Proof The Bible Is True

03/25/20   The Bible is God’s Word and is full of truth for every situation we face in life. As the world endures quarantines, closures, and even panic during the coronavirus pandemic, God offers peace. His Word can displace anxiety and fear with hope and healing.   Jesus is described as the “Prince of Peace” for those who choose to let him reign over their lives. He offers peace for our troubled minds and freedom from fear. Here are just a few of the great verses in the Bible about God’s power to deliver us from fear – we begin [More]

01/16/20   New regulations regarding religious practice took effect in China in 2018, Open Doors notes in its 2020 World Watch List, which was released Wednesday.   “Christians are increasingly being pushed underground in China,” said David Curry, president of Open Doors. “Pastors are being detained, churches are being closed and people who have a personal faith in Jesus are being watched using technology that was never available before.”   “The Church is being squeezed in China,” he noted.   Yet along with increased monitoring of religious activity and an outright ban on unregistered religious groups, the new norms specifically [More]

11/30/19 “Great commentary by Michael during this Thanksgiving season.”  Admin One of the worst things about our culture and the current generation we are living in is that we’ve made it okay for young and old alike to shirk responsibility. It is a practice that will have lasting, devastating consequences, the depths of which we’ve just begun to see in society. It used to be men had to assume responsibility for themselves. Otherwise, they would perish. If you didn’t forage for food, build a homestead, farm your land, defend what was yours, find a wife, have children, and raise them [More]

11/27/19   “Excellent article by Michael on how the seemingly small things we may do for God can lead to big results far beyond our imagination.”  Admin   One of my eldest daughter’s favorite books is one by Dr. Seuss titled because a little bug went ka-choo. It goes through an entire plethora of unfortunate events that took place, all because, you guessed it, a little bug went ka-choo. There was a cascading effect, a ripple that grew bigger and bigger, and yes, more absurd, but it’s a fun read, and we always have a chuckle, especially when it comes [More]

11/21/19 A few days after *Thuan and his wife *Hien became Christians, local authorities in their village in north Vietnam warned them they must return to tribal ancestor worship, or be kicked out of the village. When Thuan and Hien refused, the village chief publicly denounced them and their new beliefs. Children in the village were now banned from interacting with Thuan and Hien’s kids. A group of relatives, villagers and local authorities destroyed the family’s house, fruit trees and killed or stole their livestock. Thuan and Hien show us what it’s like to be a Christian in Southeast Asia [More]

10/24/19   “According to stats in the article Wicca is growing markedly in the US. Let’s send up some extra prayers for Pres. Trump to make sure he remains well protected from whatever the enemy tries to do, in either the natural or supernatural realms.”  Admin   I know that the headline will sound very strange to a lot of my readers, but this is actually happening. On Oct. 25 at 11:59 p.m., thousands of witches will simultaneously conduct a ritual that is meant to “bind” Donald Trump. Unlike a “curse” or a “hex,” a “binding spell” is not meant [More]

10/08/19 In Psalm 60, the Psalmist describes the totality of God’s victory over Israel’s foes, proclaiming “Moab is my wash basin; upon Edom I cast my sandal.” This is only one of more than 100 mentions of Edom in the Old Testament. The Edomites were descendants from Esau, Jacob’s older brother. The Genesis account of the troubled twins describes Esau as red all over when he was born. Esau, you might remember, sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of red stew. Edom means “red” in Hebrew; thus, Esau’s descendants came to be known as Edomites. Over the years, [More]

 “You can read the latest 30 of his blog posts here: http://proofthebibleistrue.com/michael-boldea-jrs-30-latest-blog-posts-always-a-good-read/  ” Admin   Thankfully, generally speaking and for the most part, we men have simple dreams. We dream of waking up next to someone we love every morning, watching our kids grow up healthy, and balanced enough to make the right decisions on their own, paying off the mortgage, and still being able to climb a flight of stairs at fifty.   We do not dream of conquest and power, we do not dream of control and ruling with an iron fist, our dreams are simple, and that’s [More]

 10/02/19 Oct. 1, 2019, marks the 70th anniversary of the brutal, Communist takeover of China.   Friday night, I received an anguished phone call, begging me to write about the state of the Christian Church in China. The caller (whose name or location I cannot divulge for her protection) was an attorney in China who had worked within Chinese court system. When she became a Christian, however, she realized that she could not compromise her faith and join the officially atheistic Communist Party, as all judges are expected to do in China.   She explained that three major house churches [More]

