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What Does It Mean to Add to or Take Away from God’s Word? BY Adriel Sanchez for Core Christianity The book of Revelation says that anybody who adds or subtracts from the word of God will be punished. How does that work for the Catholic Church and the Mormon church that have added things to the word of God? The Mormons have the Book of Mormon and the Catholic Church has four or five books that aren’t in the Bible, but they’re still thriving after all these years. The thriving of a…

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4 Powerful Bible Verses About Prayer to Inspire Your Christian Walk, Help You Navigate Cultural Chaos By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire Thursday, May 5, marks the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance that invites Americans to “pray for the nation.” In light of this historic event, which was created by Congress in 1952 and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, we’ll explore four powerful Bible verses that implore us to seek the Lord. First and foremost, there’s Romans 8:26, a Scripture reminding believers how the Holy Spirit…

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Jonathan Cahn to Reveal Stunning, Long-Hidden Prophetic Images in New ‘Harbinger’ Motion Picture by DEBBIE MARRIE for Charisma News On May 12 and May 19, 2022, Jonathan Cahn’s new motion picture, The Harbingers of Things to Come, will premiere in movie theaters nationwide. Near the end of the movie, he will reveal a sequence of prophetic images kept hidden for years. Cahn has had the images in his possession for some time but has never publicly released them as he does with the movie’s release. Though the specific content of the…

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More pastors say they have considered quitting, cite stress, loneliness and politics: study By Leonardo Blair, Senior Features Reporter for The Christian Post Driven to despair by stress, loneliness, political divisions and other worries like their church being in decline, more pastors now say they considered quitting their jobs compared to a year ago, new data released by the Barna Group show. The research draws on data collected in surveys conducted in January 2021 and March 2022 that show the share of pastors who have given serious consideration to quitting…

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Should We Keep Singing Hillsong? by KELSEY KRAMER MCGINNIS| for Christianity Today When the megachurch’s former pastors are in the news with allegations of scandal and abuse, what a contentious name it is. When a megachurch scandal makes headlines, it doesn’t usually affect your Sunday morning set list. But Hillsong isn’t just a megachurch. It’s a major global force in worship music. Since the explosion of the song “Shout to the Lord” in 1994, Sydney-based Hillsong has shaped worship in the US, particularly among Pentecostals and evangelicals. The pop and…

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‘Pray Over Our Kids’: How Parents and Churches Can Handle Trans, Sexuality Issues in Christian Families By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire A former teacher and education expert who runs a nonprofit aimed at helping kids and families navigate today’s chaotic culture believes Christians need to think deeper about how to navigate LGBTQ issues impacting the church. Dr. Kathy Koch, a staff member with Summit Ministries and the founder and president of Celebrate Kids, Inc., lamented the reality that some pastors and church leaders are ill-prepared to deal with these issues.…

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Elon Musk’s Stick Figure Graphic Illustrates What Happens When Our Nation’s Moral Standards Shift by Michael L. Brown for Ask Dr Brown pic.twitter.com/Q9OjlJhi7f — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022 What can we learn from Elon Musk’s apparent shift to the right in his politics? From his perspective, as illustrated in his stick figure tweet, he has not shifted at all. Instead, the left has veered further left, because of which, by remaining stationary in his own views, it is perceived that he has moved to the right. His graphic reminded…

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God’s Objective for Us Doesn’t Include Having ‘Nice Days’ by Pastor, Greg Laurie for Harvest We have all heard the expression many times: “Have a nice day.” It’s a classic Americanism. But what does it mean to have a nice day? I guess it’s having a day that is void of any problems, a day in which there is no sickness, no conflict, and no hardship. It’s a day that is, well, basically nice. That is even how some people portray God. They think of Him as a Santa Claus-like…

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How Does God Guide People? by Pat Robertson for CBN News God’s primary means for giving us guidance is the Bible. “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the spirit’” (John 3:5). The Bible is our rule book of faith and practice. If we know and understand the scriptures, we will be well on our way to having His guidance. He never guides His people contrary to the clear principles of His written Word. Second, guidance…

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