Proof The Bible Is True

My three-year-old son’s cries jolted me awake. I rushed to his room. Michael was sitting up in bed and crying.   “Bramble, Mommy,” he said through tears.   I pulled him to me and stroked his soft hair.   “It’s just a dream, Baby,” I told him. “Bramble isn’t real. He can’t hurt you.”   For weeks now, my son had been having the same recurring nightmare—about a bald man called Bramble. In the dreams, Bramble stood in our backyard, staring in Michael’s bedroom window. He never tried to harm Michael in the dreams, but my son was terrified. It [More]

“Teddy’s gone!” I cried.   My husband, Gus, pulled me into a hug. We stood, surrounded by shattered glass from our back door. While we were at the gym, someone had broken into our house. We’d searched all of the rooms. The only things missing were our wedding bands and some other jewelry—and our seven-year-old toy poodle, Teddy Pooh Bear.   Gus and I didn’t have children, so Teddy was our baby, our little girl. We usually took her everywhere, even to church. But that night, we’d left Teddy at home for just an hour while we went to work [More]

My husband, Henry, walked in and dropped a stack of newspapers on the table. I thought I spotted a beer can hidden behind his back, but he quickly turned to face me, hiding his hand from view. I brushed off the thought as silly. I must have just imagined it.   “Hi, darling,” he said, giving me a kiss before heading to his recliner and flipping on the morning news.   I glanced at the newspapers on the table. Slipped under the bundle’s string was a small envelope. It was payday for Henry’s newspaper route, which supplemented income from the [More]

04/08/20   “As the article makes clear, it’s important to monitor exactly what your kids are “learning” online during this time of school shutdowns.”  Admin   We’re all figuring out the new normal, yet it’s important to be on guard as the usual suspects try to rip off America while we aren’t looking.   For instance, Samaritan’s Purse is subjected to petty protests from the left about possible “LGBTQ” exclusion from its field hospitals built to take care of virus patients — of any preference or persuasion — in New York City’s Central Park.   So what contributions are America’s [More]

03/29/20   “A little lesson for all of us.”  Admin   Fedex was supposed to be known for its speedy delivery. I shot a look at the clock on the wall. Again. It was almost 4 p.m. What is taking so long? I thought.   “Found it!” the clerk said, holding up the mailing label he’d been digging for. Did he expect a reward?   The clerk had warned me this wasn’t going to be easy. As soon as I walked in he announced, “I’m a newbie.” He also told me his name, which I’d already forgotten in the long [More]

03/25/20   With the Chinese forced to devote huge resources to containing the spread of COVID-19, you would think that the communist government might temporarily lay off persecuting the nation’s hard-pressed Christian community.   Sadly not.   Instead, the shuttering of churches to stem coronavirus infections has presented the state with a key opportunity to ransack sanctuaries and strip worship centers of their Christian symbolism.   Read More: Despite Coronavirus, Chinese Government Continues to Destroy Churches, Steal Crosses | CBN News

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]

12/08/19   It was Christmas Eve morning, and I awoke with a mission: to find my lost cat, Baby-Girl. As I got ready, I could hear icy rain pelting the windows. I said a quick prayer for Baby-Girl. She was out there somewhere in the storm, I could just feel it. Sure, it had been six months since she’d gone missing, but I still had faith. It was the season for miracles, after all.   That summer, my sweet kitty had disappeared from my parents’ house in Indiana. Baby-Girl had been staying with them while I was between apartments. I’m [More]

12/08/19   Your house is going to be struck by lightning today.   The voice woke me up. It was a late-summer night in Wisconsin, 1993. The air was thick. My sheets stuck to me as I rolled over, trying to ignore the strange statement. Tomorrow was my third day as a high school freshman, and I needed all the sleep I could get. This farmhouse had been where Grandpa lived his whole life. Our family had moved in five months ago, after he’d passed away. Lightning had never struck.   BOOOOOM! Thunder rattled the windows. I opened one eye [More]

11/01/19   “For those wanting an alternative to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, check out www.traillifeusa.com and www.americanheritagegirls.org. They offer a Christ centered alternative.” Admin Facing a potentially ruinous wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America is increasing its annual youth membership fee by more than 80 percent.   The group says the move, which has dismayed many of the Scouts’ adult volunteer leaders who warn the increase is prohibitively steep for some, is needed to meet rising operating costs, notably for the liability insurance that covers all official Scouting activities.   For years, the BSA [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]

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]