10/01/19   One of the more notable takeaways of the 2019 World Watch List is the rise in rank of China. In 2018, the county was ranked at No. 43, suggesting that, while there were certainly isolated examples of persecution against Christians, believers could mostly worship freely.   This year, China is ranked at No. 27. The 2019 rise in China’s persecution score mark’s the country’s highest-ever spike on the list, reflecting a tightening of religious belief that impacts Chinese Christians in every part of society.   How did this happen? What has changed in the last year that has [More]

09/30/19   Today, October 1, 2019, marks the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. It’s a significant milestone for a country that has come a long way since the darkest days of post-World War II reconstruction and Cultural Revolution. China is now a global superpower, home to incredible ingenuity, incredible cultural exports and an economy that impacts the world.   It’s also home to nearly 100 million Christians.   For years, observers around the world have been stunned by the rapid rise of the underground Christian church in China. There are an estimated 97 million Christians in China, [More]

Human beings are naturally social creatures. We crave deep connections with others who share our interests and beliefs. But according to a Cigna’s U.S. Loneliness Index, nearly half of American report sometimes or always feeling alone. A quarter of those polled reported rarely or never feeling as though there are people that understand them, while a fifth said they rarely or never feel close to people.   Although forming close relationships sometimes requires time, there are a few simple ways to make friends and begin to build your network of support.   Read More: 9 Simple Ways to Make Friends [More]

We read the Bible and wonder why our prayers don’t get answered like the people we read about in Scripture. Elijah called down fire from heaven. Hezekiah rose from his deathbed. Paul raised Eutychus from the dead. Man, if only…   But not every prayer was answered. The Bible itself makes that clear. Here are four questions to ask yourself if your prayers aren’t being answered.   Read More: 4 Questions to Ask if Your Prayers Aren’t Answered | Guideposts

09/24/19   “Timely post by Michael on how to be at peace in this increasingly stressful world.”  Admin   If I were conspiratorial in nature I would conclude that everything is purposefully engineered to keep people anxious, afraid, scattered, joyless, and on edge. There are only so many things that can occur sequentially one can wave off as coincidence before they have to admit to themselves that there is focused intent behind what is occurring.   If you woke up one morning and found your car tires slashed, you could shrug it off, change your tire, and get on with [More]

09/24/19   Earlier this month, South Bend, IN, Mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg quoted the Bible in an attempt to speak to the question of abortion: “There are a lot of parts of the Bible that talk about how life begins with breath, and so even that is something that we can interpret differently.”   If we applied the Bible in the way Mayor Pete suggests, abortion would be justified up until birth, a position now firmly embedded and championed across the Democratic Party.   One of the ways Mayor Pete has distinguished his candidacy from all of the [More]

09/18/19   “Daddy, why do people throw stones at us?” Hassan* asks his father. He is a five year old boy in North Africa. “Why don’t the people like us, what have we done wrong?” Hassan’s father took him home after they were pelted with rocks. His father had to explain that they are hated because they follow Jesus. Hassan probably doesn’t know that he is one of millions of Christians who experience persecution simply because they claim the name of Christ. But his simple question, in the framing of a five year old mind, is the one everyone asks: [More]

08/28/19   “A fundamental change is going on in attitudes and values which will eventually make the America many of us grew up in a relic of the past. The younger generation is far less religious than those of my generation so an increasingly Godless America is on its way.” Admin   Americans say patriotism, religion, and having children are less important to them today than they did 20 years ago, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey.   The poll found that “strong majorities” of Americans 21-years-ago said the principles of hard work, patriotism, commitment to religion, [More]

08/25/19   “Some good commentary on todays America from Michael. You can read more of his blog posts here: http://proofthebibleistrue.com/michael-boldea-jrs-30-latest-blog-posts-always-a-good-read/”  Admin   Recently the governor of Illinois signed a bill into law mandating that public schools now teach homosexual history. As one can expect from a jelly-spine church still suffering from the meat sweats due to the last successful potluck, there has been very little pushback or uproar.   It is a foregone conclusion that this faux history will be painted in the best possible light, and by the time they’re done putting together the curriculum, it was someone in [More]

