Category: GNN News

Back to Church: How 5 Congregations Reopened Last Sunday

Randolph Jason

Back to Church: How 5 Congregations Reopened Last Sunday by SARAH EEKHOFF ZYLSTRA for The Gospel Coalition On Pentecost Sunday, congregations across America met via livestream, podcast, or recorded video. But hundreds also met in person—many for the first time. “We were watching the same data points as everyone else,” Immanuel Church Nashville lead pastor T. J. Tims said. His church opened with face masks and assigned seating. “The thing that triggered reopening for us was the Tennessee governor giving out guidelines for houses of worship reopening.” Immanuel was delayed…

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George Floyd’s brother discourages violent protesters: ‘Let’s do this another way’

Randolph Jason

George Floyd’s brother discourages violent protesters: ‘Let’s do this another way’ By Lianne Laurence for Life Site News Floyd said his family is upset but is ‘peaceful and God-fearing’ and refuses to imitate what took place after ‘every case of police brutality.’ Terrence Floyd called for an end to the violent activism and riots that have erupted across the United States after the alleged murder of his brother George Floyd, saying his brother wouldn’t condone such actions and that they won’t bring him back. Instead, black Americans should respond to…

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When God’s Saving Work Causes Present Suffering

Randolph Jason

When God’s Saving Work Causes Present Suffering by Davis Wetherell for Servants of Grace When I was eleven months old, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The doctors, at one point, told my parents my chance of recovery, of survival, was five percent. Things progressed quickly, and I was soon headed for a bone marrow transplant, preceded by intense radiation treatment. I’m no doctor, but I understand this radiation treatment was meant to eliminate my body’s cells before the bone marrow transplant—there’s no point in adding good blood into…

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5 MARKS OF CONTENTMENT

Randolph Jason

5 MARKS OF CONTENTMENT by Erik Raymond for Core Christianity In his book The Art of Divine Contentment, Thomas Watson described five characteristics of a contented heart.[1] With our course marked out for learning contentment, let’s think about how we might evaluate where we are in our own personal progress. A Contented Spirit Is a Silent Spirit The one who is content is not complaining against God; he does not grumble and murmur. Watson observes: When Samuel tells Eli that heavy message from God, that he would “judge his house, and that…

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In Thick of COVID-19 Crisis, We Need to Rediscover Jesus for All He Is Right Now

Randolph Jason

In Thick of COVID-19 Crisis, We Need to Rediscover Jesus for All He Is Right Now by DAVID BRYANT for Charisma News GNN Note – We need to live our lives in the true Christ identity. What is your Christ identity? ****** Right now, the thoughts of most Americans—including a majority of Christians—are preoccupied with pandemics, paychecks, politics, and prospects for the future. We ask: Is the virus coming for me next? How will I be able to put food on the family table? Who is best qualified to lead us…

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‘My Family Is God-Fearing’: George Floyd’s Brother Gives Powerful Speech Demanding Peace

Randolph Jason

‘My Family Is God-Fearing’: George Floyd’s Brother Gives Powerful Speech Demanding Peace By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire GNN Note – Normally, during the daytime, or really any time, the TV is not turned on. Monday June 1 it was turned on with since our country had been under siege the past 3-4 days. Riots, looting and marauders running the streets usually catches my attention and it seemed important to keep an ear to the ground. When Terrence Floyd showed up at the location where his brother, George, had been murdered…

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Trump Went To Church. The Rest Of The Country Must Follow — Now

Randolph Jason

Trump Went To Church. The Rest Of The Country Must Follow — Now By Kylee Zempel for The Federalist President Donald Trump went to church Monday. That isn’t exactly accurate. There was no chorus of worship, no corporate prayer, no holy reverence, no gathering of believers, and thus no church. Just the leader of the free world and the charred, boarded-up shell of a building, marred with fire at the hands of mutinous rogues. Amid nationwide protests and riots over the needless death of George Floyd at the hands of dishonorable officers, the…

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Catholic school board won’t fly ‘Jesus’ pro-gay Pride flag after severe backlash

Randolph Jason

Catholic school board won’t fly ‘Jesus’ pro-gay Pride flag after severe backlash By Lianne Laurence Life Site News GNN Note – The image below, we presume is the “flag” in question. The first thing one should note is there is not a single human, nor the Messiah, in the image. There is merely a series of dots, circles and rectangles, drawn using a variety of colors and a variety of lines. Yes, I understand these are “stylized” humans, but how much more dehumanizing material are we suppose to accept? At…

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Some Very Good Pentecost Sunday News From Nashville

Randolph Jason

Some Very Good Pentecost Sunday News From Nashville by Larry Tomczak for Charisma News We are living through the most harrowing experience of our lifetime with the COVID-19 crisis and racial riots exploding in cities across our nation. Let’s be honest; it is a very discouraging time. Upon arriving home on Sunday evening with my wife from a magnificent citywide event in the Nashville, Tennessee area, I felt compelled to share this account, hoping it will inspire and bless multitudes across this land! On Pentecost Sunday evening, over 30 churches…

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I Know That You Are Good…

Randolph Jason

I Know That You Are Good… I know that You are good I know that You are kind I know that You are so much more Than what I leave behind… Big Daddy Weave Earlier today this song came on the radio and an image appeared. One person standing before another. One of them holding a gun and pointing it at the other. The person having a gun pointed into his face begins saying these words to the person holding the gun – “I know that you are good. I…

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