A View from the Bunker

SCIENCE FICTION has been hijacked by social justice warriors who believe that fiction is not for entertainment, but for proselytizing and winning converts to their nihilistic, postmodern worldview. Standing in the gap is a growing cadre of conservative writers, some of them openly and unashamedly Christian. Author John C. Wright is a writer of considerable skill who now holds the record for most Hugo Award nominations in a single year (six). He also is the only author in the history of the Hugos to lose in every category for which he was nominated to “Noah Ward”. (Say it fast—you’ll get it.) Mr. Wright joins us for a lively discussion of worldviews, his conversion from staunch atheist to follower of Christ, and the motives of a group of insiders who decided to destroy the Hugos rather than see him win a single trophy. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

THE MYSTERY of the Georgia Guidestones has been solved. They have been called the American Stonehenge and the Ten Commandments of the Antichrist, but the biggest secret of the monument has been discovered. Documentary filmmaker Chris Pinto discusses his new film, Dark Clouds Over Elberton, and how he and colleague Dr. Michael Bennett hunted down the answer to the biggest question about the Guidestones: Who was the mysterious R.C. Christian? Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

FOR EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven, we are told in Ecclesiastes 3. Sometimes a change of season means a change of role as we try to serve the Lord to the best of our ability. That appears to be the case for our friend Doc Marquis, who is partnering with Dr. David Schnittger and Carol Rushton in a new venture, Southwest Prophecy Ministries. Doc and Dr. Schnittger join us to discuss their vision for the ministry and how this partnership came about. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

FROM THE so-called “Zombie Apocalypse” to the terror of the Islamic State, we are living in troublesome times. L.A. Marzulli joins us to discuss the real cause of the world’s woes, which is the subject of his new book, Days of Chaos. Follow L.A.’s blog by clicking here, and click here for his radio program, Acceleration Radio. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details.

AS CHRISTIANS, we are supposed to place our trust in the providence of God. How does that square with the notion of “prepping”? Pastor Carl Gallups, best-selling author of The Rabbi Who Found Messiah, discusses his new book Be Thou Prepared, and the biblical basis for putting aside extra for times of need. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

CHRISTIANS IN the Middle East are literally under the gun. A hundred years ago, they accounted for about 20% of the population; today, Christians are less than 5% of the Middle East population and that number is shrinking. Senior Pentagon strategist LTC Robert Maginnis, author of the new book Never Submit: Will the Extermination of Christians Get Worse Before it Gets Better?, lays out the dangerous implications of the radical shift in the region. Without quick action by the West, the Middle East could devolve into territory held by militarized Islamists who want to kick-start the Apocalypse by provoking a war with the West — possibly by bringing a war to America. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

PLANET X has gotten a bad rap. It's responsible for much fear and trembling on the Interwebs and it's time for that to stop. Doug Elwell, author of Mysterious World: Ireland and publisher of the fascinating Mysterious World website, joins us to discuss his book Planet X: The Sign of the Son of Man and the End of the Age. Doug explains why he believes Planet X has been used by God to create the world as we know it, to guide the Magi to the newborn king, and to herald the return of the Messiah. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

MONEY IS not the root of all evil. The love of money is the root of all evil. That’s a huge difference. Josh Tolley, host of the nationally syndicated Josh Tolley Show, discusses his book Evangelpreneur and why an entrepreneurial mindset it’s not only acceptable but biblical. Also: China begins to wage a currency war; NATO and Russia play war games; and a look at the brewing conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia and how it relates to Ezekiel 38. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details.

NEPHILIM IN the New Testament? Surely Brian Godawa has stretched his Chronicles of the Nephilim series at least one book too far! But no! Brian joins us to discuss his latest novel, Jesus Triumphant: Chronicles of the Nephilim Book Eight, and to make the case that the giants who caused so much trouble throughout the history of Israel were still in the land for one last attempt at preventing the Messiah from completing his mission. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

TITANS APPEAR, seemingly from nowhere, and fall upon the unwary human race, eating every one they catch and driving mankind to the point of extinction. To survive, the remnant of humanity hides inside a series of massive walls in despair. That sounds like an overview of the Book of Enoch or certain myths from the ancient Near East, but it is actually the premise of a wildly popular Japanese manga/anime franchise, Attack on Titan. Taylor Kent joins us to discuss the phenomenon of Attack on Titan, the underlying transhumanist message, and how we Christians need to do a better job of telling our story. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

IS IT really possible that one of the most significant events in history left no trace in the archaeological record? That's the consensus of Egyptologists, who contend that the 400-year sojourn of the Hebrews never happened because there is no evidence. Could the national history of Israel, as well as the foundation for Judeo-Christian morality, actually be a work of fiction? Filmmaker Tim Mahoney experienced what he calls "a crisis of faith" and decided to find out for himself. The result is Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, which hits stores in DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday along with a companion book. Tim tells us why he undertook this project, what he learned about the history of Egypt and the ancient Near East, and what he hopes viewers will take away from this film.

IT SEEMS fitting that a Transhumanist religion, based on science and promising immortality by uploading consciousness into an avatar, would hold a workshop in virtual reality. Carl Teichrib, founder and editor of Forcing Change, was there in the virtual crowd (see image at right) for the Terasem Movement’s annual workshop on Geoethical Nanotechnology. He discusses the principles of Terasem and transhumanist religion in general. How does a fundamentally humanist religion develop a cohesive moral code? Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

THE THREAT of an Iranian nuclear weapon has dominated American news for months because of the just-announced, long-delayed deal over Iran’s nuclear program. But the president’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, considers Russia to be the biggest threat to the United States, calling Russia’s behavior lately “nothing short of alarming.” Doug Woodward joins us to talk about his new book Is Russia Destined to Nuke the U.S.? We discuss the situation in Ukraine, Doug’s new article for SkyWatch Magazine “Why the Ukraine Conflict Could Lead to World War III”, and how the geopolitical situation with Russia may be a fulfillment of prophecies in the books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Click here to subscribe to Doug’s blog. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

WHILE THE world watched Greece, the stock market in China collapsed, losing the equivalent of 12 Greeces in value in the span of three weeks. What the heck is going on? Dene McGriff draws on 30 years of international ministry and business experience to offer some insight into the wild fluctuations in the Chinese markets, and he makes some common-sense suggestions for how Christians can prepare for the wild ride ahead. Here is the link to the crowd funding site set up by the Temple Institute that Derek mentioned at the end of the program. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

THE MORAL attitudes of the United States public have changed more quickly in the last ten years than at almost any point in our history. Even our president has changed his mind during his term in office on one of the hot-button social issues of the day. What’s going on out there? Doug Krieger, publisher of The Tribulation Network website and co-author of Final Babylon: America and the Coming of Antichrist, discusses the legalization of same-sex marriage and his belief that present-day America fulfills the description of end-times Babylon in Bible prophecy. Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details. Discuss these topics at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page, and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.