We should petition daily three things in prayer: Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge. God bestowed these gifts uniquely upon human creation to govern and bless our lives. Animals are not endowed with these gracious favors, but we are created in His divine image, created to be creators, shaping raw materials of the world into things useful […]
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Pandemics are as old as civilization itself after The Fall. People in groups naturally spread sickness, and influenza pandemics have occurred regularly in 30-40 year cycles since the 16th century. If you think we are experiencing something unique today, I urge you to become a more serious student of history. What has been is what
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Following President Trump’s assertions, it seems “fake news” has become part of our everyday discussions. Let me clarify for you if you haven’t already figured it out: All news coverage is fake. At least to a degree. No more “Just the facts, ma’am.” Media companies (in the core business of entertainment) make money by selling
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In this politically-charged time, Christians from both the Left and the Right are enthusiastically calling upon God to justify and strengthen their cause. But in which side of the political spectrum does God actually reside? Paul was a bi-vocational minister, a tentmaker by trade, who used the proceeds from his business to help fund the
I am saddened at the departure of every saint and sinner—God’s gift of life is always precious—but the passing of Ravi Zacharias on May 19th touched me deeply. I consider him a personal hero and modern General of the Faith. Most already know he was an incredible Christian apologist. (By the way, an apologist is
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Arguably nothing in life is more challenging than being a Christian. Jesus turned the world system upside down and dared us to think and behave far differently than lessons taught by society. We are to love our enemy. We are blessed when reviled and persecuted. When forced to go a mile, we are to willingly
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Pestilence is an epidemic of a serious disease, exactly what is happening across the world. The future, while always thus, is “slap-us-in-the-face” unknown. When will it end? How many will become sick? How many—and who—will perish? No one but God knows the answers to these questions yet. Experts are finding their knowledge lacking. Scripture teaches,
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Do you find it sad that 2000 years ago people in Nazareth missed out on the most wonderful event to ever take place on the planet? Jesus healed the sick, restored sight to the blind, calmed the raging seas, and revived the dead. But in Nazareth not much of this took place. Why? The people
Russell Herman, a 67-year-old carpenter died in 1994. In his will, he bequeathed staggering amounts of money to arguably terrific causes: more than $2 billion for the City of East St. Louis, another $1.5 billion for the State of Illinois, $2.5 billion for the National Forest Service, and a whopping $6 trillion to help pay
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Inspired by a Latin American tradition in which New Year’s merrymakers would stuff dolls with objects representing bad memories they wished to discard and then burn them, the Times Square Alliance in New York City established their Annual Good Riddance Day celebrated at midnight each December 28th since 2007. Partakers of the event are invited
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