06/16/21 “What a great idea! What if we did this once a month or week, think what a positive impact we could have.” Admin My mom always made birthdays special. She died of cancer when I was 32. After that, I dreaded my birthday because she wasn’t here to celebrate with me. As I approached 40, I decided that I wanted to have joyful birthdays again. A friend told me that she’d read about someone who spent their birthday doing random acts of kindness. My mom would have loved that. Why not give it a try? I thought.
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I just finished reading two fascinating books by Kayy Gordon detailing her experience of answering God’s call to take the Gospel to the Eskimos in the Canadian Arctic in 1956 as a young 22 yr. old woman. Living in a tent with temperatures 50 degrees below zero, making long treks piloting a dog sled in blizzard like conditions, getting accustomed to the native customs, diet and language were just some of the hardships encountered. But God has been faithful to bless her ministry there which she is still involved with 60 yrs. later! Both books, Gods Fire On Ice and
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05/15/21 Inside Nigeria’s northeast region lies the sprawling city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. With a population of 1 million people, the century-old city is the largest in the area. Maiduguri has always called itself the “city of peace.” And then, Boko Haram was born. In 2002, a radical Islamist cleric founded the group, and since then the city and surrounding areas have been the place attacked most by Boko Haram. Now, fear roams the streets; it’s chased the peace out of the city. Now, Maiduguri is known as “the birthplace of Boko Haram.”
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05/14/21 Lee Joo-Chan* (now in his 50s) is one of the thousands of North Koreans who grew up in a Christian family without knowing it. If a North Korean’s faith is discovered, they–and three generations of their families–face prison, physical and mental torture and even death. In this country (#1 for 18 consecutive years on the World Watch List), parents can’t risk telling their children about their faith–perhaps the saddest consequence of North Korea’s high “squeeze factor.” Some parents wait until the children are old enough, then let them in on the “family secret.” Others, like Lee’s parents, never feel that freedom.
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05/14/21 The words of God in the Old and New Testaments remind us that our God wants to see all of His creation come to a saving knowledge and trust in Him through Jesus. And that when we seek Him and His Kingdom, we will find Him. While the holy month of Ramadan is often a month of increased pressure for Christians whose faith stands out more than usual during this time, God continues to work in peoples’ hearts and bring them to Him. During Ramadan, many Muslims will earnestly seek God through prayer and fasting and the practice of
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05/14/21 “A worthy cause to donate to if you feel so led.” Admin Regular WND readers should be familiar with the name Julio Severo, the fearless and plain-spoken Brazilian Christian writer whose commitment to the defense of biblical marriage and sexuality in his home country brought the wrath of Brazil’s super-powerful LGBT bullies down upon him. But rather than compromise his faith and God’s truth, about a decade ago Julio and his wife, Sarah, fled into the jungles of a neighboring country with their young family to avoid threatened prosecution under then-pending “anti-homophobia” laws. There, literally in exile,
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05/13/21 Being incarcerated for your faith is one thing. But what would happen to your child if you were taken away? A mother in Iran (No. 8 on the World Watch List) shares how she prepared her daughter for the day persecution arrived at their door. I knew the day would come … the day they would knock on the door and take me and my husband to prison. Although everyone around me thought I was a housewife, I was, in fact, involved in full-time ministry. The authorities were bound to find out. We started preparing our daughter Lily*
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05/03/21 “You never know how something as simple as writing a letter can have a life changing impact. So if God prompts you to do something that seems simple, do it. The results may be far greater than you can imagine.” Admin I don’t remember a thing about the accident. It was April 11, 1991, and I was driving home to Montgomery from Birmingham along I–65 near Clanton. There’s a rest area there, and I’m told the tractor trailer rig was pulling out onto the highway when I ran under it in my Volvo. But as I say, I have
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05/01/21 Pollster George Barna, chief of research at the Cultural Research Center, has concluded that America is infected with “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism,” or for the layperson, “watered-down, feel-good, fake Christianity.” Barna’s organization at Arizona Christian University has released a report explaining the beliefs first were identified among teens in the early 2000s, and now as adults, they still embrace them, making MTD “the most popular worldview in the United States today.” Read More: Barna: America infected with Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
04/27/21 Even people who aren’t pro wrestling types, I believe, have to tune in at some point for the silliness. I can still remember some of the talent lineup when I was a young ‘un. There was Irwin R. Schyster, the tax collector whose initials were IRS. There was the Mountie, who was … well, a Mountie. There was Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, who would hopefully never lose his mental acuity and have to fall back on his pure athletic talent. And then there was my favorite — the Undertaker. Read More: Wrestling superstar ‘The Undertaker’
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This a fantastic book by H.A. Baker who along with his wife had a Christian orphanage ministry in China in the early 1900’s. The children experienced a tremendous outpouring of the Holy Spirit resulting in visions of Heaven, Hell, the end times and more which are recorded in the book. You can read the book online, download it as a PDF or listen to an audio version at this link.
04/16/21 I recently updated my post “Miracle On The Howard Frankland Bridge” with some pictures of the vehicle taken after the accident at the garage where it was towed. Check it out, I’m sure you’ll find it interesting. Admin
04/10/21 In his 22 years, Rafer Johnson has done many things and all of them extraordinarily well. His mother says of him: “We tried to teach him to walk straight, talk straight and think straight … He just naturally became good at everything…” When his parents guided him toward church work, Rafer sang in the choir and was active in youth groups. In high school at Kingsburg, California, he captained the track, basketball and football teams, and gained stature as a power hitter on the baseball nine. After entering University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Rafer
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04/10/21 “A lesson for all of us.” Admin The call came one September morning, before I’d had my coffee. “Julie, he’s drinking again.” Our family member had relapsed. Not for the first time. I got off the phone and felt myself slipping too. Not by drinking, but by “stinking thinking,” the distorted thought patterns that had made my life unmanageable. Overanalyzing. Obsessing. Trying to control things. Clyde, our four-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, came into the kitchen as I poured my coffee, prancing as much as a 100-pound dog could prance. He knew it was time for a walk.
