The Truth Barista

Christianity and the world … which influences which? Dr. Jay shares a recent Facebook post from a Christian friend with a progressive political persuasion. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry discuss the nature of Progressive Christianity.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Does Jesus lead and guide us to minister to other people? Absolutely. The Bible is full of examples. Divine encounters still occur with little fanfare. Dr. Jay shares a recent amazing encounter that shows how Jesus uses His people to help others with His love. Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Too many Christians today dabble in worldly pursuits that cause them to drift away from the Lord. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry talk about the world's “intoxicants” that blur God's hard lines of proper behavior and the serious consequences that follow. Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay, the Truth Barista, and Amazing Larry take a deep study behind Matthew's account of Jesus' Anointing in Bethany (Matthew 26:8-13). This event records an extremely lavish act of love and devotion. Because the woman was so wonderfully generous to Him, Jesus said she would be remembered around the world wherever the Gospel is preached.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Most Christians greatly misunderstand God's Law. They think it's either outdated or irrelevant because Jesus “did away with it” on the Cross. Au contraire, Pierre. Join Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry as they dig into God's Law (the Torah), and the why and how it still applies to Christians. Scary, huh? Not really. Take a listen!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Everybody will face trials at some time in the lives. But for many, the heat and the pressure of trials can be nearly unbearable. But there is an upside to the Heat and the Hammer of trials. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry dive into James 1:2-4 for a word of encouragement for those in the furnace or on the anvil of trials.Visit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry continue to explore Israel's Prophetic significance via the fig tree pictures. Those pictures reveal how the Lord worked with Israel despite the Nation's disobedience. They also reveal how He will forgive, redeem, and restore the People of Israel in their promised land with Messiah as their King.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

God uses the picture of the fig tree to represent His People, Israel. Does that mean every reference to a fig tree is a reference to Israel? No. But there are remarkable Scriptures where a parable of a fig tree reveals profound Truths and Prophecies. Get ready to be challenged!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

There are many stories in the Gospels that go by quick when we read. Because we're not 1st Century Jewish people, we often miss the incredible impact of the event which Jewish eyes would see. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry go under the surface of the familiar Healing of the Leper account to reveal more than just a physical healing.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

When people are hungry for food, people will take extraordinary measures to satisfy their hunger. Why don't we see many Christians in the Western world taking extraordinary measures to seek the Lord? Perhaps we're “fat and sassy,” self-satisfied disciples feeding their flesh rather than their spirit. There is a solution, but will God's people do what needs to be done?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry continue their talk about the character traits God wants to develop in His people who walk, work, and speak right with Him according to Psalm Chapter 15. This highly practical message is a tremendous challenge! | Frothy Thoughts with the Truth Barista | HighBeamMinistry.com

Where can we find how to walk with God and live with Him in a pleasing way? Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry dig their way through Psalm Chapter 15 to reveal specific ways that God wants us to live. | Frothy Thoughts with the Truth Barista | HighBeamMinistry.com

Amazing Larry takes the lead and asks Dr. Jay about some of the questions that have been on his mind. Are there still Apostle and Prophets today? Why do we have so many denominations and Church factions? How do we know our interpretation of the Scriptures is correct? Why is it so hard for Jewish people to accept Jesus as their Messiah?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry discuss the purpose of life. Have we done well with the life we have been given? What is the reason we do good things – for our sake or Jesus' sake? What are the rewards the Bible says are awaiting God's faithful people?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Much has been made about a recent Jonathan Cahn prophecy that President Trump is following the pattern of the Israelite king, Jehu (2 Kings 22). Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry discuss this prophecy. If President Trump is indeed following King Jehu's pattern, does King Jehu's final years foreshadow the final years of President Trump's presidency?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

What are the Feasts of the Lord? They are God-Commanded Celebrations that serve as an annual commemoration of what God has done and what He will do. They are the spring feasts – Unleavened Bread Week, Passover, First Fruits, and the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) – and the fall feasts of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles. Listen and learn about the amazing pictures God has embedded in these celebrations!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Most Christians regard Hanukkah as a Jewish holiday that occurs about Christmas time. However, Hanukkah is a celebration that has powerful applications to our Christian life. In fact, Jesus observed Hanukkah (John 10) and so did the Early Church which was mostly Jewish. Hanukkah also has powerful applications for an End Times follower of Jesus. Check out this startling discussion.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Following up on the previous episode on Cheap Grace, Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry take on the topic of repentance. What does it mean to be repentant? A change of mind, heart, and life. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry focus on the struggle of living a life continually turned toward God rather than self.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

