Category: GNN News

The second Miracle of Fatima that hardly anyone knows about By Mary Ann Kreitzer for Life Site News ‘Catholics devoted to Fatima are aware of the period of the apparitions, but how many know what happened after the October miracle?’ PETITION: Urge Catholic bishops to refuse Holy Communion to pro-abortion Biden! Sign the petition here. A new movie about Fatima, opening in theaters on August 28th, is expected to renew interest in the apparitions of our Blessed Mother to three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal in 1917. Most Catholics know the story of…

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The Perpetual Adolescent Joseph Epstein(Another City) “At a certain point in American life, the young ceased to be viewed as a transient class and youth as a phase of life through which everyone soon passed. Instead, youthfulness was vaunted and carried a special moral status. Adolescence triumphed, becoming a permanent condition.” So writes Joseph Epstein in a witty and now-classic article that is even timelier than in 2004, when it was first published. In our tastes and values, in our political opinions and our moral judgments, in our cynical or…

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Have You Noticed These 14 Warning Signs of Spiritual Abuse? by MARK DEJESUS for Charisma News I’ve spent years helping people recover from abusive situations. They range from abusive marriages, homes and even abusive church environments. Over the years, there has grown an awareness of how church and ministry environments can misuse their influence and authority in a way that damages the spiritual and emotional life of people. This has become known as spiritual abuse. The ramifications are more harmful than most people realize. The Need for Better Answers I…

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Cool Christianity Is (Still) a Bad Idea by BRETT MCCRACKEN for The Gospel Coalition At the beginning of the 21st century, “relevance” became the prevailing buzzword in Western evangelical Christianity. Sensing new urgency to make the gospel more appealing to the next generation—which polls showed were leaving faith in greater numbers—pastors, church leaders, and Christian influencers tried to rebrand faith. This was the era of Relevant magazine’s launch, Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz, and Rob Bell’s ascent as a sort of evangelical Steve Jobs. It was the moment when plaid, skinny jeans, beards,…

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The Multifaceted Ways Believers Can Hear the Voice of God by MICHAEL LOMBARDO for Charisma News GNN Note – Here’s one way we can hear from God – True Identity More than anything else, the finished work of Christ was to restore our relationship with the Father. This means that we can now have close, intimate fellowship with Him. We can approach His throne boldly and we can receive His instructions, feel His presence, hear His whispers and be led daily by His Spirit. God has hardwired the child of…

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Don’t Underestimate the Power of Gentleness  by IAN HARBER for The Gospel Coalition If you could summarize 2020 in one word, what would it be? Chaos, outrage, fear, unknown, polarization, or anger immediately spring to mind. One that wouldn’t is gentle. But in a world tossed to and fro by the 24-hour news cycle, nonstop scandal, political upheaval, and ever-increasing outrage, perhaps gentleness is exactly what it takes to break through the noise, division, and hate. Maybe gentleness is the Christian’s secret weapon to not just diffuse tension and anger, but also to demonstrate the truthfulness and…

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WHY DOES MAN OBEY? Video by Britt Pettibone

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HOW THE GOSPEL GIVES HOPE TO ADDICTS GNN Note – It is only by the Power, mercy and grace of Jesus Christ – learned through the Gospels – that I am alive and before you today or any other day. As a recovered addict, and born again Christian, thanking God everyday is a must. Remembering where I came from, and how easy it is revert, keeps me close to God. by Mike Brummel  for Core Christianity Can you imagine a young boy who, against the counsel of his parents, overindulged…

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NEEDED: VISION AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE FAMILY OF MAN Julian Rose, Contributor, Waking Times One cannot fail to recognise the ubiquitous crisis in all forms of leadership that exists on the planet today. Qualities of wisdom, courage and statesmanship, once admired and emulated by aspiring people of principle, have been undermined and sterilised via collective slavery to the prescribed money and power agenda, which reflects the default position of society. Today, little people claim to be big and ‘big’ people seem to want to be invisible. The higher values of society have…

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Dennis Prager Explains Importance of Religion in Society: ‘Remove God and Society Will Crumble’ By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire News Answering a listener’s question about atheists and agnostics who claim religion “is unimportant,” conservative writer and radio host Dennis Prager argued belief systems are critical to upholding functioning societies. So many, he said, claim they “don’t need God to have morals.” If that’s the case, though, “Why do we have laws in general?” Prager asked. “Why are there any moral laws? Why are there laws about theft?” “If people are…

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