Midwest Christian Outreach. She is passionate about evangelism and apologetics and discernment education. Her definitive book is “Social Justice and the Deification of Man: What You Need to Know When Talking to the Christian Left”. Today we take apart what seemed to be just another way “to do church” in the early part of this century and drag it over to it’s logical conclusion: the deification of man. While that might sound dramatic, it is absolutely what is and always was behind the door of the emergent church/emergence theology that dared to attempt to do plastic surgery on the bride of Christ by denying the need for the atonement, rethinking the gospel, and placing all power and authority for the end game of earth on man. Even though the Bible teaches something apocalyptically different, the doesn’t stop man from thinking that sin

Mary welcomes back Alana Arguello to continue our conversation around her exhaustive work, “Unearthing Yoga’s Ancient Roots”. Both believers and unbelievers alike think they understand paganism and practices like Yoga, but in reality, Yoga is not a practice – it is an idea. Think about it: if Satan convinced mankind to think they can become gods or even are gods, how does that look in practice? How do they get there, how to they act god-like? By practicing something that is no more real than their thinking they can be gods! Paganism, philosophy, delusion, are all part of the alt-beliefs that are diametrically opposed to revealed truth. God IS truth, it is not just “part” of Him. He cannot be separated from truth itself. Philosophy, long held to be a lot of hot air designed to explain away our world apart from God, is a fascinating subject and enlightens us to the rebellion against our Maker.       Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnl

Mary welcomes first time guest Daniel Degner, president of Wisconsin Family Council, to bring us a Wisconsin legislative and election update. As with many things, in particular Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, not only do these have consequences in our state, but reverberate around the nation. We talk about April 7th election and in particular the Supreme Court battle. Then we look through a legislative lens at the issue of requiring ID to visit adult content sites, and sports gambling which has skyrocketed since 2024. Wisconsin has its own laws but now we face online gambling beyond our tribal casinos. We rejoice that WFC is celebrating 40 years of service to our state! A full hour of breaking down the latest in the Badger State and how these issues affect all of our families.     Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

Today’s news cycle, like all of them really, shows in living color where the front is in this spiritual war: the souls of men. Prophecy headlines generally revolve around three topics: a global economy, a global religion, and a global government. But behind those still, is the war that goes on for the souls of men; worldview wars, ideological wars, truth wars. In the end, it’s all about humanity. The rest is just maneuvering humans to accept lies. Today we talk about the narco-terror war that is going on in South America and has yet to reach media saturation; the week of weather that was far more bizarre than we realize; outlawing “Islamophobia”; and Mamdani’s latest mischief. Finally, a bit of tech news, as Ai marches on.

Mary welcomes back Berean Call president Rob Yardley to talk about what the faithful life looks like, in any and all generations. Rob’s March Berean Call article, “Faithful Scribes” can be found here. For most believers, a faithful life is made up of ordinary days – days that God has given us to bless us, use us, test us, and sanctify us. Who have been the faithful among men? Those of whom the world was not worthy, who gave their perhaps smallish lives for the only thing that endures; the men who recognized the canon of Scripture so we could discern God’s ways and will for our lives; faithful spouses who provide a witness to the church and a firm foundation for their offspring; and on and on. Do we really give enough time and attention to our own faithfulness? How we impact those around us every single day, even without ever slaying one giant or affecting a population? What about all the faithful believers who maybe clean the church or teach our kids? An uplifting hour with a fai

Grace’s dad’s new book, Is The Government Legally Killing Us?, has held the #1 spot on Amazon for two weeks since its March 10 release. Today, Crash interviews Scott about the book and the urgent concerns it raises. Their conversation dives into how government policies shape what doctors and hospitals are permitted or encouraged to do, whether patients truly receive informed consent, and if families fully understand their rights and options during critical medical decisions. They also examine why financial incentives can influence life-and-death care and what ordinary people can do to advocate effectively for a loved one in a medical crisis. These difficult but important questions are explored in depth throughout the book. You can learn more or get a copy here: https://book.ouramazinggrace.net/ Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