What is cheap grace? Using God's grace as an excuse to sin. Because Jesus' self-sacrifice covers sins, some Christians figure they can live like hell since their Heavenly Father will forgive them anyway. Or they figure simple practices like going to church, contributing to ministries, and other good deeds allows them to sin without repentance. Are you guilty of cheap grace?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Many Christians, being unaware of Christianity's Jewish roots, think Jesus invented Communion. Not true. In today's episode, Dr. Jay (the Truth Barista) and Amazing Larry, reveal how Communion is actually an abbreviated Passover Celebration. Discover how the Father introduced His plan of redemption through the Passover meal 1,440 years before Jesus' crucifixion.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

When Jesus commanded His disciples to baptize converts, was He creating a new ritual? Absolutely not. Baptism, immersion in water, was a common practice within Judaism of His day. Take a listen to find out the background of this remarkable sign of our spiritual deliverance and cleansing from evil.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Why are signs and wonders so needed today? Because they are real-time demonstrations of God's Kingdom in action. Spiritual gifts are flashes of the supernatural that are available to all believers to do God's work and advance His Kingdom until Jesus returns.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

The Big Question: Are signs and wonders for today? If they are, then why don't we see more of them among the Christian community. If they aren't, then why do so many Christians testify to seeing manifestations that transcend the laws of natures and unexplainable? What are signs and wonders? Join this scintillating conversation with Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

The inflammatory smear, Christian Nationalism, has been deployed to sink any Christian who wants to get involved in the political world, from voting to running for office. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry dig deep into the difference between Christian Nationalism and a nation of Christians.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Fallen people have a warped nature that's prone to sin. That sin nature compels people to rebel against God's standard of who we are to be and how we are to live. But according to the Bible, that fallen nature changes when a person is transformed inside by God's power. However, Christians still struggle with the urge to sin (do things our way) and many pastors blame it on our “sin nature.” What is the truth?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

How are we to handle those awful situations that totally rock our world? Why does the Lord allow us to go through these events that overturn our preconceived ideas of how our life will unfold? Sometimes the Lord needs to give us a “significant emotional experience” to redirect us.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

God's permanent promise to Abraham has three aspects – a land, a family, and a nation. To prove His faithfulness, Israel's God has preserved all three of these things despite the troubles the Jewish people have endured for the past four millennia. Now, after two thousand years of global dispersion, Abraham's physical descendants, the Jews, are back in their land as a family and a nation.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Does God have a permanent Covenant with His people, Abraham's physical descendants? Sadly, too many Christian pastors, academicians, and followers of Jesus think not. However, God is clear that His Covenant with Abraham will remain in effect until His plan has been completed. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry unpack the Scriptures and why this question is so crucial to the world.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay, the Truth Barista, interviews Patrick Verbeten, the National Director for Bridges For Peace (bridgesforpeace.com), a Jerusalem-based ministry of Christians supporting Israel and building relationships between Christians and Jews in Israel and around the world. Patrick shares his heart about the terrifying October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and how Bridges For Peace is helping the Israeli people.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Jacob's wrestling match with God in Genesis Chapter 32 is more than just a Biblical cage match. It's a powerful lesson that illustrates those times we all wrestle with God to reach His promises and plans for our lives. When God wrestles with you and you hang in there until the match is done, you'll never be the same.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

What is idolatry? What is an idol? Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry take a deep dive into the topic of past stereotypical pagan idols to the source of idolatry … our natural desires to enjoy, obtain, and achieve. It comes down to whether we place God or ourselves at our life's center.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Finally! We've reached the end of our Book of Revelation study. In this final episode, Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry explore Revelation Chapter 22. With evil, sin, and death destroyed, life flows like the River of Life described by John. We will live in God's presence forever! John's final words serve as an encouragement to Christians in every age. May Jesus come soon!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

As Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry move into Revelation Chapter 21, we see God creating a New Heaven and a New Earth. The word used for “new” means a complete restructuring and restoration of what had existed previously. The only difference is sin and its effects will be completely erased! Check out John's description of the New Jerusalem. Wow!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

When Jesus fulfills His Father's promised Millennial Reign and Satan has been dispatched to the Lake of Fire, Jesus turns the Kingdom over to His Father and another time of judgment begins … the Great White Throne. This judgment is for those who have rejected Jesus, followed by the New Jerusalem for those who have embraced Jesus.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

What will Jesus' Millennial Reign be like? The Truth Barista, Dr. Jay, and Amazing Larry explore Satan's incarceration and release and a challenging speculation about the nature of the New Millennial people. Will the world have mortal and immortal people on earth? Who will make up Satan's anti-Jesus army at the Millennium's end?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