There’s no way of justifying what I did that terrible evening in June 1982, but at the time I felt I had hit an all-time low. I had been rejected time after time. I had lost my job, then my townhouse. I had been forced to go on food stamps and to move in with my boyfriend to give my three children a roof over their heads. Then it got worse. My boyfriend was selling drugs, and I soon became addicted to cocaine. All of his money went for drugs; all I had for my family were food stamps.   [More]

I couldn’t wait to get into the ocean. My sister, Peggy, and I ran ahead of our parents, dashing up the Clark Street ramp to the boardwalk. We threaded through the crowd, bumping into the adults, craning our necks to see the beach through their legs and knees.   “Slow down, Marie,” Daddy shouted. He set up the big beach umbrella while my mother, aunt and grandmother spread out on the baking sand. I stripped off my shorts and sandals and followed Peggy into the water. It rushed up over my bare feet. “Catch me!” Peggy shouted, splashing me. I [More]

08/13/19   A family in a rural part of India has just lost their father—brutally murdered because of his faith in Jesus. It’s your job to go and comfort the family. How will you reach them safely? When you get there, what do you say to them? What actions will you take to show them they’re not alone? How will you be there for them?   For Abhishek*, an Open Doors local partner in India, this is the kind of hard situation and difficult questions he deals with every day. He is literally our hands and feet in India—your hands [More]

08/13/19   Archaeologists excavating Mount Zion in Jerusalem have discovered evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city, as accounted for in the Bible.   Researchers from the University of North Carolina retrieved ash deposits, arrowheads and broken pieces of pots and lamps at the site. But that wasn’t the most important item — they also uncovered an item of jewelry which was popular among the “elites.” This tiny detail, they say, confirms the Biblical narrative of Jerusalem’s wealth prior to the conquest in 587-586 BC.   Read More: Archaeologists in Jerusalem Discover Compelling Evidence of Historic Biblical Conquest – [More]

07/30/19   “A young journalism intern shares her experience of working in DC and how it tested her faith to say the least.”  Admin   My journalism internship in Washington D.C. this summer has been one of the most exciting and educational times of my young life so far.   But I learned more than I bargained for.   In addition to training on how to write on deadline and cover Congressional hearings I’ve also experienced first hand the spiritual battle underway in this country.   I’ve known of this battle, but I’ve long enjoyed the safety and serenity and [More]

07/18/19   Elnur Amikishiyev Archaeologists in Israel believe they have unearthed the 12th century BC biblical city of Ziklag.   In the book of 1 Samuel, David flees from King Saul and settles in the Philistine town of Ziklag until Saul’s death.   The site was found 43 miles from Jerusalem, near the modern city of Kiryat Gat.   Read More: Archaeologists discover King David’s city of refuge – The Christian InstituteThe Christian Institute

07/18/19   In her 2004 Pulitzer-Prize winning novel Gilead, Marilynne Robinson sketches a portrait of the Rev. John Ames, a small-town pastor in 1950s Iowa who is humble, self-aware, compassionate and devoted to his family and his congregation, and they to him.   Americans no longer hold clergy in such high regard, according to a recent poll, and even regular churchgoers are seeking counsel elsewhere.   A NORC/AP poll of 1,137 adults released this month shows that doctors, teachers, members of the military—even scientists—are viewed more positively than clergy. The less frequently people attend church, the more negative their views. [More]

06/26/19   “Some food for thought. You can read more of his blog posts here: http://proofthebibleistrue.com/michael-boldea-jrs-30-latest-blog-posts-always-a-good-read”  Admin   Imagine if you were married to someone whose singular focus was on how far they could push the envelope and still be married to you. What would be crossing the line, they would ask incessantly. Can I hold someone else’s hand and still be okay with you? Can I kiss them on the cheek? What about on the lips? Is heavy petting still okay? What constitutes cheating, really?   Also imagine that this selfsame life mate, only told you they loved you [More]

06/26/19   “Excellent post by Michael on Gods love. You can read more of his blog posts here: http://proofthebibleistrue.com/michael-boldea-jrs-30-latest-blog-posts-always-a-good-read.” Admin   Yesterday was father’s day, and you could tell by the increase in diners at every restaurant, at least in our area. You know it’s a holiday when it’s hard to get a table somewhere, or when there is a wait list.   My daughters got in on the act as well, the older one drawing me an ‘I love you daddy’ piece of art, and the younger one scribbling doodles on a piece of paper, but proud and happy to [More]