With NASCAR in His Blood, Austin Dillon Turned to the Shed Blood of Christ

With NASCAR in His Blood, Austin Dillon Turned to the Shed Blood of Christ by JARED TURNER for Charisma News He’s won NASCAR’s two biggest races and grown up in one of the sport’s royal families. He’s also survived a frightening accident and experienced times when driving race cars felt completely monotonous and unsatisfying. But through the ups and downs that come with being a professional racecar driver in NASCAR’s premier series, Austin Dillon has discovered that operating in close fellowship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing in his life.…

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Our times call for strong and courageous Catholics, not ‘nice’ ones

Our times call for strong and courageous Catholics, not ‘nice’ ones by SantosO.Muñoz,LtCol(Ret),USAF for Life Site News Broadly speaking, our beloved bishops, priests and deacons, both here and abroad, either are not very effective speaking about our Blessed Lord’s bravery, strength, and masculinity, or they fear reprimand and reprisal when teaching the Truth in the same manner as Him. I’m a cradle Catholic, Hispanic man, husband, father, and retired U.S. Air Force officer who grew up in Puerto Rico during the 1980s and graduated high school from a Catholic school. I…

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Mark Wahlberg Says God Was Behind New Film ‘Father Stu,’ Speaks Out Against Culture’s Lack of Grace

Mark Wahlberg Says God Was Behind New Film ‘Father Stu,’ Speaks Out Against Culture’s Lack of Grace By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire Success is a tricky word to define. For Mark Wahlberg, its arc is bent toward eternity. That trajectory provides much-needed context to the famed actor’s newest film, “Father Stu,” which debuts in theatres nationwide next week, just in time for Easter. The movie tells the story of the late Stuart Long, an amateur boxer who seemed constantly searching before ultimately finding the answers he didn’t know he needed.…

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Why Palm Sunday Matters

Why Palm Sunday Matters by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall News Flash: Rabbi Jonathan Cahn asked me to inform Townhall readers about his prophetic movie “The Harbingers of Things to Come.” Watch the trailer, and you’ll want to buy tickets for the May 12 one-night-only showing at theatres throughout the nation.  Thanks for joining our Palm Sunday Bible study. I am blessed to write about this profound event for the third year and will repeat an amusing personal story. Up until my early twenties, I thought Palm Sunday was about glorifying palm trees,…

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6 Ways to Vet a ‘Word from the Lord’

6 Ways to Vet a ‘Word from the Lord’ by RICH NATHAN for Christianity Today Prophetic words about a Christian’s calling should be subject to biblical discernment. It has always been popular in Christian circles to claim God’s leading when it comes to one’s personal and professional decisions. But in the past few years, a few high-profile figures made the news for claiming to hear from the Lord in their predictions about the last presidential election and their choices to switch or leave their denominations. Is there any pastor in…

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How error enters the church

How error enters the church By Robin Schumacher, for The Christian Post The disagreement centered around a single letter in a single word. You can’t get more subtle than that. All Arius (AD ca. 250 – 336) wanted was for the Church to say Jesus’ was homoiousion but not homoousion when it came to Christ’s relationship to God. That single letter addition to the word meant Jesus was “of like substance” when it came to God but not “of the same substance.” And to any thinking Christian, that won’t do.…

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Being faithfully pro-life means loving and welcoming Christ into our lives

Being faithfully pro-life means loving and welcoming Christ into our lives by Susan Ciancio and American Life League for Life Site News Being a Palm Sunday people means we are to act like John—the only one of the apostles who didn’t run away out of fear. This Sunday is Palm Sunday—a day to remember when those in Jerusalem venerated Christ as He entered the city. It’s a day to think about welcoming Christ into our lives and glorifying Him in all we do. It’s a day to examine our own lives and…

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Kristi Noem Exposes What So Many Get Wrong About Prayer, Public Schools, and the Constitution. And She’s Not Backing Down.

Kristi Noem Exposes What So Many Get Wrong About Prayer, Public Schools, and the Constitution. And She’s Not Backing Down. By Billy Hallowell for Faith Wire South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) believes too many critics misunderstand the First Amendment, particularly regarding the presence of faith in the public square. “I have been, over the last 10 years, just constantly surprised by the amount of people who think that religion and prayer cannot be in our schools,” Noem recently told “The Prodigal Stories Podcast.” “And that that is what our Constitution…

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KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AUTHENTICATES AND FUELS WORSHIP

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AUTHENTICATES AND FUELS WORSHIP by Dave Jenkins for Servants of Grace Theology is the study of God. Christian theology is concerned with understanding God, who has revealed himself in the sixty-six books that constitute God’s reliable, trustworthy, clear, and authoritative Word for every phase and sphere of life. No theology can exhaust or mine the depths of God because He is infinite and eternal, so any attempt to describe Him will fall short (Romans 11:33-36). KNOWLEDGE OF GOD THROUGH HIS WORD AND SON Some people believe theology isn’t…

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Love Your Church Within Its Limits

Love Your Church Within Its Limits by Kelly M. Kapic for Christianity Today Why accepting a congregation’s shortcomings is key to developing its strengths. Church can be so disappointing. We want it to be healthy and vibrant, growing and missional, faithful and generous, but we often see more problems than triumphs, more fear than courage, and more weakness than strength in our local congregations. We are not always an attractive lot. When we look outside the walls of our church, we see so many needs in our communities and across the…

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