Following People vs. Truth | EP. 3

2025-03-24

Thanks for tuning in! Are you following people or following truth? In this episode of You Can Handle the Truth, we dive into one of the biggest challenges in today’s world—discerning truth when emotions, trends, and social pressures try to dictate our beliefs. (00:00) Intro (02:06) Following Feelings vs. Following Truth (04:35) Why So Many Young People Get Led Astray (06:15) The Rise of Eastern Religion & Mysticism in America (08:10) Feelings Are Deceptive—but Truth Isn’t

Thanks for tuning in!

Are you following people or following truth? In this episode of You Can Handle the Truth, we dive into one of the biggest challenges in today’s world—discerning truth when emotions, trends, and social pressures try to dictate our beliefs.

(00:00) Intro

(02:06) Following Feelings vs. Following Truth

(04:35) Why So Many Young People Get Led Astray

(06:15) The Rise of Eastern Religion & Mysticism in America

(08:10) Feelings Are Deceptive—but Truth Isn’t

(10:47) Basing Faith on Emotion Instead of Foundation

(12:44) Getting Elected to State Office

(15:23) Politics, Disappointment, and Public Humiliation

(18:57) Losing, Rejection, and Pandemic

(22:21) From Depression to Rediscovering God’s Presence

(24:22) Digging Deeper: Biblical Literacy & Knowing the “Why”

(28:26) Jesus Is All You Need—When He’s All You’ve Got

(30:03) Late Motherhood, Second Chances, and Real Gratitude

(33:00) Who Are You Following? Scripture as the Only Authority

(36:02) Don’t Make Politics, People, or Passions Your God

(38:48) Shower Caps, Side Parts & Scripture

In today's episode, we'll talk about:

Why feelings can be deceptive and misleading
The danger of following influencers, trends, and emotions over biblical truth
Kathy’s personal story of getting caught in a cult and how she found real truth
How losing an election led to a faith crisis—and what brought her back
What the Bible says about absolute truth and staying spiritually grounded

Whether you’ve struggled with doubt, people-pleasing, or culture’s ever-changing “truths”, this conversation will challenge you to rethink where you place your faith.

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