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04/04/21 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most important biblical truths there is. Next to the Crucifixion, it is the most significant event in church history. It isn’t a peripheral issue; it’s foundational. It’s bedrock. It’s the bottom line. Not only does the Resurrection tell us that we will live beyond the grave, but it also tells us there is hope beyond this life. In fact, the Bible says, “Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died. So you see, just as death came into
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04/01/21 “Some disturbing food for thought from Michael.” Admin If you’ve felt like the world has turned upside down and inside out, you are not alone. It’s not a dream, it’s not a nightmare, it’s not an Ambien-induced episode, and there’s no waking up from it. Unlike the cat ladies on Facebook who insist on posting the “hang in there memes,” I’m honest enough with you to tell you how it is. Not how I hoped it would be, or what the best-case scenario will look like if a thousand things happen in sequential order, akin to winning
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03/19/21 “Ruth Zhao” was a performer in the Chinese military’s Cultural and Performance Division. She was famous for her performances, winning awards year after year. ‘Deny your faith or lose your job’ But recently, everything changed. Ruth’s boss told her she had to stop going to church meetings and that she couldn’t be both a military performer and a Christian since military personnel in China are not allowed to be Christians. Ruth was faced with a life-changing decision: Deny her faith and keep her job, or declare her unchanging love for the Lord and risk everything.
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03/12/21 “For those of you who would like a deeper look into the Pre-Wrath view of the rapture then visit the website of Dr. Alan Kurschner, author of the book Antichrist Before the Day of the Lord. The first thing on his home page is a 2 hr. video in which he discusses what he believes are 7 problems with the Pre-Trib view and how it contrasts with the Pre-Wrath view. There are many posts discussing various aspects of Bible prophecy and the Pre-Wrath view as well. Check it out.” Admin Alan Kurschner, Ph.D., is a biblical scholar committed to proclaiming
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03/10/21 “This sounds like a great video so I decided to post a link to it. They do request a donation of any amount to get the DVD and access to the online streaming version. So you can decide how much or little you want to give. Plus it’s a great way to support CBN.” Admin Click Here To Get Video New From CBN Filme Written In Stone: House Of David For centuries, the Bible was the only written evidence that King David existed. Only recently have archaeologists unearthed physical evidence confirming the dynasty or house of David. Gordon Robertson
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03/04/21 “You can read more of Michael’s posts here.” Admin We are about to get a firsthand, front-row demonstration of what Nineveh would have suffered had they not repented. I spent the better part of thirty minutes trying to soften the blow, trying to make it seem less dire than it is, but there’s no getting around the truth of where we are, where we are headed, and what we are sure to see along the way. The parallels are eerily similar until they’re not. The point where the similarities between American and Nineveh diverge is the most essential of
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03/01/21 I recently had a literal dream about America. It was incredibly vivid and moving. It inspired but challenged me, too. It was about what America used to be, and yet what it could be again. It’s about what we once highly cherished, and I believe need to cherish again. I even knew the date of the event in the dream. It was set on July 4, 2021, which is still four months away. Independence Day falls on a Sunday this year. I dreamed I was riding a horse by myself on a rural stretch of rolling
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12/23/20 Tens of thousands of house church pastors and evangelists across China have gone into hiding as the Communist Party prepares for what seems like a “final assault” on Christianity in an attempt to eradicate it from the country, according to missions group Asia Harvest. In its final newsletter for 2020, Asia Harvest said pastors have disconnected from their phones and computers so that government authorities can no longer use those devices to track their movements. These pastors have also reportedly destroyed the microchips inside their ID cards so authorities cannot track their locations using those devices either.
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12/23/20 A ritual bath dating to the time of Jesus has been unearthed at Gethsemane, the place where Jesus prayed just before his Crucifixion. The 2,000-year-old bath was found near the site of the famous modern-day Church of All Nations. It marks the first time that Second Temple period remains have been found at the site. Excavators also found the remains of a previously unknown Byzantine period church dating back 1,500 years. The remains were uncovered by workmen building a new visitor centre and foot tunnel linking the modern church to the Kidron Valley. The finds
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12/22/20 In this podcast historian and author Glenn Sunshine helps guide us through the season of Advent with confidence. Dispelling challenges to common practices surrounding Christmas, Glenn provides strong historical why many of our practices aren’t rooted in pagan traditions. Click Here to Listen
12/21/20 Jim Woodford was brain-dead for 11 hours, but during that time, something incredible happened. The successful businessman told his story to Sid Roth, including the message he says the Lord gave him.
12/16/20 Of the four Gospels, Luke gives the most detailed account of the nativity and mentions Mary 12 times, more than any other biblical writer. In addition to the birth of Christ, he also gives special, detailed attention to the birth of John the Baptist and many see his interest to be a result of his training as a physician. At the beginning of his gospel, Luke, whom Paul calls “the beloved physician” in Colossians 4:14, indicates that he has made a thorough investigation of the things about which he is writing, including the virgin birth. This investigation
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12/09/20 For more than 15 years, I have been saying that those who came out of the closet would want to put us in the closet, meaning that gay activists calling for “equality” and “tolerance” would want to silence dissenting voices. About 10 years ago, a Christian attorney said to me, “Mike, take that one step farther. Those who were once put in jail will want to put us in jail.” When I repeated his comment on Christian TV, I was widely ridiculed by the left. “No one wants to put people like you in jail!” In
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