Moment of Truth
Moment of Truth is a short-form podcast from the weekly radio show Courageous Christianity with Richard Mendelow. Each week, in just a few minutes, you’ll hear a direct, Biblical challenge to help you live courageously in today’s world. It’s clear. It’s scriptural. It’s real faith for the real world.
You’ll find insights rooted in Scripture, Christian leadership, courageous faith, and biblical manhood. Whether you’re a husband, father, veteran, or follower of Jesus navigating the cultural confusion of our time, this podcast will help you sharpen your focus and take action.
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Episodes
46 episodes
Run Your Race
This week's Moment of Truth: Hebrews 12:1 (NIV) — "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the...
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No Bystanders
This week's Moment of Truth: Romans 12:9 (NIV) — "Abhor what is evil. Hold fast to what is good."On June 6, 1944, an estimated 160,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy. There were no bystanders. Everyone on this planet h...
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Rock or Sand
This week's Moment of Truth: Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) — "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock, and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat ...
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Stand with Israel
This week's Moment of Truth: Mark 3:25 (NIV) — "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand."On October 7, 2023, 1,200 men, women, and children were murdered, raped, and burned. And the world blamed Israel.
Divided, We Fall
This week's Moment of Truth: Colossians 4:2 (NIV) — "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Be watchful. The devil prowls like a roaring lion — and division within the family of God is exactly what he is hunting ...
The Church and State Lie
This week's Moment of Truth: Psalm 127:1 (NIV) — "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." The Lord built this nation. The Bible was its foundation. And piece by piece, that foundation has been dismantled...
Say Yes
This week's Moment of Truth: Matthew 6:31-33 (NIV) — "Do not be anxious... Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."Seek...
Critical Vulnerability
This week's Moment of Truth: Romans 12:2 (NIV) — "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and pe...
No "But" About It
This week's Moment of Truth: Acts 1:8 (NIV) — "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Jesus did not say, "You will be my witnesses — but only when it's comfortable....
Fight Back
This week's Moment of Truth: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." - Romans 12:21 (NIV)Evil is not passive. It does not rest. It does not negotiate. So why are so many Christian men sitting on the sidelines wa...
The Only Decision That Matters
This week’s Moment of Truth: “He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and ...
Wisdom Isn't an Opinion
This week’s Moment of Truth: Matthew 7:24–27 (NIV) "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the wi...
The Warrior Who Understands Authority
This week’s Moment of Truth: Matthew 8:5–11“When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, ‘Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.’ And he said to him, ‘I will come and ...
Orders from the Commander
This week’s Moment of Truth: John 12:49 “For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent Me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.”Jesus did not speak for Himself.He spoke under orders.That one realit...
When God’s Wisdom Looks Foolish
This week’s Moment of Truth: 1 Corinthians 1:25 “For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” (NIV) What happens when God’s way doesn’t make sense t...
Not Your Truth—The Truth
This week’s Moment of Truth: John 8:32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”Many people talk about freedom. Few stop to ask what actually produces it.In this week’s "Moment of Truth," Colonel ...
A Man Anchored in the Truth
This week’s Moment of Truth: 2 Timothy 3:16-17“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work...
God Works in It All
This week’s Moment of Truth: Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”All things.Do you actually believe that? In th...
Have a Plan
This week’s Moment of Truth comes from 2 Timothy 2:15: “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”When temptation shows up, d...
When God’s Way Isn’t Yours
This week’s Moment of Truth: Isaiah 55:9God says His ways are higher.That settles the question—but not the tension.Isaiah 55:9 doesn’t invite debate.It demands alignment.So, ask yourself plainly: • Where ar...
Not Finished
Paul makes something clear in Philippians 3:12–14:He had not arrived. He was still pursuing.That matters—because spiritual maturity does not mean you stop pressing forward. It means you stay intentional. It means you recognize that f...
Guard What is Sacred
Not everything deserves your attention.Not everyone deserves your trust.And not every conversation deserves what is holy.Jesus didn’t tell us to be careless with Truth—He warned us to guard it.So here’s the question: Are ...
Do the Work
A new year gives you a fresh start—but what will you do with it?King David told Solomon exactly what most men don’t want to hear: “Be strong and courageous and do the work” (1 Chronicles 28:20, NIV). What work have you been puttin...
