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
40 episodes
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...
If You Believe in Jesus, Then…
Belief isn’t vague. And it isn’t neutral.John 3:16–17 tells us why Jesus came—to save the world. But if you say you believe in Him, what follows from that belief? What must change? What can no longer stay the same?Do your beliefs ...
What Do You Believe?
Christmas brings a simple question into view: What do you believe and does your faith show up in how you live? Hebrews 11:1 tells us that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Christmas forces us to look at ...
Faith in Action
What does your life reveal about what you believe? James 2 makes a simple point: faith that never moves isn’t faith. It’s talk.So, ask yourself: when God puts something in front of you, do you act on it? Do your choices confirm the convi...
Draw the Line
Where do you draw the line?In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul warns believers not to withdraw from the world—but not to blend in with it either. The line is clear: engage the world without becoming like it.But how do you live that ...
Thank Him — In All Circumstances
What if the one command you keep overlooking is the very weapon God designed to change your heart—and your world?In this “Moment of Truth” from the weekly radio show “Courageous Christianity with Richard Mendelow,” Colonel Richard J. Men...
Immediate Action Drills for the Christian Warrior
When life hits hard, do you react—or respond?In the military, Immediate Action Drills train you to respond without hesitation when chaos erupts. The same principle applies to your faith.Second Timothy 2:15 says, “Do y...
