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#403 John Piper's Teaching of Salvation by Feelings? | MEGIDDO TV

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In this Moment

This may be a better moment than most to remind ourselves what the wisdom that comes from above looks like. After assuring readers that well intentioned requests for wisdom are always granted, a messenger of Jesus reminds brothers and sisters of the contrast between demonic and angelic wisdom. He helps us recall that, from the […] Go to the article

Evangelical Vote Once Again Split on Ethnic Lines

And far fewer plan to vote third-party in 2020, LifeWay finds. Evangelicals seem ready to cast their ballots in the 2020 election. Nine in 10 evangelicals by belief are registered to vote, and few are undecided about their presidential choice. A new survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research conducted September 9–23 finds President Donald Trump with a sizable lead over Democratic nominee Joe Biden among likely voters with evangelical beliefs. Deep divides, however, persist among evangelicals a Go to the article

Is the Prochoice Religious Community a Sleeping Giant?

You could be forgiven if, after watching the 2020 Democratic and Republican party conventions, you... Go to the article

Religious Minorities Targeted by Iranian Hackers

09/27/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) –  A report published by a cyber-threat investigative organization, Check Point Research, found that religious minorities were among those most heavily targeted by Iranian government backed hackers. This includes both computers and telephones. Impacted individuals were living abroad, such in the US or Europe, but had maintained ties to their home communities and were often activists. Cybersecurity remains a primary concern for Iran’s Christian di Go to the article

Eberlin: “Michael Denton Has Again Sent the Opponents of Cosmic Purpose Scurrying”

"Here we are confronted with definitive findings in favor of a powerful genius who foresaw and precisely orchestrated chemistry as a whole for life." Source Go to the article

Eberlin: “Michael Denton Has Again Sent the Opponents of Cosmic Purpose Scurrying”

"Here we are confronted with definitive findings in favor of a powerful genius who foresaw and precisely orchestrated chemistry as a whole for life." Source Go to the article

The Secret Wisdom of Transgenderism

Michael Knowles the American Mind americanmind.org   Old errors shed new light on eternal truth. Men are not women, and women are not men. There can be no disagreement between one’s sex and his “gender,” a term that referred almost exclusively to grammatical categories rather than people until a 20th-century “sexologist” redefined it to draw... The post The Secret Wisdom of Transgenderism appeared first on Christian Research Service. Go to the article

The Secret Wisdom of Transgenderism

Michael Knowles the American Mind americanmind.org   Old errors shed new light on eternal truth. Men are not women, and women are not men. There can be no disagreement between one’s sex and his “gender,” a term that referred almost exclusively to grammatical categories rather than people until a 20th-century “sexologist” redefined it to draw... The post The Secret Wisdom of Transgenderism appeared first on Christian Research Service. Go to the article

Only the Good Stuff: Multivitamins for Your Weekend [09.26.20]

This weekend? Feels like we are walking into new hope, new change, new possibility! Some real hope in these days — for us all to the real, sustained, needed work & more of the real Kingdom of God to come into a hurting world. Links & stories this week 100% guaranteed to make you smile a mile wide & believe like crazy in a Good God redeeming everything — and that there’s love everywhere & for ((you))!  Serving up only the Good Stuff for you & your people right here: Go to the article

Theology E-Book Sale: Sept 26/20

In this grab bag, we have 8 e-books on Theology. The prices and sale dates that they have provided are under each book cover. $3.99 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 $2.99 Ends Sept 30 Click the following post title to view these deals with the purchase links: Theology E-Book Sale: Sept 26/20 Go to the article

Cancel Darwin? No, But Do Recognize How Evolution Boosted Racism

Cancel culture is becoming surreal. Or should I say even more surreal? “Exotic birds” are now judged to be offensive. What next? Source Go to the article

Mozambique Conflict Leaves 300,000 Destitute

09/25/2020 Mozambique (International Christian Concern) – The ongoing conflict in Northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has left more than 300,000 people displaced. According to the World Food Program these 300,000 people are in dire need of food, water and shelter. The terror group causing all of these problems is locally known as al-Shabab, but has no link to the Somali group of the same name. They are very likely affiliated with ISIS however, who has claimed some of the attacks and who ha Go to the article

Trump to sign executive orders as part of his 'America First' healthcare plan

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a new healthcare-policy initiative to creating "better care, more choice, and lower costs," for the American people. The post Trump to sign executive orders as part of his 'America First' healthcare plan appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

Thousands of children in South Sudan to receive God’s Word at school

South Sudan (MNN) -- Bibles For The World plans to distribute thousands of New Testaments to children in South Sudan through a new ministry partnership. South Sudan is the youngest sovereign country in the world. The nation has a large Christian population. President John Pudaite explains how Bibles For The World received this opportunity for Scripture distribution throughout the country. “The minister of education is a strong believer in Jesus Christ. He invited our national partners to p Go to the article

Behe on Denton’s Latest: “The Universe Miraculously Got [It] Right”

"Michael Denton is the world’s most profound thinker about the physical and chemical requirements for the existence of a humanoid species like ourselves." Source Go to the article

Buried

Jesus died. He was buried. He was raised from the dead. Each one of those facts reminds us that Jesus was not some antiseptic hero from a distance. Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins Go to the article

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Media Update: Franklin Graham to Lead Prayer March 2020 in Nation's Capital

Media Availability with Graham to take place at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26 on the south side of the Lincoln MemorialNEWS PROVIDED BYBilly Graham Evangelistic AssociationSept. 24, 2020CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 24, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Saturday, Sept. 26, Franklin Graham will lead thousands of people from across the United States in a prayer march on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Graham is urging Americans to come together to pray for our nation and our leadersand to ask Go Source: Bil Go to the article

Thursday's News & Ideas - 9/24/2020

Faith leaders critique Breonna Taylor charges 'Godless religion' on the rise Lean on major donors now Texas UMC supports changing logo Conspiracy and the Christian imagination Monarch butterflies on the move Go to the article

Algeria’s Constitution: Better or Worse for Christians?

09/25/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christians have expressed concern regarding the released draft of a revised constitution, which is expected to be voted upon through a popular referendum this November. According to the new Constitution’s draft, Article 51 states: “The freedom of opinion is inviolable. The freedom to exercise worship is guaranteed if it is exercised in accordance with the law. The state ensures the protection of places of worship from any political Go to the article

Discipleship Together

Here’s an excerpt from Discipleship Together, Warren Peel's contribution to the September issue of Tabletalk: I’m in the middle of reading The Body by Bill Bryson. It is both uplifting and tragic. Uplifting because every page is crammed full of detailed observations about just how fearfully and wonderfully made the human body is; tragic because Bryson, for all his rapturous marveling, cannot see the fingerprints of God on everything he is describing but instead attributes them to the blind “proc Go to the article

Discipleship Together

Here’s an excerpt from Discipleship Together, Warren Peel's contribution to the September issue of Tabletalk: I’m in the middle of reading The Body by Bill Bryson. It is both uplifting and tragic. Uplifting because every page is crammed full of detailed observations about just how fearfully and wonderfully made the human body is; tragic because Bryson, for all his rapturous marveling, cannot see the fingerprints of God on everything he is describing but instead attributes them to the blind “proc Go to the article

