The Truth Barista
This creative Podcast uses an imaginary coffeehouse as the setting to talk about the issues facing our day. The Truth Barista is Pastor Jay Christianson, who is fluent in the Hebrew Traditions of the Bible and uses his knowledge to bring clear insights to bear upon the issues that define our day. The Podcast is humorous yet clearly instructive as The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry (Larry Kutzler) tackle the tough issues facing Christians today.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 286
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The Book of Obadiah : Pride Will Be Judged! Part 4
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry dive into Obadiah’s book to reveal the Edomites’ evil actions against the remnant of Israel as God’s people were being driven into Exile by the Babylonians. The Ed…
The Book of Obadiah : Pride Will Be Judged! Part 3
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry walk through the tumultuous events between Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27) that led to the Israelite-Edomite family feud that prompted Obadiah’s prophecy thirteen hund…
The Book of Obadiah : Pride Will Be Judged! Part 2
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry take a deep look at the Jacob-Esau conflict that is the basis for Obadiah’s message – the birthright and the blessing. Because of this conflict, not only did Obadi…
The Book of Obadiah : Pride Will Be Judged! Part 1
How dangerous is pride? It’s a sin that draws the Lord’s judgment. The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry begin their dive into the Book of Obadiah to unwrap Obadiah’s message to the Edomites (the Israe…
Christians and Cancel Culture, Part 2
The cancel culture warriors of the woke movement strive to silence the “barking dogs,” outspoken Christians and others they disagree with, and demand that they “heel.” Their motto is “If you can’t wi…
Christians and Cancel Culture, Part 1
What is cancel culture? It’s the woke movement’s way of forcing people submit to their Cultural Marxist worldview, values, and goals. The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry talk about the evil roots of …
Barking Dogs or Silent Dogs?
A silent watchdog is worthless. God’s leaders are called to speak up and declare the truth with love. Sadly, too many leaders remain silent in the face of evil and claim that confrontation is not lov…
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Laodicea, the Lukewarm Church, Part 8
Imagine Jesus saying to you and your congregation, “All of you make me sick. I don’t care how busy you are with ‘church work,’ it means nothing to Me. You all need some serious help. Get it together …
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Philadelphia, the Faithful Church, Part 7
“Well done, good and faithful servant!” What Christian doesn’t want to hear those words when we stand before Jesus to give an account for our lives? What a remarkable commendation from our King! In t…
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Sardis, the Dead Church, Part 6
What happens when we compromise God’s word as our guide to life? Compromise. What happens when we repeatedly compromise? Corruption. What happens when corruption takes over? Death. The Truth Barista …
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Thyatira, the Corrupt Church, Part 5
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry move from discussing the Compromised Church to Thyatira, the Corrupt Church. Because the Thyatira congregation tolerated outright sin and other violations of God’s…
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Smyrna and Pergamum : Persecution and Compromise Continued, Part 4
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry continue their discussion on what compromise means for Christians and church bodies, and why it harms our relationship with God. Christians must resist the temptat…
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Smyrna and Pergamum : Persecution and Compromise, Part 3
Jesus promised that His followers will be persecuted. This has been proven throughout history and is increasing in our day. Sadly, too many Christians in the Western world compromise in the attempt t…
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Ephesus The Lost Love Church, Part 2
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry examine Jesus’ Words to His followers at Ephesus. How do they measure up? They’ve lost their fervent, devoted love for Jesus. Once that happens, life with Jesus of…
Jesus Speaks to His Churches … Then and Now, Part 1
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry launch into a new series on the 7 Churches of Revelation 2-3 and what Jesus said to them. These early congregations were facing enormous struggles – persecution, l…
The Importance of God’s Word
God’s Word is so important that we should handle it properly. How do we do that? The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry talk about the danger of adding to and subtracting from God’s Word, and why the fi…
Flawed People … Can God Use Us? Part 2
Flaws are common to all of us and when we’re saved we carry them with us into our new life in Jesus. The great news is Jesus will not only help us grow out of some of our flaws but He molds what we t…
Flawed People … Can God Use Us? Part 1
The “Jesus Revolution” movie illustrates a pivotal moment of God’s generation-shaking work through Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel and Lonnie Frisbee. What’s most amazing is how God worked through stru…
Jesus, Our Red Cow? Part 3
In this episode, the Truth Barista and Amazing Larry reveal Jesus’ fulfillment of the Red Cow Law as our purification from death’s stain, which keeps us from our Heavenly Father. Once again, we see t…
Jesus, Our Red Cow? Part 2
The Truth Barista and Amazing Larry continue their talk about how death contaminates everything and how the Red Heifer sacrifice in Numbers 19 parallels Jesus’ remarkable sacrifice that purifies us f…