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HANDLING OUR DIFFERENCES REDEMPTIVELY, NOT DESTRUCTIVELY by Scotty Smith for Core Christianity Trying to wrap my head and heart around the divisiveness that has marked so much public discourse lately, I spent some valuable time pondering three messy relational scenarios described in the New Testament. Each situation highlights how we, who are perfectly loved by Jesus, don’t easily handle our differences very well. In fact, until Jesus returns and we are made perfect in love (1 John 4:17–19), remain quite capable of failing to love one another. The fact that…

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Charisma Offers Exclusive, Eye-Opening Film, ‘Enemies Within: The Church’ by STEPHEN STRANG for Charisma News The leftward turn in this nation is stunning. It’s been happening for decades, but lately it seems it at warp speed. I’ve reported on this and even written books urging Christians to get involved. Now it seems it’s invaded the church too. In a way, denominations have been going liberal for 100 years. But “evangelicals” always adhered to God’s Word, or so we thought. Yet in the past few years, particularly as the left has…

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Why is a dove used as a symbol of the Holy Spirit? by Compelling Truth A dove is often used as a symbol of the Holy Spirit, but why? Two major events in the Bible involve a dove as a sign of God’s Spirit that have led to this historical connection. First, following the Flood during Noah’s time, Noah sent out a dove. The first time, the dove returned to him. On the second occasion, the dove returned with a freshly-plucked olive leaf in its mouth: “And the dove came…

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What You Should Know About Joshua by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. News Flash: The first 56 volumes are compiled into a book titled “Bible Study For Those Who Don’t Read The Bible.” More details at the end. Now back to our regular programming. Thanks for joining our study. Today we will learn about Joshua, who succeeded Moses as the leader of the ancient Israelites and led them into the Promised Land. The Lord anointed Joshua after he showed…

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‘The Lord Told Me to Do It’: Elderly Woman’s Simple Act Each Morning Is ‘Making People’s Day By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire “The Lord told me to do it.” That’s Patrica Bracey’s explanation for why she stands along Route 10 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, six mornings a week and lovingly waves to passersby. The 74-year-old told WTVR-TV her rush-hour routine is the highlight of her day — and others feel the same. Listen to today’s Faithwire Podcast: “It makes people’s day,” she said. “And when it makes people’s day, it makes my day.”…

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THANKFULNESS IS THE FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN LIVING by Jonathan Landry Cruse for Core Christianity “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” Romans 12:1 Why should we do good? That question has puzzled philosophers for millennia, and even the least philosophical among us have wrestled with it. Truly, whether they realize it or not, the ethics of every individual is governed by their answer to this question. A few…

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Heaven and Hell: Americans Answer 20 Questions on Who Goes and What Happens by JEREMY WEBER for Christianity Today Pew’s afterlife survey also asks 6,500 people about universalism, reincarnation, fate, answered prayer, and interacting with the dead. Many American evangelicals love C. S. Lewis’s writings yet balk at his depiction in The Last Battle of Emeth, the soldier who gets to enter Narnia’s heaven despite having followed the god Tash and not Aslan the lion. Yet such theological inclusivism (often misrepresented as universalism) is now supported by a quarter of evangelicals and a majority of mainline…

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Revealing Jesus in the Feast of Pentecost by DR. RICHARD BOOKER for Charisma News The main activity on the Feast of Pentecost was the presentation of a wave offering to the Lord. This was two loaves of bread baked with leaven. This bread was made of fine flour that had been carefully sifted to separate the coarse matter from the wheat. The wave offering expressed the Hebrews’ dependence on God for the harvest and their daily bread. It was a thanksgiving offering. Later when the Jews were scattered among the…

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‘I saw your sign and I’m keeping my baby’: Canadian pro-life witness saves baby from abortion by Pete Baklinski for Life Site News Under proposed Bill 48, such peaceful pro-life witness would be criminalized. Campaign Life Coalition Saskatchewan (Campaign Life Coalition) – A young pregnant woman in Saskatchewan decided not to abort her baby after seeing a pro-life advocate witnessing to life outside of a provincial hospital where abortions are committed. Barney Sullivan, 71, told Campaign Life Coalition that he was standing outside of Saskatoon City Hospital, where abortions are…

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