09/26/19   This year’s fall 40 Days for Life campaign kicked off Wednesday with the pro-life group calling it the largest ever. More than 500 communities in over 30 countries will take part in the international campaign to save the unborn by conducting around-the-clock prayer vigils outside abortion facilities worldwide until November 3. In addition to its largest campaign to date, the popular pro-life outreach welcomed its one millionth volunteer in recent months, and it’s coming off the success of the Unplanned movie, the retelling of the story of pro-life activist Abby Johnson, who worked with 40 Days for Life [More]

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]

08/16/19   The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has continued its clampdown on religious activities in the country, banning a number of Christian summer camps organized for children.   In the past several years, the communist government under party leader Xi Jinping has taken steps to prevent children from receiving religious instruction, forbidding children from entering Christian churches or joining Christian groups, barring access to universities for churchgoing youth, and even forcing kindergarten pupils to sign an atheist manifesto, abjuring religious activities of any sort.   Read More: Chinese Communists Ban Christian Summer Camps | Breitbart

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]

08/04/19   Family and friends gathered Thursday to honor the long-time co-host of The 700 Club, Ben Kinchlow. He passed away last month at the age of 82.   The touching tribute to this man of God was held in the Regent University Chapel.   “Some of you, if you’re expecting a funeral today, you’re in the wrong place because today we’re gonna celebrate the life and legacy of Ben Kinchlow,” said Pastor Mark Lawrence of Regent University.   Lawrence set the scene for the celebration service with the flag-draped casket of Kinchlow before him.   In addition to being [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]

 05/19/19 I knew the day would come … the day they would ring my doorbell 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* for persecution when she was still in primary school: “When they come and take mom and dad away, don’t worry,” we told her. “The Bible tells us it is normal to be persecuted as believers. They will take us to prison, ask us some questions, and hit us. [More]

05/19/19   “I knew my parents were different. Everybody called them ‘Communist parents,’ because they took care of the sick, the poor and the needy. At night, they read from a secret book, which I wasn’t allowed to read from. But I heard them whisper the words, and I knew it was their source of wisdom. I also knew that if I ever talked about this to someone else, our family would be taken away.”   Lee Joo-Chan’s mother came to faith before the Second World War during the time that Korea was one country and Japan ruled it. When [More]

04/10/19 “On Sundays we have about 200 attendees here,” says Wahid, inviting us into the church he pastors abroad: a spacious hall with a stage full of instruments. It’s vastly different from the church he pastored in Iran where the church was no bigger than a living room, the “worship band” a simple cassette player.   Still, it wasn’t Wahid’s own choice to leave his country. He led a good life, ran a drycleaning business. But because of his decision to follow Jesus, increasing pressure forced him to flee. Now he lives in another country in the region with thousands [More]

Lysa TerKeurst, the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, is a well-known author and speaker. Her last book, Uninvited, became a #1 New York Times bestseller. However, while her career reached new heights, her personal world was coming apart. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and discovered her husband had been unfaithful.   Her new book It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way offers a raw look into TerKeurst’s struggles with cancer, infidelity and trusting God in the darkest times.   In this excerpt, TerKeurst shares how she found God in the midst of her hardest disappointment.   Read More: Lysa [More]

03/18/19   A “Prince of ISIS” has done what many would consider unthinkable, making a commitment to turn away from his horrifying past to unite with a new way of life through Jesus Christ.   The former ISIS leader, whose identity has been disguised for his safety, is being called Mohammad. The miraculous circumstances that led to his transformation were reported by Dr. Michael Youssef’s Leading The Way ministry.   Since the launch of its Christian satellite TV station, THE KINGDOM SAT, Leading The Way is working to touch “some of the most unreachable lives in the Arabic world,” including [More]

03/06/19   “Glory to Jesus!” She shouts, raising her arms high. Water drips from the sleeves of her white dress as she walks through the green water of the swimming pool.   Tens of people gather around the pool, clapping their hands and shouting for joy along with her. She is the first new believer baptized on a sunny Sunday morning in Lebanon; 15 others are in line behind her, waiting to be immersed.   Revival Beginnings in Syria   Syrian Pastor David sees the start of a revival among the Druze and Kurds in Syria. Sixteen baptisms in one [More]

02/17/19   SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – One North Korean defector in Seoul describes her family back home quietly singing Christian hymns every Sunday while someone stood watch for informers. A second cowered under a blanket or in the toilet when praying in the North. Yet another recalls seeing a fellow prison inmate who’d been severely beaten for refusing to repudiate her religion.   These accounts from interviews with The Associated Press provide a small window into how underground Christians in North Korea struggle to maintain their faith amid persistent crackdowns.   The North’s treatment of Christians could become a [More]