Trey Knowles’ “Contentment” is a funny stand-up piece that flips the so-called American Dream on its head. We’re told to live to work and work to prepare for death — but that’s not the life God designed for you. That’s the life the enemy sells. While the world pushes life insurance, God already prepared the way for eternal life. He’s done the heavy lifting. The pressure is off. Your job isn’t to grind yourself into the ground — it’s to live, trust, and learn how to be content.
Many Americans are shocked to learn that their country is home to an ancient pyramid that stands as tall as 100 feet. Mysteriously, the fascinating history of Cahokia and its Monks Mound pyramid aren’t covered in most schools. Be that as it may, Cahokia was the largest pre-Colombian urban settlement north of the Rio Grande. And at its peak, it even had a bigger population than London at the time.
Cahokia started developing in the 10th century, and it became the most important settlement to the Mississippian culture from around the year 1050. Over the course of a couple centuries, Cahokia’s population would grow to as large as 40,000 people. And throughout their city, which took up an area of around 6 square miles (16 km2), the Cahokians built hundreds of mounds.
While the Cahokians left behind no written records, we know that the city was a thriving center of trade. It’s located just outside of modern-day St. Louis, while various materials found at the site come from as far as the Gulf Coast and the Great Lakes.
But for some reason, by around the year 1400, the city was mysteriously abandoned. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the ancient metropolis, but the city’s layout reveals a highly advanced knowledge of astronomy and geometry.
Today, despite its relative obscurity, getting to the Cahokia mounds is surprisingly easy. The site is a relatively short drive from St. Louis, while a tour around the mounds shouldn’t take more than half a day.
The Mississippian culture lasted from around 1000 – 1500 AD. And remnants of their cities can be found throughout nearly a dozen states across the eastern half of the US.
The culture is named as such because it mostly developed around the Mississippi River Valley. But no other settlements come close to the size or importance of Cahokia, located in present-day southwest Illinois.
There are various Mississippian cultures and subgroups, with the culture who built Cahokia being categorized as ‘Middle Mississippian.’ Nevertheless, Cahokia was a relatively diverse metropolis, where people from around North America gathered for work and trade.
The Mississippians relied heavily on agriculture, with their most important crop being corn. Like Mesoamerican cultures to the south, the Mississippians also placed a heavy emphasis on rain and rain-related deities.
Another thing the Mississippians liked to do was built mounds, though they were hardly innovators of the tradition. In fact, Native Americans had been building mounds for at least 1,000 years before the Mississippians came along. Yet in the past, areas comprising of numerous mounds were mostly used for rites and rituals, but weren’t habituated.
The Mississippians, in contrast, built entire cities around their mounds, with large pyramidal structures playing a vital role in their urban landscape.
As mentioned above, Cahokia’s central and most prominent pyramid is known as Monks Mound. But, as we’ll go over below, that’s definitely not what the ancient Cahokians would’ve called it!
The largest earthwork in the Americas, Monks Mound covers an area of over 14 acres. And archaeologists estimate that it consists of over 22 million cubic feet of earth. Nobody knows for sure how it was built, but some suspect it was all done by hand, with locals carrying countless baskets of dirt from around the area.
This mountain in Washington State has an eerie resemblance to the ancient pyramids of Egypt.
Tumtum Mountain is a small volcanic cone located in northern Clark County, Washington, at the edge of a flat region known as Chelatchie Prairie. Its remarkably symmetrical, cone-like shape makes it stand out from the surrounding landscape. The mountain rises to an elevation of 2,004 feet (611 meters), towering approximately 1,400 feet (430 meters above the prairie floor).
Formed by lava flows during the Pleistocene epoch, Tumtum Mountain is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. At an estimated age of about 70,000 years, it holds the distinction of being the youngest volcano in Washington’s Cascade Mountains and the westernmost in the range.
Trey Knowles’ “Chasing the Wind” is a hilarious stand-up routine where Trey breaks down life’s greatest scam: vanity on top of vanity. Everybody’s out here sprinting after success, money, and approval—basically chasing the wind… and spoiler alert: the wind never clocks in.
In the set, Trey tells a wild allegory about his son-in-law’s dad, who worked himself into the ground and never actually got around to living. Now the son-in-law says he misses his dad and wishes he could come back to life. Trey fires back, “Your dad does NOT want to be resurrected just to punch another timecard. Heaven ain’t got a 9-to-5!” The routine turns into a comedy sermon about hustling yourself into the grave, grinding just to die tired, and realizing too late that you spent your whole life chasing the wind instead of enjoying the breeze. It’s a funny, sharp, and painfully relatable take on working hard, missing life, and learning the ultimate lesson: don’t die exhausted from nonsense.
Trey Knowles’ “America’s Day of Tribulation” is an eye-opening allegorical message that challenges how Christianity has been practiced in America and Europe. Trey points out that these nations followed the ways of Saul before he became the Apostle Paul—persecuting the Israelites while justifying their actions through a distorted understanding of Christ’s forgiveness. Despite the persecution, the Israelites did not fight back, choosing obedience and love as taught by Christ Jesus.
Trey argues that Europe does not truly follow Jesus’ teachings, but instead does the opposite—stealing, killing, and destroying. When the day of tribulation finally comes upon America and Europe, they turn to the very Israelites they once persecuted for help. In a powerful and ironic twist, the Israelites respond by loving their enemies and praying for those who persecute them, staying faithful to the teachings of Christ Jesus. The message humorously exposes those who steal the Word of God but fail to live by it.