Virtual Pope John Paul II Award Ceremony, Tuesday 29 September, 7.30pm

A Virtual POPE JOHN PAUL II AWARD Ceremony will take place on Tuesday 29th September @7.30pm  Streamed LIVE from the Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow via www.icatholic.ie This year marks the eleventh annual Pope John Paul II Award Ceremony in our Diocese. Regrettably, we are not in a position to gather as a diocesan family to celebrate the achievement of our young people across our Diocese. Therefore, medals and certificates will be presented at parish level this year. Bishop Denis Nulty wil Go to the article

The power of entire Muslim families coming to faith in Jesus

Iraq (MNN) -- To be born into a Muslim family in Iraq is to be Muslim. Stepping out of that structure can lead to denouncement, persecution, and even death. That’s why Christians from Muslim backgrounds often hide their faith from family and friends. However, Frontiers USA shared an encouraging story with us about one former Muslim father in Iraq who recently became a Christian. This man got to do something not many Christian fathers get to do: baptize his own son. An Outward Ripple of Faith Go to the article

The Theology of Calvin . . . and Hobbes (The Pace of Life)

Does your life seem hectic, an ordeal, unhealthy? For me having a daily quiet time in God’s Word really helps. We can allow busyness to steal our joy, confuse our priorities, damage our relationships. I welcome any comments you might have on the possibility of sssllllooowwwiiinnnggg down. Go to the article

Climate change and LGBT issues. What's the Creation connection?

How does biblical creation allow us to Go to the article

The “Go” of Preparation

If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. —Matthew 5:23-24 It is easy for us to imagine that we will suddenly come to a point in our lives where we are fully prepared, but preparation is not suddenly accomplished. In fact, it is a process that must be steadily maintained. It is dangerous to become settled and c Go to the article

‘Blessed is God, the true judge’: Ginsburg memorialized in Hebrew in the halls of the Supreme Court

Ginsburg's rabbi recalled the justice's kindness to children and to her housekeeper and spoke of her as a modern-day prophet. Go to the article

Mourners Honor RBG With Emotional 21-Molotov-Cocktail Salute

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Mourners gathered across the country this week to honor the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Outside the Supreme Court, fans of the late RBG conducted a stirring, emotional memorial ceremony that ended with a beautiful 21-Molotov Cocktail Salute. The post Mourners Honor RBG With Emotional 21-Molotov-Cocktail Salute appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

Is Soft Totalitarianism Coming to America?

I grew up in the era of the Cold War. From my youngest days I was taught that the West was the bastion of democratic freedom and the Soviet Union the stronghold of oppressive totalitarianism. We knew who the enemy was, and we knew he was across the ocean, behind the Wall. On our fridge was a poster filled with names and faces of Russian Christians who had fallen afoul of that regime and been imprisoned. Each day we would pray for one of these strangers, one of these brothers. The fact that they Go to the article

The Missionary’s Goal

He…said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem…" — Luke 18:31 In our natural life our ambitions change as we grow, but in the Christian life the goal is given at the very beginning, and the beginning and the end are exactly the same, namely, our Lord Himself. We start with Christ and we end with Him— “…till we all come…to… Go to the article

Tim Keller Sparks Twitter Debate Over Political Comments

Tim Keller ignited a Twitter storm after he posted his thoughts on how Christians should vote. Keller’s Twitter posts were an introduction to his article “How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t” in The New York Times. The post Tim Keller Sparks Twitter Debate Over Political Comments appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

Survey finds two-thirds of US young adults do not know six million Jews were killed in Holocaust

A survey published last week has found that almost two-thirds of young adults in the US do not know that six million Jews were murdered by German Nazis during the Holocaust, Christian Headlines reported Monday. Commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the poll surveyed Millennials and Gen Z adults ages 18-39 and involved 1,000 interviews nationwide and 200 interviews in each state. The post Survey finds two-thirds of US young adults do not know six million Jews w Go to the article

Pastor in West Papua Murdered Amid Regional Tensions

09/22/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On September 19, unknown assailants shot and killed Pastor Jeremiah Zanambani at his farm in Intan Jaya, Papua. Pastor Zanambani was known across Indonesia for his servant’s heart and translating the Bible into Papua’s Moni dialect. After Pastor Zanambani was killed, the Indonesian military blamed a ‘rebel’ armed separatist group, known as the KKSB. However, the Indonesian Gospel Tabernacle Church (GKII), Pastor Zanambani’s congregation, d Go to the article

New Book by Biologist Michael Denton on Nature’s Miraculous “Primal Blueprint”

To see cells in action, he notes a remarkable video, “Neutrophil Chasing Bacteria,” made in 1950s by a researcher at Vanderbilt University. Source Go to the article

RecoverySunday.com September 27th Offers Hope to Christian Drug Addicts: 52% of Protestant Pastors Know Someone Addicted to Opioids

NEWS PROVIDED BY Survivors and Victims Empowered Sept. 22, 2020 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 22, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ -- RecoverySunday.com is this Sunday, September 27th, offering hope to Christian drug addicts. Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction. Only 10% receive treatment. 2 million Americans are addicted to opioids a class of drugs which block sensations of pain and cause euphoria. From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 Americans died from overdosing on Source: Su Go to the article

Four ways to celebrate International Week of the Deaf

USA (MNN) -- It’s day two in the International Week of the Deaf, an annual celebration of Deaf culture, accomplishments, and sign languages. (Graphic courtesy of World Federation of the Deaf) Each of the seven days has a specific focus, and IWD aims to raise Deaf awareness and advocacy among the wider hearing community. Read past IWD stories here. There are approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide who use more than 350 unique sign languages. Until this summer, no sign language a c Go to the article

THE RETURN 2020: A Great Revival? Or A Great Deception?

E511 Ministries   False teachers everywhere are spreading a false hope. “They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14) The post THE RETURN 2020: A Great Revival? Or A Great Deception? appeared first on Christian Research Service. Go to the article

Barr identifies New York City, Seattle, and Portland as ‘anarchist jurisdictions’

Attorney General William Barr identified New York City, Seattle, and Portland as three cities that have “permitted violence and destruction of property to persist” following President Trump’s executive order on limiting federal funds to “anarchist jurisdictions” in the United States. The post Barr identifies New York City, Seattle, and Portland as ‘anarchist jurisdictions’ appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

Hawk Nelson’s Jon Steingard Shares That He Still Prays to God

Jon Steingard told Matthew West that one of the surprising consequences of having renounced his faith is how much he still feels compelled to live as though it were true. The post Hawk Nelson’s Jon Steingard Shares That He Still Prays to God appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

‘It’s for RBG’

‘It’s for RBG’ By Dominic PreziosiSeptember 21, 2020 On the afternoon of September 19, a couple of dozen people gathered outside a Brooklyn apartment building, eyes raised to the top-floor fire escape. Music came from a huge arena-style speaker partially hidden by an American flag. Asked what was going on, a white-haired woman answered from behind her mask: “It’s for RBG.” News of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had come the night before. Now came this smal Go to the article

Monday's News & Ideas - 9/21/2020

RBG’s faith Possible nominee’s faith Religious leaders making content RBG’s death interrupts holiday College’s spring plans What RBG accomplished Go to the article

Faith’s Additives (A Study of 2 Peter 1:5-9)

Clearly Scripture teaches that we do not add our good works to what Christ has done for salvation! But after salvation, there are good works for us to do (Eph. 2:10). And one of those primary good works  . . . is to work on ourselves! The Christian life is not a passive “Let Go […] Go to the article

