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Lessons From the Story of Hannah and Samuel by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Thanks for joining us. Today we study a heartwarming Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) story about Hannah, who could not conceive a child when people thought having a “barren womb” meant that God did not favor you. Consequently, women plagued by that problem were disparaged. Meanwhile Hannah’s husband Elkanah, had another wife named Peninnah who bore children. Scripture describes the contentious relationship between Hannah and “her rival” Peninnah: “Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival…

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Woman Who Survived Abortion: I’m So Much More Than Just a Clump of Cells by Micaiah Bilger for Life News Amy Miles does not understand why she survived an abortion when so many millions of other babies have not. But the Oregon woman knows that her life has purpose, and part of that is telling her story to help people understand the value of babies in the womb. Miles recently shared her story with the Life Institute, a pro-life organization in Ireland, as part of its new Survivors Project. Born June…

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When God Couldn’t Find Enough Bold Pastors, He Called the Truckers by JIM GARLOW for Charisma News In 1978, God looked down on America and could not find enough bold pastors to stand up, so He said, “I am going to find an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, with a Ph.D. in child development, and I am going to prepare him to do what I need done.” So God raised a young Dr. James Dobson to a position of national and international…

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The Seeing Ministry of Jesus BY Aimee Joseph for Core Christianity We hear often about the preaching ministry of Jesus or the healing ministry of Jesus or the discipling ministry of Jesus—and well we should. However, each of these has its beginning in the seeing ministry of Jesus. How Jesus Saw The Greek word horao, which is most often translated as see, carries deeper meaning than mere physical sight. It implies perception, discernment, and experience. This one word is used a dizzying 138 times in the Gospel of Matthew alone. Obviously, Matthew…

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Ex-Porn Star and His Wife Share Incredible Love and Redemption Story: ‘If God Can Forgive You, Why Can’t I?’ By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire Ex-porn star Joshua Broome is now a husband, father, and pastor, sharing his journey out of the adult film industry. Broome opened up this week on his “Counterfeit Culture Podcast” about his relationship with his wife, Hope, who appeared alongside him to talk about their love story. He discussed how the two met and how Hope, a lifelong Christian, showed him grace and understanding as she…

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Jesus, the Living Water, Welcomes Our Mess at the Well. Will We Let Him Draw Us Out? by DENA DYER for Christianity Today Find something more fulfilling for your life with this invitation at the well. When my husband, two sons, and I moved to an apartment for a few months due to a job transition, our youngest (a kindergartener at the time) repeatedly asked, “When are we getting a house?” I finally figured out that he thought being surrounded by boxes was a fact of apartment living. When I…

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Phil Robertson on why cancel culture is antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor for Christian Post Phil Robertson knows firsthand what it means to be a victim of cancel culture. In 2013, the “Duck Dynasty” patriarch was suspended from the popular A&E show over his candid comments about homosexuality and religion in a GQ profile. He was swiftly condemned as a bigot by LGBT activist groups, including The Human Rights Campaign and  GLAAD. “Five or six years ago, a guy came up and asked…

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Disproving Common Beliefs on Why Pro-Choice Is Best: Part 1 by NOLAN LEWALLEN for Charisma News Argument No. 1: “It’s legal.” Slavery was once legal in our country; and Eugenics, or forced sterilization. In the Buck v. Bell decision in 1927, Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes upheld the involuntary sterilization of a woman deemed “feeble-minded,” with the chilling justification that “three generations of imbeciles are enough.” The Declaration of Independence affirms, “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are…

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‘She Saved My Life’: Cop Arrests Woman For DWI. But What Happened Next Transformed Both of Their Lives By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire It’s an improbable friendship: a distraught woman detained for a DWI and her arresting officer. But the details of the touching story, which has stretched over a decade, prove that difficult moments have a way of changing and refining people’s lives — and that change, no matter how far we’ve fallen, is possible. It was 10 years ago when Minnesota Trooper Kristie Sue Hathaway noticed a car…

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Their Story Is Your Story from Christianity Today The lives and deaths of Christian martyrs aren’t lore but legacy. If you had the joy of gathering with family over the recent holiday season, chances are high that stories from generations past made their way around the dinner table. Perhaps your grandfather spoke of his grandfather, or your mom recalled a Christmas spent with her great-aunt. You may have heard about Depression-era celebrations with few gifts and a sparse meal, or wartime observances characterized by gratitude for the gift of life…

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