<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tour of Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Listen, share, study and grow in your walk with Jesus Christ. We believe the Bible is the living Word of God and the final authority.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:32:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.touroftruth.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus Declared All Foods Clean? Context Is Everything.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark 7:17-19 is one of the most mishandled passages in the Gospels when people want Jesus to have canceled God’s dietary instructions. They quote one verse, pull it out of the actual argument, and turn a dispute about ritual handwashing into a declaration that unclean animals are now fine to eat. That is not what is happening in the passage. The issue in Mark 7 is not unclean animals. This matters, because many people come to this text with the assumption already in place that Jesus declared...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/jesus-declared-all-foods-clean-context-is-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b466d6d550596893ca37ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:39:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8274f7_c9e2e830c6af4b77b01e7f5b73a96183~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Divine Encounter!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Divine Encounter in a Furniture Store!   	Here is something you can praise the Lord about!  My wife Sandra goes into Canton, Ohio and gives piano lessons every Thursday from 3:30 to 8:30 pm. After subbing in a local school district, I usually go into Canton and eat supper while she gives these piano lessons.    	As I was driving to my favorite restaurant, I was really pressing in on the Lord to continue to give me people to talk to about Him. I know there are those who He has appointed for...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/a-divine-encounter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab8e47f5bbc763184d8898</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_42820956443f40989637d6d295b41a00~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalty To The King, Not The Pulpit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most believers grow up assuming that if a pastor says something with a Bible in his hand, God must be fine with it. We inherit sermons, church calendars, and traditions, then call it “walking with Jesus,” even when a lot of it never came from God in the first place. Isaiah 29:13 says, "The Lord said, 'Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/loyalty-to-the-king-not-the-pulpit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a93f3ef5bbc763184c3e78</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:35:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_8e50f805eae7442d82e2e6c0895bfb7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Esther, Purim, &#38; the Hidden Hand of God]]></title><description><![CDATA[God still works even when He is silent. The book of Esther is famous for never mentioning God. You never see “the LORD said.” You never see open miracles. But everything is soaked in His unseen hand.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/purim-esther-why-you-should-care-a-deep-look-at-the-story-the-holiday-the-queen-the-redempt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a6faf891f2882601db62b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8274f7_09af3137677d41f48cd92a2d6d8ce6b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Church's Most Rejected Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many think belief is enough, but Jesus warned the road to destruction is crowded.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/the-church-s-most-rejected-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a00a60f5362f0f9434a259</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_e96b3ebc34774781b7f77bbaaf94a3b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is a River of Life!]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a River – A River of Life! A Prohetic Word!   The Revelation! 	I recently attended an inner-city church for the first time.   During the time of worshipping the Lord, I begin to hear in my spirit and mind…  “There is a River – A River of Life!.” 	  I sat down and began to record the contents of this word. I felt the Lord was speaking to me about the ministry of this church. This is a powerful word that I believe serves as a divine con-firmation for this church and perhaps for other...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/there-is-a-river-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699b5dfef5362f0f94320a70</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_37c9be6f8e02496e88c72e0c86827f72~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_513,h_149,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pearls, Pigs, &#38; the Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you care about defending obedience to God and explaining Torah to other believers, you already know what it feels like to care deeply about something only to be told you are taking it too seriously. The more seriously you treat God’s commandments, the more resistance you get, especially when your conviction exposes someone else’s comfort or tradition. People who reject Torah observance often frame it as no big deal. They talk about God’s commandments as restrictive, burdensome, or...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/pearls-pigs-the-law</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69969ddcfaf2ce6cbdc80b46</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:26:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8274f7_54840670f09b45ebbc6ebf1fd59fa315~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth Behind Valentine’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this article, I'm going to walk through the history of Valentine's Day, exploring its roots in ancient Roman traditions, mainly the Lupercalia (Luper-KAY-lia) festival, and its transformation into a globally commercialized celebration of love, sexual desire, and lust. It traces back to a supposed "Christian feast" dedicated to a martyr, all the way to the commercialized event we know today. This isn't an exhaustive history of Valentine's Day, but consider this the footnotes of its origins,...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/the-truth-behind-valentine-s-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698e77ef7d7145cd9e9f54ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:23:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8274f7_4612774e838f4cc6a413ec4c916e4aca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choose now, which altar you stand at...]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a moment in Scripture where Elijah did not negotiate with Baal. He did not debate Baal. He did not coexist with Baal. He exposed Baal. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah rebuilt the altar of the Lord that had been torn down. Then God answered with fire and consumed the sacrifice, the stones, the water, and the dust. It was not just a miracle. It was a separation. It was God drawing a line between what is truly His and what only looks like it belongs to Him. We are standing in a similar hour....]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/choose-now-which-altar-you-stand-at</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698aae25e61c3f429c0ee801</guid><category><![CDATA[Krista Smith]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:05:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddc4f3_c5592e84adfc48af9d6e1bacc07340cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clean &#38; Unclean: From Creation to Eternity]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Genesis to Revelation, God's distinction between clean &#38; unclean animals never changes; what He calls unclean is never food.