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E.V.I.C. Sunday School Notes: The Origin of Evil.

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

At East Valley International Church, we’re blending technology with theology, tapping Grok, an AI from xAI, to capture notes from our Sunday School. Pastor Joey Sampaga’s latest lesson dives into the origins of evil in the world and unpacks the contrasting Protestant and Catholic perspectives on Mary, the mother of Jesus, offering fresh insights into…

An AI Book Series, “The Silent Signal,” Book Three: Aegis Earth

Posted on March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

“The Silent Signal,” Book One: The Extraterrestrial Espionage is available here. “The Silent Signal,” Book Two: The Earth Fights back is available here.

An AI Book Series, “The Silent Signal,” Book Two: The Earth Fights Back

Posted on March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

“The Silent Signal,” Book One: The Extraterrestrial Espionage is available here. “The Silent Signal,” Book Three: Aegis Earth is available here.

An AI Book Series, “The Silent Signal,” Book One: The Extraterrestrial Espionage

Posted on March 28, 2025March 29, 2025 by Dennis Robbins

Book Two, “The Earth Fights Back” continues here. “The Silent Signal,” Book Three: Aegis Earth is available here.

The Harvard Study on Slavery Reparations: A Critical Examination of Misguided Logic

Posted on June 22, 2024June 22, 2024 by Dennis Robbins

PJ Media, June 22, 2024, Rick Moran: Harvard Study Claims There Is ‘Historic Precedent’ for Paying Slavery Reparations. No good radical-left public policy proposal can gain any traction with radical-left lawmakers without a radical-left academic study to back it up. Harvard professors Linda J. Bilmes and Cornell William Brooks have published a study in the…

The devil is not fighting religion. He’s too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it. We are plainly told in the Scriptures that in the last days men will not endure sound doctrine and will depart from the faith and heap to themselves teachers to tickle their ears. We live in an epidemic of this itch, and popular preachers have developed ‘ear-tickling’ into a fine art.