Trey Knowles' “Members of Your Own House Is Your Enemy” is a short, confrontational comedy built on satire, scripture, and sharp irony. In the set, Trey jokes about refusing to waste his time arguing with people who only mock faith instead of seeking truth, saying he won't cast “pearls” to audiences who have already made up their minds.
He then turns his focus inward, humorously criticizing churches and religious institutions that, in his view, compromise their convictions and selectively follow God's will. Through exaggerated contrasts and blunt punchlines, Trey explores the frustration of spiritual hypocrisy and the idea that opposition often comes not from outsiders, but from those who claim to share the same faith.
The comedy lands on a recurring, tongue-in-cheek refrain that captures the heart of the set: sometimes the biggest enemies aren't strangers—but members of your own house.
Trey Knowles’ The Justice League is a short, comedic satire about “superhero Christians” who compromise with the world—even though God the Father tells us not to love the world. Instead of following Him, the Justice League Christians do the opposite, claiming “liberty for some and justice for all.”
Trey jokingly portrays them as flag-waving, gun-worshippers. When the Justice League becomes offended and asks, “Why are you judging me?” Trey humorously responds, “I don’t even know you—and why are you pointing your guns at me?” He then walks away, ending with the reminder that whoever wants to be a disciple of Jesus must deny themselves.
In this message, Trey Knowles clarifies that he does not claim to be the Mahdi, but explains how he would operate if he were. He describes forming an Assembly of God that unites sincere Christians and Muslims who are committed to doing God’s will. This assembly would confront injustice and oppose evil through obedience to divine truth rather than violence or hatred. It would live by every word from God, reject Western systems of wealth, control, and taxation, and place complete trust in God instead of material power. The message concludes that those who align themselves with God’s will will ultimately overcome and prevail through righteousness, truth, and faith—not domination.
“The Meek Will Inherit the Earth” – Trey Knowles In The Meek Will Inherit the Earth, Trey Knowles speaks on forgiveness, accountability, and discernment. He states that just as he forgives Christians for the persecution of people of color, he also forgives Muslims—and all groups—for the persecution they have carried out against others. Trey Knowles does not excuse harm, nor does he single out one belief system as uniquely guilty. Instead, he shifts the focus to a deeper question: How do we recognize truth? “You will know them by their fruits,” he says. Do their actions reflect the fruits of God—love, humility, mercy, and justice—or do they contradict them? Titles, traditions, and claims of authority are meaningless if the fruit does not match the source. In the end, the message is simple but confronting: power does not inherit the earth—meekness does. Not silence, not weakness, but humility aligned with truth. For it is the meek who will inherit the earth.
“She Is a Snake” is a stand-up allegory comedy piece by Trey Knowles that humorously explores temptation, deception, and misplaced authority through the metaphor of the snake. Using wit and exaggeration, Knowles reimagines the snake not just as a symbol of temptation, but as a manipulative figure that convinces people it holds authority over God on Earth—encouraging them to do the exact opposite of what they’re told.
The comedy escalates as the snake’s influence grows, exposing how easily deception can masquerade as wisdom, leadership, or even love. In Knowles’ telling, the snake doesn’t just tempt—it recruits, dominates, and ultimately demands worship, positioning itself as a false “father” figure. The absurdity highlights how far influence can go when people stop questioning the source of authority. “She Is a Snake” blends satire and social commentary, turning a familiar symbol into a comedic lens on obedience, power, and how temptation succeeds not through force, but persuasion.
Trey Knowles’ The Papacy Prostitute Beast places the judgment where it belongs—with the individual—inviting the audience to decide whether Trey Knowles’ comedy, The Papacy Psychosis, is madness, metaphor, or something more dangerous: clarity.
Through satire, provocation, and symbolic excess, the work dismantles inherited authority and interrogates who benefits when belief goes unquestioned. Sacred language is twisted into spectacle, power is dragged into the light, and the audience is left without instructions—only responsibility. This is not a sermon, a diagnosis, or a declaration of truth. It is an open system. A confrontation. A stress test for belief itself. If the ideas feel unstable, that instability is the point. The line between revelation and delusion is deliberately blurred, forcing each viewer to locate it for themselves. The Papacy Prostitute Beast does not tell you what to think. It asks whether thinking freely has been pathologized—and whether clarity, when it finally arrives, is the most unsettling outcome of all.
Trey Knowles’ “America’s Day of Tribulation” is an eye-opening allegorical message that challenges how Christianity has been practiced in America and Europe. Trey points out that these nations followed the ways of Saul before he became the Apostle Paul—persecuting the Israelites while justifying their actions through a distorted understanding of Christ’s forgiveness. Despite the persecution, the Israelites did not fight back, choosing obedience and love as taught by Christ Jesus.
Trey argues that Europe does not truly follow Jesus’ teachings, but instead does the opposite—stealing, killing, and destroying. When the day of tribulation finally comes upon America and Europe, they turn to the very Israelites they once persecuted for help. In a powerful and ironic twist, the Israelites respond by loving their enemies and praying for those who persecute them, staying faithful to the teachings of Christ Jesus. The message humorously exposes those who steal the Word of God but fail to live by it.
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