BJP Proposes to Tighten Restrictions on Foreign Funding to NGOs

09/21/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government in India has proposed to add amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) that critics claim will tightly monitor NGOs and silence criticism. Religious minority leaders are especially concerned by the proposed amendments as they feel the government has “misused” existing regulations to discriminate against organizations run b Go to the article

Making Peace with Trouble

We were almost home when I noticed it: the needle of our car’s temperature gauge was rocketing up. As we pulled in, I killed the engine and hopped out. Smoke wafted from the hood. The engine sizzled like bacon. I backed the car up a few feet to find a puddle beneath: oil. Instantly, I knew: The head gasket had just blown. I groaned. We’d just sunk money into other expensive repairs. Why can’t things just work?! I grumbled bitterly. Why can’t things just stop breaking?! Can you relate? Sometimes Go to the article

Israel Politician: 'Latest Agreements Israel and Arab States Foretold In Biblical Prophecy'

A leading Jewish commentator and politician says the agreements that Israel signed this week with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are of "biblical proportions" and foretold in prophecy. Dov Lipman, a former legislator of Israel's centrist Yesh Atid ("There Is a Future") party, noted that Scriptures detail the tensions between the two sons of the Biblical patriarch Abraham. The post Israel Politician: 'Latest Agreements Israel and Arab States Foretold In Biblical Prophecy' appeared first on Go to the article

U.S. President Trump Vows To Replace Justice Ginsburg Who Died At 87

U.S. President Trump vowed Saturday to nominate a candidate to replace late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court next week, potentially scuppering the feminist pioneer's reported dying wish. The post U.S. President Trump Vows To Replace Justice Ginsburg Who Died At 87 appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

The Divine Commandment of Life

…be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. —Matthew 5:48Our Lord’s exhortation to us in Matthew 5:38-48 is to be generous in our behavior toward everyone. Beware of living according to your natural affections in your spiritual life. Everyone has natural affections— some people we like and others we don’t like. Yet we must never let those likes and dislikes rule… Go to the article

With Ginsburg's Death, Pres. Trump's Next Supreme Court Pick Must Be Unshakably Pro-Life

NEWS PROVIDED BYOperation RescueSept. 19, 2020 WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 19, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ --The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has given President Donald J. Trump the unique opportunity to shape the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court with a nominee that will respect the Constitution and the founding tenets found in the Declaration of Independence: We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain un So Go to the article

Missionary in Mali Says Church not “Threatened at all” During Coup

09/19/2020 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Last month, Mali’s military conducted a bloodless takeover of the Central government. They were able to capture the president without incident and forced him to resign his position. Due to this, the country has been undergoing a lot of scrutiny as they continue to work towards a new form of government. The Economic Community of West African States has demanded that the military junta in control currently release power back to the former preside Go to the article

Ginsburg Death: Video Clips from Anti Abortion Leader Randall Terry for Media Use

NEWS PROVIDED BYRandall TerrySept. 18, 2020 WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ -- Permission granted for media outlets to use any portion of the following video clips. #1 Clip for media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-WtJaBNIrg Randall Terry urges  President Trump to appoint Supreme Court Justice NOW. "Ginsburg was a die hard accomplice in the killing of the unborn." "She will now face God with the blood of the innocent on her hands. God have mercy on h Source: Society for Truth Go to the article

Are You Going on With Jesus?

You are those who have continued with Me in My trials. — Luke 22:28 It is true that Jesus Christ is with us through our temptations, but are we going on with Him through His temptations? Many of us turn back from going on with Jesus from the very moment we have an experience of what He can do. Watch when God changes your… Go to the article

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday September 18, 2020 at the age of 87. Her death came as a result of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. The post Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87 appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

Designed atmospheres?

How does Earth's atmosphere compare to those of other planets and what bearing does this question have for the creation versus evolution question? Go to the article

Master Negotiator Trump Forges Peace Deal Between Elves, Dwarves

EDORAS—Meeting in the Golden Hall of Rohan this week, a location neutral to both Elves and Dwarves, well-known master negotiator Donald Trump forged a historic peace deal between the two races. The post Master Negotiator Trump Forges Peace Deal Between Elves, Dwarves appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

Biden Campaign Downplays Abortion, Killing 62 Million Babies Is Just Another “Issue”

Joe Biden’s campaign is desperately trying to reel in Christian voters because it knows the majority of Americans are pro-life and most will not support a presidential candidate who supports abortions up to birth. To do that, Biden’s campaign is drumming up his Catholic faith. But it’s taking another approach to try to dilute President Trump’s Christian support — by saying abortion is just another “political issue” akin to tax policy or funding a government program. Catholic News Agency has more Go to the article

CA Church Emergency Motion Set for Argument Monday

NEWS PROVIDED BYLiberty CounselSept. 18, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ -- Liberty Counsel will present oral argument on Monday before a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry regarding the request for an emergency motion for injunction pending appeal for Governor Gavin Newsom's unconstitutional orders. Liberty Counsel and Gov. Gavin Newsom will respond to two questions o Source Go to the article

Anglican Archbishop Addresses Culture Wars, Church, Politics and Race in a Time of COVID

The post Anglican Archbishop Addresses Culture Wars, Church, Politics and Race in a Time of COVID appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by David W Virtue, DD, Virtueonline: An exclusive interview with ACNA Archbishop and GAFCON Chairman, the Most Rev. Foley Beach. VOL: Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak to me. Archbishop, few apart from your fellow bishops know much about your early life in Atlanta, how you grew up and when you came to faith. Can you tell us? ARCHB Go to the article

Boko Haram Kills 10 Kidnaps Others in Borno Attack

09/18/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Ten people were killed on Tuesday September 15 at around 7:30 pm. According to the Daily Trust newpaper in Nigeria, most of those killed were drivers who had parked their cars along the road due to nighttime movement restrictions. These restrictions are supposed to make it so that COVID 19 does not spread, but also to help stop the movement and attacks of terrorists. For those stuck outside of cities however, it becomes extremely dangerous, Go to the article

Fair and Biased: Right to be wrong

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff directed Grace Community Church to require congregation members wear ... Go to the article

The Difference Between Legal & Gospel Mortification

by Ralph Erskine“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” Romans 8:13 (KJV)There is a woeful tenderness that we have of ourselves that keeps us from mortifying our corruption. Have you never discovered or seen the evil and bitterness of sin, but lived always in peace? Why, then it seems the strong man keeps the house [Matthew 12:29]: if the passing of the gravel stone [i.e. the small hard mass that blocks the uri Go to the article

Biden Says Trump Is Responsible For All Deaths Throughout Human History Since The Dawn Of Time

SCRANTON, PA—At a town hall event Thursday night, Biden claimed that Donald Trump is responsible for all deaths throughout human history since the dawn of creation. The post Biden Says Trump Is Responsible For All Deaths Throughout Human History Since The Dawn Of Time appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

Kimberella and Controversial Relationships — A Chronological Synopsis

It is remarkable, indeed, how detailed a medusoid morphology was projected onto Kimberella fossils and later recognized as pure fantasy. Source Go to the article

BREAKING: Family Policy Alliance Endorses John Toplikar for House District 15

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NJ School Age Children Forced to Learn Pornographic Acts

I sent it. I resent it. I tried again – still no success. The email server for the New Jersey state legislature repeatedly rejected my email as spam. This routine form of communication that I engage in daily suddenly became difficult, if not impossible. After a productive and healthy conversation with a legislative aide to a prominent state senator, I promised to email him the revised NJ Comprehensive Health Learning Standard for public schools. The Senator’s office and I could not figure out t Go to the article

Kids in Read-A-Thon can support children in India!

