Tag: revival

How to Seize This Once-in-a-Generation Moment

Randolph Jason

How to Seize This Once-in-a-Generation Moment by RON LUCE for Charisma News “From the sons of Issachar, those having understanding of times and what Israel should do” (1 Chr. 12:32). Assuming we want to aspire to this level of prowess, how then are we to understand the coronavirus we are in the midst of, and what ought we to do? Instead of a simple impulse response to the immediate situation, let’s back up and examine the larger implication of this outbreak, and see if there are gleanings that could help…

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Are We Witnessing an Awakening During This Time of Uncertainty?

Randolph Jason

Are We Witnessing an Awakening During This Time of Uncertainty? by ABDU MURRAY for Charisma News God bless you, my friend. In this season of uncertainty, may He give you strength. There is so much disruption, so much discussion of disease, death and financial depression. It requires a supernatural transfusion to stay strong. But God will give it. In fact, I’m wondering if God is up to something supernatural in this season. What if we are witnessing an awakening? What if God is using this pandemic to call us back…

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HAS THE GOVERNMENT JUST SHUT DOWN YOUR CHURCH BUILDING? GOOD! MAYBE IT’S TIME TO COPY THE APOSTLES AND GO BACK TO HOUSE CHURCHES LIKE THEY DID

Randolph Jason

HAS THE GOVERNMENT JUST SHUT DOWN YOUR CHURCH BUILDING? GOOD! MAYBE IT’S TIME TO COPY THE APOSTLES AND GO BACK TO HOUSE CHURCHES LIKE THEY DID by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins Think about this, what if your church never reopens? What if the New World Order which is forming right now during the coronavirus outbreak decides there will be no more church buildings? Then what will you do? This is my advice, eat the meat and spit out the bones, but here it is. Instead of worrying about…

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Quarantines Remind That He Is Still God

Randolph Jason

Quarantines Remind That He Is Still God By Hannah Harrison for CNS News Trapped. That’s the easiest way to describe how I’ve felt since the world crumbled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I can’t see my friends. I can’t go to the store. I can’t swing by my favorite restaurants on the way home from work. Simply put, I’m trapped. Two weeks ago, I had the freedom to visit and go wherever I wanted. Last week, I watched as sporting events, amusement parks, and churches closed their doors for the…

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9 WAYS TO GUARD YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

Randolph Jason

9 WAYS TO GUARD YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD by David Murray for Core Christianity Time and Energy Required Like all healthy and satisfying relationships, our relationship with God needs time and energy. But giving time and energy to our relationship with God actually increases free time and energy because it helps us get a better perspective on life and order our priorities better, it reduces the time we spend on image management, and it removes fear and anxiety. Here are some things that have helped me to keep my…

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Revival or We Die

Randolph Jason

Revival or We Die by Michael Brown for Charisma News John Knox prayed, “Give me Scotland, or I die!” George Whitefield prayed, “Give me souls, or take my soul!” Today, millions of American Christians need to pray, “God, revive us, or we die!” And there is no hyperbole in that prayer. Without a national awakening, America as we know it is doomed. In 1944, Rev. Peter Marshall declared, “Surely the time has come, because the hour is late, when we must decide. And the choice before us is plain—Yahweh or…

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‘The Way Back’ Begins with the Father’s Love

Randolph Jason

‘The Way Back’ Begins with the Father’s Love by BRETT MCCRACKEN for The Gospel Coalition The Way Back is another solid sports movie from writer/director Gavin O’Connor, who previously mined the intensity of hockey (2004’s Miracle) and MMA fighting (2011’s Warrior) to explore the larger dramas of life. But even as it releases in the basketball-saturated month of March, The Way Back should not be construed as a mere “basketball movie.” It’s one of the best movies of 2020 so far, period. Like all the best sports movies—from Friday Night Lights to Hoosiers to Field of Dreams—this one has more on…

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Tennessee Bill Could Ban ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ with Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act

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Tennessee Bill Could Ban ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ with Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins TENNESSEE BILL ‘PARENTAL OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACT’ COULD PUT AN END TO DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR IN THEIR STATE, HELP US TO GET IT PASSED NOW The Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act, sponsored by Tennessee state Sen. Paul Bailey and state Rep. Andy Holt, would establish a five-member review board for each public library to determine “whether any sexual material provided to the public by the…

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3 Thought-Provoking New Christian Documentaries

Randolph Jason

3 Thought-Provoking New Christian Documentaries by BRETT MCCRACKEN for The Gospel Coalition In recent years we have seen the growth of a genre I might call “theological documentary.” As faith-oriented films go, this genre has become somewhat of a bright spot in an otherwise uninspiring “Christian movie” landscape. Documentaries can get away with being didactic and apologetics-oriented in ways fiction films can’t, which is why they’re often well-suited for theological content. Last year’s For the Love of God documentary, for example, was a far more effective defense of Christianity than any of the God’s…

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