AN OPEN LETTER TO A SINNER by Mike Emlet for Core Christianity My dear friend, I’m grateful for the opportunity we had to talk a few days ago. As I’ve prayerfully reflected on our time, I realize that there are things that would have been helpful for me to say. I can tend to be a conflict avoider so please know that writing to you now is reflective of my deep concern for you. I’m not trying to pick a fight or to suggest that somehow I’ve got it all…
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Jesus Is on Your Side By Susie Moore for Red State I’ve never been terribly into Stephen King as an author. No knock against him — he has an amazing body of work and has had an inarguable impact on the culture over the past 45+ years. I just never got drawn into his works, perhaps because, to the extent I got into horror fiction, it was Dean Koontz who captured my interest — and he has a fairly prolific bibliography, as well. (“Watchers” is still one of the best reads…
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Stop Making God’s Guidance So Complicated by J. LEE GRADY for Charisma News When I was in my 20s, I was praying about whether I should enroll in graduate school. Then one morning in my devotional time I came to Psalm 32:8a, and it seemed to be flashing like a neon sign. It said, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go.” The Holy Spirit was emphasizing that God would teach me and that I didn’t need additional schooling. That’s not to say graduate…
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Why Jesus Called Himself ‘Son of Man’ by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Thanks for joining today’s Bible Study. As we inch closer to Resurrection Sunday – the holiest and most joyful day for believers in Lord Jesus – we need to reflect on His identity. Crucial to understanding who Jesus is was embedded in his favorite name for himself – Son of Man. In the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible), the name is found in three books – Psalms, Ezekiel, and Daniel. Hence, “Son of Man” would have been familiar to the Jews (both the people and…
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TARP II: WHAT’S BLOCKING YOU… by Randolph Jason for Gospel News Network With some of us it could be work, co-dependence, smoking, gambling, eating, infidelity, sugar, exercise, alcohol, drugs and the list goes on from there. Anything in our lives that are natural, normal functions, and some that are anything but natural or normal, that have been twisted into a blockade between us and God. The key to a successful life is a relationship with a Power greater than ourselves. A deity that walks with us, protects us and oversees…
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When ‘Christian’ spiritual warfare looks and sounds like witchcraft By Oscar Amaechina, Op-ed Contributor for Christian Post In most African churches today, warfare prayers have assumed a dimension that does not indicate that worshipers have come in contact with Jesus Christ and His teachings. Most often, it is difficult to distinguish between the prayers of Christians and incantation of herbalists or witch doctors. It is disheartening to hear Christians praying for their human enemies to die, for people who have offended them to run mad, and for poverty to visit the…
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God Meets Me in My Daily Run by KEN SHIGEMATSU for Christianity Today I don’t know if it’s because I am of Japanese descent or because I am a pastor—or both—but my life has been largely driven by a sense of duty. For many years, my prayer life also felt dutiful. As I prayed through lists of people and specific requests, I would often find myself checking my watch to see if I had clocked my time. Rather than talking with God or listening for his voice, I was essentially…
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‘Do Good’ Shines a Spotlight on Everyday Americans from Christian News Journal GNN Note – It’s time for all of us to document those in our lives “doing good” and sharing with others in our lives. /END “Do Good” is a 10-episode docu-series first launched in March on YouTube, reporting the efforts made by everyday Americans serving those overwhelmed by Category 4 Hurricane Laura in Southwest Louisiana and Hurricane Delta during the peak of the coronavirus in 2020. Veteran, director, producer, and former chaplain Justin Roberts said it’s time to…
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What is the Tower of Babel? What happened there? from Compelling Truth The Tower of Babel was a structure built by humanity after the flood, in the land of Shinar. Babel was part of the kingdom of Nimrod, a descendent of Noah (Genesis 10:10). The purpose of the Tower of Babel was to reach to heaven. The people said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face…
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T.A.R.P. : The Awakening Reformation Program by Randolph Jason for Gospel News Network O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me rom this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. ~Romans 7:24-25 NKJB Biblically based 12 Step program based on the principals of all working 12 Step programs and rooted in Scripture. The idea is examine our lives to discover what is keeping us from…
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