4 WAYS TO READ THE BIBLE FOR PERSONAL APPLICATION by David Powlison for Core Christianity God’s Word for You It is a marvel how personally the Bible applies. The words pointedly address the concerns of long-ago people in faraway places, facing specific problems, many of which no longer exist. They had no difficulty seeing the application. Much of what they read was personal application to actual situations they were facing. But nothing in the Bible was written directly to you or specifically about what you face. We are reading someone…
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Ravi Zacharias Explains Why We Cannot Know What Is Good Without God
Ravi Zacharias Explains Why We Cannot Know What Is Good Without God By Will Maule for Faith Wire In the latest episode of the Ben Shapiro Show’s “Sunday Special,” world-renowned Christian apologist, Ravi Zacharias, joined Shapiro to discuss a wide range of faith-related issues. ‘No Evidence Base’: Former Psychologist at Child Trans Clinic Pens Damning Open Letter to Former Boss A prolific author, debater and academic, Zacharias runs an international apologetics organization, RZIM, and is widely sought after for his eloquent answers to life’s biggest questions. What is the biggest and…
READ MOREArchaeologists Discover Biblical City Where King David Fled From Saul
Archaeologists Discover Biblical City Where King David Fled From Saul by WORLD ISRAEL NEWS via Charisma News Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, believe they have discovered the Philistine town of Ziklag, immortalized in the biblical narrative. Ziklag is mentioned multiple times in the Bible in relation to David in 1 and 2 Samuel. According to the biblical narrative, Achish, King of Gat, allowed David to find refuge in Ziklag while fleeing King Saul. It was from Ziklag that…
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Forgetting God Podcast by Janet Parshall for In The Market MP3 Listen / Download HERE>>> God has blessed the United States of America perhaps more than any other nation before us. Yet, while basking in the blessing, we have forgotten that the hand of God made us a nation. Our future depends on America rising from its fatal forgetfulness, and remembering the godly principles expressed in so many of our founding documents and general literature, which are the bedrock of this great nation. Can remembering God’s role in American history…
READ MOREWHEN YOU’RE NOT SURE GOD ACCEPTS YOU
WHEN YOU’RE NOT SURE GOD ACCEPTS YOU by Chris Vogel for Core Christianity I admit that I was (and am) an athletic misfit, but I suspect I wasn’t the only one always picked last for kickball in school. Did you ever eat alone in the cafeteria? Were you ever rejected by the “cool kids” in high school? We all need to know that we are accepted, valued, and loved, but deep down most of us struggle with a visceral sense of rejection and pervasive lack of assurance that can’t be…
READ MOREAmerica’s Sad Declaration of Independence From God
America’s Sad Declaration of Independence From God by JOSEPH MATTERA for Charisma News Since the original Declaration of Independence penned by Thomas Jefferson and made official in 1776, the USA has made an about-turn from the values of that document. Anyone examining the Declaration of Independence is immediately impacted by the new nation’s utter dependence upon God, His providence and its Judeo-Christian worldview. The fact that the Founding Fathers’ decision to disassociate the nation from Britain and their political position was based upon “the laws of nature and nature’s God,”…
READ MOREGOD WILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE
GOD WILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE by R.D. McClenagan for Core Christianity Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. – Psalm 61:1-3 God will give you more than you can handle. Guaranteed. I have heard many people say God will not give you more than you can handle and they often say it with good intentions – to try and comfort someone walking through difficulty or…
READ MOREAre All Religions The Same? (Podcast)
Are All Religions The Same? Podcast by Ravi Zacharias for RZIM How do you respond to someone who says all religions are basically the same? This is a tough question, that many of us have been confronted with. Today on Just Thinking, Ravi Zacharias tackles this tough question, as RZIM, Speaker Vince Vitale and Pastor, Louie Giglio join him. MP3 Listen / Download HERE>>> More at Let My People Think>>>
READ MOREMy Most Reliable Ministry Tool: Keeping My Mouth Shut
My Most Reliable Ministry Tool: Keeping My Mouth Shut by CHRIS NYE for Christianity Today In a world of noise, people need us to listen with God’s ears. I was only 21 years old when a family asked if they could meet with me to discuss how their marital difficulties were affecting their teenage daughter and son. At the time, I had “pastor” in my title, but I wasn’t yet married and certainly didn’t have any children. As I read the email, I wondered why they contacted me. I was…
READ MOREICE, Border Patrol and 30 Churches In El Paso
ICE, Border Patrol and 30 Churches In El Paso by Heather Sells for CBN News GNN Note – Needless to say you will never see the image below on corporate media, not even Fox News. ****** EL PASO, Texas – Far from the battle in Washington over humanitarian funding for the border crisis, believers on both sides of the Rio Grande are coming together to care for the thousands of asylum seekers hoping to receive a legal pathway into the US. In El Paso, Sami DiPasquale, the executive director of Ciudad…
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