Worshipper’s Say Image of Weeping Virgin Mary at Chicago Church is a `Miracle` Video from DAHBOO Some worshippers at a historic Chicago church said they witnessed a miracle after they saw an icon of the Virgin Mary weeping. Video Source
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BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER TINY FIRST TEMPLE SEAL INSCRIBED WITH ‘BELONGING TO ADONIYAHU, ROYAL STEWARD’ IN DIG AT WESTERN WALL IN JERUSALEM by Geoffrey Grider for Now The End Begins Holding the seal in his hand, Shukron said, “After 2,600 years, you come and hold this bulla, which was used to seal a letter, that was sent 2,600 years ago by the highest minister in the kingdom, it’s something amazing… It makes my heart skip a beat,” he added. Inscribed with ‘Belonging to Adoniyahu, Royal Steward,’ a clay sealing from the 7th…
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3 WAYS THE HOLY SPIRIT WORKS IN THE WORLD by Michael Horton for Core Christianity One of the tragedies of modern debates about the Holy Spirit’s work in the church and in our lives today is that we have narrowed his repertoire. The Third Person of the Trinity is frequently associated almost exclusively with: (1) the application of salvation (2) direct, immediate, and surprising activities within us that defy any external means; and (3) the extraordinary (miraculous signs and wonders, gifts of healing and tongues, and so on). The Holy Spirits…
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European abortionist sues FDA for cracking down on abortion-by-mail scheme by Calvin Freiburger for Life Site News The European physician behind an organization that circumvents medical regulations by sending abortion pills through the mail has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) over actions it has taken to block their activities. Created by Dutch abortion activist Rebecca Gomperts, “Aid Access” sends women the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol after just an online consultation with a “doctor,” for the express purpose of getting around the costs and unavailability of…
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If You Were Drew Brees, What Would You Say? By John Stonestreet via CNS News “Controversy erupts around Drew Brees,” proclaimed news outlets on Friday, the very same news outlets who erupted the controversy engulfing one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. Here’s the story: In a short video, Brees encouraged students to participate in Focus on the Family’s “Bring Your Bible to School” project. He never once mentioned anything about sexual orientation or gender identity since, well, that’s not what Bring Your Bible to School Day is all about. To my…
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Does Your Church Feel Like a Home? by Stephen Witmer for The Gospel Coalition Some years ago, a married couple left a church in search of Sunday sermons that would better appeal to their bored, disengaged teenage son. Sadly, it was a fool’s errand. The problem wasn’t the preaching but the parents. They were sporadic in attendance, had declined to pursue membership, and seemed happiest when their commitment level was lowest. What their son needed wasn’t entertaining preaching but engaged parents—parents who modeled committed love for a local church (imperfect preaching…
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How to Bridge the Church’s Great Divide Between Word and Spirit by JARED LASKEY for Charisma News As a student in Bible college and seminary, I received tools, “rightly dividing the word of truth,” (2 Tim. 2:15b). Great professors and scholars taught Bible study methods and the art of studying Scripture. However, I had a hard time combining what the Holy Spirit said in the Bible and what He is saying in the present through spiritual gifts and in my personal time spent with Him. But I knew He is my…
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GOD CARES ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL by Brian Borgman for Core Christianity When I was a new believer in the early 1980s, it seemed I was in a constant tug-of-war. I read and heard that emotions are just the caboose; the engine is fact. The coal car is faith, and the caboose is feelings. The train will run fine on fact and faith; feelings are optional. But feelings never felt optional. On the other side of the rope, emotions were a requirement. If you were “touched by God,” you would…
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How Christians Can Take Back the Modern Culture – A Letter From the Russian-Faith Editor by Fr. Joseph Gleason for Russian-faith Russia is doing many things right, and we need to learn from them — In 25 years, Russia built over 25,000 churches, they increased their opposition to the LGBT movement, and they made abortion rates plummet. The faith of a nation shapes the destiny of a nation. Here is a way we can contribute . . . Fr. Joseph is the editor of Russian Faith. You can write him at this address: Dear Friends of Russian Faith, Greetings…
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The New World Religion by William F. Jasper for The New American My hope is that this charter will be a kind of Ten Commandments, a “Sermon on the Mount,” that provides a guide for human behavior toward the environment in the next century and beyond. — Mikhail Gorbachev Millions of Americans were justifiably shocked and outraged over the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ notorious ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance. “Can our courts really have sunk this low?” people asked. “How can little Johnny and Suzie violate the Constitution…
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