Proof The Bible Is True

Imagine discovering that your home has the Arabic “N” scrawled on it and that you have been targeted by ISIS? They Were Met By Their Christian FamilyThat is exactly what happened to one sister from Mosul, Iraq, that I met with recently. She shared a harrowing tale of fleeing her city, being separated from her family, and living now as a displaced person in a new city. She was wealthy, by almost any standard. She had a four-story house in Mosul, was a business owner, and owned three vehicles. She also had a prominent family, another form of status in [More]

Launched by Eitan Bar, a Messianic Jew himself, IMetMessiah.com is an evangelistic effort to speak to Jews curious about Jesus. “As Jewish people, most of us grow up without considering whether or not Yeshua is the Messiah expected by our people for millennia,” he explains on the site. “Yet, something happened in our lives that changed each of us and caused us to rethink the usual Jewish views about Jesus.” “We offer these stories to you and hope that your relationship with God will deepen through meeting our storytellers,” Bar says. With over a dozen testimonials posted online and many [More]

While in Iraq recently, I was pleased to meet several Christians who are serving their neighbors, even in the midst of their own personal suffering. These “Jesus followers” have lost almost everything that this world values, and they continue to boldly proclaim their faith. They shine brightly in a place that has been darkened by loss, sorrow and hopelessness. I was reminded of Zephaniah 3:9, where God promises to restore. He will restore so that “they all may call on the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one accord.” Another translation reads “serve him shoulder to shoulder.” That [More]

“The US is becoming more of a mission field especially among the younger generation.”  Admin Barna Group has released its 2015 study on the state of atheism in America, and has revealed that one in four unchurched adults in the country now identify as atheists or agnostics. The study also found that rejection of the Bible and lack of trust in the church are two main reasons why people are turning away from faith. The study was focused on those who have not attended church within the past six months, and found that the majority of such people identify as [More]

“It started playing in theaters 04/03/15”  Admin As the highly-anticipated movie, David and Goliath hits theaters in 25 cities this weekend, the director promises a different experience than Noah and Exodus. “I have a lot of respect for Ridley (Scott) and Darren (Aronosfky),” says director Tim Chey. “But they’re both avowed atheists. So you wonder what attracted them to do Bible movies in the first place.” Chey emphatically states the film will put God first. “God is in almost every scene,” he continues. “This is why the Hollywood studios passed when we screened it for executives. So many of them [More]

Despite more than nine out of 10 Americans agreeing Jesus was a historical figure, what they believe about Him diverges widely, according to a newly released survey from the Barna Research Group, a nonprofit organization that has been analyzing cultural trends related to religious belief since 1984. The survey of more than 4,000 U.S. adults online and by phone suggests Americans are conflicted about the central figure of Christianity and have failed to successfully pass on their faith to succeeding generations. That Jesus once walked the Earth as a man was accepted by 92 percent of respondents, with even 87 [More]

In 2013, executive producers Roma Downey (of “Touched by an Angel” fame) and Mark Burnett (executive producer of “Survivor,” “Shark Tank” and other hit shows) blew the roof off cable TV ratings with “The Bible” miniseries. Now the duo is moving to broadcast television with a 12-part follow-up series: “A.D.: The Bible Continues.” Debuting on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 9 p.m. Eastern / 8 p.m. Central on NBC and continuing on Sunday nights, “A.D.” will dramatize the days following Jesus’ death and resurrection, as the first Christian disciples endured both Jewish and Roman persecution to spread the good news [More]

“Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.” -2 Corinthians 3:17 “God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.”   “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form [More]

“Interesting article on the effects of the “Great Awakening” that occurred in America in the 18th century and which we desperately are in need of again. The article then gets into the effects on society of atheism and the ideologies promoting it. We are seeing the effects of that on our society now.”  Admin On March 22, 1758, Princeton University President Jonathan Edwards died from a smallpox inoculation. He had been the valedictorian of his class at Yale. He was ordained in 1727 as a minister in Northampton, Massachusetts, serving as assistant to his grandfather Solomon Stoddard. That same year, [More]