USA (MNN) -- Here’s a chance to get your kids reading with Great Commission impact! Sonlight Christian Homeschool Curriculum is hosting a Read-A-Thon so children and teens can raise funds for ministries like Mission India. When kids sign up to support Mission India through the Sonlight Read-A-Thon, every dollar fundraised will be matched by Sonlight Curriculum and goes towards Mission India’s Year-Long Children’s Bible Clubs. (Photo courtesy of Johnny McClung via Unsplash) Erik Morsehea Go to the article

Kids in Read-A-Thon can support children in India!

USA (MNN) -- Here’s a chance to get your kids reading with Great Commission impact! Sonlight Christian Homeschool Curriculum is hosting a Read-A-Thon so children and teens can raise funds for ministries like Mission India. When kids sign up to support Mission India through the Sonlight Read-A-Thon, every dollar fundraised will be matched by Sonlight Curriculum and goes towards Mission India’s Year-Long Children’s Bible Clubs. (Photo courtesy of Johnny McClung via Unsplash) Erik Morsehea Go to the article

You Choose The Sale: Sept 17-23

Gospel e-books is working together with Christian publishers to allow you to choose what e-books you’d like to have discounted. Cast your vote below and the book with the most votes in each poll will be placed on sale soon after. If there are less than 100 total votes in a particular poll, the winning book will not be discounted. (function () { var opst = document.createElement('script'); opst.type = 'text/javascript'; opst.async = 1; opst.src = 'https://www.opinionstage.com Go to the article

You Choose The Sale: Sept 17-23

Gospel e-books is working together with Christian publishers to allow you to choose what e-books you’d like to have discounted. Cast your vote below and the book with the most votes in each poll will be placed on sale soon after. If there are less than 100 total votes in a particular poll, the winning book will not be discounted. (function () { var opst = document.createElement('script'); opst.type = 'text/javascript'; opst.async = 1; opst.src = 'https://www.opinionstage.com Go to the article

British Medical Association criticised over support for transgender self-identification

The post British Medical Association criticised over support for transgender self-identification appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. from Christian Today: A leading medical body’s support for transgender self-identification has been criticised as a betrayal of biological women. The British Medical Association (BMA), at its annual meeting on Tuesday, backed the right of trans and non-binary people to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis. Doctors also came out in support of hea Go to the article

Pennsylvania issues directive that mail-in ballots can't be rejected over signature issues

Counties in Pennsylvania were directed not to discard mail-in ballots where signatures don’t match ones in a voter’s file. The post Pennsylvania issues directive that mail-in ballots can't be rejected over signature issues appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

What's So Dangerous about "Cuties"?

What's So Dangerous about "Cuties"? Go to the article

Arizona columnist 'gets' GetReligion, reacting to thin coverage of attacks on Catholic churches

It’s nice, now and then, to read an article that totally “gets” what this website has been trying to do for the past 17 years or so. In this case we are talking about a op-ed feature in the Arizona Daily Star, which is in Tucson, that ran with this headline: “The press and anti-Christian bias.”Don’t let that blunt statement scare you away. This piece wasn’t written by an angry local preacher. Instead, it was written by Renee Schafer Horton, a veteran journalist and community activist who is one Go to the article

Netflix Merits DOJ Probe

NEWS PROVIDED BYCatholic League for Religious and Civil RightsSept. 16, 2020NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ -- Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Cuties, the French film featured on Netflix: Cuties is wrong on every level. It is soft-core child porn masquerading as a coming-of-age story. According to Bernadette Brady-Egan, the Catholic League's vice president who reviewed the movie, there is "no redeemable reason to watch it." She added that " Source: Catholic Go to the article

Netflix Merits DOJ Probe

NEWS PROVIDED BYCatholic League for Religious and Civil RightsSept. 16, 2020NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2020 /Christian Newswire/ -- Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Cuties, the French film featured on Netflix: Cuties is wrong on every level. It is soft-core child porn masquerading as a coming-of-age story. According to Bernadette Brady-Egan, the Catholic League's vice president who reviewed the movie, there is "no redeemable reason to watch it." She added that " Source: Catholic Go to the article

John MacArthur on Fox News 9-15-20

John MacArthur was on Fox News. Incredible boldness to stand up for the Lord's church! Go to the article

Ruling that Book of Genesis ‘is incompatible with human dignity’ sparks deep concern from NI Christian quarters

The post Ruling that Book of Genesis ‘is incompatible with human dignity’ sparks deep concern from NI Christian quarters appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Adam Kula, Belfast News Letter: The Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the Evangelical Alliance have both voiced serious unease about a ruling handed down in an employment tribunal, which appears effectively to condemn belief in the Bible. The ruling was made late last year in the case of a Christian doctor called David Mackereth, who Go to the article

Finding Comparable Books

When you’re trying to interest an agent or publisher in your book, you’re often asked to provide “comps” — other books that could be compared to yours, or books that might compete with yours. A good book proposal always has a “Competition” or “Comparable Books” section, and even if you’re self-publishing, it helps if you give readers a frame of reference in the form of similar books. One of the most common questions I’m regularly asked is, “How do I figure out what books to include in my comps?” Go to the article

Finding Comparable Books

When you’re trying to interest an agent or publisher in your book, you’re often asked to provide “comps” — other books that could be compared to yours, or books that might compete with yours. A good book proposal always has a “Competition” or “Comparable Books” section, and even if you’re self-publishing, it helps if you give readers a frame of reference in the form of similar books. One of the most common questions I’m regularly asked is, “How do I figure out what books to include in my comps?” Go to the article

Finding Comparable Books

When you’re trying to interest an agent or publisher in your book, you’re often asked to provide “comps” — other books that could be compared to yours, or books that might compete with yours. A good book proposal always has a “Competition” or “Comparable Books” section, and even if you’re self-publishing, it helps if you give readers a frame of reference in the form of similar books. One of the most common questions I’m regularly asked is, “How do I figure out what books to include in my comps?” Go to the article

A Vote for Joe Biden is Really a Vote for Radical Abortion Activist Kamala Harris

It looks like Kamala Harris already is making plans to take over the highest office in the land if Joe Biden wins the presidential election in November. On Monday, Harris, Biden’s vice presidential running mate, made what PJ Media described as the “mother of all Freudian slips” when she used her own name to describe future White House leadership rather than that of her running mate. “A Harris administration,” she began before correcting herself, “together with Joe Biden as the president of the U Go to the article

A Vote for Joe Biden is Really a Vote for Radical Abortion Activist Kamala Harris

It looks like Kamala Harris already is making plans to take over the highest office in the land if Joe Biden wins the presidential election in November. On Monday, Harris, Biden’s vice presidential running mate, made what PJ Media described as the “mother of all Freudian slips” when she used her own name to describe future White House leadership rather than that of her running mate. “A Harris administration,” she began before correcting herself, “together with Joe Biden as the president of the U Go to the article

Fascinating flower pots

Noah's Flood explains Hopewell Rocks, Canada Go to the article

Officers: We gave ‘chance after chance’ before 2017 shooting

Two U.S. Park Police officers say they gave “chance after chance” to a northern Virginia man in a stop-and-go police chase before firing 10 shots that killed him in 2017 Go to the article

Officers: We gave ‘chance after chance’ before 2017 shooting

Two U.S. Park Police officers say they gave “chance after chance” to a northern Virginia man in a stop-and-go police chase before firing 10 shots that killed him in 2017 Go to the article