~Vance Havner

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Prophets, Profits, and Secrets: Uncomfortable Similarities of Scientology and Mormonism
Place two of America’s most controversial religious movements side by side under the cold light of honest scrutiny, and what emerges is not merely comparison — it is a mirror. The parallels between Scientology and Mormonism are nothing short of startling. Both organizations guard their most […]
Are Mormons Christian? The LDS Church Says Yes — Its Own Scriptures Say Otherwise
ChatGPT image: That awkward moment for Joseph Smith when the 116 pages of the lost manuscript come back annotated in red ink from Heaven’s Editorial Department. Seven Doctrinal Fault Lines That Separate Mormon Theology from Historic Christian Faith Are Mormons Christians? Let us be honest from the […]
Fang-Fang, Four Women, and a Falling Star: The Spectacular Collapse of Eric Swalwell”
THE MYSTERY SWEEPING D.C.: Who Executed the Political Hit Job That Destroyed Eric Swalwell? A Comprehensive Investigative Analysis April 15, 2026 I. INTRODUCTION: THE FALLEN STAR In American politics, few spectacles are more gripping — or more instructive — than the sudden, catastrophic collapse of […]
The Bobby Dazzler King of Oak Island: Examining Gary Drayton’s Path from Mudlark to TV “Expert”
When Gary Drayton sweeps his metal detector across Oak Island’s contested soil, millions of viewers hear History Channel announcers breathlessly introduce him as the “metal detecting expert.” With his Lincolnshire accent, cheerful catchphrases, and seemingly uncanny ability to […]
The Curse of Oak Island: When the Mystery IS the Treasure
THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND The World’s Most Persistent Treasure Hunt — and the Television Empire Built on the Promise of Finding It How It All Began: America’s Treasure-Hunting Soul Long before the History Channel ever pointed a camera at a muddy Nova Scotian island, treasure was already […]
C.S. Lewis and the Nature of Evil: A Closer Look at Moral and Spiritual Realities
For many people standing at the threshold of faith, one question stops them cold: How can a good and all-powerful God exist alongside a world drenched in suffering? This was not merely an abstract puzzle for C.S. Lewis — it was deeply personal. He lost his mother to cancer as a child, and decades […]
“The Bridge” (1978), an LDS film: A Beautiful Parable, a Flawed Gospel — and What Your LDS Neighbor Believes About Christ
Image: An AI-generated image that illustrates the phrase, “A bridge too far”, an idiom inspired by the failed World War II Operation Market Garden. Like many idioms, the phrase “a bridge too far” carries both a literal and a figurative sense. In the concrete sense, it describes a bridge […]
Joey Sampaga Sermon: The Doom of the Materialist, Luke 12:13-21
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:13-21 (ESV) In this sermon delivered at East Valley International Church in Gilbert, Arizona, Pastor Joey draws from Luke 12:13-21 to expose how greed interrupts eternal truth. In a teeming crowd hanging on […]
Joey Sampaga Sermon: A Certain Cure for Hypocrisy, Luke 12:1-12
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:1–12 (ESV) In this sermon delivered at East Valley International Church in Gilbert, Arizona, Pastor Joey draws from Luke 12:1–12 to expose hypocrisy as the most dangerous spiritual pathology facing the […]
Paula White: A heretic whose time has come
Image: An AI-generated image shows a more appropriate venue for Paula White’s preaching: a graffiti-covered back alley. The markings on the wall—”Seed Faith,” “Name It & Claim It,” “Give to Get”—reflect the core tenets of her prosperity gospel. Critics […]
The Celestial Divide: LDS Theology, LGBTQ Identity, and the Search for Belonging
Image: An AI-generated image captures the visible sign and the invisible wall: A young man in worn-out sneakers and casual clothes sits in somber isolation on a bench under a “VISITORS WELCOME” sign, a stark contrast to the impeccably dressed and happy congregation walking past him. He […]
The Skin of the Text: How the Book of Mormon’s Racial Theology Reveals a 19th-Century American Origin
Image: An AI-generated image depicts a corkboard with pinned illustrations and text snippets detailing the complex legacy of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon. The pinned images visually contrast the narrative’s themes, showing scenes of warfare, hunting, and nomadic life alongside moments […]
When the Pillars Shake: Bob Jones University, Three Presidents in Three Years, and What Comes Next
Image: Via Britannica. Bob Jones University, the main entrance of Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2022. NAVIGATING THE STORM Leadership, Legacy, and An Uncertain Future of “The World’s Most Unusual University” Introduction: A Returning […]
Charismatic Leadership or Collective Delusion? Analyzing the Impact of Joel Osteen
In 2017, Joel Osteen, the charismatic pastor from Houston, faced criticism for allegedly delaying the opening of his church to flood victims. Despite his assertions that the doors were never shut, this isn’t the first time controversy has surrounded the televangelist. Joel Osteen, the pastor […]
From Televangelist Titan to Online Hustler: Robert Tilton’s Empire of Faith, Fraud, and Fortune.
$5 vows were just not acceptable … it’s gotta be a THOUSAND! Remember Robert Tilton, the televangelist with the gravity-defying hair and promises of wealth beyond your wildest dreams? He was the embodiment of 1980s excess, preaching a gospel of prosperity while raking in millions from […]
Benny Hinn: Heretic or Holy Man?
Benny Hinn, the infamous purveyor of flawed theology, dares to suggest there are nine persons in the Trinity, that Adam could fly, and flip-flops on word-of-faith teachings. This dangerous deceiver, this fraud, this charlatan, has lined his pockets for five decades at the expense of countless […]
Kenneth Copeland Exposé: A Case Study in Heresy, Greed, and Exploitation.
In 2020, the well-known American televangelist Kenneth Copeland declared that the coronavirus pandemic would be over sooner than expected due to the prayers of Christians across the country overwhelming it. During the same sermon, he dramatically summoned the “wind of God” to destroy […]
The Gospel of Jesse Duplantis: Irreverence, Fraudulent Theology and Carnality of Excess
“The very first thing on Jesus’ agenda was to get rid of poverty! Would you like to know why some people, including ministries, never get out of poverty? It’s not because they aren’t smart. It’s not because they don’t have windows of opportunity. It’s […]
Positive Thinking vs. Divine Grace: Why Joel Osteen’s Message Wouldn’t Fly in the First Century
A picture that is worth a thousand words… The core message of Joel Osteen’s “good news” is that God’s love can elevate you from mediocrity and small dreams. By believing in and obeying God, you can achieve big dreams, self-esteem, favor, health, wealth, influence, a […]
From Atheist to Angel Whisperer: How A Fake Prophet Fooled a Nation and Built His Own Mormon Kingdom
Photo: From the diary of James Strang (see attached PDF). Via Archive.org. Publisher: Michigan State University Press. Copyright review: Public domain according to HathiTrust rights database. The Mormon King Nobody Remembers: James Jesse Strang and His Island Empire of Fraud The Blood of a Prophet […]
From Cumorah to Mesoamerica: Why No Geographical Model Can Rescue the Book of Mormon’s Weapon Problem
Image: An AI-generated photo-realistic image that illustrates the text in 1 Nephi 4:9, where a young man crouches in darkness over a fallen enemy and marvels at his weapon: a sword of the most precious steel, hilted in pure gold. SWORDS, STEEL, AND SILENCE: The Metallurgical Anachronisms of the […]
Book Review: 175 LDS Temple Symbols and Their Meanings by Donald W. Parry
Overview and Purpose Published in 2020 by Deseret Book, 175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings is a 310-page reference guide by Donald W. Parry, a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Brigham Young University and a contributor to the Dead Sea Scrolls translation project. The book draws on President […]
He Is Risen: The Resurrection That Changes Everything
Delivered by Pastor David Jerome | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026 He Is Not Here: The Resurrection That Changes Everything The stone was rolled away. The tomb was empty. And nothing — not death, not doubt, not the weight of human sin — would ever be […]
To Fear or to Steward? A Christian Response to Artificial Intelligence
Image: An AI-generated image imagines the Evolution of Outreach: A three-part visual history showing Johannes Gutenberg presenting his printed Bible in 1455, D.L. Moody utilizing early radio broadcasting in the 1920s, and a modern church community integrating AI and VR technology into their […]
Should Modern Drum Sets be Used in Christian Worship?
A Brief History of Drum Sets in Christian Worship The introduction of modern drum sets into Christian worship began in the late 20th century, closely tied to the rise of contemporary Christian music (CCM) and its adoption of rock and roll influences. While percussion instruments like cymbals or […]