The Plan of God in the Suffering We Experience Podcast by Chris Platt for Radical God promises to give His people “a future and a hope” in Jeremiah 29:11, and many Christians assume that this rules out the possibility of suffering in their lives. However, we need to consider this promise in its wider, biblical context. In this message from Jeremiah 29:11–13, David Platt helps us think through God’s promise to Jeremiah in the context of God’s overarching plan of redemption through Jesus Christ. Even in the midst of pain…
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Why California Pastors Must Stand Up to Government Tyranny
Why California Pastors Must Stand Up to Government Tyranny by Michael L. Brown In the latest and most egregious example of attempted government overreach, California legislators have proposed a bill that would dictate what pastors preach from the pulpit. Specifically, “Assembly Concurrent Resolution 99 calls on ‘counselors, pastors, religious workers, educators’ and institutions with ‘great moral influence’ to stop perpetuating the idea that something is wrong with LGBT identities or sexual behavior. ACR 99 also condemns attempts to change unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion as ‘unethical,’ ‘harmful,’ and leading to high rates…
READ MOREOur Authority Over the Enemy
Our Authority Over the Enemy by Rob Pue via Dr Mike Spaulding Why does our culture and our world continue to spin deeper and deeper down the drain of sewage and depravity? Everywhere we look, good is called “evil” and evil is called “good.” Everything is backwards from God’s natural order. Everything is a demonic counterfeit of God’s perfect plan and design. Today, as we read in Romans 1, it seems God has given the world over to depraved, reprobate minds. Vile affections, blood lust, worship of false gods. “Filled…
READ MOREHealings, Jesus Encounters and More: Prepare for the 2020 Evangelism Explosion
Healings, Jesus Encounters and More: Prepare for the 2020 Evangelism Explosion by LEILANI HAYWOOD for Charisma News Pentecostal Christians around the country are gearing up for an international evangelism explosion next year through GO 2020, a special edition of Global Outreach Day. “From the East Coast to the West Coast, Assemblies of God is excited about GO 2020,” said Joe Oden, Assemblies of God National Coordinator for GO2020 and liaison for the Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA). PCCNA represents 40 million Christians in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.…
READ MOREPro-Life Heroes: Texas Couple Foster More Than 170 Newborn Babies
Pro-Life Heroes: Texas Couple Foster More Than 170 Newborn Babies By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire Over the course of 36 years, Burrell and Leanna Lankford welcomed a total of 173 newborn babies into their home. It all started in January 1976, Lankford told KUT-FM. Looking back, the now-77-year-old Austin, Texas, native said his wife, who died five years ago, “brought the issue up before the family and decided that she wanted to be a foster parent, so she asked me and the kids if we would be interested and everybody said…
READ MOREBig Questions/Bigger Answers (Podcast)
Big Questions/Bigger Answers Podcast by Janet Parshall for In the Market with Janet Parshall We all have questions about Jesus, the Bible, the Christian faith and our culture today. The great news is that Jesus gives answers. Join us as we take a look at 52 questions about Christianity that can and must be answered. Join us to see and know better the One who is the Answer, Jesus Christ. Podcast HERE>>> Listen to Hour 2 Recognizing Abuse / In the Market with Janet Parshall>>>
READ MOREHow Christianity Is Helping Keep Hong Kong’s Stunning Protests A Peaceful Beacon To The World
How Christianity Is Helping Keep Hong Kong’s Stunning Protests A Peaceful Beacon To The World By Helen Raleigh for The Federalist What’s more impressive than 2 million people walking down central Hong Kong demanding freedom? How about the scene where the human wave moved to the side in an orderly fashion to let an ambulance pass without anyone directing them? How about before going home for the night, the young protesters stayed to ensure there was no litter left on the streets that 2 million people walked? How about that there was nothing, not a…
READ MOREPrepping For Women: A Self-Defense Guide
Prepping For Women: A Self-Defense Guide by Sara Tipton for Ready Nutrition Women are usually seen as the “weaker sex” and it doesn’t matter whether we like it or not. Those who have more body mass will likely try to take advantage of those with less body mass, especially when supplies dwindle and the grocery stores run out of that last can of corn. So what then? Self-defense is incredibly important for women to know. Women are usually seen as the “weaker sex” and it doesn’t matter whether we like…
READ MOREGood things happen to good people
Good things happen to good people Via AlbertBridgeCapital.com, The Burning Platform This is going to be an uncharacteristic departure for me. This story is deeply personal, for our family, and for our oldest son in particular. But it is a story he’s letting me tell, because it is a story he wants people to hear. My son Max was born in Detroit in 1997, he spent the next summer in Hong Kong when I was interning at Fidelity Investments, and moved to London before he was two when I accepted an…
READ MOREBefore The Deluge (Video)
Before The Deluge Video by Jackson Browne Final track from the wonderful ‘Late For The Sky’ album. Poetry in motion with lyrics on screen. Written and performed by Jackson Browne. Video Source Some of them were dreamers And some of them were fools Who were making plans and thinking of the future With the energy of the innocent They were gathering the tools They would need to make their journey back to nature While the sand slipped through the opening And their hands reached for the golden ring With their…
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