16th Street Church: Never Forget the 4 Girls Killed in the 1963 Bombing

Today is the 57th anniversary of the murder of four girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, when members of the Ku Klux Klan set off a bomb. The post 16th Street Church: Never Forget the 4 Girls Killed in the 1963 Bombing appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

16th Street Church: Never Forget the 4 Girls Killed in the 1963 Bombing

Today is the 57th anniversary of the murder of four girls killed in 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, when members of the Ku Klux Klan set off a bomb. The post 16th Street Church: Never Forget the 4 Girls Killed in the 1963 Bombing appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

‘It Feels Like the Right Time’ to Reopen Lakewood, Osteen Says

Joel and Victoria Osteen announced that Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas was getting ready to open its doors once again, for the first time since going exclusively online in March. The post ‘It Feels Like the Right Time’ to Reopen Lakewood, Osteen Says appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

Abortion and a Nation of Death

America is dying. It has been dying for some time. Right now, from a human perspective, the church is fighting for its very life in the West. Go to the article

CNN Criticizes Israel, Arab Leaders For Shaking Hands In The Middle Of A Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C.—CNN and other media outlets attacked President Trump and foreign leaders this week after footage emerged of Israeli and Arab leaders standing closer than six feet apart and embracing in a peace accord, clearly violating COVID social distancing protocol. Pictures and footage show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of UAE and Bahrain completely ignoring social distancing as they smile warmly and shake hands while signing historic peace accords betw Go to the article

Meeting Jesus in a warzone

"Both of us were crying, we were so afraid. But then Jesus appeared to me. He said to me: 'Don't be afraid.'" Go to the article

California School District Adopts Sex Ed Curriculum Teaching Abortion to Pre-Teens

A California school district approved a disturbing new sex education program last week that tells students as young as 12 where they can go to abort their unborn babies without their parents’ permission. Breitbart reports almost 80 parents and community members spoke out against the new “Teen Talk” curriculum Sept. 8 at a Santa Barbara Unified School District meeting. They included Kathy Ireland, a former supermodel who is pro-life. “Teen Talk violates Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith,” Irelan Go to the article

Amy Peterson: How poetry can help kids -- and all of us -- practice lament

Poetry from the book of Lamentations invites us to find words for our feelings and offers a form to contain that which feels uncontainable and uncontrollable, says a writer. Go to the article

Amy Peterson: How poetry can help kids -- and all of us -- practice lament

Poetry from the book of Lamentations invites us to find words for our feelings and offers a form to contain that which feels uncontainable and uncontrollable, says a writer. Go to the article

We need to talk about Black Lives Matter

by Andrew Doyle, spiked: The tidal wave of woke sentiment, unleashed in the name of anti-racism, threatens the very foundations of liberal democracy. At times of heightened emotion, discussion is always difficult. It is impossible to see the footage of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer without feeling anger at this utter disregard for human life. The police are uniquely licensed to use force against citizens in the interests of upholding law and order, and so it Go to the article

Deficit swelled to record of over $3 trillion 11 months into fiscal year

The federal budget deficit swelled to a record of more than $3 trillion with one month left in the current fiscal year, the Treasury Department announced Friday. The post Deficit swelled to record of over $3 trillion 11 months into fiscal year appeared first on Worthy Christian News . Go to the article

What Do You Love Most About God?

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Unless the Bible informs what we love most about God, we risk imagining a god in our own likeness, rather than treasuring him for who he really is. Listen Now Go to the article

What Do You Love Most About God?

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Unless the Bible informs what we love most about God, we risk imagining a god in our own likeness, rather than treasuring him for who he really is. Listen Now Go to the article

SNP must allow members to disagree on abortion and transgender ideology - Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Scotland has accused the SNP of discriminating against party members who oppose abortion and gender fluidity. Go to the article

Heartbroken family of mother who took her own life during Melbourne’s lockdown slam funeral laws - Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/textbased/news/text-8726785/Heartbroken-family-mother-took-life-Melbournes-lockdown-slam-funeral-laws.html Go to the article

40% of Parents Don’t Want LGBT Lessons for 6-Year-Olds, Pollsters Say They Must Be ‘Persuaded’

by Virginia Hale, Breitbart: The British public should be “educated” on the benefits of promoting LGBT lessons to young children, pollsters have said, after it emerged that 40 per cent of people disagree with new LGBT teaching policy. Research company Kantar expressed dismay over the figure after a survey showed that while more than nine people in ten (91 per cent) said they were accepting of homosexual and bisexual people, just four in ten (38 per cent) believed that LGBT lifestyles should be p Go to the article

Friendly Fin

A marine biologist was swimming near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific when a 50,000-pound humpback whale suddenly appeared and tucked her under its fin. The woman thought her life was over. But after swimming slowly in circles, the whale let her go. It’s then that the biologist saw a tiger shark leaving the area. The woman believes the whale had been protecting her—keeping her from danger. In a world of danger, we’re called to watch out for others. But you might ask yourself, Should I reall Go to the article

Urban Meyer’s 4 Ways Trevor Lawrence Earned Respect (And How Other Quarterbacks And Leaders Can Also)

What does a very successful older leader, one who has achieved the ultimate of success in his or her area of discipline, look for in a younger leader?  After all, they are not impressed easily.  This post will give you four things that earn the respect of even the best seasoned leaders. Coach Urban Meyer […] Go to the article

EU, U.K. in urgent meeting on lawbreaking British Brexit plan

Top European Union and British officials were holding an emergency meeting in London on Thursday over Britain’s plan to break part of the Brexit divorce agreement, a move the EU says would demolish any goodwill to reach a trade agreement. The post EU, U.K. in urgent meeting on lawbreaking British Brexit plan appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

ToGather.church for Sunday, September 13, is Ready!

You're Invited to join us! This week's ToGather.church, for Sunday, September 6, 2020, is ready for you to enjoy. Use this week's home worship guide for yourself, family, small group, or house church gathering. (Find out more about ToGather.church.) This weekend's ToGather.church can be found here: ToGather: More Than I Can Handle! (September 13, 2020) This week, we focus on situations with problems and challenges too big for us to handle. In overwhelming times, we must lean into Jesus, and l Go to the article

Judge grants injunction prohibiting California church from holding indoor services

Grace Community Church also was ordered not to conduct outdoor services unless congregants follow guidelines for social ... Go to the article

27 Christians released from prison in Eritrea

The release is understood to be contingent on the submission of property deeds making their guarantors liable for their future actions. Go to the article

$5 Friday (And More): The New Testament, Preaching, & Joseph

It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as the New Testament, preaching, Joseph, the doctrines of grace, faith, repentance, and more. Plus, several bonus resources are also available for more than $5. These have been significantly discounted from their original price. This week’s bonus resources include: The New Testament Canon with Michael Kruger, DVD $30 $12 The New Testament Canon with Michael Kruger, Study Guide $15 $8 The Providence of God with R.C Go to the article

$5 Friday (And More): The New Testament, Preaching, & Joseph

It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as the New Testament, preaching, Joseph, the doctrines of grace, faith, repentance, and more. Plus, several bonus resources are also available for more than $5. These have been significantly discounted from their original price. This week’s bonus resources include: The New Testament Canon with Michael Kruger, DVD $30 $12 The New Testament Canon with Michael Kruger, Study Guide $15 $8 The Providence of God with R.C Go to the article

Who Do I Say that Jesus Is?