Social media is a fascinating environment. One in particular asks us “What’s on your mind?”, and then proceeds to make value judgments when we dare to tell. Be that as it may, many of us in the church have stuff on our mind too, especially when church doesn’t seem to match up with the biblical parameters and suggestions/commands. Then after mulling that for a bit, we tend to resign ourselves to the fact that people have changed, the culture has changed too much to expect church not to have. But wait, God never changes. The culture will always change. Does that give us the right to change the church? To bring the culture inside to testify of the popular way? Why no, it doesn’t. So in observing something hopefully all believers do every Sunday morning, how can we not have questions and observations? Why is this the object of discussion among believers and yet nothing ever changes? Can we entertain (oops wrong word maybe) the idea that an Acts church is still an option? Today Mary l

Mary welcomes back the insightful John Haller to the podcast as we capture some screenshots of big events before we lose the day’s light. The world is so dark, prophecy is so beckoning, that we have to begin to at least realize we are ending one day, the day of man, and about to enter The Day. And we see it approaching. We talk to John about the latest on Iran, Israel, and so many kodak moments in between that those who are truly awake are catching and analyzing. Pretty soon prophecy may be all we have left to point to the obvious; persecution will ramp up and Israel will face harder times than they ever have. But be of good cheer people, Jesus has overcome the world. Another great hour with John.     Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

Tim and Mary take on another news cycle, once again we see the shadows of the longest hatred: antisemitism. It is not going to improve but rather those with a demonic agenda will continue to take things to a very dark place, inviting judgment. As we saw with Covid, humans are deeply affected by suggestion, as long as it is accompanied by significant fear and threats. It is no different than antisemitism in a strange way – if people are told that the Jews are despicable and not to go near them, they will program their activities and lives to live that out. As another example, in some circles, a person can’t even name Trump without becoming deranged or acting violently and irrationally.  We are in that era of strong delusion and deception. We talk about Canada and their inability to reign that hatred in. We also talk about Islam which is never going to reign their hatred in. The world hates the light because their deeds are evil, how much brighter should we shine.

On today’s edition of Stand Up for the Truth, Mary revisits the history of the chemical industry, only this time with the track of genetic modification of our food. With last week’s news that Trump has ordered Bayer to make a lot more glyphosate in the name of “national defense”, we are seeing just how healthy the MAHA movement is going to prove to be. This is going to, already has, affected every single one of us. Taking away the potential to hold a few multi-national corporations accountable for the carcinogenic aspect of glyphosate – and the food supply – is truly bad news for all of us. Should we care that only a couple of corporations control our entire food supply? Absolutely. Mary works through how we got here and why it matters for our families.     Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

Mary welcomes back retired Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis to talk about his new book, “The New Ai Cold War: Liberty vs. Tyranny”. First we talk a bit about Iran, and what he thinks of how it’s moving forward. Is Trump’s/Israel’s timeframe holding? Are we looking at some economic fallout because of the petroleum issue? After that, we jump into Ai and the difference between the Cold (analog) War that many of us recall, and the new Code (digital) War. The only tech available during the Cold War was the kind that enabled the Space Race, and no one really understands how we landed on the moon without powerful laptops. Be that as it may, we are in a Code War and the implications are civilization-ending. We discuss the national race to win Ai for every application; the moral and spiritual ramifications, and who might win the deep fake and propaganda portion as we race alright – to Armageddon.     Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://w

Mary welcomes back author and prophecy expert Britt Gillette to help us count the cost of the Mideast war. There is no getting around the fact that any war has economic shockwaves, but in the oil slick of the world there is always potential for extended aftershocks. As if we need more hotspots, we talk about the “wider war”, and what that means. First, we define the nature of the war, because once it gets going, we tend to forget how we got here. From there we take an off-ramp and talk about oil and the Persian Gulf, along with the Strait of Hormuz. What happens when energy costs skyrocket? Everything falls in domino style, trickling down to our grocery prices and how much truckers have to pay for their trucking to our doors. What is Kharg Island? What does the Revolutionary Guard have to do with that? Will Israel invade Lebanon? Will Israel sacrifice a lamb on the Temple Mount on Passover? We have to add all that into the mix because nothing is a given when it comes to the Middle East.