Off The Shelf

Rod continues his interview with former message pastor James Manuel of Cape Town, South Africa. James was in the message for almost 40 years. Since leaving the message, James has embarked on a mission to expose the lies, deception, fraud and corruption in the message wherever and whenever he gets an opportunity.  He has challenged … Continue reading "Episode 52 – An interview with Pastor James Manuel of South Africa (Part 3)"

Rod continues his interview with former message pastor James Manuel of Cape Town, South Africa. James was in the message for almost 40 years.  He believed it, he lived it and he preached it. The message was all his wife and children knew and it was all he knew. James has stated that he is … Continue reading "Episode 51 – An interview with Pastor James Manuel of South Africa (Part 2)"

Rod interviews former message pastor James Manuel of Cape Town, South Africa. James was in the message for almost 40 years.  He believed it, he lived it and he preached it. The message was all his wife and children knew and it was all he knew. Since leaving the message, James has embarked on a … Continue reading "Episode 50 – An interview with Pastor James Manuel of South Africa (Part 1)"

Rod and Andrew Loza, a former police detective, continue their discussion of the doctrine of the seven church ages. External links: BelieveTheSign article on the Seven Church Age doctrine BelieveTheSign article on whether the message is a cult BelieveTheSign article on Christians that were required to believe Satanic doctrine Music – Wishful Thinking  by MercyMe … Continue reading "Episode 49 – A Biblical view of the Seven Church Ages – An Interview with Andrew Loza (Part 2)"

Rod and one of our listeners, Andrew Loza, a former police detective, discuss growing up in the message and  what led him to leave the message.  They also begin a discussion of the doctrine of the seven church ages. Sermon quotes played in this podcast: William Branham, The Invisible Union Of The Bride Of Christ, … Continue reading "Episode 48 – A Biblical view of the Seven Church Ages – An Interview with Andrew Loza (Part 1)"

Rod & John continue to examine Wisper Gwena’s defence of William Branham.  In this episode, Pastor Gwena’s defense of William Branham is challenged on the basis that: All of William Branham’s prophecies are “after the fact” and even some of those he gets wrong. William Branham made no valid “before the fact” prophecies on any of … Continue reading "Episode 47 – How to defend William Branham… poorly (Part 5)"

Rod & John continue to examine Wisper Gwena’s defence of William Branham.  They examine what cognitive dissonance is and discuss Pastor Gwena’s claim that he is not the one suffering from cognitive dissonance, rather it is John and Rod that are the ones that are experiencing cognitive dissonance.  But is this really the case? External Links: … Continue reading "Episode 46 – How to defend William Branham… poorly (Part 4)"

Rod & John continue to examine Wisper Gwena’s defence of William Branham.  Pastor Gwena is from Waltham Abbey (North London), UK where he is the pastor of Spoken Word Ministry church.  Joining Rod is John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website and grandson of Willard Collins, the former pastor of Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, Indiana. … Continue reading "Episode 45 – How to defend William Branham… poorly (Part 3)"

Rod and his daughter, Anna, share stories from our listeners about their experiences with celebrating (or not celebrating) Christmas in the message.  Rod ends the podcast with a description of what Christmas is really all about. External links Article on Christianity and the Celebration of Christmas Article on William Branham and the Birth of Jesus … Continue reading "Episode 44 – Christmas in the message"

Rod & John continue to examine Wisper Gwena’s defence of William Branham.  Specifically, they examine a number of significant problems with William Branham such as the lack of newspaper articles which William Branham said appeared across the US and Canada; his lies about travelling around the world seven times; his visit to Pigalle; the problems with … Continue reading "Episode 43 – How to defend William Branham… poorly (Part 2)"

In this episode, Rod  responds to a defense of William Branham that was presented by Wisper Gwena, pastor of Spoken Word Ministry church, Waltham Abbey (North London), UK.  Rod is joined by John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website and grandson of Willard Collins, the former pastor of Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, Indiana.  … Continue reading "Episode 42 – How to defend William Branham… poorly (Part 1)"

Several weeks ago, we received an email from a listener.  Here is an excerpt from that email: In a nutshell, I feel like I am in the very beginning stages of “Message Recovery”… terrified of attending “any church”, still struggling with fear of “damnation” and “total confusion” of who/what God is vs. the Indoctrination of … Continue reading "Episode 41 – Recovering from the message"

This is part 2 of the interview with former message followers, Paul & Kathy Jenkins.  Paul’s father, Lonnie Jenkins, was a well known teacher in the message and Paul was also the worship leader for many years at Believers Christian Fellowship in Lima, Ohio.  Paul is the brother of Jeff Jenkins, who we have interviewed several … Continue reading "Episode 40 – Interview with Paul & Kathy Jenkins (Part 2)"

In this episode, Rod talks to former message followers, Paul & Kathy Jenkins.  Paul’s father, Lonnie Jenkins, was a well known teacher in the message and Paul was also the worship leader for many years at Believers Christian Fellowship in Lima, Ohio.  Paul is the brother of Jeff Jenkins, who we have interviewed several times on … Continue reading "Episode 39 – Interview with Paul & Kathy Jenkins (Part 1)"

This is the conclusion of our interview with John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website. In this episode, John talks about, among other things: William Branham and the Ku Klux Klan (the KKK) William Branham and Roy Davis William Branham and Jim Jones The Latter Rain Movement The Manifest Sons of God External Links: … Continue reading "Episode 38 – Interview with John Collins (Part 4)"

This is part 3 of our interview with John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website. In this episode, John talks about, among other things: His views on the message street preachers in London, Ontario – Steve Ravbar and Matthew Carapella. Were William Branham’s derogatory statements only against women that were not his followers? Would … Continue reading "Episode 37 – Interview with John Collins (Part 3)"

This is part 2 of the interview with John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website. In this episode, John talks about, among other things: Are people who leave the message bitter or angry towards people in the message? What led him to start seekyethetruth.com in early 2012.   The new direction in his blog … Continue reading "Episode 36 – Interview with John Collins (Part 2)"

In this episode, Rod talks to John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website and grandson of Willard Collins, the former pastor of Branham Tabernacle in Jeffersonville, Indiana.  John is also the author of two books, “Stone Mountain to Dallas: The Untold Story of Roy Elonza Davis” and “Jim Jones – The Malachi 4 … Continue reading "Episode 35 – Interview with John Collins, author of the Seek The Truth website"

In this episode, Rod concludes his interview with Abdu Murray, North American Director of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim who studied the Qur’an and Islam. After a nine-year investigation into the historical, philosophical, and scientific underpinnings of the major world religions and views, Abdu discovered that the … Continue reading "Episode 34 – Abdu Murray – A former Muslim discusses the doctrine of the Trinity (Part 3)"

In this episode, Rod continues with part 2 of his interview with Abdu Murray, North American Director with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. For most of his life, Abdu was a proud Muslim who studied the Qur’an and Islam. After a nine-year investigation into the historical, philosophical, and scientific underpinnings of the major world religions and views, … Continue reading "Episode 33 – Abdu Murray – A former Muslim discusses the doctrine of the Trinity (Part 2)"