Jesus' trials focused on his true identity. "But what about you?" [Jesus] asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah" (Mark 8:29). The last three chapters of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and the last four chapters of John tell the story of Jesus' arrest, the disciples abandoning him, Judas betraying him, and Peter denying that he knew Jesus. They also recount the illegal trials of Jesus before Pilate, Herod, and the Jewish religious leaders. The passages speak about the bruta Go to the article

10 Verses to Guide Our Reflection on the Painful Events of 9/11

10 Verses to Guide Our Reflection on the Painful Events of 9/11 Go to the article

James Tour: “Molecules Don’t Care About Life”

Blowing smoke is what science media and even scientists themselves do a great deal of the time when they talk about the origin of life. Source Go to the article

Phytogeography and zoogeography-rafting vs continental drift

Was it by rafting or continental drift? Go to the article

10 Principles The Church Must Reinforce (And The Sooner The Better)

Guest post by Karl Vaters and Aspen Group The church is not dying. It’s in fine shape. Jesus said He’d build it, and He is. Relentlessly and beautifully. But individual congregations, denominations, and ideologies? Now that’s another story. While the church of Jesus around the world continues to move forward, chasing away the darkness with […] Go to the article

From bombing survivors to pandemic victims, FARMS Lanka providing relief

Sri Lanka (MNN) -- A group of Christians in Sri Lanka is distributing COVID-19 emergency relief – and it’s not their first time responding in a crisis. Last year, Easter bombings in Sri Lanka killed over 290 people and wounded hundreds more. It was called one of the worst terror attacks in this century. Believers with FARMS Lanka responded with aid for victims and their families; some of these families still continue to get relief from the program today. In light of the current pandemic, F Go to the article

Tavistock gender clinic trial date set; trans-activist groups Mermaids, Stonewall UK banned

The post Tavistock gender clinic trial date set; trans-activist groups Mermaids, Stonewall UK banned appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Brandon Showalter, Christian Post: A judicial review date has been set in the U.K. regarding a lawsuit against a London-based gender clinic’s medicalized gender-transitioning of children and teenagers. Amid rising concern that children are being rushed into experimental gender-transitioning treatments that include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and Go to the article

The Theology of Calvin . . . and Hobbes (Meaning)

“Suppose life is fundamentally absurd,” asks Calvin. This is, indeed, the atheist’s world where “there’s no reason, or truth, or rightness in anything.” Aren’t you thankful for the GOSPEL and THE WORD OF GOD and the REALITY OF THE LORD JESUS?! Go to the article

‘Woke US churches’ decline while African brethren boom

The post ‘Woke US churches’ decline while African brethren boom appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by William Huang, MercatorNet: Had the pandemic not happened, two monumental events in Protestantism would have gone ahead. In Kigali, Rwanda, the Global Anglican Future Conference or GAFCON, which comprises the majority of Anglicans worldwide (two-thirds according to estimates), planned to meet in June 2020  ahead of the decennial Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion. GAFCON describe Go to the article

Pastors John MacArthur and Andy Stanley Disagree, But I Agree with Both of Them

Two of the best-known pastors in America have offered very different (and very public) responses to governmental prohibitions to church gatherings. Pastor John MacArthur has said no to government over ... Go to the article

Biden Unveils Plan to Protect American Jobs

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is unveiling a plan Wednesday to try to protect American workers by raising taxes on companies that move jobs overseas. The post Biden Unveils Plan to Protect American Jobs appeared first on Worthy Christian News . Go to the article

Biden Unveils Plan to Protect American Jobs

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is unveiling a plan Wednesday to try to protect American workers by raising taxes on companies that move jobs overseas. The post Biden Unveils Plan to Protect American Jobs appeared first on Worthy Christian News . Go to the article

Old Scars and New Wounds: Christians Comfort Lebanon’s Trauma

One month since the blast, emotional support comes from evangelicals, refugees, children, and other unexpected sources. One month since the blast, emotional support comes from refugees, children, and other unexpected sources. To a traumatized child, a teddy bear can make a big difference. But as the handful of Lebanese evangelicals trained in counseling are emphasizing in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, so can an ordinary individual. “I don’t think the sit-with-a-psychologist model works Go to the article

Wednesday's News & Ideas - 9/9/2020

‘Scholar strike’  Fire destroys refugee camp Christian colleges changing Falwell & Liberty’s finances Priest resigns after promotion The pandemic spiral Go to the article

BREAKING: Family Policy Alliance Endorses Will Carpenter for House District 75

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5 Signs You’re a Leader Who Talks Too Much

Unfortunately, leaders can talk too much, not necessarily by monopolizing conversations, but by giving too many answers. So, how do you know if you are a leader who talks too much and what can we do to stop? The post 5 Signs You’re a Leader Who Talks Too Much appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

The disembodied brain of Christ

The post The disembodied brain of Christ appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. By Rod Dreher, The American Conservative: […] I really, really hope that Southern Baptists don’t accept online church as normative. It will deform discipleship, no matter how high-quality the information transmitted from pastors over the Internet connection is. It’s a big mistake to think of one’s church life as only receiving information about Jesus Christ and the Bible, and arranging your own thoughts and emotional Go to the article

Do It Yourself (2)

…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ… —2 Corinthians 10:5Determinedly Discipline Other Things. This is another difficult aspect of the strenuous nature of sainthood. Paul said, according to the Moffatt translation of this verse, “…I take every project prisoner to make it obey Christ….” So much Christian work today has never been disciplined, but has simply come into being by… Go to the article

Heedless Generosity

Heedless Generosity By Nicholas HaggertySeptember 8, 2020 The well-known anthropologist and activist David Graeber died on September 2 while on vacation in Venice. He was fifty-nine years old. Graeber had many claims to fame: he had been instrumental in the formation of the Occupy Wall Street movement; he was the author of the bestselling books Debt: The First 5,000 Years (2011), The Utopia of Rules (2015), and Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (2018). It was this last book that first drew Go to the article

Heedless Generosity

Heedless Generosity By Nicholas HaggertySeptember 8, 2020 The well-known anthropologist and activist David Graeber died on September 2 while on vacation in Venice. He was fifty-nine years old. Graeber had many claims to fame: he had been instrumental in the formation of the Occupy Wall Street movement; he was the author of the bestselling books Debt: The First 5,000 Years (2011), The Utopia of Rules (2015), and Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (2018). It was this last book that first drew Go to the article

'LETS BURN A CHURCH!' When LGBT Activists Threaten to Attack, UK Police Try to Silence Pastor Instead

A Christian pastor in the United Kingdom was told by the local police that if he offends the LGBT community with a social media comment he could be breaking the law, even though a pro-LGBT mob threatened to burn down his church.  Go to the article

Genius Trump Criticizes War Causing Millions Of Liberals To Sign Up For Military

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a move that instantly ended the riots across the country and solved the armed forces' recruitment problem, President Donald Trump criticized the endless wars of the U.S. military. The post Genius Trump Criticizes War Causing Millions Of Liberals To Sign Up For Military appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

True Community

Author(s): Jerry BridgesPublisher: NavpressPrice: $2.99 (Ends Sept 30) What God Intended for the Body of ChristFellowship among believers is more than just talking over coffee after church service. Biblical fellowship in New Testament times—or koinonia—had rich and varied meanings, including covenant relationship, partnership in the gospel, communion with God and others, and the sharing of earthly possessions. In True Community, bestselling author Jerry Bridges guides you through koinonia and i Go to the article