The Cavalry arrives! Jesus the King arrives in Revelation 19:11-16 to defeat all of God's enemies who stand opposed to God's kingdom on earth. The “rock not cut by human hands” from Daniel 2:34,44-45 finally appears to end the long line of human dominions.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

To understand what's happening in Revelation Chapter 19, we need to take a look at the Jewish engagement and wedding customs of Jesus' day. The Marriage Supper of the Lamb is the culmination where all believers – the glorified living and resurrected dead believers – finally join together to culminate the engagement that began at the First Passover, just before Jesus' crucifixion. The Bride is assembled, raptured into the air to meet her Bridegroom, then turn to follow Jesus as He takes out His enemies on earth. The Marriage Supper begins along with Jesus' kingdom on earth.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

We now hit the “Fallout” section of Revelation, Chapters 19-20. Satan and the corrupt world system finally get what's comin' to ‘em! Jesus and His redeemed and restored entourage arrive to dispatch His enemies – the Antichrist, the False Prophet. The martyrs' cry of “How long, O Lord?” is finally answered!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

John now turns his prophetic eye toward Babylon the Great. This city is the epicenter of the world system, filled with all manner of corruption, spiritual degradation, and demonic influence. In the End, God will destroy this ground-zero of anti-God rebellion on earth.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay, the Truth Barista, and Amazing Larry discuss the enigmatic Woman that rides the Beast. Her name is “Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Detestable Things of the Earth.” Could she represent the world system that seduces the world's leader? Take a listen!Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Revelation Chapter 16 sets the stage for the final conflict between three major armies and the God of Israel. With the 7th bowl, the world will be thrown into turmoil, rocking and rolling with massive tectonic upheavals and cosmic calamitiesFrothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Revelation Chapter 16 opens with God pouring out His judicial wrath upon rebellious humanity. These final judgments will bring about the total collapse of the earth's ecosystem. As you listen, notice how these bowl judgments reflect the same plagues that struck Egypt as God and Moses battled Pharaoh and the false Egyptian gods.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

As God's presence bursts forth from His throne room in Revelation Chapter 15, seven awe-inspiring angels stride forth with the world-consuming plagues of His wrath. These final judgments climax God's wrath against sinful, rebellious humanity. God is love, but we can't dismiss His wrath against sin. Humanity's great sin brings God's intense wrath.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Revelation Chapter 14 continues the stunning End Time transition with the two “harvests” as the Son of Man, Jesus, nears. These two harvests are the righteous and the wicked people in this final separation at the end of the Tribulation. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry discuss the Rapture and which version will likely be … pre/mid/or post-Tribulation Rapture.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Beginning with Revelation 14:6, God begins the final push against the dominion of fallen humanity that has sought to control the earth apart from God. Three angels move over the world to warn humanity about God's swiftly approaching judgment, the fall of the global system with roots in Babylon, and the terrible retribution on those who have sworn allegiance to the Beast, the head of the wicked world system.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

In this episode, Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry discuss the 144,000 Jewish followers we first saw in Revelation Chapter 7. Here in Chapter 14, we learn more about Jesus' entourage, this special group of believers unlike any other people in God's Kingdom.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

At the end of Revelation 13, we were left with the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and the Unholy Trinity (Satan, Antichrist, False Prophet), the mark of the beast, not being able to buy or sell, and the number of the beast's name. Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry put these elements together to speculate how Revelation 13 could be fulfilled in our day.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry move from discussing the geo-political “beast from the sea,” a.k.a. the Antichrist, to the False Prophet who will perform stunning supernatural miracles to deceive as many as possible. One of those miracles is an animated “image.” Our dynamic duo discusses the infamous “number of the beast's name.”Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Why is the “beast from the sea” described as part leopard, bear, and lion? Why does it speak harmfully against the God of the Bible? Join Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry in the Ersatz Coffee Shop as they dig into John's description of the final beast empire.Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

Dr. Jay and Amazing Larry put the End Time Beast empire and its leader, the Antichrist, under the microscope. What will this empire and leader be like? What possibilities should Christians anticipate? Will Christians even be on earth during this time? To whom will you pledge your allegiance --- Jesus or the Antichrist?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!

What (or who) is this horrific beast that John sees “rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads” (Revelation 13:1)? Is it an empire, a person, or both?Frothy Thoughts with the Truth BaristaVisit HighBeam Ministry, The Truth BaristaCheck out the Frothy Thoughts Blog!Check out The Truth Barista Books!Check out The Truth Barista YouTube Channel!