This Anointing Will Empower You to Fulfill Your Divine Assignment

This Anointing Will Empower You to Fulfill Your Divine Assignment by GUILLERMO MALDONADO for Charisma News Becoming who we were created to be is possible only through the grace, power and anointing of God. Our purpose has a heavenly origin, and therefore, it is beyond the perception of our natural senses. It transcends the boundaries of human reason and ability as well as the limits of physical law. Thus, we categorically need the supernatural power of God to fulfill His unique assignment for us on earth. It follows that if…

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12 Steps to Making Better Decisions in the 2020s

12 Steps to Making Better Decisions in the 2020s by Joe Carter  for The Gospel Coalition GNN Note – 12 Steps of AA, 12 Steps to Making Decisions – 12 Tribes…hmmm ****** Yesterday started a new year and a new decade, which means you’ve likely made a new set of resolutions. What makes resolutions so compelling is that they provide us with a fresh start, a chance to recommit to taking actions that will improve our lives. Yet such resolutions are just a tiny fraction of the decisions we make…

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TWO WAYS WE GET THE GOSPEL WRONG, ONE WAY TO GET IT RIGHT

TWO WAYS WE GET THE GOSPEL WRONG, ONE WAY TO GET IT RIGHT by Timothy W. Massaro for Core Christianity Christians tend to fall into two variations of the same error. Some confuse the work of God for human action or cultural achievements, or they pit God’s saving work against all human action or virtue. As odd sounding as it is, God’s work in Christ is undermined by both approaches making Christ only half a Savior. Jesus not only frees us from the guilt of sin but also of its…

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Addiction, Recovery and Lives Changed

Addiction, Recovery and Lives Changed by Rory for The Daily Coin Tucker Carlson’s first show of the new year is dedicated to the topic of addiction and recovery. Tucker uses articles created throughout the year and pieced them together to showcase one of the most heinous problems our society faces today. One could argue the only thing worse than drug and alcohol addiction in our country would be porn addiction that no one seems to know exist. 25% of all searches on the most evil search engine are searches for…

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‘It’s the Hardest Thing to Say… But I Forgive Him’: Church Shooting Victim’s Daughter Shows Grace to Gunman

‘It’s the Hardest Thing to Say… But I Forgive Him’: Church Shooting Victim’s Daughter Shows Grace to Gunman By Will Maule for Faith Wire The daughter of a church deacon who was gunned down at the weekend has chosen to forgive her father’s killer. Anton “Tony” Wallace, a 64-year-old registered nurse, was shot dead at West Freeway Church of Christ Sunday after an armed man entered the church and opened fire on parishioners. Wallace’s life was cruelly taken as he served communion to his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. His…

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Why I Try To Furnish My Home Like I Furnish My Mind

Why I Try To Furnish My Home Like I Furnish My Mind By Nathanael Blake for The Federalist Conservatives proclaim the important of the Permanent Things. We should also, in a throwaway culture of plastic and particle board, value permanent things. I spent most of my undergraduate years sleeping on the floor. It saved space, which saved money because my roommates and I stuffed our lodgings with more people than we were probably supposed to have. The rent was very cheap. After graduating, I loaded up my car and drove across…

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Look for These 7 Church Trends in 2020

Look for These 7 Church Trends in 2020 by THOM RAINER for Charisma News Offering trends are a worthless exercise if they have no connection to reality. For over 15 years, I have suggested trends in churches that may become movements of reality. On an occasional basis, I review all of my prognostications to see if they came close to reality in just a few years forward. So far, my prediction accuracy rate has been almost 90%, depending on how long you allow the trend to become a reality. For…

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WHAT EPHESIANS TEACHES US ABOUT OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

WHAT EPHESIANS TEACHES US ABOUT OUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE by Edward T. Welch for Core Christianity The Rich Story of Scripture You probably have a friend or family member who has told the same story dozens of times, but somehow, each time, you are still interested in hearing it. Stories that have this kind of staying power are not simply entertaining. They are instructive. They are about the past but affect the present and might even point the way to a future. That’s what we want to do with…

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‘We Can’t Have Hate’: Texas Church Shooting Survivor Shares Powerful Messages of Grace

‘We Can’t Have Hate’: Texas Church Shooting Survivor Shares Powerful Messages of Grace By Will Maule for Faith Wire A man who survived the shooting at a Texas church this past weekend has spoken out about the ordeal. West Freeway Church member John Richardson dived to the ground and lay on top of his wife when he heard shots ring out at the Fort Worth area church. In a matter of seconds, the shotgun-wielding attacker had killed two people before being taken out by an armed church member. Incredibly, despite the…

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