Johann Sebastian Bach was born March 21, 1685. By age 10 his parents had died. At 18, Bach was a church organist, then held positions in royal courts. In 1717, Bach was imprisoned because a duke in the city of Weimar did not want him employed elsewhere. Widowed with 7 children, he remarried and had 13 more. Considered the “master of masters,” Johann Sebastian Bach’s works include: Jesus, Meine Freude (Jesus, My Joy!) Passion According to St. Matthew Christen, ätzet diesen Tag (Christians, engrave this day) Easter Oratorio Bach wrote more than 300 sacred cantatas, including: Christ lag in Todes [More]

As a young boy, Benny Matthews looked on as his pastor father was beaten by radical Hindus in India. Seeing the high price his parents paid for serving Christ, the last thing Benny ever wanted to be was a Christian worker. But God had plans for Benny’s life and called him to full-time ministry. Today he works alongside his father to train and equip pastors and church planters to reach India for Christ…even to reach radical Hindus who persecute them. This week on VOMRadio, we’ll hear Benny’s story, the great things God is doing in India and how VOM helps [More]

A majority has been reached in the regional presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (USA), which have been voting for the past several months on whether to ratify a vote taken by the General Assembly and regional delegates last year to change the definition of marriage in its law book and to allow ministers to perform same-sex “marriages” in states where the practice is legal. “With today’s presbytery votes, a majority of the 171 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have approved an amendment to the church’s Book of Order that describes marriage as ‘a unique relationship between two people, traditionally [More]

Seventy years old, he visited his friend William Worth one evening, ate some milk and bread, read out loud from the Bible, laid down on the floor to sleep and never woke up. This was how John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, died on March 18, 1845. Johnny Appleseed’s father, Nathaniel Chapman, was a minuteman who fought the British at Concord in 1775 and in the Continental Army under George Washington. Johnny Appleseed collected seeds from apple cider presses in western Pennsylvania. He may have spent time on Grant’s Hill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1794 at the time of [More]

This year brings amazing signs in skies and Scriptures. Blood moons, solar eclipses, Jewish festivals and a Sabbath year align in startling ways for anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear. Springtime Holy Days God designed the Jewish year’s seven special festivals around His prophetic calendar. Best- known is Passover, announcing Spring, promising new life and harvest. At Passover, a spotless lamb was slain to apply its blood on the door of the home and to be roasted for a festal meal, picturing Calvary: “Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us” (1 Cor. 5:7). The Jewish people celebrate [More]

All the preaching, teaching, music and entertainment beamed by Christian TV and radio is primarily consumed by evangelicals and weekly churchgoers—the folks most often found in the pews. Meanwhile, 2 in 3 Americans are tuned out, a new survey finds. But Ed Stetzer, executive director of Nashville-based LifeWay Research, which released the data Wednesday, sees good news in the numbers. “Most people would be surprised that 1 in 3 of their neighbors is watching Christian TV. Do 1 in 3 watch the nightly news? I don’t think so. It’s an overlooked segment of society that is larger than most people [More]

“Well I’m sure ABC is proud of it’s making this dubious TV history. Just one more reason NOT to watch the garbage put out by the major networks, it’s mental and spiritual poison.”  Admin The ABC Family drama The Fosters made television history Monday night for featuring the youngest ever dramatized gay kiss, as characters Jude and Connor, both 13, locked lips after some awkward flirting. Set in a mixed family environment, The Fosters are a diverse group of children, both biological and adopted, whom an interracial lesbian couple cares for, according to the show’s IMDB page. The show, which [More]

“Variations of this type of giving can be done anytime.”  Admin For many families, a store’s layaway is a lifesaver come Christmas time. For people struggling to afford gifts, it’s a solution that takes some of the burden away, but at the end of the day, the cost normally doesn’t disappear–unless of course you’ve been visited by one of these “Layaway Angels.” People across the country have been sharing stories of Good Samaritans anonymously taking care of their Christmas debt. These generous citizens have been giving their money and sharing their love with complete strangers by taking away some of [More]

Padina was ready to kill herself on live TV to earn Allah’s favor and prove the God of the Christians was powerless. Instead, she met Jesus Christ and saw Him heal her mother from sickness. She became passionate to introduce her countrymen to the Savior. Today she leads a house church network inside Iran, including training church leaders to be ready to face arrest, harassment and persecution. She’ll tell us how they prepare to face persecution, and describe the ways that VOM is helping and strengthening the church in Iran today. Finally, we’ll talk about specific ways to pray for [More]