Do It Yourself (1)

…casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God… —2 Corinthians 10:5Determinedly Demolish Some Things. Deliverance from sin is not the same as deliverance from human nature. There are things in human nature, such as prejudices, that the saint can only destroy through sheer neglect. But there are other things that have to be destroyed through violence, that is, through God’s divine… Go to the article

4 Truths I Learned after Testing Positive for COVID-19

4 Truths I Learned after Testing Positive for COVID-19 Go to the article

Sing! Global Preview: John Piper & Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman opens this segment by leading our virtual congregation in singing “My Redeemer,” followed by a powerful message from John Piper on ... Go to the article

The parable of the cupboard and Genesis 1:29--;30

A simple parable to help you in your conversations with Christian old-earthers. Go to the article

President of Malawi resolves to open “diplomatic mission” in Jerusalem

The recently elected president of Malawi announced Friday that the country had resolved to open a “new diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, Israel.” It is presumed this mission will be an embassy, the Jerusalem Post reports. If President Lazarus Chakwera goes ahead with his resolve, Malawi would be the first African nation to have an embassy or diplomatic office in Jerusalem. The post President of Malawi resolves to open “diplomatic mission” in Jerusalem appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

President of Malawi resolves to open “diplomatic mission” in Jerusalem

The recently elected president of Malawi announced Friday that the country had resolved to open a “new diplomatic mission in Jerusalem, Israel.” It is presumed this mission will be an embassy, the Jerusalem Post reports. If President Lazarus Chakwera goes ahead with his resolve, Malawi would be the first African nation to have an embassy or diplomatic office in Jerusalem. The post President of Malawi resolves to open “diplomatic mission” in Jerusalem appeared first on Worthy Christian News. Go to the article

EU Warns Kosovo, Serbia: ‘Don’t Move Embassies To Jerusalem’

The European Union has warned Serbia and Kosovo that they may not become members of the bloc if they move their embassies to Jerusalem. The post EU Warns Kosovo, Serbia: ‘Don’t Move Embassies To Jerusalem’ appeared first on Worthy Christian News . Go to the article

A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory

The post A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. By Timothy Keller, Gospel in Life The Problem We Face Which justice? There have never been stronger calls for justice than those we are hearing today. But seldom do those issuing the calls acknowledge that currently there are competing visions of justice, often at sharp variance, and that none of them have achieved anything like a cultural consensus, not even in a single country like the US Go to the article

God Doesn’t Give the Hardest Battles to His Toughest Soldiers

God doesn’t give the hardest battles to His toughest soldiers; He creates the toughest soldiers out of life’s hardest battles. It seems as though some of the hardest battles that I have been through have come when I am at my weakest. The post God Doesn’t Give the Hardest Battles to His Toughest Soldiers appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life

He who believes in Me…out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. —John 7:38A river reaches places which its source never knows. And Jesus said that, if we have received His fullness, “rivers of living water” will flow out of us, reaching in blessing even “to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8) regardless of how small the visible effects of our lives… Go to the article

ToGather: I Forgot How Big! (September 6, 2020)

Nehemiah reminded God's people — even as they lived among the ruins of their failed history — that God is bigger than their failures and can re-create his new future for them. Drawing Near to God: Welcome! We are delighted that you joined us for ToGather.church. (Find out more.) What follows is our home worship guide for you to use on your own or to share with your friends, family, home group, or house church. Let's sing "God I Look to You" with a members of the Westover Hills praise team (in Go to the article

ToGather: I Forgot How Big! (September 6, 2020)

Nehemiah reminded God's people — even as they lived among the ruins of their failed history — that God is bigger than their failures and can re-create his new future for them. Drawing Near to God: Welcome! We are delighted that you joined us for ToGather.church. (Find out more.) What follows is our home worship guide for you to use on your own or to share with your friends, family, home group, or house church. Let's sing "God I Look to You" with a members of the Westover Hills praise team (in Go to the article

ToGather: I Forgot How Big! (September 6, 2020)

Nehemiah reminded God's people — even as they lived among the ruins of their failed history — that God is bigger than their failures and can re-create his new future for them. Drawing Near to God: Welcome! We are delighted that you joined us for ToGather.church. (Find out more.) What follows is our home worship guide for you to use on your own or to share with your friends, family, home group, or house church. Let's sing "God I Look to You" with a members of the Westover Hills praise team (in Go to the article

San Fernando Valley church, L.A. County square off in court over indoor ban

Grace Community Church and its attorneys have been fighting the county’s repeated attempts to shut down indoor services, ... Go to the article

San Fernando Valley church, L.A. County square off in court over indoor ban

Grace Community Church and its attorneys have been fighting the county’s repeated attempts to shut down indoor services, ... Go to the article

Judge Defers Ruling On LA County’s Request For Injunction Against Church In Sun Valley Holding Indoor Services

A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge is expected to have a decision sometime next week regarding a Sun Valley church's holding ... Go to the article

Judge Defers Ruling On LA County’s Request For Injunction Against Church In Sun Valley Holding Indoor Services

A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge is expected to have a decision sometime next week regarding a Sun Valley church's holding ... Go to the article

Watching With Jesus

Stay here and watch with Me. — Matthew 26:38 “Watch with Me.” Jesus was saying, in effect, “Watch with no private point of view at all, but watch solely and entirely with Me.” In the early stages of our Christian life, we do not watch with Jesus, we watch for Him. We do not watch with Him through the revealed truth… Go to the article

Molecular motors show incredible design

Dynein and other molecular motors showcase God's amazing design in biology. Go to the article

Molecular motors show incredible design

Dynein and other molecular motors showcase God's amazing design in biology. Go to the article

Molecular motors show incredible design

Dynein and other molecular motors showcase God's amazing design in biology. Go to the article

In the news this week

The post In the news this week appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. from The Christian Institute: n the news this week: Parents are warned over explicit sex education materials, lawyers complain that the Government’s no-fault divorce law is not fast enough, and Wycliffe Bible Translators celebrate a major milestone. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Parents warned about explicit Govt-funded sex-ed resource for schools Quickie no-fault divorce ‘not quick enough’, claims Go to the article

When the pews are too close together, this church turns to kayaks

How one Pennsylvania church found a way to meet in person amid the coronavirus pandemic. Go to the article

John MacArthur Tells Congregation ‘There is no pandemic’

John MacArthur’s statement, "There is no pandemic," comes after the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated information about COVID-19 deaths in the United States. The post John MacArthur Tells Congregation ‘There is no pandemic’ appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

'Insurance Will Pay For All These Businesses,' Says Man Who Has Clearly Never Dealt With An Insurance Company

DETROIT, MI—According to sources, local expert and full-time gamer Chase Toodleburry is reassuring small business owners everywhere that having their businesses destroyed by rioters is "no big deal" since insurance covers that stuff. The post 'Insurance Will Pay For All These Businesses,' Says Man Who Has Clearly Never Dealt With An Insurance Company appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

Is There a Role for Entertainment in the Church?