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/clean-unclean-from-creation-to-eternity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69858400f1094fef14ed1c37</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:05:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_a4ff3644142d4569a05dc9e14b8553b2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Centrality of the Heart!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centrality of the Heart in the Life of the Believer!   	The Heart, the Cross of Christ, and the Word of God are the most important factors in one’s relationship to the Lord. It is in the heart where the Word of God is honored, and nourished by prayer, praise, and worship as well as hungering and thirsting after the Master.    	It is in the heart where the application of the Cross crucifies the flesh and purifies the believer. All three – heart, cross, and Word work in tandem to keep the...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/the-centrality-of-the-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6981f497224842e16d34af32</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_723ac046ac934dda8fe16a6382546da1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas in the Golden Calf: Sincerity Doesn't Equal Obedience]]></title><description><![CDATA[God doesn't judge worship by how sincere it feels but by whether He actually commanded it. Christmas repeats Israel's golden calf mistake.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/christmas-in-the-golden-calf-sincerity-doesn-t-equal-obedience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6980353af1094fef14ea75d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:30:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_8979f1d6ee1043c398422296b3ed6bca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Defines Food, Not The Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[God, not the church or culture, defines what is food. Leviticus 11 &#38; Deuteronomy 14 still separate clean from unclean.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/god-defines-food-not-the-church</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698032c0f1094fef14ea7349</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:17:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_c53511bf5d37454995e1b694736d138e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're Not Saved By Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grace saves, faith trusts, &#38; obedience follows. “Not saved by works” never meant lawlessness. See Matthew 7:21–23.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/we-re-not-saved-by-works</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69802879f1094fef14ea6ce1</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:36:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_2777e9977cc648738a6c91335a2bd158~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you realize "Truth"  is the "Law"  in the Bible]]></title><description><![CDATA[If God's law is truth &#38; Jesus is truth, then rejecting the Law isn’t a minor doctrinal issue, it’s rejecting Him.]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/when-you-realize-truth-is-the-law-in-the-bible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69802568f1094fef14ea6ac3</guid><category><![CDATA[Jason Kirkendall]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:26:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8afa45_a6806873d5ce49b6bbc439716be0d22f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Burning Hot or Cold for Christ!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holy Prayers from Holy People in Holy Places Buring Hot for Christ! !         I was in church a few Sundays ago and one of the hymns we sang was entitled “ In Thy Holy Place.”   This short line caught my eye and my spirit jumped within me.     “While golden censers a glow with the fire of sacrifice.”   	I believe it was the Holy Spirit which prompted me to write down that the  “golden censers”  represented the prayers and intercessions of God’s born-again people on fire for Christ.  	They are...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/burning-hot-or-cold-for-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6973e91c784e73aa9ad61ac6</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:15:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_d2c9ae05dbe44bf2a5231180d12cb39d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Invitation!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Golden Invitation!  In these last days of this age, the Lord is continually calling His disciples to press in more deeply in knowing and understanding His heart  - the Father’s Heart.   He invites me to come up higher in Him by accepting what He calls the Golden Invitation.   He has opened heaven's doors (the Glory Doors) for His last - day disciples to enter and discover the deeper things of His heart. I ask myself - How can I be His “Salt” and “Light” if I do not intimately know His...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/the-golden-invitation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696fb5a4af49741ee616ad2d</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_c1e2748eb940493594b2ec880dfd4d7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_296,h_150,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Need Thee Every Hour!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Two Hymns!   	I noted these lines from a hymn - “I Need Thee Every Hour” and from another hymn “The Holy Spirit Alone"  while in church last Sunday..... “ I Need Thee Every Hour ”   …..and bind thy gospel to thy heart …… ,,,,,,temptations lose their power  when thou are near….. ,,,,,I need thee ever hour…..   “ The Holy Spirit Alone ”   ……His power along can sanctify and keep us pure within…. ……His power alone within our soul can light  the sacred fire….. ……And while we wait, O Spirit,...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/i-need-thee-every-hour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69679c027d3bee3fd1043f9f</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:51:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_4b17d3d84ef64752bb03f53b06389310~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raindrops and Butterflies!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raindrops and More from the Study of the Butterfly! The Butterfly ! 	I was out walking one day last summer and saw a beautiful butterfly.  I stopped and watched this butterfly for 2 or 3 minutes and just marveled at this little creature noting its wings, antennae, and other features. 	 	 I knew God had something to say to me about the butterfly.  God’s creations are just awesome!  One must take the time to stop, observe, reflect, and ask – “God, what can you show me from these many creations...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/raindrops-and-butterflies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6964114441b846e43e8503f8</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:22:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_efcfb8f7103647ebaeda7f8d353e1b01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_312,h_174,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Set Ablaze!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fire of the Holy Spirit and the Fire and Sound from Heaven!    	After I posted the last oracle entitled “A Burning Bush Encounter,” it was in the same day that I received this prophetic word which is somewhat related to “A Burning Bush Encounter! I also received in November of 2025 another prophetic word related to the theme of “Fire” – entitled the “Fire of God” which appears on this website.   	I invite you to read and ponder on “The Fire of the Holy Spirit and the Fire and Sound from...]]></description><link>https://www.touroftruth.com/post/set-ablaze</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6952a719a48525611154adf0</guid><category><![CDATA[Richard Arnold]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:37:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8582b5_6af127927ed84bac9e88cc273bc05aad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>