Category: GNN News

Praising God for These 10 Blessings Will Enrich Your Life by Larry Tomczak for Charisma News With the avalanche of anxiety-producing stories in the news, aren’t you glad we can pause this week and express gratitude to God for our manifold blessings? Let’s consider 10 areas often overlooked that can cultivate the attitude of gratitude we need personally and in our families. Living in our increasingly secular society, it’s important we remind ourselves and our families of the pertinent facts concerning the holiday of Thanksgiving (yesterday I shared the story with…

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It’s clear that Jesus Christ is the God referred to on Thanksgiving Day throughout U.S. history by MichaelNedderman for Life Site News American presidents have thanked God on behalf of a grateful nation 164 times. Thanksgiving is a national holiday enshrined in law at 5 U.S.C. 6103. It is a celebration that the Revolutionary-era Congress, Presidents Washington, Madison and every president since it became a national holiday under Abraham Lincoln observed by issuing an official proclamation on behalf of all Americans, explicitly thanking God for blessing and protecting them and our…

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‘They’re Very Open’: Christian Filmmaker Sees Unconventional Opportunity to Reach Gen Z With Gospel By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire When it comes to sharing the Christian message with members of Generation Z, it’s certainly an uphill battle. But it would be “a shame” to dismiss them altogether, said one British filmmaker. Paul Syrstad, creator of the anthological film, “Testament: The Parables Retold,” recently told CBN’s Faithwire that — in his experience — Gen Zers (born between 1999 and 2015) are “very open” because they are “quite spiritual,” but often feel…

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Overcoming Fear by J. Stephen Lang for CBN News Franklin Roosevelt assured people that “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” The Bible makes an even bolder promise: We have nothing to fear, period. This doesn’t mean our lives will be trouble-free — far from it. But the message of God’s Word is that fear — of enemies, of the future, of failure, whatever — need not dominate our lives and paralyze. Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for…

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3 Truths to Make Every Day Thanksgiving by Greg Laurie for Charisma News Sometimes gratitude comes easily, and sometimes it requires discipline. Giving thanks is easy when a new baby is born. It’s not as easy to give thanks when we lose a loved one. It’s one thing to give thanks when the bills are paid, the sky is blue and the sun is shining. Giving thanks is another thing when you’re sick and facing financial troubles. But the Bible says that we should “give thanks to the Lord, for He…

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Finding Strength by Giving Thanks by Gordon Robertson for CBN News GNN Note – Our weakness is Jesus’ Strength. / END Only two cultures in the world have existed 4,000 years: the Han Chinese, who never had to leave their land; and the Jews, who miraculously survived much of their history without a country. We can learn from our elder brothers in the faith about how to maintain faith in the midst of a culture that opposes you. The Lord chose Abraham, knowing he would teach his children God’s promises. How…

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Why Thanksgiving Was Never Meant to be a One-Day Holiday by Carol McLeod for Charisma News Thanksgiving is perhaps the most classic and well-loved of all American celebrations. It holds the annual reminder that thankfulness is the appropriate and necessary response to all we have been given. What a rare delight that people across the nation pause for a rare moment to speak forth words of heartfelt gratitude! I don’t know what your Thanksgiving table will look like this year, or who will be gathered around it, but would you allow…

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This is What Gratitude Does for Others, for God, and for You By DAVID JEREMIAH for The Stream Depending on the time of day you are reading this article, you have probably engaged in a certain exchange several times. Perhaps at breakfast someone passed you the cream for your coffee. Later, your spouse offered to run an errand for you while you were at work. Or perhaps someone held a door open for you as you entered a building or complimented you on your appearance. “Thank You!” In each of those…

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Favorite Eternal Security “Proof” Text? by Todd Tomasella for Safe Guard Your Soul BLOWING THE COVER OFF THIS SHAM MANY HIDE BEHIND AND PROMOTE: MANY have actually bought into the very first lie Satan ever told mankind (Genesis 2:17; 3:4). And, they were taught by “ungodly men” that this heresy is part of the Gospel (Jude 3-4). Yet, this very lie is exactly what caused the man and the woman to fall into sin. Looking a bit closer at the passage most utilized to “prove” the heretical myth of an…

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