Should we seek to make our worship entertaining? From one of our Ask Ligonier events, Derek Thomas directs us toward the proper place of fun and amusement in the Christian life. When you have biblical and theological questions, just ask Ligonier. Go to the article

Wife Claims $450 Salon Treatment Was A Setup

WHEATON, IL—Reports confirm local wife Tracy Schiff was approached on Friday by her husband Anthony after he noticed a bank charge for $450 at the neighborhood hair salon. According to sources, Tracy explained to Anthony the charges were part of an intricate setup, planned for weeks by a duplicitous hairstylist. The post Wife Claims $450 Salon Treatment Was A Setup appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

You Can’t be a Christian and Vote for Joe Biden Because He’s Radically Pro-Abortion

The Democrats Zoomed an entirely predictable political kabuki last night. Catholics for Biden, they called it, where the game was not to mention the unborn child. Only one of them did, the Nun from the Bus, Sister Simone Campbell, whose grinning and mugging for the camera was supposed to come off cute but achieved mostly a kind of weirdness. Campbell said we should care for the unborn by giving their moms proper nutrition and that care for the unborn was equally sacred to care for the Earth. Rec Go to the article

Turkey Demolishes Greek Orthodox Church

09/04/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish Islamic Foundation has demolished the St. Georgios Greek Orthodox Church in Busra this week after neglecting it for seven years. It is also known as the Hagia Sophia of Bursa. The church was built in the late 1800s but converted into a mosque following the compulsory Greek-Turkish population exchange in 1923. This exchange forced families to relocate. Orthodox living in Turkey were moved to Greece, and Muslims living in Greece were Go to the article

Trump promises to ‘fully defund’ Planned Parenthood if he wins election

The post Trump promises to ‘fully defund’ Planned Parenthood if he wins election appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Calvin Freiburger, LifeSite: President Donald Trump has formally identified what he intends to do for the preborn should he win a second term in office, following controversy over his campaign releasing a second-term agenda document that failed to mention abortion. “As I seek re-election this November, I need your help in contrasting my bold pro-life leadership with Joe Bide Go to the article

7 Ways to Increase Your Support Network and Why It Matters

Looking back, it couldn’t be clearer that setting up a support network has kept me strong through life’s challenges. By caring for my own emotional and spiritual health, I’ve had more to give to others. The post 7 Ways to Increase Your Support Network and Why It Matters appeared first on ChurchLeaders. Go to the article

His!

They were Yours, You gave them to Me… —John 17:6A missionary is someone in whom the Holy Spirit has brought about this realization: “You are not your own” (1 Corinthians 6:19). To say, “I am not my own,” is to have reached a high point in my spiritual stature. The true nature of that life in actual everyday confusion… Go to the article

Hong Kong Church’s Webinar Allegedly Hacked by Chinese

09/03/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On August 30, when a church in Hong Kong was having a Google Meet webinar on China’s church-state relations, three unknown users identifying themselves with the Chinese government requested to join. The webinar, titled “The Historic Changes of the Cross Under the Red Flag,” hosted weekly by the Church of Christ in China (CCC) Tuen Mun Church, is part of the four sessions which sheds light on the policy of Chinese church. Three users identi Go to the article

Will a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile?

Will a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile? By Santiago RamosSeptember 1, 2020 Within the past year, a kind of revolution has taken place in Chile. Some worry this revolution will turn out to have been stillborn, ended prematurely by the pandemic. Others worry that the country’s government has already succeeded in blunting its force. But what has already happened still has the potential to change the course of Chilean history. Last October, a thirty-peso fare hike for public transpo Go to the article

Will a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile?

Will a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile? By Santiago RamosSeptember 1, 2020 Within the past year, a kind of revolution has taken place in Chile. Some worry this revolution will turn out to have been stillborn, ended prematurely by the pandemic. Others worry that the country’s government has already succeeded in blunting its force. But what has already happened still has the potential to change the course of Chilean history. Last October, a thirty-peso fare hike for public transpo Go to the article

Will a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile?

Will a Plebiscite Bring Reform in Chile? By Santiago RamosSeptember 1, 2020 Within the past year, a kind of revolution has taken place in Chile. Some worry this revolution will turn out to have been stillborn, ended prematurely by the pandemic. Others worry that the country’s government has already succeeded in blunting its force. But what has already happened still has the potential to change the course of Chilean history. Last October, a thirty-peso fare hike for public transpo Go to the article

'Lack of desire' among black people to join the CofE

Black people are reluctant to join the Church of England because of concerns around racial injustice, an Archdeacon has said. Go to the article

Virtual mission trips with e3 Partners have encouraging outcomes

International (MNN) -- Did you know you can take an international mission trip without leaving home? The concept is new at e3 Partners, but the ongoing global pandemic has forced their ministry to think outside the box – and they’re encouraged by the results. e3 Partners’ virtual mission trips connect you or your group with a mission team. Together, you spend several days virtually engaging with missionaries in another country, going on virtual prayer walks, learning the culture, and supporti Go to the article

Virtual mission trips with e3 Partners have encouraging outcomes

International (MNN) -- Did you know you can take an international mission trip without leaving home? The concept is new at e3 Partners, but the ongoing global pandemic has forced their ministry to think outside the box – and they’re encouraged by the results. e3 Partners’ virtual mission trips connect you or your group with a mission team. Together, you spend several days virtually engaging with missionaries in another country, going on virtual prayer walks, learning the culture, and supporti Go to the article

Virtual mission trips with e3 Partners have encouraging outcomes

International (MNN) -- Did you know you can take an international mission trip without leaving home? The concept is new at e3 Partners, but the ongoing global pandemic has forced their ministry to think outside the box – and they’re encouraged by the results. e3 Partners’ virtual mission trips connect you or your group with a mission team. Together, you spend several days virtually engaging with missionaries in another country, going on virtual prayer walks, learning the culture, and supporti Go to the article

The geology transformation tool

A new way of looking at your world. Go to the article

Andrew Sullivan, Meet Richard Sternberg

This is another illustration of what Michael Egnor and others have said: intelligent design was the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to cancel culture. Source Go to the article

Fortress dating back to the 12th-century BC found Israel matches a structure described in the Bible - Daily Mail

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Fortress dating back to the 12th-century BC found Israel matches a structure described in the Bible - Daily Mail

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When the Losses of 2020 have felt of Biblical Proportions: Begin Here for Real Hope

You might not be wrong to not actually be head over heels smitten with the year that is 2020.  “How does anyone survive the three fold crisis that is a pandemic, that is economic, that is now catastrophic? ”  The most catastrophic pandemic in the last century has filled our graveyards and hospital wards with truckloads of our unexpected grief. Our schools are filling with unparalleled complications and unparalleled bravery. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has Go to the article

Activision Announces ‘Call Of Duty: Obama Ops’ Where All You Do Is Drone-Strike Civilians

SANTA MONICA, CA—Hot on the heels of the announcement of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, in which players fight Russia on behalf of their beloved commander in chief, Ronald Reagan,  Activision made waves with a hotly anticipated new entry in the series dubbed Call of Duty: Obama Ops. The post Activision Announces ‘Call Of Duty: Obama Ops’ Where All You Do Is Drone-Strike Civilians appeared first on The Babylon Bee. Go to the article

Church in Southern India Demolished by Unknown Assailants

09/01/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – A church in India’s southern state of Telangana was completely demolished in the middle of the night on August 30, 2020. According to a local pastor, radical Hindu nationalists are likely behind the demolition of the church after months of threats. According to Pastor Spurgen, a leader of the Khammam District Pastors’ Association, Grace of Jesus Church, located in Kanapur village, was torn down by unknown assailants in the middle of the night Go to the article

Pope: Use pandemic to give the environment a vital “rest”

Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has shown how the Earth can recover “if we allow it to rest” and must spur people to adopt simpler lifestyles to help the planet Go to the article