Category: GNN News

Adam Levine, Human Nature, and Adultery by Michael Brown for Ask Dr Brown In recent days, there has been a flurry of accusations of adultery and/or inappropriate behavior against singer Adam Levine. This, in turn, has led to the unearthing of a 2009 Cosmopolitan interview with Levine before he was married. Some of his comments give real insight into the contradictions of human nature. In the interview, he was asked “why do guys cheat?” He responded, “Instinctively, monogamy is not in our genetic makeup. “People cheat. I have cheated. And you…

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‘All a Part of His Plan’: NFL Star Powerfully Praises God After Painful, Season-Ending Injury By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance is turning to God following a season-ending right ankle break that required surgery and rehab. Lance, who sustained the injury Sunday during a game against the Seattle Seahawks, took to social media Tuesday to share his faith and an update for fans. The NFL star posted an image of him lying in a hospital bed smiling and making a peace sign. His right foot…

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Revelation Is Good News for Today, not a Game Plan for the Future by DEAN FLEMMING for Christianity Today For a clearer picture of this mysterious book, try trading a prediction lens for a missional lens. For much of my life, I treated the Book of Revelation like foul-tasting medicine. I knew it was probably good for me, but if you gave me the chance, I’d avoid it. That had a lot to do with the way I was taught to read Revelation. As a teenager, my youth group watched…

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Why Did Jesus Say “You Must Be Born Again”? What Does “Born Again” Mean? by Chad Napier for Christianity.com Being “born again” is required for salvation. The term, “born again” was introduced to Nicodemus in the Bible and explained by Jesus in Scripture. A person is “born again” through faith in Jesus Christ, who took the judgement for our sins to give his righteousness to anyone who would believe. The principle of being “born-again” is difficult for the sinner to fully understand. In 1 Corinthians 2:14, Paul taught “the natural person…

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‘Lifemark’ Star and Producer Alex Kendrick Reveals Amazing Salvation Stories Happening Inside Theaters By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire ‘Making Decisions For Christ’ Actor and producer Alex Kendrick expressed gratitude this week for the success of his new movie “Lifemark” and revealed the monumental impact the film is having on audience members, with some reportedly accepting Christ inside movie theaters. “We’ve got just a flood of responses and people even making decisions for Christ in the theater,” Kendrick told CBN’s Faithwire “We’re very grateful for what’s going on and can’t wait…

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6 Tips on How to Hear from God By: Josh Longanecker for James River Church Hearing the voice of God is something that everyone, Christian or not, wants to experience. Although we all want to hear God, actually doing it, for most of us, is sort of a mysterious process. We often don’t know how to hear God consistently, if at all. Yet hearing and understanding what God is saying is critical for our spiritual development. As we look at people in the Bible who heard from God, Samuel was one…

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What Is Faith? by Jim Haeffele for Life, Hope and Truth What is faith? It is trust, assurance and confidence in God. Living faith is shown by service and obedience to God. How can we increase our faith? The expression “just have faith, it will work out” is used by people to encourage and comfort someone facing serious problems or stressful situations. But just what is faith as described in the Bible, and does it really work? In the New Testament the English word faith is used to translate the Greek word pistis. The…

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Churches Stand on ‘Burning Platform’ if Christians Don’t Disciple Children, Says Awana CEO By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire Churches that don’t invest in children are “standing on a burning platform.” Those are the words of Matt Markins, the chief executive of Awana, a child-centered discipleship parachurch organization headquartered in Streamwood, Illinois. Pointing to data from the faith-based research firm Barna Group showing a child’s worldview is essentially established by 13 years old, Markins said it’s critical to begin building a foundation of faith at a very young age, rather than…

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The Great News of God’s Grace by Gordon Robertson – President and CEO, CBN Recently, I was asked if the word grace means love. There are several Greek words for love in the New Testament, foremost of which is agape, meaning unconditional love. However, the Greek word for grace is charis, which means unmerited favor. In our human understanding, we can think that we have to do certain things to be loved and that there is some kind of exchange—a quid pro quo. We can have the mistaken notion that…

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