Besides providing superior academic achievement and socialization, homeschooling has proven to be linked to producing stronger Christian beliefs and behaviors for home learners when they become adults. A Closer LookBoth homeschooling and frequent church attendance are positively connected to children exhibiting a devout Christian faith in adulthood, according to a new online survey conduct by the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI). When children and teens have one-on-one instruction from their parents and receive weekly spiritual guidance at church, they develop a stalwart faith as millennials (18?38-year-olds). NHERI also found that more years of homeschooling is linked to making more [More]

“Please remember to keep him in your prayers.”   Admin Neghmeh Abedini is praising God this week—not because her husband, persecuted American pastor Saeed, has been released from an Iranian prison—rather, because Saeed is experiencing the manifest presence of God. “Saeed’s father was able to see Saeed in prison today (behind a glass window). It was a wonderful time of fellowship and Saeed got to hear of all of your prayers and words of encouragement that you had shared. Nothing encourages him more than to know that you are all praying for him and that he is not forgotten,” Abedini wrote [More]

Our brains are very active. Research indicates that we think 70,000 thoughts daily on the average. I am intrigued by this; so I decided to try an experiment on myself. In our comfy recliner, all alone, the house was quiet. In that silence, I purposefully tried to sit without engaging my mind. I soon realized plenty of thoughts were forming. “What was I going to do today? What was God going to do for our ministry? Oh, I had to do laundry, I need to write that article.” I think you get the picture. My mind was racing—and my thoughts [More]

“It’s clear from this article that God was indeed involved in the founding of this country, it’s just too bad that we have turned our back on Him and in so doing we will have only ourselves to blame for whatever evil befalls us.”  Admin “Our rifles were leveled—rifles which, but for him, knew not how to miss. Twas all in vain; a power far mightier than we shielded him from harm. He cannot die in battle. The Great Spirit protects that man, and guides his destinies. He will become chief of nations, and a people yet unborn will hail [More]

“Excellent article on Washington with numerous quotes from him relating to God and the Bible. Our poor nation is in desperate need of another Washington today but instead we have the exact opposite much to our ruin.” Admin Washington was unanimously chosen as the Army’s Commander-in-Chief, unanimously chosen as President of the Constitutional Convention, and unanimously chosen as the first U.S. President. As General, Washington acknowledged God after victories throughout the Revolution and as President thanked God for the Constitution, October 3, 1789: “Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God… I do [More]

The groans of a dying man kept him awake in the little inn outside New York. But he was hardened to the cries because a college friend at Brown University named Jacob Eames had persuaded him to become a skeptic deist. The next morning, when inquiring of the innkeeper, he learned the man who had died in the night was none other than Jacob Eames, his college friend. Discover more of Bill Federer’s eye-opening books and videos in the WND Superstore! This rude awakening led him to become America’s first foreign missionary to Burma, modern day Myanmar. Read More  Startling [More]

A few years ago, people exploring caves outside Jerusalem came across the find of a lifetime: an ancient burial cave containing the remains of a crucified man. This find is only one in a series of finds that overturns a century-old scholarly consensus. That consensus held that the Gospels are almost entirely proclamation and contain little, if any, real history. The remains belonged to a man who had been executed in the first century A.D., that is, from the time of Jesus. As Jeffrey Sheler writes in his book Is the Bible True? the skeleton confirms what the evangelists wrote [More]

On last week’s episode of VOMRadio, Brent and Shelley Teague shared about their mission work for the past 22 years in West Africa, including Brent’s story of being miraculously rescued after Al Qaeda-linked terrorists shot him twice and left him for dead. Watch video  Persecution Blog: VOMRadio: Niger missionary survives Al Qaeda attack.

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand—the founder of The Voice of the Martyrs—had a way with words. In several countries around the world, I’ve met people who, usually with a gleam in their eye, have shared their experience of meeting Richard or Sabina. Many times, they remember a specific quote from a talk that Richard gave. He was a powerful, and profound, communicator. Not long ago, we gathered the entire VOM staff into a large room for a prayer gathering. We share chapel together each week, but this event was unique. It was one of the times each year we gather in a [More]